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Genre
Alternative Soul, R&B/Soul, Progressive Pop, Chamber Pop

Sounds Like
Willow, Hiatus Kaiyote, Brittany Howard, Regina Spektor, Esperanza Spalding, Beck, David Bowie, Queen, Kate Bush, Brandi Carlile, Carole King, Jill Scott, Father John Misty, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Fiona Apple, Zero 7, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones

About
Brenda Carsey is a Los Angeles-based vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer; a seasoned live and recording artist and singing pianist who can do and play it all. 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.

Carsey has played at Lightning in a Bottle opening for The California Honeydrops and Orgone, headlined a day and stage NextFest LA, played 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 Goldfish (headlined), The Satellite, The Hi-Hat, Harvard & Stone (headlined + residency), Gold-Diggers (headlined), The Virgil (headlined + residency) and more. Carsey is sponsored by companies Dexibell (keyboard) and Sennheiser (microphones), 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, Matt Axton, Cesar Saez, Phoebe Silva, Kid Lightning, Clark Chimp, and Feral Kizzy.