About Carnelian Woman

In the summer of 2021, Herald (performing as Kodi Hannah and still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic) was in desperate need of a musical collaborator in order to continue providing live entertainment during the summer months in Alaska. Reaching a dead end in her search, she turned to social media for help. Expecting scraps and more obstacles, she received a response to her flyer from a musician by the name of Dawson Gentleman. It didn’t take long for the pair to click, as they had both attended the same high school and knew of each other through mutual friends. Herald never expected Dawson to be interested in the kind of music she wanted to create, but they quickly bonded over things like Tenacious D and 70’s psychedelic rock.

During one of their first writing sessions together, they created ‘Storms’ and ‘Outlaw’; two of their biggest anthems to date. The stars aligned. From that point on, they became musical partners and began the iconic duo Carnelian Woman.

Dawson

Born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, Dawson Gentleman grew up in a family of musicians: his mother played piano and sang, his father is a guitar player and singer, and his step-mom is a drummer. Dawson got an early start playing music with the support of his parents when they bought him his first drum set at just 5 years old. Many loud noises later, Dawson picked up a guitar and quickly fell in love with the versatility of the instrument. From at-home guitar lessons with dad to co-writing his first album with his best friend, Dawson is now one half of Carnelian Woman where he is able to embrace his passion of making music and having fun doing it.