MONTREAL, by Auresia.- Greetings ! Happy July- Alas, we are in the middle of summer!
I have been super blessed this year with the opportunity to go to California a week ago. I spent some time chillin with old friends and getting to know the scene a bit on the California Coast! Got to check out the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in Mendocino county and met some beautiful artists and people! I also got to see a bit of L.A. ( so BIG! - driving for hours to get to destination lol) but caught some amazing shows including the BillaBong Fashion Show Fundraiser at Paramount Studios/ Pictures and saw some killer bands including Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros... Venice beach was cool lil chill party atmosphere and it's impossible to walk the strip without someone trying to sell you a medical MJ card for 40$ lol!
I have to say that San Fransisco and the Bay area were my favorite spots! It's just so chill, laid back and open, yet the people can be in your face intense! I ended up getting a bike and biking up and down the hills of SF ( so much better than driving in LA) and joining in a Critical Mass Event Party at one point too! So rad to take over the streets with hundreds of other bikers!
I also was excited to record some vocals on a project with AUDIO PHARMACY ( electro world grooves matched with conscious lyrics) and Japan's MC Shingo Annen and Cali's: Pasha Brown. We are hoping to release the track by the end of the year internationally!
The one thing that was difficult in SF was the weather, coz it was cool to hot during the day, and then as soon as the sun was down, had to layer up Big time! I can actually say i was "hella" freezing at night!
Now back in sweet Montreal, so nice hit the middle of Jazz Fest! So much good music and nice to walk around this city. The weather is so much warmer here, it actually feels like Summer!
I have a couple exciting shows coming up: If You are in the Montreal area...!
1) Opening for COOL ROOTS ( a funky reggae groove band) Super Fun dancy vibes! ( click on the link or hear them on Soundcloud)
@ BROUE PUB BROUHAHA (http://brouepubbrouhaha.com/
FRIDAY, JULY 8th!
Apparently they have excellent Beer;)
and...
2) Playing at EURO FEST 2011~! ( part of Au Rythme de ma Culture)
@ PARC JEAN DRAPEAU ( all ages show!)
SUNDAY, JULY 10th @ 3:30pm-4pm!
and other NEW TRACK to be released very soon is a special track written and produced with Omar Martinez Rosell ( co-writer of Justin Beiber's track: Pray) and with Jimmy Smalbach ( SOMA Records, Toronto). The song is called HIGH and it is very IRIE ! I am excited to share this track with you very very soon!
***I also want to thank those who voted me on the charts! I'm currently on the top Ten on RebelVibez.
Please continue to vote for me!
All you have to do is Put: FUEL UP ON LOVE (in subject line) to RebelVibez@CHRY.FM *!
THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUAL SUPPORT!
Hope to catch up with you all by next weekend!
BLESSINGS AND LOVE
AURESIA
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***Nominated for Favorite World Artist at The 2010 Annual Independent Music Awards!~
and 4 Awards at the 2009 Canadian Reggae Music Awards ***
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AURESIA'S GREAT MEDIA TOUR from Toronto,New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, Then Latin America and Europe AURESIA (pronounced ** or-ESH-a**)
Nominated for Favorite World Artist at 2010 Independent Music Awards! Nominated for 4 Canadian Reggae Music Awards! (Top Newcomer, Top Singer, Top Album, Top Producer)
Spotlighted “Artist of the Week” on CBC Radio 1, Home Run.
“If there ever was a time, since Bob Marley, where Reggae could actually penetrate popular music, Auresia definitely has the potential to do it”, Duke Eatmon, CBC Radio 1, Home Run. “…it's obvious that Auresia is a talent worth watching”--- David Dacks, Exclaim!
Canadian singer Auresia is travelling non-stop for her expansive Worldwide Media Tour, coursing through the Americas and even across the Atlantic. All of this in anticipation of the releases of her four mind-blowing new music singles “Fuel Up On Love”, “Rising”, the radio hit “High” and “Quiero Bailar” (A salsa recorded in Cuba, in Spanish for the Latin American markets), as well as the promotional showing with three new high quality videos for “Fuel Up on Love”, “High” and “Rising”. All of them are part of her hugely anticipated album “Dangerous in Love”. Only last week Auresia was in New York as part of her Worldwide Media Tour, sharing the studio with Timothy Soloman, who played with Peter Tosh, and visiting VP Records. Currently she's in San Francisco, she will be stopping in Las Vegas for a day on her way to Los Angeles until June 18th, before heading back to Northern California for the Sierra Nevada Reggae Festival. Thereafter, a second trip to SF for several days (June 22nd) and a brief return to LA . From there, Latin America and Paris, France.
After releasing her video “Jah Goddes” on the Internet, one of the best singles in her debut self-titled CD, Auresia started working with Film Director ISIS GUMBS (Quiet Lion Productions, Montreal, QC) for the “Fuel Up On Love” HD quality video. The Film Director of the music video for “High” (an original collaboration with Omar Martinez, co-writer for Justin Bieber’s Pray) will be SOPHIA MALE, in Hollywood, California, who has professional directing credits with high profile clients such as Lady Gaga. “This may actually be the Year for me and Music Videos! It has been a few years in the making and I would like to give huge thank you all the people that have come together to make these videos and my music career possible!” - Auresia, from San Francisco. “As some of you might know of my love for Cuba this past year and I had gone back recently to record my 1st Salsa/ reggae single: called Quiero Bailar (Solita) / Q.B.S./ If you love Salsa and reggae, you can hear a mix of that song on myspace.com/auresia
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NOTES FOR EDITORS AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS:
Pictures, interviews as well as music and video samples are available on request
The new singles will be released shortly at the beginning of July 2011.
