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"SIMPLY MARVELOUS" - Geoffrey Holder
A rare performance and glimpse into the "life and ph
"SIMPLY MARVELOUS" - Geoffrey Holder
A rare performance and glimpse into the "life and philosophy" of this multi-talented celebrity. Immediately recognizable as the 7-Up, "Uncola man", his distinctive bass voice, heavy accent and hearty laugh are legendary. This is a clip from his "nightclub act" that was filmed at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, New York City. Geoffrey is 6 foot 6 inches tall and shaved his head long before it was cool. Geoffrey won the 1975 Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical, "The Wiz" (1975), the all-African American retelling of "The Wizard of Oz". That same year he was also awarded the Tony for best costume design and was nominated again for the original 1978 Broadway musical "Timbuktu!", which he also directed and choreographed. As a choreographer, he has created dance pieces for many companies, including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and The Dance Theatre of Harlem. Painter, director, set and costume designer, choreographer, dancer, actor, musician and showman; Geoffrey Holder is both colleague and friend to many, many international celebrities: Alvin Ailey, Woody Allen / Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask), Harold Arlen /House of Flowers, Charles Aznavour, George Balanchine / House of Flowers, Pearl Bailey / House of Flowers, Josephine Baker / Josephine Baker and Her Company, Tony Bennett, Ray Bolger/ Tony Award Presenter, Jacques Brel, Truman Capote / House of Flowers, Diahann Carroll / House of Flowers, Carol Channing / costumes, Noel Coward / Androcles and the Lion, Bette Davis, Johnny Depp / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Reader, Marlene Dietrich, Duke Ellington, Ian Fleming / Live or Let Die, Joao Gilberto Amoroso / Brasil / cover, James Earl Jones / Swashbuckler, Grace Jones / Boomerang, Martha Graham, Rex Harrison / Doctor Dolittle as William Shakespeare the Tenth, Helen Hays, Lena Horne / portrait, John Huston / Annie as Punjab, Michael Jackson, Brian Keith, Eartha Kitt / Boomerang / Timbuktu / Director, Claude Lelouch / Hasards of Coincidences, Stephanie Mills / The Wiz/director, Sal Mineo / Aladdin, Arthur Mitchell / Dance Theatre of Harlem, Ricardo Montalban / portrait, Melba Moore /Timbuktu, Roger Moore / James Bond / Live or Let Die / actor / choreographer, Eddie Murphy / Boomerang, Odetta, Anthony Perkins / portrait, Sidney Poitier, Herbert Ross / House of Flowers / Doctor Dolittle, Maximillan Schell, Jane Seymour / Live or Let Die, Bobby Short, Nina Simone, Charlie Smalls, Sharon Stone / Inspired her to "leave home and go into the business", Gloria Swanson and the list goes on... Geoffrey performed, "Under The Sea" from "The Little Mermaid" at the 62nd Academy Awards (1990 Oscars). Much like his longtime friend Bill Cosby, Geoffrey is both teacher and "Renaissance Man". When he commands the audience to "STAND UP, UP, UP, UP!" and then insists that everyone "PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE" to GOD, THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, THE MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, to JESUS, MOSES, BUDDAH AND ALLAH... He is "More Evangelist than Showman". Geoffrey burns with THEOSOPHY and UNIVERSAL LOVE. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Geoffrey came to New York City in 1952. Holder married dancer, choreographer and actress, Carmine DeLavallade in June of 1955. They met when they were both were in the Broadway cast of "Flower Drum Song". They live happily in New York City and have one son, Leo Anthony Lamont. EVERYONE IS ALWAYS DELIGHTED TO SEE GEOFFREY HOLDER!!! I first met Geoffrey in 1975 at a very crowded gallery opening of his work somewhere on Madison Avenue in NYC. Those were the days when video cameras had very bright lights. During the entire event that camera followed Geoffrey (who was the tallest person in the room) everywhere. I sensed his shyness and wondered if he needed a break. I asked him if he would like to sit and chat. Relieved, to be out of the spotlight, he said, "I'D LIKE THAT", and we became immediate friends. Geoffrey was, FAMOUS AT STUDIO 54. With his height, you could recognize him from anywhere in the room and everyone loved him. Today, whenever I'm out in the city with Geoffrey total strangers come up and give him a hug. It's a little startling, especially for him. I'm 5'10" and they always ask if I'm his bodyguard. I've gotten used to it; after all, they're just trying to get HIS attention. He's is a wonderful and special man, mentor and a really inspirational friend. When you're with Geoffrey, one minute you're walking down Broadway and suddenly find yourself, "SKIPPING ON DOWN, THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD." AMAZING!!! Surprised, well yeah, but after all he is the man who created and directed The Broadway Musical, "THE WIZ". I'm sure you'll agree Geoffrey Holder is "MARVELOUS, ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS... HA, HA, HA, HA!" Thank you for watching. Sincerely, Richard Currier Bravo! - Liz Smith Produced & Directed by Richard Currier. (Excerpt/Hot Black Ash) ©2007 richard currier (more) (less)
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"I'm a Bad Woman" - Julie Wilson
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"I'm a Bad Woman" - Julie Wilson
Words & Music by: Cy Coleman
At 83, the "kid from Omaha" Nebraska and actor (Holt McCall
Words & Music by: Cy Coleman
