Brenda Carsey is a Los Angeles-based vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Her music has been described as brilliant, timeless, playful, and larger-than-life R&B/Soul and Progressive Pop; an evocative songwriter with rich lyricism. Carsey delivers an engaging, energetic show, with her unmistakably unique sound rooted in the classic pop diaspora. Carsey’s voice is uninhibited with a virtuosic range, mixing a syrupy sweet sound with a beautiful soulful darkness. She will stop you in your tracks with poetic lyrics, fluid melodies, engaging chord progressions, funky rhythms, and a voice filled with passion and soul. Her new long awaited full-length album "Cognizance" is out now (Jan. 9, 2023)!
Brenda Carsey has played at heavy hitting music festival Lightning in a Bottle opening for The California Honeydrops and Orgone, Feed LA Festival opening for Daniel Lanois and Lantz Lazwell, and Echo Park Rising Festival 5 years in a row to name a few. Carsey has toured the entire Western US (California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona), has toured throughout Alaska, and also frequents Nashville and New York. In her home base of Los Angeles she has performed on the iconic stages of Moroccan Lounge (headlined), The Hotel Cafe (headlined), The Bootleg Theater (co-headline with Karmic), The Teragram Ballroom (opening for Chris Ayer), The Satellite, The Hi-Hat, Harvard & Stone (headlined + residency) and more. Carsey is sponsored by companies Dexibell (keyboard) and Sennheiser (microphones) and has been featured in Wonderland, LadyGunn, Earmilk, Metal Magazine, Kaltblut, Notion, LA Weekly, Grimy Goods, Atwood Magazine, Culture Collide, Buzzbands.LA, and more and has had her music played on California radio stations KCSN, KXLU, KPIG, KSQD, and KXRN and national on KVNF, WERU, WYSO.
Carsey has been studying music and performing since the age of five. From choirs, orchestras, and marching bands to soul, jazz, rock, pop, folk, hip hop, and electronic groups, cabaret stage shows, and solo projects, it seems Carsey has done it all. She plays both piano and guitar and performs both solo and with a full band ranging in size and instrumentation depending on the show. Carsey also produces electronic music and has been featured as an instrumentalist and vocalist on many projects in partnership with Netflix (Easy Bake Battle, Babysitter’s Club, Better Call Saul, Tiger King The Musical), The Voice (TV Show), Joy Ride (award winning short film), Rapture (Versa Media show), as well as on albums by Whitney Tai, Cesar Saez, Phoebe Silva, Kid Lightning, Clark Chimp, and Feral Kizzy.
Sounds Like
Brittany Howard, Hiatus Kaiyote, Esperanza Spalding, Beck, Regina Spektor, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Brandi Carlile, Carole King, Jill Scott, Father John Misty, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Fiona Apple, Zero 7, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones
Credits
• Cognizance (2022, 2023) - album by Brenda Carsey - produced by Brenda Carsey; engineered by Mark Rains of Station House Studio; mixed by Mark Rains and Brenda Carsey; mastered by Jett Gallindo of The Bakery Mastering. All songs, melodies, lyrics, and arrangements by Brenda Carsey; featuring Brenda Carsey on lead vocals, harmonies, piano, Rhodes, Hammond organ, and acoustic guitar
• Easy Bake Battle for Netflix (2022) - featuring Brenda Carsey on lead and backing vocals for the big social media promotional campaign for "Easy Bake Battle" hosted by Antoni Porowski; produced, engineered, and mixed by Casey Trela
• Tiger Queens, Tiger King the Musical for Netflix (2021) - featuring Brenda Carsey on lead vocals for the song "I'm Gonna Roar"; co-produced by Jeff Kirchner and Jeff McCollister, engineered by Jeff McCollister, mixed by Jeff Kirchner
