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Artist
Arden Kaywin
12+ albums
popfemale vocalistsunder 2000 listenerssinger-songwriterkgrl
about
Arden Kaywin, well known in the indie pop world for her thoughtful, witty songwriting and her powerful voice, released her much anticipated second album, The Elephant in the Room on October 21, 2008. Her songs are soulful, often quirky creations with influences ranging from pop and alt rock to classical and funk, blended with ease. Since childhood, Arden has immersed herself in music. She attended the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Manhattan School of Music where she was classically trained. “I was totally immersed in classical music for most of my adolescence. When you’re studying classically, it’s kind of taboo to be playing or singing pop music because the technique is so different. So there I was in class perfecting Mozart, and then I would go home and write pop songs that nobody knew about.” It’s clear from one listen of her songs that Arden has many musical influences. No matter where she resided or what she studied, Arden soaked up whatever was around her— a musical sponge saturated with inspiration from fellow musicians and music lovers. “When I was a child, I was obsessed with Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. All I wanted was to sing like they did, and I would go around the house imitating them. Then in high school I discovered artists like Tori Amos, Dave Matthews Band, and the Indigo Girls. That’s when I fell in love with songwriting as a craft.” She released her first album, Quarter Life Crisis, in 2006 to critical acclaim with its pop/ro
