Canadian Mandi Perkins performs as part of the
5th ANNUAL EVENING OF INDEPENDENCE CONCERT
at The Ford Amphitheatre

Sun. Aug. 21st, 8pm

Tickets:  $12.50 for Canadians Abroad members (regularly $25)
Use the discount code for the event:  "CANADIANSABROAD"

http://fordtheatres.org/en/events/details/id/238

Koffeehouse’s 5th Annual An Evening of Independence plays a vital role in fostering and encouraging the vision, motivation and spirit of independent musical talent. The annual festival draws both well-known artists and special guests. (Past performers included 2011 Grammy winner Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, Vertical Horizon frontman Matt Scannell, Sixpence None the Richer, A Fine Frenzy, Ryan Star, Tyrone Wells, Katharine McPhee and Jon McLaughlin.) But Koffeehouse also aims to present the best of today’s new talent. Come listen and discover your next favorite artist.

from Wikipdedia
Mandi Perkins was born and raised in Toronto.   Her ambitions inspired a move to California to pursue both a career in music and to attend UC Berkeley where she graduated with Honors with a degree in English Literature. Immediately following graduation, Mandi made a move to Los Angeles in order to pursue a career in music while simultaneously attending law school.

Mandi toured the country and performed regularly at venues on the Sunset Strip such as The Roxy, The Viper Room, The Key Club and The Troubadour. She graduated, passed the California State Bar and completed her first independent full length album, bleeding the line …, in 2007. Songs from bleeding the line … have been featured on The Hills and The Real World on MTV and in Girlfriends on the CW.

The release of Mandi's album garnered her industry attention, including that of Jeff Rosen, Bob Dylan’s longtime head of publishing. Jeff introduced her to executives at Sony Music who subsequently signed her to a record deal.  Mandi immediately began work on her major label debut album, Alice In No Man’s Land.