|KAREN BERNOD|(formerly of Incognito)|& her band BROOKLYN SOUL |“A simmering, intoxicating brew.” — Billboard Magazine “Polished yet fiery, [Bernód’s] velvety voice reels you in gently and then|leaves you wanting more and more as the intensity builds.” — Chicago|Tribune A native of Brooklyn N.Y., Karen Bernod has backed-up some of today’s hottest artists including Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Incognito, D’Angelo, and Erykah Badu. You heard her background vocals on recordings by music icons including Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, Paul Simon and Stephanie Mills. Karen recorded three tracks with Incognito - “Marrakech,” “More of Myself” (from the 1999 release “No Time Like the Future”) and “Yesterday’s Dreams” (from the 2000 release “The Best of Incognito”). Karen Bernód’s independent debut project, “Some Othaness For U,” was released in 2001. Her second project, LIFE @ 360 DEGREES, was recently released on Dome Records in the UK and Europe and in the U.S. on Karen’s own label, Natively Creative Music.| |