ZAZZLE!

So last night I was bored and decided to create a merchandise store for anyone who wants to request certain images on clothing, accessories and MORE!!!

ErinEliseMerch is officially OPEN for BUSINESS!! See You There :-)


Design personalized gifts at Zazzle.


P.S. I do not get much of the profit at all - a few dollars on an average t-shirt - so it's really just to get my face and name out there in the world :-)

Thanks!!

ErinElise SPOTLIGHT on Eagle Radio's Afternoon Shuffle with Paul Hicks

Hi all!
I've been posting segments from Eagle Radio's Afternoon Shuffle with Paul Hicks every week or so, but have not been keeping the posts up to date! Here is the complete list of posted material from the one-hour spotlight!!! Enjoy! Click here for the complete playlist...

Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7

Love,
ErinElise

PRACTICE MAKES your fingers hurt...

Last night, I sat in front of my webcam and just played music.

Of course, it's pretty obvious, Al, the fiance, was here also...

7. Destiny's Child "Say My Name"
8. Cascada "Everytime We Touch"
9. Sixpence None the Richer "Kiss Me"
10. Evanescence "Bring Me To Life"
11. Shania Twain "You're Still The One"

Hope you like the new installments!

There will be MORE today @ BIGGBY (11003 Middlebelt, LIVONIA, MI) from 4-7pm!!!
It's free! Just come and sing-a-long with your warm apple cider, fun coffee drink, or even a double hot cocoa!!

Hope to see you there!

Love, ErinElise

What should I be doing today??

My night was a mess, so now any mood I planned on being in today is also a mess. My eyes are pooooooofy and my hair is a bird's nest..... I think I need me some Kandee or Buck to turn this around...

I definitely want to go see MJ's This Is It today as a matinee, since I know that won't be sold out AND it'll be a little less expensive at the only theatre in Ypsi - the always overpriced Showcase Cinema. 

I also REALLY need to go grocery shopping, but I also really want to start my story for JRNL 215 that is due on Tuesday, since I already have my interview's answers patiently awaiting my arrival in Gmail...

What to do, what to do?!?!

I, again, still need to add more new songs to the set list for Sunday. I've added about 6 already, but need more!! Requests are always a plus :-)

Nikki & Whitney are upstairs having a homework party - I feel like I should be up there with them, but I'm not sure that I'm in the right state of mind to write good journalism right now... blogging might be as good as my writing gets today...

11/29/09 Rainbow Variety Show Performance

I have had much school work to do... no time to blog or make videos or ANYTHING!! But as you know, I did perform last week in the 2009 Rainbow Variety Show in the Student Center Auditorium at EMU! Here are my acts:

Solo: LADY GAGA medley with XTREME audience participation!

Duet: James Taylor Jr. and I sing Wicked's "For Good"

Between the two of us, we brought that house DOWN!!!

Also, I have another BIGGBY (11003 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI, 48150) gig on Sunday, November 15th, from 4-7pm!

See ya all SOON!!

Acoustic Practice Links II

These are some videos I recorded last week in order to prepare for this passed gig I did on Sunday, Oct. 18th!

4. Pink's "Please, Don't Leave Me"
5. Train's "Drops of Jupiter"
6. Lady Gaga's "Just Dance", "LoveGame", "Paparazzi", "Bad Romance", & "Poker Face"

**UPDATE**
I'm in two more events! This Sunday, October 25th, from 3pm-5pm, I'll be co-hosting with my friend  James Taylor, Jr. on his radio show Rainbow Sounds on Eagle Radio (Eastern Michigan University Radio)!! Be sure to listen in at the link above for Eagle Radio, on the campus' TV Cable Channel 10 or on iTunes Radio: Colleges/Universities: Eagle Radio!!

James also invited me to perform in the Rainbow Variety Show on Thursday, October 29th, from 8pm-10pm here on EMU's campus in the Student Center Ballroom! I'll be doing a solo act and AND a duet with James!!!

Hope to get in touch with you all soon!!!

