Desirée is originally from Hendersonville, North Carolina where she received extensive training from Flat Rock Playhouse in theatre, music and dance, and developed an appreciation for performing arts. At the age of thirteen her parents gave her a guitar and she began writing songs as soon as she had learned three chords with which to work.
After having graduated from Appalachian State University with her Bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy, Religion, and Dance, and a Theatre Minor, she began to travel working for various theatre companies, earning her membership with Actor’s Equity Association at only 22. Though she loved theatre, it was no longer the source of passion and inspiration that it had once been. She began traveling working various jobs (barista, promotion, waitress, rider for injured race horses) in search of her own sense of peace. That came in music.
Influenced by the roots music of that Western North Carolina, her style of writing is a fusion of folk, blues, bluegrass and rock. Desirée writes of life and love with a raw honesty that makes the universal themes resonate on a very personal level.
A natural lyricist, she easily conveys universal themes in a way that tugs at the heart strings and leaves the audience wondering whether it was her secrets or theirs that had been told. Melodious blends of powerful belts and softer high notes, with the occasional southern yodel, mirror the range of emotion conveyed in her songs.
She has been blessed with a wonderfully supportive family and incredibly talented friends who continue to inspire and encourage her in the development of her music. In December of 2010 Desirée moved to New York City to watch, listen, learn and be inspired by the millions of talented musicians and singers who pass through the city each year. Asking questions constantly and continuing to improve her writing, playing and vocal skills, she developed more of a sense of what she wanted and the direction she wanted to go. She continues to search for peace and happiness through travel, music, the outdoors and the wonderful friends she meets along the way.