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Awakening to visions of a civilization long buried beneath the sea, a woman begins to wonder if they are mere dreams or memories from a past life. Aletheia: in search of truth, her timeless journey begins... 

 I have always found myself drawn to the imagery of tsunami. Since I was a child, these giant waves have permeated my dreams - so frequently, in fact, that I began to realize they must hold some sort of significance to me, however subconscious. It is this curiosity that led to the inception of Atlantis Awakening, my third solo album. 

 Unlike my previous original works, this is a true concept album with both a literal story (a woman experiencing visions of the lost world) and a metaphorical meaning (her search for truth in a sea of doubt). My hope is that the music will inspire you to discover your own truths as well.

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Another album preview!  Lyrics for this excerpt:

Deep in the brume of juniper and fern,
A moon overhead and stones at my feet,
I walked through a veil of cypress and birch
And came to a surface painted with leaves.

Voiceless, a child appeared in the brush
And smiled with a hush, all dusty and tanned.
Before I could speak, she ran to my side
And knelt with a flow’r she placed in my hand.

Dancing, singing
Voices ringing		
Rising, falling
Giving, being

Waiting, growing 
Teaching, knowing
Waxing, waning
Ebbing, flowing

Atlantis Awakening - "Generations" Preview

Another album preview!  

Lyrics for this excerpt (in Greek):

Eōs luō polos dikha
Anabiōnō para gaia

Translation:

Dawn dissolves the sky in two
I return to life beyond earth

Atlantis Awakening - "Eos" Preview

A preview medley of my third solo album, Atlantis Awakening!  In addition to my amazing husband and co-writer, Andrew "zircon" Aversa, special guests include Christopher Tin (composition), Malukah (vocals), Tina Guo (cello), Jeff Ball (violin & viola), the Philadelphia Boys Choir, Sandro Friedrich (duduk), Doug Perry (percussion), and Joe Zieja (guitar).  

http://jillianaversa.bandcamp.com/album/atlantis-awakening

Coming March 31st, 2014!

Atlantis Awakening - Preview Medley

Available now on ATLANTIS AWAKENING!
http://jillianaversa.bandcamp.com/album/atlantis-awakening

Vocals: Jillian Aversa
Production: Andrew Aversa (zircon)
Music: Christopher Tin
Lyrics: Christopher Tin & Jillian Aversa
Arrangement: Jillian & Andrew Aversa
Violin, Viola: Jeff Ball
Cello: Tina Guo

Will o' the Wisp (with Christopher Tin)

EDM - Jillian Aversa Vocal Demo Reel

Celtic - Jillian Aversa Vocal Demo Reel

Classical/Opera - Jillian Aversa Vocal Demo Reel

Contemporary/Pop - Jillian Aversa Vocal Demo Reel

Ethnic/World Music - Jillian Aversa Vocal Demo Reel

Cinematic/Ethereal - Jillian Aversa Vocal Demo Reel

A selection of original works, collaborations and demo medleys from various album, video game, and other media projects!

Civilization V: Gods & Kings - "Main Theme"

Soulcalibur V - The Breeze At Dawn

zircon - Antigravity - "Breathing You In (feat. Jillian Aversa)"

Arranged by Jillian Aversa and zircon
Vocals by Jillian Aversa

Super Metroid: "Kindred"

Arranged by Mattias Häggström Gerdt
Vocals by Jillian Aversa

Armored Core 4: "Goodbye Thinker"

Armored Core: "We Can See No-373"

Chrono Cross: "Dreaming Still"

Arranged by Steffan Andrews, bLiNd, tefnek, Fishy, Jillian Aversa, Sixto Sounds, Suzumebachi
Vocals by Jillian Aversa

Final Fantasy 7: "Black Wing Metamorphosis"

Arranged by The Orichalcon, Tepid, Jillian Aversa
Vocals by Jillian Aversa

Final Fantasy 10: "Via"

Arranged by Hiroki Kikuta
Lyrics & Vocals by Jillian Aversa

Hiroki Kikuta: "Never Ending Night" (Touhou)

Arranged by zircon
Vocals by Jillian Aversa

Super Street Fighter 4: "Time to Oil Up"

A compilation of themes I've performed or composed for various video game franchises!

God of War: Ghost of Sparta - "Aroania Mountains"

Soulcalibur V - "Silent Grief"

I frequently collaborate with other artists and composers on album projects, singles, film/TV work and other miscellaneous media. Here are some of my favorites!

Will Roget, II: "L'Infini"

Halo: CE Anniversary - "An End of Dying"

Halo: CE Anniversary - "Bravery, Brotherhood"

Halo: CE Anniversary - "Cloaked in Blackness"

Halo: CE Anniversary - "Honest Negotiation Suite"

Halo: CE Anniversary - "Installation 04"

Halo: CE Anniversary - "Suite Fall"

This a song preview from my upcoming solo album, Atlantis Awakening.  In "Diving Bell," I imagine drifting down through a beautiful, wondrous underwater world.  The lyrics you hear in this excerpt are:

Breathe, breathe anew.
Breathe the sky, gray and blue.
Where the air meets the sea,
I hear a voice calling me:

"Come home, Diving Bell.
Come into the water's swell,
For what lies beneath
But the answers that you seek?" 

Atlantis Awakening - "Diving Bell" Preview

Another album preview!  "You and I" is inspired by the image of our protagonist looking at her reflection in the water.  Lyrics for this excerpt:

If I stayed here, wading through the reeds,
Would I see her?
I wonder.

