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Olivia has just completed her debut album, "Ordinary Girl", which is set to be released in early 2005. Born in Hollywood, Olivia Eden is destined to be a star. Transposed at the age of eight from concrete jungle to the Australian bush, Olivia only had... more
Interview
Access All Areas.net.au: So tell us your story thus far, how you got to where you are now? Olivia Eden: Was born in Santa Monica, California. Mother moved me to a farm in Sydney. Piano kept me occupied on the farm. Studied classical singing for many years, loved it! Signed with Risky Records in 2000 and have been with them ever since. Have played in many gigs around London and Sydney. Album is going to be released on the 11 July and hopefully lots of people will like what they hear.
Access All Areas.net.au: Do you feel you have more control over your career as an independent singer/songwriter? Olivia Eden: No I don't. A lot of people will say that being an independent artist is fantastic because you have control over your music. However, when you are an independent artist there is very little money invested in your talents and this makes it hard to create the vision that you have for your music. Music is expensive.
Access All Areas.net.au: Can you tell us a bit about your music? Olivia Eden: I like music that gives a message and I am hopeful that I offer that in my music. I like hearing stories from different perspectives and I like creating different moods and styles of music to represent my collection of music.
Access All Areas.net.au: And how about your latest release? Olivia Eden: My latest release is my album which is titled 'ordinary girl'. It tells an audience my story.
Access All Areas.net.au: How would you choose to describe your music to someone who was unfamiliar with it? Olivia Eden: I have been told that I have a sound like the Corrs, Madonna, Tori Amos and Enya.
Access All Areas.net.au: Which artists are you and/or your music influenced by? Olivia Eden: The artists above.
Access All Areas.net.au: When a fan goes to one of your shows, what can they expect? Olivia Eden: A girl singing and playing her keyboard.
Access All Areas.net.au: What has been a major stepping stone for getting you where you are today? Olivia Eden: Believing in my abilities and believing in the power of music.
Access All Areas.net.au: What are your plans from here? Olivia Eden: To release my album which will hopefully reach the ears of Australians and the rest of the world.
Biography
Olivia has just completed her debut album, "Ordinary Girl", which is set to be released in early 2005.
Born in Hollywood, Olivia Eden is destined to be a star. Transposed at the age of eight from concrete jungle to the Australian bush, Olivia only had a piano to keep herself entertained.
Originally trained in classical and opera, Olivia rebelled in favour of Michael Jackson and George Michael and now writes songs that are clearly influenced by both sides of the spectrum.
"I love Enya and people who hear my stuff say I sound Celtic," she laughs. "Which is weird, because growing up, I mainly listened to Michael Jackson."
A chance meeting in a Bondi homewares shop, Abode, led Olivia to Risky Records. Although she initially auditioned to sing opera on an existing project, Olivia played her original songs to Stephen and Kris who subsequently asked her to work on her own CD.
An early track, Faithful Traveller, was originally written purely on the piano but has been transformed in the Risky studio.
Olivia compares the treatment of Faithful Traveller to William Orbit's production of Madonna's "Ray of Light". "The layering of the vocal harmonies and the synths in the studio have added a third dimension to my music," she says.
Despite her operatic beginnings, Olivia is passionate about pop. Nothing gives her greater pleasure than writing songs and she only needs a keyboard and a pen.
"The words are always the last thing that I write and it happens really naturally," Olivia says. "Sometimes I can write a song in 15 minutes. It's usually from a feeling inside myself, an anger or sadness or happiness."
