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Biography

“Watch for them, and you might be saying ‘I saw them long before they were so famous.’” - Tracy Kolenchuk, Edmonton Arts Photographer

You could possibly label Drowning Ophelia as “alternative pop;” however, their music combines influences from classic rock to Latin sounds and their new self titled album has been described as “Santana meets No Doubt.”

Founded by twin sisters, Candace and Karli Schiebelbein, Drowning Ophelia has been featured as one of Big Rock's "Untapped" up and coming artists sharing the stage with Tupelo Honey's Matthew Landry. Drowning Ophelia was also chosen by Hevy D Music as a showcased "Star of Tommorow". You can find their single "Cinderella" available for free download in bags of Hevy D Kettle Korn.

Released in Fall 2008, "Cinderella" has won awards for “Best Female Vocals” and “Most Original” in Alternative Pop on Garageband.com. Listeners describe “Cinderella” as “zany, quirky, full of fun and latino sounds” with an “uplifting hook, snapping samba-like beat with cutting edge energy behind the song”.

In 2007, Drowning Ophelia won Supernova.com's Battle of the Bands which propelled them onto Edmonton's alternative music scene.

Candace and Karli grew up in small town Saskatchewan surrounded by music. With professional musicians for parents and a recording studio for a playroom, these girls harmonized before talking, read music before storybooks, and performed live music before getting braces.

In 2003, Candace and Karli moved to Edmonton, Alberta, where went to school by day– Candace at the University of Alberta, and Karli at Grant MacEwan College where she received a Diploma in Music- and wrote songs by night.

Drowning Ophelia has played in venues across Edmonton and is taking their show on the road to the rest of Alberta and Western Canada in Spring 2009.