Britney Spears cierra un año récord para los megaeventos en Chile

Britney Spears cierra un año récord para los megaeventos en Chile.

domingo 20 de noviembre de 2011

Britney Spears cierra un año récord para los megaeventos en Chile

Las cifras de inversión, público y cantidad de eventos superan a las temporadas anteriores. También se registra la entrada más cara.

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Pasaron Justin Bieber, U2, Pearl Jam y Paul McCartney, se hicieron dos festivales con decenas de artistas cada uno, y a poco más de un mes del fin de 2011, la temporada de megaeventos que abrió Shakira el 10 de marzo, todavía no ha terminado. Aún queda una última deuda: la de Britney Spears con su fanaticada chilena, que podrá verla por primera vez en vivo el martes 22, en el Estadio Nacional.

Luego de eso, todavía quedará una quincena de eventos de menor convocatoria -que también fueron más que ningún otro año-, pero se habrá cerrado el año más movido en Chile en cuanto a megaconciertos (espectáculos con convocatoria superior a las 35 mil personas). En ese escenario, la reapertura del Estadio Nacional en octubre de 2010, jugó un rol clave, ya que ahí se hizo más del 60% de los grandes recitales de 2011, que podrían haberse saltado el paso por Santiago si el recinto no hubiera estado disponible. Fue lo que ocurrió con Coldplay y AC/DC en 2010.

Este año, con el mayor coliseo del país disponible, fueron 11 los eventos de convocatoria multitudinaria, incluyendo los festivales Lollapalooza y Maquinaria. En 2010 la suma llega a seis, contabilizando la primera versión del festival rockero de Club Hípico. Y si se mira cinco años atrás, la cifra baja a tres grandes nombres, dos de los cuales volvieron este año: Shakira, que reunió 55 mil personas, y U2, que congregó a 77 mil. El tercero de 2006 fue Robbie Williams.

Junto con este aumento en la cantidad de recitales de alta masividad, viene una lógica alza de la cantidad de personas que asistieron a ellos: estimando que serán 45 mil personas las que verán el martes a la llamada "princesa del pop", la cifra de 2011 llegará a 623 mil espectadores sólo en megaeventos. En 2010 la suma llega a 274 mil.

Por todo esto, en 2011 las productoras han invertido un total de US$ 32 millones en traer artistas a megaeventos, por lejos la mayor cantidad de dinero desembolsado en la última década en la industria nacional de los espectáculos en vivo. Hay dos factores clave que explican la marca. Primero, en esta temporada se levantaron dos festivales con una extensión y un volumen de invitados que hasta ahora calificaba de inédito en el país, los ya mencionados Lollapalooza (US$ 10 millones) y Maquinaria (US$ 4 millones).

Segundo, en 2011 coincidieron en la capital tres de los números más caros del circuito: McCartney (US$ 3.5 millones), Bieber (US$ 3 millones) y U2 (US$ 3 millones). Un triunvirato al que sólo habría que agregar estrellas como Lady Gaga, que hoy se empina por los US$ 4 millones por presentación. En 2010, el promedio de dinero gastado en megaconciertos ascendió a US$ 15 millones, casi la mitad de la actual temporada, y con Rush (cerca de US$ 1.8 millones) y Metallica (US$ 2 millones) como los más onerosos.

Y aunque podría pensarse que este año es el que marcará la pauta de cómo seguirá funcionando el mercado, esta misma alta inversión es uno de los factores que llevan a los productores a pensar que el asunto no será así, sino que se llegó a un techo, e incluso a cifras que superan la realidad del mercado local. "Hoy, hay mucha más oferta que demanda. Somos un mercado pequeño, que no tiene la capacidad de solventar tantos megaeventos, por lo que, en las temporadas que vienen, el promedio de conciertos en sitios grandes no va a pasar de seis a siete, que es el registro histórico. Además, hay que diferenciar entre la cantidad de eventos que hay y la cantidad de boletos cortados", puntualiza Francisco Goñi, gerente de la productora Time for Fun.

