Mercedes Arn-Horn Explained

Mercedes Arn-Horn
Birth Name:Mercedes Arn-Horn
Birth Date:October 31, 1993 (age 30)
Birth Place:Toronto, Canada
Origin:Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Instruments:Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, cello
Genre:Alternative rock, Pop rock, acoustic rock, synthpop, grunge, shoegaze, indie, dreampop, Easycore (early)
Occupation:Musician, songwriter, vocalist, director, actor
Years Active:2009 - present
Label:Warner Canada, Easy Life Records
Current Member Of:Softcult
Past Member Of:Courage My Love
Associated Acts:Courage My Love, Softcult

Mercedes Arn-Horn (born 1993[1]) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, director and actor.[2] She is the lead singer and guitarist of Canadian rock band Softcult,[3] and was formerly the lead singer, guitarist and keyboardist of the Canadian rock band Courage My Love.[4]

Early life

Mercedes Arn-Horn was born in Toronto. One of her first influences was going to an Alice Cooper concert at the age of 11.

Courage My Love

See main article: Courage My Love. Mercedes formed Courage My Love in 2009 with her twin sibling Phoenix Arn-Horn (drums, vocals, keyboards) and David Blake-Dickson (bass). The band were signed to Warner Canada in early 2010 after being discovered at a Battle of The Bands competition in their home town of Kitchener, Ontario. Arn-Horn was 17 years old when she signed the deal.[5] Brandon Lockwood replaced David Blake-Dickson on bass in 2012.

Courage My Love have released seven EPs and two full-length albums and have toured both in Canada and internationally with bands such as Simple Plan, As It Is and Halflives.

Softcult

Mercedes formed Softcult in 2020 with her twin sibling[6] Phoenix Arn-Horn (drums, vocals). They were signed to British label Easy Life Records in 2020.

Softcult released its debut EP, Year Of The Rat, in 2021. A follow-up EP, Year Of The Snake, was released in 2022. Their third EP, See You In The Dark, was released in 2023.

Discography

With Courage My Love

Albums:

EPs:

With Softcult

EPs:

Others

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997When Innocence Is Lost[8] Molly
20051-800-MissingAmanda StricklandEpisode: "A Death in the Family"
2009DoppelgangerThe Double(Short)
TBAMetalheads[9] [10] Amanda Rozek

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Owens . Paige . Meet twin duo Softcult and hear their brand-new track "Spit It Out" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324110336/https://www.altpress.com/softcult-ap-recs-spit-it-out-video/ . March 24, 2023 . 2023-03-24 . Alternative Press Magazine . en . "Finding inspiration in artists such as Kurt Cobain, who passed away the year the twins were born...".
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-01-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201314/https://www.musicology-online.co.uk/article/mercedes-arn-horn-the-leading-lady-of-comedy-film-metalheads . March 4, 2016 . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Canadian duo Softcult can't be tamed on grunge-pop debut "Another Bish" . 2021-07-10 . The Line of Best Fit . en.
  4. Web site: Courage My Love: A Q&A; with singer Mercedes Arn-Horn - AXS. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150605134236/http://www.axs.com/news/courage-my-love-a-q-a-with-singer-mercedes-arn-horn-45289. 2015-06-05.
  5. Web site: Meet twin duo Softcult and hear their brand-new track "Spit It Out" . Owens . Paige . July 23, 2021 . AltPress . December 29, 2021 . "...because we got signed when we were 17, we were so young in this environment with people that have way more experience than us. And we never really felt like we could stand up for our ideas or if we weren’t necessarily comfortable with something or [if] we weren’t really vibing with something. It was really hard to take the reins as artists.".
  6. Web site: Softcult: “In order for the world to change, there has to be some… . 2023-04-17 . Kerrang! . en.
  7. Web site: Halflives – All The Things She Said (2016, File) - Discogs. Discogs.
  8. Web site: Christkindl Market - E-Arnhorn . www.christkindl.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071209092319/http://www.christkindl.ca/entertainment/arnhorn/ . 2007-12-09.
  9. Web site: Metalheads: A 90's Metal Comedy.
  10. Web site: Courage My Love frontwoman to star in '90s-based comedy film, 'Metalheads' . . May 22, 2015 . AltPress . December 29, 2021 .

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