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BORN in Hawaii and raised in Arizona, Charlene Kaye is a classically trained pianist turned pop songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who gathers all the essential elements of classical and pop to create a lush sonic palette blurring the lines of both worlds.

Her independently released debut album, Things I Will Need in the Past, was self-produced and recorded with renowned songwriter, engineer and local legend Jim Roll (Chris Bathgate, Frontier Ruckus, Misty Lyn & the Big Beautiful). The album is a deftly orchestrated work whose varied nature offers the magnitude of a symphony and the modesty of a haiku, any one song just as likely to be adorned by pizzicato strings and gritty guitars as it is by twinkling bells and castanets. Playful pop, mournful waltzes, and wild-eyed tango are all deftly folded into Things' abundant embrace, underlying heartfelt lyrics exploring the depths of love's underbelly and the idea of time as a malleable entity. Since its release, the album has been met with rave reviews, described as "a grand blending of orchestral classicism and neo-folk pop anglings" (Real Detroit), "a full-fledged rumination on the nature of time and love" (Metro Times), and "a blending of perfect balance, showing strength in arrangement and ambiance" (Current). In November 2008, Kaye was selected as Ann Arbor 107.1's "Artist to Watch" among dozens of other aspiring artists.

With her new EP, Charlene found herself experimenting with more electric instrumentation thanks to the help of her backing band, the Brilliant Eyes. Look out for a music video for the single from the EP, "Mad Tom of Bedlam," coming in October 2010.

Hailed as "an indie spirit headed for greatness" (the Michigan Daily), Charlene Kaye is indeed the kind of songwriter and performer whose work listeners will return to for years to come. Pure, poetic, and full of personality, each song bears a sincerity and absolute musical clarity that lingers long after the music has stopped.

Management & Booking - Rebecca An ms.rebecca.an@gmail.com .