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Brenda Carsey is a Los Angeles-based vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Carsey has been studying music and performing since the age of five, from choirs, orchestras, and marching bands to national anthem performances to rock, pop, folk, hip hop, and electronic groups, stage shows, and solo projects. Carsey delivers an engaging, energetic show, seamlessly mixing a unique blend of Alternative Soul and Progressive Pop. Carsey has an unmistakable sound that is modern and unique while some how simultaneously a retro call to eras gone by. Carsey plays both piano and guitar. She performs both solo and as a full band that ranges from a 4 piece to a 9 piece depending on the show. As a band, the group is led by songstress and keyboardist Brenda Carsey and grooved out by a rotating line-up of phenomenal musicians. Carsey’s Voice is, in a word, uninhibited, mixing a syrupy sweet sound with a beautiful darkness and a vocal range with a potential of virtuosity. She will stop you in your tracks with poetic lyrics, fluid melodies, engaging chords progressions, funky rhythms, and a voice filled with passion and soul.
This Los Angeles, CA based artist has played at heavy hitting music festival Lightning in a Bottle (2017) opening for The California Honeydrops and Orgone, Feed LA Festival (2016) opening for Daniel Lanois and Lantz Lazwell, and Echo Park Rising Festival (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)! Carsey has toured the entire Western US from San Diego to Seattle, to Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and also Nashville and New York. She has grooved and swooned on the stages of The Teragram Ballroom (opening for Chris Ayer), The Hotel Cafe (headlined), The Bootleg Theater (opening for Karmic), The Moroccan Lounge (co-headlining with Livingmore), The Satellite, Harvard & Stone (headlined + residency) and more.
Carsey's first full-length studio album Solitary Refinement dropped July 16th 2017. The album features the Awe and was engineered and co-produced by Brian Frederick of Hybrid Studios and Stacks FX, who has worked with names like DJ Quik, Whiz Khalifa, Isabella Summers (the Machine of Florence + the Machine), and the Backstreet Boys on their 20th anniversary record.
New single "Stuck On You" out now! (May 20th, 2019.)
This Los Angeles, CA based artist has played at heavy hitting music festival Lightning in a Bottle (2017) opening for The California Honeydrops and Orgone, Feed LA Festival (2016) opening for Daniel Lanois and Lantz Lazwell, and Echo Park Rising Festival (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)! Carsey has toured the entire Western US from San Diego to Seattle, to Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and also Nashville and New York. She has grooved and swooned on the stages of The Teragram Ballroom (opening for Chris Ayer), The Hotel Cafe (headlined), The Bootleg Theater (opening for Karmic), The Moroccan Lounge (co-headlining with Livingmore), The Satellite, Harvard & Stone (headlined + residency) and more.
Carsey's first full-length studio album Solitary Refinement dropped July 16th 2017. The album features the Awe and was engineered and co-produced by Brian Frederick of Hybrid Studios and Stacks FX, who has worked with names like DJ Quik, Whiz Khalifa, Isabella Summers (the Machine of Florence + the Machine), and the Backstreet Boys on their 20th anniversary record.
New single "Stuck On You" out now! (May 20th, 2019.)
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booking and licensing genre Alternative Soul / Progressive Pop sounds like Alicia Keys, Lauryn Hill, David Bowie, Father John Misty, Regina Spektor, Ben Folds, Brandi Carlile, Emeli Sande, Erykah Badu, Beck, Fiona Apple, Radiohead, Gorillaz, Billy Joel, Zero 7, Jonnie Mitchell, Minnie Riperton, Etta James |
photo by Justin Higuchi
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photo by Mathew Tucciarone
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BUZZMUSIC - Single Review and Interview
"Brenda Carsey exudes confident vulnerability with “Stuck On You” , an emotionally convicted delivery and inspiring performance."
"The instrumental ballad was beautifully orchestrated."
INTERLOCUTOR - Interview
“I have always been fascinated with humans and the mind, community and groups, the ability to change and improve, the concept of awareness and consciousness, and the concept of challenge. So naturally these topics find their way into my art, whether through my music or my events.”
VOYAGE LA - Interview
"...focus on inclusion, community, self-expression, and a deep passion for music and multi-media art forms."
"I gave so many singer songwriters a platform and chance to be heard with a pro stage, pro announcement, pro lighting, and pro sound (I audio engineered, emceed, ran, curated, booked a featured artists each week, and just about lost my brain every Tuesday night hahah)"
"It has most definitely not been a smooth road along the way. I have dealt with people being extremely unreliable and not showing up, band members with drug issues, harassment both verbally and physically from men in the industry. And those are the common occurrence struggles."
HIGH VOLTAGE - Music Video Premier
"Raw. No blemish covered, no wrinkle pressed out, no hair combed, no post color tricks, no shadows hidden. Just raw…a song from her 2017 release Solitary Refinement and not one without greater than average significance…It’s an intensely sharp narrative and the truth isn’t always pretty but sometimes you just have to say 'no more.'"
BUZZBANDS.LA - Music Video Premier
"Brenda Carsey is an L.A.-based singer-songwriter whose soulful pop is often as startlingly forthright as it is effortlessly melodious."
"The new video for the haunting, string-drenched ballad... [is] a potent reminder that communication — the honest kind — is often the light."
IMPOSE MAGAZINE - Music Video Debut
"It’s a song about freedom, breaking away from expending energy where we need not. The video reflects that ideal, outstanding in its ability to really address the subject manner in a stunning and simple way."
ATWOOD MAGAZINE - Single Premier
"...vibrant lyricism and graceful piano melodies, introducing herself with a sound that may well lend her the title of “the female Billy Joel.”"
