Thanks for visiting this site.

The web is only one way to showcase a life's work. This site is just a peek into how I've leveraged my skills in both corporate and creative arenas.

I wake up everyday wanting to tap into life creatively. For the past 25 years, I've been fortunate enough to integrate the arts into my livelyhood.

My Blog is a place to find me in my current state of being.

Artists for Literacy is an organization I founded in 2000, that manifests my conviction for literacy and arts activism, and has brought a new level of meaning to the work I do.

One Good Thing is what I think about everyday.

Get Smart Radio is a pod cast I started back in 2008 - it's recorded in front of live audiences in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Clients come in all forms. I'd rather call them collaborators, as the process of getting things 'right' is a melding of many forces. Bringing my love of words and sound design into the mix has become a passion as well as a privilege.

Performing has definitely been my drug of choice in the past. But living out loud takes many forms, so I don't always need a stage and lights to make a statement and make a difference.

Looking forward to more good things from you and me...

Deborah

OneU2 by deborahpardes

Media Coverage of Work
New York Times, RollingStone, BillBoard, UTNE Reader, BBC (The Ticket), NPR (All Things Considered) San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, The Advocate, Performing Songwriter Magazine, Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Featured Performer in
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (with EmmyLou Harris, Dolly Parton, Gillian Welch)
Lilith Fair West Coast (with Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, The Pretenders)

Opened for
Richard Thompson
Dan Hicks
Richi Havens
Taj Mahal
Todd Rundgren
Tim Reynolds
Mose Allison
Bernie Taupin
Billy Mann
Peter Himmelman
David Wilcox
Loudon Wainwright III
Rory Block
Adrien Legg
Craig Chaquiso
Holly Near

It was designed by
Alicia Buelow and the code was written by Brian Kirkbride.