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Recher Theatre - September 17

I will be making a guest appearance with Skitzo Calypso this Friday.

This will be the first time we've perform P.S.L.A in five years.

Come out! It'll be a great time.

Check out www.rechertheatre.com and www.skitzocalypso.com for more details.

Solo song - "You Oughta Know"

I recorded an instrumental piano version of Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" a few months ago.

You Oughta Know

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Here is a downloadable version: yououghtaknow.mp3

"Cheerleaders Vs Zombies" Trailer

Here is the trailer to the movie I did earlier this year. I'm only in it for a split second (shortly before the 1 min mark). But hey, it's not about me. Look how good the movie looks for an indie film on a shoe string budget. ;)

Cheerleaders Vs Zombies

New solo song - "Sprout and the Bean"

This is "Sprout and the Bean", a song in which I play piano and sing vocals.

"Sprout and the Bean"-CherryTeresa

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Here is a downloadable version: sproutandthebean.mp3

New/Old songs on the music page

The other day, I posted some more songs, which you can hear on my music page.

There is a newer song, which is an instrumental version of "Desperate Leaders", a song I recorded guest keyboards with Skitzo Calypso.

DespLeaders(instrmtl)-Skitzo Calypso

Skitzo Calypso

The rest are older songs that were recorded a few years ago but weren't on my project playlist player. (By the way, the original version of "Desperate Leaders" is on the player as well. The CD it's on - "Burning Down An Empire" - is now out and available on iTunes).

I've recorded some new music (collaboration and solo) and they will be posted once they're ready.

The journal page has recently undergone a makeover. The best part is, no more annoying frames. If, for some reason, you're still seeing frames when you go to that page or the photos section, please refresh.

Thank you and I hope everyone has a fine 2009! =)

Angel Dust @ Fletcher's on Halloween

Angel Dust, my Faith No More tribute band, played Fletcher's on Halloween.

Angel Dust's members:

• Brandon Thomas (of Phantom Communique and formerly of Bleed the Dream) - vocals
• Boyitz (of 7 Days Torn) - bass
• Dawson (of Heroes of the Dawn and formerly of Victory Twin) - drums
• Derrin (Heroes of the Dawn) - guitar
• Me (keyboards)

I thought we rocked, haha. The other bands were awesome as well. It was great to see Keith Thompson front a band in Ghouls Night Out! The vibe from the crowd was great, most of the people there were in costume, and I saw some friends of mine who I hadn't seen in a while. I love Halloween. I was dressed as Lil' Red Riding Hood.

Here are some pics from the show. The rest are in this MySpace photo album.

It looks like Angel Dust will turn out to be one of those one time things. We were planning to play a couple shows a month just for fun, but Brandon has decided he's moving back to L.A. again.

"Desperate Leaders" - New song recorded w/Skitzo Calypso

Here is "Desperate Leaders", a song I recorded over the summer with Skitzo Calypso. I am not back in the band; It's just a song I worked on with them.

The song was produced at Secret Sound Studios and recorded by John Grant. I'm playing keyboards, Brad Cox is on vocals/guitars, Michelle Cocca plays the violin, John Grant provided the cello sounds, and Tony Correlli brought the beats.

"Desperate Leaders"-Skitzo Calypso

Skitzo Calypso

Solo songs: "I Found Out" and "Ghost" (clip)

Today, I posted two songs on my myspace page (www.myspace.com/cherryteresamusic). One is "I Found Out". The other is a clip of the song "Ghost", which is not yet finished. This is mainly because the story is still to be written. I don't know exactly how the song is going to turn out because this situation in my life is still happening. But I felt like posting what I had done so far.

"I Found Out" was a song I wrote and performed solo when I was a teenager. It is basically about how some guys have unhealthy fetishes for Asian women. I recorded it a few weeks ago but decided today that maybe I should share it, haha.

"I Found Out"-CherryTeresa

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"Ghost"(clip)-CherryTeresa

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New: Music profile on MySpace

Check out my music profile, which I just created today on MySpace. It's www.myspace.com/cherryteresamusic.

