Benjamin & Mia Hackett are the Australian/Canadian husband & wife musical collaborative known as Azalea. The way their voices blend together in song conjures an imagined romance, much like their own. Before they met, Benjamin and Mia worked hard at their craft but each felt separately, something was missing. Their first songwriting session together, in 2004, led to the discovery that what they were missing was each other. Fast forward to today, they have now released five studio albums, one live album, were named semi-finalists at the 2018 International Songwriting Competition, and were nominated at the 2018 International Acoustic Music Awards. I would not be surprised to see them on the Grammy stage someday.
Their most recent project, “Live at Home" was recorded in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at a house concert in Azalea’s living room. The recording captures the acoustic heart and soul of six songs from their 2017 studio release, “Gypsy’s Moonlight Motel”, two new original songs, and a cover of “Falling Slowly”, from the motion picture “Once”. Tickets were sold as a crowdfunding perk to help raise funds to record the aforementioned studio release. “I See The Church” from the album “Gypsy’s Moonlight Motel”, was nominated at the 2018 IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) in the “Best Group/Duo” category .
Azalea’s chemistry is undeniable - their stage presence magnetic! To experience Azalea in concert is to be invited into their love story. They will will draw you in and pull on your hearts strings. Azalea will take you on an emotional rollercoaster as they move through their repertoire of simple & sweet love songs, then take you south with swampy tunes which are full of rich vocal harmony and live looping. Two complementary voices supported by guitar, piano, "suitcase-kick-drum," and foot tambourine create a breathtaking concert experience. For music fans who embrace songs influenced by genres such as singer/songwriter, folk, Americana, pop and roots, I encourage you to check out Azalea. They are a fantastic duo and clearly headed for big things.
LINKS
http://azaleamusic.net/about
https://open.spotify.com/album/3SIa9Y5uPsRWVQ4d7MiUO1
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