Greta Panettieri~~New York City Jazz Fest 2014

The essence of what I'm trying to do, by telling the world that there are Independent people in music who are as good or better than what you are being 'force fed' by the music conglomerate, played out right before my eyes last weekend in NYC.

Going to NYC Jazz Fest, seeing about 8 or 10 artists, and realizing the woman you walked in with and standing next to, sipping vino with, was better than them all, no, not just better, on a higher level! (she's too modest, but we all know it's true)........

Video, 'Guessing and Surmising'   From her new album:: 'Under Control'  

Me & Greta at NYC Jazz Fest

Greta at our Bitter End Show, with Lara Bello & Clara Lofaro

  

So if you are in New York City, or any major city, get out, seek out the artists who need your support.
NYC, there are hundreds of Indie venues, stop in, see what these wonderful musicians are doing.

#Supportindie::

Please 'like' their pages:: Clara Lofaro     Lara Bello   and of course....Greta!


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StreetcredMusic, the Documentary Film in New York City, 2014

You know me, be brief, post photos, videos and links...so here, our eight days in NYC....
for the shooting of the documentary film:: 'StreetcredMusic'

StreetcredMusic: Clara Lofaro  Yula Beeri  Greta Panettieri

 Some home made video I shot with a $69 camera>>Yula, Greta and Stefano Baldasseroni
                                                         ENJOY!


Some photos::  Noooooooo, she was not drinking from the bottle!

Yula and Clara filming at 'The Hive'

Another home made video, Greta and Yula>>> ENJOY!!!

Some photos::

Yula with songstress Chen Prat.

The amazing, Lara Bello came to our show at The Bitter End.

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Erin Pellnat @Jean Fight opened the show

Songstresses all, were at the Bitter End Show!....I call them 'SuperGlue' because once you get close to them, you can never break free!

Erin Pellnat, Kayce Laine, Greta, Kosi and Clara

New York City artist, sculptor, ...and a member of, 'The Hive' >>   Liz Emirzian  
..........did this spectacular portrait of Clara Lofaro!!

At, 'The Bitter End' show~~

Me and Greta, invade The eXtended Family!

No words needed::  Greta Panettieri, Lara Bello, Clara Lofaro>>>WOW, Italy, Spain, Canada, THANK YOU for these beauties!

ieeeeee yi yiii

Hear no.....drama
See no .......drama
Angels!                              

                  



                    The Diva was cold!!







                                                   

...but she gave us her very best!!!

as did Peter Steusloff













That's just a bit of the LOVE we spread around New York City, on a cold week in January!

Here's my 2cents~~MY VIDEO

 .............please use the links in the article to follow and 'like' these wonderful artists!

.............Special, very special thanks to The Bitter End
.............and Yula and 'The Hive'


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StreetcredMusic, Concert At The Bitter End, New Yor City.

As we gather for what should be our last film shoot for my documentary film, 'StreetcredMusic' in New York City next week, Jan 9th....which will involve some six thousand miles of travel....

Let me wet your appetite with some LOVE from the Angels that will be on stage. We start at 6 PM and will perform till 10 PM. At the world renown Bitter End.

We will join the likes of: Bill Haley, Odetta, Arlo Guthrie, Etta James, Lady Gaga, Miles Davis and a hundred other super stars of jazz, pop, comedy, and of course 'ROCK', in adding our contribution to this great venue.

Erin Pellnat  with her band Jean Fight, will open up, at 6 PM.

                 One thing for sure after her opening set, the crowd will be ready to party!!

At 7, the Diva, Greta Panettieri should be ready after her flight in from Rome (and I thank her soooo much for coming back to NYC to help us with this show and the movie, xo) to show you why I think she may be the best of the best.

Here is just a tiny clip of the 'Diva' from the film to tease you all::ENJOY

















At 8, the roof will have been reinforced, for your protection as Yula and the eXtended Family  will hit the stage.
Yula Beeri, surrounded by some of the best musicians in NYC, is a 'must see'.

Yula &the XFM

                       Here is a clip from 'StreetcredMusic' the doc film with Yula &XFM
                         
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At 9, 'Her Hotness', Clara Lofaro will send everyone off with a skull full of her amazing melodies and lyrics. The songstress of life will be the final Angel to throw some love out to you all.

She was Born To:::: spread love, enjoy her Billboard Charting...tune, 'Born To Love You'

So, if you miss this one, shame on you, four of the best Indie Artist in NYC....all together for StreetcredMusic.

Here is all the:: info for the show


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2013 StreetcredMusic...Going Global.

Let me take you 'behind the scenes' of the blog. for 2013....as they say in Hollywood, tell you who the makers and the shakers were for StreetcredMusic.

My piece on a most amazing young woman, Cezara Lucia Vlasescu, received the most hits for a single post.
You can enjoy her wonderful words here: Cezara Lucia Vladescu

 Cezara Lucia Vladescu

Cezara Lucia has helped make my blog global, opening up an audience to me in Eastern Europe and Russia. Maybe some day we will meet in New York City and I can thank her in person.

