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JBeatz Bio: Julia Moreno Perri has been a songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist for nearly 25
years. She has played in a variety of groups including reggae, Latin American
music, jazz, hip hop, DJs, folk rock and flamenco jazz rock band in the USA, Spain and in Italy.

She was classically trained on flute and piano and later picked up the saxophone and
guitar. A few months after starting the flute at the age of 10, Julia was invited to
join the school orchestra. She later sang in a Madrigals ensemble and began writing
songs at the end of high school. She was selected as President of the National Music Honor Society her senior year in high school.

She later began performing in other genres including a 10-piece reggae band, Tree of
Life in West Chester, PA. As a part of this group and several other reggae groups in
the Philadelphia area, she opened for international superstars, Yellowman and Black
Uhuru.

As a vocalist, songwriter and wind player for various groups, Julia has performed at
numerous festivals, museums, universities and music venues since 1984 including
the Turk's Head Music and Arts Festival, Make It A Night Wednesday Series at The
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Penn's Landing, Make It A Night in Wilmington
Delaware and The Philadelphia Fringe Festival. She has performed internationally at
Festival de Verano in Cantabria Spain and with an international group of Italian and
North American musicians forming The Delicious Life Orchestra in Bologna, Italy.
She also wrote "Women Stand Strong" for a training video produced for Women
Organized Against Rape. She has been interviewed for several articles, online
magazines and independent radio shows.

Julia has also shared the stage, worked with: Ritchie Havens, Bill Miller, Animus,
Elliot Levin, Chuck Treece, Philly Gumbo, Disciples of Discipline and many more.
Julia has produced and created multimedia/music shows in Philadelphia and has
performed these special shows at Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Tri-Tone,
Philadelphia, PA. Other art gallery shows include: Reset art, Philadelphia; Meztli
Gallery & Cultural Organization, Chicago. Julia created "Women in Eclectic
Music"series with shows in Philadelphia and Chicago. She was recently invited to
perform for Voices Breaking Boundaries in Houston, TX.

She has played a series of shows with DJ Sun at The House of Blues in Houston and
shared the stage with DJ Ese, DJ Sabo and J. Boogie.

She is presently composing music for instrumental ensembles and studying Music Theory
and Composition. She received recognition as a Presidential Scholar while at
Oakton Community College in Illinois and sang as an alto in the Houston
Community College Honors Choir debuting the new school anthem at Minute Maid
Park. She currently teaches private music lessons.

Interviews:
* Works in Progress, the magazine from The Philadelphia Folklore Project.
Volume 17:1/2 Summer/Fall 2003. Special Issue- Women's Music Project. esta en
mis venas: Three Latina Musicians by Elizabeth Sayre.


* Voices and Visions


* One of Top 20 Best Albums in 2003:Collected Sounds with Amy Lotsberg


* Nette Radio in 2006


Featured Artist:

* Selected as featured artist for airplay in a community radio project, part of a
collaborative effort with Radio Netherlands and a network of radio stations
throughout Costa Rica.


* Featured Artist on Best Female Musicians.com. Cyberwomanspace.com.

*************************************************************************** Buscamos guitarista/ Seeking guitarist Seeking professional-minded guitarist proficient in a variety of styles: jazz, rock, folk, reggae, and a variety of latin styles. Must know how to work with a songwriter/singer and be able to work within a band setting. MUST be able to commit to at least once a week practice and be available for gigs. Please send your full name, music bio and links to audio clips to: info@aguafuego.com *************************************************************************** Buscamos un guitarrista que tiene experiencia tocando por un cantautora. Debes saber reggae, rock, jazz, folk y latino. En el grupo tenemos bateria, bajo, flauto/saxphone/cantante y piano. Para mas informacion, visite nuestra web site; www.myspace.com/aguafuego Necestiamos alguien que es profesional en attitude. Por favor, nos contacta con tu nombre, biografia de musico, y audio clips o sitios de web que contiene clips de tu musica.
info@aguafuego.com

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Women in Eclectic Music 2006

Women in Eclectic Music 2006..

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Hisory of WEM series: Musician and Multimedia artist, JBeatz of Aguafuego, founded the series while living in Philadelphia in 2003 to promote women artists with distinctly different approaches to music, eclectic in nature, independent in spirit, and innovative to the core!

