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Grown Up Gig!
Mark your calendars people! For the first time in well over a year, I will be retuning to The Bitter End for a grown up gig. It's been so freaking long, I know. Come out and support.
The Bitter End
147 Bleecker Street ((Btwn Thompson/LaGuardia)
7:30 PM
Be there or be in trouble!!
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May 15th, 2007
In the studio...
I have been hard at work in the studio recording my debut kids album! I have over 20 originals the promise to be rockin' and easy on the parents ear!
My friend Kelly Harnet (also my wonderful producer/engineer) has been helping me lay down all of the tracks with a wonderful group of guys I wish I could say is exclusively MY band... however they are busy, busy musicians and law school grads so I guess I'll have to share em'.
Ben Whetsell : Bass and keyboard &
arrangements
Ben Elkin- Electric Guitar
Brad Levy- Piano and keyboard
Harris Cohen : drums and percussion
Joanie Leeds: Acoustic Guitar, vocals
Stay Tuned for more info on the release and grown
up gigs!
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Jan 5th, 2007
2007 Brings... Joanie's Music
Video Debut, Kids Music and more!
1)
BIG NEWS- JOANIE NEEDS YOUR HELP TO WIN!
Watch my very first music video for my song "You Are"!!!
Help make this debut a success by clicking on this link http://talentload.tv/video/104/
and giving me a 5 star ***** rating!
Please forward this on to your friends and ENJOY!
"You Are"- Music Video Credits
*Directed by Joanie Leeds, Robb Sapp and Harris Cohen
*Starring: Joanie Leeds & Robb Sapp (amazing actor and
photographer)- http://dirtysugarphotography
*Videographer & Edits: Harris Cohen (also my very talented
webmaster and drummer)-http://wormofoblivion.blogspot
*Lighting: Robb Sapp
*Big
thanks to Rachel Merritt for believing in me and telling me to "get to
work" last week when she heard about this opportunity!
2)
THANKS
Thanks to all who came out to the Wallflower Gallery gig in Miami over
November.
It was so much fun to play all my new songs for you and see the
hometown faces.
Random
fact: I have no idea what's up with the weather here in NYC today but
it feels like Miami. 60's in January? Al Gore help us!
3) CALLING ALL CITY KIDS
My new birthday party business "Joanie Leeds- Music for Kids" is going
extremely well!!!
It was a busy fall and the winter is booking up fast.
If
you have kids or know anyone who does in the NYC area and need birthday
party entertainment... check out my kids website for party pictures,
videos, testimonials and even apparel! - http://www.citykidmusic.com
Last but not least, a kids CD is on my list of to dos in 2007. You'll
be getting some more details soon!
Sept 27th, 2006
JOANIE'S ANNUAL BIRTHDAY GIG!!!
Last year it didn't happen... but it's back...
Joanie's annual Birthday Gig @ the Bitter End. Don't miss it!
The Bitter End
Friday Oct 20th, 2006 @ 7:30 PM
147 Bleecker St (btwn Thompson & LaGuardia)
New York, NY 10012
$5
This is a solo acoustic performance!
ALSO... Lots of stuff going on with yours truly!
I am officially writing, singing and playing music for kids full time.
Have no fear Joanie Leeds fans, my
adult, er, grown up music is still in full swing and I have no plans to
stop playing at places that serve alcohol...however, my alter ego Miss
Joanie is all about shakin', dancin' and writing songs for
kids
that won't make adults want to pull their hair out. Expect
details about a Joanie Leeds kids album in early 2007!
Also, in lieu of having a full time job, I am so excited to
tell you about my own
birthday party entertaining business! I now can be hired
to sing & play guitar at
kids parties ages 1-5!
Check out, learn more and see pictures by visiting my kids
music website @
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July 22, 2006
Joanie's first
Los Angeles Gig!!!
"It's about time" is what I am hearing from the LA
folk when I told them I am coming out for my first ever California gig.