Sus colegas están de acuerdo: el sentir común es que el estado del mercado chileno es "preocupante" y que la cantidad de shows sólo demuestra un alto volumen de conciertos, pero en sólo algunos casos hay ganancias acordes con la alta tarifa que cobra un crédito que llega a recintos como el Nacional o el Monumental. Jorge Ramírez, de Multimúsica, es más directo frente al tema: "Aquí hay dos veredas. Una de cantidad y otra de cualidad. En el análisis, no más del 50% de los shows que se hicieron cumplieron con las expectativas económicas de quienes los manejaron. Eso sucede porque en Chile los artistas aún pueden aspirar a remuneraciones que no les pagan en otros lados".

Ese desbalance en las remuneraciones a los artistas también se traspasa a los espectadores: Chile suele tener tickets más caros que los demás países de América Latina y este año se llegó a un precio récord de $ 1 millón con Paul McCartney, en una entrada que se vendía directamente a través de su sitio web.

"Hay que ver cómo se estabiliza el mercado, pero la calidad siempre prevalece y es sinónimo de éxito; frente a buenos artistas la gente hace un esfuerzo", analiza Carlos Geniso, cabeza de DG Medios, con algo más de optimismo; algo que también considera Leonardo Valeria, el productor responsable del festival Maquinaria: "Todavía hay espacio para armar proyectos entretenidos y jugársela por traer a bandas distintas".

Otro factor que puede ser indicador de un futuro freno en esta fiebre de megaeventos, es el hecho de que en los últimos años se han pagado muchas de las deudas históricas de grandes artistas: vinieron Rush, Madonna y Radiohead, y la lista de deseos musicales aún no completados se acorta, aún liderada por The Cure. Frente a esto, la opción para megaeventos descansa sobre todo en la capacidad que tengan las productoras de traer a los artistas jóvenes que están en su momento peak, como lo que ocurrió este año con Justin Bieber. "Cada vez es más difícil encontrar artistas para estadios como el Nacional. Ya casi ni hay, salvo los cuatro a cinco que faltan por venir. Pero hay otros que no volverían a llenar un estadio. En tal sentido, habrá cada vez menos Nacionales y más arenas", analiza Gabriel Bursztyn, director ejecutivo de la productora Fénix.

Los que vienen en 2012

Para el próximo año ya hay siete conciertos anunciados entre enero y mayo, dos de los cuales serán de alta convocatoria: Roger Waters , que actúa el 2 y 3 de marzo en el Estadio Nacional, con su gira The Wall, y la segunda edición del festival Lollapalooza, que mañana anunciará un cartel liderado por Foo Fighters, y que se realizará el 31 de marzo y el 1 de abril en el Parque O'Higgins, mismo recinto que utilizó este año para el evento.

Otros nombres que están en las carpetas de las productoras locales son los de Lady Gaga y Radiohead, que tienen giras mundiales anunciadas para 2012. En el caso de la chica de Bad romance, ella misma especificó que está entre sus próximos planes viajar a Latinoamérica.

MTV Video Awards 2011: TV, web records, and Lady Gaga's shocker

When we look back at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, we will remember two things: 1) This Jessie J thing is not going to happen, America, but it wasn't for lack of effort, and 2) Beyonce and Jay-Z are having a baby. For a two-and-a-half hour show, you'd think there'd be more memories, but this year's event lacked the electricity it somehow musters up each year. The water coolers are extra quiet this morning.

 

Here's a look back at last night's show in random spurts of reaction and head-shaking:

•••• Lady Gaga's opening number proved she's still worth watching, no matter the context. No one takes being a Pop Star more seriously, while somehow still keeping a sense of humor and perspective. That shouldn't be asked of every star, but it's refreshing to see someone still wanting to shoulder that responsibility. She doesn't do it perfectly every time, but she's committed to the story, to the performance, and in this case, the Jo Calderone character. "You and I" was a wonderful way to start the show, with actual live singing and a Brian May-cameo (the look on Dave Grohl's face was priceless) being the cherries on top.

•••• It's strange MTV still gives awards for videos but it's really strange that there's still a "Best Rock Video" category. I didn't know rock videos still existed, but apparently they do. Congrats, Foo Fighters(?).