Love, ErinElise

YAy for publicity!

One of my musician friends posted about me in his blog! Check it out at Music and James Taylor, Jr.


Also, please check out the NEW and IMPROVED ErinElise MySpace Music!

Have a great Saturday night!

love much :-)

Acoustic Practice Links

Click on the links below to hear the medleys I'm working on for this Sunday!

1. Green Day, 4 Non Blondes

2. Janis Joplin

3. Lady Gaga

I hope you like them, even though they are really just practice!

Come to my gig this Sunday in Livonia, MI to see the more professional versions!

T. Swift

This is a practice run for my gig on Sunday! Hope you likie!
T. Swift Medley (Fearless / You Belong With Me)

my 1st official LIVE gig! and it's FREE!

stuck in the 90s

new addiction...

I fell in LOVE with HBO's Original Series "True Blood" and I decided that it was important to pay tribute to the show.... by doing a cover of the theme song, of course!! lol Hope you like it :-)

love pink.

Hey - What's that sound?

Oh, I know what it is... silly, me... it's just another awesome video I put up on YouTube :-) Hope you like it!

more MJ worship

Originally, I was going to cover this song around mid-June, and then I got the news of MJ's death. I felt that I could do this song as a tribute, but I didn't feel right about it because it isn't one of the songs he is known for. So (as you can see) I did "Black or White" instead and "Scream" got put on the back burner. I forgot about it until a few days ago, so I reworked a few of the aspects in my background track and decided to finally out it up (a month and a half later...). Hope you enjoy it!

here's that original business I promised ya ;-)

Here is sample 1: my first youtube video of an original Erin Elise Accomando song... it's a miracle! Check it out >>



You can find the lyrics to 10 Ft. (Away) in the sidebar on the URL to this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-uPzm-s6RU).

I'm going to start making videos of ORIGINAL MUSIC!

So yes - I plan on starting to start making videos (using a better camera) starting tonight or tomorrow of a few original songs I have mustered up in the past few weeks. I will post the lyrics/chords with the YouTube info when the time comes for that... For now, I want to give you all the links to my other music:

FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/eaccoman
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/eaccoman
BLOGGER: http://joplinesque.blogspot.com/
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/eaccoman
(MYSPACE KARAOKE): http://ksolo.myspace.com/eaccoman
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/ErinOriginMusic

Have fun and look out for the awesome new music I'll be sharing with you all this week!

tribute

I was really heartbroken when I heard of Michael's passing. Here's my tribute:

piano paino

Here's some Britney coverage for ya ;-)

vent vent venty vent vent vent

Alright, so here's the whole story... everyone keeps asking and I think I've explained it about 100,000 times in the past 2 weeks so here it all is in one swift story:

MaHealani (a manager at an entertainment company in South Dakota) messaged me on MySpace because she really enjoyed listening to me sing on MySpace Karaoke. Then after I messaged her back, she told me that if I wanted to be serious about singing, I could audition for this female group she is putting together. All I had to do was send her pictures (head & body shots), a biography, an essay about why I want to be in the entertainment industry, and a vocal demo containing 4-5 songs. So this past Monday (June 8th) I was officially done recording my demo, printing out pics at CVS's Kodak machine, and writing biographies and essays. I, of course, sent the package to MaHealani by overnight so she'd get it ASAP. When she got it yesterday morning at 11am, she told me that she loved everything, except that I did sing any pop on the demo. She also asked me if I like any Pussycat Dolls or Wu Tang, and if I do, I need to record it and send a whole new demo to her with pop music on it. SO last night, I sat up until midnight getting my hands on karaoke tracks of Lady Gaga, Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears, Katy Perry; all the hits, you know. Now I just have to suck it up and go back to Woodshed Studios and record some lame pop music. Ugh. That's where the story meets today.

Oh, but MaHealani's Sony/Virgin Records partner, Bruce, needs to see the package as well and agree with her, which she assured would definitely happen. As of right now, she said that I am one of her TOP picks (and she did capitalize TOP)! She also told me that if I get chosen I would need to fly to California for a MONTH to have the first hit single recorded by August. Crazy, eh? Bruce pays for the girls to stay at a hotel for that month and just be in the studio day and night. AHHHHHH!

