ANNE LITT FROM LOS ANGELES TASTE-MAKER STATION KCRW ADDED
THE SONG TO HER PLAYLIST
San Francisco native,18-year old McKenna Frazer is charming,
talented, driven, adventurous, and loves to give back. She is also an avid
music lover. And it doesn’t hurt that David J, renowned artist and founding
member of the rock band Bauhaus, is her biggest advocate.
Their recent collaboration, a rendition of his hit “I’ll Be
Your Chauffeur,” was originally recorded as a gift for McKenna’s father, who is
a good friend of David J’s. McKenna grew up listening to David’s music and when
she decided to record a song for her dad, this one seemed perfect. She was
going through her dad’s music collection and came across “I’ll Be Your
Chauffeur,” a song she knew by heart. She describes the process as simple and
organic, saying that “the song is so beautiful- it just clicked. I wanted to
record a song for my dad before I left for my gap-year in India, and I knew it
was the perfect choice.” She began teaching herself the chords, popped open her
laptop, and began laying down individual tracks for the ukulele and vocals.
After adding harmonies and a little "do-do-do" line (which she
borrowed from the guitar riff on the Pretender's song, "Back on the Chain
Gang") it was complete!
After McKenna played the song for her father, he immediately
emailed her version to David J. When David heard McKenna’s recording, he was so
impressed with her voice and the charm of her interpretation that he invited
her to the studio and recorded a fully mixed and mastered rendition, which he
co-produced with Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza. Soon to follow was a video
shoot, which McKenna shot with David J (executive producer) and David Jude
Thomas (director/co-executive producer). Recalling the experience, McKenna
describes it as “fun but definitely different from what I expected, especially
working with a crew. The whole process was fascinating because it’s something
you don’t really get to understand until you go through it, and I'm so glad I
did. It was interesting to see that side of the process.”
What’s next for McKenna? Her own music! With a growing
catalogue of songs, McKenna is excited about pursuing her own music career. She
knew from an early age that music was what she wanted to do, and she looks
forward to her future as a musician. She hopes to touch people with her music
in the same way that so many artists have impacted her.
Watch the music video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwlY2VlLswA
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