jillian aversa

Happy New Year, everyone!  I hope you had a rejuvenating holiday season.  It was my first as a married woman, and while busier with travel and gift-giving, I found great comfort and joy in all the time spent with my new, expanded family. 

Looking back, 2009 was quite a year.  The preparation for the wedding, and subsequent transition into wedded life, has been so life-changing.  In some ways, that forced my musical projects to take the back seat for a while... But it's time to kick back into gear!

I have a couple of big projects on the horizon for 2010, so I thought I would clue you in:

• I will be working with Impact Soundworks, the sample developer my husband co-founded, to record our very own vocal library: Siren!  Featuring both solo singing and pop stacks; vibrato, straight tone, and breathy timbres; multiple vowels, consonants, and key phrases; Siren will be a Kontakt format sample library using multisamples (not loops).  Pretty soon, composers will have my voice at their fingertips for all kinds of projects... I just hope it doesn't put me out of work!  ;)  We're shooting for a Spring release.
  

• My next solo album - yessss!  I have kept this under wraps for a while because the concept was still in development, but I have happily (and enthusiastically) settled now.  What is the big inspiration, you ask?  Atlantis.  An ancient civilization lost under the sea in a single day... it is a legend that has captivated so many cultures for centuries, and I can't wait to explore it.  If you wish to receive updates and mp3 previews on the album's progress, please subscribe to my newsletter!  (The sign-up box is in the left column of the page.)  I am really psyched about this project, and hope to have it finished this coming Winter, if all goes well.

Wish me luck.  :)