I will be in town for a friends wedding and thought... perfect, I can
do both! So, that I did and the wonderful Genghis Cohen will be the
place where it will all happen. Please spread the word to your west
coast friends and have them come out on a school night for a
change!
New songs and a solo performance...Be there my tan friends!
My next gig is at:
Genghis Cohen
Monday Aug 28th, 8:00 PM
740 N. Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046
$7
This is a solo acoustic performance!
May 30, 2006
Joanie with a twist
Joanie has been busy. I can't quite tell you how
so, but give a
take a few months, I can come clean with something surprising
and
new... in the meantime, get ready for something a bit
different!
As for quenching your curiosity, get a few answers at my next
gig.
I need a big crowd as it is my first time playing at the amazing Living
Room in years. Help prove my worth!
My next gig is:
The Living Room
Saturday June 17th,7:00 PM
154 Ludlow (Btwn Stanton and Rivington) ,NYC
*Free but tips appreciated!
Harris Cohen - Drums
Ben Elkin - Guitar
Joanie (that's me!)- Guitar, Piano and Harmonica (??)
March 5, 2006
Podcast with writer Lauren Brown and April's big band
gig!
Pop
culture writer extraordinaire, Lauren Brown, tracked me down through
myspace and I could not be happier! We were meant to meet for years
(having a friend in common) and finally we did! Along with
writing the cover article at Seventeen magazine this month on Lindsay
Lohan, she interviewed me via podcast for your listening
pleasure! Please listen to her 4th edition of "THE
IT GIRL CHRONICLES" through her website:
http://web.mac.com/laurensbrown
My next gig is not till April but it's a biggie (WITH
BAND!!!)!
CHICK SINGER NIGHT
Tues April 25th, 8:00 PM
The Bitter End
147 Bleecker Street ,NYC $10 cover
Chick Singer Night is a prestigious evening where I get to play with the famous C.S.N. band. I am counting on you for a large audience so please come on out to support this big event!!
Jan 4th, 2006
-Radio News-
I am so excited to report some
online radio broadcast news! I
need
your help to visit these sites and request and play “BAD
GIRL” to get it in rotation… directions are
below:
Band
Radio-
a brand new 24-hour streaming
radio station http://bandradiolive.com/playlist.php
Please
look up Joanie Leeds and request “Bad Girl” to put
it in
rotation. If it gets a lot of hits, it can make its way into the TOP
10!
-Alexa Digital Radio- a non-commercial, Internet radio station and podcast that plays top quality indie artists around the clock. http://www.alexadigitalmusic.com Go to: (play Hi Fi or Lo Fi) and Request “BAD GIRL” !!! -FeminineGroove Weekly Radio Broadcast-The Feminine Groove is a weekly Internet radiobroadcast featuring female artists and female fronted bands. http://www.geocities.com/brnshuga61/Femgrve.html
-Pandora Radio- I have declared my love for this station before. You MUST check it out…my songs are now in rotation www.Pandora.com
Any actors, musicians,
artist or business
owners looking for a
website?
The person who designed my website is available to design
others… at very reasonable rates. Check out other sites
he’s done at:
http://www.easls.net
http://www.wlaf.law.com
http://joanieleeds.com
Contact him at harriscohen[AT]hotmail[DOT]com if you are interested in
hiring him.
Happy New Year!
December 5, 2005
Streaming
Radio News
In case you have not yet heard of Pandora, this is an AMAZING website
that creates playlists according to your musical taste. Its like Tivo
where it learns your favorites but better. The songs are streaming and
if you like what they play, you can buy songs directly from itunes or
amazon. My CD 'Soul from my footsteps' was selected to be on this
website and will be available in about a month for your streaming
pleasure.