Our mission is to give eclectic music it's space and appreciation.

Our idea: Feature bands/solo artists that are women-led and that do not neatly fit into music industry categories. The concert series is about featuring women who write and perform eclectic music/poetry. We do not select cover bands.

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Press

Community Radio
... The album "Aguafuego" is gaining popularity here on Costa Rican community radio, especially the songs sung in spanish such as "No Tengo Razon."
(Quote from an article in centralamericaweekly.net)

Reviews
"....Another highlight is the folksy yet funky guitar riffs of Voices Of Protest. JBeatz(sp) turns in an impassioned performance with her melodic contributions. Because of its understated tone, I think producers would have a field day will all kinds of remixes as there's so much room left for additional layers of beats and things of that nature...."
See complete review of Oaxerai's CD "birthrite.firstright" (Philly Hip Hop.com Review Archives 2002)

Interviews
* Discuss your feelings about the powerful or life-changing effects that music can have on a person -- I think that music taps into our spirit, our being. It has the power to reveal our inner self in many ways through rhythm, melodies and lyrics. I feel that music has taught me much about humility and hard work. It takes alot of work, however wonderful process that may be, to really find a unique "voice" or self-expressiveness. Too often it has become the norm in the music industry to describe one's music in terms of someone else. I think this denies the very core of the singer, the songwriter, the musician. The power of music is that it is an affirming experience of each individual person. Don't be put in any category by anyone else. Let your own true self fill every aspect of your music. ......... It is the simple expression of a person. ... I am an eternal student of life and I hope to share these experiences through music and lyrics with anyone listening in the years to come. JBeatz

excerpt from an interview for
Voices and Visions

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My family, friends and I will be participating in a very special event, WALK NOW benefiting the Cure Autism Now (CAN) Foundation. I am asking for your support because autism is a growing epidemic:

In 1994, 1 in 2,500 children were affected by autism

In 1999, the stats were 1 in 500

In 2005, the numbers have risen to 1 in 166 children.

Today, in my family, we are all affected by autism.

By participating in this WALK NOW event I am increasing the pace and progress of autism research for my child. Your generous donation of $25, $100, or $1000 will accelerate this pace.

Thank you very much for considering this. Please give what you can and realize any contribution is appreciated.

Please click on the link to go to the donations page:
walknow.org

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Get an independent view of politics and social policies - Democracy Now!

************************************************************************** I've been listening to Selasee's music of late and wanted to share it with all of you. Please check out his site if you haven't already heard of him. What a great voice and talent!

Selasee

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I have a deep love and respect for music from all over the world and recently learned of Allan Lomax and his amazing body of work documenting music/dance from all over the world.

Alan Lomax advocated for cultural equity, the right of all cultures to equal representation in the media and the classroom. Comparative research on folk song style led him to discover parallels between natural and cultural ecology which make a strong case for preserving and fostering the intangible oral heritage of all people. He practiced a strategy he called cultural feedback, which calls for the return of traditions to their home sources and artists.
(from The Alan Lomax Collection website- see the photograph below to link to the website)

I thought I'd share this information with all of us musicians on this space- as contributors and practitioners of all forms of music, let's take a step back and acknowledge the traditions and often unseen "artists" who have added to our understanding of music from across the globe.

Alan Lomax

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Link to Peruvian Culture Playlist at YouTube

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Cassandra Wilson and Diane Reeves.
It can't get any better than this! I just loved this clip and wanted to share it with you all:





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"Cowardice asks the question - Is it safe?
Expediency asks the question - Is it politic?
Vanity asks the question - Is it popular?
But conscience asks the question - Is it right?

And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular; but one must take it because it is right."

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Please request our songs on Whole Wheat Radio, Alaska!

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Whole Wheat Radio

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Members:

Dear friends:

We are inviting folks to participate in an Earth Day event by repeating the recent Earth Hour intiative by the World Wildlife Fund. Set aside a two hour block of time from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (your time).

Get together with friends or a loved one and light some candles, turn off all electrically based items like computers, lights, etc. and kick back for a couple of hours doing not much of all!! Play acoustic music, eat salad, play board games...talk! You get the picture.

Celebrate earth day by not contributing to the depletion of resources at all!

