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Featured Artist of the Day: Anna Dellaria

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Indie Music Women’s Artist of the Day is…
Anna Dellaria (@annadellariamusic)

San Francisco-born and Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Anna Dellaria uses her flaws to start a fire. Translating lyrical catharsis through bold and powerful vocal delivery, she doesn’t back down from darkness; rather, she turns it into light… That approach has unassumingly drawn the spotlight to her after a lifetime dedicated to the craft.  Amidst a tumultuous upbringing and a broken home fueled with bouts of anxiety – music became a refuge.

While studying at USC’s Thornton School of Music, she devoted ten hours a day to honing her voice—often sleeping in the practice rooms.  Through the program, she caught the attention of early supporters and industry icons Lenny Waronker and Rob Cavallo, while also performing alongside artists like John Fogerty, Chaka Khan, and more.  Her debut single, “Sudden”,  was welcomed with praise from The Four Oh Five, Indie Shuffle, and Complex Magazine among others.  Soon after, the iPhone demo of her song “Bolder” aired in the season finale of TV Land’s, “Younger”, which ignited a flurry of inquiry and partnerships with Shazam and Apple Music for a formal release.

With a rising profile, Ethan Allen tapped her to sing during a national campaign aired during the 2018 Academy® Awards. Dellaria’s recent releases have been featured across television and film, on networks ranging from HBO to Nickelodeon.

Her recent single, “Baggage” premiered on EARMILK to critical acclaim.  Now with over 1 million Digital Streams, features across 14 Editorial Playlists, and a selected act as tour support for Clark Beckham’s upcoming Spring Tour, Dellaria is set to share a new side of the music with the world.  Keep an eye out for live shows across the West Coast this summer, and new music released every month.  The new music is driven by a desire to create a fresh & authentic sound rooted in turning imperfection into power: darkness into light.

Anna shared with me what it means to her personally to be an indie music woman artist:
“The first thing that comes to my mind is pride.  To be a womxn in this industry can be tough, but as an artist, I feel like it’s the most badass thing because we hold so many perspectives that are so unique to our experiences from conquering those challenges.  It’s empowering to be completely independent at the moment and know that not only am I proud of the art I’m creating, but that I’m holding it down on the business side as well.  
Womxn are told in many ways that we can only be one-dimensional; whether in our careers (either a callous business womxn or preppy domestic housewife) or in sexuality and femininity (gotta be either masc or femme), etc.  For a long time, I subconsciously believed this narrative, and I had irrational fears about my ability to produce music, or engineering my own vocals, or managing myself and career.  As if I was supposed to wait for someone else to assist, otherwise it wouldn’t be valid.  It’s been really incredible to move forward and conquer those things and realize that it’s all bullsh*t and that I can be savvy in business AND a creative artist.  If anything, it fires me up more to want to break these stereotypes and disrupt the messaging that we’re told as young girls to somehow stay in or choose a single lane.  You can do it all AND be good at it.”
You can hear Anna’s single, “Baggage” on the Indie Music Women’s Spotify Playlist here.
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