Check it out http://www.pandora.com
Also, Alexa Digital Radio has selected my song 'Bad Girl' for rotation on it's station!! check it out at: http://www.alexadigitalradio.com
Stocking stuffers
Looking for holiday gift ideas? 'soul from my footsteps' fits nicely
into stockings of all sizes and is perfect for that random 4th night of
Chanukah
Present. So there aren't actually any holiday songs on the CD, but
there is
nothing better than rocking out to 'Bad Girl' while sitting on santa's
lap
or humming along to 'The Light' while LIGHTING the menorah!
http://www.cdbaby.com/joanieleeds2 to make your holiday
dreams come
true!!
November
9, 2005
Hello Everyone!
Well, there are a lot of exciting things in store over the next few
months. Singer/Songwriter Jody Aaron, (the artist formally known as
Jody Friedman) and I have gotten together and started to co-write.
The first song is about (you'll never guess)... DOGS. Pretty funny
tune. In honor of our new found co-writership, we have booked a few
gigs together at Arlene's Grocery (Dec 11th) and Sidewalk Cafe (Jan
10th)
But firstly, I booked a solo gig at a cool venue called Blaggards (Nov.
19th). Come and check me out as this gig depends on YOU to bring me to
the next round of their original artist showcase. In turn, I could play
at a bigger and snazier club. Also, don't miss me backing up
Arden Kaywin at The Living Room on Nov. 18th. She
is an old
friend of mine from Miami, Fla! It's going to be an exciting few months
ahead and I can't wait to see all of your beautiful faces there!
October 2, 2005
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Red Cross by purchacing my CD through CDBaby last month. I actually broke my own record by selling the most CDs this month than any other month since my CD Release in 2004! I couldn't have done it without you!
August 31, 2005
During the month of September, all profits from sales of my CDs through CDBaby will go to support the American Red Cross and the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Visit my pages on CDBaby here and here to donate for a great cause!
August 30, 2005
Thanks to everyone who came out to my band gig at the Bitter End. It was such a large and supportive crowd! You are the best fans/friends a gal can ask for. I have some exciting news to tell you all. I have received a few awards and mentions for some of my original songs.
Great American Song Contest - Pop/Adult Contemporary division, "Breathe" received an honor award!!!
Garageband.com - Pop/Rock division, Bad Girl received the following awards:
- Track of the Day
- Best Female Vocals
- Best Drums
- Best Bass
- Best Programming
- Best Production
- Best Lyrics
- Best Melody
- Best Beat
- Rocking Track
- Potential Soundtrack of the week
- Potential Soundtrack overall
Bad Girl is currently at a top five star rating and is #51 of 561 songs in the pop/rock catagory and climbing daily... check out this link to see for yourself!
Aug 5, 2005
Hi there!
*Don't you just love my spiffy new look? The website has been revamped
and I think it's fabulous! It's much easier to find what you are
looking for plus for those of you who are familiar with HTML (and I'm
not one of these people) it's fancier and works more
efficiently.
*Come out in full force for my band gig.
Friday, Aug 26th- 8PM at
The Bitter End!!
I just got back from the Colorado Mountains where I was so lucky to see
pure beauty and several hikes and a lovely white water rafting trip. I
was truly inspired to write some songs after seeing all of that beauty
so hopefully I can churn some out for you to hear soon!
*iMix me!
"Soul from my Footsteps" is now featured on tons
of
digital sites including iTunes. Spread the Joanie Leeds word to the
iTunes community bu adding my songs to your iMixes. Doesn't cost you a
thing if you already have me on your iTunes library. Also, visit
www.myspace.com/joanieleeds and add your comments. As always, you can
buy my full length CD with artwork though CDBABY at
cdbaby.com/joanieleeds2
See you on the 26th!
Always,
Joanie
July 9, 2005
Howdy Folks!
*I have some exciting gigs coming up. Visit my Gigs Page for more info! July 16th- 8:00 PM- Vox Pop Coffee House- Brooklyn, NY... Solo Acoustic show w/ Jody Aaron Friedman Aug 26th- 8:00 PM- The Bitter End-NY, NY... Full Band Gig!!!
