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Member Since: 26/03/2006
Band Website: www.SANDYKASTEL.com
Influences: Every artist or musician I have ever heard, the ones from the past and from today. All genres of music have found a place in my life, from broadway to jazz, blues, soul, country, swing, bebop, hip hop, rap, heavy metal, rhythm & blues, rock, alternative, classical, gaelic, world music and gospel. You name it, I have listened to it and been influenced by it. I have been influenced by performers through various mediums, either onstage, on TV, the internet or in life.Music trickles down into our consciousness and we each receive the message a little differently. We are the connection that makes music ever changing, an evolution of what has been before and what will come tomorrow. My songs are not only a reflection of my own experiences, but the experiences of others, those I have met and those who have effected me in some way.Emotions like love, passion, pain, anger, reflection and soul-searching. Simple things in life, watching a child play, a man or woman following a dream, the reality of growing older, heartache, death of a loved one, reading the news, natural disasters, injustice, walking in nature, laughing, a mother, a father, a child, or old person youth, rebellion, being silly or serious. Just everyday living influences me.There are so many artists who have influenced me. Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Liza Minelli, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Celine Dion, Tina Turner, Lydia Pense, Ann Lennox, Heart, Jane Oliver, Bonnie Raitt, Patsy Cline, Phoebe Snow, Carole King, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Pam Tillis, Shania Twain, Maria Callas, Sting, Van Halen, Phil Collins, Sammie Hagar, Tim McGraw, Tony Bennett, Harry Connick, Jr. Laura Nyro, Carmen Mc Crae, Lena Horne, Bobby Darin, Trisha Yearwood, Tammy Wynette, Kate Bush, Patrice Rushen, Brenda Russell, The Motels, Melissa Manchester 
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Record Label: Silk and Satin Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Nashville Sessions

Been working in the studio again in Nashville.  Excited for everyone to hear the new songs.  I'll keep you posted.  I know it's been awhile, but it takes time to get everything together 'just right'. ...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:11:00 GMT

Making Music & Living Life

Wow, what a month.  So much has been happening that it is just zooming by.  I was one of the judges for the Miss Summerlin/Miss Henderson Pageants.  I was in a Golf Tournament at Canyon Gate Country C...
Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 10:43:00 GMT

The Follies Closes after 49 years in Las Vegas and Sandy Kastel is there!

Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic.comIf I was on the front of Fashion Icon Magazine today this is what the article might say (IF it was written by a reporter who really car...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:48:00 GMT

Pulled Muscle by not Warming Up!

A little reminder to all of you out there trying to get into shape. Remember to Warm-Up! I forgot that very important detail Friday morning before working with my trainer. And it isn't because he h...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:12:00 GMT

Laura Taylor at UNLV

I went to see my friend Laura Taylor with the Nevada Pops at UNLV. They played selections from the American Songbook and featured Laura. It was a great show. Laura is a classic beauty as she walks o...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:25:00 GMT

Wayne Newton at MGM

Last night long-time writer and publicist Bobbie Katz invited me to see Wayne Newton at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. I remember seeing Wayne for the first time when I was just a little girl. My dad...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:05:00 GMT

Sandy Kastel Rockin' Playlist

These are singers and songs that have inspired me to write.  Some of the songs represented life changes, others reflected my feelings at the time.  They take me back to a moment in time, a first love,...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:19:00 GMT

The 51st Grammy Awards

I had a wonderful time at the 51st Grammy Awards. The day started out getting pampered at the Nikki Chavez Salon in Beverly Hills. Then Alex, my driver, whisked me away in his Silver Mercedes. We s...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:08:00 GMT

Congratulations to the new Miss America Katie Stam

Did you watch the Miss America Pageant? Miss Indiana won. She was such a beauty and so warm and a wonderful personality! As a Miss Nevada myself it is great to see all that the girls put into the p...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:28:00 GMT

Believe It and you can Do It!

SANDY KASTEL BLOGOh, my gosh! It is so good to get in touch with people who have been part of my life. I just got a message from a friend from my high school days. How many of you have done that? ...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:13:00 GMT