Dark-pop artist, Annie Scherer merges her love of rock ‘n roll classics with her passion for alternative music to produce her own unique sound. In 2023, Annie won second place in Lightning 100’s Music City Mayhem competition in Nashville out of 430+ entries. The finale included a live performance at 3rd & Lindsley. Following the competition, she performed at Musician’s Corner, an annual mini festival series in Nashville. Annie released her first full-length album “Garden Bed” in 2021, which was entirely self-written and self-produced. The album was widely praised, including a feature in American Songwriter. A month after its release, Annie was voted the best local musician in New York’s Capital Region according to readers of the Albany Times Union. In 2018, Annie was awarded the Producer’s Choice for the ‘Celebration of Music’ PBS special in Troy, NY. She won a trip to LA where she was taped performing “Andy Warhol.” Annie’s musical career began at age six, when she started classical piano lessons. She devoted 12 years to classical performance. Additionally, Annie is a classically trained vocalist, visual artist, and film editor.