Dara: Singer Songwriter's Biography

<body> < <p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Dara's Biography</font></p> <b><H1>Dara:Singer Songwriter Dara </b></H1> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="1" color="#000000">"Give me the freedom and strength to ask 'why'."</font></b></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 8"><b><font face="Arial" size="1" color="#000000">In the summer of 2004 Dara made her professional debut, appearing before a packed house in an L.A. cabaret to sing a hallmark collection of her original songs with a compelling assurance that belied her young age.</font></b></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 8"><b><font face="Arial" size="1" color="#000000">Such an adept musical launch signals a welcome interlude in contemporary popular music. Here is something refreshingly new, a winning songwriting talent showcased through an enticing, velvet-smooth vocal instrument.</font></b></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 8"><b><font face="Arial" size="1" color="#000000">Soaring melodies, derived from Dara's extraordinary range, are paired with incisive lyrics to lead listeners on an intense and intimate journey. Onstage, Dara's energy is palpable. Through poignant, emotional passages and cathartic resolution, she ultimately delivers an unusual clarity of vision with a whimsical flair.</font></b></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 8"><b><font face="Arial" size="1" color="#000000">At guitar or keyboard, Dara's songs emerge as evocative musical statements, reflecting both existential angst and rarified optimism as she merges into adulthood in an uncertain world. From the wistful "This Old House" to the <br> plaintive "Lie to Me," Dara serves notice that hers is talent to be reckoned with, and a voice to be heard.</font></b></p> <blockquote> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="1" color="#000000">Dara has been studying voice, piano, and guitar formally for five years. Currently, she is enrolled in the Commercial Composition program in the Music Department of California State University, Northridge. She continues to compose and she performs regularly in the Los Angeles area.</font></b></p> </blockquote> </body>