Mary Hoffman
Hi everyone - my name's Ric, and for the last little while I've been producing Mary's first "serious" release at my home studio, Studio C in Mesa, Az. After discussing it with her, we decided to post up some of the early mixes here just to see what sort of commentary we'd get.
Mary Hoffman is a young singer/songwriter out of the Phoenix area. Simple, honest songs from the heart, easy to reach into and understand - she speaks simply and plainly to her feelings, no pretenses or obscurities here.
Stylistically, the tunes cover a lot of ground, treading ground between old-school rock, and "just this side of" country - with a couple wildcards thrown in(My bad influence, I'm afraid). In fact, I'm not quite sure how to categorize the album as a whole - I'd be interested in opinions as more tunes get uploaded.
Currently, there are 3 songs posted up - "Everybody But You", a kinda rockin' anthem, "Say Goodbye", a dark, moody, ambient little thing, and "Somebody Else", an acoustic Latin rocker. Check'em out, and by all means leave comments - that's what there here for...
I'll respond to a couple of the questions below with her in mind. Thanks for dropping by - check back soon....
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Mary plays live as an acoustic solo (sometimes with myself accompanying her) as often as she can - loves doing it, as anyone who's seen her will attest. "The Mary Hoffman Group" exists - mostly drawn from the musicians on the CD - but only performs live occasionally at this time.
Your musical influences
Jewel, Mary Chapin Carpenter - the whole list of female singer/songwriters.
