BICKLEY is an emerging smooth jazz & chill writer and recording artist. She is working with Levelblu Music Production's Greg Minnick to produce her newest "Smooth Jazz/Chill" CD to feature sweet sounds of steel pan and velvet vocals into a sultry chillout style and a new trend in music. The CD includes a special appearance of world-beat saxaphonist/flutist Praful, courtesy of Therapy Records, whose US Jazz radio single "Sigh" reached number 1, staying in the charts for 5 months and had hit success with "Let the Chips Fall" in the US. Also on Bickley's upcoming CD finds soothing backup vocals by Ms. US 2006's Dawn Basham and Robin Avery, known for her single "Drive" with Warren Hill and Austin/New York's Mark Harris. Ms. Rivera began her recording career in 1985 and branched into the Latin and Caribbean genre when she and her husband, Nelson, formed the group "Cuba Libre" in 1992, where she was keyboardist and lead singer. They originated and produced "Caribbean Madness", the only Caribbean Riverboat Cruise series on the Connecticut River, which sold out for 5 seasons.
Bickley has captured the interest of many overseas radio DJ and producers who await the final release of "Chillin' After Five". "Your music is incredible and possibly a phenomenon. I have already played one of your
songs on our station here in Greece and can not wait for you to finish it. " Kostas Bagiartakis Drs Irakleio, Radio Broadcaster at
D.R.S. Fm 95, Heraklion, Greece
Bickley has previously appeared on television, many large-scale festivals, and radio stations as well as stations in Canada and overseas. She has performed at such establishments as the Ritz Carlton, Legends Field (Yankee Training Stadium) and the St. Pete Times Forum as well as other greater Tampa Bay area locations, festivals, corporate events, pool parties and weddings under her "Island Girl" act. She will be on Tour to the East coast June-August 2009, performing in VA, MD, CT & MA.
Bickley's Jazz/Chill project is expected to be completed by April 2009. For more info on the progress, go to www.BickleyRivera.com .
