Ché Aimee Dorval

Waiting on Genius had been floating around Ché's head for years. Half written but always present, Waiting on Genius is the soundtrack of a long and laboured musical journey. Through years of waitressing jobs and side hustles, it was as much of an outcry as it was a confession of worries and self doubt.

It took a pandemic to revisit it. Ché found that all of the angst that had surrounded the song for years, was now long gone. Finally able to separate herself from the character in the song, Ché was able to tell the story of a young girl waiting in the wings, waiting on a moment of genius.

With additions from her musical peers Morgan Agren (Mats/Morgan, Frank Zappa), Scott Reeder (Kyuss) and Diego Tejeida (Haken), all geniuses in their own right, she finally found the inspiration to move forward and put to bed the worries and self doubt. 

This is a song for anyone who has ever crossed this threshold. Who has taken the time to craft something, even in the face of their own neuroses. All the while holding onto the hope of a finish line.



*Waiting on Genius is the last track off of 'Sad Songs For Quarantined Lovers' EP (March 2021).  

Recorded during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Featuring performances by:

Drums - Morgan Agren (Frank Zappa, Mats/Morgan)
Bass - Scott Reeder (Kyuss)
Keys - Diego Tejeida (Devin Townsend, Haken)

Written, Performed and Produced by Ché Aimee Dorval
Mixed by Diego Tejeida
Mastered and Co-produced by Samuel Chadwick

Artwork by Nicole Gurney Photography

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Sad Songs For Quarantined Lovers

Waiting on Genius

"Ché was born with the ability to melt hearts with a single syllable”