OPT4red

<font size="3"><font size="2"><strong>OPT4<font color="#ff0000">red</font></strong> are <a href="/ian_rushton/" title="Ian Rushton">Ian Rushton </a>&amp; Helen Lares of Auckland, New Zealand</font> </font><br /> <br />Helen Lares&#39;s calm, pretty voice is the most distinctive element of OPT4red&#39;s music, and has a remarkable similarity to Karen Carpenter of the popular 70&#39;s pop duet The Carpenters. Her voice, settles in perfectly amidst the precise, lush arrangements provided by co-writer and producer, Ian Rushton. The duo&#39;s sound draws more from early pop/rock and should have broad appeal to a variety of audiences, particularly Top 40, easy listening, and adult contemporary.