•••• The big surprise of the night (which was actually spoiled by MTV a couple days before) was Kanye West and Jay-Z would perform. They killed "Otis," with the help of a striking set design and a quick barrage of rhymes. "Otis" isn't a watershed moment for either MC, but the joy they get from performing it is contagious.

•••• The night sorely missed a Nicki Minaj performance. (Turns out she left early to perform "Super Bass" with Taylor Swift.) Instead, she won "Best Hip-hop Video" which was a pleasant surprise. It was a nice moment when Lil Wayne stood on his chair to clap even though she had just beat his "6 Foot, 7 Foot" video.

•••• Adele's "Someone Like You" could make a tough guy weep. Her tone was gorgeous.

•••• Can we stop this Chris Brown thing? Yes, he is a great dancer, but who cares? He's a mediocre singer with flimsy songs. Oh, and he's a smug douchebag. Never forget that.

http://youtu.be/m53WrPceRH8

CHRIS BROWN'S PERFORMANCE AT MTV VMAs 2011

•••• Another thing not to forget: Give Beyonce a mic and she will tear the house down. She's a performer in the classic sense, and that's a rare breed. Has she ever left an awards show not on top?

•••• Is Justin Bieber entering his serious stage or did he pop a Xanax before the show? A lethargic Biebs won "Best Male Video" and thanked God and Jesus. Perhaps he really is on one.

•••• Tyler, the Creator rightfully won "Best New Artist" for "Yonkers." His mom cried, he cursed a lot and no one got hurt. Now let's never speak of a song off Goblin again.

•••• Russell Brand's tribute to Amy Winehouse was touching. There was plenty of snark on my timeline about Brand and his delivery, but I thought he did an unenvious job well. The clip of Tony Bennett and Amy performing earlier this year sent chills up my spine, and reminded me once again of the talent we lost. The only strange choice of the tribute was Bruno Mars performing "Valerie." He did a fine, workman-like rendition, but it felt like a "Glee" episode. The disconnect between Mars' pop polish and Amy's soul-bearing rawness was palpable.

•••• Lil Wayne closed out the show by hopping in the conductor's seat and speeding for the closest brickwall. The extra Auto-Tuned "How to Love" led to a heavily censored take on "John." The juxtaposition was a tough pill — first, he's singing about women needing to know they're beautiful, then he's saying if "she get greedy I'ma starve her to death." Tough, tough sell! It was a mess, and the main reaction besides "Huh?" was his pants were extra crazy. Sounds about right

2011 VMAs Pull Largest Audience In MTV History

Sunday's VMA Pre-Show also ranked as the best on record.

Thanks to unforgettable performances, a baby announcement and a lady superstar in full drag, among other major highlights, the 2011 MTV VMAs grabbed the biggest audience in the network's history.

In addition to bringing in a record-breaking 12.4 million total viewers, Sunday night's VMAs now rank as the #1 cable telecast of the year among viewers ages 12 to 34, and the #1 non-sports cable telecast of 2011 with total viewers.

"Anything can happen during the VMAs," Video of the Year winner Katy Perry told MTV news. "It's definitely just the funnest awards show of the whole gamut, of all the award shows. The VMAs are like a f---ing monkey out of hell award show," she laughed. "You just want to watch a spectacle, you want to watch what goes down and I think so many different sparks fly creatively."

On Sunday evening, amid a slew of eye-popping performances, Beyoncé took the stage to perform "Love on Top." But this was no ordinary performance, even for the Queen B: At the end of the song, she revealed her pregnancy by pulling back her sequined jacket as husband Jay-Z cheered from the audience. And the surprises kept coming, from Lady Gaga as male alter ego Jo Calderone presenting Britney Spears with MTV's Vanguard award to Adele's powerful rendition of "Someone Like You." Of course, as hip-hip goes, the unbilled appearance by Kanye West and papa-to-be Jay became one of many dominant VMA night Twitter trends.