At 83, the "kid from Omaha" Nebraska and actor (Holt McCallany)'s mother, still tosses her famed "Red Boa" around like "nobody's business". This clip, from her Cabaret Show, was filmed at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, in New York City. Undoubtedly "a knockout" in her teens, Julie won the "Miss Omaha Pageant". Unfortunately she was forced to return her crown when the mother of her runner-up researched the County birth records and found that "little Julia" was 3 months shy of the "pageant age requirement". She's been, "A Bad Woman', ever since. Julie headed to New York City during World War II and found work in two of Manhattan's leading nightclubs, the Latin Quarter and the Copacabana. She made her Broadway debut in the 1946 revue "Three to Make Ready". In 1951, she moved to London to star in the West End production of "Kiss Me, Kate" and remained there for four years, appearing in shows such as "South Pacific" and "Bells Are Ringing" while studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She returned to New York to replace Joan Diener in "Kismet". Additional Broadway credits include "The Pajama Game" (1954), "Jimmy" (1969), "Park" (1970), and "Legs Diamond" (1988), for which she received a Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She also toured in "Show Boat", "Panama Hattie", "Silk Stockings", "Follies", "Company", and "A Little Night Music". Wilson's television credits include regular roles on the Australian series "The Young Doctors" and the American daytime soap opera "The Secret Storm". She also appeared in a Hallmark Hall of Fame telecast of "Kiss Me, Kate" and numerous episodes of The Ed Sullivan Show. In 1983, she found her niche and forged her reputation as a cabaret performer, known primarily for her dramatic delivery of torch songs and show tunes. Her recordings include My Old Flame, Live From the Russian Tea Room, Julie Wilson At the St. Regis, and collections devoted to the songbooks of Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen, Cy Coleman, Stephen Sondheim, and George and Ira Gershwin. I FIRST MET JULIE IN 1973 at her vocal coach's (Keith Davis) midtown apartment. I was there to audition some of my songs for her. She chose several and began to use one or two at a club she was playing then called Brothers and Sisters. I was playing very regularly at a hot new club called Reno Sweeney's. I opened it with Barry Manilow. We split sets before the owner, Lewis Friedman, had his liquor license. One evening at Reno's I was showcasing songs using singers who were performing my songs around town (among them were Thelma Carpenter and Brandy Lee). Julie agreed to be part of the evening and perform "It's Tough To Be Poor." The deal... I get her a gardenia for the event. I have loved her ever since. Sincerely, Richard Currier Bravo! - Liz Smith Producer/Director: Richard Currier (Excerpt/"Put Your Hands Together") ©2008 richard currier Discover Julie @: http://www.citycabaret.com/jwilson/ ************** (more) (less)
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"Bleeding From My Palms" - Nora ...
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"Bleeding From My Palms" - Nora York
NORA YORK IS NEW YORK!
"An ingenious, radical, extravagant talent!" - The New Yorker
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NORA YORK IS NEW YORK!
"An ingenious, radical, extravagant talent!" - The New Yorker NORA'S CAREER spans 25 years and has engaged diverse discipline with her voice, performance and composition. She merges both musical genres with conceptual sources. In 2002 Nora received The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Composers Commission for Breaking Tradition. The recording What I Want (215 Records fall 06) represents that initiative: a group of songs for voice and ensemble exploring musical sources from American folk to jazz and popular music. Breaking Tradition has its genesis in 1998 as a commissioned live performance at, The Brooklyn Museum. York continued to create performances for visual art spaces to include: Whitney Museum of American Art (2006 Biennial: Day for Night), Exit Art, Chelsea Art Museum, Smack Mellon in Brooklyn and The Kent Gallery, NYC. Beginning in 1988 Nora began her regular performances at the Knitting Factory. She developed her compositional toolkit of editing, flipping genders and splicing repertoires and sources there. When Joe's Pub at The Public Theater opened in 1998, it became a laboratory for York's new work, where she has continued to debut her compositional theatrical events. From 1996 through to today, York performed at music festivals throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Mexico. They include, most notably: the Newport Jazz Festival, the Ottawa Jazz Festival, (Women in Jazz Festival, New York), Lincoln Center Out of Doors (for which she received a Meet The Composer Grant) and the Festival of Song at the Asia Society, New York. In 2005, music historian W. Royal Stokes featured a profile on York in the ‚"Visionaries and Eclectics" section of his book, Growing Up With Jazz, Oxford University Press (pp. 214-226). In addition to "What I Want" (215 Music06) her first recording "To Dream The World" (1992) was released worldwide. Her writing collaboration with jazz composer Maria Schneider produced "Alchemy", released on Artistshare 2006 and Polystar Japan, 1994. In 2002: Nora was invited to perform her conflation, I Dreamed I Saw: The Music of Jimi Hendrix and Stephen Foster for the New Sound Live concert series at Merkin Hall. Later that same year, she was commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music to develop a performance that accompanied their film series, From Hanoi To Hollywood. The result was the ongoing musical project Power/Play; a multi-layered collage of musical recollection. 