Featured Artist - Adrianne
Posted by admin on 04 Jun 2008 at 06:51 pm | Tagged as: Artist Reviews
Come on in, there’s plenty of room inside the song.
What’s the most important thing about being a performing songwriter? Is it the instrument chops? Is it the voice? Is it the ability to tell a story?
Yes, it’s a trick question, and this month’s featured artist makes a strong case against all three. Yes, she’s blessed with a great voice, terrific melody, and stories that “you feel more than you figure out.” The last of these could be a liability, but they allow her to demonstrate that her greatest a-bility is to live inside a song and make a little extra room in there for everybody.
I found out about Adrianne through Drew Pearce, who videotaped her performance at one of his house concerts. Despite the fact that the backlighting makes her look like she’s in a witness protection program, after one quick listen the melody and her voice haunted me for days. //See the video here.//
I called Drew to ask how he discovered Adrianne (she discovered him) and what compelled him to book her for a house concert.
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Adrianne is a perennial favorite at our house concert series. I automatically leave a date open on my calendar for her because she never fails to pack the house and dazzle the crowd.
I’ve been a fan of her songwriting since I first heard her music online after she wrote me inquiring about a show. (I think she found me via our mutual friend Heather Combs). I listened to about 30 seconds of her song “10,000 Stones” and immediately wrote her back to offer her a gig. There aren’t many musicians I would book without hearing them perform live first. But even from her recordings, it was obvious that she was a pro.
One of the things I like best about Adrianne’s records is the impeccable production and arrangements. In the context of a solo acoustic show, though, her melodies seem even more powerful. Whenever Adrianne performs at our shows, I’m reminded of how much emotional impact a song can have when it’s delivered in a such a raw setting with people listening intently to someone who is so “inside” their song.
– Drew Pearce
She was an easy choice for our first compilation CD, and I encourage anyone to give her a listen. She also has a nice YouTube series called the Red Couch Sessions, where she introduces and performs songs with the occasional guest. Cosy.
Send her an email today, and tell her she needs to sit on YOUR couch and play some tunes. She tours, and she delights. What more could you ask for?
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