KIRSTY LEE AKERS performs the song "TAKE ME BACK" for BalconyTV.br Subscribe to us right now at br br 'Like' us on Facebook - Follow us on Twitter - br PRESENTED BY CASS WALKERbr br Singer-songwriter Kirsty Akers has been making an impact in her native Australia for the past eight years.br br Hailed as a remarkable talent by fellow artists, musicians, media and stalwarts of the music industry, Kirsty is fearless and brutally honest with a penchant for taking her songs to places others fear to tread.br br Kirsty's third album, 'Naked' was produced by Paul Greene (Hirst & Greene, Spy Vs Spy) and Matt Fell (Josh Pyke, Brooke Fraser, Tim Freedman, CMAA Producer of The Year) and recorded over a six month period in Sydney and on the south coast of New South Wales. While the album's cover features a striking image of Kirsty nude against a mystical forest- like setting (designed by Steve Parke whose credits include Prince, Victor Wooten & the TV show 'Heroes') its more than just a cheap gimmick.br br "Going out independent for the first time I kind of feel a little "Naked" in front of the world. The songs, production, decisions are all mine so if it goes wrong I don't have anyone else to blame it on. I think the title "Naked" describes exactly how I feel revealing the real 'me' as an artist to the world! I've put my heart and soul into this album, I even sold my house to pay for it so hopefully everything pays off and I can look back and say "it was worth it".br br Influenced equally by contemporary acts such as Mumford & Sons and Brandi Carlile as she is by the traditional country sounds of Dolly Parton, Buddy & Julie Miller and Hank Williams that were played around the family home during her formative years, Kirsty is a sublime mix of old meets new, youth meets tradition.br br Check out Kirsty's cafe in Kurri Kurri in the Hunter Region of Australia br br br CREDITS SPONSORS br Ravesis Bondi Beach ‪ br Madison Entertainment ‪ br Global Media www.globalmedia.com.