New solo mp3 posted - "Good Things"

"Good Things" (demo)-CherryTeresa

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Here is "Good Things", which is the solo song I just finished recording about two hours ago. It's a rough demo, nothing professional or fancy. It's just what I did on my computer using GarageBand and it was my first time using this program. There are some flaws that need to be fixed, but I really wanted to release something because it's been since January 2001 when I last released a completed solo song of mine.

If the song sounds at all familiar, it's because it's a cover of the Sleater-Kinney song. I always liked the original song and instantly related to the lyrics but I felt it was a little sad to be in a major key. So out of boredom a few years ago, I decided to see what it would sound like changed up a bit and put in a minor key.

My new YouTube page and new videos

I just created a YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/CherryTeresaDotCom.
I've posted some video of the Built By Blood show at Fletcher's on October 1st and footage from when I was in Skitzo Calypso.
I'm not finished uploading everything, so you can keep checking my page for the next week or just subscribe to it.

More info about Fletcher's Oct. 1st

Since I announced the Built By Blood show at Fletcher's Oct. 1st on MySpace last week, I've been getting a lot of questions from people. So I'll try to answer most of them. (Read yesterday's post on this blog if you don't know what I'm talking about).

I don't know the exact order of every band. But I do know that we go on first, so please get there at 8pm sharp. And I know Phantom Communique is headlining. And yes, this means that Brandon will be playing two sets with two different bands in the same night.

A lot of people are telling me they are confused on how a bassist, synth player, and singer can play a show as a threesome. Here's how: Keith also plays guitar. So Keith will be playing acoustic guitar, I will be playing piano/strings on my keyboards (not synth, not samples, not beats) and of course, Brandon will be singing.

This is not a brand new full-time band for any of us. This is a one-time show we're doing for fun. Each of us are busy being involved in other things right now.

For those of you who want to help promote this show, please check out this page.

I hope I've answered your questions. Thanks for your interest in this and if you have any questions that I haven't covered, feel free to contact me.

Built By Blood

I am collaborating with Brandon Thomas and Keith Thompson in a project called Built By Blood.

Keith (bleed the dream, ex-.click.), Brandon (phantom communique, ex-bleed the dream, ex-margret heater), and I will be playing Fletcher's for 98 Rock's Noise in the Basement on October 1st with Phantom Communique, Zen Black, and Burn the Fields.

This will be a rare night to see different/intimate versions of some of your favorite Bleed the Dream songs. I know a lot of you have been wanting to see the reunion of Brandon and Keith, so here it is - one night only.

My medium-term plans...

My medium-term goals:

• Go back to school.
• Get new computer and equipment.
• Record solo songs at home while attending school.
• Graduate.
• Start my career and get settled.
• Start band again and/or do some session work on the side.
  

I have decided to go back to school. So starting this fall, I will be taking classes again. I haven't been to school since I completed my spring semester in 2001. This was the year right after I finished up high school. It's been a while and I've grown a lot since then. I have more of an idea what I want to do.

A lot of people have been asking me why I'm not in a band anymore or when I will start playing out again. Since I'll be attending college while still working full-time, I am focusing on taking school seriously and doing well. This means I don't have sufficient time for a band. Anyone who knows me realizes that I would rather do something as perfectly as possible or just not do it at all. I'll probably do something band-wise after I graduate and am settled into my new career. I know, this is no fun. But once I have a good job career, I will have more stability to be in a band.

In the meantime, what I'm trying to accomplish is to save up money to buy a new computer/gear and record solo songs at home. I'm guessing I'll release new material sometime in 2008. I'll keep you posted as things progress. Thank you for your patience. :)

Blog/Journal Section of site is updated regularly

My journal section (through livejournal) is updated much more than this will be. This will be used just for more important/general updates, such as when I release new material and website changes.

CherryTeresa.com has a new look

CherryTeresa.com has a new look. I figured that since my life is going back to basics, maybe my website should. Yeah, I know I'm cheesy.

I wanted to make my site easier to navigate than the flash site. It's pretty simple. Not a lot of bells and whistles. Hope you enjoy it, though!