The Venue

I am so excited to sing tonight at The Venue on Corunna Rd. They are having their New Year's Eve Bash and I was invited at the last minute to join Waking Vegas during their set. Song selection was difficult as I was cleared for 2 songs... I have so many to choose from! So I'm doing 2 songs from completely different styling backgrounds. "Beautiful" for a bluesey warm-up and an easy listening opener for the whole event, followed by "Since You Been Gone" to set the stage for the rockinest New Year's Eve ever! :) 

Hope to see you there. $5 cover charge and doors open at 8pm... I sing around 845 so don't be late!

Arts & Idols 2010

Yesterday I auditioned for the Arts & Idols competition in Utica, MI. It was so quick! Matt and I arrived 15 minutes early. As soon as we walked in we were registered, had photo taken for the website, and I was immediately escorted to the waiting room where I could warm up my voice. I chose to use that time to check out my reflection in the mirror instead :/ It was windy! What can I say? I sang about 1 line of my song and a lady came to escort me into the ballroom where the judges were waiting. A nice man confirmed the pronunciation of my name, announced me, I sang, the man said "thank you, Shaena" and I was escorted out! It was all so fast! The judges never spoke a word to me, never cracked a smile, and never stopped writing. I think we were out of there in less than 30 minutes to be honest with you. I'm still reeling from it :) And of course, waiting for results to be announced! 

I'm sure you'll want to know my song selection. I chose "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. We had to sing the song we want to compete with if chosen for the finals, and we had to sing an acapella rendition of it. So I went with that song because it's intricate enough to compete with, but easy on the register for acapella. I did great! Matt was listening on the other side of the partitioned ballroom and he was really excited for me. He said it was really clean and sounded great, which coming from him, a man of few words, that means it was AWESOME!!!!!!! :P

I will of course bring you up to speed when I find out the results of yesterday's audition and stay tuned for more details later in the competition. 

Love you!

So Much

I wanted to create a place that I could share not only what is going on with my music but where I can express the behind-the-scenes things that are happening. I want to be real and raw and hold nothing back. I hope that you can grasp who I really am beyond the hype and the craziness. 

God has given me so much and blessed us, with only more to come as I continue to seek out the who, what and where of my destiny. I sing for Him. For His purpose, His will and His sacrifice. Without Him I would not be where I am today.