Written when Triana was just 16, Kaydence is a simple, poetic song about leaving loved-ones behind. The song exhibits graceful imagery and haunting melodies, as the singer realizes that what she left may in fact be exactly what she was looking for. (Note: Subject and title can be changed to any preferred two-syllable name for TV or film purposes.) 

Kaydence was recently featured on Independent Clauses Music Blog: http://independentclauses.com/february-16-singles-acoustic/

•	STYLE: pop ballad, contemporary folk
•	MOOD: apologetic, regretful, compassionate, sensitive
•	TEMPO: 80-85 bpm
•	LENGTH: 2:33
•	DEMO INSTRUMENTATION: piano, acoustic guitar, vocals

LYRICS:
I’d swear there’s sugar in the air tonight,
The moon is full and all the stars are bright.
But if everything were perfect you’d be by my side,
So I bring you here with my mind.

Kaydence don’t you know, how I’ve been missing you, missing you.
Kaydence please forgive me, I was born a gypsy, passing through.

The world flies by, the city moves so fast.
But there’s so much that I’m missing, so much I can’t get back.
Like the time I spent away from you, chasing all my dreams,
When they’ve always been right in front of me.

Kaydence don’t you know, how I’ve been missing you, missing you.
Kaydence please forgive me, I was born a gypsy, passing through.
 
I see my coat, I see the door, 
The car keys that I’m reaching for.
I know the way, I know your street, 
A while ago it was home to me.

Kaydence don’t you know, how I’ve been missing you, missing you.
Kaydence please forgive me, I was born a gypsy, passing through.

I'd swear there's sugar in the air tonight.

Kaydence

Just to Say Hello recently won 3rd place for Best Line of the Year in the annual West Coast Songwriters Lyric Contest for the line:  "Between my big-city dreams and your small-town pride"!

Just to Say Hello is a sweet, mellow song about long distances. Featuring a bluesy guitar and organs, the track is up-close, raw, and personal. The singer describes not only the pain of being apart but also the strength of standing alone. 

•	STYLE: contemporary folk/blues ballad
•	MOOD: mellow, sweet, loving, dreamy
•	TEMPO: 140 - 144 bpm
•	LENGTH: 3:24
•	DEMO INSTRUMENTATION: electric guitar, electric bass, drum kit, organ, keyboard, vocals

LYRICS:
I got my big city dreams, you got your small town pride,
But at the end of it all, we’re gonna share our lives.
The only kind of love, that we have ever known
Can weather any storm, so we send it through the phone.

You call me up just to say hello.
There ain’t nothing new, and you already know.
You don’t say much, but it’s more than enough,
When you call me up just to say hello.

I’m finding myself, like I’ve always been told:
Before you walk together, you’ve gotta stand on your own.
We’re putting in the work. It’s putting up a fight.
We keep telling ourselves, what we’re doing is right.

You call me up just to say hello.
There ain’t nothing new, and you already know.
You don’t say much, but it’s more than enough,
When you call me up just to say hello.

I could have stayed. I would have for you,
But you’d never ask me to.
You could have come. you would have for me,
But this way we don’t have to choose,

Between my big city dreams, and your small town pride,
And at the end of it all, we gonna share our lives.

You call me up just to say hello.
There ain’t nothing new, and you already know.
You don’t say much, but it’s more than enough,
When you call me up just to say hello.

You don’t say much, but you’re sending all your love,
When you call me up just to say hello.


Just to Say Hello

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 12th, 2016 -- Award-winning singer-songwriter Triana Presley releases her debut EP, titled Timorous or Bold.

At only twenty-two years of age, the Berkeley native has already ignited the Bay Area music scene and, receiving national airplay, winning local and international songwriting awards, and garnering professional acclaim- all before the release of her debut EP. With Timorous or Bold comes a collection of folk/pop tunes, bursting with catchy melodies, sweet vocals, and lively arrangements. While Presley frequents the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA, she is currently booking performances throughout the East Bay.

