Priscilla Hernandez
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Priscilla Hernández is a Spanish singer-songwriter
and fantasy illustrator. Born in La Palma (Canary Islands
), she is now based in Barcelona, Spain. She is also the founder of the independent record label Yidneth Records.
Priscilla's music can be classified as 'Ethereal gothic' or dark new age, based in the spectral spellbinding of fairytales, concept that also nourishes her fantasy and fairy art as illustrator and photographer. She's also known as "Yidneth" which is not her artistic name but her comic project as illustrator made in the late 90's but unreleased. Priscilla also administrates, along with the Spanish composer Héctor Corcín, a platform for the promotion of independent new age artists around the world Nuevas Músicas NM.After some demos and collaborations in soundtracks and other CDs and projects, late 2006 she released her official debut album "Ancient Shadows (the ghost and the fairy) which compiles 19 of her songs as well as two booklets with her illustrations. The album won the award of "Best New Age Album" for The Independent Music Awards
(IMAs) and she was also nominee as best new age vocalist in Los Angeles Music Awards. This project is specially inspired not only by the fantasy world of fairies and ghosts that inspires her artworks but also by the sleep paralysis
disorder and hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations occurring between dream and awareness and the strange states of mind that may take place during temporal lobe epilepsy
. She also collaborates actively with the British author David Riche well known for supporting fantasy and fairy artists worldwide.
Thanks to the company Faerieworlds
, Priscilla premiered in the United States both in the East Coast (Faerieworlds) and West Coast (Faeriecon) along with bands like Qntal, Woodland and Trillian Green. She also has appeared on the cover of Faerie Magazine
.
Priscilla is currently working on her second official album "The Underliving" scheduled for late 2009
Priscilla's music has been compared with Louisa John-Kroll, Enya
, Bel Canto
, and Sarah Brightman
.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and fantasy illustrator. Born in La Palma (Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
), she is now based in Barcelona, Spain. She is also the founder of the independent record label Yidneth Records.
Priscilla's music can be classified as 'Ethereal gothic' or dark new age, based in the spectral spellbinding of fairytales, concept that also nourishes her fantasy and fairy art as illustrator and photographer. She's also known as "Yidneth" which is not her artistic name but her comic project as illustrator made in the late 90's but unreleased. Priscilla also administrates, along with the Spanish composer Héctor Corcín, a platform for the promotion of independent new age artists around the world Nuevas Músicas NM.After some demos and collaborations in soundtracks and other CDs and projects, late 2006 she released her official debut album "Ancient Shadows (the ghost and the fairy) which compiles 19 of her songs as well as two booklets with her illustrations. The album won the award of "Best New Age Album" for The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
(IMAs) and she was also nominee as best new age vocalist in Los Angeles Music Awards. This project is specially inspired not only by the fantasy world of fairies and ghosts that inspires her artworks but also by the sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis is paralysis associated with sleep that may occur in healthy persons or may be associated with narcolepsy, cataplexy, and hypnagogic hallucinations. The pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occurs during REM sleep. When considered to be a...
disorder and hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations occurring between dream and awareness and the strange states of mind that may take place during temporal lobe epilepsy
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Temporal lobe epilepsy a.k.a. Psychomotor epilepsy, is a form of focal epilepsy, a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures. Over 40 types of epilepsies are known. They fall into two main categories: partial-onset epilepsies and generalized-onset epilepsies...
. She also collaborates actively with the British author David Riche well known for supporting fantasy and fairy artists worldwide.
Thanks to the company Faerieworlds
Faerieworlds
The Faerieworlds Festival is an annual music and arts festival currently held annually in Oregon. The festival's primary theme is the "realm of the faerie"...
, Priscilla premiered in the United States both in the East Coast (Faerieworlds) and West Coast (Faeriecon) along with bands like Qntal, Woodland and Trillian Green. She also has appeared on the cover of Faerie Magazine
Faerie Magazine
Faerie Magazine is a quarterly fantasy magazine focusing on faeries and the subcultures and industry surrounding the fantasy genre.Based out of Maryland, Faerie Magazine first appeared in Spring 2005...
.
Priscilla is currently working on her second official album "The Underliving" scheduled for late 2009
Priscilla's music has been compared with Louisa John-Kroll, Enya
Enya
Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...
, Bel Canto
Bel Canto
Bel Canto may refer to:*Bel canto, an opera term that literally means "beautiful singing"*Bel Canto , a novel by Ann Patchett*Bel Canto , a Norwegian pop/electronica band*Bel Canto , 2006 Roberto Alagna album...
, and Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
.