Today I launched the Masterjam fund raising project on kickstarter.com and withing minutes of the launch I got my first pledge! I can't tell you how excited I am about kickstarter and you friends, family and fans. We have the opportunity to raise funds from around the globe and from folks we have never met that just feel that your project is worth while. What a wonderful concept.
As most of you know, Fall is my very favorite time of year and the show theme will be: "Fall Back in Time" a 70's event, how exciting right? I also have to mention, when my husband and I married 10 years ago, we started a small production company named LionKhat Productions which bought me out of singing retirement with "Lysa Davis & Company" and we had a long talk last night about getting our company involved in this project by becoming the producers of the show. We are going to put our all into this venture and bring you a great time to remember. I started this blog with "I'm Ready" because I am. Then "We're Set" because we are. Now LET'S GO...onward and up!! Yes, YOU and me...lets go, head on over to http://kck.st/9piMzF and make your pledge to make something beautiful happen this Fall! :)
Monday, August 30, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
We're Set!
Well...I believe we have reached the point of forming the band! This is a very exciting time for me. I have been wanting to do this project for so long and with so many different people and it just never worked out and I started to believe that it never would. The time has finally come.
I am truly blessed to have this array of musicians in my life. Some have come to me through others and have never met me in person. To hear that these people 'know of and respect' me musically, was a sobering fact and testament to me myself, as a vocalist and person. It actually bought tears to my eyes to hear how much these musicians really 'want' to be apart of my journey. I appreciate all of them and luv them from my heart.
And they are; Rick Santos, John Vaughan, Scott Tarulli, Rusty Hughes, Joe Esposito, Eric Bloom, Debbe Lewis, Gilda Betancourt, Lisa Couto, Lorna Jean, Darryl Walker, Royal Laurant and Shawnn Monteiro & Janis Gaye for Bella Rose productions. They have inspired me to see greatness with this unit.
Speaking of Shawnn Monteiro, I met Shawnn when I was just about 17 years old. I kept being asked if I WAS her or if I was her sister. Finally I went to see her sing and when I walked in, I could SEE why people kept asking me about her. She looked more like me than my own sisters. When I met her sister Jan, I was floored because Shawnn kept telling me that her sister looked just like my late sister Bula and my goodness, it's like I have my sister back here with me when Jan is in the room. Shawnn and I have spent 30 years together and have been through everything you can imagine. She has been there for me more than I can remember to the point of her telling everyone I am her baby sister. Shawnn's sister Jan is the wife of the late great Marvin Gaye (the Mother of Nona Gaye) and she just moved here to RI to form a company with Shawnn called Bella Rose Productions and Masterjam is one of our first projects. I am so proud to have them both in my life and in my world and I thank them for helping me in this quest.
Now that I have the best people in my world, in my corner...I can finally say We're All Set!
I am truly blessed to have this array of musicians in my life. Some have come to me through others and have never met me in person. To hear that these people 'know of and respect' me musically, was a sobering fact and testament to me myself, as a vocalist and person. It actually bought tears to my eyes to hear how much these musicians really 'want' to be apart of my journey. I appreciate all of them and luv them from my heart.
And they are; Rick Santos, John Vaughan, Scott Tarulli, Rusty Hughes, Joe Esposito, Eric Bloom, Debbe Lewis, Gilda Betancourt, Lisa Couto, Lorna Jean, Darryl Walker, Royal Laurant and Shawnn Monteiro & Janis Gaye for Bella Rose productions. They have inspired me to see greatness with this unit.
Speaking of Shawnn Monteiro, I met Shawnn when I was just about 17 years old. I kept being asked if I WAS her or if I was her sister. Finally I went to see her sing and when I walked in, I could SEE why people kept asking me about her. She looked more like me than my own sisters. When I met her sister Jan, I was floored because Shawnn kept telling me that her sister looked just like my late sister Bula and my goodness, it's like I have my sister back here with me when Jan is in the room. Shawnn and I have spent 30 years together and have been through everything you can imagine. She has been there for me more than I can remember to the point of her telling everyone I am her baby sister. Shawnn's sister Jan is the wife of the late great Marvin Gaye (the Mother of Nona Gaye) and she just moved here to RI to form a company with Shawnn called Bella Rose Productions and Masterjam is one of our first projects. I am so proud to have them both in my life and in my world and I thank them for helping me in this quest.
Now that I have the best people in my world, in my corner...I can finally say We're All Set!
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