Flashdance singer/songwriter

HKRockChick · No More Peas! Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 1513

Shandi, you have a fantastic voice, I really love your vocal control and the intense but not over the top vibrato.

The internet artist community is wonderful - and even though I'm not on enough, I still enjoy watching the collaborations (and have done some with DJ Space Ace myself... in a different life it seems), the repartee, debates and fun!

One of my influences is Joan Baez as well - I particularly love "Be Not too Hard". I wish I could have seen her live.

I'm curious as to what made you want to return to more folksy roots? Have you ever thought of touring to Asia?

Cheers

Debbie Mannas

www.ic-musicmedia.com/debbiemannas

ShandiSinnamon · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 47

yes it was Mike huh - truly kick ass guitar. I'm inspired by the whole idea yes - but wouldn't know where to begin. I'm recording now in a traditional way - I'm going in for vocals today - We did the basic tracks the other day and they came out great, I was in the control room doing ruff vocals and guitar to teach the band the songs - now I'm nervous about doing the "real" vocals, that i won't be able to match the energy and warmth of the ruff vocals. It's fun - singing with the band under no stress of "final vocals" and very different - being in the sound booth a alone with just the engineer in the control room - ahhhh - you'd think I'd be a pro about it by now! Music is a feeling - and if you don't have the "feeling" and are inspired by the moment - the vocals suffer. please send a good thought my way today as i search for the magic inspired "feeling" to get the vocals right -

ShandiSinnamon · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 47

Hi Debbie - I returned to my roots basically because i wanted to return to the pure joy of writing and singing - with no "goals of success or desire for discovery" I left Los Angeles, because it had just all gotten to me. I ran away to Eugene Oregon which is a very different environment than LA yet very cultural. It's a university town and rated the number 3 music town in America by Rolling Stone, i didn't know that when i moved here. I left LA to retire - (or crawl in a hole) but I found all the fun music around here very inspiring and ended up writing these new songs. So I'm not finished yet! and feel these songs because they were written from such a true place, are the best I've ever written.I bought Joan Baez's new CD and a comp-elation of five cd's from her A&M years at the concert. unfortunately "Be Not hard" is not among them - it must be from her early days, I love the title, would love to hear it. Thanks for writing. oh and I toured japan twice with Todd Rundgren but never made it to Hong Kong - where you girls born there? I imagine it to be a pretty big bad city on par with Los Angeles - if not meaner. (:

droolymutt · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: hiya again

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Shandi, you have a fantastic voice, I really love your vocal control and the intense but not over the top vibrato.

I agree, Deb.....

Vibrato that seems to resonate from the heart like that always pulls me in.

It seems unplanned, untrained.... Just the sincere, unadultered Human instinct and emotion pouring out in perfect pitch.......

Just a natural resonation from the Heart............

That's Music to my ears....

ONOFFON · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:50 am Post subject: Re: hiya again

Wow... It's a pleasure meeting you, Shandi. What an inspirational talent you are! It's wonderful that you found this place and have decided to share yourself with us. You have a diversity in your music that's hard to come by - I admire that very much.

My name is Von Babasin and I was born and raised here in L.A. I'm a bassist in a progressive jazz rock group called ONOFFON. I know L.A. isn't known for it's progressive music so we are extremely underground. My father was one of the greatest bassists in jazz history - Harry Babasin -

www.jazzinhollywood.com/h...ebear.html

If you have time and would care to listen, we have some instrumental tracks here -

www.ic-musicmedia.com/ONOFFON

Thanks again for being a part of the independent music movement.

Cheers,

Von from ONOFFON

HKRockChick · No More Peas! Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 1513

how competitive and scary the music business is in the US. Your story is pretty amazing. How did the recording session go? I know, performing live or unplugged is one thing, but when I'm recording I'm so focussed on perfection, I lose some of the rawness that comes through in a live show.

Actually Be Not too Hard can't have been written by JB cause I searched on the net and couldn't find the lyrics. Pity cause it was my very favourite song. That, Birmingham Sunday and It aint me babe.

I'm actually Indian (well mixed anyway), from Bangalore. I moved to HK over 12 years ago, and havent left! I didn't sing for a long time because of other priorities, but just started up again in 1999 - and started writing then too. Singing is not a "respectable" career in India, so I thank God I'm not there any more!

Hong Kong is a crazy place, but art and music still have a long long way to go here, and its nowhere as competitive as LA or NY or London. It is very fast and hitech, but priorities lie in gambling rather than art as a leisure activity. Oh, I forgot, comics as well...japanese porn comics... hahahahaha

Cheers!

bbchris · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: Flashdance singer/songwriter

Shandi, I was born here. Love travelling but always get drawn back to here..... A bilingual blend of Chinese & English. Been singing and performing since I hit my teens! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :banana

ShandiSinnamon · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 47

It seems unplanned, untrained.... Just the sincere, unadultered Human instinct and emotion pouring out in perfect pitch.......

hay all this flatery will get you somewhere! (:

The recording sessions are going well I'm just woking 3 hours a day and getting one or two songs done - I now have four to go and am going to take the weekend off - yea! thanks for your good thoughts! xoxox shandi

ShandiSinnamon · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 47

looked up Harry (cool relative) the bassist I'm working with right now is related to David Erskine and the groove seems to be in the genes. Same with you, I listened to your tracks at IC and enjoyed them very much- are you playing the local clubs in LA like the Baked Potato? - I'm sure they would appreciate you- Jam bands are a big deal up here. Our jazz scene is very limited though not a fusion band in site. I hope this kind of jazz has a come back - best to you and thanks for writing -xoxox shandi