Arriving in England
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 by
Victoria
We arrived at the hotel and went back to sleep to be prepared for an evening band rehearsals. We stayed in a hotel near the airport. We rehearsed at a really cool studio in the English Countryside. It was a huge space and allowed us to get a real...→ Read More
A Day Off in New York
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 by
Victoria
We had a day off today, so I went to lunch with Elaine and Eisa at Le Pan Quotidian near Lincoln Center. It was a beautiful day, so I decided to walk rather than take the subway. We enjoyed a delicious lunch and plenty of “girl talk” before Eisa...→ Read More
Lexus Event
Stevie was hired to perform for the annual meeting of Lexus executives. The event was held in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. I’d dreamed of performing there for many years, but would have never imagined I’d be there for the first time playing with Stevie! The event talent...→ Read More
Narada’s CD Release Show
Tonight I attended the CD release party for Narada Michael Walden’s new CD. The band sounded GREAT! Narada was on drums, Frank Martin on keys, Cedricke Dennis on guitar, Troy Lampkins on bass, another keyboard player, a horn section and Nikita Germaine and Sakai on vocals. It was a...→ Read More
OBAMA for PRESIDENT!
This afternoon, I flew back home in order to prepare for the tour. Tonight I witnessed history in the making. It was a tough day (my sister received some bad personal news, my father was in a car collision severe enough to trigger the air bags, and I had...→ Read More
Recording in LA: Part 2
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 by
Victoria
Monday, August 25, 2008Today we went back into the studio at 6:30pm. I spent the day in my room doing tracks for production clients, and connected my new USB microphone to my laptop successfully! I didn’t practice today, but that’s ok. I’m trying to reestablish the habit of journaling...→ Read More
Recording in LA: Part 1
The past two weeks have been a whirlwind! On Monday, August 4, 2008, I received a 1pm phone call informing me that I had a 5pm flight to LA to record with Stevie! That gave me approximately 2 hours to get myself together and head to the airport. I...→ Read More
2008 Fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity
Once again, I accompanied Romar DeClaro and a group of singers for the annual fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity that Romar organizes. It was a great success! The singers all did a great job, and amazing, Tommie Bradford, was his usual flawless self on the drums! The performers included...→ Read More
Vancouver Concert
We arrived at another lovely hotel, with only about 3 hours left to be able to catch some Z’s, which I did after getting in a tiny bit of practicing. At the venue, which was ICE cold, given that it’s a hockey arena, Dejah and I both stretched out...→ Read More
Seattle concert
Another day off! We flew to Seattle and stayed in a very hip downtown hotel. We had especially beautiful weather, and I took advantage of it to go for a lovely walk to the Farmer’s Market, where the fish mongers selected Dejah and myself for a fish throwing demonstration....→ Read More
