The Old Fashioned Shiftress

About Me

Mahina is an old fashioned shiftress who comes in different shapes, and that's me. I write songs, do henna, draw, paint, and now tattoo. More than a few years have passed since I sang in O.H.M., now known as much celebrated Opus Dai, (hey check them out, they are really good!) before they were Opus Dai. Since then I flirted with jazz, studied writing and arranging with Prof. Kahn at LAVC for some time, even did some math for fun (no, really, calculus was my hobby for a while.) I'm no fine artist, no American Idol, not a rock star, not even a groupie. All of my songs here are free for downloading and for sharing (but not for commercial use, please.) Itâ€™s right out of my bedroom, with a few friends, including Kai(this laptop), Finale, GarageBand, DigitalPerformerâ€¦..you get the idea. Each CD comes with a cover with my original artwork. Itâ€™s one of a kind made with mostly recycled garbage. My CDs are available for sale at various events (I'll be posting here), wherever The Shiftress turns up. You can also order one for a price you name starting at $50.00, if you are interested, please leave me a message. No one ever has to buy anything from me really, yet I truly appreciate anyone's encouragement and support. I hope one day one of mine will find a way to you. I am currently and almost always seeking musicians to form a new band.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/10/2007
Band Website: uniteddivas.com/mahina/mahina.html
Band Members: Mahina, Kai (my iBook), GarageBand, Finale (and some guitar parts played by Ray Perez) I am currently seeking musicians to form a new band.
Influences: The Beatles, Yoko Ono, Nirvana, Eleven...etc
Sounds Like: Some kind of high

O.H.M. 6 pack

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Music by O.H.M. Video by Sara Cembalisty
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My Blog

Check out this video: 12 year old GIRL adresses UN-Environment-Conference Brazil 1992

Spread the message. It's our duty!Check out this video: 12 year old GIRL adresses UN-Environment-Conference Brazil 1992 Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by The Old Fashioned Shiftress on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:30:00 PST

About my friend Jason

One of the most sincere friends I have ever known, Jason, at age 29, was taken from us in a fatal car crash on 7/24/2007. Even though his time here with us was short, he has made this world a much ...
Posted by The Old Fashioned Shiftress on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:31:00 PST

Band members wanted!!!

I need a drummer, a bassist, and especially a GUITARIST. Male, female, doesn't matter, but if you are a female player who can do back up vocals, that'd be so wonderful! I'm going for a sound as if s...
Posted by The Old Fashioned Shiftress on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:42:00 PST

Atwater Music and Art Festival!

Come and meet the Shiftress and many other local artists at Atwater Music and Art Festival!04/21/2007 02:00 PM - Atwater Village Glendale, California US Cost: $20.00 Admissoin, Free Henna and much mor...
Posted by The Old Fashioned Shiftress on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:12:00 PST

Pics from Rakkasah West 2007!

I just came home from 27th annual Rakkasah West Middle Eastern Dance Festival, one of the largest of the kind, held in Richmond, California. I'm a little exhausted from the 6 hour drive during the ni...
Posted by The Old Fashioned Shiftress on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:34:00 PST

Read Japanese anyone?

http://mixi.jp/show_friend.pl?id=6807932????!
Posted by The Old Fashioned Shiftress on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:32:00 PST

Reuse B4 recycle!

....if you can.Ride your bike to school or work, if you can. Offer to give someone else a ride when you must drive.It feels good when I do; its like remembering to mind my manners.When I fail, I just...
Posted by The Old Fashioned Shiftress on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:44:00 PST

Do I seem different today?

I'm the bold and the shy, the strong and the weak, the rich and the poor, the proud and the ashamed. I'm a happy optimist with overwhelming sorrow and fear. I'm radical, but old fashioned.....the sh...
Posted by The Old Fashioned Shiftress on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:15:00 PST

I'm drawing on the back of Trader joe's paper bags.

...with Diana's colors.
Posted by The Old Fashioned Shiftress on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:44:00 PST