2003 York was invited to perform a selection of Power/Play for a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Riverside Baptist Church in NYC and in 2004, Penn State University invited her to perform Power/Play (webcast simultaneously) as part of the Anderson Endowment Series. May 2005, York with Indian Dancer Rajika Puri, invented Union/Severed, an interface of South Indian and Western musical and religious ideas. This work was presented at the Asia Society NYC. Nora has been the featured musical guest on many NPR programs to include: The Infinite Mind, Soundcheck, and Heat. In 2004 she was asked to invent a web radio program for PS1 (wps1.org) LOVE CRAZY is archived on their website. She is a member of the cast of the ongoing political cabaret Thalia Follies at Symphony Space New York. In 1998 she was invited to help develop the first voice program at the Tisch School of Drama at New York University. She continues to teach at, NYU, "Creative Voice" an exploration of personal narrative through voice, and performance. I first experienced Nora's work at a private "loft party" in 1988. She was tall sexy and glamorous wearing a little cocktail dress (think "Morticia") with gloves that went almost to her shoulders. Removing one glove during her intro... was one of the most erotic experiences of my life. ABSOLUTELY MESMERIZING! She gave a performance that would have turned (Gypsy Rose Lee)... "Blush", left Simon Cowell, "begging for more" and Chris Crocker, "green with envy". I have been a "devout believer" ever since. She continues to be one of New York's most innovative and original shining stars. Buy an album, go and see her... AWESOME TALENT! Sincerely, Richard Currier Producer/Director: Richard Currier (Excerpt/"Clips") ©2008 richard currier Discover Nora @: http://www.norayork.com/ **************** (more) (less)
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"Become A Big Hairy Dyke" - Lea ...
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"Become A Big Hairy Dyke" - Lea DeLaria
"In the Old Days, every Butch had a penis...
It means... I have 4 or 5!" - Lea Delaria
"In the Old Days, every Butch had a penis...
It means... I have 4 or 5!" - Lea Delaria In-your-face chronicles of lesbian star Lea DeLaria. This is a "clip" from "her act" filmed at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, New York City. Lea DeLaria is generally known as the first "openly gay" comic to appear on national television, with appearances on The Arsenio Hall Show and Comedy Central's all-gay special, Out There, which she hosted. The summer of 1997 brought her national attention and critical acclaim in her breakout role as Hildy in (On the Town) for the (Shakespeare-in-the-Park Festival). Now her one-woman show, (It's Delightful, It's Delicious, It's DeLaria), has played to sold-out houses in major venues across the country. Lea has been a featured guest on: The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The Today Show, ABC Late Night, Chef Du Jour and (Politically Incorrect). She has created "strange characters" for: One Life To Live, Will and Grace (Nurse Carver - Swimming From Cambodia 2003), Friends (The One With The Lesbian Wedding), The John Larroquette Show, Fat Rose and Squeaky, The Job (Kiki), "Further Tales of the City"(Willie Omiak), Pulp Fiction (Mr. Purple) and Matlock (Det. Pat Jordan). She is "the voice of Helga" on the dark comedy cult hit, The Oblongs. This stocky, cocky, loud-mouthed Italian lesbian stand up comic, musician, actor, singer and civil rights activist has been on Rolling Stone's "Hot List," been featured in magazine articles in: People / Time / Newsweek / Out Magazine /and Entertainment Weekly. She has appeared in several movies including: The First Wives' Club / Homo Heights / Edge of Seventeen / and in musicals, including: The Rocky Horror Picture Show and On the Town. A native of Belleville, Illinois and a product of Catholic schooling ("mandatory training for stand-up comedy", she explains), Lea is not known for her demure demeanor. Her critically acclaimed performance in the New York Shakespeare Festival's revival of "On the Town" prompted the New York Times to dub her "an Ethel Merman with attitude." An extremely prominent figure in the world of lesbian stand-up comedy, she is noted for her raunchy persona and inflammatory, irreverent political commentary, which have proven controversial inside and outside the gay and lesbian community. Some of her comedy releases include "Bulldyke in a China Shop" and "Box Lunch". Lea's Book of Rules for the World by: Lea DeLaria, Maggie Cassella (Contributor). Rule #10: Learn all the rules...then break them Lea DeLaria has been breaking rules all her life. Now she offers some of her own.... Cross Howard Stern with Sandra Bernhardt, add a one-two punch, and you have stand-up comic Lea DeLaria, who plays to rave reviews on and off the Broadway stage. Now, in this uproarious collection of essays, DeLaria shares her Modern Day Ten Commandments and X-Rated Rules for the World with anyone bold enough to read them. Lea DeLaria, who already enjoyed a career as a Broadway singer and stand-up comedian, made her recording Warner Bros. debut in 2000. Hailed by the Times as "The Best Jazz Album of 2001", Play It Cool confirmed Lea as one of the best jazz singers of our time. Q magazine commented "Lea DeLaria is blessed with one of the most beautiful voices around", while Time Out claimed "the gal can certainly swing", and the Guardian summed her up as "talks like a coffee grinder, and sounds like a cross between Ella Fitzgerald and a Broadway diva." Her second album, Double Standards, received rave reviews in the UK and US press, and from 'Call Me' and 'Philadelphia from this recording get regular radio play on both sides of the Atlantic. Lea's UK jazz live dates have included: the London Jazz Festival / Brighton's Komedia / and several sold-out residencies at Pizza Express, and Pizza On The Park. She has also appeared at: the New York City JVC / the Montreux Jazz Festival / and as the "featured vocalist" of /THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF (THE NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL) TOUR. "This raunchy lesbian comic with a big mouth and an even bigger heart...keeps you laughing...." - The New Yorker "Every inch a star." - The New York Times Produced and Directed by Richard Currier (Excerpt/THE BUTCH) ©2007 richard currier Discover Lea @: http://www.delariadammit.com/ *************** (more) (less)
