Vuzz premiers new track, “Pocketknife” at Bar Redux

Vuzz premiers new track, “Pocketknife” at Bar Redux in New Orleans Check out footage from the live show, “VUZZ comes home” at popular family-owned Bywater venue, Bar Redux. Our latest song, Pocket Knife utilizes the Op1, the Monster GoDJ, and vocals ran through a Kaoss Pad. Lyrics: “I walk, footsteps like a heartbeat down the hall.You’re breathing like the walls are breathing.I hear you muttering, … Continue reading Vuzz premiers new track, “Pocketknife” at Bar Redux

Sally Asher’s Mermaids of New Orleans

I was honored to be one of Sally Asher’s mermaids in her first published children’s book, Mermaids of New Orleans with illustrations by Melissa Vandiver!  “The Mermaids of New Orleans tells the story of the mermaids who reside in the Mississippi River, surrounding the Big Easy. These citizens of the sea are much like their land counterparts, culturally and ethnically. Many New Orleans mermaids play in bass bands, … Continue reading Sally Asher’s Mermaids of New Orleans

Vuzz performs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland

Rain didn’t stop New Orleans trip-pop duo, VUZZ! The duo closed out the day’s busking performances at the Mercat Stage during the 61st Edinburgh Festival Fringe early August 2018. Scotland’s Fringe Festival is the largest arts festival in the world hosting “53,232 performances of 3,398 shows in 300 venues” each year. #intotheunknown #thetravelingvuzz Continue reading Vuzz performs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland

Vinylux performs at NOizefest in New Orleans

Vinylux performed a sundown set at NOizeFest 2018: (No) Respect for RTP hosted by Michael Patrick Welch on May 6 at the Esplanade Arthouse. Her set included the spoken word poem, “These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House,” and the dark ballad, “Ice Scream Theater” from her theatrical play of the same name. She performed the instrumental song, “Baja” which featured a Theremin-based D-Beam … Continue reading Vinylux performs at NOizefest in New Orleans

C.M. Soto performs essay, “Bohemian Graveyard Shift” live at The New Movement

C.M. Soto read an excerpt from her travel essay, “Bohemian Graveyard Shift” at The New Movement’s curated storytelling series, Unreliable on Oct 26, 2017. The monthly storytelling event presenting real people telling true stories with musical accompaniment featured Tami Nelson, C.m. Soto, Nick Detrich, Joseph Meissner, and Adam Karlin. The musical guest was singer/songwriter, Jack Donovan Unreliable was curated by David Hamilton and Franny Zooey. #cmsoto #cmsotostory  Video credit: Mike … Continue reading C.M. Soto performs essay, “Bohemian Graveyard Shift” live at The New Movement

C.M. Soto (Vinylux) featured in the September/October 2017 Issue of Breakthru

Special thanks to Dean Shapiro and Breakthru Media for this lovely expose’ in the September/October 2017 issue! Their attention to detail was so refreshing. Thanks to the photographers who contributed to the article: Sally Asher, Mike Goetz, Roy Guste! Click here to read the article! #cmsotostory #vinyluxury Continue reading C.M. Soto (Vinylux) featured in the September/October 2017 Issue of Breakthru

Table Read of C.M. Soto’s supernatural thriller, BOO

On Wednesday, September 6, the historic House of Broel hosted a table read of New Orleans-based feature-length thriller, BOO by C.M. Soto. Thirty actors of all ages came from the Gulf Coast and as far away as Puerto Rico and Atlanta to support this first-time reading. THE STORY After a series of miscarriages destroy her marriage, a female contractor moves to post-Katrina New Orleans to … Continue reading Table Read of C.M. Soto’s supernatural thriller, BOO