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| years_active = 2003 — present
| years_active = 2003 — present
| label = Sony Music/Victor Records (2007-2009)
| label = Sony Music/RCA Victor Records (2007-2009); BMG (2013 - Present)
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===Songwriting===
===Songwriting===
In addition to her own music, Mandi writes songs for other artists and for TV and film. She has collaborated with such producers, songwriters and artists as: [[Ryan Tedder]], Mikal Blue, [[The Messengers]], [[Fuego]], [[Toby Gad]], [[Warren Huart]], [[Tracklacers]], Jon Ingoldsby, [[Jay Clifford]], Dillon Pace, [[David Gamson]], Jeff Trott, Andy Dodd, [[Ted Bruner]], [[Alexz Johnson]], [[Lemar]], [[Lola Blanc]], Cal Ecker, [[Allison Iraheta]] & [[Rumer (musician)]]. Mandi co-wrote [[Emily Osment]]'s first single for [[Wind-up Records]], "Let's Be Friends"<ref>http://www.winduprecords.com</ref> and Alexz Johnson's new single, "Give Me Fire."<ref>http://www.popjustice.com/forum/index.php?topic=36065.30</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRFgwHOrGM8</ref>
In addition to her own music, Mandi writes songs for other artists and for TV and film. She signed a publishing deal with Zach Katz to BMG in 2013 and has collaborated with such producers, songwriters and artists as: [[Ryan Tedder]], Mikal Blue, [[The Messengers]], [[Fuego]], [[Toby Gad]], [[Warren Huart]], [[Tracklacers]], Jon Ingoldsby, [[Jay Clifford]], [[David Gamson]], Jeff Trott, Andy Dodd, [[Ted Bruner]], [[Alexz Johnson]], [[Lemar]], [[Lola Blanc]], [[Allison Iraheta]], [[Emily Osment]], & [[Rumer (musician)]].<ref>http://www.bmg.com/category/music/songwriters/?snap=M</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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| ''The Mandi Perkins Band'' (EP)<ref name=amg/><ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/mandi-perkins-r1139582]</ref>
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Revision as of 22:01, 7 June 2013

Mandi Perkins
Mandi Perkins, 2011
Mandi Perkins, 2011
Background information
BornToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresRock, Alternative, Alternative Rock, Alternative Pop, Pop, Electro, Indie
Occupation(s)Singer, Songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2003 — present
LabelsSony Music/RCA Victor Records (2007-2009); BMG (2013 - Present)
WebsiteofVerona.com

Mandi Perkins is a songwriter and lead singer of the band of Verona.

Biography

Early Career and School

Mandi Perkins was born and raised in Toronto, Canada.[1] Her ambitions inspired a move to California to pursue both a career in music and to attend UC Berkeley where she graduated with Honors with a degree in English Literature. Immediately following graduation, Mandi made a move to Los Angeles in order to pursue a career in music while simultaneously attending law school.[1]

Mandi toured the country and performed regularly on the Sunset Strip and in Echo Park at such venues as The Roxy, The Viper Room, The Echo, The Key Club and The Troubadour. She graduated, passed the California State Bar and completed her first independent full length album, bleeding the line …, in 2007.[2]

The release of Mandi's album garnered her industry attention, including that of Jeff Rosen, Bob Dylan’s longtime head of publishing. Jeff introduced her to executives at Sony Music who subsequently signed her to a record deal.[1] Mandi immediately began work on her major label debut album, Alice In No Man’s Land.

Alice In No Man's Land

After the collapse of the RCA Victor label and the firing of her label head,[3] Alice In No Man’s Land only saw a limited digital release.[4] All the lyrics on Alice In No Man’s Land were written by Mandi and the album was produced by Warren Huart (The Fray, Augustana) and mixed by Michael Brauer (Coldplay, John Mayer). Mandi was represented by CAA and toured nationally throughout North America and parts of Canada.[5] MSN Music and Clear Channel Online both featured her as their “One To Watch” artists and Yahoo Music named her one of their “Who’s Next” artists.[6]

of Verona

After securing her release from Sony and headlining a summer of national touring,[7] Mandi started a new band project named of Verona that launched in the summer of 2010.[8]

Songwriting

In addition to her own music, Mandi writes songs for other artists and for TV and film. She signed a publishing deal with Zach Katz to BMG in 2013 and has collaborated with such producers, songwriters and artists as: Ryan Tedder, Mikal Blue, The Messengers, Fuego, Toby Gad, Warren Huart, Tracklacers, Jon Ingoldsby, Jay Clifford, David Gamson, Jeff Trott, Andy Dodd, Ted Bruner, Alexz Johnson, Lemar, Lola Blanc, Allison Iraheta, Emily Osment, & Rumer (musician).[9]

Discography

Release Date Title Label
2003 Mandi Perkins (EP)[1][10] Self-released Demo
2003 The Mandi Perkins Band (EP)[1][11] Self-released Demo
May 18, 2005 Broken Window (EP) Self-released Demo
August 14, 2007 Bleeding the Line De Novo Music
August 4, 2008 Alice in No Man’s Land Sony BMG
2009 Everybody Knows EP De Novo Music

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Steve Leggett, Mandi Perkins at Allmusic
  2. ^ Mandi Perkins Sony Bio
  3. ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/news/e3i120e70a153d46e4bba87f42167e6f224
  4. ^ Artist Web Site
  5. ^ CAA Web Site
  6. ^ Msn.com, Clearchannelmusic.com, and Yahoo.com
  7. ^ http://popdirt.com/tag/mandi-perkins/
  8. ^ Mandi Perkins My Space page
  9. ^ http://www.bmg.com/category/music/songwriters/?snap=M
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ [2]

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