Recording....& Tomorrow Night

Haven't really had a minute to give a proper update except on twitter and instagram really.  And somewhat on facebook.... Because I have been in the studio!  Recording with Jim White and Andy Lemaster and a whole team of other musicians all across the globe really.  It's been fun and I am really excited about the new songs.

In the immediate future I am most excited to be playing this show tomorrow night in Atlanta, at the Variety Playhouse, opening for Mason Jennings.  He has been a favorite of mine for a while and I cover one of his songs!

Vinyl District

Vinyl District

man i love this

Time's Fool - new demo from forthcoming EP

Time's Fool (Acoustic Version) by haroularose

New Year, New Songs

Well I am pretty excited about 2012.  I have an EP almost finished - it includes some really fun collaborations with friends in writing and in playing and I just can't wait to share it.  It was produced by Sheldon Gomberg at his studio in Silverlake over the summer and we are just finishing the last of it soon.

This week I leave for Georgia.  I'll be recording my second full LP with Jim White producing and a whole team of players.  I really can't wait.  I will get to spend some time in Athens and Atlanta, and even open for one of my favorite artists, Mason Jennings, at the Variety Playhouse on January 27th.  I really can't wait.

I am writing away...

Hope you are having a nice Sunday night.

Haroula

Heartland Festival in Vevey Switzerland

One of the cooler things I got to in the latter part of 2011 was go to Heartland Festival in the little lakeside town of Vevey.  It is beautiful and has quite an interesting history.  It is where Chaplin lived at the end of his life and many other artists have sought refuge here for its peace and beauty including Duncan Jones (whose film "Moon" I loved) Rousseau,Victor Hugo, Kokoshka, Dostoevsky, and on and on.

Jim and I really liked this tree:

We asked a stranger to take our picture by this random rose painted wall.

I like noticing people on benches, I wonder what they are talking about.  Parks are such a luxury, I don't get to go very often in Los Angeles.  Although we do have some gorgeous beaches.  But there are many many parks in Illinois where I grew up.  And the best park in the world is in Madrid -- Parque del Buen Retiro.  I spent many hours of my life there so far and hope to get back there soon.

Performing....

So beautiful.  The real Lake Geneva.

I took some videos of these swans which were so funny, parading their butts in the air like this.  The most graceful animal doing this just seemed very ironic:

Hope the new year is off to a great start!

Haroula Rose

Sounds & Images

For as long as I can remember I have always loved music and theater and film.  I remember the movies I saw as a child so vividly, and the times when my family would go to the theater.  I was magnetized and didn't ever want to blink for fear of missin anything.  I think I wore out the videotape of "Annie" the musical because I watched it so much.

In my life I have worked onstage as a performer and backstage as well; in front of the camera and behind it; writing and recording songs, and singing them live.  I feel very lucky to be able to do the work I do and even more amazed when there is convergence between these loves of my life.  Collaboration is just the best feeling there is, because it feels like communion in an intangible and ideally loving way.  I am always thrilled when I get to work on music for a particular film or when a song gets used and it is married to an image.  This last year was particularly cool in that regard and I hope the new year is too.  I really want to do more composing and writing for specific projects.  And this is my way of telling that to the universe... through this lil' blog here.

While I was at film school at USC for a couple semesters (before indefinite hiatus) I got to make some short films.  This one is a documentary short called "A Portrait of the Artist" and it's about some women that are my friends and whose creative processes I really admire.  It was in some festivals and it was a fun exercise, so I hope you enjoy it!

This holiday season, maybe if you have not done so in a while, pick up a craft or do something creative! For me it is always about cooking, especially when I am with friends and family.  I have some pretty great recipes and secrets.... I've been told I should share those.  Maybe in 2012 I will :)

Stay healthy and smiling,
Haroula

A Portrait of the Artist