I pulled it off – sore throat and all.
Yesterday night was one of the happiest evenings of my life.
And today on the list: ice cream. Central Park. Sandwiches. Museum. Nap.
Tomorrow back to Los Angeles, and we start it all over again.
And end of October I will be coming to London! Hooray!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the kind words about my EP.
So as some of you already know, I am somewhat in a "covers" phase right now. Of course that does not preclude me from writing more of my own songs – heavens forbid!:)
I guess the goal is to take some of my favorite songs by other people and re-do them – with a twist.
As well as take some other Really Unlikely Songs – what I mean by that is: songs and styles that are normally quite far from my sensibilities – and re-do them as well.
In the process I get to have fun, learn the nuts and bolts of recording/producing, and hopefully also come up with some neat – and listenable – stuff.
In the pipeline are: another Top 40 hit, a couple of classics, a 90s gem and more…
For now here is the first one – it's David Guetta & Usher's Without You. The original is quite different from this version, which is as I intended it to be.
Now, I know I have asked you this before. But, this is the time and the place to repeat yourself – I do have lists of covers suggested to me by friends and fans – if you are either one of those, or a first-time visitor to this site – please comment below and let me know which cover you really, really want me to do. Merci! xo
Remember I said there were frogs at the video shoot?
he sat there, quietly
in the palm of my hand
wondering if the end was nigh
or if this was his chance
to jump over the moon
and leave the lovestruck human female
alone and wondering forever
in the misty wood.
So it has been a whirlwind kind of time since June, really.
We are in the process of posting the issues of Chronicles for September and October. So bear with us!
But here is the Very First One, from our trip to Chicago and Lollapalooza – Chronicles Issue #1.
You can click on it and expand it, by the way.
Designed by the inimitable Missy of i1o2fly, of course:)
So in the past month… I wrote two songs, got on a plane, flew to London, played two shows, flew to Madrid, saw my mother, walked up and down cobbled streets until I was utterly exhausted, flew back to London and then flew back to Los Angeles to play another show and then wrote another two songs. And followed up by producing & recording two covers, which we will post very soon.
Insert random naps and needless stressing out in between all of the above.
And now we are preparing for the release of the record. January 24th. 2012.
Photos, packaging, ideas, more songs.
And shows.
Click HERE for info on Hotel Cafe December 1st and Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco for December 5th.
Oh – and Capitol Studios session with string quintet next month. It's for an exclusive iTunes release. To be filmed, as well. It is all acoustic, just me+piano+strings. What a treat. The footage and recordings will premiere around the same time as the record itself.
Here are some photos in no particular order – all taken by Missy of i102fly (except maybe the one of the croissant, but I could be mistaken):
before the showcase at East Village in London. It is chilly! I am wearing a jacket.
Missy designed and made this headpiece, and styled me for the performance.
She also designed and put together these beautiful shoes for me. I don't know about you, but when I perform, shoes have to match the mood. Well, ideally.
we were walking around Camden Lock, walked into a piano shop and there it was. A SIGN, a SIGN I am telling you!!
Talented Allie Friend accompanied me on acoustic bass and he had great style, as well as a ferociously focused look on his face, while performing. We made a lovely pair, all in all.
The crowd at Koko was amazing. I felt like I had come home after a long absence.
Missy and I decided that we found our new motto for the Year 2012.
The beautiful Grande Dame of Morcheeba, who I opened for at Koko.
Our hotel was right in front of the Camden Lock. The only downside was that people kept partying until 530AM right underneath our windows. And singing. And drinking. And doing some more singing. And then crying and hugging each other, saying: 'it's ok, I am here for you, baby'…anyway, you get the picture.
And the most perfect thing in the world according to Missy and Myself. Every morning, in the local Italian cafe.
