Olivia Pedroli – The Den

Thanks to the success of her second album, which allowed her to tour all over Europe, Olivia Pedroli has made many new and enriching encounters. Amongst these was Valgeir Sigurðsson, the Icelandic producer and founder of the Bedroom Community record label, well-known for his collaborations with Björk, Camille, CocoRosie, Bonnie Prince Billy, Kronos Quartet, etc. Valgeir and Olivia decided to work together on her 3rd album in Reykjavik. During a collaboration that lasted almost an entire year, the intriguing universe of “The Den” was born. This new album, which is at the crossroads between classical, folk and experimental music, and which was released on September 27^th, 2010 under her real name, shows the evolution of her compositions and voice towards more personal and enchanting horizons.

Written and arranged by

Olivia Pedroli, except Silent Emily words by Olivia Pedroli and Emily Dickinson. Except Bow, You Caught me arranged by Olivia Pedroli and Valgeir Sigurðsson

Produced, engineered and mixed at

Greenhouse Studios, Reykjavík by Valgeir Sigurðsson, assisted by Paul Evans and Sturla Mio Þórisson

String and brass arrangements by

Daníel Bjarnason and Nico Muhly

Mastered at

Metropolis Studios, London by Tim Young

Photography by

Yann Mingard

Graphic Design by

Kikk.to

Copyright

Betacorn 2010

Hot on the heels of this success, Olivia headed back into the studio in the fall of 2006, once again collaborating with Simon Gerber. She recorded her second album between Carpentras (Vega Studio), Lausanne and New York. As many had predicted, the success of “Sugary and Dry”, released in the spring of 2007,  allowed her to take her particular brand of folk music to France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Scandinavia, both as a headliner and as an opening act for renowned artists such as Marianne Faithfull, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Donovan, Alain Bashung, Nouvelle Vague, etc.

All songs written by

Olivia Pedroli

Produced and arranged by

Simon Gerber

Recorded at

Vega Studio, Carpentras, France by Claude Kamber, assisted by Bertrand Montandon

Mixed at

Studio Mécanique, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland by Claude Kamber and Simon Gerber

Strings arranged by

Claude Rossel and recorded at Studio Artefax, Lausanne, Switzerland by Claude Kamber, assisted by Bernard Amaudruz

Mastered at

Sterling Sound, New York by Georges Marino

Artwork

Fulguro

Photos

Yann Mingard

Copyright

Betacorn 2007

After meeting Simon Gerber, a talented Swiss musician and singer, who offered to share his experience with her, a project for a first album began taking shape. This album, “The Smell of Wait”, was released onto the Swiss market in April 2005, under the name Lole. Despite being self-produced on a shoestring budget, the album quickly became a success and was widely lauded by the press and music industry as being a “real find”.

All songs written by

Olivia Pedroli

Produced by

Simon Gerber & Olivia Pedroli

Recorded at

Artefax Studio, Lausanne (CH) by Claude Kamber

Mixed at

Barracuda Studio, Delémont (CH) by Claude Kamber, assisted by Samuel Chapuis

Mastered at

Studio du Flon, Lausanne (CH) by Benoît Corboz

Graphic design & cover art

Claude Piguet et Swann Thommen

Photos

D.A.S. Ross

Copyright

Betacorn 2005