Southern California raised and born in to a musically-rooted family, IRENE formed her love for all styles of music at an early age.  Her first music lesson (at the age of 4) was in classical piano – taught by her mother.  The instinctual pull was to play all her pop radio faves by ear, and sing primarily the harmonies (or write new ones).  Several church and school choirs later, she was given her brother’s hand-me-down acoustic guitar.  The tone was set, and her rhythm guitar path was laid out before her.  Her first band in high school set her as front-woman and primary song-writer of a 4-piece outfit where she also managed to sneak in cover tunes by an eclectic span of artists (Fleetwood Mac, Styx, R. E. M., Heart, INXS, The Clash, The Monkees, Kenny Loggins, The Cure, The Smithereens, Crowded House).  Later, she found herself as rhythm-and-vocals-for-hire in-studio, on stage, and eventually touring with the power-pop band PinkSlip.

Uprooting from her hometown to the Pacific Northwest, she newly balanced her songwriting and originals projects with being band-leader for a mainstream party band “they go pop!” catering to private parties and corporate events.  IRENE’S also made a home in the singer-songwriter space, hosting a monthly showcase for local and touring artists.  She was named “2017 Artist of the Year” by Pop Garden Radio and reviewed by Goldmine Magazine in 2018 for her latest EP “Trying Not To Smile”:  “Pena provides the perfect anecdote for today’s sobering times, a reminder that music can lift us out of our doldrums and yes, put a smile on our face when needed.”

Thankfully, DAN could be found on Facebook in 2010 posting face-melting electric guitar solos.  Note-for-note covers of Metallica’s “One”, “Welcome Home”, and “Am I Evil” to name a few.  He became the lead guitarist for “they go pop!” in 2013, and donned his acoustic cutaway at Seattle’s Hard Rock Café, featuring a notable performance of the full version of The Knack’s “My Sharona” (in the middle of a 2-hour acoustic set.)

He quickly became an in-demand guitarist for live performance and studio session work.

The most beloved lead riffs in Unadorned’s arsenal are made possible by DAN’s pro-level guitar stylings.

At 16 years old, STEVE “borrowed” Dad’s acoustic guitar and shortly decided to head down to the local Mill’s Music and bought his own.  After a handful of guitar lessons at the shop, he found himself playing along to Nirvana’s “Unplugged In New York” recordings.  Years later (and at the urging of his then girlfriend), STEVE picked up his own acoustic and worked on recording a handful of YouTube video song collaborations.

In 2013, cover band “HIMs & HERs” came looking for a bassist, and as naturally as he picked up that old acoustic, he took to live performances with a touring band and then moved in to the world of studio sessions.

Unadorned has found its groove in STEVE.