• Joyride (2020) - Cundina Collective film - featuring Brenda Carsey on lead vocals and harmony layers on two movements of the score (car seen arriving at the senior center and car seen when Blanca reveals her secret to her granddaughters); official selection of the 2020 PBS Short Film Festival; writer/director Edwin Alexis Gomez; producers Angela Pedraza and Evelyn Angelica Martinez; Composed by Will Munroe
• Baby Sitter’s Club Season 2 trailer for Netflix (2020) - featuring Brenda Carsey on lead vocals and harmonies, a remake of the classic original show theme song; co-produced by Jeff Kirchner and Jeff McCollister, engineered by Jeff McCollister, mixed by Jeff Kirchner
• Scolded (2020) - single from the album Apogee by Whitney Tai - featuring Brenda Carsey on background vocals/harmonies; produced, engineered, mixed by Tim Janssens at Maddox Music Studios, music written by Whitney Tai Vlasaty & Tim Janssens, mastered by Lurssen Mastering• Kid Lightning (2020) - album by Kid Lightning - featuring Brenda Carsey on her composed background vocals/harmonies; co-produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Will Munroe and Brenda Carsey; lyrics, melody, music written by Will Munroe
• Sirens (2020) - album by Brenda Carsey - featuring Brenda Carsey on her composed lead vocals, backing vocal harmonies, guitar, piano; songs written and all instrument parts arranged and written by Brenda Carsey; co-produced and mixed by Carsey and Nicholas Tasjian at SAE Institute; mastered by Brian Frederick at Hybrid Studios
• Box Cutter (2020) - album by Brenda Carsey - produced, engineered, mixed, mastered, written and performed by Brenda Carsey
• The Best Thing + Strong Enough (2019) - singles by Phoebe Silva - featuring Brenda Carsey on piano (both written parts and performance by Carsey); songs by Phoebe Silva, engineered by Max Silver/Maxim Adams, mastered by AJ Pillette of Biscuit Town Studio
• Space Cowboy, Beautiful Moment, Take Whatever You Want, and Meteor (2019) - songs from the self titled album Clark Chimp - featuring Brenda Carsey on background vocal harmonies; engineered, mixed by David Hakopyan at Toys of the Masses; written by Clark Chimp
• Rapture (Episodic) (2018) - featuring Brenda Carsey on layered choral and operatic styled vocals; producer and director Kenneth Stevenson and Andrew Bennett, Versa Media; film Score by Sean Sumwalt
• Solitary Refinement (2017) - album by Brenda Carsey - featuring Brenda Carsey on her composed lead vocals, background vocal harmonies, piano; all songs written and all instrument parts arranged and written by Brenda Carsey; composed by Carsey, co-produced by Carsey and Brian Frederick, mixed and mastered by Brian Frederick at Hybrid Studios
• Perdido (2016) - album by Cesar Saez - featuring Brenda Carsey on background vocal harmonies; produced by Ettore Grenci; audio engineer Adrian Trujillo; written by Cesar Saez; recorded at Sound Factory Studios in Hollywood, CA
• Slick Little Girl (2015) - album by Feral Kizzy - featuring Brenda Carsey on keys, synth, background vocal harmonies, hand percussion (both performed and composed all parts); produced and engineered by Johnny Lim at The Dark Room, mixed by whole band
• Satya (2014) - album by Brenda Carsey - produced, engineered, mixed, mastered, written and performed by Brenda Carsey
• P.R.B.C. (2014) - album by Brenda Carsey - co-produced by Brenda Carsey and Pasta Ritmo, mixed by Pasta Ritmo, arranged, composed, and performed by Brenda Carsey
• Feral Kizzy E.P. (2012) - album by Feral Kizzy - featuring Brenda Carsey on keys, synth, background vocal harmonies (both performed and composed all parts); produced and mixed by Dave Klein of Multisonic Studios; mastered by Michael Hateley of Lotus Mastering
• Lazy Daze (2012) - album by Brenda Carsey - produced, engineered, mixed, written and performed by Brenda Carsey