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Wings of Desire - Cecilia
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Wings of Desire - Cecilia
music: Richard Currier
words: Jim Piazza
Earth, Wind, Fire, The Wings of Desire
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music: Richard Currier
words: Jim Piazza Earth, Wind, Fire, The Wings of Desire Enfold you. A whisper of Angels Voices in seashells Console you Those who can hear them Are those who don't fear them, I feel them, lifting me, The Wings of Desire Glorious Rapture, Glorious Rapture, Glorious Rapture, Forever After. The Angels make way for the dawn of the day of love Those who believe them Are those who will see them. I feel them, lifting me, On Wings of Desire. © 2007 currier/piazza music Spiritual author Stuart Wilde was the first to recognize the special quality of Cecilia's voice when he met her after one of his seminars. Later that evening she "wowed everyone" when she stood on a table and sang "Amazing Grace" a cappella. Wilde generously organized her first recording, "Voice of the Feminine Spirit" and included her on his tour of Australia with several other "collective conscious" authors, including: Louise Hay, Marianne Williamson, Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Wayne Dyer. I met Cecilia in 1995. She contacted me while on tour with Stuart. She had bought a copy of "New York Nights" an album I had written and produced for Sean McDermott. He was touring Australia at the same time, co-starring with Marina Prior in a lavish production of "West Side Story." He played Tony, she Maria. Our album was released in the AU on Larrikin Records. Cecilia bought "New York Nights" at the theater after seeing the show. She returned a second night and went back stage to meet Sean. She introduced herself by saying, "Hi, I'm Cecilia from Norway" and I've sold over 5,000 albums in the last 4 weeks." She gave him her CD and asked if he would give it to his producer... me. When I first listened to "Voice of the Feminine Spirit," I was struck by Cecilia's unique sound like Enya, Celine Dion or Sarah Brightman. We began writing one another and a few months later I got a call "Hi, Its Cecilia I'm in New York and in front of your building." She came up. I had discovered a "soul-mate". The album continues to be one of my favorites. I "made" this song "Wings of Desire" with my friend Jim Piazza a few years later and after the untimely death of my "life partner", Dr. (Saint Peter) Brothers. Peter and Cecilia had met several times when she was either visiting or working in New York City and they really liked one another. He was very sick when she brought two healers by on one of her visits to the City. Their names were Margaret and Peter and as a team, had co-authored books, they gave seminars and were on lecture circuits. Apparently, very credible for folks in that business. My clearest memory was that Margaret, who was, "The Medium", after drinking a lot of red wine, went into a trance... Peter practiced Family Medicine. He had "little faith" and "no experience" with folks who "channeled" for a living. When her "spirit guide" took over, she began to talk like a sailor. I remember thinking her "guide" was one crusty old geezer! "A little spooky" but I remember we all had a really good evening. Cecilia genuinely wanted "to heal" Peter by bringing these folks by. I felt comforted by her "Complete Faith". She became my (Saint Cecilia) that night. Whatever transpired, Peter seemed to have fun and we went to bed feeling hopeful. He died a few months later... forever my "Saint Peter". I don't claim to have a "spirit guide" but I didn't really write "Wings of Desire" either... it came through me. After Peter's death, I went looking for Angels! I began my search by re-reading The Holy Bible, and then discovered H.P. Blavatsky, The Esoteric Tradition (Ancient Wisdom of The Secret Doctrine), Theosophy and the lessons of Kabbalah. I was completely inspired after seeing the 1987 film "Der Himmel über Berlin / Wings of Desire" by the German director Wim Wenders. Set in the late 1980s, toward the end of the Cold War, it follows two Angels, Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander), as they roam the city, unseen and unheard by the people, observing and listening to their diverse thoughts. A subplot of the film follows Peter Falk, cast as himself, who has arrived in Berlin to make a film about Berlin's Nazi past. As the movie progresses, it turns out that Peter Falk was also once an Angel, who renounced his immortality to become a mortal participant in the world after he grew tired of always observing and never experiencing. The film's title and Peter's death were inspiration for the song. Cecilia was kind to demo the song some years later while staying with me. Archangel(s): Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Barachiel, Jeremiel, Raguel, Saraqael, Phanuel, Chamuel, Jophiel, Zadkiel, Raziel, Metatron, Raziel, Sandalphon and All Angels... welcome them into your life. Trust your Guardian Angel and I pray the Spirits: of Allah, Buddha, Christ and Mohammad will walk with you always. GOD BLESS YOU. Sincerely, Richard Currier DiscoverCecilia@: http://www.ceciliasings.com/ (more) (less)
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"We Taking Train To American Dre...
