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Heather Porcaro is a multi-talented artist, singer, and songwriter. A fourth generation musician, she takes an avant-garde approach to her classical training, with wide and varying influences spanning Pop, Jazz, Folk, and Rock. Her buttery, alto voice embarks listeners on a surreal and poetic journey through the everyday, with quirky lightheartedness and contagious energy. Thematically, her songs explore the bizarre nature of life, temporality, and human emotions. Born to musician and producer Steve Porcaro, she grew up alongside his Grammy Award-winning band Toto, doing homework in the studio as he worked with Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. Her family’s impeccable standard for musical skill and songwriting traces back to her grandfather, Joe Porcaro, a renowned session drummer and member of “The Wrecking Crew.” Growing up in Los Angeles immersed in the music and film industries, she was shaped by countless time spent with renowned actors, musicians, and producers who became her educators, collaborators, and lifelong friends. Her work reflects her almost intuitive understanding of the intersection of film, theater, and music: she’s written music for film and theatre, filmed and directed music videos, and performed in music videos throughout her career. Porcaro began writing music as a child, though her career was pulled towards supporting roles for many years. Together with her husband, she owns a recording studio in Los Angeles where she’s had the pleasure of developing several artists and contributing to tracks. She sang backup vocals for Wanting Q and across Broken Bells’ 2014 album After the Disco, produced and recorded Chinese artist Leah Dou, directed and performed in music videos, and acted as Art Director on tour with Toto. She scored films and wrote songs for live theater in San Francisco, playing shows in her spare time until she landed a residency at Largo in Los Angeles. There, she caught the attention of Tony Berg, who pushed her in the studio as a professional musician. She wrote and recorded her first demos with Berg on guitar, Steve Porcaro on keys, bassist Dylan Cooper, and drummer John Wicks of Fitz and the Tantrums. It wasn’t until she was diagnosed with Acoustic Neuroma and faced with the potential loss of hearing in the affected ear, that she narrowed her focus entirely to her own work. She began working with session guitarist Tim Young, touring drummer and composer Scott Seiver, and Michael and Ben Ford of Airpark, to write and record three debut singles for release in 2020. “All Hands on Deck,” “Oh No!,” and “Charleston” are set to release independently in the Fall of this year, alongside the “All Hands on Deck” music video directed by Ariana Delawari. Heather Porcaro’s long-awaited 2020 debut represents a confident personal breakthrough after years spent behind-the-scenes. In spite of having come to fruition partly during the Covid-19 pandemic, Heather calls this work the most collaborative she’s ever created in her life, made possible by the encouragement and support of musicians and artists across the country.
HEATHER PORCARO SHARES NEW SINGLE “OH NO!”
LISTEN TO “OH NO!” HERE
Heather Porcaro, a multi-talented artist, musician, and songwriter from Los Angeles shares her new single “OH NO!” today. “OH NO!” sets a weighted message to an ironically feel good beat, planting nostalgia and lightened perspective among “these deep, dark times,” we are currently undergoing. The track was inspired by a Boogie Woogie piano lesson Porcaro had with country singer-songwriter Billy Swan, best known for his 1974 single “I Can Help.” The melody of “OH NO!” is in reference to the carefree pop of the 50s and 60s generation. When 2020 began to sour increasingly by the day, Porcaro returned to the song for it’s timely chorus and title. She reached out to longtime friend Ben Ford of the Nash-ville band Airpark, who responded with lyrics that felt to Porcaro surprisingly like herself, “like he was inside my head.”The track also features production and instrumentals from both Tim Young (guitarist, The Late Show with James Corden), and Scott Seiver (touring drummer, producer, film composer). In spite of having come to fruition amidst a global pandemic, the single is the artist’s most collaborative work to date. “OH NO!” celebrates music’s ability to transcend geographical barriers and channel the bizarre-yet-commonly shared experiences of today.
HEATHER PORCARO SHARES NEW SINGLE “ALL HANDS ON DECK”
A HOMAGE TO THE OBSTACLE OF SELF-ACCEPTANCE
LISTEN TO "ALL HANDS ON DECK" HERE
Heather Porcaro’s latest single “All Hands on Deck” is a rallying cry for community and creativity in the face of never ceasing challenges. Porcaro’s clever writing reflects years spent in the works, paying homage to the obstacle of self-acceptance through a lighthearted lens: “I’m not who I once was, I’m kind of on the run,” she sings with unabashed vulnerability. Sultry vocals and layered instrumentals balance a playfulness with Porcaro’s mature perspective, brilliantly reflecting the common desire, young or old, to be seen.
“All Hands on Deck” was written in 2019, as the artist awoke from a spell of health concerns and career distractions that kept her from her music. From a low place, she called upon friends Tim Young and Scott Seiver to pull her out of a musical funk, and help produce what would become the first singles in her professional repertoire. “All Hands on Deck” is inspired by the real-life circumstances of this community- to-the-rescue, and the magical freedom of expression that ensues. The accompanying music video from director Ariana Delawari explores the diverse manifestations of artistic identity and the artist’s role in harnessing them.
