Artist Information
Biography
Brenda Rogers has experienced life from both worlds of the urban West Coast and the rural Canadian Prairies from where she currently hails from. She began her musical career at the tender age of 5 when her father received a guitar to payoff a $50 debt. Professional training included un-practiced guitar lessons for one year when she was nine, and a one-year music college program when she was twenty. Now, she is the guitar teacher in addition to performing and writing music. When asked about influences, she cites the MTV Unplugged concept and anyone who was ever a part of it. In a live setting, she has a knack for captivating any audience with her natural charm and wit. With her (optional) trademark table top "Music Menu" Brenda Rogers becomes a solo virtual jukebox as the crowd dictates the evening's play list.
LIVE - and INTERACTIVE - Brenda Rogers is a must hear experience!
- Solo performance or...
- "Tornay" - Duo with fellow singer/songwriter - Renee Claire or...
- Full band with members Greg Black and Vaughan Poyser who have performed and recorded with a number of successful artists from various genres.
Instrumentation
Brenda Rogers - lead vocal, guitar
Greg Black - Drums
Vaughan Poyser - Bass
Discography
Red Stars and River Sharks CD 2002 (out of print)
Just Me CD 2003
Party Like A Rock Star (soon to be released to radio as a single)
Live CD with Vaughan & Greg - to be released in 2007
Video
Press
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Överheard
"Man ... that chick rocks!
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Record Label "Transistor 66"
"Great songwriter, great voice, great player, and wicked sense of humor."
Setlist
Typical set lists are 45-minutes long and are primarily made up of originals (approximately 30 of them) but can include a number of tasty and unique covers depending upon the venue/event and audience. Typical songs covered include a mix of folk, rock, classic rock and country. Anything from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lucinda Williams, Janis Joplin and even a bit of Willie Nelson, 3 Doors Down, CCR, The Tragically Hip and her infamous Metallica Medley she lovingly refers to as Mixtallica! When solo, the “Music Menu” consists of over one hundred songs to choose from.