The VMA Pre-Show was equally impressive and ranked as the best on record, while MTV Digital saw its highest VMA day ever on Sunday with VMA content attracting 2 million unique visitors, an increase of 33 percent year over year. Additionally, MTV racked up more than 10 million page views on Sunday, up 18 percent year over year. VMA video content generated 2.3 million streams for the day, up a whopping 41 percent vs. the day of the 2010 VMAs. It was also the most social VMA day of all time, with social networks driving 76 percent more traffic than a year ago.

A special encore presentation of the telecast airs Monday night (August 29) at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the premieres of all-new series "Ridiculousness" at 10 p.m., "Death Valley" at 10:30 p.m. and "Cuff'd" at 11 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.

Beyonce baby announcement sets Twitter record

Beyonce triggered a tweeting frenzy with her surprise announcement at the MTV Video Music Awards that she is expecting a baby. Viewers spreading the pop diva's news banged out 8,868 tweets per second at 10:35 p.m. on Sunday, a record for the most tweets per second ever recorded for an event, according to Twitter's official global PR feed.

 

The previous record of 7,196 tweets per second was set last July at the women's World Cup final when Japan upset the United States. No 3 was another football match - Brazil's loss to Paraguay in the Copa America when people sent out 7,166 tweets per second following the conclusion of play.

Prior to the awards ceremony, MTV first reported the news with a tweet that read, "OMG Beyonce just made a huge announcement on the #vma carpet! #baby!!!!!" During the show, the singer made it official when she told the audience, "I want you to feel the love that's growing inside me." After performing the song "Love on Top," she unbuttoned her coat and rubbed her stomach, revealing her five-month baby bulge.


COMMENTARY

The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards turned out to be a surprisingly family-friendly affair, despite newbie Tyler the Creator's expletive-laden acceptance speech for Best New Artist (no one who follows him on Twitter was remotely surprised). Maybe it was because Kanye West decided to forget the Hennessey this time around, or perhaps the entire crowd was riding high on the announcement of hip hop royalty's baby-to-be. But there were still plenty of awkward moments at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater last night...

• Most of the crowd may have been won over by Chris Brown's aerial theatrics during his jaw-dropping dance medley, but not Jay-Z. Near the end of Brown's routine — after he'd already given himself the wedgie of a lifetime with suspension cords hung from the ceiling — the MTV cameras panned to the audience, revealing Jigga sitting and sipping stonefaced while his Watch the Throne-mate Kanye West clapped enthusiastically.

Jay-Z: Having a toast to the d-bags. By himself. In the front row.

Of course there's speculation that Jay-Z refrained from applause because he's a mentor and friend to Brown's ex Rihanna. Some will remember that a few months after Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault for attacking Rihanna, he was supposedly barred from performing at the 2009 BET Awards by Jay-Z, who later denied the story. Whatever the case, Jay-Z is not impressed by Chris Brown's Cirque du Soleil act. Either that or he didn't appreciate the abuse of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" during Brown's medley (trampolines? really?).

 

Katy Perry has geometry on the brain.

• Meanwhile, Katy Perry golf clapped next to Russell Brand with what appeared to be a hunk of cheese atop her head. Either Katy is doing secret down-low promotion for the next Cube sequel (oh, we wish) or she decided to use her VMAs moment to make a statement about how gosh-dang ridiculous awards show fashion has become: "Lady Gaga, you've made us all look like such blockheads."

• No one could be accused of trying harder than Nicki Minaj, who aimed for Harajuku theatricality with her floral-print face mask but just looked like she was trying to cover up a skin infection with a costume made of murdered Muppets:

Meanwhile, Gaga went easy on her makeup team this time around, eschewing proshetics and lobster wigs in favor of a five o'clock shadow. The beloved Mother Monster performed her hearty tune "Yoü and I" as her sneering alter ego Jo Calderone, who could best be described as Ralph Macchio without any of the sweetness. For more on VMAs fashion, check out StyleBistro's best and worst dressed.


Gaga for Britney. Yup.

• Lady Gaga's manly alter ego tried to make a move on Britney Spears, even though she's maybe engaged to that long-haired dude who isn't famous at all. Britney deflected Gaga's advances with her go-to move: The Blank Stare. She's holding out for Adele, anyway.