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"We Taking Train To American Dream" - Kate Rigg
Like "all Immigrants" who first come to New York City, Kate sold batteries in the subways
Like "all Immigrants" who first come to New York City, Kate sold batteries in the subways and her soul to the Devil. It's "a hard way to make a living" especially when "picky New Yorkers" regularly check the "shelf life" of products they purchase. Shortly hereafter, she "changed pimps" and began selling "Street News" where she soon became Senior Editor. She was then "snatched up" by Rupert Murdoch and the News Corporation. It was this break that financed "her big jokes", her Real Estate holdings and College.
Somewhere between Indonesia, Canada, Australia and then the Subways of New York City, she became "seriously funny". She went on to The Juilliard School where she graduated with an acting degree. Not long after, the "club scene" drew her to Caroline's Comedy Club, NYC, from there she brought her funky urban Asian sensibility to The Kennedy Center, The Smithsonian Institute, Chicago Museum of Modern Art, and The Public Theater. She has preformed at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, the Toyota Comedy Festival, The Marshalls Women in Comedy Festival, and developed her first comedy and music revue for NBC's PSNBC in New York, and the HBO Time Warner workspace in Los Angeles. This show "Kate's Chink-O-Rama: featuring the chinkorama dancers" is a New York city favorite at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater. Her follow up "Birth of a nASIAN" played at the Mark Taper Forum's Summerfest (developed at La Mama ETC, New York City), MACLA in San Jose, the New World Theater in Massachusetts, the Vancouver Comedy Festival, Women in Theater Conference Toronto, ConWorks Seattle, OutNorth Alaska, MACLA, CCE Portland and the Comedy Central Theater L.A as part of their 2007 season. Kate has appeared on NBC Late Friday, CTV Women of The Night, NPR, CBC Radio, Sirius Radio, STAR TV, National Lampoon's International Comedy DVD, Comedy Central, SEX TV, PBS, Latin American TV, vH1, as well as being profiled in the film Race is the Place Alongside Amiri Baraka and Danny Hoch (aired at festivals and on PBS). She has produced numerous comedy shows for RIPE TV and Time Warner on demand, and The Naughty Show Bad Girls of Comedy Show, which is in international release on DVD by Eagle Rock Entertainment. Her Hip Hop band, Slanty Eyed Mama has toured the US, Canada and Australia, notably at the Perth International Arts Festival in Australia, the Eurasian Nation Festival, the Asian Film Festival at University of Michigan, the A/PI heritage fest in Union Square NYC, LA's GRAND Performances at City Center, The Asian American Jazz Festival in Chicago, Girl Fest Hawaii, Soundfest NYC, The Philadelphia Fringe Fest and the Women in Performance Conference and the Smithsonian Institutes' keynote 2007 Asian Heritage Month Performance. Kate was a 2004 New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) fellow as well as a 2005 NEA grant recipient to develop new work. In 2006 she won the Urban Arts Initiative Grant through the Asian American Arts Alliance, the Ludwig Vogelstein Award to develop new work and one of the Asian Women's Giving Circle's Inaugural Grants to Artists for her work in the Asian American community. She has been awarded grants and prizes by The Toronto Arts Council, The Canada Council, The PatsyLu Fund for Women in Music, Dixon Place, The Australia Council for the Arts, The Norma Epstein Foundation, The Juilliard School Interarts Program, and the University of Melbourne. As an actor she recurs on Law and Order, Fox's Family Guy, and starred in the New York premieres of Dogeaters at the Public Theater, and BFE at Playwright's Horizons. Off Broadway she was in the Vagina Monologues at the Westside Theater, The Most Fabulous Story Every Told, at Minetta Lane and Sez She, at the Mark Taper Forum. She frequently hosts events, some of which include: The Coalition of Asian Children and Families Benefit (NYC), The Asian Women's Giving Circle Awards (NY), The Asian American Recovery Services Mentor Luncheon (San Francisco), The Sistering Shelter for Homeless Women Benefit (Toronto), Eurasian Nation's Launch Party (NY), Queen's Pride, The Dinah Shore Weekend VIP Pool Party, The Heritage of Pride NYC Rally, Bryant Park, The NYU Asian Heritage Month Fashion and Arts Show, the A/PI Heritage Month Conference Smith College, A/PI Heritage Month New York in Union Square Park. She has appeared on Damages, QVC, Hey Paula, TOP CHEF, Flavor of Love, Big Love, Reaper, Three's Company and Arrested Development. She has spoken or/written about Asian American culture and representation in: Time Magazine, The Globe and Mail, On and Off Magazine, BUST, The San Francisco Examiner, THIS Magazine, NOW Magazine, CBC Radio and A Magazine. Beware; Kate could bring mayhem and the curse of laughter on your "small town" if she were to come there. She's a very talented lady. Sincerely, Richard Currier Produced & Directed by Richard Currier. (Excerpt/Clips) ©2008 richardcurrier Discover Kate @: http://www.katerigg.com/ (more) (less)
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Flute Job - Part I / The Messeng...
