SERENA POSTEL

Serena Postel is the real deal....unbridled soul, bottomless energy and captivating intensity, it's what they call real talent. You can't teach what she's got at the core of her music; you either have it or you don't. She has it in spades." - Aaron Garner (singer-songwriter, Toronto) Riddled with a manic propensity to over think, and an obsession for all things with strings, this Winnipeg born and raised singer-songwriter began her musical journey by taking a "back lane forgotten" guitar and going toe-to-toe poetically with her own reflection and imagination. In 2005 local film producer Kevin Doherty discovered Serena busking the streets of Winnipeg. Awe-struck, he invited her to provide some music for a project he was casting. Not only will her song Lullaby be used in Doherty's project, but he later asked her to play a small part in the film expected to be released in 2007. Testing out her material on the street it wasn't long before Serena was requested to come out, plug in and share the stage with some of Winnipeg's finest such as: Twilight Hotel; Romi Mayes; Nathan Rogers; Jeremy Proctor; Dominique Reynolds (Madrigaiya); The Guy Abraham as well as Australia’s finger style champion Dale Willis. Local media has been supporting Serena with repeat invites to appear on both radio and television such as Breakfast Television, Shaw TV, CBC Radio with Margaux Watt, UMFM 101.5 with Liz Clayton, Benjamin Paul. Serena has lent her voice to other Manitoba Musicians such as Jet Set Satellite for an acoustic remake of a song from their first record which featured Martha Wainwright, to be released late 2006. Serena also provided backup vocals for Scott Hinkson's 2006 full length release of Tracking Outside In. Believing and feeling almost as much passion for Serena's music as she does, Scott Hinkson offered to produce her debut release entitled SPARE CHANGE. John Huver of the Perms brings some of his drum magic to the project on "Lose Your Breath". Track number seven, a live bonus track of "Bourbon" features guitar virtuoso Dale Willis from Australia who brings his "holy sh@# finger pickings" to this live track. Hinkson truly captures the essence and haunting elements of the many moods of Serena's music on this EP. Most often referred to as progressive folk, this record is a pleasing treat to a broad span of listeners. Serena Postel’s self-honed guitar craft is a beautiful accompaniment to her first instrument, her soulful voice. From the smoky lows and gutsy growls, to the soaring highs, her inflective tone is truly unique, and rings on in the mind of anyone who has had the pleasure of hearing her long after the show is over. Her disarming sense of humour, playful wit and teasing nature, balance her deeply introspective and raw lyrics, which she delivers with palatable honesty. During Serena’s journey of playing live she has played at bars, cafes, theatres, lounges, fundraisers, private parties, outdoor patios, a stage on the steps of the Legislative Building during the Devil’s Lake Petition in 2005, all of which have lent to Serena’s experience in making her an entertainer with an effortless knack of reading her audience and comfortably giving them what they want. Whether performing solo or accompanied, this songstress has a true capacity to captivate and inspire. "Serena Postel possess a raw, feminine talent of which the music world in in dire need. Her rapier wit is a formidable weapon in both her lyricism and her stage banter. She is Winnipeg's firecracker." - Nathan Rogers .

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