Adron

Adron serves as the professional alias for Adrienne McCann, a vocalist, songwriter, and nylon-string guitarist whose affinity for Brazilian music and exotic contemporary sounds matches the magnetic warmth of her live performances. She entered the world in Chicago, IL, during 1987 and received formal piano instruction beginning at age four while absorbing the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach and Ennio Morricone. By twelve she had acquired guitar skills on her own through repeated listening to Beck, while also admiring the jazz harp artistry of Dorothy Ashby; nevertheless the Beatles stand as her earliest and clearest touchstone. She further cites deep admiration for the catalog of Connie Francis, Elvis Presley, and Donovan. Among the tropical recordings that first reached her, the work of Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Luiz Bonfá proved especially moving. After her family relocated to Atlanta she started composing original pieces and appeared publicly at the Star Bar, the Earl, and A Cappella Books. Two years afterward she took the stage at the nationally recognized Eddie's Attic, began sitar lessons, and approached high-school graduation. Following one year at a women's liberal arts college in Southern California she committed to music as a full-time vocation, and in spring 2007—still several months shy of her twentieth birthday—she came back to Atlanta. Though broadly aligned with tropicalia or beach jams, her summertime repertoire incorporates harpsichord, whistles, and mouth clicks. The self-titled debut album issued on the New Street label presents the fairy-tale folk songs she penned during adolescence. She later settled in Brooklyn, New York City, where she balanced coffee-shop employment with occasional performances.