Dre & The Collective - My California (2017)

Born in Sweden and now a Permanent Resident of the US, Dre Anders is a product of a very famous musical family. Her parents graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm Sweden–her father was honored with a postage stamp and the family toured in churches and summer festivals all over the world for most of her childhood. So, for someone who spent her first 18 years on stage, she certainly chose an odd career path for the better part of the next two decades…pushing her two brothers out of the creative nest (Adam Anders-music producer for Glee, Alex Anders-vocal producer and engineer), joining a pop group in LA, experimenting with Blues and Rock, vocal producer and arranger for various Indie projects, catalyst for the launch of the critically acclaimed Travelin’ McCourys, and most recently founder of Dre and the Collective…a band she started in her hometown of Tampa. “I wanted to draw on the celebrated musical roots of this area—like Tom Petty and Ray Charles…and blend it with my voice and Swedish musical heritage…as well as the Gospel sounds of my youth.” She has been described as a "hard folk" artist, willing to tackle subjects that are emotional and thought provoking, presented in soft melodies and harmonies, surrounded by soulful acoustic instrumentation.