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Flute Job - Part I / The Messenger (Serge Meseth)
Serge Meseth, aka Serge47 - This "rock & roll funky show dimension cybernetic flute boy"('
Serge Meseth, aka Serge47 - This "rock & roll funky show dimension cybernetic flute boy"('s), first time in a recording studio.
This NYC MUSICIAN/MESSENGER and "Street Player" from Cusco and Lima, Peru can really make a "pretty sweet sound" with his flute. I first "experienced" Serge and his percussive style of playing, at "Le Bar Bat", 311 West 57th Street in New York City. Fortuitously, the space was full of "good vibes" it had previously been the "world famous" recording studio, Media Sound. Before that, it had been an old Manhattan Baptist Church. Everyone from Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin, Guns N' Roses, Kool & the Gang, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Joel, BB King, John Lennon, Meatloaf, Jane Oliver, Yoko Ono, Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and Stevie Wonder (to name a few) recorded multi-platinum records there. I produced several projects there. Media Sound was owned and founded by John Roberts who had put up the money and produced The Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Of course, those appearances at "Woodstock 69" i.e. "Woodstock" by Richie Havens, Swami Satchidananda, Country Joe MacDonald, John Sebastian, Sweetwater, Incredible String Band, Bert Sommer, Tim Hardin, Ravi Shankar, Melanie, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Quill, Keef Hartley Band, Santana, Canned Heat, Mountain, Janis Joplin, Sly & the Family Stone, Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish, Ten Years After, The Band, Blood Sweat & Tears, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sha-Na-Na, Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young are all legendary today. Serge's energy is electric and intense. He was running around the club jumping from one stage to another singing and playing "original songs" on his flute and accompanying himself seamlessly. His music is both "aggressive and sweet". Wild! I figured he was "spun out" on "serious drugs". QUITE THE CONTRARY, later after his set I introduced myself. It was really refreshing to meet someone so "clear thinking" direct and original. He has never taken drugs; "he's clean"! After talking with him I felt committed to interviewing him on camera. I have rarely encountered a person as "talented and unique" as Serge. STREET MUSICIAN - As it turns out Serge played regularly on the corner where I live. His flute playing was so distinctive (like hearing Ian Anderson on flute or George Young on sax) that I began hearing him everywhere. He worked / The East Village (by the Cooper Union Cube) / 14th Street at Union Square / Columbus Circle (by the U.S.S Maine Monument) / Central Park (by the Sherman Monument) and all over New York City. He rode his bike around the City, chained it, opened his flute case and was open for business. He is innovative; his music has a rich, magical and joyful resonance in it's sound. I was surprised to find that he had never recorded any of his songs and more surprised to find, he played the guitar, keyboards and seemingly any instrument he could get his hands on. I decided he was either "crazy or brilliant". His father is French and a professional saxophone player, his mother from Peru. He grew up in Cusco and Lima hanging out in music stores where he learned to play. You might be surprised while watching the video to know that has never owned a bass or a keyboard but HE CAN REALLY PLAY! VERY COOL! It seemed the perfect way to find out who "the man behind the music" is, was to let this "Street Player" loose in a recording studio. I decided that I would record him at my Friend (Benjy King)'s "Home Studio". Benjy, a "Former Pop Star" and keyboard player (of the 80's band, SCANDAL, with Patty Smyth) has a comfortable studio in his Lexington Avenue apartment. He produces a "really good sound". My favorite memories of working with Serge 47, including filming him while he built his tracks, were following Serge around town on his bike, seeing his "Studio/digs" (in the basement of the former, Piano Store Theater, 158 Ludlow Street, NYC) and his neighborhood haunts. I loved our cam interviews and listening to him tell about Machu Picchu, Cusco and Lima Peru, "His love of music" and his experience with UFOs in Peru. Not sure what planet he's from but I'm convinced he's an Alien. That might explain his EXTRAORDINARY TALENT. I haven't seen or spoken with Serge in quite some time. He hasn't been playing at his old haunts around town. I miss hearing his flute playing and seeing his honest face. The City Streets don't feel quite the same without his electric energy. Someone once told me, "Talent is like cream to milk, it rises to te top". If that's true, I know we'll be hearing a lot more about Serge Meseth. I hope you enjoy the film and meeting THIS GIFTED MAN. Serge, I know you're out there... ET Phone Home! Sincerely, Richard Currier Produced & Directed by Richard Currier 1st of 3 Parts - (Excerpt/THE MESSENGER) ©2007 richard currier (more) (less)
Added: 1 year ago
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Flute Job - Part II / Birdman (S...
