http://rockstarlifelessons.com A day in the life of a rock starlet Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:36:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week I attended New York City's New Music Seminar, and even wrote a little wrap-up article about it. I called it The New Music Seminar Meets David and Goliath. The ever-resourceful Greg Rollett has posted it as a guest blog on his Gen-Y Rockstars Blog, and I'm totally excited! Click ... http://rockstarlifelessons.com/1430/the-new-music-seminar-meets-david-and-goliath/ As some of you know, for the past few months, I've been focusing on my music marketing consulting business. After much thought, I realized that I have two audiences: friends and fans who like my music, but who aren't necessarily interested in music marketing info, and musicians who enjoy my ... http://rockstarlifelessons.com/1418/rock-star-life-lessons-is-expanding/ Perhaps I'm a little nutty from the heat (okay, I'm nutty all year round!) but I've decided to offer a special summer sale of my very first CD, Front & Center. Many of you know, or already own, my Soulflower CD, but you may not have even heard of Front ... http://rockstarlifelessons.com/1388/soulflower-summer-sale/ My friend Ariel Hyatt has launched the 2nd edition of her Music Success in Nine Weeks book! To celebrate, she's starting a new Blogging Challenge today, July 5th, which ends September 6th. Although I'm one of the contest judges, I still couldn't help creating my own blog for my upcoming ... http://rockstarlifelessons.com/1383/music-success-in-nine-weeks-by-ariel-hyatt-week-1/ It's hard to believe that it's been a year since Michael Jackson's death. This year, there are many tributes celebrating the life and music of "The King of Pop", and Jeffrey Paul Bobrick, my friend and fellow musician was invited back by Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network to once again ... http://rockstarlifelessons.com/1378/jeffrey-paul-bobrick-performs-at-2010-michael-jackson-tribute/ Tonight, June 28, 2010, I'll be singing with Grammy Award-winner Gordon Chambers and Zoe Lyons Nieves at Joe's Pub NYC!! The Outreach Ministry from Unity of New York, A Spiritual Center for Creative Living presents Harmony for Haiti…A benefit concert, featuring performers from Broadway, Recording Artists, and Grammy Award winners. ... http://rockstarlifelessons.com/1363/harmony-for-haiti-benefit-at-joes-pub/ In other parts of NYC, my roommate Tym Moss was making things hot during the NYC Gay Pride Parade, on top of the float featuring Metro Bears. Tym probably had a dream or two come true by getting to ride aboard an NYC fire engine. What can I say, the ... http://rockstarlifelessons.com/1355/happy-nyc-gay-pride-parade-2010/ Dang, it's hot and humid in NYC today (86 degrees)! These kids have the right idea, and if I wasn't wearing my nice clothes, I might have jumped in and joined them. Shoot, I still might! ;-)ShareThis http://rockstarlifelessons.com/1350/hot-sticky-in-nyc/ My cousin, the Miami poet MC Rebecca "Butterfly" Vaughns created a dance tribute last year after Michael Jackson died. For the anniversary of MJ's passing, Butterfly's aiming to get 1000 YouTube views of the video. Her dance tribute, filled with classic MJ songs and dance moves, is basically a sincere love ... http://rockstarlifelessons.com/1347/michael-jackson-dance-tribute-by-mc-rebecca-butterfly-vaughns/ Make Music New York is a live, free musical celebration across the city that takes place each June 21 — the first day of Summer (and longest day of the year). On that day, hundreds of public spaces throughout the five boroughs — sidewalks, parks, community gardens, and more — become ... http://rockstarlifelessons.com/1337/make-music-new-york-2010-featuring-hungry-march-band/