Karen Bernod
Karen Bernod
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Growing up in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy, Karen Bernod always performed in neighborhood talent shows. Her favorite songs were usually by female artists such as Natalie Cole, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack and Stephanie Mills. The youngest of three, Karen is a native New Yorker. She attended Erasmus Hall High School which has numerous famous music Alumni such as Will Downing, Barbra Streisand, Kedar Massenberg, and Stephanie Mills. There Bernod was very active in Music, Theater and Student government. She served as Senior Class president and was a member of the female choir "Cantata". She majored in Music at the State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY) but took a leave of absence after one year to pursue her music career.
Professional career
Karen became the warm up for the Bill Cosby Show. She was a principal in the off Broadway play "Mama I Want To Sing." Her first jingle (Thanks to Bernie Drayton) was a Budweiser spot w/Tone Loc.
Shortly after that Karen started singing Background Vocals for various HOUSE artists, which landed her an opportunity to co-write & perform the club classic "MOTHERLAND" produced by Winston Jones. Karen was the vocal (Doo-Wop) consultant and vocalist for Paul Simon's production of "Cape Man" with the fabulous Marc Anthony and Reuben Blades. She also recorded two of Paul Simon's CD projects as well as Ru Paul, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross and Stephanie Mills to name a few.
Karen traveled abroad, recording and touring with D'Angelo and Erykah Badu. Two ground breaking artists who both broadened the minds of those who might not have been exposed to the Old School sounds of Soul music otherwise. While on tour with Badu, Karen received an invite to add her vocals on UK's Jazz Funk band Incognito album. She is featured on three cuts on Incognito's album "No Time Like The Future" Marrakech, More Of Myself, and Yesterday's Dream .
After touring Europe and America, Karen Bernod returned home to Brooklyn and started production on her solo project. Karen's solo endeavor was now in full effect and she was excited as well as eager to give y'all some "Othaness." Hence the title "Some Othaness 4 U". She chose this title because her music encompasses all of her influences from Marvin to Ella, Natalie to Chaka, Curtis to D'Angelo and Billie to Erykah. Karen believes we enter each others lives for a reason, Divine Intervention. She wrote and arranged along with Producers Greg Spooner and Norman Keyes Hurt. Her lyrical content is basically about Life-History, and Plain ol'fun.
Bernod's 2nd cd, Life @ 360 Degrees, was