*Tune in to The Early Show on CBS- Aug 18th during the 8-9 am hour for a possible Joanie sighting. I was teaching my little toddlers during my day job and they filmed my class for a special on Children and physical activity. It's not the good ole' love songs you are used to me singing, but if you dig Row, Row, Row your boat, then you'll love this!
*iMix me!!!- "Soul from my Footsteps" is now featured on tons of digital sites including iTunes. Spread the Joanie Leeds word to the iTunes community by adding my songs to your i Mixes. Also, visit www.myspace.com/joanieleeds and add your comments!!! Its like friendster for musicians! - And as always you can purchase my full length CD through my website or through cdbaby.
always,
Joanie
Hi Everyone!
"Where the heck have you been this year" you ask? Well, this Miami girl dislikes the cold weather, so I have been hibernating for the winter writing some new songs to debut this spring. Hopefully I will have some gigs lined up too! After leaving the corporate world for good last month (thank goodness), I have been teaching music to little kids and looking for other legal ways to pay the rent. Lets just say that 2005 started off a lot different than expected but hopefully I will get some songs out of the experience.
I finally got the completed product for the 'Buy Indie Music' compilation CD. My song 'Bad Girl' was among the 14 chosen to be chosen for the disk. Just look for the picture of the girl pulling down her shorts on the cover (No that was not my choice of cover art!) and you've found it.
You can now find and purchase my songs on iTunes If you are really into iTunes like i am, you can add my songs to some iMix lists so more people can find out about Joanie Leeds!
Also, I have my own brand spankin' new MYSPACE page that you can find at: http://www.myspace.com/joanieleeds.You can read my bio, listen to songs and even create a blog about my songs. Spread the word!
Check out my gig page to see every venue I have ever played in the gig archive. Stay tuned for more news and events!
Always,
Joanie Leeds
Hi!
A huge thanks to everyone who came out to see me play in Nashville,
Miami, Boston and New York over the summer. I had a fantastic time
traveling and met some fantastic people along the way. The CD has been
selling very well thanks to you putting the word out, so I
can’t
be happier. The Poughkeepsie live show was incredible. I just got the
tape back of the live performance, and it’s definitely weird
to
see a whole show just about me, but it’s cool at the same
time!
Thanks Raj at TWC for making that happen!
I’ve also gotten some really good news from the 12th Annual
Billboard World Song Contest. Out of thousands of submissions, my song
‘Breathe’ was ranked among the top 500 songs in the
competition, making me the recipient of a prestigious Honorable Mention
Award.
Come join me October 22nd for my annual Birthday Gig...
Friday Oct 22nd, 2004
8:00 PM
The Bitter End
147 Bleecker St. NYC
w/ Speical guest Harris Cohen
212-673-7030
$ 5
Also, For you Syracuse Drama Alumni out there... I was asked to be the
entertainment at the Annual SUDO meeting on Monday October 25th. The
meeting begins at 7:00 pm, but I will go on at 7:45. Jim Clark will be
there along with some other Lubin House heads. Lubin House 11 East 61st
Street New York, NY 10021
For info: 212-826-0320
Always,
Joanie Leeds
Hey Folks!
July was such a fantastic month. The Miami gigs were so much fun to
play, as was my radio interview with WLRN. I sang in my first
Songwriters Circle at The Bitter End with some other amazing artists,
and July 21st wrapped up my last gig for the month at the Cornelia
Street Cafe. Next month I will be taking it a bit easier. I will be
moving across town and have a few out of town weddings (One of which
I'll be singing my new song "I DO"), so I will be back playing
hopefully in September.
But even though there will not be a lot of gigs, some great things are
happening for my song "Bad Girl"!
Black Dog Promotions announced that its newly formed record label, Buy
Indie Music, has selected 14 artists to be included in the Buy Indie
Music Compilation- Volume 2. The compilations are going to be
distributed to radio, press, retail and record labels.