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Flute Job - Part II / Birdman (Serge Meseth)
Serge Meseth, aka Serge47 - This "rock & roll funky show dimension cybernetic flute boy"('
Serge Meseth, aka Serge47 - This "rock & roll funky show dimension cybernetic flute boy"('s), first time in a recording studio.
This NYC MUSICIAN/MESSENGER and "Street Player" from Cusco and Lima, Peru can really make a "pretty sweet sound" with his flute. I first "experienced" Serge and his percussive style of playing, at "Le Bar Bat", 311 West 57th Street in New York City. Fortuitously, the space was full of "good vibes" it had previously been the "world famous" recording studio, Media Sound. Before that, it had been an old Manhattan Baptist Church. Everyone from Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin, Guns N' Roses, Kool & the Gang, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Joel, BB King, John Lennon, Meatloaf, Jane Oliver, Yoko Ono, Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and Stevie Wonder (to name a few) recorded multi-platinum records there. I produced several projects there. Media Sound was owned and founded by John Roberts who had put up the money and produced The Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Of course, those appearances at "Woodstock 69" i.e. "Woodstock" by Richie Havens, Swami Satchidananda, Country Joe MacDonald, John Sebastian, Sweetwater, Incredible String Band, Bert Sommer, Tim Hardin, Ravi Shankar, Melanie, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Quill, Keef Hartley Band, Santana, Canned Heat, Mountain, Janis Joplin, Sly & the Family Stone, Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish, Ten Years After, The Band, Blood Sweat & Tears, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sha-Na-Na, Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young are all legendary today. Serge's energy is electric and intense. He was running around the club jumping from one stage to another singing and playing "original songs" on his flute and accompanying himself seamlessly. His music is both "aggressive and sweet". Wild! I figured he was "spun out" on "serious drugs". QUITE THE CONTRARY, later after his set I introduced myself. It was really refreshing to meet someone so "clear thinking" direct and original. He has never taken drugs; "he's clean"! After talking with him I felt committed to interviewing him on camera. I have rarely encountered a person as "talented and unique" as Serge. STREET MUSICIAN - As it turns out Serge played regularly on the corner where I live. His flute playing was so distinctive (like hearing Ian Anderson on flute or George Young on sax) that I began hearing him everywhere. He worked / The East Village (by the Cooper Union Cube) / 14th Street at Union Square / Columbus Circle (by the U.S.S Maine Monument) / Central Park (by the Sherman Monument) and all over New York City. He rode his bike around the City, chained it, opened his flute case and was open for business. He is innovative; his music has a rich, magical and joyful resonance in it's sound. I was surprised to find that he had never recorded any of his songs and more surprised to find, he played the guitar, keyboards and seemingly any instrument he could get his hands on. I decided he was either "crazy or brilliant". His father is French and a professional saxophone player, his mother from Peru. He grew up in Cusco and Lima hanging out in music stores where he learned to play. You might be surprised while watching the video to know that has never owned a bass or a keyboard but HE CAN REALLY PLAY! VERY COOL! It seemed the perfect way to find out who "the man behind the music" is, was to let this "Street Player" loose in a recording studio. I decided that I would record him at my Friend (Benjy King)'s "Home Studio". Benjy, a "Former Pop Star" and keyboard player (of the 80's band, SCANDAL, with Patty Smyth) has a comfortable studio in his Lexington Avenue apartment. He produces a "really good sound". My favorite memories of working with Serge 47, including filming him while he built his tracks, were following Serge around town on his bike, seeing his "Studio/digs" (in the basement of the former, Piano Store Theater, 158 Ludlow Street, NYC) and his neighborhood haunts. I loved our cam interviews and listening to him tell about Machu Picchu, Cusco and Lima Peru, "His love of music" and his experience with UFOs in Peru. Not sure what planet he's from but I'm convinced he's an Alien. That might explain his EXTRAORDINARY TALENT. I haven't seen or spoken with Serge in quite some time. He hasn't been playing at his old haunts around town. I miss hearing his flute playing and seeing his honest face. The City Streets don't feel quite the same without his electric energy. Someone once told me, "Talent is like cream to milk, it rises to the top". If that's true, I know we'll be hearing a lot more about Serge Meseth. I hope you enjoy the film and meeting THIS GIFTED MAN. Serge, I know you're out there... ET Phone Home! Sincerely, Richard Currier Produced & Directed by Richard Currier 2nd of 3 Parts - (Excerpt/THE MESSENGER) ©2008 richard currier (more) (less)
Added: 2 months ago
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Flute Job - Part III / "You're O...
