L.A. Women's Fest

Meet the Cast:

As one of Australia's independent bands, bluehouse have stamped out their own unique style by combining folk flavored pop melodies meshed with heavenly, intricate harmonies and inspired guitar and bass playing, along with sardonic wit and one liners thrown in between songs. The dynamic duo,...

Carlease!

Carlease! AKA Carlease Burke, has been living and performing on the West Coast since relocating from New York in 1985.

While singing and dancing her way through international waters on the Sitmar Cruise Line in 1984, she had the opportunity to get a feel for the "other" coast. That journey...

Shann Carr

"She's witty, she's wonderful, she's the gay man's Wesbian!" raved Elmer Fudd. With 20 years of gay stand up experience at her hip, comedian Shann Carr weaves a storytelling style that makes you feel like you're sitting in your living room with an eccentric friend who has your whole dinner party in...

Jennifer Corday

Whether poignant, pissed off, funny, or heartbroken, Corday will win you over with her charm, her wit and her red-hot intensity! Corday is poised to release her fourth studio album, Superhero, a sticky delicious pop rock record that will break rules, break hearts and be her breakthrough to stardom. Independent, smart, sexy, and strong, Jennifer Corday will command your attention with songs that speak from the heart. As the first ever three-time winner of Best Live Band, Best Alternative Band, and Best Live Female Performer at the Orange County Music Awards, Corday is clearly making everyone sit up and take notice! Corday's numerous awards, which also include nominations for Outstanding New Recording at the Outmusic Awards, Best Song and Best Acoustic Group at the OCMAs, and her most recent nomination for Best Pop Rock Band at the Southern California Music Awards, are a testimony to her talent-- it's no wonder Corday has developed a huge following with her hooky songs and incredible stage presence! Corday is a dynamic performer, writing and recording songs with the hooks of Sheryl Crow, the passion and heartbreak of Sarah McLaughlin, and the irresistible fun of Madonna. She's a mover and a shaker in the Long Beach and Orange County music scene, and founder of Venus Envy, an organization celebrating women who rock. She performs live on the LA and Orange County circuit, showcasing at notable venues like The House of Blues, The Coach House, and The Galaxy, as well as music festivals and events across the nation, where she has opened for Cher, Joan Jett, Sugar Ray, The Dave Matthews Band, Pat Benetar, The B-52's, Macy Gray, Mya, Meredith Brooks, Cyndi Lauper, Berlin, Jonatha Brooke, Chaka Khan, Sheena Easton, Taylor Dayne, Catie Curtis, and many more. She loves to rock out with her band, but often performs solo, with an amazing acoustic performance that will take you from a whisper to a scream. Corday has toured the Midwest where she made a huge impact in Ohio and Kentucky. She is also a regular in Las Vegas where she performs at local clubs and casinos, and often performs live with her band at junior highs and high schools, presenting a positive drug-free message to students throughout the state. As an experienced credentialed teacher, she is excited about bringing a positive message to today's youth through her music. Her full-length CD entitled Kick Ash! and has sold over 7,000 copies! Kick Ash! includes several bonus remixes including a song in Spanish.

Corday's previous albums, Driven, and Welcome To My Past, sold thousands of copies and are still selling strong, mostly at her live shows, as well as on the internet on sites like CDBaby, iTunes, and more. Her hit song "Pie" has been described by critics as a radio's dream, and was included on the MTV Undressed soundtrack. Pie was also nominated for Video of The Year at the LA Music Awards and the GLAMA Awards, and continues to generate an incredible response from fans! "I Rule The World" was selected for inclusion on several compilation CDs including the OC Weekly compilation, Live Magazine and OCMA compilations, the Venus Envy Women Who Rock compilation, the GoGirls Music CD, and the Sugar Shoes promotional CD. Corday's music has been used as background music in several TV shows and independent films. MTV uses her music extensively on Undressed, Making The Video, Road Rules, Made, and My Sweet Sixteen. Corday was named one of L.A.'s Hottest 100 Artists by Music Connection Magazine, one of the Top 10 Albums Of The Year by the L.A. Times, and the most promising artists on the local scene by the Orange County Register. She has been nominated for a PRISM Award two years in a row, was nominated for Outstanding Orange County Artist at the L.A. Music Awards, and was selected to perform at the Rockrgrl Music Conference in Seattle several times. She has developed a huge following in her hometown, but is also well-known in other cities because of her busy tour schedule. Corday has also performed overseas, where she played for the troops in Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and more, boosting the morale of the American soldiers. She is endorsed by RKS Guitars, Larrivee Guitars, Levy's Leathers, Daisy Rock, SKB, Dunlop, D'Addario, E-Magic, Audio Technica, Line 6, Peavey, BBE Sound, and more. Check out the website at www.corday.net for live pictures, the Corday diary, MP3 downloads, and more!

Gail Ann Dorsey

Gail Ann Dorsey's musical journey began as a 70's teenager in West Philadelphia, playing guitar, bass, clarinet, drums, singing and eventually penning her own musical compositions. An ardent creative writer and film buff, Gail also wrote feature-length screenplays to accompany some of her musical...

Mimi Gonzalez

Mimi Gonzalez was once told by her mother, "You're such a beautiful girl, but then you open your mouth and spoil it all." Mimi graduated from high school as the class clown and then received a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Central Michigan University. A move to New York slapped the corporate...

MAKENA

MAKENA (pronounced mah-keh-nah) is the acoustic partnership of two girls born and raised in Hawaii, who took a chance on "the mainland" 5 years ago, and are now beginning to see it pay off.

Their homemade recordings and growing name caught the attention of Grammy-winning producer Daniel Ho...

LaTonya Peoples

LaTonya Peoples was born and raised in Topeka, Kansas. She began taking violin lessons at the age of five. At the age of sixteen she became a certified Suzuki Violin Instructor giving private lessons. Latonya graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Music Therapy from Howard University in May of 1994,...

Patti Rayne

Singer, songwriter, actress: Patti Rayne has been many people in many cities. Originally from Louisiana, Patti has been exploring sound and stage in Houston, New York, Boston and now Los Angeles; In Houston, she was the girl who sang the national anthem for 16,000 in the Summit for more than a...

Sweet Baby J'ai

Sweet Baby J'ai got her start under the guidance of her mentor, the legendary Phil Moore. Shortly thereafter she could be found performing in jazz clubs in Paris. Back home in the U.S., she benefited early on in her career from the support and direction of working with legends, saxophonist Teddy...

Sherry Barnett, Photographer for L.A. Women's Fest

Sherry began taking pictures as soon as she was able to hold her first pint-size Kodak Brownie box camera. OK, not a true "Brownie" - it was turquoise blue. She began to focus on the things around her that caught her eye... beginning with her B&W cat, her friends and anything in her small, but...

Andrea Meyerson, Producer of L.A. Women's Fest

Ten years ago avid cyclist and native Californian Andrea Meyerson placed a classified ad looking for other female Los Angeles-area cyclists. (www.womenonaroll.com) Little did she know that this simple ad would eventually inspire her to leave her corporate career to start one of the largest and most...