For further information, please contact:
Juan Carlos Cordero, UNO MediaGroup CEO, at unonewsnet@yahoo.com.
Management and booking contacts at auresiamusic@gmail.com or caminchicanadagroup@gmail.com Tel. 514-941-2810, Montreal, Canada, or 647-262-2804, Toronto,Canada. Website: www.auresia.com
* AURESIA’S BIOGRAPHY*
Exploding onto the global musical scene with musical roots as diverse as the modern globalized audience, Auresia is poised to take the international market by storm. Taking inspiration from Montreal’s unique pop sensibilities as well as the soul of Reggae, her music's worldly flavors remain grounded in the best parts of her musical tradition while keeping herself free to innovate and inspire. A singer, songwriter and guitarist out of Montreal, she was nominated for Favorite World Artist at the 2010 Independent Music Awards and for 4 Awards at the Canadian Reggae Music Awards. Born in Edmonton of Ukrainian decent, Auresia has been singing and charming audiences from the age of three. Her style is a new breed of Reggae for the urban soul; deep roots rhythms swathed by the melodies of Auresia’s sweet and haunting voice. Through her intricate melodies, beautiful harmonies and combination of world, Caribbean, soul, R&B, pop flavours and thoughtful lyrics, it’s evident that Auresia’s sound is diverse. Auresia's shows are high-energy and pulse with positive vibes while captivating the audience with her meditative vocals. After years of performing in US, Jamaica, Europe, and touring Canada from East to West (26 dates in 2009 Canada Roots Tour and 24 dates on her 2010 Summer Canada Love Tour), Auresia has developed a strong fan base. She is scheduled to perform further international shows later this Fall and Winter in Europe, Jamaica, Colombia, Brazil, Chile and Argentina with the release of new singles and videos: “Quiero Bailar” and “ Fuel Up (on Love)” this Spring/ Summer 2011.
Currently working on her sophomore album “Dangerous in Love” (working title), it will include tracks co-written by Omar Martinez (co-writer of Justin Bieber’s song, Pray), and tracks produced by David Beatty (Producer of Nelly Furtado’s, “Folklore“, a multi-platinum award winning album); all to be released later this Summer!
REVIEWS of AURESIA’s DEBUT ALBUM:
‘Auresia’-self-titled album, released November, 2008
"This Montreal singer's debut is a thoroughly captivating disc, with more inventive hooks and melodic touches than most roots albums. When it all comes together on majestic tracks like the Augustus Pablo-flavoured "Jah Goddess" and the heartfelt and focused tribute to her mother, "Echoes of Fall," it's obvious that Auresia is a talent worth watching. Every track on this album is deep and delicious, with bass sweetness and dub-informed production."-- David Dacks, Exclaim! Feb/March 2009
“Montreal has produced an artist who can run the range of Jamaician influence - Auresia. Tunes like “Give a Little Time” and “Jah Goddess” are emblematic of Auresia’s golden-era styled reggae, reaching back to the 1970’s, melodica and all- though she adds in a little contemporary influence, her sweet, soft voice becoming a little less so on a track like “What is Right.” A competent debut from a talented artist who knows how to combine a folk-driven style with the roots of reggae.” 8/10– Erin MacLeod, Montreal Mirror, January 15-21, 2009.
"One of the most distinctive things about Auresia's music is that although like many singers here and abroad, she writes good and meaningful lyrics, she also has the very rare (at least in reggae) ability to compose and play the music beautifully as well. She is a consummate musician, a skillful singer and deftly uses her voice as one of the instruments in the mix. Auresia is one of the few people left who truly understands the value of non-synthesized sounds and is the first female reggae producer from Quebec I have ever heard, and one of the first Canadians this year to properly orchestrate/arrange a horn section, complete with melodica; Proper!"- DJ Chocolate, Radio DJ CKLN, Toronto, ONT
"Auresia is Montreal's own Queen of Reggae! Her combination of reggae, R&B and roots own her a style that is uniquely her own."- Empress Soul, Positive Creations Music Collective, Canada
“… a stylish and smooth reggae recording that speaks both a personal and universal truth. Auresia's passionate approach to music and life helps explain why the album garnered four nominations at this year's Canadian Reggae Music Awards…”—Francois Marchand, Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, AB
For more on Auresia, please visit www.auresia.com auresiamusic@gmail.com 514-941-2810
Auresia has played festivals across Canada such as Montreal Int’l Jazz Festival, Montreal and Ottawa Int’l Reggae Fests, Toronto Rastafest and Sistah Fest, Koots Roots, Cortes Arts Festivals in BC, the Queens of Reggae series and also has graced the stage at various Clubs in Western Europe and in Jamaica. She has shared the stage with Kymani Marley, Sister Nancy, Tanya Stephens, Sugar Minott, Sanchez, Shaggy, Queen Ifrica, Tony Rebel, Clinton Fearon, and Canadian favorites’ Ibo & Kindread and Kali & Dub Inc.
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