Anna finished her third album with legendary music producer, Charlie Peacock in April 2009. She is in process of finishing her 4th project, an EP called "Like A River" with Sam Ashworth at The Art House in Nashville, TN. The EP will release in late 2009.
Anna Gilbert is an independent singer and songwriter. Her musical exploration began at a very young age when her father and mother introduced her to the piano and singing. One of her favorite past times as a child was making up songs while her father played simple chords on his acoustic guitar. Anna's childhood was one which thrust and immersed her into the very core and heart of songwriting. Her parents played in a blue grass band and sang in a quartet, and her father was a music major and teacher before becoming a ministe. It was at her church in Eugene, Oregon that she gained much of her musical experience singing and performing in church choirs and small ensembles.
In elementary school song writing became one of Anna's first loves. After winning an honorable mention in the fifth grade for her song composition in a city wide competition, Anna knew she had a strong passion to move people through the medium of music.
Throughout Anna's teenage years, she developed a large repertoire of song compositions. She began filling up notebooks, journals, slips of paper, and cassette tapes with lyrics and song ideas.
Anna began the recording process in a small studio in Eugene. Without the funds to hire an arranger or producer, Anna embarked on her project with only a couple friends to help her do the arranging and producing. She finally had a finished product a year later in 2003 and released her CD God Sees in Eugene and Portland on an extremely local and independent level. Without a website, marketing capabilities, or major publicity, God Sees sold 1,000 copies within the first few months of its release. As the word spread and the buzz grew, she began being invited to sing in Oregon, Washington, and California.
Anna went on to produce her second album "Falling in a Beautiful Place".
She has also recorded a third album "YOUR LOVE MY MEDICINE" with Grammy Award Winning Producer, Charlie Peacock. The two met in Seattle, WA and after hearing Anna's music, Peacock felt she had something special. The two began an artist development deal and song writing relationship, and began writing for the third album set to release in April 2009. Peacock is a legendary author and producer whose accolades and accomplishments span many musical genres.
All of Anna's music is available world wide on iTunes, and many other digital distribution sites throughout the UK.
Another one of Anna's loves is writing. As an English major, she enjoys writing poetry and reading books. She will often incorporate many of the motifs from her poetry within the lyrics of her music.