Brig Feltus

pssssT.... Brig Feltus is hitting NYC Soon!!!!

2008-06-09EDT11:07:03.907-07:00

Brig Feltus

Brig Feltus Fan Club June update

2008-06-09EDT10:59:02.279-07:00

I stole this off of their myspace blog, FYI...


What's up fellow Brigheads?
We hope you're all enjoying the transition into summer. As Brig begins to get back on the move now, we need to organize and get active.
We are looking for volunteers to sort of head up different chapters of the club. You would be responsible for coming up with ideas for activities, getting to know other members from your local area, and help to plan things like listening parties, meet and greets, etc...
Write us here if you are interested. We need your participation. It's time to rise up and make a difference in this incredible woman's career.
Goings On for June.... IT'S ALL ABOUT THE NYC
Brig is invading New York City this month for the 2008 URB Alt Festival. We spoke to her recently about this show and she's very excited to be a part of it. If you are not familiar with it, watch the video trailer below and then, as Brig says, if you're within 200 miles of NYC you have to be there!!
urb alt trailer...
URB ALT Festival Trailer - Extended

She hits the stage of Brooklyn Academy of Music on June 27th.

However, she's going to be in NYC already from the 23rd. She is not only excited about the show.

Brig says she's very much excited to be able to meet some of the BFFC members from that part of the country. She's offering a special offer to the first 10 BFFC members who confirm they are going to be at the show, and actually show up. Check out our blog for instructions on how to confirm, and show up for the show to receive your free BFFC tee and an autographed cd.

She's also looking forward to the exclusive BFFC Meet and Greet where all Brig Feltus Fan Club members are welcome to join together with Brig for a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to visit the James Van Der Zee exhibit (see Brig's blog section for a brief bio and samples of photos by this Harlem Renaissance Photographer). Watch for the details of that trip as we get closer. It is tentatively scheduled to happen on Saturday morning the 28th. But pencil that in because the date may change if Brig's schedule doesn't jibe with that date. We will keep you posted.

If you are not able to make the Museum trip, there will be the option to join Brig for lunch one day during the time she is there, her treat. This invitation will be extended exclusively to BFFC members only who show up with a pre-purchased Love and Light cd. So if you wanna join her for lunch, and you don't have yours yet....what kind of Brighead would you be claiming to be!!??? Watch her website calendar and our blog for details. This will be by BFFC invite and rsvp only. So stay connected for more info!

More reasons to join up today!!!

Brig Feltus

Brig Feltus Fan Club is shaking it up...

2008-06-09EDT10:55:22.109-07:00

Join the BFFC for free stuff, discounts and exclusive invitations to private events!!!!
If you are a Brig Feltus supporter (Brighead) then click the flyer below and join others like you!!!!!

Brig Feltus

Urb Alt Press Release

2008-06-09EDT10:51:37.961-07:00

THIRD ANNUAL URB ALT FESTIVAL SHINES IN SUN RA CELEBRATION ON FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

V. Jeffrey Smith, Stacy Epps, Tay Zonday, Melvin Gibbs, MuthaWit and eclectic artists perform 14 Hours of Alternative Music Over 3 Days at Harlem Stage Gatehouse and BAMcafe

Saturday June 21, Noon-7pm: Harlem Stage Gatehouse
Friday June 27, 8pm and Saturday June 28, 8pm: BAMcafe

"URB ALT Festival features artists that are exemplars of boundary crossing, synthesis and unification." ? The Village Voice

NEW YORK, NY (May 17, 2008) - The third annual URB ALT Festival brings the bleeding edge of multi-cultural music/film artists to New York City's Harlem Stage Gatehouse and BAMcafe. On the first day of summer June 21st in conjunction with the city-wide Make Music NY, the three day URB ALT Festival launches from the Harlem Stage Gatehouse terrace with a 7 hour outdoor concert event. The festival, hosted by co-founder Shena Verrett, celebrates the legacy of Sun Ra as fused through the musical and visual creativity of internationally recognized and underground artists. Events are free with a $10 suggested donation for adults going towards registration for URB ALT gift raffles and voter registration initiatives through Rock the Vote. For more information contact Michelle at 917.328.0367 or girlsonmedia@hotmail.com

The opening day at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse features the avant-garde bass mastery of Melvin Gibbs(Rollins Band, Harriet Tubman); the soulful alternative hip hop/funk of Atlantan, Stacy Epps; the "Chocolate Rain" afforded musical ubiquity of Tay Zonday; the cosmic jazz vocal stylings of Los Angelino, Waberi Jordan; the soul laced protorock melodicism of Tenderhead; the electronica infused funk/rock of OMG; the funky blues rock of Devi; the folk/soul of honey voiced crooner Kendal; the Latin rock/punk experimentalism of Millsted; and the futuristic big band exploratory missions of the MuthaWit Orchestra(URB ALT Festival house band). Artists will be performing their original material as well as a composition from Sun Ra's songbook.