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Coming in second in 2013 for most hits on a single post involves two songstresses, Clara Lofaro and
American Idol finalist Erika Van Pelt.

Erika on 'Idol'

Clara wrote a song for StreetcredMusic my Doc film.  And then Erika included it and three more of Clara's compositions in her new CD, 'My Independence' .
Here is that post::: Enjoy, 'Hurricane'

Clara Lofaro, singing 'Hurricane' Live, NYC

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Another wonderful songstress who became my friend in 2013 was the amazing, Lawra.
AKA/ Laura Falcinelli.

Laura Falcinclli



 

I had the pleasure of reviewing her new CD, 'Origine'. And Laura has also brought many of her fans in Italy and Europe to my blog.





Here is my review of Lawra's new CD, and it was #4 in total hits in 2013. My Review


That's just a few of the totally amazing events that have made my blog a success, and 2014 could be even bigger!


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Merry Christmas, From The Roman Colosseum

From Rome::A video.

Greta Panettieri, Tram Jazz!

 Greta'a web site

Merry Christmas to you to my dear!!  See you at the Bitter End in NYC, Jan 9th!!

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Clara Lofaro, StreetcredMusic, & Erika Van Pelt, Give Birth To 'Hurricane'

Clara Lofaro, at an amazingly young age, has a songbook under her belt that is unmatched by other Indie Artists I know. She writes from her heart, about life. She has a natural ability to take her feelings, emotions and experiences and put a melody and a lyric together with them, to leave the listener saying "yea, cool, been there done that".

 Clara Lofaro

 I'm 40+ years her senior, and her songs still send arrows through my heart, and mind.
Some day when she has a minute, I would love to put that 'song book' of her universal lyrics together.

OK, you got all that?
Then you can imagine how much of a treat it was for me (and it was her idea) when she decided to write a song for my movie, StreetcredMusic, the doc film

The song is 'Hurricane'. Here she is composing it in an apartment/studio, in Brooklyn, April 2012, as I sat just off camera, loving it.

Enjoy this::Video Clip, from StreetcredMusic

Long story short, speed up to November 2013...American Idol Finalist, the amazing Erika Van Pelt
has taken 'Hurricane' for her great new CD, 'My Independence' along with 'I Choose You', 'Listen Learn, Then Delete', and 'I Want More' all from Lofaro's stash of tunes.

Here's Erika's video of:: 'HURRICANE'

Erika Van Pelt

So, lucky me, being around from the time 'Hurricane' was conceived, to seeing a wonderful artist like Erika, record it, and of course I'll share the finale with you, when Clara herself sings it on screen, just minutes after she finished writing it, in that apartment/studio in Brooklyn.

'Hurricane' was co written with:: Craig Wilson
                                                        and David Browning


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                                                         Erika Van Pelt



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She Said~~He Said, Greta Panettieri vs MJ..'I Just Can't Stop Loving You'

She Said>
OK...The Diva, AKA, Greta Panettieri :: From her new album, "Under Control"

Enjoy this unbelievable 'cover'::::Video!
'I Just Can't Stop Loving You'

The incomparable, Greta Panettieri

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He Said>
    BTW: MJ made a video too~~~~~'I Just Can't Stop Loving You'

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Lycaon, The Story Of The First Werewolf, by Brendan Schweda

'Lycaon', is the work of author Brendan Schweda. 
 He puts together works of ancient Greek writers, and introduces a character that may not have been woven into the story before, when unearthing the first werewolf, the moon.

The genre this book fits, is enlightenment, and of course, entertainment. Of course it's fiction, but Branden makes it seem like a biography, a family history.

Here's why~
Author, Brendan Schweda::
 "I've always had an affinity for werewolves, and wanted to write a werewolf story. However, when I learned that the story of first werewolf, out of Greek mythology, had no mention of the moon... I decided to dig deeper. The obvious starting point was the Greek moon goddess, Artemis. In my subsequent research, I discovered a wealth of possible connections between King Lycaon, of Arcadia and the virginal Artemis."

Illustrations:: Liz Emirzian

Moon Goddess Artemis, King Lycaon

 Brendan::
  "In my own telling of the tale, I interwove existing stories of the two characters and "filled in the blanks" when needed. I developed the story in the style of ancient oral tradition. Once the story was fashioned, it became a matter of finding the right artist to render these well-known characters in both a familiar and unique manner. When I became involved with the The Hive, last summer, I was introduced to the work of the skilled artist, Liz Emirzian. Her style was a perfect fit for my story. Over the past year, Liz produced some wonderful work. I couldn't be happier with our combination of text and images."
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...Schweda developed a love for storytelling at an early age, while listening to stories spun by his father. Through those interactions, he learned that the most compelling stories are those in which the teller is personally invested, and the audience is able to recognize aspects of themselves in the tale.

 The publication is a wonderful read, for everyone.  I had to get a second copy to give as a holiday gift. You can purchase your copy (after sundown) HERE.

Lycaon, The Story: AUDIO


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