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Breedlove sponsored artist, Arsena Schroeder, is a solo-acoustic performer on a mission to evoke wonder and awe in the lives of each listener. Crafting original songs soaked in singer-songwriter, acoustic, and pop-soul genres, issues of empowerment, love, and cryptic faith are lyrically intertwined in a mix meant to free and fuel the soul.
Arsena began her journey as a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist in the Fall of 2009 and has since then performed locally, nationally, and internationally at venues such as The Evening Musein Charlotte, NC, Ebenezer's Coffeehouse in Washington, DC, Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia, PA, and Ponticifia Madre Y Maestra in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. After graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies and Sociology, Arsena turned down a full-ride to graduate school to pursue her passion in music. She now heads up theUnplugged + Live House Concert Series, an intimate showcase of touring and local singer-songwriters in the Charlotte, NC community, and works with the international organization RawArtists: Charlotte. Her artistic twist of cover song interpretations, impromptu/free-styled songs, and original music has sent a ripple in the independent music industry and deemed her as a true Godsend.
Her first self-produced release, The Abundantly EP, released January 1, 2013 on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, Spotify, & CD Baby. Since then her vocals have been compared to the likes of Esperanza Spalding, Lauryn Hill, India Arie, Corrine Bailey Rae, & Tracy Chapman. She's been critically reviewed as, "The next Alicia Keys", "The cry from the wilderness", and a powerful vocalist to be on the lookout for. Her next release, "For My Artist Child" is scheduled to release late 2014.