Britney picked up a moon man for Best Pop Video before she hit up Esquire magazine's after party at Beverly Hills' SLS Hotel with her boyfriend, the ever-sinewy Jason Trawick.

 

• Justin Bieber arrived with a snake named Johnson coiled around one of his hands. Girlfriend Selena Gomez didn't seem too bothered by it, but it looks like Demi Lovato was less than impressed:

Bieber, put your snake away.

• You'd think that Solange Knowles would have been in Los Angeles to celebrate her sister Beyonce's big announcement, but no: She was tweeting fury from Miami on Sunday after an incident involving an inflatable banana. See, TMZ reports Knowles felt it was completely necessary to lug a 5-foot tall banana into Club Cameo. So necessary that the cops were called. She complained that her banana was denied entry because she's black, and somehow things got so heated one of the cops allegedly threatened to deflate the precious banana. NOT THE BANANA!

Knowles was indignant in a series of tweets that read:

I have literally had my last leg with discriminating police! Miami police department will be notified. A police officer just pulled a weapon on me.... I have done NOTHING illegal, against the law, or anything of the sort. I am simply tired of police using arrogance, ego and authority as an offense. I'm only tweeting this to raise awareness. I could have left quietly, but I am sick & tired of this scenario being played over & over again. I'm ok. I'm safe & sound at my apartment. I'm just beyond frustrated with the system. It is time to do something about it. I am a mother raising a young black child in America. Im going to die trying! Been on the phone for the last 20 minutes reporting this incident. Yes, I have the officers name. Yes, I have the location. Scare tactics don't WORK. Curious how none of Knowles' tweets mention her beloved banana. Let's hope it was not forgotten in all of this.

 

 

AURESIA MEDIA TOUR: Amazing travels, festivals and new songs

MONTREAL, by Auresia.- Greetings ! Happy July- Alas, we are in the middle of summer!


I have been super blessed this year with the opportunity to go to California a week ago. I spent some time chillin with old friends and getting to know the scene a bit on the California Coast! Got to check out the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in Mendocino county and met some beautiful artists and people! I also got to see a bit of L.A. ( so BIG! - driving for hours to get to destination lol) but caught some amazing shows including the BillaBong Fashion Show Fundraiser at Paramount Studios/ Pictures and saw some killer bands including Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros... Venice beach was cool lil chill party atmosphere and it's impossible to walk the strip without someone trying to sell you a medical MJ card for 40$ lol!

I have to say that San Fransisco and the Bay area were my favorite spots! It's just so chill, laid back and open, yet the people can be in your face intense! I ended up getting a bike and biking up and down the hills of SF ( so much better than driving in LA) and joining in a Critical Mass Event Party at one point too! So rad to take over the streets with hundreds of other bikers!

I also was excited to record some vocals on a project with AUDIO PHARMACY ( electro world grooves matched with conscious lyrics) and Japan's MC Shingo Annen and Cali's: Pasha Brown. We are hoping to release the track by the end of the year internationally!

The one thing that was difficult in SF was the weather, coz it was cool to hot during the day, and then as soon as the sun was down, had to layer up Big time! I can actually say i was "hella" freezing at night!

Now back in sweet Montreal, so nice hit the middle of Jazz Fest! So much good music and nice to walk around this city. The weather is so much warmer here, it actually feels like Summer!

I have a couple exciting shows coming up: If You are in the Montreal area...!

1) Opening for COOL ROOTS ( a funky reggae groove band) Super Fun dancy vibes! ( click on the link or hear them on Soundcloud)

@ BROUE PUB BROUHAHA (http://brouepubbrouhaha.com/

FRIDAY, JULY 8th!

Apparently they have excellent Beer;)
and...

2) Playing at EURO FEST 2011~! ( part of Au Rythme de ma Culture)

@ PARC JEAN DRAPEAU ( all ages show!)


SUNDAY, JULY 10th @ 3:30pm-4pm!

and other NEW TRACK to be released very soon is a special track written and produced with Omar Martinez Rosell ( co-writer of Justin Beiber's track: Pray) and with Jimmy Smalbach ( SOMA Records, Toronto). The song is called HIGH and it is very IRIE ! I am excited to share this track with you very very soon!

