Don't be fooled by the youth of this 13 year old Oyster Bay, NY native. She may seem like a novice but, in fact, she has become an old pro. Since the age of 10, Charlie Dane has been gigging around the country with an acoustic guitar and a love of performing.

Dane has put everything she learned into her debut album, which took 2 years to create. "I wanted to show all the different sides and types of music that I write. When I recorded the title track I was really young (10!) and throughout the album my voice gets stronger and stronger, which is what I want people to notice." she said. Like the singer-songwriters of the 1960's and 70's, Dane writes her own music and lyrics.

She has no specific formula for writing, ideas simply come to her. "Sometimes I hum a melody and I try to come up with a lyric idea that fits to it. I'll fool around on my guitar and see what chords sound good. Everything just comes all together. Once I was in a restaurant and I went into the bathroom and sang the idea for a song into my phone. One time I had a song come to me when I was on an airplane and looked out the window." The songs on Dreamland are based on Dane's life, her dreams, hopes, fears, regrets, losses and passions. In today's world most people would think and tell her constantly that she should be auditioning for a TV talent show, but she prefers the old school method of writing, recording and performing live.

She believes that music is art and should be open for interpretation and be subjective, and should not be a karaoke competition. Don Chaffin of D-City studios produced Dane's album and contributed lyrics and arrangement. Don was able to get the best of everything out of Charlie, she feels it was a privilege to work with such a talented musician and producer. You can find out more about Charlie Dane from her website, which has music, lyrics, photos, videos, a blog and her calendar of tour dates.