Some albums are like homes: they arrive ready to be lived in – headphones like house keys, songs opening up like rooms – providing a soundtrack to the act of living. Fortunately for audiences, Michelle Chamuel’s debut album, Face The Fire, is move-in ready. Set for release in early 2015, the full-blown pop opus inverts pop conventions while refining them, thanks to hand-crafted production, precise songwriting and an exuberance that could jumpstart a stopped heart.
From the moment Chamuel made her television debut on season 4 of The Voice, the bespectacled singer from Massachusetts charmed audiences and pop stars alike with her soulful covers. While some may have leapt at the chance, Chamuel was initially wary of the realities (no pun intended) of submitting to a reality television show – though she soon found herself happily on team Usher and taking home 2nd place. "I went to the show looking for a teacher and it turned out Usher was looking for a student" says 28-year-old Chamuel. "I was craving the challenges and rewards of being part of a top musical community, and I found that on The Voice."
By time she took The Voice stage in 2013, Chamuel had spent the better part of a decade fronting the seven-piece Michigan rock band, Ella Riot (formerly My Dear Disco). In the band, Chamuel cut her performer teeth touring around the country 200 days a year, releasing several albums, and learning to drive a tour bus that ran on waste vegetable oil. Eventually the fuel ran out, Ella Riot parted ways in 2012, and Chamuel returned to Massachusetts in search of home and solitude. From here, she began working on self-produced tracks under the moniker, The Reverb Junkie – "I wanted to create my own vision from start to finish," says Chamuel. "The band was such a great collaborative experience, but when it was over, I realized I hadn’t ever tried making music on my own or developing what that sounded like."
For Chamuel, the drive to create music began with a feeling. From a young age, Chamuel would find herself taken by the emotion conveyed in a piece, and spent hours attempting to replicate the sound that induced that feeling. "For me, singing is about resonating," says Chamuel. "If I feel an emotion in a song, I want to resonate it in my entire self – by singing." The effect is songs like beacons, broadcasting the emotional frequency Chamuel effortlessly transmits.
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From the moment Chamuel made her television debut on season 4 of The Voice, the bespectacled singer from Massachusetts charmed audiences and pop stars alike with her soulful covers. While some may have leapt at the chance, Chamuel was initially wary of the realities (no pun intended) of submitting to a reality television show – though she soon found herself happily on team Usher and taking home 2nd place. "I went to the show looking for a teacher and it turned out Usher was looking for a student" says 28-year-old Chamuel. "I was craving the challenges and rewards of being part of a top musical community, and I found that on The Voice."
By time she took The Voice stage in 2013, Chamuel had spent the better part of a decade fronting the seven-piece Michigan rock band, Ella Riot (formerly My Dear Disco). In the band, Chamuel cut her performer teeth touring around the country 200 days a year, releasing several albums, and learning to drive a tour bus that ran on waste vegetable oil. Eventually the fuel ran out, Ella Riot parted ways in 2012, and Chamuel returned to Massachusetts in search of home and solitude. From here, she began working on self-produced tracks under the moniker, The Reverb Junkie – "I wanted to create my own vision from start to finish," says Chamuel. "The band was such a great collaborative experience, but when it was over, I realized I hadn’t ever tried making music on my own or developing what that sounded like."
For Chamuel, the drive to create music began with a feeling. From a young age, Chamuel would find herself taken by the emotion conveyed in a piece, and spent hours attempting to replicate the sound that induced that feeling. "For me, singing is about resonating," says Chamuel. "If I feel an emotion in a song, I want to resonate it in my entire self – by singing." The effect is songs like beacons, broadcasting the emotional frequency Chamuel effortlessly transmits.
Some albums are like homes: they arrive ready to be lived in – headphones like house keys, songs opening up like rooms – providing a soundtrack to the act of living. Fortunately for audiences, Michelle Chamuel’s debut album, Face The Fire, is move-in ready. Set for release in early 2015, the full-blown pop opus inverts pop conventions while refining them, thanks to hand-crafted production, precise songwriting and an exuberance that could jumpstart a stopped heart.
From the moment Chamuel made her television debut on season 4 of The Voice, the bespectacled singer from Massachusetts charmed audiences and pop stars alike with her soulful covers. While some may have leapt at the chance, Chamuel was initially wary of the realities (no pun intended) of submitting to a reality television show – though she soon found herself happily on team Usher and taking home 2nd place. "I went to the show looking for a teacher and it turned out Usher was looking for a student" says 28-year-old Chamuel. "I was craving the challenges and rewards of being part of a top musical community, and I found that on The Voice."
By time she took The Voice stage in 2013, Chamuel had spent the better part of a decade fronting the seven-piece Michigan rock band, Ella Riot (formerly My Dear Disco). In the band, Chamuel cut her performer teeth touring around the country 200 days a year, releasing several albums, and learning to drive a tour bus that ran on waste vegetable oil. Eventually the fuel ran out, Ella Riot parted ways in 2012, and Chamuel returned to Massachusetts in search of home and solitude. From here, she began working on self-produced tracks under the moniker, The Reverb Junkie – "I wanted to create my own vision from start to finish," says Chamuel. "The band was such a great collaborative experience, but when it was over, I realized I hadn’t ever tried making music on my own or developing what that sounded like."
For Chamuel, the drive to create music began with a feeling. From a young age, Chamuel would find herself taken by the emotion conveyed in a piece, and spent hours attempting to replicate the sound that induced that feeling. "For me, singing is about resonating," says Chamuel. "If I feel an emotion in a song, I want to resonate it in my entire self – by singing." The effect is songs like beacons, broadcasting the emotional frequency Chamuel effortlessly transmits.
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From the moment Chamuel made her television debut on season 4 of The Voice, the bespectacled singer from Massachusetts charmed audiences and pop stars alike with her soulful covers. While some may have leapt at the chance, Chamuel was initially wary of the realities (no pun intended) of submitting to a reality television show – though she soon found herself happily on team Usher and taking home 2nd place. "I went to the show looking for a teacher and it turned out Usher was looking for a student" says 28-year-old Chamuel. "I was craving the challenges and rewards of being part of a top musical community, and I found that on The Voice."
By time she took The Voice stage in 2013, Chamuel had spent the better part of a decade fronting the seven-piece Michigan rock band, Ella Riot (formerly My Dear Disco). In the band, Chamuel cut her performer teeth touring around the country 200 days a year, releasing several albums, and learning to drive a tour bus that ran on waste vegetable oil. Eventually the fuel ran out, Ella Riot parted ways in 2012, and Chamuel returned to Massachusetts in search of home and solitude. From here, she began working on self-produced tracks under the moniker, The Reverb Junkie – "I wanted to create my own vision from start to finish," says Chamuel. "The band was such a great collaborative experience, but when it was over, I realized I hadn’t ever tried making music on my own or developing what that sounded like."
For Chamuel, the drive to create music began with a feeling. From a young age, Chamuel would find herself taken by the emotion conveyed in a piece, and spent hours attempting to replicate the sound that induced that feeling. "For me, singing is about resonating," says Chamuel. "If I feel an emotion in a song, I want to resonate it in my entire self – by singing." The effect is songs like beacons, broadcasting the emotional frequency Chamuel effortlessly transmits.
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