American Idol!

Last week we were in Wagoner Oklahoma for the big Luau at Canebrake Resort. I'm not going to lie I was really nervous for this show. It was a very high class resort and when we went in for the tour and saw the restaurant part of the resort where I would be performing, my jaw dropped. It was the nicest restaurant I had ever seen! Thankfully a luau isn't very fancy so once I got there my nerves toned it down a bit. Another reason I was nervous was because I had to learn 8 new songs in 2 days. Yikes! ha ha It is really nerve racking to perform songs that you do not know very well. Well the performance ended up being really great. I got a lot of compliments and the food was FANTASTIC. But after 2 hours in the muggy humid Oklahoma weather you can probably imagine I was exhausted! I was so sticky! In one of my videos you can see my hair stick to my forhead :) he he
With my cd almost complete, I am switching my focus for a bit from my cd and performances to something a little bigger. On July 17 I will be in Nashvillle Tennessee waiting in line to audition for American Idol! ha ha that's right all you out there who suggested I try out, well, we're listening :) Thank you. It's creeping up on me quickly and I practice every day. I have decided to sing Killing Me Softly and a song of my own :) It's very exciting and I can't wait to stand in front of those judges. Wish me luck!
You can watch some of my performance at the Canebrake at the following links: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVghKmn-Q-I and www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzaG9nnwvJg

Have a little faith!

We were feeling a little discouraged yesterday since Oklahoma City doesn't have very many venues except bars. Well, last night I was googling massage therapist jobs and I came across a very nice resort near Tulsa, OK. As I continued to look at there website, I noticed that they have a restaurant where they have weekly live music. I looked at the schedule and they were booked until September. Regardless,I decided to send them an email and attach some of Jasmyne's music. Today I received an email from the owner that he had been trying to find a ukelele act for a big Luau that they are having next week. It is an upscale place so the plates are $50 each and there will be @ 100 attendants. He had been on our website and noticed we were traveling so he offered a free week stay at the resort (they have a nice rv park) and he is going to comp our whole family for the Luau. Then I went to tell Jasmyne about it and she had just finished writing a song about opening her heart and making room for opportunity. Praise God!! It is a good day.

Tracee

The magic is the music...

Today was an amazing day!!! It was worth going on this trip just for the experiences we had today. We went to a music store around 10 A.M. to look for a PA system or an amp or something to amplify my voice and ukelele and me and my brothers were playing with all of the instruments. Me and Jordan were having a drum off and having a great time. After we bought all of our new "toys" we were talking in the car and my parents and I had a great idea. Why not let my little brothers join me in all my fun! So we went back to the campground and practiced (with a little swimming break) and got ready to go to this place called the plaza in downtown Santa Fe where I had played two days ago. We drove down to the plaza and all of the people we met two nights ago were there plus more. It was about to rain but we set up and played anyways. Jordan on the Djembe, Ethan on the shakers and me with my Ukelele and my voice. (Brennan had blisters on his fingers so he was the tech man and he handed out cards and he was amazing) we played and about 100 people came and then left and then more people came and so on. It was awesome!
The best part of the night was all the people we got to meet. Two of the people that stuck out the most was Daniel "Dano" and Paige. They are amazing people. They both have great hearts and a great energy. Dano is a musician and he plays the drums. He was teaching Jordan some things and Jordan really likes him. Paige stayed until the end and she was so sweet. She was talking to my mom and they got along really well. Both her and Dano gave me great advice to follow my heart and not to let the pressure get to me. The night was all about music. Music can help people and reach people in ways that just words can't. In the words of Dano "the magic is the music and the music is the magic" Watch my performance in "The Plaza" :
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hthz17mdkKE

Here Goes Nothing...

So here we go..... It's been a really long few days. After packing (which took alot longer than we thought it would) we said goodbye to all of our friends and family which was one of the hardest things I've ever done and is definitely the hardest thing on this trip. It was almost like a movie because it was raining outside ha ha. We left at 7:30 on June 2nd and we got free sausage biscuits at Carls Jr.!!!!! ha ha I was pretty excited. We had our first problem when we left. The scooter that was on the back of our trailer was so heavy that it made the trailer fishtail. We stopped in Moab and sold it for $100. We were pretty desperate to sell it. But on the bright side we're still alive and still headed to Nashville!!!!!!!!! So here goes nothin' :)
p.s. our first videos of the trip can be watched at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMCTLU3TR3Q! Thanx for your support!