Summer Update

June 2008

Natasha's Winter Season News
"The Season" to Celebrate!

Hello everyone- I hope this email finds you in good spirits. Mine have vastly improved recently. It might have something to do with the sun!

Summer is Here and I've been out cycling, walking+running on the beach and enjoying what I call Paradise-the Bay Area!

I'm so sorry for those back home in Iowa who have had to deal with the floods. I remember when it happened in '93. Not fun!

I haven't had a photo shoot lately, so all I can offer are self-portraits from my new MacBook Air Photobooth application, and live shots from recent events.

You get to see the "real" me-sans hair, makeup, professional photographer, and Photoshop (airbrushing)!

(my nose isn't really that big in real life, is it?)

Oakland A's vs. the Boston Red Sox

I sang the National Anthem at the Oakland A's vs. The Boston Red Sox. During sound check my in-ear monitors weren't working (and with a 30 second delay, that would have been VERY difficult to manage) but all ended well during the performance.

A's

Natasha on Billboards?

Not exactly David Beckham/Armani on the front of San Francisco Macy's (not appropriate for all ages!)

but...

An advertising campaign was launched in May to spotlight Poignant Records and the music of Bobby Sharp.

Name a location of one of the billboards (in Oakland) and win a copy of Bobby Sharp-The Fantasy Sessions!

SpinVintage

I've been leisurely recording a new CD to be released in March 2009. Everyone has asked me to do a jazz standards CD, and so I decided to "give 'em what they want".

But not like they think... I've enlisted the brilliant, young, pretty cute, and talented Adam Theis of the wildly popular Jazz Mafia in San Francisco to conjure up funky, cool, unusual arrangements of my favorite standards. The working title of the new release is SpinVintage.

Want a sneak peek/listen? Email me and I'll send you a private link if you promise to:

Keep it to yourself
Don't sell it on Ebay
Remember it's not completely mixed and mastered yet.

You'll be in on the "making of my next CD". Cool, I know.

Cool Stuff + General Joy

Susan Dressler of NoFu Skincare paints a portrait of one of her friends or clients every month, and I was the lucky star who she chose to capture last month!

She was inspired by my performance in Feb at Yoshi's. (hair, makeup, and an electric blue halter dress)

The Alameda Theatre is finally open. It is gorgeous and I plan on presenting+producing concerts in their 485 seat restored Art Deco theatre! I was asked to perform at the Gala opening. AND it's only 3 blocks from my house!

I produced and performed in a concert at Kofman Auditorium on May 2 to help raise $200,000 to save the music programs in our public school system in Alameda. I was joined by much talent, including that of the great Al Hart (left) and Stan Bunger (right) of KCBS.

Did You Know?

Natasha DOES Have a Day Job!

I program and book concert series and events in the bay area as my "day job" at my very own company Entire Productions LLC.I have been in business for 8 years and love every moment of it! I have wonderful clients, and get to present fantastic artists!

Check out the concert schedules, and come on out when you can!

Oakland City Center Summer Sounds (12th/Broadway) Wednesdays 12noon-1p

Thursday Night Live in Old Oakland (9th/Washington) 1st & 3rd Thursday's 5-9p

Kaiser Rooftop Garden Concerts (300 Lakeside) 1st & 3rd Thursday's 5-9p

Alameda Towne Centre Summer Serenade (Shoreline) 1st & 3rd Thursday's 5-9p

See + Hear Natasha

Summer Sightings

Fri July 18 Kaiser Rooftop Garden
300 Lakeside Oakland, CA
12-1p FREE (outdoors, beautiful!)

Sun July 20 Jazzschool (I'm teaching a class on marketing and promotion for musicians)
2087 Addison St. Berkeley
11;45a-1:45p
$30/Jazzschool Students, $45/others

Thur Aug 21 Alameda Towne Centre (Center Court)
5:30p-7:30p FREE (outdoors)

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW for my Holiday Concert at Yoshi's/Oakland on Christmas Eve this year!

Thanks for reading all this way. Keep in touch, and I'll do the same.

na tash a