Liv Warfield is one of the most promising voices in Indie soul music today. Her triumphant debut album, Embrace Me, is a compelling overload, combining warm, seductive vocals and vintage R&B with a funky new-age twist. Her music is a celebration of love and life; a powerful package of brilliant songwriting and flawless harmonizing. But Liv's greatness lies in her simplicity. She still has that demure mid-western charm about herself and a unique vulnerability that paints a picture of a young woman with an old soul full of timeless, liberated melodies.

Liv didn't inherit her love of music by way of genetics, Sunday morning church choir participation or school band rehearsals, although she did play the violin for 13 years, Liv was a track star who longed to sing. Born and raised in Peoria, IL to a family of prideful, standout athletes, Liv kept her emotions, talents and dreams to herself and lived vicariously through her musical hero's such as Jill Scott, Nina Simone, Tina Turner, Sarah Vaughn, Sade and Mary J. Blige. "All of these women have strong voices and there is something in each of them that I see in myself. They were not afraid to be vulnerable and didn't put on fronts. They were raw, pure and intense. But Mary was the one I felt I had the strongest connection to because like me, she didn't have any professional training but she sang from a different place. She had to sing because she needed to get things off her chest. There is a power behind her voice and a rawness that resonates in me."

After accepting a track scholarship at Portland State University, Liv could no longer contain her secret desire. She discontinued her studies and decided to stop running, both literally and figuratively. She quit running from herself and her family, but she ran towards her passion of creating music. "I did karaoke bars, background vocals for a hip hop band and anything I could just to get on stage and sing. And when I was in front of an audience, I became Liv instead of my birth given name Olivia. After a short while, people kept telling me that I needed to do my own thing, which is when I began working on my solo project."

Embrace Me, is all about acceptance and not being afraid to spread your wings to soar to the next level. It is a woman's album with male sensibilities. "I want people to embrace the real me, the one who's been hiding for so long. I come from a long line of athletes, where there were no artistic people and music changed my life. It showed me how to be a woman, it showed me how to express myself being a woman; it made me a lot stronger as a person. And as a writer and lyricist, it opened doors and opened my mind." Along with an intoxicating blend of rock, alternative, soul and R&B rhythms, there are lush, rhythmic details and arrangements that create a magical sound, with one common thread on the 11-track album being about love- losing love, receiving love, giving love; the pains, the thrills, the inspiration and the disappointment. On the uncomplicated track, "ABC's", a mid-tempo jam about loving yourself for who you are every single day and letting your mind be free, Liv perfects the undisputed rule of being true to ones self. While "I Decided" is a slow-burning groove that deals with the heartache of leaving an emotionally-destructive relationship, "Work For Me", is an inspiring, educational and uplifting single, that transcends time.

Liv drops a dramatic jewel on the live, epic ballad "Brother Man". "I performed this song live with my band and it's the last song on the record, which is ideal because it is the perfect ending. I am singing to the love of my life and describing the depths of my love for this particular man."

Crooning sweetly on sexy radio-ready tracks and easy-listening ballads, Liv expertly pairs emotive poetry and lyrical storytelling amidst the soundscape of solid instrument laden grooves. Having opened for heavy hitters such as B.B. King, the Dave Matthews Band, The Roots and Floetry, to name a few, this self-described "spontaneous, laid back" chanteuse, has not always been so fortunate in her career. "I've sat on the street and sang until five in the morning, sang for money to put gas in the car, checked out of my apartment to be able to have money to do music; it's been rough but God has blessed me in such a short period of time to make the progress that I have made. He has given me a talent that I need to share with people and that's what I'm doing."

Hip-hop, pop, R&B, soul, rock from a female perspective, the rising star of Liv Warfield and her debut Embrace Me are soon to shoot to instant-classic status. "You can listen to this CD all the way through and it's going to keep you in a vibe the whole time and then you're gong to want to listen to it again. You can take away everything else, but my music is something that I will fight for." Spoken like a woman set out to conquer the world.