Presley seemed to be testing the waters earlier this year with the release of two singles, “Dirt Road Waiting” and “Kaydence,” both receiving a wealth of praise from music bloggers to competition judges. “Dirt Road Waiting” won first place for Best Lyric of the Year in a contest held by West Coast Songwriters, a songwriting development non-profit best known for sparking the careers of pop singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles among others. An anthem for road-trippers and wanderlusts, “Dirt Road Waiting” is an upbeat, catchy tune about leaving the confinement of the city and answering to the calling of the open road. Earlier this year, it was named a finalist in the international Great American Song Contest in the country category, selected from over 1700 other songs. 

One of the contest judges noted, “there’s no doubt that [Presley has] songwriting talent.” “[‘Dirt Road Waiting’] grabbed me right from the start” said the judge, “the music and lyric epitomizes [a] laid-back, adventurous nature-loving attitude!”

Presley’s five-track EP is modern and striking enough to be played on mainstream radio, but shines with personality, incorporating folk, blues, and Americana influences. The first two tracks, “Dirt Road Waiting” and “Scotch & Soda,” are upbeat, lively, and very nearly country. Creating a sort of west-coast-twang, the sweet rhythm guitars, fiddle, and foot-stomping rhythm set the tone early on. The second two tracks, “Just to Say Hello” and “Kaydence,” slow down the pace. It is here that Presley truly shines as both a songwriter and as a vocalist, weaving together moving melodies and heartfelt lyrics. Her line, “between my big-city dreams/ and your small-town pride,” a lyric from “Just to Say Hello,” won third place for Best Line of the Year in a annual lyric contest.

While Presley is proud of the whole EP, a project that she began as a high school student, she’ll tell you her favorite song is the very last one, titled “Yours.” “If you make it all the way to the end, you get to hear my favorite song,” she says. “‘Yours” is the most recent song I’ve written, so I think it’s the most representative of where I am now as a writer.” 

Seeming to walk the fine line between a commercial pop and folk/Americana, Presley’s tracks feature strong hooks, and showcase thoughtful, elegant lyrics. Her songs “Scotch & Soda” and “Kaydence” have been described as mainstream leaning, yet Presley’s style is decidedly earthy.

Similarly, the EP’s evocative title, Timorous or Bold, deviates from the hook-driven, simple tracks it features. “It’s from one of my favorite lines of poetry,” Presley explains. “I really wanted to capture what each song is about, and also express the significance of this project to me, and how it feels to share my music.” Written on the back of her EP is the full stanza:

The way we are living,
timorous or bold,
will have been our life.
-	Seamus Heaney, “Elegy” for Robert Lowell

Timorous or Bold, can now be heard on Triana’s website, iTunes, and Spotify.

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Yours

Scotch & Soda

Dirt Road Waiting

Triana Presley is an award winning singer-songwriter hailing from Berkeley, California. She has performed in small venues around New York City where she attended college, and around the San Francisco Bay Area where she is from and currently resides. Triana's songs have been described as a blend of folk, pop, and americana with an old-soul touch. With more grace than power, Triana’s voice has been called dreamy and haunting, compared to the likes of old-school folk singers.


Triana grew up playing the piano, and after becoming rhyme-obsessed during a poetry unit in the fifth grade, she combined the two and picked up songwriting. To this day, she has yet put it down. Her first completed song, "Christmas Without You", was written about her recently deceased cat. At eleven years of age, it was an incredibly emotional time in the young songwriter's life. Now writing about life, love, and growing up, Triana’s songs have grown along with her while maintaining their youthful charm and honesty.


During high school, Triana got a job for recording artist and performer, Jennifer Lee, learning about the music industry first-hand. As an added benefit, she was able to save enough money to record her first demo. "Kaydence" was recorded at Broken Pretzel Music in Oakland, CA with the help of Robert Temple and Jeff Rolka.

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After graduating from high school, Triana attended Barnard College at Columbia University in New York City where she continued her musical education in and out of class. She worked at Moscow 57, a live music and entertainment company. Immersed in the New York City music scene, she also gained experience in professional songwriting, music promotion, and artist management. Continuing to write songs and perform her own material at small venues around New York City, Triana garnered many positive reviews, sharing the stage with artists such as Kayte Grace, Cleve Douglass, Cici James, and Ellen Kaye.

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