carol ades
A Day in the Life of…Carol Ades
New Jersey-born, L.A.-based musician Carol Ades feels she didn’t find her voice in songwriting until her early 20s. “It took me a long time to find the confidence to say out loud ‘I am a musician, I am an artist.’ But I can’t imagine my life without it now.” A blend of wit and brutal honesty make her welcome and unexpected. “I sang in a funny accent a lot when I was younger,” she continues. “I also listened to Z100 pop radio religiously…” Now, to achieve a songwriting style she calls “alt/pop/theatrical”, she strives for the perfect way to tell the perfect story in song. “My process depends on the day. I either know exactly what I need to say and spend hours trying to find the perfect way to tell the story or it just pours out of me randomly. I think I trust my instinct a lot more now than...
15 Minute Live Performances: Carol Ades
Carol Ades was born in New Jersey a quarter of a century ago, and now lives in Los Angeles, America’s flypaper for determined actors and musicians. She is a brilliant songwriter who is going to become a big star. That is currently a prediction but soon will be a dry, very obvious fact and no-one will give you points for saying it. In 2018 she wrote a song, “Past Life,” that was recorded by both Trevor Daniel and Selena Gomez. That’s not a bad start. Now she is about to release her debut EP, the first single of which “I Can’t Wait to Be British” came out last month, and is one of the songs she performs here. And on this very day in our lives and history, July 30th, 2021, she is releasing her new single “Crying During Sex.” “I want fans to listen to these songs and feel like, ‘Oh shit, I rea...
