born with it

yeah, in my house

gets it out there

sure

April's professional start came as backup singer for aspiring Nashville artist TERRY RADIGAN, opening for established acts including America and, during one memorable evening at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey, The Band featuring Bruce Springsteen as a special guest. April also sang backup vocals in the studio for MELBA MOORE under producer GENE McFADDEN in New York City. April has performed as a soloist on cable and national television programs, as well as various live stages in New York City, Los Angeles and Nashville.

After entertaining a production deal with Broadbeard Productions (Debbie Gibson) in the dance-rock genre, April decided to instead form a straight-ahead original hard rock band in New York City, recording a CD mostly of her original rock songs titled “Dancin’ Thru The Mine Fields," produced by DANIEL WISE (Joan Osborne, Scissor Sisters, Maceo Parker). As an artist, April’s vocal performances have been characterized as “powerful, yet vulnerable," and likened to Pat Benatar and Linda Ronstadt by industry professionals and her peers. April's original rock band performed in major NYC rock clubs, including The Cat Club, The China Club, and The Marquee. Her next release was a solo album of original adult contemporary songs titled “Watercolors Fade," which she co-produced with STEVE SKINNER (Rent, Celine Dion, Jewel).

As a composer and lyricist, April was honored in New York City with an Abe Oleman Scholarship from the National Academy of Popular Music (nominated by BMI), has written with hit songwriters ALEX FORBES (Taylor Dayne "Don't Rush Me", Alicia "Too Turned On", Joey Lawrence, and other pop artists), JON ROBBIN (Lorrie Morgan "I Guess You Had To Be There", Chris Cagle, and more),
ANNA LISA GRAHAM (George Strait "You Know Me Better Than That", Martina McBride, Alan Jackson and other country artists), and WILL RAMBEAUX (Heart “Stranded”, Faith Hill “Wild One”, and other country artists) and collaborated with several staff writers of major Nashville music publishers including Wrensong, Milsap-Galbraith, Ten Ten Music, and Starstruck.

April’s vision of writing songs with a universal message of living authentically, "naked" and passionately has remained unshakable over the years. She has won song awards, and some of her songs are currently being aired on Women of Substance Radio online. April is currently working on an original pop/rock album for independent release 2010 and licensing her songs to other artists/film/TV. Her most recent compositions include the thought-provoking edgy commercial rock tune titled "THE 8TH DAY" (ala Daughtry, Nickelback), asking God what happens now; indie rock "GIANT" (ala Radiohead), a subconscious flow of wanting to be important and bigger in life; indie rock/punk "HEARTLAND" (ala Paramore), a compelling song of the journey to one's heart written for a friend; indie pop/rock "UNPAINTING PORTRAITS", a very personal song to her father about forgiveness and love; and the smooth pop/country tune "NO ONE ELSE BELONGS HERE" co-written with Dean Landon and Anika Paris.

April is currently songwriting in Nashville and Northern California and collaborating with co-writers in NYC, LA, Nashville and overseas. She is shopping her material to film/TV as well as commercial recording artists internationally.

Joni Mitchell, Heart, Shawn Colvin, Jann Arden, Def Leppard, Metallica, Elton John/Bernie Taupin, The Carpenters, Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, Nirvana, Boston, Pat Benatar, Aerosmith, Linda Ronstadt, CSN, Neil Young, Eagles, Carly Simon, JT, Nickelback, Staind, Tracey Chapman, Kris Kristofferson, Crissie Hynde/Pretenders, Emmylou Harris, Kansas, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Melissa Etheridge, Daughtry, Puddle of Mudd, Rascal Flatts, Kelly Clarkson, Gary Burr, Dixie Chicks

Lake Tahoe, Nashville, New York City, San Francisco, Tuscany & Umbria areas of Italy, French alps, New England

Takamine acoustic, Martin acoustic 12, Axiom controller, upright and grand pianos

April is currently being aired on Women Of Substance Radio -- "Unless You Want It That Way" is playing in the Modern Country rotation Saturdays 11am-1pmPST and also playing along with "Find My Voice" in the general rotation daily. Check it out: WOS Radio




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