"“Don’t Sell Yourself” is a middle finger to the facelessness of our capitalist society. Carsey breaks from the herd, addressing the decline in virtue, morality and human decency that leads corporations to treat humans like sheep, rather than people."
"She has found her voice and her place, and now there’s nothing stopping her from following her dreams. She may not have intended it, but Brenda Carsey is an inspiration."
THE EDGE LB - Interview
"Her voice is smooth, yet sultry. Utilizing her wide vocal range from deep and rich to sweet and sprightly, the incorporated harmonies — all self layered — at times feel almost ethereal. Combined with her prowess on the piano which adds a fluid and melodic sugariness, she often pairs her tunes with electronic, trip-hop reminiscent backbeats."
"Carsey’s illustrative lyricism ranges on topics of love, loss, personal identity and the human condition that has the ability to procure a laugh, brighten spirits and pluck at heartstrings."
OC WEEKLY
"For a musician to emerge out of the assembly line of singer/songwriters, they need to possess something more than talent. They need passion—a certain wonderful strangeness to stand out amongst the Adele imitators. And it’s safe to say that Long Beach native, Brenda Carsey, has enough passion, drive, and, well, weirdness to ensure that one day soon, we’ll all say, “Oh yeah, I knew her when.”… a unique blend of styles, mixing a syrupy sweet sound (Colbie Caillat) with a beautiful darkness (Regina Spektor and Feist) and a vocal range with a potential of virtuosity."
TOUR WORTHY
"Kicking off the evening is Los Angeles based singer/songwriter, instrumentalist and producer – Brenda Carsey and [her band] The Awe. Yes, she does all those things and, yes, she’s very impressive at all of them. When you watch Brenda and listen to her unique style, you can tell music is something that has been part of her life for a long, long time...Her live sets are fun, energetic and deliver an interesting blend of soul, pop and alt. rock. She is indeed pretty… AWE-inspiring"
"Brenda Carsey exudes confident vulnerability with “Stuck On You” , an emotionally convicted delivery and inspiring performance."
"The instrumental ballad was beautifully orchestrated."
INTERLOCUTOR - Interview
“I have always been fascinated with humans and the mind, community and groups, the ability to change and improve, the concept of awareness and consciousness, and the concept of challenge. So naturally these topics find their way into my art, whether through my music or my events.”
VOYAGE LA - Interview
"...focus on inclusion, community, self-expression, and a deep passion for music and multi-media art forms."
"I gave so many singer songwriters a platform and chance to be heard with a pro stage, pro announcement, pro lighting, and pro sound (I audio engineered, emceed, ran, curated, booked a featured artists each week, and just about lost my brain every Tuesday night hahah)"
"It has most definitely not been a smooth road along the way. I have dealt with people being extremely unreliable and not showing up, band members with drug issues, harassment both verbally and physically from men in the industry. And those are the common occurrence struggles."
HIGH VOLTAGE - Music Video Premier
"Raw. No blemish covered, no wrinkle pressed out, no hair combed, no post color tricks, no shadows hidden. Just raw…a song from her 2017 release Solitary Refinement and not one without greater than average significance…It’s an intensely sharp narrative and the truth isn’t always pretty but sometimes you just have to say 'no more.'"
BUZZBANDS.LA - Music Video Premier
"Brenda Carsey is an L.A.-based singer-songwriter whose soulful pop is often as startlingly forthright as it is effortlessly melodious."
"The new video for the haunting, string-drenched ballad... [is] a potent reminder that communication — the honest kind — is often the light."
IMPOSE MAGAZINE - Music Video Debut
"It’s a song about freedom, breaking away from expending energy where we need not. The video reflects that ideal, outstanding in its ability to really address the subject manner in a stunning and simple way."
ATWOOD MAGAZINE - Single Premier
"...vibrant lyricism and graceful piano melodies, introducing herself with a sound that may well lend her the title of “the female Billy Joel.”"
"“Don’t Sell Yourself” is a middle finger to the facelessness of our capitalist society. Carsey breaks from the herd, addressing the decline in virtue, morality and human decency that leads corporations to treat humans like sheep, rather than people."
"She has found her voice and her place, and now there’s nothing stopping her from following her dreams. She may not have intended it, but Brenda Carsey is an inspiration."
THE EDGE LB - Interview
"Her voice is smooth, yet sultry. Utilizing her wide vocal range from deep and rich to sweet and sprightly, the incorporated harmonies — all self layered — at times feel almost ethereal. Combined with her prowess on the piano which adds a fluid and melodic sugariness, she often pairs her tunes with electronic, trip-hop reminiscent backbeats."
"Carsey’s illustrative lyricism ranges on topics of love, loss, personal identity and the human condition that has the ability to procure a laugh, brighten spirits and pluck at heartstrings."
OC WEEKLY
"For a musician to emerge out of the assembly line of singer/songwriters, they need to possess something more than talent. They need passion—a certain wonderful strangeness to stand out amongst the Adele imitators. And it’s safe to say that Long Beach native, Brenda Carsey, has enough passion, drive, and, well, weirdness to ensure that one day soon, we’ll all say, “Oh yeah, I knew her when.”… a unique blend of styles, mixing a syrupy sweet sound (Colbie Caillat) with a beautiful darkness (Regina Spektor and Feist) and a vocal range with a potential of virtuosity."
TOUR WORTHY
"Kicking off the evening is Los Angeles based singer/songwriter, instrumentalist and producer – Brenda Carsey and [her band] The Awe. Yes, she does all those things and, yes, she’s very impressive at all of them. When you watch Brenda and listen to her unique style, you can tell music is something that has been part of her life for a long, long time...Her live sets are fun, energetic and deliver an interesting blend of soul, pop and alt. rock. She is indeed pretty… AWE-inspiring"
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