Charity
- Vocals
Xion
- Keyboards
Brian
- Guitar
Brief Bio - Charity
Xion and I began making music together in 1998. He was a dj, I a singer
and keyboardist. We played in a live band, I sang to his dj sets, and
then we began working with musicians on individual songs.
We invited a bass player, who was a longtime friend of Xion’s
to play on one of our songs, and the chemistry was instant. We at that
time brought him in full time, and began writing our first album.
When we had a nice collection of songs, we went to Signal Sound source
and recorded a 5 song ep. This Ep was given out for free at our shows.
We began playing shows, with good response and a dedicated fan base,
but began to feel musically we weren’t where we wanted to be.
We, as a band, decided to stop playing shows completely. Xion and I
were parents all along, and we felt that with that restriction, we could
only concentrate on one aspect of the music a time. Either we continue
to play shows and work on the live performance, or we write songs. The
choice seemed simple; we would much rather have something musically
fantastic than live in the spotlight of live performance.
That said, we undertook a process of songwriting that took much longer
than we had initially thought. We wrote nearly 60 songs, and then started
to narrow down the list. Two years later, we had what we considered
to be a very strong album.
We took the project to Signal Sound Source once again. We thought the
recording process would take a few months, it took a year and a half.
Midway through the recording process, my father was diagnosed with lung
and throat cancer. The strain on me personally was great; I took on
the responsibility of his radiation and chemotherapy treatments, because
he was unable to drive himself. I did this in addition it raising my
family, recording my album, and working a full time job. I had the full
support of the band and most importantly my husband, Xion. We worked
through this, finished recording the album, and added Brian to the band
so we could begin working on the live show.
It was after the recording was finished, the live show was coming along,
and we were steps away from mixing and mastering the album that again,
I was faced with family illness. This time, my father was diagnosed
with an inoperable brain tumor. He was given six months to live.
I could live out my dreams, release the album, and play live shows,
or I could give my time to my dying father.
I chose to care for my father once more.
We also at that
time parted ways with our bass player.
Xion and Brian have
decided to stay with the project, and give me the time I need.
It is now nearly October. 9 months have passed since the initial 6 month
diagnoses, and my father is still battling brain cancer. The album is
mixed, mastered, and the artwork is done. We are ready to release it,
when the time is right.