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19 Mar 2010
The Palms @ Crown Casino, Melbourne VIC
w/ Lee Kernaghan www.premier.ticketek.com.au
20 Mar 2010
The Palms @ Crown Casino, Melbourne VIC
w/ Lee Kernaghan http://premier.ticketek.com.au
17 Apr 2010
Rock the Mount @ Melrose Showground, Melrose, South Australia
w/ Lee Kernaghan
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10 March 2010
CMC ROCKS THE SNOWYS 2010! ... (5th/6th March)
02 March 2010
Planet Country Tour so far … 2nd March, 2010
Hello there dear friends!
Wanted to tell you a little about the "out of this world" Planet Country tour I've been excited by for a little while lately. What an experience it is to be on tour with THE MAN himself, Lee Kernaghan, and his extraordinarily talented band.
It was my second time in Tasmania, so I already knew I had the beautiful mountains and lovely people to look forward to. As soon as I arrived, I quickly picked up a warm new jacket and red woolly hat. My usual singlets and flip-flops just weren't going to cut it.
Then it was off to rehearsal at the Burnie Arts and Function Centre. The production crew made a special little riser (black box for small people to stand on) for me to use while singing backing vocals in Lee's band. That way I could be the same height as the band without stilts. These risers are really handy, I discovered. I'd like to have one with me all the time now. Well, not all the time - wheels and a handle would need to be attached if I wanted to use it in the supermarket, etc - but you know what I mean.
I'm really loving Lee's Planet Country album! The songs are so catchy and clever - my favourite track is "Scars" - the one Lee sings with Dierks Bentley. It was actually co-written by Lawrie Minson, who is the incredible guitar/banjo/harmonica player in Lee's band. I'm very excited to be around such talented people!
Our first 3 shows on the tour, in Burnie, Launceston and Hobart, went super well, especially the Wrest Point show in Hobart. It was standing room only out in the audience and gosh, what great energy filled the room that night! It was also really exciting to show off the new Deluxe Edition of my own Look It Up album to all of my friends down in Tassie. I hope you are enjoying the new songs and DVD's on there?! (Please don't hesitate to let me know what you think? I'm always open to hearing your thoughts on the music.)
I'd also like to thank my Mum again for Express-posting me down my specially-made new Deluxe Edition banner I wasn't supposed to forget! At least now we have 61 new stamps for our collection.
Sydney's Lyric Theatre @ Star City last Friday night (26th February) was the next stop on our tour and it was another fantastic show. The Lyric is such a beautiful place with 3 tiers of seating for the audience, with the top level, sitting right up in the heavens (or did it just seem that way to me?!). Definitely not for those wary of heights.
Thanks to all of my MySpace Friends who came along as well. Your support is never taken for granted and I hope you had a WONDERFUL night. We sure did!
xoxo Jasmine
27 January 2010
Tamworth - The Festival That Was...
Driving back down the New England Hwy to Sydney, I thought about how special the 2010 Tamworth Festival had been this year. My 3rd Festival, it felt so nice to be back in the home of country music, where my adventure of a being a country recording artist all began two years ago.
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Sinead Burgess and her band were also sprinkling their wonderful-ness around Tamworth with their awesome shows this year and Sined fans were also aplenty in the audience. It was amazing the amount of energy we had on only a couple of hours sleep!! “Heads Carolina, Tails California” is a song I’ve loved for a really long time and performing it for the first time ever with Sinead and my band was a huge buzz!
30 November 2009
My First ARIA Nomination & Awards!
Dress?...Check!
Shoes?...Check!
Bag?...Check! (thanks to an early morning dash)
Destination?...ARIA AWARDS Red Carpet 2009! (AHHHHHHHHHHH!!)
Of course this screaming was only on the inside. On the outside, I was cool & calm, totally primped, primed and PUMPED!
We arrived at Sydney’s ACER ARENA last Thursday (November 26th) in a Universal Music Bus (Thank God for air-conditioning!) and were given a little buzzer. Looked a little like the kind of buzzers you get at a coffee shop to tell u ur food has been cooked and is waiting for u. The ABC Music Label Boss, Tim Holland, and I awaited our little flashing buzzer like two kids on Christmas Eve. Then - it flashed and buzzed wildly – and it was our turn to cook up a storm on the ARIA Red Carpet!! We were smokin.’
