Though they all admit to being nervous about their first Prince meeting and jam session at his Paisley Park studio, they describe him as down to earth. Nielson joined Prince’s New Power Generation in 2010, Grantis came on board during the summer of 2012, and Welton in November that same year. When Welton and her husband found a YouTube video of Grantis playing the song at a festival, they showed it to Prince and he said to call her.Įach of the musicians ultimately received a call to work with Prince. Grantis originally wrote the song for her former band in Canada.

The PlectrumElectrum title track is a testament to Prince’s support of their contributions.

“He wants to hear, he wants to hear Hannah add a real cool drum groove, and the same with Ida playing a super funky bass line.” “When he brings a song in to the three of us, he’ll tell us what the chords are, but, in general, he’s looking for us to arrange it,” Grantis shares. Though he writes the songs, he solicits their input during the recording process. Prince doesn’t just expect 3RDEYEGIRL to quickly shift gears on stage. On Tuesday, Prince releases two new albums, a solo set, Art Official Age, and PlectrumElectrum, 3RDEYEGIRL’s debut full length. It’s like learning how to speak to other musicians in the form of music.”Ĭlearly, 3RDEYEGIRL’s ability to catch on quickly and master their instruments impressed the legendary soul rocker. It is really a genre where you put your improv skills to the test. “What’s really cool about this is the girls and I came into this camp with years of training and studying, more specifically jazz,” Grantis explains. Having a background in jazz prepared the ladies for such spontaneity.

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