october 10 | 6:30–9:30PM | SMITH FAMILY CHAPEL
Riverbend Centre for the Arts Unplugged @ the Chapel is an acoustic concert series featuring some of the most talented artists in Austin. Proceeds will support Art at the Bend and our community.
6:30PM – Doors open with courtyard mixer with brews and wine provided by local vendors! Hors d'oeuvres provided by Bakewell.
7:30PM – Opening - Ferera Swan
8:15PM - Concert by Tyrone Wells
Cost: Balcony Seating - $20 and General Admission - Floor Seating - $30, and VIP - $40
ARTIST BIO
First things first. Let’s get this out-of-the-way. Tyrone Wells (I) wrote this bio. I figured, “who better to talk about myself than myself?”.
I’m a lot of things in no particular order… a preacher’s son, a brother, a husband, a dad, a real estate lover, a major-label artist, an independent artist, an opener, a headliner, a very self-conscious dancer (think “Footloose”, only without the cathartic cutting loose), a gardener, a wanna be surfer, a person who has needed therapy, a pickleball player, a barstool theologian, and this next one kind of goes without saying because you’re here reading my bio.. I’m a singer-songwriter.
I’ve written a lot of songs. Probably approaching around 1,000 songs now… to me, when I wrote them, they were all good songs. The luxury of time has informed me, some of the songs were maybe just good to me. And some of the songs, inexplicably, have millions upon millions of listeners. Meanwhile, others have tens upon tens. I don’t know why, I just write them and set them free.
Ultimately, I’m trying my best to be honest, and write a song that I, and you can both love. I’m gonna keep trying. I’m so grateful that you have listened. Be it once, or be it a hundred times. I’ve got big love for you. I’ll be over here chopping away and reminding myself to be vulnerable. Peace and Love, XOXO Tyrone
Recording Artist | Ferera Swan
Ferera Swan is a recording artist, songwriter, composer, musician, and GRAMMY voting member of The Recording Academy. Classically trained by the Suzuki Method, Ferera began piano lessons at age 3, violin at age 6, and began writing piano pieces by age 10. At age 16, she composed her first cinematic score. Working out of her home studio in Austin, Texas to date, Ferera has released two albums under previous artist names and has written, co-produced, co-engineered, and arranged music for other artists in a wide variety of genres. Her vocals and voice-over work have been featured in various commercial jingles including a national advertisement for Old Navy. Her original piece, “Lighthouse” was a featured highlight in the film documentary ‘Swim For The Reef’ that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in France in 2016.
Sharing her personal story through music as an artist, adoptee, and trauma survivor, Ferera is passionate about raising awareness around adoption in support of family preservation and evolving society's mainstream adoption narrative. Her music is a vulnerable expression of her ongoing healing journey, reaching the hearts of all listeners. Bridging music and advocacy for social change and collective healing, Ferera is an advisory board member for Support Texas Adoptee Rights and founding committee member of Women In Music’s very first Austin Chapter.