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c. basinet

Enjoy!!! "Cynthia Basinet" @ iTunes and Amazon

About Me

Actress.recording artist
LATEST NEWS:
New release, "Uncovered" available thru iTunes and Amazon.
"What a knock out!" -Dick Hughes Jazz Action Productions
"Excellent artist and songs." -Wyn Machon Oamaru Heritage Radio
"The sound of your voice is a pearl to my ear!" -Paul van Kuik Radio 0162
"...This EP is definitely a keeper, and with another EP and a full length album out there, there's plenty more Cynthia Basinet to get your teeth into. Go forth and enjoy." -Zeitgeist UK
"The charactor of the music style presented gives this CD (Uncovered) a unique feel, with an individual personality presented inside it's contents. Great work..." Graham- Soundwavefm.co.nz
"American Actress Cynthia Basinet truly uncovers her talents with this EP 4 track offering on UNCOVERED. She's got the looks, style, and ability to deliver a tune. A class act!" -Helen Simons-The JazzXpress Caravan-Jazz Radio-94.1FM-Queensland-Australia
Artist description:
"For Cynthia Basinet, her voice itself is an instrument. In terms of emotional power, it's a lethal weapon. Sensual, emotionally damaged and world-weary, Basinet's vocals have the makings of a film noir femme fatale...' -Allaboutjazz.com
Cynthia Basinet (aka "c. basinet") is a rarity; combining acting prowess, natural beauty and the voice of an angel. Her speakeasy, smoldering styling is at once modern and fresh while recalling Hollywood's Golden Era.
Visit IMDB.com for full bio:
Blessed with striking natural beauty, sparkling versatility as an entertainer and flawless golden talent, Cynthia "C" Basinet was born in Los Angeles, California.
A resilient star, today Basinet shines as a rare inspirational gem of entertainment, combining her experience as an actor, performer, a sought after American fashion model in Europe during the rise of the supermodel, as well as being recognized as a remarkable humanitarian.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/2/2004
Band Website: cynthiabasinet.com
Band Members: Sweet Dreams

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Influences:
Patsy Cline, Chet Baker, Julie London, Roy Orbison, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Johnny Mercer, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Teena Marie, Dinah Washington, Whitney Houston, Doris Day, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Serge Gainsbourg and Tupac (gone but not forgotten).
Sounds Like: Erin Mckeown, Koop, Keane, Pink Martini, Sonic Youth, Suzanne Vega, Diana Krall, Madeline Peyroux, Nellie Mackay, Vienna Teng, Marilyn Monroe, Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Julie London, Eartha Kitt, Jamie Cullum, Nina Simone, Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Judy Garland.

Record Label: Welcome to Dreamsville
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

7 Little Words - Ode to George Carlin

George Carlin died Sunday, due to his heart's failure. Carlin's "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV" routine became the focus of a Supreme Court ruling. "It had a wonderfully rhythmic  the rea...
Posted by c. basinet on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:35:00 PST

A View From From Another Space

Http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm    These are just in from the current (just landed) space mission. These pixs are so good that it makes one feel as if you are there ta...
Posted by c. basinet on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:01:00 PST

Senate GOP blocks windfall taxes on Big Oil

WASHINGTON - Saved by Senate Republicans, big oil companies dodged an attempt Tuesday to slap them with a windfall profits tax and take away billions of dollars in tax breaks in response to the record...
Posted by c. basinet on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:49:00 PST

Holy Cashmere! There’s a dust bowl a comin’...

That low-priced cashmere sweater has a hidden cost... In '06, Asian dust already accounted for 40 percent of the worst dust days in the Western U.S. in 2001, according to a study by researchers at NAS...
Posted by c. basinet on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:48:00 PST

G-Star and Dennis Hopper Launch ’Raw Nights’ in Los Angeles

Great nite....
Posted by c. basinet on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:41:00 PST

Something fishy...

"American Tuna" - fair tuna fishing. Visit Oceana.org for your green fish shopping choices....
Posted by c. basinet on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:42:00 PST

"Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say, why not."

Remembering RFK: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/24990917...
Posted by c. basinet on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:27:00 PST

It’s raining video tape...

This morning was awoken neither to the glow of sunlight or the blanket of fog, instead to helicopters and the sky glowing of fire... the smell of burnt plastic everywhere as were the remmants of video...
Posted by c. basinet on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:05:00 PST

Fathers Day TV movies...

Here are two great suggestions for your dad! NEW YEAR BABY This simple documentary highlights a father and that father's sacrifice.  From Cambodia to Dallas, TX, this story about this ...
Posted by c. basinet on Wed, 28 May 2008 01:10:00 PST

Memorialized

The Fallen Hero Portrait Project - Vietnam Veteran Helps Families Remember Loved Ones Lost in Iraq and Afghanistan "I was able to do what all Vietnam veterans ask themselves: 'Did we do all we co...
Posted by c. basinet on Wed, 28 May 2008 12:49:00 PST