April Meservy

Oct 1, 06
2006 Komen Northern Nevada
Race for the Cure, Survivor Ceremony
IGT Headquarters
9295 Prototype Dr, Reno NV
7:30, 8, 8:40am
No admission fee

Mar 31, 06
"The Miracle" Premiere by Jenny Phillips
(Live orchestra, 130 voice choir, and original CD
recording artists, including April Meservy
singing "Light on a Hill")
Cottonwood High
5715 S 1300 E, SLC UT
7:30pm
Main floor $12/Balcony $10

Mar 18, 06
Blomberg Music presents: CINDY
(Includes performances by April Meservy, Rob
Whalen, Brian Rhodes, Daniel Blomberg, Shawna
Edwards...)
Hillcrest Jr High
126 E 5300 S, Murray UT
7-8:30pm
Donations welcome
Compliation CD $15

Dec 16, 05
Alpine Christmas Concert
(Including perfomances by Cherie Call, Jessie
Clark, Fiddlestix, Todd McCabe & April Moriarty...)
Timberline Jr High
500 W Canyon Crest Rd, Alpine UT
7pm, doors open 6:30pm
$7, buy at door or localeventtix.com
All proceeds go to Timberline's Fine Arts Dept.

Oct 21, 05
The Nevada Art Museum
**Hosted by The 'X' 100.1FM
160 W Liberty St, Reno NV
6-8pm
NMA members: Free, Adults: $10,
Seniors/Students: $8, Kids Open Art Studio: $2

Sep 27, 05
LIVE JAZZ at Scruples
**Hosted by Smooth Jazz 92.1FM
Outdoor Dining Patio
91 W Plumb Ln, Reno NV
5:30-7:30pm
$5 cover

Sep 3, 05
2005 Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off
Great Basin outdoor stage
846 Victorian Ave Sparks, NV
4:15-6:30pm
No admission fee

Mar 5, 05
Women's Expo
Reno-Sparks Convention Ctr
4590 S Virginia St, Reno NV
Live: 1-2pm, Booth: 10-5pm
Expo admission:
Adults: $6, Child (under 12): Free,
Senior (60+): $5

Mar 3, 05
The Nevada Art Museum
**Hosted by The 'X' 100.1FM
160 W Liberty St, Reno NV
5-7pm
NMA members: Free, Adults: $10,
Seniors/Students: $8, Kids Open Art Studio: $2

Oct 21, 04
Muse Music
145 N University Ave, Provo UT
8:30-10:30pm
$4 cover

Oct 18, 04
The Bluebird Cafe
4104 Hillsboro Rd, Nashville TN
7-9pm
No admission fee

Sep 14, 04
LIVE JAZZ at Scruples
**Hosted by Smooth Jazz 92.1FM
91 W Plumb Ln, Reno NV
5-7pm
No admission fee, Free appetizers

Aug 7, 04
EJ s Jazz Cafe
17 S Virginia St, Reno NV
1-3pm
No admission fee


Watch for April's debut album, Harvest of Change, to be released Summer 2008!

To sign up for email updates, send comments, or for additional information, email:
info@aprilmeservy.com

ARTIST DESCRIPTION (short):

Singer/songwriter April Meservy has had the opportunity to share her voice in numerous places, including invitations to perform in China and at Olympic Square during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

She teams up with guitarist, Mark Miller, and other musicians for shows when in her hometown of Reno. Diverse in style, her vocals can be heard on recordings ranging from jazz/blues to pop/rock, from contemporary gospel to classical. She was honored with Pearl Awards for "Studio Vocalist of the Year" in 2004 and 2005 as well as "Best Contemporary Recording" in 2005. In 2000, she recorded a mini-album of originals, Somewhere Between Sunsets.

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

ARTIST DESCRIPTION (long):

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

Introduced at a very young age to songs from all over the world, April found herself captivated with music and began singing and creating songs of her own. Little did she know, she would later have the opportunity to share her voice in numerous places, including invitations to perform in China and at Olympic Square during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In 2000, she would also record a mini-album of originals, Somewhere Between Sunsets.

Continuing to develop her talents as a musician, she now 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 classical. As a credit to her work in the studio, she was honored with Pearl Awards for "Studio Vocalist of the Year" in 2004 and 2005 as well as "Best Contemporary Recording" in 2005.

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 quite 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 feel so blessed to have the opportunity to be doing this album! 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 will be released Summer 2008.

To sign up for email updates, send comments, or for additional information, email:
info@aprilmeservy.com


----Producer / Engineer, Austin Jakins