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HELLO ALL!!!
Well, I flew into LA for a week of rehearsals and who am I sitting next to on the flight? Michael Sarver from Season 8. What an awesome guy! We shared our singles with each other and I have to tell you, he's one talented guy!
We got to the rehearsal studio around 2pm and walked into a room where I was immediately jumped on my none other than Mikalah Gordon. (I love that girl) It was a huge reunion with Chikezie Ezie, David Hernandez, Trenyce Gibbons, RJ Helton, Michael Sarver and myself. I was waiting to see Alexia Grace because I was a big fan of hers, but I won't meet her until todays rehearsal.
I'm sure a lot of you are wondering why some of these idols aren't mentioned on my website and poster, but some of the shows were double booked and they are doing a separate x-mas tour. SOOO just to be clear, my tour is Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver, David Hernandez and myself.
Day one is usually hard for us all to focus because although we all stem from the same root, we really don't know anything about each other! I've never met Trenyce before, but we felt like we had so much in common just because of idol. So, anyways, we all received our music and just did a little run through. That was it for the first rehearsal.
I'll definitely let you know how todays rehearsal goes, because I'll be meeting Alexis...YAY!!
Stay tuned for tonights blog!!!!!
Love,
-G
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.....
To all who attended GGB at The Lodge for Halloween! It was a GREAT night and we all had so much fun! Everyones energy and drunkenness made us sound so much better:) Congratulations to Medusa for winning the $1,000.00 cash prize! We hope we made fans out of all of you and hope you'll come back and see us again, this time I won't be so green and you'll be able to see more than my eyes and teeth!!!
Don't forget our next show at Bally Doyle Aurora, November 20th!
Again, thank you for choosing to spend your Halloween night with The Wizard of Oz crew!
Dorothy had it right when she said, "There's no place like home!"
ROCK
-G
Thank you to everyone that made it out to 115 Bourbon Street this past Thursday night. It was a great night and we had such a blast hanging out with Hairbangers Ball! Check out the video section to see us performing one of my favorite songs (the Story by Brandi Carlile).
It was nice to only play for an hour, but I am really getting excited for our first FULL NIGHT this Saturday. And in case you forgot, ITS HALLOWEEN! This show is going to be so fun. Do you have your costumes ready? The band decided to do a theme costume and it is going to be awesome. Let's just say I get to live out one of my dreams with my costume. I want to tell you what it is, but you'll have to come to the show to find out.
Remember, there is a contest with great prizes so don't even think about showing up without a costume!
See you on Halloween!
-Gina
THANK YOU to everyone that came out to JOE'S last night to see my new band play our FIRST SHOW! We had such a great time and I hope you guys enjoyed it. If you didn't make it, don't worry we have plenty more shows coming up.
You might not believe it, but I was SO nervous. 30+ songs is a lot of lyrics to remember! Please go to the guestbook and let me know what you thought of the show. Songs you loved, songs you didn't like so much, etc. I appreciate the feedback.
I think my biggest regret is that we didn't get to play any of my new ORIGINAL music, but I kind of want to wait until the album is ready before we unleash it on you. I promise it will be worth the wait. Maybe I'll give you a little taste at the Halloween show. Trick or treat?
I have to thank everyone at JOE'S BAR for being so great to us. I LOVE JOE'S!!! We are going to be back there in January and next time we will have the full night to rock the house.
I should have pictures and video from the show posted on the site in the next day or so so keep checking back.
Don't forget, 115 BOURBON ST this Thursday! See you there!!!
-Gina
Recording is finished and I am back in Chicago. It's good to be home, but I am also a little sad to leave Nashville. it is such an amazing city and it is so exciting to be there working on my album with some of the most talented musicians in the WORLD.
Yesterday was great (just like days 1 and 2). I got to sing lots of really cool background/harmony parts. I am a harmony FREAK (even one of my tatoos is 'harmony') so that was really fun for me. Its all the little parts that you might not even notice but they take the song to a whole different place.
So what's next? Adam still has some recording and programming to do before he does the final mix. Once that is done the album has to be mastered (that will probably be done in NY). After that it will be ready for YOU!!! We are really hoping to have it ready by early November (Just in time for the Holiday shopping season!) You will be the first to know as soon as it is ready. I really think you are going to LOVE it!
I have to say thank you to a couple of really important people:
Thank you Chris Sligh for helping me get this ball rolling. You kicked my butt when it needed kicking. Thanks for helping me write some great songs and for introducing me to Adam.
THANK YOU ADAM SMITH!!! You are such an amazing musician, writer, producer and all around great guy! I don't know where I would be without you.
Now that recording is finished (for now) I have to start getting ready for my shows coming up this month! Don't forget my FIRST SHOW with my new band is THIS SATURDAY at JOE'S Bar in Chicago.
See You there!
-Gina