AT sixteen years old, Evie Charleson is forging a faster music output than many her age with a debut album under her belt and a follow-up on the way.<\/p>\n
Performing under the pseudonym V\u00e9ndetta, Charleson released her album sweet starlight in August and since then she\u2019s been at work on her 16-song second effort titled Romanticise.<\/p>\n
She said the new LP is showcasing a different direction for her.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s more experimental than the first one where I was trying to go in this pop way,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the second one, I\u2019m trying to make it sound more rock, alternative with 50s, 60s vibes, something a bit different.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s more acoustic and natural than the other one with less effects. It\u2019s nice to record by myself because I can be alone with my thoughts without people suggesting other things.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charleson started work on her 14-track debut in 2020 and recorded the songs in a DIY fashion from her home.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was recorded just at my house with my laptop with a microphone filter I\u2019d taped to my desk,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Recording through Logic Pro on a laptop she\u2019d spent two years saving up for, Charleson\u2019s second album is set to release on digital platforms by July next year.<\/p>\n
Inspired by artists like Pink, Guns N\u2019 Roses, and Alanis Morissette, she began writing songs at age seven and performing them at school before starting work on her first album in 2020.<\/p>\n
As well as her first release, this year also saw Charleson host her first songwriting workshop in late November through the City of Ballarat\u2019s Youth Services.<\/p>\n
She said she hopes to continue delivering workshops on all things music.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe next one I want to do will be on production. I mainly taught myself how to do it just by messing around with it heaps and heaps,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve got a pretty good idea of writing songs so I wanted to share that and hopefully inspire people to start because I know some can get a bit scared about writing and performing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was really nervous to start with but everyone was really nice and I know some of the people are still working on the songs they started writing for it.<\/p>\n
With her second album upcoming, the next year will also see Charleson perform as part of Midsumma Festival in early February with her sister Bella, who creates music under the name Bratzilla.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019ll be the biggest gig I\u2019ve played so far,\u201d Charleson said. \u201cA lot bigger than Irish Murphy\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charleson\u2019s handful of live performances as V\u00e9ndetta thus far include gigs at Irish Murphy\u2019s, a Sonika open mic night, and an art exhibition at her school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AT sixteen years old, Evie Charleson is forging a faster music output than many her age with a debut album under her belt and a follow-up on the way. Performing under the pseudonym V\u00e9ndetta, Charleson released her album sweet starlight in August and since then she\u2019s been at work on her 16-song second effort titled […]<\/p>\n