Having returned from an extremely successful tour with Wishbone Ash in November 2015, Doris Brendel, one of the most unique female rock-singers of the last decade, will be back on the road in 2016. The daughter of famed classical pianist Alfred Brendel, her distinctive vocals were the driving force behind 1990s alt-rockers The Violet Hour, who were signed to Sony when they released their now revered, classic album ‘The Fire Sermon’ in 1991. Brendel’s 8th album and most recent release, ‘Upside Down World’ in April 2015, once again reflects her multi-faceted personality with an eclectic collection of songs popularly described as 'Progressive Pop', ‘Upside Down World’ spans pop, rock, prog and acoustic styles, confronting happy and sad topics with a humorous, angst-ridden style, blending them into a cocktail of sound and meaning. Brendel’s collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Lee Dunham, guitarist of rock/metal band Primary Slave, continues in a live capacity, using an array of musicians to contribute to the progressive sound to complement Brendel's distinctive, husky vocals. Brendel has worked with some notable people over the years, including Alvin Lee, Gary Moore, Sam Brown, Joe Brown, Herbie Flowers, and has toured extensively with Marillion as well as Nils Lofgren, John Farnham and Steve Marriott. She was also offered to sing with Pink Floyd on the Great Gig in the Sky tour, which she had to turn down due to already contracted tour commitments. A few review quotes for ‘Upside Down World’: ‘Doris Brendel remains unpredictable, wilful, funny, powerful, devastating, melancholy and a hundred other things, often several of them at once. ‘ ‘Crisply produced, beautifully performed, and unpredictable as all hell, Upside Down World is the sound of one of the UK’s great undiscovered singer-songwriters following her fearless muse with a collaborator who clearly enjoys and understands her versatility.’ ECHOES AND DUST Her voice is just amazing! METAL TEMPLE ‘Upside Down World is a modern White Album.’ ‘The artistic performance is breath taking and the songs are varied and great’ ART ROCK 'Doris Brendel has some freaking pipes! My Gawd, is she the ghost of Janis Joplin? She is awesome!' FOX FM