Japan Benefit Event in less than 2 weeks!

If you live in the L.A. area or close by, please come to this benefit event for Japan I'm organizing & producing! Less than two weeks now until the event and I'm super excited about it all! There'll be live music (soul, jazz, bossa nova, pop), dancers, and a big raffle at the end!

Since the last post, which wasn't too long ago, I've gotten some amazing prizes that were donated by super generous sponsors... here are the prizes I've got so far:

Two violins courtesy of Joseph Arbiso
One hour massage valued at $100 courtesy of Summer Gray
90 minute yoga private lesson courtesy of Tina Raymond
Gift Certificate to any pair of shoes courtesy of Blowfish Shoes
http://www.blowfishshoes.com/
Gift certificate courtesy of Sam Ash Music Stores
http://www.samashmusic.com/
$25 Gift Card to Trader Joe's
$25 Cash Card to Costco
iHome (ipod doc with speakers/alarm)
Portfolio Bag w/goodies courtesy of Phil Fiorio at Nick Rail Music
http://nickrailmusic.com/
Original art print courtesy of Carrie Hartman of UUPP
http://www.etsy.com/shop/UUPP
Original art prints courtesy of Katie of the Wheatfield 
http://www.etsy.com/shop/thewheatfield
CD's courtesy of Luke Redfield, Michael Mull Trio, CSUN Jazz
http://www.lukeredfield.com/music/
http://www.michaelmull.com/
itunes gift cards
Vintage In'n'out Glass & In'n'out Gift certificate
$20 gift certificate to Musha, Japanese Restaurant (Torrance)
http://musha.us/
Traditional Japanese Tea cup & Tea leaves
Handmade Japanese goods courtesy of Yoko's Antiques and Fabrics (South Pasadena)
Original artwork courtesy of Miranda Tacchia
Original handmade jewelry courtesy of Deena Eskenas
Plush Sushi Rolls courtesy of TA Friendly
http://www.tafriendly.com/
$10 Gift certificates courtesy of Small Island, Japanese restaurant (Northridge)
Barclays Coffee Gift Voucher
http://barclayscoffee.com/

AND MORE!!!

Admission is a $10 donation or more, and raffle tickets are only $2 each!

It'll be at Peace Yoga in downtown LA from 1:30pm-6pm. All Ages & very casual!

First Post!

Hello and welcome to my blog! 

I've been reading many people's blogs lately and have been inspired to create my own!

Ah...I love that word. Inspired. Inspire. Inspiration. 

I hope I can inspire others in any way, and I want to keep being inspired for the rest of my life whether it's through music, art, food, people, nature...

So where shall I begin... so much good stuff has happened this past week!

My husband had a CD release party for his group, Michael Mull Trio, last Thursday at the Blue Whale, (awesome Jazz Club) in Little Tokyo. He'd been working hard for his first CD since last May! The gig was a great success and we were both happy to see so many wonderful faces! 

We were glad his parents got to come down from San Luis Obispo for the event.

His CD is available through him directly and will be available very shortly for digital purchase online! I'll keep you posted.

Valentine's Day was great too, thanks to Michael who made reservations at the Elephant Bar & Restaurant. It's a sweet place worth checking out... 

And I got these lovely Threadsence shoes from him :)

Last night I was able to go hear two lovely, talented friends perform at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. It was great!!

First is the beautiful Aijia Lise. She writes her own music, and her voice is soulful and pretty at the same time. She definitely inspired me! I gotta write more songs!!

Second is America's next big star Andy Grammer. You'll hear his single "Keep Your Head Up" on the radio and he's one of the Billboard.com's "Artists to Watch in 2011" and one of "10 Artists to know in 2011" of the NY Post! How cool is that? Congrats you guys on selling out the show! I had a blast.

Other happy things from this past week include: Italian food with my good friends, buying 3 and getting 3 free Bath & Body Works Body Creams (and a $10 off coupon usage on top of that ha! What a deal!)

More happy things are ahead of us!

Stay tuned for a Michael Mull Trio CD Giveaway! (Open to international readers too!)

Until then, here's a sample of the tracks on the CD: