L.A. Beat

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http://www.terezatomek.com/ 

http://www.myspace.com/terezatomek

 Tereza Tomek is a British Columbia singer songwriter.

Since she can remember Tereza Tomek has felt most at home while expressing herself creatively. Her lifelong fascination with animals and nature, however, led her to pursue a life as a biologist. One summer while taking a Marine Biology field course she started a seaweed themed musical project called "The Phycs" (www.myspace.com/thephycs) with several other bio-musically inclined students. It was very nerdy, and very successful in this small, seaside science community. Before long their romantic tribute to Red Algae, "Oh Rhodophyta", could be heard hummed all across the board-walk. It was after this experience that Tereza realized she might be better suited with a guitar in her hand than a microscope slide. Tereza's lyrically focused songwriting and vocal style have been described as "pure", "captivating", "clever", and "___________ "(listen and insert your own adjective here). Her songs will tell you tales of characters you never expected to meet but are glad you did, such as a West Coast Trail lighthouse keeper at the turn of the century, a girl whose receives a life-saving organ transplant because of a strangers tragic demise, and a tree with a bad case of wanderlust. When performing she strives to make you laugh, cry, think, sing, and occasionally act like a pirate, all without taking herself too seriously. In the past year Tereza has performed regularly in various venues throughout Vancouver as well as toured through Mexico and Central America. She is currently recording her first full length album, Cryptozoology, to be released October 2012. Fight it as she may, she is a wanderer at heart and plans to be travelling, singing her songs, and meeting people who inspire new ones for many years to come. Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it