| By day I am the President and co-founder of Overdrive
Underground (ODU.FM), and Andromeda Recordings & Elliptical Recordings.
With my partner in crime Stack, we're blessed to own and operate the fastest
growing internet radio station in the Chicago area, and from there
Andromeda & Elliptical Recordings spurred off to bring our love of
independent artists and their talents to the world. So it would seem,
that with all that going on in my life I wouldn't have time to create or
have time to sing? Well - I guess when you love something as I do, you
find time for your first love. I started singing professionally with a Heart Tribute band called Beggar's Velvet. We toured the Chicago club scene and had a great time playing the big clubs and festivals in the Midwest. My husband and I decided to do a solo release called "Chronyc Vyrtue - For Better or Worse". A release that has still to this day remained unsigned by a label, which is why Andromeda Recordings was started. We felt we needed to be able to ensure that anyone who loved their music enough to try to share it with the world would have a place to do just that. Although rock has always been my first love, in 2006 when ODU decided to branch off into the EDM world with a show called tranceParency, the first person I contacted to be a part of this show was Robert Vadney. Robert became ODU's first resident Dj in August of 2006. One day Robert asked if I wanted to sing a track with him? Seeing that my vocal chords had been on a hiatus for 10 years, naturally I was reluctant, but with a little coercing "World On Mute" was born and the rest is history. It became a launching pad for an entirely new love for a genre that I had known little about before that. From there I was introduced to Victor Orange, (who to this day is one of my favorite supporters and closet friends), Oliver Carr, Ahmet Atasever, Mixed Spirit, Angel Ace, Orjan Nilsen, Vojt van Twistigen, and many others too numerous to mention them all right now. (sorry guys) My world of music expanded in a very short amount of time and is now my favorite way to spend every free moment I can muster. Now I am producing my own music under the name Aeriah along with Djing 6 radio shows on various stations and guest mixes, and will be working on a solo album to come out in the near future on Andromeda Recordings, of course. ;) As far as the current status of my life.... On Jul 2, 2009 I received an email on my MySpace profile from a producer named Blufeld. He recently had finished a track called "Serene" and asked if I would listen to it to see if I would be able to write lyrics for it and sing for the track? "Serene" was completed in 3 days, and from there David and I decided to for a full collaborative project called "Overflow". In a total of 10 days the first track (10 days), was ready for a home, and we were well on the way to the second and third. The title track for the album called "True Feelings" was then complete and there are many more to come. Over the past three years I have had the privilege to work with some amazing artists and will hopefully continue to do so. I have a very simple philosophy when it comes to my "career" ... "Always sing what you feel in your heart, and never deny what your heart sings to you." Thanks for taking the time to get to know me and reading this long drawn out bio. I appreciate all the support and love I've received over the past two years from my family both ADR and ODU. You guys make me smile, and I'm very happy to know you and call you my friends. |