• Side Show (2011) - album by Brenda Carsey - produced, engineered, mixed, written and performed by Brenda Carsey
• M.I.N.D. (2010) - album by Distract Ion - featuring Brenda Carsey on background vocal harmonies on six songs; produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Josh Friedman; written and performed by Brian Harmatz, Josh Friedman and Brenda Carsey
Brenda Carsey has played at heavy hitting music festival Lightning in a Bottle opening for The California Honeydrops and Orgone, Feed LA Festival opening for Daniel Lanois and Lantz Lazwell, and Echo Park Rising Festival 5 years in a row to name a few. Carsey has toured the entire Western US (California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona), has toured throughout Alaska, and also frequents Nashville and New York. In her home base of Los Angeles she has performed on the iconic stages of Moroccan Lounge (headlined), The Hotel Cafe (headlined), The Bootleg Theater (co-headline with Karmic), The Teragram Ballroom (opening for Chris Ayer), The Satellite, The Hi-Hat, Harvard & Stone (headlined + residency) and more. Carsey is sponsored by companies Dexibell (keyboard) and Sennheiser (microphones) and has been featured in Wonderland, LadyGunn, Earmilk, Metal Magazine, Kaltblut, Notion, LA Weekly, Grimy Goods, Atwood Magazine, Culture Collide, Buzzbands.LA, and more and has had her music played on California radio stations KCSN, KXLU, KPIG, KSQD, and KXRN and national on KVNF, WERU, WYSO.
Carsey has been studying music and performing since the age of five. From choirs, orchestras, and marching bands to soul, jazz, rock, pop, folk, hip hop, and electronic groups, cabaret stage shows, and solo projects, it seems Carsey has done it all. She plays both piano and guitar and performs both solo and with a full band ranging in size and instrumentation depending on the show. Carsey also produces electronic music and has been featured as an instrumentalist and vocalist on many projects in partnership with Netflix (Easy Bake Battle, Babysitter’s Club, Better Call Saul, Tiger King The Musical), The Voice (TV Show), Joy Ride (award winning short film), Rapture (Versa Media show), as well as on albums by Whitney Tai, Cesar Saez, Phoebe Silva, Kid Lightning, Clark Chimp, and Feral Kizzy.
Sounds Like
Brittany Howard, Hiatus Kaiyote, Esperanza Spalding, Beck, Regina Spektor, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Brandi Carlile, Carole King, Jill Scott, Father John Misty, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Fiona Apple, Zero 7, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones
Credits
• Cognizance (2022, 2023) - album by Brenda Carsey - produced by Brenda Carsey; engineered by Mark Rains of Station House Studio; mixed by Mark Rains and Brenda Carsey; mastered by Jett Gallindo of The Bakery Mastering. All songs, melodies, lyrics, and arrangements by Brenda Carsey; featuring Brenda Carsey on lead vocals, harmonies, piano, Rhodes, Hammond organ, and acoustic guitar
• Easy Bake Battle for Netflix (2022) - featuring Brenda Carsey on lead and backing vocals for the big social media promotional campaign for "Easy Bake Battle" hosted by Antoni Porowski; produced, engineered, and mixed by Casey Trela
• Tiger Queens, Tiger King the Musical for Netflix (2021) - featuring Brenda Carsey on lead vocals for the song "I'm Gonna Roar"; co-produced by Jeff Kirchner and Jeff McCollister, engineered by Jeff McCollister, mixed by Jeff Kirchner
• Joyride (2020) - Cundina Collective film - featuring Brenda Carsey on lead vocals and harmony layers on two movements of the score (car seen arriving at the senior center and car seen when Blanca reveals her secret to her granddaughters); official selection of the 2020 PBS Short Film Festival; writer/director Edwin Alexis Gomez; producers Angela Pedraza and Evelyn Angelica Martinez; Composed by Will Munroe