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Flute Job - Part III / "You're On!" (Serge Meseth)
Serge Meseth, aka Serge47 - This "rock & roll funky show dimension cybernetic flute boy"('
Serge Meseth, aka Serge47 - This "rock & roll funky show dimension cybernetic flute boy"('s), first time in a recording studio.
This NYC MUSICIAN/MESSENGER and "Street Player" from Cusco and Lima, Peru can really make a "pretty sweet sound" with his flute. I first "experienced" Serge and his percussive style of playing, at "Le Bar Bat", 311 West 57th Street in New York City. Fortuitously, the space was full of "good vibes" it had previously been the "world famous" recording studio, Media Sound. Before that, it had been an old Manhattan Baptist Church. Everyone from Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin, Guns N' Roses, Kool & the Gang, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Joel, BB King, John Lennon, Meatloaf, Jane Oliver, Yoko Ono, Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and Stevie Wonder (to name a few) recorded multi-platinum records there. I produced several projects there. Media Sound was owned and founded by John Roberts who had put up the money and produced The Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Of course, those appearances at "Woodstock 69" i.e. "Woodstock" by Richie Havens, Swami Satchidananda, Country Joe MacDonald, John Sebastian, Sweetwater, Incredible String Band, Bert Sommer, Tim Hardin, Ravi Shankar, Melanie, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Quill, Keef Hartley Band, Santana, Canned Heat, Mountain, Janis Joplin, Sly & the Family Stone, Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish, Ten Years After, The Band, Blood Sweat & Tears, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sha-Na-Na, Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young are all legendary today. Serge's energy is electric and intense. He was running around the club jumping from one stage to another singing and playing "original songs" on his flute and accompanying himself seamlessly. His music is both "aggressive and sweet". Wild! I figured he was "spun out" on "serious drugs". QUITE THE CONTRARY, later after his set I introduced myself. It was really refreshing to meet someone so "clear thinking" direct and original. He has never taken drugs; "he's clean"! After talking with him I felt committed to interviewing him on camera. I have rarely encountered a person as "talented and unique" as Serge. STREET MUSICIAN - As it turns out Serge played regularly on the corner where I live. His flute playing was so distinctive (like hearing Ian Anderson on flute or George Young on sax) that I began hearing him everywhere. He worked / The East Village (by the Cooper Union Cube) / 14th Street at Union Square / Columbus Circle (by the U.S.S Maine Monument) / Central Park (by the Sherman Monument) and all over New York City. He rode his bike around the City, chained it, opened his flute case and was open for business. He is innovative; his music has a rich, magical and joyful resonance in it's sound. I was surprised to find that he had never recorded any of his songs and more surprised to find, he played the guitar, keyboards and seemingly any instrument he could get his hands on. I decided he was either "crazy or brilliant". His father is French and a professional saxophone player, his mother from Peru. He grew up in Cusco and Lima hanging out in music stores where he learned to play. You might be surprised while watching the video to know that has never owned a bass or a keyboard but HE CAN REALLY PLAY! VERY COOL! It seemed the perfect way to find out who "the man behind the music" is, was to let this "Street Player" loose in a recording studio. I decided that I would record him at my Friend (Benjy King)'s "Home Studio". Benjy, a "Former Pop Star" and keyboard player (of the 80's band, SCANDAL, with Patty Smyth) has a comfortable studio in his Lexington Ave. apartment. He produces a "really good sound". My favorite memories of working with Serge 47, including filming him while he built his tracks, were following Serge around town on his bike, seeing his "Studio/digs" (in the basement of the former, Piano Store Theater, 158 Ludlow Street, NYC) and his neighborhood haunts. I loved our cam interviews and listening to him tell about Machu Picchu, Cusco and Lima Peru, "His love of music" and his experience with UFOs in Peru. Not sure what planet he's from but I'm convinced he's an Alien. That might explain his EXTRAORDINARY TALENT. I haven't seen or spoken with Serge in quite some time. He hasn't been playing at his old haunts around town. I miss hearing his flute playing and seeing his honest face. The City Streets don't feel quite the same without his electric energy. Someone once told me, "Talent is like cream to milk, it rises to the top". If that's true, I know we'll be hearing a lot more about Serge Meseth. I hope you enjoy the film and meeting THIS GIFTED MAN. Serge, I know you're out there... ET Phone Home! Sincerely, Richard Currier Produced & Directed by Richard Currier 3rd of 3 Parts - (Excerpt/THE MESSENGER) ©2008 richard currier (more) (less)
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