And in that image, gazing back at me,
Would I be her?
I wonder.

Free your mind.
In our reflection, what do you find?
Close your eyes,
And it will be you and I.

Atlantis Awakening - "You and I" Preview

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Vocal Demo - Cinematic Styles

Vocal Demo - Contemporary Styles

Jillian Aversa is a soundtrack vocalist, concert soloist, New Age/World music composer, and YouTube artist. Her shimmering voice has been featured in Hollywood film and blockbuster video game franchises Halo, Destiny, God of War, Civilization, Soulcalibur, Killer Instinct, Katamari Damacy, Assassin's Creed/Brawlhalla, Crimson Dragon, Honor of Kings, the Gran Turismo film and more. In addition to her soundtrack performances, she is known as a soloist with various symphonic game concerts across the globe – including the international concert tour Video Games Live. Her YouTube channel features music videos that have received millions of views, as well as coverage in Polygon, Wired, Game Informer, and Nerdist.

Jillian has performed as a soloist with the Boston Symphony, the National Symphony, the Melbourne Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, the Shanghai Orchestra, the City of Prague Philharmonic, and the National Symphony in Dubai, among many others. As the touring vocal soloist for Video Games Live, an immersive symphonic concert series, she has performed in 14 countries across 5 continents.

Notable concert events in which Jillian has been a featured vocalist include the San Diego Comic Con, E3 Expo, Tokyo Game Show, at several official Blizzard Entertainment concerts held in arenas across China, with the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony's Music of Inon Zur, with the Video Game Orchestra in Boston, in A Night in Fantasia with the Macau Symphony, and in Video Games Unplugged with the Melbourne Symphony, hosted by actor Wil Wheaton, and Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub of Penny Arcade TV.

Jillian performed the ending theme to the Gran Turismo film, composed by Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski in conjunction with 14th Street Music - a music production company founded by Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe and Steven Kofsky. As a soloist on major video game soundtracks, she is often regarded as “the voice of Halo,” singing on four games in the popular franchise as well as on the TV mini series Halo: Fall of Reach - including the ending theme song, "Take This Life," which she co-composed with Tom Salta. On Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Halo 2 Anniversary, her voice is used extensively throughout both cutscenes and gameplay alike, as well as in the iconic main theme, "Installation 04." Her haunting vocals can be heard in the "Prelude" to Halo: Spartan Assault, among many others, - and on Halo: Spartan Strike she continues to contribute to the series' signature sound with a vast range of tracks highlighting her singing. 

Jillian is the vocalist of the popular "Watchtower" theme in Destiny 2: Forsaken, composed by Wilbert Roget II. In both Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword and Civilization V: Gods and Kings, she sings the intro theme songs by composer Michael Curran. The soundtrack to God of War: Ghost of Sparta features Jillian's operatic singing and eerie whispers as the voice of Erinys, composed by Mike Reagan. In Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed-Brawlhalla crossover, she is the soloist of the classic "Ezio's Theme" composed by Jesper Kyd and arranged by Chris Rickwood, among numerous other tracks. Her ethereal singing captivates in the massively popular Chinese MMO Honor of Kings with Tom Salta.

Jillian's versatile range spans distinctive solos to intricate harmonies, improvisation, and lush one-woman choirs. Her recorded languages include English, Latin, Italian, French, German, Japanese, Gaelic, Russian, and Polish. She also enjoys singing in fictional languages - examples include her lyrics for the Soulcalibur V ending theme, "The Breeze At Dawn," a piece she co-composed with Cris Velasco - as well as the fantasy lyrics to "Esoterica" from the Indivisible soundtrack with Secret of Mana composer Hiroki Kikuta.  She sings in Japanese for "Lonely Rolling Star" in the Katamari Damacy game "Tap My Katamari," arranged and produced by Andrew Aversa, and in Latin for the main theme to Civilization V: Gods and Kings.

Though she is a classically trained soprano with a degree in vocal performance from Peabody Conservatory of Music, Jillian is also well versed in non-Western singing styles. In Mick Gordon's score to Killer Instinct (2013), her Mongolian vocal stylings can be heard in "Jago's Theme." Her Slavic inspired singing pierces in the main theme of Crimson Dragon with composers Saori Kobayashi and Jeremy Garren. She is also the featured vocalist of the sample library “Allura” by virtual instrument developer Impact Soundworks, used by thousands of composers around the world. There, her distinctive range is on display as both a soprano and in several World music vocal traditions. 

Jillian also composes and performs original New Age music. Her solo albums Atlantis Awakening, Origins, and Through Sand and Snow have been streamed hundreds of thousands of times worldwide, landing international radio airplay and awards such as the $5,000 OurStage Music Grand Prize and JPF Best New Age Album. 

Outside her soundtrack and solo work, Jillian also enjoys collaborating on original music with other artists – including her husband Andrew "zircon" Aversa, with whom she has co-written and performed on numerous popular EDM tracks. Her vocals can be heard on the two time Grammy-winning album Calling All Dawns by Christopher Tin, and the two musicians wrote an original song together for One Big Album, a charity release featuring an all-star roster of video game composers. Her voice can be heard on 5-time Grammy nominee David Arkenstone's album Music Inspired by Middle Earth vol . ll, and she has also collaborated with Grammy-nominated cellist and composer Tina Guo on numerous occasions.

With her silken voice and passionate vision, Jillian Aversa has become both a critical and popular favorite – commanding the stage, the studio, and redefining what we think of New Age music along the way.

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