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REVIEWS

"The independent music world has created a few jewels already and this album is among them. Leila Florentino is an amazing artist and musician."
-John Fitzgerald, author of Spring Water

"I wish I had the privilege to see her perform in the title role of the Broadway hit "Miss Saigon" in New York. Her voice is sheer magic and touches your heart. As a singer songwriter she expresses herself with beautiful words and haunting music."
-Helene Cardona, author of The Astonished Universe

nick drake, leonard cohen, chet baker, catpower, elliott smith, bjork, beck, bob dylan, joni mitchell, beethoven, mahler, miles davis, john coltrane, ella fitzgerald, dinah washington, sarah vaughn, jacques brel, edith piaf, frank sinatra, robert johnson, sandy denny, nat king cole, philippiine ethnic, folk and pop music and much more

These filmmakers have influenced my songwriting:
Bertolucci, Truffaut, Rohmer, Visconti, Fellini, Antonioni, Zefirelli, Kurosawa, Godard, Bergman...

OTHER ARTISTS I LISTEN TO:

Anna Ternheim, Ane Brun, Damien Rice, Ray Lamontagne, Nailah, Anne McCue, Regina Spektor, Alexi Murdoch, Emmett Tinley, The Prayer Boat, Kristin Mooney, Circe Link, Jesca Hoop, Tom Brosseau, Steve Reynolds, Mark Abis, Nicole De Jesus...

ALBUM CREDITS:

All songs written by Leila Florentino

Guests on the album include Dave Kemper (Bob Dylan), Dan Schwartz (Sheryl Crow, Rosanne Cash), John Philip Shenale (Tori Amos), Danny Frankel (K.D. Lang), Dave Raven (Norah Jones), Carl Byron (Anne McCue, Walkie Talkie), Joe Zimmerman, Ed Maxwell, Kenny Lyon, Rose Corrigan, John Koenig, Michael Starr (Jim Bianco) and Anne McCue (appears courtesy of Messenger Records).

Produced by: Michael Starr, Anne McCue and Leila

Mixed by Michael Starr.
Joe Chicarelli (Beck, U2, Tori Amos) mixed the track entitled, "Freedom"

Dave Donnelly of DNA Mastering mastered the album.

VENUES

Leila continues to perform in Los Angeles, London and in Paris.

Venues include:

LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN AREA
Los Angeles Convention Center
Tangiers in Hollywood
Karma Coffeehouse (hosted by dontcallustori.com, broadcast on nextbighit.com - 80,000 tune ins each month)
Borders Book Stores in Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Valencia, Canoga Park and Glendale
Cafe Cordiale
Molly Malone's
Genghis Cohen
Highland Grounds
Listening Room Concert Series (Monrovia, CA)
Talking Stick in Santa Monica (Los Angeles Indie Artists showcase)
Bel Age Hotel (Los Angeles Women in Music)
Sabor y Cultura in Hollywood
Panera

PARIS
Les Cariatides

LONDON
The Inn On The Green (Notting Hill)

"If a work is good, its only a question of time before it sees the light." -Woody Allen