OLIVIA BROWNLEE
CUSTOM OPERAS & MUSICAL LEGACIES
CUSTOM OPERAS & MUSICAL LEGACIES
"Recently, I hired Olivia as my sole entertainment at a unique church gathering that celebrated the burning of a 4.7 million dollar mortgage that most logically thinking people didn't give this congregation a mole hill's chance of paying. Not much more than 48 hours later, Olivia had this group with feet tapping and hands clapping, singing along to her original song, "They Said We Couldn't Do It But We Did." It was a raucous good time! No one can do it quite like you do, Olivia!"
"She's built an unmatched group of artist/collaborators who love working with her - allowing Olivia the room to midwife big ideas into a fully fleshed-out project with real deliverables and heartfelt outcomes."
"Olivia has a special talent for seeing the human side of business and bringing it to life through inspired, thoughtful lyrics."
"Olivia's work to express what this landscape, with its mountains, rivers, trees, and creatures means to her reflects the story of every one of us who love the Inland Northwest."
"Olivia Brownlee is an ambassador of the community of art... She sees what is inside, and shares with the world the magic of being an artist in a real and authentic way that reminds all of us that we’re not on this journey alone."
"Olivia has a remarkable ability to make audience members feel like old friends even if they've never met before."
"Time and again, I have watched [Olivia] help artists articulate stories they did not yet have the language or confidence to tell on their own. Her work expands the capacity of those around her."
"Our meetings generally last a couple of hours…More often than not, we end the session with a brand-new scratch recording; a new song in the world where previously there was none…Every single track, regardless of how many sessions they took to complete, leave us feeling proud and accomplished. She always reminds me that without me, they wouldn't exist. I am always grateful to her because without her, they wouldn't exist."
"I listened the old-fashioned way from the first track to the end. I enjoyed it tremendously! This is a true musical love letter...[that] drives home the richness of the creative scene here."
"Using an artistic medium to tell a broad range of stories can be profoundly meaningful or shortsightedly naïve. The range of Olivia's musical, theatrical and presentational backgrounds gives great promise... As a musician she is more than complete, performing comfortably in the widest range of musical styles. As a songwriter she understands the subtle and tricky relationship between words and music. The challenge…is to be informational and inspirational without being trite. I absolutely trust her to understand this balance."
"I have seen Olivia take a roomful of people on a musical journey that helped everyone examine their personal experiences and feel a release I don't think could've happened any other way."
"…she is a gifted, funny, lovely spirit with a pitch perfect voice. We sang along to her song about the red shoe at River Park Mall, laughed and cried to the really beautiful song about dancing in the barn and smiled all the way through thinking of [her father] hoeing the beets in Colorado. Pete Seeger would have loved her 'songs that come from real life.'"
Working with me is a delightfully thorough process. I want to make sure it's YOUR story presented with honor. Let's talk and start imagining and creating together.
Your life, event, or legacy transformed into a professional opera / musical. Cast, produced, performed, enjoyed.
An intimate, live performance with professional actors, singers, and musicians.
A beautifully crafted opera script, designed for future staging.
Email me now. We'll figure out the details later.
olivia@oliviabrownlee.com