April Higuera

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About April Higuera

April's professional start came as backup singer for aspiring Nashville artist TERRY RADIGAN opening for established acts including AMERICA and, during one memorable evening at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey, THE BAND featuring Bruce Springsteen as a special guest. April also sang backup vocals in the studio for MELBA MOORE under producer GENE McFADDEN in New York City an as a studio demo singer for other songwriters. April has performed as a soloist on cable and national television programs, as well as various live stages in New York City, Los Angeles and Nashville. After performing as an acoustic soloist for several years, April formed an original pop/rock band in New York City, releasing an album titled “Dancin’ Thru The Mine Fields," co-produced by DANIEL WISE (Joan Osborne, Scissor Sisters, Maceo Parker). April's band performed in all the major NYC rock clubs. Her next release was a solo album of original adult contemporary songs titled “Watercolors Fade," which she co-produced with STEVE SKINNER (Rent, Celine Dion, Jewel). April's current self-produced pop/rock release "Unpainting Portraits" is a collection of personal, yet commercial, emotionally-charged songs. As an artist, April’s vocal performances have been characterized as “powerful, yet vulnerable," and likened to Pat Benatar and Paula Cole by industry professionals and peers. As a composer and lyricist, April was honored in New York City with an Abe Oleman Scholarship from the National Academy of Popular Music and BMI, has written with hit songwriters ALEX FORBES (Taylor Dayne "Don't Rush Me", Alicia, Joey Lawrence, and other pop artists), JON ROBBIN (Lorrie Morgan, Chris Cagle, and more), ANNA LISA GRAHAM (George Strait, Martina McBride, Alan Jackson and other country artists), WILL RAMBEAUX (Heart, Faith Hill and other rock and country artists), recording artist ANIKA PARIS, and collaborated with many others. April’s songs have been placed in cable advertising, as institutional theme songs, and recorded independently. April’s vision of writing songs with a universal message of living authentically and honoring oneself has remained unshakable over the years. April’s songs are currently airing on Women Of Substance Radio on Live365.com, have been charted in the top 10 on SoundClick.com, and have merited various local and national songwriter awards. April continues to write and shop material for radio and film/TV projects internationally. www.soundclick.com\AprilHiguera

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