So many...growing up my mom played various artists and I grew to love so many different kinds of music. However, these are a few names. Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Christina A, Sheryl Crow, Frank Sinatra, Jewel, Sarah Mclachlan, Johnny Mathis, Barbara Streisand, Luther Vandross, Julio Englesis, blues, jazz bands, etc... Nowadays there are so many artists that I love, but can't name them all. Of course my main inspiration is my stories, your stories, and of course LOVE!!!!
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This is going to sound so cliche, but it really is a true story....
I’m from a small town you could say and somewhat Southern. Most of family is from Pennsylvania, but my mom moved here while she was carrying me. I was the first Georgia peach, is what my family used to say. However, this Georgia peach was somewhat shy growing up, but I always dreamed of being a performer. At the age of five, I would stand on our couch and I would dance and sing, mostly for the babysitter. Some relatives would try to pay me to stand up and sing in restaurants, but it was hard to do at times. Early on I did know all of Janet and Michael Jackson’s songs and dance moves. I strictly watched the show “Solid Gold,” every week and I would watch and sing along with the Gloria Estefan and The Miami sound machine tour on VHS A LOT ;). However, as I got older, I became shyer about my singing, but not as much about my dancing, therefore, when no one was home, this is what I would do and no one really knew how deep my passion was for it.. My family never even heard a peep out of me until the night of my college graduation party. They had seen me dance a million times, but never sing. Dancing wasn’t as hard to do in front of others, but my singing was a kept secret that I was never confident enough to share.
My passions continued from early on and around the age of ten, my mom decided that she needed to put her little girl in the business. She then put me in every kind of dance class, along with modeling and acting, while I kept my singing passion to myself. On weekends I would do auditions all over the metro area. However, I took classes for a while, but I wasn’t really serious about it all until high school. In high school, I then started to open up about my singing, so I joined the school choir. It allowed me to sing, but only a group setting, which kept people from really hearing me. However, I took Choir for four years, while I cheered, played basketball and danced. Finally, during my senior year, I got enough guts to try out for the high school musical and which I did and made it. My best friend and I both made it and it was a blast. My high school teacher even asked me to try out for a solo for the musical, but I wasn’t quite confident enough to sing a solo yet.
After high school, I went on to college where I eventually ended up at Georgia State University where my major was Music Management. There I was in the Choral Society for three years, while I danced in a show at Six Flags for a year, danced with the Culture Shock Dance Troupe and did various auditions here in Atlanta and Florida. While going to school full-time, working full-time, I finally went more for my singing and auditioned for a girl band called “Karma.” I made it and things when great for a while. I then started to feel a little more confident about my singing, but it was still safe being in another group setting. However, during my senior year, the group wanted to move to Hilton Head to record and write, but I felt as if something was not right for me with that group. So I decided to drop out of the group, stay in school and graduate. Even though I was upset about leaving the group, shortly thereafter, the band broke up and I was happy that I had went with my gut. After graduation in 2002, a year later, my friend J.P and I packed my little Honda Civic and drove 2200 miles to the city of dreams, Los Angeles. Even though I did not have a job lined up and no plans of what would come; moving there was a dream on its own. I had always wanted to move there since I was young and I was going to make my dreams come true somehow, someway. So the first room I rented was out of a house in Santa Monica and it was awesome. I was only four blocks from the beach and I could even see a glimpse of the water from my place. However, after six months, I then hopped over to West Hollywood, where I lived right off of Sunset Blvd. It was nice to live near everything plus the dance studios. I also met a lot of cool people in my building and rent was cheaper there as well, but I still struggled financially. Therefore, I was home a lot on weekends, so on Sundays I would usually go to the beach and write, and then I began to discover that I loved to write. So not only did I love to dance and sing, but I discovered I could write my own songs as well. I wrote several songs during that year and picked up books to help me. It was a time of finding my self, discoveries and growth. It was the best experience!!!
It’s been two years since I have been home from La La Land and it’s been a productive two years. I profoundly grew up from my experience of Hollywood. It can chew you up and spit you out; it’s a definite hustle. However, that didn’t scare me though because I love a challenge, but I knew what I need to do .I had more debt than I had income there and I was already working two jobs. So after a year in Los Angeles, I decided to make my journey back home. I believe I made the right decision and I believe that good things are still to come, even though parents, experiences and the industry, have tried to steer me off my course, I won’t give up the fight, for this year will be great and I can’t wait to share my dreams with you.
Love,
Heather
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Hey Heather...how is everything with you and your music? Would love to share some music wiht and meet you! We got booked to do this show on short notice, from a new agency we want to work with. We need to have a strong showing from our fan-base and we need your help in order to do so. We are asking all of you to come out and show some support for the us and the Atlanta music scene. Plus, we want to share some of our new music with you. Much love and thanks for your continued support. Thanks again and have a great week-end. One love, Aviva and her Flying Penguins
Hey hott stuff! Im soooo sorry I didn't get to catch up with you this weekend. I was going non-stop. I will try to call you this week...promise! xoxo miss you
well, it has been a long and winding road, and an even longer time coming, but my debut CD, I Remember, is FINALLY HERE!!! YAY!!!!!
to celebrate, American HeartBeat Records(tm) has arranged a FREE DOWNLOAD of Now Is The Time in exchange for a valid email address. Now Is The Time is a brand new, upbeat song I wrote: we are living in turbulent times. suddenly it is okay to be greedy and heartless? no way! a song of hope for our future, a new vision of America and the world.
we have a bunch of exciting things planned to kick this whole thing off, and we need to get a better picture of who our friends are, so the FREE DOWNLOAD form will ask you a few questions, like, what is your country and nearest major city. it all takes maybe 15 seconds.
anyhoo, the FREE DOWNLOAD, and the FUN, begins at www.JAETCHISON.com
I look forward to getting to know you a little better, and I thank you SO VERY MUCH for your friendship and support!
please tell your friends about JAETCHISON.com, and ask them to sign up for the email list, too! FUN things are coming up!!
no. and now its looking like i might not be up there. I can't do it by myself and I lost my roommate (Micah). We DO need to get together. What does your schedule look like this weekend? I won't have Connor tomorrow through sunday
There is this girl. Her name is Heather. She is beautiful on the inside and outside. I haven't seen her in a while. Our schedules seem to conflict alot. But I miss her. Can you tell her for me?
GOOD! Im so happy for you! I would love to see you like, yesterday, but unfortunately I won't have a free weekend for a while. Between having Connor, Easter, and photo shoots I'm pretty booked. UNLESS, you come to see Tommy play tonight at the Masquerade...I will be there camera in hand...
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Phone is dead.....football is now over.....god what a day....and night last night.....lucky to be alive.....call you tomorrow....promise...real....laaaate;)
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Also, just e-mail that link to everyone you know! How do you think Carrie Underwood won the contest from Sept.? Her fans stepped up and voted! How can you say no to this???
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They are always looking for acts to put on there. Its GREAT exposure. I'm still kinda busy workin' from home, but other than that, I'm doing well. The band is doing fine too. Writing some new songs. How are you these days? I see some new pics up...whats new? ....touring?....LA?
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