Singer-songwriter Leslie Berry is often described as “progressive pop.” But upon closer listen, you hear many influences in her music. Atlanta's Creative Loafing describes her music as “modern songwriting with elements of classical and folk that simmers with an understated unrest.” Greenville’s Metrobeat says, “It’s refreshing to hear an artist capable of creating accessible music without sacrificing integrity and inventiveness. Leslie Berry is such an artist.” Southeast Performer described her self titled debut CD as “Paula Cole in a polite catfight with Tori Amos,” calling the project as a whole “a well produced adult contemporary showcase.” The Hickory News says that Leslie “drives a mean piano.” All of these ingredients are what have made Leslie Berry a rising artist on the Southeast music scene.

Originally from the metro Atlanta area, Leslie has been playing and singing in ensembles for over twenty years. She holds degrees in music performance and computer science and has appeared with symphony orchestras, the Spartanburg Repertory Company, Theatre Converse, and at the Brevard Music Center. Training to be a concert pianist, it wasn’t until after graduating college that Leslie’s love for pop music convinced her to change her direction and begin writing her own songs. Leslie’s original songs and those of producer and songwriting partner, David Berry, are characterized by “layers and textures in both the music and the meaning of the songs,” according to The Spartanburg Herald-Journal. David has received national recognition and his music was described by Billboard as “well crafted” and “solid.”

Leslie Berry has appeared at such notable venues as The Handlebar, Coffee Underground, The Cotton Club, Red Light Cafe and Eddie's Attic, and was a featured artist on Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Network Tank Tour. She has performed at many festivals and conferences across the Southeast as well, such as Cape Fear Folk Fest, First Night Asheville, Spring Fling in Spartanburg, MumFest in New Bern, Riverplace Festival in Greenville, Folk Alliance in Nashville and Jacksonville, 2NMC in Nashville, and Brown Bag Lunch in downtown Marietta, GA. She is a performing member of Indiegrrl, GoGirls Elite, and Just Plain Folks, organizations founded to promote independent artists. Leslie is also a member of DryRidge Productions, a non-profit organization promoting acoustic music in Upstate S.C. She recently completed her third CD, Was It Blue?, to be released in March, 2004.