– “Mãos Ao Ar” by M’Vula (Angola) 
– “Birds” by Mourah (Switzerland) 
– “Pedaços de Papel” by Cesar Rego (USA) 
– “The Truth of The Lion” by Mike Kerr (USA)

You can watch our part of the show and also see some behind the scenes footage from the gala the night before and a little bit of the after party.
 

Multiple award categories honor exceptional artists for their abilities to inspire audiences all over the world. Nominees are judged by a panel of music industry experts. 

In addition to the presentation of the awards, IPMA features two finalists competing live for the “New Talent” category. A panel of judges selects the winner. 

The award show also features performances by prominent artists and is televised on various media outlets, including worldwide via RTP International."

Enormous thanks to Mike Kerr for including me on his new record, which will be released digitally in June. Mike is a phenomenal guitarist and it was a privilege to be asked to sing on one of the tracks. Be sure to check out his website :)

Hello again friends! and welcome to you who have joined us recently :)

Firstly, thanks for listening to the new demo, Riot! If you haven't had a chance to yet, go here and you can just download it :) Again, it's a tribute to my time with Riot and Trash and a thank you to you guys for making that time so awesome. Thank you!! :)


So, then... as I said last month, I have some exciting news for you!

After two intense years of straight up rock n roll (and variations thereof), I've been wanting to try something new. I've felt as if I haven't been getting closer to fulfilling my potential as a vocalist and songwriter, at least, not as fast as I would like. So I've spent all summer writing on my own, without restrictions or genre expectations ("you have to sing this certain way!" "this is too OTT to be cool" etc). I've been able to focus on tiny details, write in parts for other instruments, write vocal lines that challenge different parts of my voice, fuse other genres in... I love working as a part of a band; writing on my own just presents this opportunity of calling all the songwriting shots.

Anyway, it seems the songs are gelling together into an overall darker and heavier concept album! Not set on a specific genre yet, but I've been listening to a lot of symphonic/power/prog/folk/melodic death metal lately, as well as film and video game scores, so those are some active ingredients in the mix. A dash of musical theatre for extra flavour is of course another.

Not to worry, the high screams and the gang vocals are still here too! :) But yeah, this is pretty much what's happening now. Dark and theatrical!

As I'm sure you're aware, making an album is a super long process haha, especially when you're writing it on your own. And when I say that, I mean I'm literally writing every part, and this on average means up to 13 vocal tracks, up to 3 or 4 guitar tracks, drums, bass, and then a choir track, individual string parts (violins, cellos, harp etc), piccolo/other wind parts, french horns, trumpets, trombones, piano and occasionally an upright bass. Whew. It's a big production!


I can't say it'll be out any time particularly soon, especially as I start at uni TODAY, but I am working as fast as I can to make something good. There are plans for releasing an EP first, and maybe I'll be able to send out some more demos as we go along, but we'll just have to see I think. The album is still evolving and though I would love to share every single thing as soon as it's even vaguely listenable or viewable, I don't want to disappoint anyone if it develops into something else, nor do I want to spoil any surprises!


I am really pleased with the way the new stuff is sounding, and really really excited about getting it out on the road asap.

More soon, I hope!!

Yours,

Adrienne xxx


PS The mail sever was being lame last month so if you replied to the last email, I unfortunately didn't get it xP We've fixed it now though! The return address is info@adriennecowan.com :)

7 August 2013 


Hello hello, friends!

I am writing to you from my brand new ultra comfy bed in Boston. We spent four days on the road from Houston. It's lovely here but it was 36C in Texas when we left, that was fun haha. Hope you guys in England are doing okay in this heatwave!

I think it's about time we started these monthly emails properly. My aim is to provide you with a quick, one-stop recap of the latest news and musings in Adrienne Land, so starting now there will be links to all of the videos made in the month, any releases, and perhaps a little something extra as a thank you for being lovely and joining this mailing list so early on in our journey :)

It's gonna be a long one this month. I promise less of an information overload next time. It's just been crazy here! So, without further ado...

I've moved to America! We were in Houston for three weeks until last Monday, waiting for our new flat here in Boston to be ready. It's really weird having so much time off from gigs. I haven't been able to work on demos too much either since the studio is all packed up in a shipping container somewhere in New York, but I hear all of that will be here by the end of the week. Exciting timesit will be so good to be reunited with my keyboard and guitars<3 and then on to bigger and more epic music!

Come September I'll be attending Berklee College of Music on a full academic scholarship sponsored by the Lollapalooza rock festival. This is a dream come true, and I am so grateful for this amazing opportunity. Classes start in September--I CANNOT WAIT!!! I'm sort of torn between studying Film Scoring or Contemporary Writing & Production, but that aside I've heard they have some awesome extracurricular stuff including the Metal Ensemble and Archery.

This move, of course, marks the end of my 6 year stay living abroad. It's been an incredible and life-changing experience, I've been so fortunate to have met some amazing friends and very talented musicians. It's a sad thing to leave them, but y'know... We like to think of it as goodbye for now :)

Riot Underground have disbanded, and we've all got new projects we're working on: Matt has plans for a groove rock band with some of our mutual friends (and a face you might recognize!), Henry is honing his production skills as well as working on some original material, and last I heard from Rob was he's guitaring in a metal band. 

Hollywood Trash (now known as Bitter Trash) re-branded as a 3 piece.

And we hit a lovely milestone on Facebook a few weeks ago: 400 followers! Thank you thank you thank you so much. Your support means the world to me x

Meanwhile I'm listening to the Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Special Orchestra CD... It's good hahah :')


Hope you're enjoying your summer and I will see you laaaater!
Adrienne