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CEL

About Me

CHECK OUT CEL’S POD CAST “OPEN MIC” FEATURING THE BEST IN INDIE SOUL, HIP-HOP, JAZZ & SPOKEN WORD. HER FIRST EPISODE FEATURES MUSIC FROM BIG TONE, MARSHA CARTER, L’RENEE & CEL.ALL THE ARTISTS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE WEBSITES BELOW: BIG TONE/COME MY WAY/www.Myspace.com/BigTone MARSHA CARTER/Biscotti in My Coffee/www.Marshajeancarter.com L’RENEE/Simple/www.Lrenee.net CEL/U Don’t Know me/www.Celmusic.net
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Unbelievable! Multi-Talented! Creative! Beautiful!...Are some of the words that comes to mind when you initially hear the musical talents of Chanda E. Long. Not only is she a talented singer, she's also a beautiful songwriter. Her unbelievable skills are displayed through her music, where she is creative enough to write, sing, and vocally arrange all of her songs.Cel, which is an acronym for her name, is prepared to make her mark for Detroit, Michigan's already famous musical map. Creating inroads and highways in R&B and Hip-Hop Soul for a new kind of woman, Cel has crossed many musical bridges on a quest to find a style that's one of a kind. Returning from this unique journey she's brought back a rhythm. Her style is a beautiful blend of rhythmic, melodic, harmonic, R&B and Hip-Hop music that when mixed together gives birth to a heavenly sound.Being no stranger to the college scene, Cel created herself a strong following while attending Michigan State University. She was known as a local celebrity. Cel had won nearly every talent contest held within 100 miles. In fact she won so many events, that people would only enter if she was hosting and not performing. After doing the talent contest thing, Cel went on to do her own video-show called "C.E.L. Therapy". Wanting to continue to grow she applied and was hired as an On-Air Personality for Lansing's leading R&B and Hip-Hop radio station 96.5 WQHH. Cel's show, "The Planet" aired weekdays from 6-10pm. With Cel "The Planet" was the hottest show within its market. Not only was Cel afforded the chance to meet and interview national acts, occasionally she was asked to open for them.Performing with huge celebrities is nothing new for this multi-talented Hip-Hop Soul artist. Her first performance came as a teen with another gifted Detroit teenager, named Aaliyah. Cel got a chance to perform with the late Aaliyah in a New York "Hot 97" Radio Station sponsored event in Jamaica, which also featured the late Notorious B.I.G., P. Diddy, Craig Mack, Mad Lion, and Radio Personalities Ed Lover and Dr. Dre. They also performed together at one of Southern University's Homecomings along with OutKast, and UGK. Cel has since gone on to open again for the Grammy Award Winning Hip-Hop Duo OutKast, and notable artists such as Dwele, Slum Village, Obie Trice, Art Porter, Penny Wells, and R&B Male Singing Sensation New Edition.Once you experience all of Cel's musical talents or if you just sit and have a conversation with her, you'll find yourself walking away saying she has "it". "It" being that something special that separates the average from that mega star artist...and Cel is unequivocally a mega star on the rise.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/01/2007
Band Website: www.celmusic.net
Band Members:Chanda E. Long (C.E.L.)

Influences: Patti Labelle, Angela Boefield, Earth...Wind...& Fire, Rachelle Ferrell, Anita Baker, Lauryn Hill, Jill Scott, Bilal, The Roots, Tribe Called Quest, Talib Kweli, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Incognito, Maysa, Sade, Black Bottom Collective, Slum Village, Penny Wells, Dwelle, Kem, Nas, Musiq...and lastly Leela James
Sounds Like: A cross between Me...Myself...and I.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Soul Indie Chronicles/Open Mic

Ok...it hit me...since I can't be on the radio...whether they're not gonna play my songs...or let me be an on-air personality...I figured out...so what!!!!!!!!!! With all of the technology o...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:57:00 GMT

Soul Indie Chronicles/Outside the Box

In a time where everything is so uncertain and costs are so high...sometimes I think some of the powers that be...want the indie artists to stop pushing and trying...but the day where these major labe...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:54:00 GMT

Soul Indie Chronicles/Back on the Block

It's been a minute since I posted a blog. I meant to do this in January and now it's March. Time is not playing...we're always racing against each other...but it always seems to win...unfortunately......
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:37:00 GMT

Soul Indie Chronicles/Movin' 2 Fast

I can't believe it's December already...time has blown by so fast...that it's crazy...Scary...or Scary...crazy...like the come back of the Spice Girls. This has been a real special year for me...and I...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:07:00 GMT

Soul Indie Chronicles/Motivation

I know TI...the newly proclaimed King of the south is in jail...but I can still hear him in the back of my mind sayin'.... Motivation....motivation...motivation...get on ur job haters...hate...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:29:00 GMT

Soul Indie Chronicles/Dont Sign It

If I knew what I know now...and why my mother was so paranoid about me signing contracts...I would've done a better job today. I can't be disappointed in myself forever...but I can't lie and say I'm n...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:35:00 GMT

Soul Indie Chronicles/Important Point Dilla Made

I have come to the point in my life with music...where I don't care about getting a deal. My goal is to do my dream job from here on out. Not like a hussle...but like...this is what I do day in a...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:03:00 GMT

Soul Indie Chronicles/Linking up with Good People

You know what...since I have been doing music there has always been a stigma about Detroit Artists being dirty or shady....and I have to tell you...I have run into my share of them. All I know is...yo...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:40:00 GMT

Soul Indie Chronicles/On your own

Today I have finally got it through my head that...you're on your own...everything starts with you. I used to think that once I had a team put together to help me execute simple things on my behalf......
Posted by on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:56:00 GMT

Soul Indie Chronicles/My Double Life

As an artist have you ever asked yourself where did I go wrong...cause I really should be so much further in life than I am??????? This is a daily question torture for me. I thought I did the right th...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:11:00 GMT