Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Ghandi, Buddha, Allah, Jahova, Mama, Shiva, Krishna, Ganesha, Jahsiah, the most Higha.....they all play their intricate part in my/their Creation.
Amen.
Influences
Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Tracy Chapman, Ani Defranco, Kate Bush, Tom Petty, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, Tori Amos, Pearl Jam, Fela Kuti, Joan Armitrading, Billie Holiday, Sarah McLaughlan, Jim Morrison, Stevie Wonder! hello!! Radiohead, Herbie Hancock, Fleetwood Mac, WuTang, The Red House Painters, James Taylor, Nina Simone, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, U2, Marvin Gaye, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Van Morrison, James Brown, Jeff Buckley, Jonatha Brooke, Ben Harper, Bonnie Rait, Midnite, D'Angelo is a genious, Talib Kweli, Dwele, The Roots, Lauryn Hill, Dave Mathews, Egberto Gismonti, Milton Nacimento, Meshell Ndegeocelo, Zap Mama, Sheila Chandra, Zakir Hussain, Ravi Shankar, Don Henley, The Be Good Tanyas, Pat Methany, Ralph Towner, Brandon Ross, Jack Bruce solo albums, whoa it's ENDLESS, this list could go on and on for the next decade! I am a music addict! I LOVE reggae too but lets just stop here, hopefully you get the idea??!!!!..........
"Dear, Mr. President" by PINK....one of my favorite songs right now.
This is the REAL DEAL, Beautifully written, a must hear song!
Pink is finally representing on this one....a song to our wonderful President, Mr. George Bush....God Bless Him....he is a lost soul!
This is the best music video ever made.
Period.
U2 does it again with their deep soulful ways....straight from the heart....the video features all the "Greats" .....moves me so deeply.....and I LOVE the chorus..."Look what Love has done...."
Our country has been lost ever since he left.
Dr. King is one of THE greatest heros of ALL time!
I encourage you to celebrate his Birthday on January 15th. Celebrate who he is, what he did, what he left the world feeling and thinking. If each of us Cultivated within us a peaceful force like Dr. King, think of how healed the World would be!! Celebrate his Great Soul, he is MORE than worthy of it!!
My dear friends at myspace.com/DolphinMana are Dolphin Cinematographers....they dedicate their life to sharing the dance and sacred messages of the dolphins....they swim with them in Maui regularly, and I have had the Honor and Priviledge to go out with them and call in and dance with the dolphins....the two cinematographers have a definate connection with the dolphins and it is magical to see, their shooting captures that magic, and then the music of my co-producer Bobby Parrs ties it all together. Watch this video and B r e a t h e IN the sacred dance of the Dolphins.
And for no reason
I start skipping like a child.
And for no reason
I turn into a leaf
That is carried so high
I kiss the sun's mouth and dissolve.
And for no reason
a thousand birds
choose my head for a conference table,
start passing their cups of wine
and their wild songbooks all around.
And for every reason in existence
I begin to eternally laugh and love!
When I turn into a leaf
and start dancing,
I run to kiss our beautiful Friend
and I dissolve into the Truth
That I Am.
~Hafiz, an ancient Sufi Poet...............................................................................
I believe in Love....I believe in opening your heart.....I believe in magic...I believe in miracles....I believe that we are here to be ALL that we can be! (without joining the Army!)
I believe that music is the healing force of the universe.
I believe that love begets love.
I believe in the silent messages coming from the redwood & cedar trees.
I believe in honoring and taking care of our elders.
I believe that ALL children should feel deeply loved and wanted.
I believe in the progressive revolution where we stop consuming and start circulating...give more than we get.....create a world of givers....the cosmic inner Resolution.....peace, love, happiness is found within first before it can be found without.
I believe that all is well.
I believe in the oceans swell...
I believe in nature.
I believe in inner strength.
I believe in the magic carpet ride.
I believe in You..................................................................
The SPEER Scoop.........
Born and raised north of Seattle, Jillian was a natural born performing artist.
She studied dance from age 3 (ballet, tap, jazz, & modern) and competed nationally & regionally till she was 16 years old.
Jillian started studying voice at 9 years and classical guitar at 10 years old.
Musical theater was also a hobby she took on, she starred in shows like “The Wizard of Oz” & “Godspell.”
At age 16, Jillian received an International scholarship to study in India for one year.
In India, she became a certified yoga instructor and learned how to play the sitar.
Jillian cut her first demo at 14 years old, and recorded her first album at 18.
Within a year, Sony wanted Jillian to move to Los Angeles to sign a record deal.
The deal never came to fruition because they wanted 100% of Jillian’s publishing.
Soon after, she went on tour opening for Jewel.
Labels like Atlantic, Hollywood, and Maverick Records have sought after Jillian for many years but none of them aligned with her vision. She has remained on her own label, SPEERIT RECORDS, and continues to record and release her albums independently.
Currently, she is busy recording her 2nd album and plays with her band regularly in Los Angeles, where a devoted following packs the house.
Jillian’s music is currently featured in “The Moses Code,” which is the follow up to the movie, THE SECRET.
In 2007, she composed her first score for an HBO documentary on foster children.
Her music has often been featured in “Party of Five” television series, and 2 of her songs are in a feature film on Showtime and HBO, called, “Purpose.”
Jillian has played at two of California’s biggest music festivals,
“Reggae on the River" & “Earthdance Festival."
Speer’s album was nominated "Best Album of the Year," by the LA Music Awards and in 2005, an exclusive entertainment segment about Ms. Speer was featured on Oprah's cable channel, "Oxygen.”
"My dream is to help raise the consciousness of humanity through positive and empowering music, for, it's force is unspeakable.
Music is something that everyone can connect with and derive great inspiration and change from.”
You cannot put her music into a box, her songs range from blues to folk, world-fusion to rock. Her live shows are captivating, you can see how she affects her audience…they become mesmerized.
Don’t miss this uplifting exSPEERience!!
Hello Jillian, Just stopping by to bask in your beautiful energy thank you for being the light that you are and the music well thats just purely magical on so many levels. Brightest blessings to you ~ Sabina :)
Recently, I have been introduced to your music. Instantly I became aware of the joyous-loving energy that is flowing through you. You are blessed by all that is good and thank you for sharing it.
Thanks for your friendship Jillian, check out our latest Blog about 2009 Teacher Appreciation Day...hope you will participate in our celebration of learning and leave a comment about a teacher who made a difference in your life.
