Brandi Shearer
| Brandi Shearer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 5, 1980 Oregon, United States. |
| Genres | Acoustic, Alternative, Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Labels | Amoeba Records,[1] Vinyl Tiger Music |
| Website |
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Brandi Shearer (born June 5, 1980) is an American singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in Oregon.
Early life
Brandi Shearer was raised on a rural farm in Oregon and was encouraged to sing and play music by her grandmother, which also led to her receiving a guitar as a gift from her father. In her teens, Shearer began to study classical guitar and voice, and won an opera scholarship to a local college. A student exchange program brought her to Hungary in Europe, where she became exposed to the music of a variety of American Jazz and Blues artists, including Billie Holiday. Subsequently, she dropped out of school and left her home and began performing in clubs and bars in Hungary and France.
Career
In 2000, Shearer moved to San Francisco, California, and released her debut which featured contributions from jazz guitarist Ted Savarese. She also played rhythm guitar in Savarese's jazz-oriented ensemble 'Drizzoletto'. During that period she split her time traveling back and forth from France and Hungary, earning her living performing. Shearer released two albums within a few months of each other in 2003 and 2004, 'Music of a Saturday Night' and 'Sycamore', Following this Amoeba Records owner David Prinz booked her for a live recording with the gypsy jazz Robin Nolan Trio in 2005. Various tours and performances followed, including an appearance with Nolan at Austin's SXSW festival. Shearer released Close to Dark, her debut recording for Amoeba Records, in 2007.[1] After the label folded in 2008, Shearer formed Vinyl Tiger Music, and began recording an album. 'Love Don't Make You Juliet' was released in 2009 and was with producer Craig Street, who had also worked with Norah Jones.
She is in the final stages of completing a record with musicians Me'shell N'degeocello, Autolux drummer Carla Azar, and producer Chris Bruce. Shearer will release the record under the band name 'Hexer' in late spring 2011.
Her music has been used for film and television, including the television series' Dexter, Weeds, True Blood, Prime Suspect and several others.
Discography
- Studio albums
- Museum (1999)
- Music of a Saturday Night (2003)
- Sycamore (2004)
- Close to Dark (2007)
- Love Don't Make You Juliet (2009)
Personal life
She is currently living in Los Angeles, California, United States.
References
- 1 2 Aidin Vaziri (August 28, 2009). "Brandi Shearer, bruised, but fighting back". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 8, 2014.