April Meservy

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"The April Meservy Band is sometimes soulful, sometimes blithe, but always passionate."

--Carli Cutchin (Reno News & Review)

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ARTIST DESCRIPTION (short):

Singer/songwriter April Meservy (pronounced: muh-SIR-vee) has been featured on albums and compilations released all over the world, in addition to film and commercial spots. Meservy has had the opportunity to perform in Salt Lake City's Olympic Square during the 2002 Winter Olympics and has received invitations to perform as far away as China.

Continuing to develop her talents as a musician, she teams up with guitarist, Mark Miller, and other musicians for shows when in her hometown of Reno. She can also be regularly found in the recording studio. Diverse in style, her vocals can be heard on recordings ranging from jazz/blues to pop/rock, from contemporary gospel to dance/electronica. As a credit to her work in the studio, she was honored with Pearl Awards for "Studio Vocalist of the Year" in 2004, 2005, and 2006 as well as awards for "Contemporary Recording of the Year" in 2005 and "Devotional Recorded Song" in 2007. She also recently received an award from the Interfaith Power & Light Earth Song Competition for her song "Marks of My Path" (to be released soon on her upcoming record).

April's debut album, Harvest of Change, is slated for a 2009 release, on Meservy's own label, Forêt d'Musique (Jèrriais: "Forest of Music").

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ARTIST DESCRIPTION (long):

A powerful expression of living - that is how singer/songwriter April Meservy (pronounced: muh-SIR-vee) describes music. "Everyone comes from different backgrounds with unique experiences - so any one song can speak individually to different people. I like that."

April has been featured on albums and compilations released all over the world, in addition to film and commercial spots. Meservy has had the opportunity to perform in Salt Lake City's Olympic Square during the 2002 Winter Olympics and has received invitations to perform as far away as China.

Continuing to develop her talents as a musician, she teams up with guitarist, Mark Miller, and other musicians for shows when in her hometown of Reno. She can also be regularly found in the recording studio. Diverse in style, her vocals can be heard on recordings ranging from jazz/blues to pop/rock, from contemporary gospel to dance/electronica. As a credit to her work in the studio, she was honored with Pearl Awards for "Studio Vocalist of the Year" in 2004, 2005, and 2006 as well as awards for "Contemporary Recording of the Year" in 2005 and "Devotional Recorded Song" in 2007. She also recently received an award from the Interfaith Power & Light Earth Song Competition for her song "Marks of My Path" (to be released soon on her upcoming record).

April is working at present on Harvest of Change, a debut album inspired by the path her life has taken - in some ways unexpected.

In her own words, "Over the past several years there have been many significant changes in my personal life: some with family, some with relationships, and some just with my ways of thinking about things. It has been a very profound experience for me - a huge catalyst for growth."

Earnest lyrics depict these growing experiences: "I wrote many songs to help me express much of the pain and beauty I experienced, as well as what I watched others go through." The intimate and distinctive lyrics of "Rainstorms & Calypso Rings," for instance, tell the story of a drifter who discovers more to life in ways he'd never expected. "I began to realize that most of the songs speak of change - and that I had changed." Her songs uniquely exploring this topic of change can be found on this appropriately named album.

And change it does. April's album is unusually diverse in style and sound - songs range from slow, introspective piano ballads to bossa nova to upbeat guitar-based grooves. In "More of Less," the moving rhythms of a Prague orchestra offer statements of gratitude in the midst of loss. One thing remains the same, however: April means what she sings about. "Change and growth create diversity. I don't think I can express change with any one particular sound, so this album will be somewhat diverse. It feels more natural to me this way. I write in different styles to put into music different moments of my life."

When asked to elaborate on what it means to her to be doing this album, April eagerly shares, "Regardless of whether we want it, change happens to all of us. It can be difficult. It can be beautiful. Many times it's both. I am grateful that change is an opportunity to define myself - give me a stronger sense of who I am and who I can become. Above all, I am grateful to my Father in Heaven who allows me to continually learn and feel things through music. I really hope that others can feel a connection to these songs. I'm convinced that change has the power to ultimately refine and lift us to be better than we were - and that is so amazing to me."

Harvest of Change release date soon TBA.


----Producer / Engineer, Austin Jakins
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"The April Meservy Band is sometimes soulful, sometimes blithe, but always passionate."

--Carli Cutchin (Reno News & Review)

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ARTIST DESCRIPTION (short):

Singer/songwriter April Meservy (pronounced: muh-SIR-vee) has been featured on albums and compilations released all over the world, in addition to film and commercial spots. Meservy has had the opportunity to perform in Salt Lake City's Olympic... (read more)