Artist description Somewhere between a Tim Burton landscape and a Dorian Gray painting, the music of Audra is fraught with passion, strength and dissonant beauty. Songs built on the unsettled emotions of past relationships, the untimely passing of heroes and friends, fervent erotic fantasies and encounters with the divine. Creeping through layers of silvery guitar, propelled by an undulating bass line and driven by a bittersweet baritone, Audra’s hauntingly seductive melodies grab for the heart, but capture the soul.

Music Style Gothic / Darkwave / Beatnik

Musical Influences Joy Division, Christian Death (Rozz Williams), Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Iggy Pop

Artist History Weaned on an early diet of Bowie, Bauhaus, Iggy Pop, Joy Division and Velvet Underground, brother Bret and Bart Helm began their musical union while young, their dichotomous personalities adding fuel to their creative energy. Throughout the past decade, Audra have shared the stage with such notable acts as Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Gene Loves Jezebel, Gitane DeMone, Lycia, Sunshine Blind, Sheep on Drugs, Rhea's Obsession, etc. On January 1st, 2000, Audra signed a record deal with the world's most respected gothic/darkwave/ethereal label, Projekt Records.

Group Members Bret Helm - vocals, bass guitar, keyboards; Bart Helm - guitar, drum programming; Robert Stacy - guitar; Greg Gibbs - bass; Jason - drums

Albums Going to the Theatre (2002), Audra (2000)

Press Reviews “An opulent elegy to personal turmoil and psychosis, rhythmic nightmares driven by Bret Helm's somber, roiling vocals and an exquisitely understated sense of the morbid.” - Caitlin R. Kiernan, Carpe Noctem Magazine “Helm's rich vocals intertwine expertly with the slightly bittersweet music and haunt the listener through a magical combination of simplicity and sincerity.” - Eden Salisbury, Universal Studios Horror Online

Location Mesa, Arizona - USA

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