URB ALT founder Boston Fielder, says "Sun Ra is a beacon for creators of all mediums who want to explore the connection between the spirit, entertainment and commerce. The Sun Ra Arkestra was/is a functioning politico-economic-social system that I was exposed to early in life as my cousin was a mainstay drummer for the group. It's an honor to present some of Sun Ra's compositions to our audience."

June 27th and 28th finds the URB ALT Festival crossing the river into Brooklyn where the events dock at the popular BAMcafe. These two special nights of the URB ALT Festival close out the BAMcafe Live season by featuring the soul/rock gypsy sound of Brig Feltus with members of Pillow Theory; the polyphonic harp virtuosity of Brandee Younger(Ravi Coltrane); the LES reggae/rock/soul power of Faith; the rock/soul/pop songcraft mastery of V. Jeffrey Smith(Family Stand); the punk/pop/rock runway histrionics of Tenderhead; and a special collaboration between the MuthaWit Orchestra and two very special guests. Both nights will feature the computer generated? projections of Italy based visual artist Roy Lagrone, The Matrix film series animation director Lyndon Barrois and "Harbinger" feature film director Tim Fielder.

Raffle tickets for Apple Computer products, a Daisy Rock Guitar, Airline gift certificates and more prizes included with the $10 donation. Various raffle winners will be announced and awarded during the course of each event.

Food and retail vendor space for June 21st outdoor event is available by contacting Michelle at 917-328-0367 or girlsonmedia@hotmail.com. Space is limited.

ABOUT URB ALT

URB ALT is Underground Railroad Broadcasting Alternatives, a music/film series and media company founded by Boston Fielder in 1998 to serve the creator and audience seeking uncut entertainment and artistic expression. URB ALT has offered transcendent visuals and revolutionary music by artists such as Funkadelic, Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio, Tenderhead, Arthur Jafa, Cody ChesnuTT, Res and Dragons of Zynth to enthusiastic attendees throughout the United States and Canada. URB ALT's mission to cross pollinate musical/visual experiences aims to focus artist and audience alike on how creatively expansive and socially resonant popular culture can be.

URB ALT FESTIVAL 2008 is a joint production of BossTon Communications, GirlsOn... Productions and Odd Endeavors Productions in association with The Harlem Stage Partners Program(6/21) and BAMcafe Live(6/27 and 6/28). It is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

URB ALT Festival 2008 sponsors are Pepsi, Daisy Rock Guitars, BigHead Scientists, Junkmein Media, Rock the Vote, Fusicology, Harlem Stage, BAM, and Wyndham Hotels.
For more info and promo art: www.myspace.com/urbalt, www.myspace.com/muthawit www.urbalt.com, www.harlemstage.org, www.bam.org, www.myspace.com/muthawit. or urbalternative@gmail.com
HOW TO ORDER RAFFLE TICKETS

Michelle: 917.328.0367 or girlsonmedia@hotmail.com
Box Office: Located at The Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue
Open Monday?Friday, 10 AM?6 PM and two hours prior to events.
Harlem Stage: 212-281-9240 x 19
Online: www.harlemstage.org, www.myspace.com/urbalt or www.urbalt.com
Denny Moe's Superstar Barbershop: 212.690.0015
DIRECTIONS

Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue @ West 135th Street, Harlem, NY
Take the B, C, trains to 135th St. at St. Nicholas, 2, 3 to 135th @ Lenox or the A, D train to 145th.

BAMcafe
30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
2, 3, 4, 5, Q, N, R, M, G, B, C or D trains to Atlantic Avenue/Pacific St. Subway Station

PRESS CONTACTS

4961 Polemics ? Marketing ? NYC ? Atlanta
China at 404.313.5341
urbalternative@gmail.com

Brig Feltus

NYC....

2008-06-09EDT10:53:29.031-07:00

Brig Feltus

general update...

