Biography
She's been called Winnipeg's Firecracker and the love child of Ani DiFranco and Sarah Harmer. She's been compared to Emmylou Harris and Edie Brickell. She has a sound that resonates familiar, yet, you can�t quite put your finger on it�
Every one who witnesses Serena Postel perform is blown away by the volume of raw talent and unbridled energy. Her intriguing voice and riveting songs are complimented by a unique percussive guitar style and razor-sharp wit. She displays a mosaic of emotion and sentiment that charms and mesmerizes. She puts on a show to remember, and then afterwards, her magnetic personality draws the people in who want to know something more about her.
Serena's passion for playing is obvious at first sight. Since starting her musical journey three short years ago, she has impressed audiences at the OCFF Conference in Ottawa, the NXNE Music Festival in Toronto, the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, the Brandon Folk Festival, the Trout Forest Festival, and across Canada on three tours. She has played hundreds of shows, sharing the stage with some of Canada�s finest folk artists including Nathan Rogers, NQ Arbuckle, Coco Love Alcorn, Romi Mayes, Twilight Hotel, Dan Frechette, Hey Ocean, and C.R. Avery.
Serena's music garnered airplay on CBC Radio, UMFM, CKUW and KICK-FM. During the summer of 2008, Serena was approached by filmmaker James Meagher who had seen her perform previously. He proposed making a music video for her the old-fashioned way shot entirely on film, hand-processing, and using the nearly lost art of frame-by-frame image transfer.
Serena agreed, and began working with music producer Lloyd Peterson to record the song for the video. The result is Not My Wave a compelling track supported by a super cool Super 8mm music video, recently released to a near-capacity crowd at Winnipeg�s Gas Station Theatre. The evening also featured the gallery debut of Serena's acrylics and charcoal artwork, and was presented by corporate sponsor Southern Comfort.
Inspired by the success of Spare Change and excited by her own musical evolution, Serena is currently recording her next CD a six-song EP featuring the first single Not My Wave and including a digital copy of the accompanying music video.
Instrumentation
Solo - Serena Postel; 6 string, 12 string guitar and mandolin
Full band
Serena Postel - vocals, guitar, manodlin
Bassist
Drummer/percussion
Discography
Spare Change - 2006
A seven song EP produce by Scott Hinkson. Guest appearances by Australian Fingerstyle Champion Dale Willis on 'Bourbon'. John Huver, drums on 'Lose Your Breath'. All other instruments and arrangements by Scott Hinkson and Serena Postel.
Regular play on local campus radio as well as CBC, including shows on DNTO (National) with repeat features on Shaken Not Stirred (WPG).
Links
| http://www.serenapostel.com |