Biography

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Toni Swann-Pardigno
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Todd Brodginski
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Artist Bio:

I’m a singer, songwriter, and guitar player who grew up surrounded by music and the music business. I got my first guitar, a Fender Stratocaster around age 13, along with a Fender Deluxe Reverb amp. I was captivated by the sounds of David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, and Led Zeppelin, and tried to learn everything I could from my guitar heroes Frank Zappa, Ted Nugent, Jimi Hendrix, and many others.

In 1990, I took over my father's company, now CMH Label Group, and I’ve proudly served as its president for the last 29 years. While I never stopped playing guitar, running the label meant making my own music had to take a back seat for quite a few years.

In 2009, I began studying with a vocal coach and it was singing that inspired me to focus more time on writing, recording, and producing original songs. My first album, Garden of Edendale, began as a passion project and took 7 years to make. Released in 2018, many of the songs pull from my own life experiences. Death Valley, my second album, was released in spring 2020. I titled the album in honor of my favorite place on earth. Death Valley is always a source of inspiration for me and a place that never fails to renew my spirit.

I have to say there are some advantages to releasing your first album in middle age. I have more life experience to draw on lyrically than I did when I was 20 or even 30. When I was younger, I wanted to sound like my heroes. Now, I want to sound like myself. I continue to explore what that means, writing and creating as much new music as I can. Sometimes you have to live the record before you can make the record. I hope you enjoy!