It's like having lunch with Pink, Eva Cassidy and Ann Wilson while Aretha Franklin chills at the next table...
TALENT is back.
Darci Monet is a classically and commercially trained professional vocalist, vocal coach, independent recording artist and award-winning songwriter. She gave her first professional performance at age eleven in Upstate New York in a local production of "Annie", began her professional career during college at Belmont University in Nashville as a studio singer, songwriter and recording artist and continues now in Los Angeles.
Her vocal credits include principal performances in film and television ("Napoleon Dynamite", "How I Met Your Mother"), live performances and master recording sessions with major label artists (Dolly Parton, Steve Winwood, Amy Grant, The Judds, etc.), songwriter demos (ABC sitcom "Hope and Faith") and national ads (Subway Corporation).
Songs she has written have been featured in indie movies and major network television shows ("Kiss The Bride" starring Tori Spelling, "The Apprentice", "The Young & The Restless", "Days of Our Lives"), won prestigous awards (first place in Pop Uptempo/Dance in the 11th Annual Unisong Songwriting Contest, several honor awards in the Great American Song Contest), and have been cut on major label albums (Music With A Twist, distributed by Columbia).
She is the author of the popular web column "A Working Musician's Review", in which she reviews contestants' performances on shows like "American Idol" as well as the occasional artist CD or live show.
As a vocal coach, Darci's studio is exclusive and she accepts students by audition only. She has had clients as diverse as Choice Hotels and Gwen Stewart (original cast member of "Rent").
Darci has just finished recording songs for her second CD, which is projected for release in early 2009. As for the sound, Fusion seamlessly brings together "Rock Chick-Darci" and "Coffeehouse-Darci," like having lunch with Pink, Eva Cassidy and Ann Wilson while Aretha chills at the next table. She is SAG-eligible and her publishing company, Songs From The Fortress, is registered with BMI.
