I love vintage just about everything: guitars, amps and of course, clothing from the 40's through the 70's. I enjoy great food, but healthy food, ie, not fast food burgers, you know what i mean!! real food and a variety of it. i'm looking to buy an island one day. but for now, i'll just have to dream about it......
Music
I love so many different kinds of music, from traditional blues ala howlin' wolf, john lee hooker, muddy waters to jazz standards like billie holiday, ella fitzgerald and nancey wilson. love old motown, r&b, stevie wonder, aretha franklin who is still my favorite female singer of all time. mary j. blige is the modern day aretha franklin in my opinion and i love some of her stuff. love and miss the beatles. respect the rolling stones for hangin' around all these years. love rock bands like nirvana, foo fighters and U2. love the new gorillaz cd, especially "feel good, inc.". miss some great females in the music, rock world. where are they? love classical music as well. i'm pretty much open to all kinds of music, as long as it's good, meaning, as long as it touches my soul in some way, and strikes a chord in me.
Movies
sick of the same old tired no plot movies these days. have yet to see "walk the line". joaquin phoenix is one of my favorite actors and in my opinion one of a handful of good male actors today along with edward norton, of course, robert de niro, kevin spacey, russell crowe and chris cooper. i'm sure there are others but their names escape me at the moment. i've not seen enough current films to comment. must see "memoirs of a geisha", loved the book. "wizard of oZ" is still one of my all time favorites as well as "fantasia". I loved "american beauty", "gladiator", "fahrenheit 911", "the full monty". i love to laugh and would love to see some more funny films.
Books
my antonia, love in the time of cholera, oranges are not the only fruit
About me: I'm very into music, have been since I was a child. Love to learn about it and to grow more within it. Love fashion, would love to design one day. I love great films and books you can't put down. I love children and all my family and good friends!! Love swimming, hot white sandy beaches, art, theatre and shopping.
I'm very fortunate to have sung with some of the greats:
Eric Clapton-I toured and recorded with Eric for about 5 years and cowrote his hit "Lay Down Sally", as well as a popular song off the same record [slowhand] called, "the core".
I used to be in a band called "Shakespear's Sister" back in the '90's. I was vocally featured on our biggest hit, which I also cowrote, called, "Stay". it was number one in the uk for 8 consecutive weeks. I adopted the name, Marcella Detroit during my Shakespear's Sister days.
After I left Shakespear's Sister, I went on the do a few solo cd's under the name Marcella Detroit. They are, "Jewel", "feeler", "Dancing Madly Sideways". I've recently been working with a uk based band called "LoverushUK" who have done a cd called, "Plethora". my single from that cd is called, "mystery to me" and was released, digitally only, on April 30th. You can get details about that on my other "spaces":
www.myspace.com/marcelladetroit
www.myspace.com/marcelladetroitofficial
www.myspace.com/marcylevyband......(for the 'blues lovers', my roots, ya know)
Please feel free to check out my WEBSITE:
www.marcelladetroit.com
CURRENTLY WORKING ON MY OWN CD, YEAH, BABY!....STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES AND/OR VISIT MY OTHER SPACES AND WEBSITE.....LOVE, ALWAYS, MARCY XOXO
BELOW IS A NEW VIDEO AND VERSION OF A SONG CALLED "O AMERIKA" FROM MY UPCOMING CD....JUST CLICK AND FIND TECHNOLOGY DOES WORK!!
Who I'd like to meet: I'd like to meet other singer/songwriters who like to collaborate, professionally. I'm a professional musician/singer/songwriter signed to a viable music publishing company based in the uk, although I live near los angeles, california. I would also love to hook up with great engineers and sound designer/producer types. I'm always doing demoes, have my own pro studio setup and have written hits for artists all over the world as well as myself, and would love to meet other like minded, professional people who are real, and doing it for the right reasons.
PRODUCERS I'VE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO WORK WITH:
Tom Dowd
Arif Mardin
Glyn Johns
Jerry Wexler
Lieber and Stoller
Barry Beckett
Chris Thomas
David Foster
Phil Collins
George Duke
Stanley Clark
Dave Stewart
Robin Gibb
WRITERS I'VE WORKED WITH:
Marvin Hamlisch
Carole Bayer Sager
Burt Bacharach
Albert Hammond
Rob Davis
Anders Bagge
more to follow......a mulititude of amazingly talented writers!!!
ARTISTS I'VE WORKED WITH:
Eric Clapton
Elton John
Aretha Franklin
Stanley Clark
George Duke
Bob Seger
Leon Russell
Shakespear's Sister
Bette Midler
Charlotte Church
Jimmy Ruffin
Carlos Guitarlos
Chicago Blues Reunion
Corky Siegel's "Chamber Blues"
Siegel-Schwall
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
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Best, Faber.
"Just a guy trying to make the world a better place. "