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Venues in Houston:
The House of Blues
JP Hops
Cafe Bohemeo
Cafe Flores
Onion Creek Grill

Venues in Chicago:
The Heartland Cafe
Elbo Room
Muse Cafe
Uncommon Ground
Meztli Gallery & Cultural Organization
Tavern 33
Cafe Mestizo
Gallery Cabaret
The National Museum of Fine Art
The Velvet Lounge

Venues in Philadelphia:
Penn's Landing
Doc Watson's
Tritone
The Khyber Pass
Calvary Church
The Rotunda
Rex's

Venues in NYC:
The Orange Bear
CBGB's
The Knitting Factory
New York City Marathon 2004

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Click here to view our EPK at Sonicbids

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Influences:

jazz: abbey lincoln, ella fitzgerald, sarah vaughan, carmen mcrae, coltrane, jerry gonzalez, mingus, monk, david murray, odean pope saxophone choir, miles davis, mccoy tyner, wynton marsalis, sun ra, carmen mcrae, sid simmons, art blakey, ron carter, the heath brothers, roger prieto, odean pope saxophone choir, world saxophone quartet, charlie parker, jackie mcclean, max roach, sun ra arkestra, clifford brown, miles, dizzy gillespie, idrees sulieman, herb alpert, arturo sandoval, jon faddis, coleman hawkins, cannonball adderly, ornette coleman,

flamenco/spain: ketama, vicente amigo, javier pardo, chano dominguez, raimundo amador, radio tarifa, milladoiro,

blues: sammy fender, john mayall and the blues breakers

folk/rock: dylan, natalie merchant, hendrix, renaissance, bonnie raitt, 10 years after, traffic, csny, joni mitchell, joan baez, arlo guthrie, sting,

latin american music of varied styles: eva ayllon, carlos vives, gilberto gil, caetano veloso, milton nascimento, lila downs, raul garcia zarate, los kjarkas, susana baca, luiz bonfa, inca son

african: fela kuti, angelique kidjo, khaled, manu dibango, cesaria evora, osibisa, salif keita, toumani diabate, ali farka toure, sonny okosun, king sunny ade, youssou n'dour, baaba maal, mahlathini and the mahotella queens, johnny clegg, miriam makeba, hugh masekela, abdullah ibrahim,

reggae: bob marley, joe higgs, burning spear, mighty diamonds, third world, toots and the maytals, aswad, peter tosh, steel pulse..

classical music: vivaldi, mozart, bach, beethoven, grieg, stravinsky..

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July 28, 1974; Umbria Jazz Festival, Todi, Italy Charles Mingus (bass), Dannie Richmond (drums), Don Pullen (piano), George Adams (tenor sax), Hamiet Bluiett (baritone sax)

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************************************************************************** Another artist I've recently "met" through myspace is Hans York. If you have a chance, I encourage you to listen to his music. Absolute beauty.

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Biography

Nació en Ayacucho (morada del alma), pueblo andino del Perú.

Como concertista participo en diferentes Festivales Internacionales de Guitarra realizados en países como : Francia, Alemania, España, Austria, Bélgica, Suiza, Hungría, Estados Unidos, Cuba, Venezuela, México, Panamá, Paraguay, Colombia, Argentina, Chile y Ecuador; en los cuales ha compartido con destacados concertistas.

Recibió las condecoraciones de la Orden del Servicio Civil en el Grado de Comendador, Las Palmas Magisteriales en el Grado de Amauta y otras al merito otorgadas por El Senado de la República, El Ministerio de Justicia, El Ministerio de Educación, La Municipalidad de Lima, Universidad de San Marcos, El Colegio de dos de Lima, El Instituto Nacional de Cultura y otros.

Es profesor honorario del Conservatorio Nacional de Música, fundador de la Asociación Peruana de Guitarra, del cual fue su primer Presidente y en la actualidad es su Presidente Honorario.

Se han editado y publicado sus arreglos para guitarra en Alemania y en el Perú. Realizó grabaciones discográficas desde 1966 en el Perú, Mexico, Alemania, Francia, Argentina y los Estados Unidos.

(from Raul Garcia Zarate's web page: Raul Garcia Zarate<>

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Do you need a music video demo for your band?

Contact JBeatz, to coordinate music video productions and multimedia work.

Please email her at: info@eleven12.com

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