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The girl next door, only louder ... recording artist Mandi Perkins is an intensely passionate and charismatic singer and songwriter who creates uncompromising melodic rock. Already a huge favorite among MySpace tastemakers (whose 110,000+ friends have given her songs more than 11 million plays) Mandi's lyrics are known for their brutal truth and honesty and she writes and sings about her life and the lives of those around her with an empathy that challenges listeners to experience her music on a deep emotional level.
About
Hey Guys!
I used to have this crazy long bio on here, but then realized that it would be much more effective to lay it out in quick bursts; after all, there is something less than appetizing about long chunky verbose paragraphs, with 86 extra adjectives. See what I mean!
So here is my point formed autobiography:
-- I was born in Toronto, Ontario. Grew up listening to classic rock bands and singer/songwriters. Went to a camp where we basically slept in the woods. Loved it. Lived there for most of my life until I left to attend school at UC Berkeley.
-- Moved to the US alone, knew absolutely no one. Made friends with some chess players on Durant, studied a lot of British authors and graduated with Honor’s in English Lit.
-- A week after graduating college, I moved to Los Angeles to attend Law School, while simultaneously pursuing a career in music. This is harder then it sounds ;) Started doing yoga, Pilates, eating sushi and wearing 50-sunscreen at all times. Got my first band together, played open mic nights at some less than stellar clubs and released my first EP.
-- Took a lot of hard work, but established an Internet presence and global fan base.
-- Started playing bigger clubs in LA and slowly began understanding the “industry,” toured a bunch around the country, playing to some packed houses and passed the California Bar.
-- Had songs licensed to a bunch of different TV shows. MSN Music featured me as their “One To Watch” artist and Yahoo Music named me one of their “Who’s Next” artists. Appeared in Billboard Magazine and was featured on the cover of Music Connection Magazine. Good times.
-- Just finished a six week co-headlining tour of North America this summer. Currently writing a ton of new material, some with a few very well renowned songwriters and producers. Cannot wait to release what I have coming next. I have also been writing material for some very well known artists, some of that material should be coming out soon.
-- Have been described as, “The girl next door, only louder…” Kind of like it.
Rock & Shine Always
MP-- :)



Mandi Perkins (Of Verona)











