Greta's Bakery - "The Edge Of Everything" Debut On Decca [EPK]

New York City based trio known as Greta’s Bakery come from diverse backgrounds but ultimately came together through their love and appreciation for music. Blending eclectic jazz, pop and funk together with sensual grooves, Greta’s Bakery delivers with their digital Decca debut, The Edge of Everything. Music will be available through all digital retailers including i-Tunes and Amazon on March 9, 2010. The first single “If This Ain't Love” (by Steve Christanthau and John Beck, best known for their work with Corinne Bailey Raye) is currently being worked at AAA and Non-Comm Radio across the country.



Greta’s Bakery is made up of vocalist Greta Panettieri, bassist/guitarist Mike LaValle and keyboardist Andrea Sammartino. The origin of the group’s name came from the English translation of Greta’s surname- Panettieri. “I kind of like the association between baking and making music," the singer observes. “In a bakery, you can create so many different things with the same few ingredients. It's the same in music; the same group of notes can create extremely different vibes or emotions when used differently.” After settling in New York, they began to play in different clubs around the city and soon began to create a bit of a following which led to an opening slot on Joe Jackson’s European tour exposing them to thousands.

The 11-song album—which the band members produced in association with Stewart Lerman—defies categorization, thanks to an album filled with catchy tunes with jazz, pop and multicultural flavors. The band wrote and arranged many of the tracks including the infectious "What You See Is What You Get," the bubbly, exotic "Smoke From Incense," the hauntingly bittersweet "Hard To Read" and the bossa nova-inflected "Aurora," which the Italian-born Greta sings in her native language. In addition to the band's own compositions and the previously mentioned sly funky tune, “If This Ain't Love”, The Edge of Everything features their own interpretation of OutKast's “Prototype,” “Useless” by veteran hitmaker Diane Warren and “Se Telefonando,” a '60s-vintage Italian inspired song co-written by legendary soundtrack composer Ennio Morricone.

Of what the future holds for Greta’s Bakery Mike commented; “We're not too concerned about where we fit in the grand scheme of things. It's more about just trying to make magic and then seeing where that leads us.”

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