***I also want to thank those who voted me on the charts! I'm currently on the top Ten on RebelVibez.

Please continue to vote for me!
All you have to do is Put: FUEL UP ON LOVE (in subject line) to RebelVibez@CHRY.FM *!


THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUAL SUPPORT!

Hope to catch up with you all by next weekend!

BLESSINGS AND LOVE

AURESIA
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***Nominated for Favorite World Artist at The 2010 Annual Independent Music Awards!~

and 4 Awards at the 2009 Canadian Reggae Music Awards ***

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http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/auresia/id306117209
 
AURESIA'S GREAT MEDIA TOUR from Toronto,New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, Then Latin America and Europe AURESIA (pronounced ** or-ESH-a**)



Nominated for Favorite World Artist at 2010 Independent Music Awards! Nominated for 4 Canadian Reggae Music Awards! (Top Newcomer, Top Singer, Top Album, Top Producer)

Spotlighted “Artist of the Week” on CBC Radio 1, Home Run.

“If there ever was a time, since Bob Marley, where Reggae could actually penetrate popular music, Auresia definitely has the potential to do it”, Duke Eatmon, CBC Radio 1, Home Run. “…it's obvious that Auresia is a talent worth watching”--- David Dacks, Exclaim!


Canadian singer Auresia is travelling non-stop for her expansive Worldwide Media Tour, coursing through the Americas and even across the Atlantic. All of this in anticipation of the releases of her four mind-blowing new music singles “Fuel Up On Love”, “Rising”, the radio hit “High” and “Quiero Bailar” (A salsa recorded in Cuba, in Spanish for the Latin American markets), as well as the promotional showing with three new high quality videos for “Fuel Up on Love”, “High” and “Rising”. All of them are part of her hugely anticipated album “Dangerous in Love”. Only last week Auresia was in New York as part of her Worldwide Media Tour, sharing the studio with Timothy Soloman, who played with Peter Tosh, and visiting VP Records. Currently she's in San Francisco, she will be stopping in Las Vegas for a day on her way to Los Angeles until June 18th, before heading back to Northern California for the Sierra Nevada Reggae Festival. Thereafter, a second trip to SF for several days (June 22nd) and a brief return to LA . From there, Latin America and Paris, France.

After releasing her video “Jah Goddes” on the Internet, one of the best singles in her debut self-titled CD, Auresia started working with Film Director ISIS GUMBS (Quiet Lion Productions, Montreal, QC) for the “Fuel Up On Love” HD quality video. The Film Director of the music video for “High” (an original collaboration with Omar Martinez, co-writer for Justin Bieber’s Pray) will be SOPHIA MALE, in Hollywood, California, who has professional directing credits with high profile clients such as Lady Gaga. “This may actually be the Year for me and Music Videos! It has been a few years in the making and I would like to give huge thank you all the people that have come together to make these videos and my music career possible!” - Auresia, from San Francisco. “As some of you might know of my love for Cuba this past year and I had gone back recently to record my 1st Salsa/ reggae single: called Quiero Bailar (Solita) / Q.B.S./ If you love Salsa and reggae, you can hear a mix of that song on myspace.com/auresia

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NOTES FOR EDITORS AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS:


Pictures, interviews as well as music and video samples are available on request

The new singles will be released shortly at the beginning of July 2011.

For further information, please contact:

Juan Carlos Cordero, UNO MediaGroup CEO, at unonewsnet@yahoo.com.

Management and booking contacts at auresiamusic@gmail.com or caminchicanadagroup@gmail.com Tel. 514-941-2810, Montreal, Canada, or 647-262-2804, Toronto,Canada. Website: www.auresia.com


