"There's something undeniably electric about a woman who dares to take up space in a world that was never designed with her in mind—and Natasha Neece doesn't just take up space… she commands it."
RISE UP AND ROCK
A Front Woman’s Journey
RISE UP AND ROCK: A Front Woman’s Journey is a bold fusion of music, mysticism, and modern female leadership told through the eyes of a visionary who dared to step into the shoes of the “Golden God” and lead within the boys’ club of rock-and-roll.
After years of silence, Natasha’s story emerges raw and luminous—revealing the explosive mix of brilliance and dysfunction inside the alternating cast of an otherwise all-male Led Zeppelin tribute band. At the height of her creative expression, their shows came alive with mythos and archetypes reimagined through a feminine lens of the Hero’s Journey.Yet behind the scenes, her own path mirrored that arc: a descent through power struggles, slander, and the shadow dynamics of insecure male egos—and a rise toward transcendence, clarity, and deeper life purpose.
Amid frustrating disharmony, Natasha is confronted by the wounds her bandmates unknowingly awaken—fear of conflict, fear of rejection, a harsh inner critic, and a bone-deep desire to belong. Yet through it all, she upholds a high standard of excellence and a singular artistic vision, believing always that music can heal.
Her search for guidance carries readers across the globe—to Buddhist temples, silent meditation retreats, shamanic journeys, Christian revivals, ancestral visitations, metaphysical teachings, and more—all woven through the camaraderie, grit and glory of fronting a rock band through seventy-five shows.
RISE UP AND ROCK is for music lovers, spiritual seekers, women leaders, and anyone navigating the messy intersection of purpose and pain—an intimate backstage pass into the heart of a woman reclaiming self-worth, authenticity and sovereignty.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"Neece's journey is not polished or performative—it's raw, spiritual, and unflinchingly honest. What unfolds is a powerful portrait of feminine leadership—not as something soft or secondary, but as something intuitive, resilient, and revolutionary."— Hollywood Times
"Proving it's the journey and not the destination, this is a deeply honest peek backstage as a front woman shares the stormy, disheartening drama, as well as the magical moments on stage. She stumbles and soars, taking us with her as she turns 'ache into thunder and longing into flame.' At my recent show at Whisky a Go Go, this blazing goddess sang 'Going to California,' wailing flailing her long golden locks, waking up, shaking up the Sunset Strip."— Pamela Des Barres, author of I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie
"RISE UP AND ROCK will sit on my shelf of women's empowerment bibles to use and refer to for my own clients. I highly recommend it for life coaches and book clubs alike. This book is about The Feminine working and leading in a man's world, and the particular mettle required of a woman who refuses to simply endure, but insists on excelling."— Suzanne Mathis McQueen, author of 4 Seasons in 4 Weeks
"A testament of a woman who refuses to shrink."— Jeanette Yoffe, author of Archeology of You
Available in: E-book, Black and white paperback, Full-color hardcover
"There's something undeniably electric about a woman who dares to take up space in a world that was never designed with her in mind—and Natasha Neece doesn't just take up space… she commands it."
RISE UP AND ROCK
A Front Woman’s Journey
RISE UP AND ROCK: A Front Woman’s Journey is a bold fusion of music, mysticism, and modern female leadership told through the eyes of a visionary who dared to step into the shoes of the “Golden God” and lead within the boys’ club of rock-and-roll.
After years of silence, Natasha’s story emerges raw and luminous—revealing the explosive mix of brilliance and dysfunction inside the alternating cast of an otherwise all-male Led Zeppelin tribute band. At the height of her creative expression, their shows came alive with mythos and archetypes reimagined through a feminine lens of the Hero’s Journey.Yet behind the scenes, her own path mirrored that arc: a descent through power struggles, slander, and the shadow dynamics of insecure male egos—and a rise toward transcendence, clarity, and deeper life purpose.
Amid frustrating disharmony, Natasha is confronted by the wounds her bandmates unknowingly awaken—fear of conflict, fear of rejection, a harsh inner critic, and a bone-deep desire to belong. Yet through it all, she upholds a high standard of excellence and a singular artistic vision, believing always that music can heal.
Her search for guidance carries readers across the globe—to Buddhist temples, silent meditation retreats, shamanic journeys, Christian revivals, ancestral visitations, metaphysical teachings, and more—all woven through the camaraderie, grit and glory of fronting a rock band through seventy-five shows.
RISE UP AND ROCK is for music lovers, spiritual seekers, women leaders, and anyone navigating the messy intersection of purpose and pain—an intimate backstage pass into the heart of a woman reclaiming self-worth, authenticity and sovereignty.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"Neece's journey is not polished or performative—it's raw, spiritual, and unflinchingly honest. What unfolds is a powerful portrait of feminine leadership—not as something soft or secondary, but as something intuitive, resilient, and revolutionary."— Hollywood Times
"Proving it's the journey and not the destination, this is a deeply honest peek backstage as a front woman shares the stormy, disheartening drama, as well as the magical moments on stage. She stumbles and soars, taking us with her as she turns 'ache into thunder and longing into flame.' At my recent show at Whisky a Go Go, this blazing goddess sang 'Going to California,' wailing flailing her long golden locks, waking up, shaking up the Sunset Strip."— Pamela Des Barres, author of I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie
"RISE UP AND ROCK will sit on my shelf of women's empowerment bibles to use and refer to for my own clients. I highly recommend it for life coaches and book clubs alike. This book is about The Feminine working and leading in a man's world, and the particular mettle required of a woman who refuses to simply endure, but insists on excelling."— Suzanne Mathis McQueen, author of 4 Seasons in 4 Weeks
"A testament of a woman who refuses to shrink."— Jeanette Yoffe, author of Archeology of You
Available in: E-book, Black and white paperback, Full-color hardcover