My song "BAD GIRL" was among the 14 chosen!!!
Also, "BAD GIRL", was just selected to go on the Oasis Pop compilation
which will also be sent out to radio stations. I will soon have a list
of stations to call if you would like to request my music!!
Also, if you would like to read my review that was printed in The Miami
New Times newspaper, please click on this link:
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/issues/2004-07-08/localheroes3.html
See you soon!
Always, Joanie
July 11, 2004
Hi Everyone!
I am finally back from my Miami trip! I must say the hospitality was
more than I could have ever imagined. Besides the beautiful beaches,
and ocean air... I felt right at home with the amazing fans, friends,
and family who supported me by tuning in to my radio interview on WLRN,
and by coming out to my gigs at the Luna Star Cafe and the Wallflower
Gallery.
Now that I am back up north, I will encounter a smooth transition back
into the NYC music scene. I am excited to tell you about my next gig:
To be a part of The New York Songwriters Circle is a great honor.
Featuring past performing songwriters such as Norah Jones, Vanessa
Carlton, Gavin DeGraw, Lisa Loeb and Nelly McKay to name a few, this is
an event I have been looking forward to for a long time!
Please come and see me play a few songs in the round with some other
great songwriters: Zack, Joey Eppard, and Ben Butler/Ann Marie.
Also, to read my most recent review from this weeks Miami New Times
newspaper, please click on this link:
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/issues/2004-07-08/localheroes3.html
Always,
Joanie
June 6, 2004
A sort of homecoming is on the way for me in July -- I'll be in my
hometown of Miami, FL for a couple shows and an appearance on a very
cool public radio show.
If you're in the area, check out the gigs
page for more information on the shows.
On July 9 at 1pm, I'll be on the cultural arts radio program South
Florida Arts Beat (SFAB)
for an interview and to play some tracks from my
new album.
Tune in! In South East Florida (Jupiter to Key West), you can hear it
on WLRN 91.3 FM. Everywhere else in the world, you can get it on the
internet at www.wlrn.org
Also, my song "Bad Girl" has just been chosen for the second Buy Indie
Music compilation CD. Check out http://www.buyindiemusic.com/compilation2.htm
Always,
Joanie
May 4th, 2004
Hi Everyone!!!
It has been such a whirlwind since my March CD Release of “Soul from my Footsteps” at The Bitter End. I have received such an amazing response! Its been a steady stream of booking new, cool gigs at places like famous Rock club CBGBs Gallery last month, to Boston's’ Club Passim this month for their Annual Memorial Day Campfire Weekend, and The Bitter End's prestigious “Songwriters' Circle” this summer.
A Miami Florida CD Release is in the works for the beginning of July, so stay tuned! Some other big news: I will be moving to California this July. Yes, you heard right! I am going to test out the water in La La land, get some sun, and try the LA music scene. Don't fret though... I will be coming back now and then to play east coast gigs so keep an eye on the e mails. I will miss you all very much!
Make sure to check out my new album www.cdbaby.com/joanieleeds2
Always,
Joanie
March 8, 2004
Hi Everyone!!!
To all who came out to my
exciting CD
Release for Soul
from My Footsteps,
Thank you! Thank you Thank you! I could not have been any more pleased
with the amount of amazing support I received from you all Saturday
night. It was my largest crowd yet to date since I started performing
my original tunes, and I have all of my fantastic Fans, Friends, Family
and my wonderful band to thank! Also, a big thank you to The Bitter End
for making this night perfect! If you missed out on purchasing your CD
because of the crowd, www.cdbaby.com/joanieleeds2
always,
Joanie
January 15, 2004
Welcome to the new JOANIE LEEDS website! I am so excited about it, and
I hope you will be, too. Huge thanks to the multi-talented Harris Cohen
for making it look so amazing and fun to use. If you experience any
problems with the site, or if you have any suggestions for making it
easier to navigate, please let us know by using e-mailing us from the
contact page.
always,
Joanie
