monica schroeder - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Moving from dynamic, full-bodied pop songs to haunting guitar/voice numbers, Monica's recordings seek to blend her acoustic performance style with an electronic edge. At the same time, maintaining those qualities that draw people to her music a beautiful voice and the ability to communicate on an emotional level with her audience through her songs. Lyrically, Monica writes honest explorations of comfort and hope, while trying to convey the difficulty in believing that these things can be found.In the past year, Monica has teamed up with the U.S. indie-electronic label, 'A Different Drum' to release her newest CD "So Far" - produced by Joey Bellville of 'The Echoing Green'. This fall, Monica debuted her new release and performed at the A Different Drum electronic music festival in Salt Lake City on September 1, 2006. The album is scheduled for immediate release and is available at www.adifferentdrum.comIn the fall of 2005, 'A Different Drum' released a full-length remix album (Move Me) around the world, with songs taken from each of Monicas first 2 CDs and the song Poison hit ..1 on the Amazon.com Trance and Dance charts!"Featuring one of the most spellbinding voices to grace Canadian music ... her acclaimed, independently released debut, 'The Expectation of Home', is a true gem. This Manitoba singer/songwriter is Canada's finest undiscovered artist." -- Billboard Magazine

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Member Since: 12/20/2005
Band Website: monicaschroeder.com
Band Members: Solo Musician - Sometimes I take the opportunity to play with some great musicians and I get to change things around a bit...
Influences: Tears for Fears, Crowded House, U2, Midnight Oil, INXS, Blue Rodeo, Sarah Mclachlan, the Weakerthans, David Grey, Moby & Bruce Cockburn.
Sounds Like: Tears for Fears, Crowded House, U2, Midnight Oil, INXS, Blue Rodeo, Sarah Mclachlan, the Weakerthans, David Grey, Moby & Bruce Cockburn.
Record Label: A Different Drum - U.S.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Will you or won’t you (be home for Christmas)

I was approached to write a Christmas song for a film and I came up with something that kind of stayed close to the themes that I like to sing about and I wrote a song called "Won...
Posted by monica schroeder on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:04:00 PST

Orbit

The songs on Orbit always felt more personal to me like I opening up instead of closing down sometimes my first album feels so cold to me and I really wanted to warm things up. Poison: I started ...
Posted by monica schroeder on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:23:00 PST

The Expectation of Home

My first album was a joy and pain to write that's when I realized how much work goes into a song. But I also realized how good it feels when you think you've nailed it. My songs are usually sad in ...
Posted by monica schroeder on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:20:00 PST

The Archives...

Doing this new album has made me think about my older songs and where they came from, what they mean to me. Sometimes people ask what a particular song is about and then they tell me what it mea...
Posted by monica schroeder on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:34:00 PST

Salt lake City

I just came back from the A Different Drum electronic music festival in SLC and that was a hoot! I can't believe I was there and a part of it. Cool bands, but really cool audience - very appreci...
Posted by monica schroeder on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:25:00 PST

Recording in New Mexico

I still feel blessed, but I am worn out! Ive been sleeping and enjoying my room, but we have worked hard! I would have given up already if I hadnt had a sense of responsibility towards Todd and his s...
Posted by monica schroeder on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:20:00 PST

New Mexico

I am so blessed. I am so fucking blessed I can't stand it I just had a great night in my hotel room slept like a baby. Then I had a delicious breakfast in the lobby followed by a hot and steaming show...
Posted by monica schroeder on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:16:00 PST