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HEATHER PORCARO SHARES “ALL HANDS ON DECK”
MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “ALL HANDS ON DECK” HERE
Heather Porcaro’s latest single, “All Hands on Deck” is a rallying cry for community and creativity in the face of never-ceasing challenges. The fourth-generation musician and daughter to Toto’s Steve Porcaro takes an avant-garde approach to her classical training, with wide and varying influences spanning Pop, Jazz, Folk, and Rock. Her butterfly, alto voice embarks listeners on a surreal and poetic journey through the every day, with quirky lightheartedness and contagious energy.
“All Hands on Deck” was written in 2019, as the artist awoke a spell of health concerns and career distractions that kept her from her music. From a low place, she called upon friends Tim Young and Scott Seiver to pull her out of a musical funk, and help write and produce what would become one of the first singles in her professional repertoire. “All Hands on Deck” is inspired by the real-life circumstance of this community-to-the-rescue and the magical freedom of expression that ensues.
Porcaro’s clever writing reflects years spent in the works, paying homage to the obstacle of self-acceptance through a lighthearted lens: “I’m not who I once was, I’m kind of on the run,” she sings with unabashed vulnerability. Sultry vocals and layered instrumentals balance a playfulness with Porcaro’s mature perspective, brilliantly reflecting the common desire to be seen.
The accompanying music video explores the diverse manifestations of artistic identity and the artist’s role in harnessing them. Working with underrepresented voices in the industry was important to Porcaro, whose team includes Afghan American Director Ariana Delewari and Brazilian Director of Photography Andressa Cordeiro. The video is “a love letter to our home city,” said Delawari, “It was important to us that most of the people in the video are Heather’s friends and family, the people in LA who have supported her musical journey.” Shot on location in Los Angeles, the video features appearances from actors Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kylie Bunbury, and magician Rob Zabrecky.
The release reflects Porcaro’s intuitive understanding of the intersection of film and music, and the collaborative nature of each. Her highly intentional approach is both timely and refreshly, marking Porcaro as an artist to watch in the coming seasons. The video for “All Hands on Deck” follows the previous releases from Porcaro, “Charleston” and “Oh No!”
ABOUT HEATHER PORCARO:
Heather Porcaro is a multi-talented artist, singer, and songwriter. A fourth-generation musician, she takes an avant-garde approach to her classical training, with wide and varying influences spanning Pop, Jazz, Folk, and Rock. Her buttery, alto voice embarks listeners on a surreal and poetic journey through the everyday, with quirky lightheartedness and contagious energy. Thematically, her songs explore the bizarre nature of life, temporality, and human emotions.
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HEATHER PORCARO SHARES NEW SINGLE “I WANNA KNOW”
SINGLE GRASPS THE BEDROCK OF HUMAN INTIMACY AMIDST A SWIRLING SEA OF INSTABILITY AND FEAR
FIRST SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM, THE HEARTSTRING SYMPHONY
LISTEN TO "I WANNA KNOW" HERE
Heather Porcaro’s spellbinding new single first emerged years ago, during a time fraught with tension, violence, and disunity. Years later, it’s chilling resonance made 2021 a perfect time to reconsider the track through our current lens. Now, the remixed, remastered release of “I Wanna Know,” predicts a rebellious and fun forthcoming album rich with modern perspectives, timeless heartache, and tales urgent for contemporary ears.
“I Wanna Know” grasps the bedrock of human intimacy amidst a swirling sea of instability and fear. “It’s about having your person,” Porcaro explains, whether they’re a life partner or community, who helps navigate the negative to find a reprieve. The artist, who’s faced loss and upheaval throughout much of her career, battles unjust notions with lyrics determined to catalyze good: “who let the strangers in, I wanna know.” The track’s swaying and spiraling Americana-pop sound is interrupted by emphatic moments of rock-and-roll ‘enough is enough’ spirit. Melding influences across decades and genres with a message urgent for today, Porcaro’s “I Wanna Know” carries the torch lit by activists before her to an audience eager for solutions.
The single is the first to be released from the artist’s forthcoming album, The Heartstring Symphony, produced at Zeitgeist Studio by Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers), engineered by Shawn Everett (Kacey Musgraves, Alabama Shakes) mixed Alec Dixon, and featuring John Wicks of Fitz and the Tantrums on drums.
ABOUT HEATHER PORCARO:
Heather Porcaro is a multi-talented artist, singer, and songwriter. A fourth generation musician, she takes an avant-garde approach to her classical training, with wide and varying influences spanning Pop, Jazz, Folk, and Rock. Her buttery, alto voice embarks listeners on a surreal and poetic journey through the everyday, with quirky lightheartedness and contagious energy. Thematically, her songs explore the bizarre nature of life, temporality, and human emotions.
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