* AURESIA’S BIOGRAPHY*

Exploding onto the global musical scene with musical roots as diverse as the modern globalized audience, Auresia is poised to take the international market by storm. Taking inspiration from Montreal’s unique pop sensibilities as well as the soul of Reggae, her music's worldly flavors remain grounded in the best parts of her musical tradition while keeping herself free to innovate and inspire. A singer, songwriter and guitarist out of Montreal, she was nominated for Favorite World Artist at the 2010 Independent Music Awards and for 4 Awards at the Canadian Reggae Music Awards. Born in Edmonton of Ukrainian decent, Auresia has been singing and charming audiences from the age of three. Her style is a new breed of Reggae for the urban soul; deep roots rhythms swathed by the melodies of Auresia’s sweet and haunting voice. Through her intricate melodies, beautiful harmonies and combination of world, Caribbean, soul, R&B, pop flavours and thoughtful lyrics, it’s evident that Auresia’s sound is diverse. Auresia's shows are high-energy and pulse with positive vibes while captivating the audience with her meditative vocals. After years of performing in US, Jamaica, Europe, and touring Canada from East to West (26 dates in 2009 Canada Roots Tour and 24 dates on her 2010 Summer Canada Love Tour), Auresia has developed a strong fan base. She is scheduled to perform further international shows later this Fall and Winter in Europe, Jamaica, Colombia, Brazil, Chile and Argentina with the release of new singles and videos: “Quiero Bailar” and “ Fuel Up (on Love)” this Spring/ Summer 2011.



Currently working on her sophomore album “Dangerous in Love” (working title), it will include tracks co-written by Omar Martinez (co-writer of Justin Bieber’s song, Pray), and tracks produced by David Beatty (Producer of Nelly Furtado’s, “Folklore“, a multi-platinum award winning album); all to be released later this Summer!

REVIEWS of AURESIA’s DEBUT ALBUM:

‘Auresia’-self-titled album, released November, 2008

"This Montreal singer's debut is a thoroughly captivating disc, with more inventive hooks and melodic touches than most roots albums. When it all comes together on majestic tracks like the Augustus Pablo-flavoured "Jah Goddess" and the heartfelt and focused tribute to her mother, "Echoes of Fall," it's obvious that Auresia is a talent worth watching. Every track on this album is deep and delicious, with bass sweetness and dub-informed production."-- David Dacks, Exclaim! Feb/March 2009

“Montreal has produced an artist who can run the range of Jamaician influence - Auresia. Tunes like “Give a Little Time” and “Jah Goddess” are emblematic of Auresia’s golden-era styled reggae, reaching back to the 1970’s, melodica and all- though she adds in a little contemporary influence, her sweet, soft voice becoming a little less so on a track like “What is Right.” A competent debut from a talented artist who knows how to combine a folk-driven style with the roots of reggae.” 8/10– Erin MacLeod, Montreal Mirror, January 15-21, 2009.

"One of the most distinctive things about Auresia's music is that although like many singers here and abroad, she writes good and meaningful lyrics, she also has the very rare (at least in reggae) ability to compose and play the music beautifully as well. She is a consummate musician, a skillful singer and deftly uses her voice as one of the instruments in the mix. Auresia is one of the few people left who truly understands the value of non-synthesized sounds and is the first female reggae producer from Quebec I have ever heard, and one of the first Canadians this year to properly orchestrate/arrange a horn section, complete with melodica; Proper!"- DJ Chocolate, Radio DJ CKLN, Toronto, ONT

"Auresia is Montreal's own Queen of Reggae! Her combination of reggae, R&B and roots own her a style that is uniquely her own."- Empress Soul, Positive Creations Music Collective, Canada

 “… a stylish and smooth reggae recording that speaks both a personal and universal truth. Auresia's passionate approach to music and life helps explain why the album garnered four nominations at this year's Canadian Reggae Music Awards…”—Francois Marchand, Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, AB

For more on Auresia, please visit www.auresia.com auresiamusic@gmail.com

Auresia has played festivals across Canada such as Montreal Int’l Jazz Festival, Montreal and Ottawa Int’l Reggae Fests, Toronto Rastafest and Sistah Fest, Koots Roots, Cortes Arts Festivals in BC, the Queens of Reggae series and also has graced the stage at various Clubs in Western Europe and in Jamaica. She has shared the stage with Kymani Marley, Sister Nancy, Tanya Stephens, Sugar Minott, Sanchez, Shaggy, Queen Ifrica, Tony Rebel, Clinton Fearon, and Canadian favorites’ Ibo & Kindread and Kali & Dub Inc.

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