Now that you know the whole story, you can help me. I've already gotten a lot of opinions, and they've helped my internal pro/con list I have going. The only trouble is that I now know that this female group is going to sing pop music because she said the only reason she asked me to record pop is because of the type of music the female group would be recording... and you guys know me... do I look like the next friggin' pussycat doll hoe? I don't think so. Anyway, I'm having this terrible internal struggle with myself because this (being a famous performer) has been my dream since I was 7 years old, and now it's THROWING-FLAILING-SCREAMING- itself at my face and I don't know what to do because I know that I won't be happy.

HOWEVER, I did just described every music success story in history...

*acoustified*

Here are 2 p!nk songs I've been working on today. Just for the hell of it, I thought I'd "acoustify" them. Hope you like 'em!

LIVE performance - captured by my dad :-)

So right now, I've been recording in the studios to get a demo done to send to Sony/Virgin Records and the man that is playing my acoustic song's guitar part had a gig at Nick's 22nd Street Steakhouse tonight. Because the favor was so last minute, he asked me to sing at his gig as a practice for the recording session at the studio!! Needless to say, it went fantastic but my camera wasn't working up to par, so my dad could only get little tid-bits. But here is a small look at what when down at the gig! I sang "The One That Got Away" by P!nk and got a HUGE response!! It was fabulous. Thanks to Jim Walsh, I had a great time practicing the song in front of a live audience.

Take a look----------------------------------



Love love.

holding my last breath...

So LOTS have happened - I explain in the video in greater detail, but this is one of the songs I need to put on my demo, but I just discovered this song (again) last night and I wanted to try it my own way and see what kind of reaction I get... do you dig it? Let me know!!

even MORE p!nk

I was in a sassy mood yesterday so I decided to record some a Capella action. "The One That Got Away" is a song by P!nk from her album Try This. I hope you like it!

more p!nk

I LOVE THIS SONG! You should, too ;-) You can find the real version on P!nk's newest release, Funhouse!



I would have played the piano part myself, but the rhythms of the piano and vocal parts don't exactly match. Needless to say, I had a very difficult time attempting to play/sing this song simultaneously. Even 12 years of piano training could only go so far!!

Hope you like it!

Love.

so I'm trying this whole "songwriting" thing.

Alright. So I suck at writing lyrics. They always come out super corny and lame. But I wrote this last night/just now, and I feel good about it. Al said it wasnt' corny, but the rhymes were sort of lame every once in a while.

Now, I need some actual critism. Seriously. If you hate it and it sucks, tell me. Or maybe there is a particular line that just really sucks. I know they're out there... trust me. This is a huge step I am taking for myself by putting this out there on the world wide web... I'm taking huge chance that I might humiliate myself...

Anyway. Here it is. Be constructive with your criticism.

My Ghost

Verse 1:
I remember when we’d stay up all night
Or when we stared up at the stars from the roof of your car.
Like that time when I panicked and felt so alone
You knew exactly what do to; look how far we’ve come.
I knew it would be hard
but nobody could have prepped me
for what this has become.
Now it’s up to me
to be strong for us so we
can make it through this storm.

Chorus 1:
How am I supposed to deal with living my life in slow motion?
What am I supposed to feel when I'm miles away from my devotion?
I’m gonna bow my head, close my eyes and kneel; prayin’ this’ll get clearer with time.
Long enough for my heart to heal so we can make it through this storm and be just fine.

Verse 2:
I remember when we’d stay up all night
Or how we spent our first date watching Uma kill the Crazy 88.
Like those times I was there for your cure,
You turned that all around with your love, sober.
I knew what was in store
But I thought I could control
The feelings distance carries with.
Now it’s up to me
To be strong for us so we
Can make this living hell a myth.

