46bliss

Electronic-based trio 46Bliss make melodic, '80s-influenced pop. Named after a stop on the NYC subway system, 46Bliss features the diverse talents of vocalist Clare Veniot, keyboardist/vocalist David Cooper, and drummer/electronic musician Jack Freudenheim.

Before coming together, each member of the band had a unique upbringing. Veniot grew up in a fishing village in Canada, lived for a year in Paris, and even worked as a seamstress for a traveling Shakespearean acting troupe before moving to NYC to focus on singing.

Similarly, Freudenheim grew up in France and took lessons from bebop drummer <a href="spotify:artist:7xwlN7fhoOwNgDmRTwYZOa">Kenny Clarke</a> before coming to the U.S. to study Indian and electronic music at Wesleyan University. Cooper studied at Berklee School of Music in Boston, played in various bands, and even co-wrote the musical Captain Gravy: Where Is the Moon? which was featured in the 2003 NYC Fringe Festival before meeting Veniot in the East Village. 46Bliss released its debut album, Pistachio Home, in 1999 and a self-titled album in 2005. You're Not Good followed in 2008. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi