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Raleigh

There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. ~Leonard Cohen

About Me

Sing or Dance
While the Music is being played
Hi, thanks for stopping by. Let's see, what can I say about me??? I was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida. Where I discovered at the age of about 12 that I had some talent in the art of music, singing specifically. Shortly there after I was accepted to a performing arts high school, where saying that I came out of my shell would be an understatement. I later moved to New York to pursue my education, and have had a rocky time of it to say the least. I have attended Colleges, Conservatories and earned degrees as well as have many different opportunities come and go. Now at the ripe old age of 31 (eeek!!) It seems I've finally figured out what I want and, more importantly, how to get it. Music is still my passion but my perspective on what direction I am heading in has changed. The future seems more clear than it's ever been and I'm so ready. I'll be adding my own artist page to Myspace very soon and would greatly appreciate all feedback. Keep your ears open and fingers crossed :-)

My Interests



Here in my Head

Stars and the Moon

I Should Be So Lucky

Volcano

Grey Street

I'd like to meet:

~Looking For Kids and Dreamers~

A Piece of Sky

Music:


Well these are some of the staples of my collection:

Tori Amos,

Sarah Mclaughlin,

Bjork,

Ani Difranco,

Dar Williams,

Indigo Girls,

(I'm really into girls.......Musically)

OTHER ARTISTS I LOVE:

The Smiths, Simon and Garfunkel,

REM,
Jill Scott, Duncan Sheik,

Incubus,
Stacie Orrico, Imogen Heap,

Peter Gabriel,
Coldplay, Toad the Wet Sprocket,

Esthero,
Nikka Costa, Fionna Apple,

Damien Rice,
Dead Can Dance, Depeche Mode,

Portishead,
Dave Mathews Band, Alana Davis,

REALLY RECENT LOVES:
Eric Himan, Casey Stratton, Julie Loyd, Girlyman, Sara Bareilles

And obviously, I'm into Classical Music too..

SOME OF MY FAVORITE PIECES:
Barber- Adagio For Strings,
Barber- Knoxville, Summer of 1915,
Arvo Pärt - Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten,
Franz Biebl- Ave Maria

FAVORITE COMPOSERS:
Gabriel Fauré, Franz Schubert, Arvo Pärt, Igor Stravinsky, Maurice Ravel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Marc Halasz :-)

FAVORITE SINGERS:
George London, Dawn Upshaw, Sam Ramey, Beverly Sills,

Cecilia Bartoli,
Renée Fleming, Marilyn Horne, Bryn Terfel, Kathleen Battle,

Jessye Norman

Movies:

*Lilies* is my NO. 1 favorite of all time...if you have not seen this movie go see it NOW!!! Moulin Rouge, Time Bandits, Victor Victoria, A Fish Called Wanda, Merlin, The Witches of Eastwick, The Craft, LadyHawke, Royal Tenenbaums, The Pillow Book, Clue, Willy Wonka (original), Snatch, Lock stock and two smoking barrels, Billy Elliot, Dream For an Insomniac, Get Real, Beautiful Thing, Dogma, Clockwork Orange, Lay down with dogs, Torch Song Trilogy, Best In Show, Titus, But I'm a Cheerleader, Chasing Amy, Soap Dish, The Talented Mr.Ripley, Almost Famous, Trainspotting, Death to Smoochy, Closer

Television:



~A Perfect Ending~

Some of my Tivo worthy Picks:
Inhale (Yoga 5 times a week Yay!), Studio 60, Brothers and Sisters, Real Time with Bill Maher, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Weeds, Dexter (I luv this show), Inside the Actors Studio, Little People-Big World, The Simpsons, Iconoclasts, Noah's Arc, Little Britain, Drawn Together, Farscape, Mythbusters, The Daily Show, The 4400, Torchwood, Lil Bush, Color Splash (Yay David!!)

Books:

The Celestine Prophecy, A Million Little Pieces, Yesterday I Cried, Compulsion by Meyer Levin, The Da Vinci Code, The Harry Potter books, *I should really read more :-)

Heroes:

Lily Tomlin, Tori Amos, Ani Defranco, Oprah LOL, Harvey Fierstein, Anna Sokolow, Carol Burnett...for starters