Chorus 2:
How am I supposed to deal with so much love in the air, making me sick?
What am I supposed to feel when I'm waiting around for something else to click?
I’m gonna bow my head, close my eyes and kneel; prayin’ for the strength I seek for you.
Long enough for my heart to heal so we can make it through this storm and this’ll all be through.

Verse 3:
I know I might be complainin’
But I need to stop the pain and shame and
I thought that we could be together
I think that it is now or never

Chorus 1:
How am I supposed to deal with living my life in slow motion?
What am I supposed to feel when I'm miles away from my devotion?
I’m gonna bow my head, close my eyes and kneel; prayin’ this’ll get clearer with time.
Long enough for my heart to heal so we can make it through this storm and be just fine.

Tag:
I thought that we could be together
I think that is now or never
_______________________________________________________________________
I hope you didn't hate it! Let me know what I can do to make it usable!

Love.

music lovers need to hear this song!

Recently, I family member of mine told me that my style of vocals reminds him of Esthero. I believe it.

ordinary day

So I'm back in the city, which is a real relief. But being up in Rose City for 3 days was a pretty nice escape, even though the sole reason was not a pleasant one. On Sunday night, I had dinner with 30 of my family members. And I'm not including children. In fact, I was the youngest. It was hectic as hell. Unfortunately, it takes a tragedy for us to get together nowadays because of work and location. But the food & drink were fantastic and the company was as well. The military burial in Holly (Great Lakes National Cemetary) this morning was beautiful. I think that part was the hardest for all the children of his who attended. When the trumpeteer began playing TAPS it was all over. Enough said.

So now, I have closure, and so does the rest of my giant family. But for the family members who stayed in Rose City today, this week will be spent cleaning years of history out of Grandma's house. I'm sure we'll end up with half of it...

I hope to go back up there and visit Grandma with the parents or with the cousins. It's only a 2.5 hour drive.

Not bad at all.

The pic below is of my Grandma (in the middle) and all her kids, after the ceremony in Rose City yesterday morning. John, Steve (my dad), David, Grandma, Maria, Ruth, Kathleen.


Everything is settled. For now...

death in the family :-(

Don't you hate it when the sky is open and clear, you're being productive, you're in a great mood and then all of a sudden, bad news is spread and the sky is gray clouds with pouring rain? That is the story of my life today.

Yes, I'm ok and no, I don't want to talk about it. The funeral will be sometime in the beginning of next week. I'm sure I'll be disconnected for a few days so when I do not respond, do not be surprised or alarmed.

I am simply trying to make myself feel better on this nasty day when the cable will only stay unscrambled for more than 2 minutes...

<3 god.

Hey all. I decided to take a break from studying for finals and record a video!! Hope you dig it.

NEW SONGS SOON!!!!!!!

Helllooooooooo dahlings!!

This week here at EMU are FINAL EXAMS!! That is why I have not posted much in the past few weeks. I've been preparing to get outta here for summertime!
SOOO
I plan on posting some more new songs starting next week again!

Keep on FOLLOWING!

CLASSIC karaokE!

I feel that these two songs are DEFINITELY two that get overdone at karaoke bars a lot... and yes, I guess I am perpetuating that... but I love them too much to ignore them!!

all that jazz

This song was introduced to me by a dear friend of mine. I adopted it from her, but I like it when she sings it better!

the joplin.

ere are some songs I LOVE by Janis Joplin!



LOVE HER!

p!nk covers!

I plan on doin' a few more P!nk songs - because I love her!! - but here's what I got so far!!




Hope you dig it!

some Jesus jamz!!

Here are 2 Christian songs that I really love! I plan on doin more religious stuff, but for now, this is what I've got! Love it.

entry #1

Hellllo!

I am brand new at this whole blogging thing, but I'd love to get a singing career started and I figured this might be a pretty awesome way to get my voice out there! Stay tuned for some awesome uploads - but to begin, here is the very first song I recorded, about 2 months ago now... Enjoy!



Keep in mind, this is a little formal compared to my newer songs, but hopefully, you'll dig it anyway!!

Love.