Elizabeth Shepherd
By Elizabeth Shepherd
It’s just over a week since we got back from Japan – what a fantastic trip. It was our third time over there, and I have to say: we never actually get to see much of Tokyo given how busy the schedule is, but… we did manage to eat the freshest sashimi ever (over 7 courses in total), paired with a beautiful vintage Sake from a rice field 400 km north of Tokyo (yes, I’m a foodie). But back to the shows – we played 6 sold-out nights at the Cotton Club, joined by DJ Shacho of Soil and Pimp Sessions who spun some fantastic Soul-Jazz vinyl from the 60s and 70s to feed our ears in between sets. We did a live in-studio session and interview with the lovely and charming Andy – host of J-Wave’s International Music Show, Modaista (J-Wave is Japan’s national radio station). J-Wave has always been good to us, and this time was no exception; J-Wave listeners voted my first single, Seven Bucks, onto the “Tokyo Hot 100″ pop chart. Last time I checked it had climbed up to #38 and was in the company of some pretty big names.
The jet lag proved helpful for the first and perhaps only time in my history, as we had a 4:30 am soundcheck for CBC’s Metro Morning, 2 days after we got back from Tokyo. I had been up since 2 am that morning (my new wake up time), so 4:30 seemed a perfectly reasonable sound check hour. What an honour for us to be the special musical guests on the show for host Matt Galloway’s first day on the job, flying solo. Congrats, Matt!
Well, the countdown is on to the CD launch at Glenn Gould Studio , and the wheels are in full motion on my end – I’ve lined up a whole collective for the evening; guest appearances will include Coco Love Alcorn, Brian MacMillan, MC Abdominal, Hamilton poet James Strecker, contemporary dancer Elisha MacMillan, Roman Tome & Michael Davidson (of Elvis Bossa Nova) – to name a few. It only made sense, as most of these phenomenal artists/musicians were part of the album process in some way or another. Collaborations only fuel creativity, and the sharing is what it’s all about in the end. We hope to see you out on the 13th!
Best,
elizabeth
Guest Contributor Elizabeth Shepherd will celebrate the launch of her new album, ‘Heavy Falls The Night,’ with a performance at Glenn Gould Studio on Saturday, March 13
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