Wow, it’s been three weeks since my last newsletter. There’s lots to cover so let’s get started!
PIANO BLULet me start by saying how exciting I am to heading back to Piano Blu on Friday, April 10th. So far this year I’ve only performed as a Duo. I’m sure this is a direct result of what’s happening in the economy. Well, Piano Blu marks my first gig this year with my full band! Yep, Gloria Miller & The Glo Trio are back! So, if you’re looking for something to do this Friday, join us at Piano Blu. We start @ 9p and the dance floor will be open.
MAMN’S DEBUT
I am happy to report that the first monthly meeting of the Milwaukee Area Musician’s Network was a huge success. YAY! We had about 20 people come to check us out, including musicians, singers, booking agents and venue owners. This is exactly who MAMN wants to bring together to put Milwaukee back on the “music” map as being a viable, thriving hub of great entertainment.
A special thanks to our sponsors: Transfer Pizza, Bucketworks (http://www.bucketworks.org/), and O2M Productions (http://www.o2mproductions.com/) for being a strong foundation of us to come out strong for our first meeting. We had several people join MAMN and will be holding our next monthly meeting on April 28, 6p @ The Jazz Estate. Plus, our first committee meeting is in the works to start getting our members involved.
If you are a musician, entertainer, venue owner/manager or other music professional, please join us on April 28 to see what MAMN is all about.
CHICAGO GETAWAY
On Saturday, April 4, I went to Chicago to be with my God-daughter Kayla to celebrate her 14th birthday. We went to see the Alvin Ailey dancers and they were absolutely amazing. That was my first time seeing them in person, I’d only seen them either on TV or DVD. If you are not familiar with them, please check out their website (http://www.alvinailey.org/) to learn more.
CD PROJECT
I am very fortunate to be able to work with some of the best musicians in the Milwaukee area and Scott Currier is one of them. He has graciously agreed to work with me on my CD project and we had a meeting this week on the songs I’ll be recording. We brainstormed and came up with some fabulous production ideas. I’ve been working on this project for several months and it was great having Scott’s perspective on the songs ‘cause my perspective is a bit jaded ‘cause I’m just too close to the project. After our meeting I felt excited, energized and ready to get started.
Over the next couple weeks we’ll be working out the final song arrangements and putting the musicians together. YAY, we’re really on our way!
GLO OF ALL TRADES
Okay, so you know I’m a jazz singer right? And in a previous life, I dabbled in Broadway/Musical Theatre-style singing when I worked on cruise ships. Well, I’m thrilled to be getting the opportunity to venture back into this genre and be a part of the preview of selections from the musical Mirrors of Desire written by Billy Kirchen and James Chudy. Mirrors of Desire, a dark musical comedy, is the story of one man’s journey towards forgiveness, redemption and enlightenment.
Save the date:
Mirrors of Desire
I am very fortunate to be able to work with some of the best musicians in the Milwaukee area and Scott Currier is one of them. He has graciously agreed to work with me on my CD project and we had a meeting this week on the songs I’ll be recording. We brainstormed and came up with some fabulous production ideas. I’ve been working on this project for several months and it was great having Scott’s perspective on the songs ‘cause my perspective is a bit jaded ‘cause I’m just too close to the project. After our meeting I felt excited, energized and ready to get started.
Over the next couple weeks we’ll be working out the final song arrangements and putting the musicians together. YAY, we’re really on our way!
GLO OF ALL TRADES
Okay, so you know I’m a jazz singer right? And in a previous life, I dabbled in Broadway/Musical Theatre-style singing when I worked on cruise ships. Well, I’m thrilled to be getting the opportunity to venture back into this genre and be a part of the preview of selections from the musical Mirrors of Desire written by Billy Kirchen and James Chudy. Mirrors of Desire, a dark musical comedy, is the story of one man’s journey towards forgiveness, redemption and enlightenment.
Save the date:
Mirrors of Desire
Monday, May 11th
LaCage
801 S. 2nd Street
Milwaukee, WI
Tickets are $20
Cocktails start @ 6p; the preview starts @ 8p and then they’ll be a DJ from 9:30p until close.
I am excited to be working with such talented singers and musicians and I feel very challenged by the material that I’m being asked to perform. I’ll be stretching here folks and you don’t want to miss it! If you are interested in joining us for what promises to be a fantastic night of entertainment, please contact me for more info or to get your ticket.
That's it for this week!
LaCage
801 S. 2nd Street
Milwaukee, WI
Tickets are $20
Cocktails start @ 6p; the preview starts @ 8p and then they’ll be a DJ from 9:30p until close.
I am excited to be working with such talented singers and musicians and I feel very challenged by the material that I’m being asked to perform. I’ll be stretching here folks and you don’t want to miss it! If you are interested in joining us for what promises to be a fantastic night of entertainment, please contact me for more info or to get your ticket.
That's it for this week!
Thank you so much for your continued support. As always, I welcome your comments, thoughts and rants.
Join in the conversation!
Glo.
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