Album Notes

They say that songwriters sing what they know. If that’s the case, then Tamara Power-Drutis knows the big meanings in little moments.

On her debut album, Tamara brings her unique voice to the Pacific Northwest and spins songs of bruised egos and the vicious cycles of foolish love--like little snapshots of late night bedroom fights or awkward silence in a telephone call. With a soft voice and style, Tamara takes a hard look at both the bitter and the sweet view of love.

Tamara’s first, self-titled CD was produced by national recording artist and award-winning songwriter Dennis Magee Fallon (www.dennisfallon.com) at the world famous London Bridge Studios in Seattle (www.londonbridgestudio.com) -- the same studio that defined the Seattle sound of the 1990’s, where platinum albums by Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Blind Melon, and Soundgarden were all recorded.

Raised in the farming town of Cheney, Washington in the rural Pacific Northwest, Tamara spent her formative years traveling to and from Spokane and diving headfirst into a steady diet of musical theaters, dance, and vocal competitions. She excelled, and found herself winning numerous awards for her distinctive voice, including 2003 Gold Medal in Classical Solo Division of Musicfest Northwest, 2002 Gold Medal in Theatre Arts Division of Musicfest Northwest, and 2002 Soprano Solo Regional Winner of Solo & Ensemble. These accomplishments led to a music scholarship for vocal performance at Pacific Lutheran University, where she studied opera and sang in University choirs as well as a student organized A Cappella group.

Fresh out of college, Tamara turned her back on theatre performance and turned her focus to songwriting. A world traveler (including formative stops in Africa, Japan, and South & Central America), her international experiences have given her inspiration and perspective that gives her songwriting a fresh take on her favorite songwriting subjects: boys, bedrooms, and big questions.

With the release of her first record, Tamara is gearing up for a Pacific Northwest tour and will be traveling to Ireland in summer of 2010 to begin writing her second album.