• Baby Sitter’s Club Season 2 trailer for Netflix (2020) - featuring Brenda Carsey on lead vocals and harmonies, a remake of the classic original show theme song; co-produced by Jeff Kirchner and Jeff McCollister, engineered by Jeff McCollister, mixed by Jeff Kirchner
• Scolded (2020) - single from the album Apogee by Whitney Tai - featuring Brenda Carsey on background vocals/harmonies; produced, engineered, mixed by Tim Janssens at Maddox Music Studios, music written by Whitney Tai Vlasaty & Tim Janssens, mastered by Lurssen Mastering• Kid Lightning (2020) - album by Kid Lightning - featuring Brenda Carsey on her composed background vocals/harmonies; co-produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Will Munroe and Brenda Carsey; lyrics, melody, music written by Will Munroe
• Sirens (2020) - album by Brenda Carsey - featuring Brenda Carsey on her composed lead vocals, backing vocal harmonies, guitar, piano; songs written and all instrument parts arranged and written by Brenda Carsey; co-produced and mixed by Carsey and Nicholas Tasjian at SAE Institute; mastered by Brian Frederick at Hybrid Studios
• Box Cutter (2020) - album by Brenda Carsey - produced, engineered, mixed, mastered, written and performed by Brenda Carsey
• The Best Thing + Strong Enough (2019) - singles by Phoebe Silva - featuring Brenda Carsey on piano (both written parts and performance by Carsey); songs by Phoebe Silva, engineered by Max Silver/Maxim Adams, mastered by AJ Pillette of Biscuit Town Studio
• Space Cowboy, Beautiful Moment, Take Whatever You Want, and Meteor (2019) - songs from the self titled album Clark Chimp - featuring Brenda Carsey on background vocal harmonies; engineered, mixed by David Hakopyan at Toys of the Masses; written by Clark Chimp
• Rapture (Episodic) (2018) - featuring Brenda Carsey on layered choral and operatic styled vocals; producer and director Kenneth Stevenson and Andrew Bennett, Versa Media; film Score by Sean Sumwalt
• Solitary Refinement (2017) - album by Brenda Carsey - featuring Brenda Carsey on her composed lead vocals, background vocal harmonies, piano; all songs written and all instrument parts arranged and written by Brenda Carsey; composed by Carsey, co-produced by Carsey and Brian Frederick, mixed and mastered by Brian Frederick at Hybrid Studios
• Perdido (2016) - album by Cesar Saez - featuring Brenda Carsey on background vocal harmonies; produced by Ettore Grenci; audio engineer Adrian Trujillo; written by Cesar Saez; recorded at Sound Factory Studios in Hollywood, CA
• Slick Little Girl (2015) - album by Feral Kizzy - featuring Brenda Carsey on keys, synth, background vocal harmonies, hand percussion (both performed and composed all parts); produced and engineered by Johnny Lim at The Dark Room, mixed by whole band
• Satya (2014) - album by Brenda Carsey - produced, engineered, mixed, mastered, written and performed by Brenda Carsey
• P.R.B.C. (2014) - album by Brenda Carsey - co-produced by Brenda Carsey and Pasta Ritmo, mixed by Pasta Ritmo, arranged, composed, and performed by Brenda Carsey
• Feral Kizzy E.P. (2012) - album by Feral Kizzy - featuring Brenda Carsey on keys, synth, background vocal harmonies (both performed and composed all parts); produced and mixed by Dave Klein of Multisonic Studios; mastered by Michael Hateley of Lotus Mastering
• Lazy Daze (2012) - album by Brenda Carsey - produced, engineered, mixed, written and performed by Brenda Carsey
• Side Show (2011) - album by Brenda Carsey - produced, engineered, mixed, written and performed by Brenda Carsey
• M.I.N.D. (2010) - album by Distract Ion - featuring Brenda Carsey on background vocal harmonies on six songs; produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Josh Friedman; written and performed by Brian Harmatz, Josh Friedman and Brenda Carsey
