About
Solveig and Stevie bring an easy pop/folk feel and an eclectic sound that conjures the power pop of the 80s with its female lead vocals, pleasing harmonies and melodic bass lines.
Solveig Whittle is the lead vocalist and lyricist of the duo Solveig & Stevie, whose other member is studio musician and producer, Stevie Adamek. Stevie was originally signed by Scepter Records (with the See Band) and then Columbia Records (Bighorn). He also composed for and performed with the iconic Seattle band, The Allies, one of the first to have a music video on MTV (Emma Peel). Solveig and Stevie teamed up and started writing together in 2010. From 2003 through 2010 Solveig was lead singer and lyricist for the Seattle indie pop folk band, Shades of Red, which produced two albums, December Sunday (2008) and Absolution (2011).
Solveig and Stevie recently completed their first CD together, and are also writing and recording music for events, for other musicians, and for television and film licensing. Solveig is also a bloggger and regularly contributes articles on the music industry and music marketing to Hypebot.
Stevie produces local musicians and bands, and Solveig and Stevie have also collaborated on several songs with former Heart guitarist, now solo artist, Roger Fisher, who has a cameo appearance on Shades of Red’s Absolution album. Solveig and Stevie also collaborate regularly with other Seattle musicians Don Wilhelm (The Daily Flash), Gary Shelton, and Jerry Battista (Dusty 45s/ Davanos). Solveig and Stevie have also collaborated with singer-songwriters Kevin Jones (East River Studio) and Elizabeth Butler (Running Home Records), and producer Danny McCarthy (Silver Scrapes/League of Legends and Fracture/Discovery Channel) and hip hop artist UltraLOVE (Mike Wagner).