SBAcoustic Presents Natalie Gelman & Mark Legget

Attraction is inexplicable. It’s pheromonal, quasi-spiritual, physiological and physical.

For songwriter-pop artist Natalie Gelman, the pull to music has almost been innate.

It has been there since she was an eight-year-old girl with an absent father and an overworked single mother.

Back then, she freely roamed the wilds of New York City, stoking the fire of her artistry, spurred on by violin and piano lessons, and her innate singing and songwriting gifts.

The Ojai, California-based artist has aptly titled her milestone release, Moth To The Flame, which was born out of struggle.

Looking to take her career to new heights, Natalie set out to do something different than she had done before, and that meant building an album with precision and direction that would be uncompromising in its execution and creation.

This proved to be an arduous task; to record with the team she hand selected meant bending her life to the schedules of many.

Long, late hours in the studio; days, weeks, and even months between recording sessions can prove overwhelming to many artists, but Natalie so believed in her vision she refused to settle for anything less than perfection.

The 13-song album represents a rare artistic feat.

Moth To The Flame is a sublimely melodic and heartfelt blend of polished production, telepathic musicianship, and finely crafted pop with emotionally raw lyrics and storytelling.

“I feel an everlasting draw to music, sometimes at the expense of the rest of my life. Like a moth to a flame, I continue to drive towards it, even when the price is frustration or pain. Sometimes we need to experience adversity to truly appreciate our purpose, and music is that purpose for me” Natalie says.

Natalie’s songs are subtly lush, detailed with ethereal atmospherics, majestic cello flourishes, chiming electric guitars, stately piano, and layers of dreamy vocals.

Throughout her catalog, Natalie exhibits a stunning range as a vocalist, spanning delicately emotive phrasing to powerhouse full-voice singing.

Her lyrics are both profoundly spare and poetically incisive, and her autobiographical songwriting boasts a universal resonance.

Composer/Guitarist Mark Legget’s diverse collaborations include Dolly Parton, Werner Herzog, Levon Helm, Richard Thompson, Emininem, Minogue and more.

Twice nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award, he has composed for hundreds of film and television projects.

Mark mixes organic instruments, modern electronics and performances by world class musicians to create his scores.

His acclaimed guitar work has been reviewed by Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Fretboard Journal and Fingerstyle Journal.