NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Sony BMG
Music Entertainment) - Victor Records announces the release of Mandi Perkins' major label debut CD "Alice In No Man's Land" on Tuesday August 5th. The album was produced by Warren Huart (Augustana, The Fray, Howie Day) and mixed by Michael Brauer (Coldplay, KT Tunstall, John Mayer, My Morning Jacket). Ryan Tedder of One Republic co-wrote a number of songs on the album including the single "Why Pretend."
Mandi Perkins has gained many fans via Myspace.com. Even before she was signed to Sony BMG, her music was used in episodes of MTV's "Laguna Beach," "The Hills" and "The Real World." Soon after, Jeff Rosen, Bob Dylan's longtime head of publishing, who was drawn in by Mandi's song lyrics and charismatic personality, introduced her to executives at Sony BMG and subsequently helped her get a record deal through Fred Ehrlich's label venture with Sony BMG's Victor Records.
Named "The next Alanis..." by Cosmogirl.com, Mandi Perkins is an intensely passionate and charismatic singer/songwriter who creates uncompromising melodic rock. She writes about her life and those around her in a musical form of empathy, which makes listeners, care, think and question.
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Mandi began writing and performing when she was very young and her childhood included musical theatre, vocal competitions and writing every chance she could. Her ambitions inspired a move to California to pursue both a career in music and to attend UC Berkeley where she graduated with Honors in English Literature.
Immediately following graduation, Mandi made a move to Los Angeles in order to pursue a career in music while simultaneously attending law school. She recently graduated, passed the California State Bar and completed her first independent album, "bleeding the line ...," with help from some of the biggest names in the music industry including Ryan Tedder of One Republic.
When discussing the album, Mandi states that, "Each song stems from my own personal experiences, the lives of the people closest to me and those I meet along the way. I write songs from my stomach and will take an event that has happened to me immediately following its conclusion and I will stretch it out until it's at the rawest form. Once I have the emotion explode on paper, I am much more at ease. Songwriting is cathartic for me. I think it's great to passionately feel, but there is a point when you should make sure you have an outlet, especially when the excess baggage takes control of your life. Hopefully listening to my music will be cathartic for other people." Mandi Perkins will be on tour in the Fall. Track Listing:
1. Why Pretend
2. Why (You Confuse Me)
3. Who I Am
4. Everybody Knows
5. Alice In No Man's Land
6. Condemned
7. I Fall down
8. Crawl
9. Broken Window
10. Maybe One Day
11. So I Wait
12. Never Enough
13. This Is Really The End