2008-04-02EDT12:32:56.560-07:00

Hi, my loves.
I hope you?re all well and enjoying the slow advance into springtime. I spent much of the last few weeks flat on my back recovering from a serious back problem that is now clearing up. Thank you all for justifying my love with your friendship, encouragement, prayers, and general wisdom. I am a blessed woman. You all are the reason I still have faith that there is goodness in the human race (contrary to our track record as a whole...).
So I?m feeling better, moving forward, and focusing my efforts on getting back in the swing of things mentally and emotionally. Being incapacitated can take a serious toll on one?s mind and spirit state if you?re not careful and I was not very careful. I was tired, and impatient, and frustrated, and not focused truly on healing. So now I have to pay the price, my typically enthusiastic, energetic, active attitude has been dampered a bit and I must get myself a revival. I do this in many ways. I focus on my spirit for several hours of the day and work on cleaning up the negative stuff that started to settle in while I was unwell. I am spring cleaning my house. including turning a room that max used as a playroom, into a play/work room for myself....and it is a seriously overwhelming task but it needs to be done so that I can breath again. I am starting to get busy here on myspace again reaching out to my myspace loves and letting them know that I?m still here, that I still have LOVE AND LIGHT for them(you) all. I?m loosely planning the next week. Not the next month. Not the next year. Not my whole life. Just next week. Slowly I?m starting to feel the blood circulate again, and it feels good. It?s not optimal yet, but it is improving with every moment. While I was down, I got so many vigilant messages from people who cheered my on while I battled with my disfunctional vertebrae, and my inner turmoil. It was incredible. I got angels. That?s no joke. I got angels and you all are that.

Down to some business:
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If you find that you?re annoyed with slow loading myspace profiles, I have discovered that the internet explorer browser basically sucks and that mozilla firefox is the ultimate and loads so fast you will never want to use internet explorer again. so check it ouuuuuuuut. i endorse them wholeheartedly (and there is no money involved in this...just sharing the love...) all you have to do is download it and set it as your default browser. myspacing will never be the same...watch and see.
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MY MUSIC IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD RIGHT HERE ON MYSPACE. You can purchase mp3?s of the songs on my debut album Love and Light Volume One or the entire album, if you please, right here on my myspace store just below the standalone music player on my profile.
Buy my music. I am working towards being able to hire a radio promoter and a publicist so if you are enjoying my music for free here, please honor my work and dedication to bringing you quality by purchasing the music. Snocap accepts credit cards and paypal so if you have a bank account, you can purchase my cd. The cost of the entire cd is less than you?d spend on one movie ticket on a friday night. Support what you believe in!
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MYSPACE HAS A NEW APPLICATION (APPS) SECTION where you can add all kinds of cool features and activities that are interactive just like the ones on facebook. There are games, and polls, and phototools and all kinds of fun stuff. I?ve been playing around with the Photo Shout Out tool for the past week. It allows you to post a voice message attached to a photo from your myspace albums to anyone on your friends list. It?s really a nice feature. The games are just silly little time passers but you can challenge your friends if they add the same thing to their apps section and compete for the best scores. A few days ago I posted the Honesty Box which is an anonymous confessional. There are many categories and options to choose from. I think it?s pretty fun...(again, I don?t get paid for saying it. I just want to share the love and interact with some of you if possible thru the channels available.)Check out myspace apps and add some today so that we can interact with each other.
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It?s been rrrrrrrather quiet around here since I?ve been missing in action. But I?ve got a ton of new photos posted in the last month, new stuff on the profile over the last week, and you should really stop by and visit me for a spell.
I get by with a little help from my friends so I?m calling on any and all of you who actually care to participate in stimulating this napping baby.
Spread the word to your friends about my music.
Add one of my songs to your profile by clicking "add" under the song title to post a mini player on your profile.
Join my fan club today! Connect with other brigheads worldwide.
Volunteer on one of my teams. The Dream Team is for diehards who are interested in getting into the business end of the music industry. The Street Team is a network of street angels who actually help to spread my music in grassroots ways in towns and cities all over the world. Contact them at info@brigfeltus.com for more info. Team members receive all kinds of free stuff, behind the scenes interaction with me and my colleagues and music acquaintances, special acknowledgements for special occasions such as holidays or birthdays, and a great deal of experience and information about what it takes to pursue a career in music. This is a great way to express your musical activism because not only do my efforts promote my music, but I am also very active in supporting other quality artists worldwide. Join up today!
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This year I hope to make giant strides and with your support we can make it happen.
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Max says thanks for the birthday wishes. He got a rat (that we named Shaqueeta...heehee), a new electric guitar, a high school level home schooling text book for marine biology, dissecting tools and several marine biology specimens to dissect. He?s already thru the first chapter including voluntarily taken notes and is about to take the chapter quiz. (and yes, this birthday gift was HIS idea...)
addendum: (I almost forgot, he also got a pair of those super skinny rocker jeans...he put them on when he got them home and started to pop lock...
what?)
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I?m looking for a new backing vocalist and backup musicians for when my guys are not available. Please get in touch ONLY if you are L.A. based, enthusiastic, confident, super-dynamic, and looking for a long term relationship.
write to info@brigfeltus.com and include your resume/bio, myspace link, website, and any other info you feel is relative... before you write, please listen closely to my songs on the two profiles (www.myspace.com/brigfeltus and www.myspace.com/chrysalischild) before you decide if you would fit into this project. If you are a thrasher, bless you, but you won?t fit. If you are straight up no deviation r & b singer with all the frills and runs, bless you, but you won?t fit. Eclecticism works well in my recipe so bring it on!!! I?m also looking for a backing vocalist in NYC for when I perform there. I already have a band there.
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URB ALT NEW YORK CITY INVITES YOURS TRULY TO PERFORM!!!
This California girl is spreading the news, that in June I?ll be flying to NYC to perform at the fantastically diverse and phenomenal URB ALT Festival III NYC which is the brainchild of my good friend Boston Fielder of Muthawit fame. I?m so excited, you can?t even imagine. It is seriously expensive to try to take my whole band there to perform and that?s what has kept me from doing it sooner. But I?ve just recently struck up an agreement with the very hot, very hip Afropunk Rock band PILLOW THEORY who have agreed to accompany me on stage as my band. I can barely stand it!!!! There are rumors (but you didn?t hear it from me...Saul Williams is in negotiations for the same night?s bill...would that not be a grand concoction???)
So if you?re in the Apple, stay connected as I will be updating with details as we draw closer to the date.
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That?s about it for now!!!
Are you rockin????????? Let me know in my comments section today!!!

