Edito de Soul Variations (w/ bonus track)New Orleans/Los Angeles based singer/songwriter AM returns with his sophomore release "Soul Variations", a rich and musically varied album with political undertones heavily influenced by the effects Hurricane Katrina had on his hometown of New Orleans, what the tragic event revealed about America, and perhaps of humanity in general. Soul Variations also offers AM s signature songs of lost love such as "Stepping Stone" and "Live A Lie". Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma AM's family relocated to the suburbs of New Orleans. While attending college at Loyola University New Orleans, he started writing songs, inspired equally by his own reflective temperament, by the literature and texts he studied as he earned his philosophy degree, and by the music he absorbed simply by living in New Orleans. After moving to Los Angeles, AM began working out his songs encouraged by Gary Jules, a songwriter responsible for starting a haven for musicians at the then newly formed Hotel Café, and a friendship with Jamie Myerson, a respected solo artist and producer who has worked with Duncan Sheik, David Poe, Paul Oakenfold, and Sneaker Pimps. Writing at home, he nurtured his unique style through a combination of meaning, poetry, and sound and began recording the results in his bedroom. AM eventually brought his homebrew discs to Myerson s studio, where he and the producer explored their potential to grow within ambitious, expanded settings. Upon finishing the music that would become his debut album "Troubled Times", the reception in his current home of Los Angeles has been considerably welcoming. Through podcasts of his appearances on KCRW s "Morning Becomes Eclectic", AM stirred strong responses at the South by Southwest Music Festival, after which Defend Music welcomed him into their fold. Television and film picked up on the buzz; and in a matter of months AM s songs were heard in indie films at every major film festival in the U.S. and Canada including the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, and on television including HBO s Big Love and MTV s The Real World 35 placements to date. Having been tapped for the LAWeekly Music Awards Best Singer/Songwriter of the Year, AM has earned opportunities to expand his horizons within film and television. AM is currently scoring his first film entitled Man Maid which stars John Doe from the legendary band X. But, he promises, writing and performing will be at the heart of whatever he does. Lire la suite