I hope you're all feeling nice now that we're getting some hot, sunkissed weather!
As an artist, my life can go from extremely uneventful to extremely awesome in a matter of seconds - and sometimes back just as fast, ha! But keeping things positive... I'm writing to tell you about my experience at the Montreal Jazz Festival!
If we're friends on Facebook or following eachother on Twitter, than I may have blown up your timeline with one of my 10,001 posts about it last Friday *tee hee*. Alhough it was very much a "you-had-to-be-there" kind of experience, I still wanted to somehow share every blissful moment with everyone and anyone who cared!
This was my first time playing this festival and I had the best combo of talented souls with me for the ride: my bandmates Chris, Dave, Irina, Steve and the one who takes care of all things Lisa Michelle (including my heart) - Mr. Kirk Cornelius. To those I know who really wanted to be there with me but couldn't, please KNOW that I received the love and good vibes you were sending my way and I even put it to good use!
Road-tripping started a little dreary. We had to leave super-early in the morning, and it was raining like hell for a good chunk of the drive. I was starting to fear that our concert would be rained out, but Kirk reminded me of how the sun came out just in time for me and my band to deliver an outdoor performance on Sugar Beach just last week. Sure enough, the skies beautified hours before we took the stage at 10pm that Friday night.
Now, I'm going to put my cute, Canadian humility aside and tell you that the band and I MURDERED our performance, haha! Our one-hour set was heavily stacked with songs from my latest album "This Moment" (executive produced by Solitair... he's someone you should know) and a dash of contrasting covers. Like Blind Melon, kinda contrasting. But it was good! WE were good!
It was an outdoor crowd of perhaps 2000+ festival goers - the largest crowd I've performed for thus far. Well....... I did sing the national anthems at a sold out NBA game once, but that audience wasn't my audience. They left their homes to see a basketball game. But in Montreal, it felt like everyone came out to love on the artists that night! They blessed us with positive energy from start to finish, even calling my name for an encore once I'd left the stage! Like, OMG I wasn't expecting that! We were so humbled and happy and... unprepared, lol. We didn't have an encore ready. And while I should be ashamed at my lack of foresight, a part of me reeeeally likes the idea that I may have left some people wanting more ;-).
And before you read too much into the wink at the end of that last comment, I'll end this with a few pics and video clips I hope you'll enjoy. It was just one night, but I'm learning to cherish every good vibration that comes my way! I've only got THIS life! and THIS moment!
Sending you love & support for your own dreams-in-progress!
xo
~ Lisa Michelle
"Let's Ride"