Brig Feltus

New Year Update

2008-01-14EDT14:18:17.368-08:00

We hope this finds you all well revved up and on your way happily into the new year! There's a couple of things we want you to know. January will not include a newsletter email as we are re-vamping that with new improvements.
We're happy to announce a fanclub has been formed!!!! You can join the Brig Feltus Fan Club via the registration on the fanclub myspace page here. Check the January Registration Blog for instructions.
Brig has set up a section in her store for fanclub insignia based items that you can purchase as well, launching it with a special offer!!

Join the club today and enjoy the benefits !!!!!

Brig Feltus

SPECIAL NEW YEARS EVE PERFORMANCE!!!!

2007-12-29EDT11:48:29.304-08:00

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12.31.07
LA: BlackUphoria The B.U. NYE 3 Level Soul Exp.
@ The GAM Tri-Level Arts Center

Celebrate your essence with us on New Yrs Eve as a part of BlackUphoria (The B.U. Music, Art, Funk, Fashion & Soul Exp.). It's a funky affair full of live surprises created to elevate our inner city as we usher in a new year... Per event we feature our generations most profound emerging and established MC's, vocalist & DJ's as soul centered artist and fashionistas who represent the future of our society's evolving Black Arts Movement.

Past events featured Joi, Donnie, & Whild Peach (Outkast's backup band).

Featuring:
Progressive Soul DJ A.ski spinning dance music ALL NIGHT LONG
(Kajmere Sound Radio I www.djaski.podomatic.com)

w/ Live Percussionist, Art work, painting & fashion by:
Carlos Spivey, Tony B. Conscious & others...

Live Soul @ 10:45 by:
* Alternative Soul singer Brig Feltus & her Chrysalis Band
(myspace.com/BrigFeltus)
* Progressive Soul Singer Kevin SandBloom
(www.myspace.com/sandbloom)

Special invited guest include:
* Xavier of Blood Sugar & Me&ThisJapaneseGuy
(myspace.com/thewriter) This guy is amazing
* & The amazing vocalist Cherokee
(myspace.com/Cherokeetheartist)

NOTE:
We will have a Bar, Food, Roof Top Patio, Art Lounge with vendors & first come Giveaways.
Overall, This Is A Must Attend Happening produced to elevate our city's evolving Black Arts District
and is an event created 4 Those N Search of Something More...

Event Information:
Monday, December 31, 2007
9:30 PM - 3:00 AM
21+
cover: $25.00 $20 in advance at Groovetickets.com / $25 at the door B 4 11pm
music: Hip Hop, Funk, Jazz, Soul

Contact Email:
BU@BlackUphoria.com


Venue Information:
The GAM Tri-Level Arts Center
4975 W. Pico Blvd.
@ La Brea near Rosco's Chicken & Waffles
Los Angeles, CA 90019
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Links:
http://www.myspace.com/BlackUphoria




That's right! This is gonna be a really exciting event! Trust me! I never go out on New Year's, but this offer was one I could not resist...

If you're in L.A. you ought to save the date. If you're not in L.A. and you've got the means to be here, save the date.

I wanna spend New Years Eve with you!!!!

More info soon!!!!

Brig Feltus

Mark Your Calendar!!!!!

2007-12-07EDT13:44:44.278-08:00

sending you love and light, brig





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