The first Thursday of the month is AMOC Presents! A one-night only performance featuring a local artist or arts group.

Apr 6 | 7:30pm | $15

People are drawn to music for a multitude of reasons, but we often don't get the opportunity to learn about an artist's songwriting process. Join Brigitte Mena and her band for a night of music and storytelling, where you will hear the inspiration behind the songs from her upcoming third album. This will be an intimate, stripped-down performance and a chance to see how each of her songs have evolved from a simple melody into the final product through band collaboration and time spent in the studio.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Brigitte Mena started crafting original music in high school, and founded her first rock band as a freshman at Southern Methodist University, where she studied Music and Psychology. Mena’s music studies helped her hone her craft, while her work in psychology gave her an avenue to explore her interest in human behavior. Instead of choosing one passion over the other, the artist decided to merge the two roads ahead of her. By using her talents as a musician, Mena shines a light on topics like behavior, mental health, relationships and identity.

Her debut album “Maslow” released in 2018 explored Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and heralded the arrival of a distinctive new talent, showing audiences across Texas what’s possible when talent meets a one-of-a-kind voice. Mena can be seen in shows across DFW, and released her sophomore album, “Element” in 2020. While her bandmates, sound and style have evolved over the years, her resolve to tell powerful stories has remained. “I create a story that is relatable to a wide range of listeners,” she says of her music. “These are songs I think we can all resonate with in one way or another.”

Mena is currently back in the studio recording her third album anticipating a release later this year.

Instagram | www.brigittemena.com

photo by: Ashley Highberger