Everyone was dressed so beautifully to celebrate the great achievers in the Australian Recording Industry. Watching Jessica Mauboy’s live performance was soo inspiring - what great dancers, such energy - and her LIVE voice is every bit as fantastic as it is on her album!! Jessica is here for the long haul.
Sarah Blasko is a favorite singer/songwriter of mine as well and it was great to see others celebrating her “awesomeness” on the night.
Congratulations also to Troy!! I was so honored to be nominated alongside you in the Country Album of the Year category, along with others I’ve forever admired including Keith, Shane and Felicity. So proud of Australian Music right now... A night that I will never forget!... My first ARIA AWARDS!!
I seriously just couldn’t believe that I was actually there, as one small part of the official Music Industry. Thank you to all my fans for helping me get there on the night! Just can’t wait to do it all again soon :)
Finally, huge thanks to Kerri-Anne for having us on her wonderful show again this week and for her ongoing support! What fun we always have with u... thank you!
Xoxo Jasmine.
13 October 2009
ARIA Nominee Goes Green?
It's a beautiful day, not a cloud in sight. (So I guess I'm doin alright??) This morning, I ate fruit salad and painted my toenails bright green - that's just a day in the life of an ARIA NOMINEE, I guess:P
Oohh, have I mentioned that?? I'M NOMINATED FOR AN ARIA AWARD FOR BEST COUNTRY ALBUM, alongside some people I have idolised most of my life - Keith Urban, Troy Cassar-Daley, Shane Nicholson and Felicity Urquhart. I'm never been so surprised, in awe, disbelieving and majorly excited all at the same time before!! It’s amazing to me and I’m so grateful.
Now I've got to think about what to wear :o Perhaps something bright green to match my toes? I can hear you all screaming NO!! - ok ok, I'll keep thinking.
Congratulations to my team and thanks to everyone who has been supporting the Look It Up Album - it's been a wonderful journey so far!!
See u guys very soon!! - maybe at the Woodford Hotel Country and Roots Music Festival (with the fabulous Adam Harvey as well) this Saturday??
Xoxo Jasmine.
06 August 2009
About Time I Say :P
I finally made the BIG move from my friend's apartment in Sydney into my own little place to stay. I was super excited about the whole adventure. I loved running around the city looking for clocks and drawers, staplers and graters, CD players and cups and doonas (I know what ur thinking - did I come from Melbourne with nothing??). But if u have been following my blogs, u will know why I have a back seat still full of CDs and no second pair of boots. After all of this fun, I was told about IKEA where u can actually get everything ALL UNDER ONE ROOF! So I walked passed the clocks, drawers, staplers, graters and cups to find a funky lil desk that I now call my "Blog Station." :D
I'd like to thank my Mum for flying up to help me put up curtains. First time on a plane - we’ve all been there!! It deserves a big hug at the end - or a sedative before u board - whichever flow u choose to ride. Haha. Love u Mum xoxo.
Last week, I had some time in the studio - I love the studio! - to lay down some acoustic tracks. I can’t wait for u to hear them!! I think recording acoustically brings a whole new feel to a song. I won't say too much cos I want to leave it as a surprise for u :D
Thanks Trav and Mishy for allowing your souls to speak out through ur musical talents on these tracks!!
Hope u guys have been enjoying the video blogs while I'm "on the road". I love hearing ur comments/suggestions.
Have a fantastic rest of the week :)
xo Jasmine.
01 June 2009
I've moved from Melbourne to Sydney!!
When relocating to another city -
Don’t - bring more than 2 or 3 "just in case" items. This includes old CD’s - catering for your occasional urge to SPICE it up or take 5ive minutes to urself :P is fine - Filling up the passenger side foot space area with Bewitched singles and the like is another story.
Do - leave jewelry/clothes lovingly bought for you by people with bad taste back in Melbourne. Or since we didn’t discover this rule until hindsight kicked in, leave them in the boot until you find the courage to post them home to your family.
Do - think about having a ‘clutter free’ and ‘space saving’ approach to your new abode. Punching bags and boxing gloves that now have a permanent home in your back seat are not so much ‘space saving’ objects! Yes, there IS always enough room for those worn-out cowboy boots that are in desperate need of replacing regardless of what ur mum insisted!!
After a considerable drive last Tuesday morning/afternoon/night :P - Jasmine Rae is loving Sydney so far! Yay!! And don’t feel offended, fellow-Victorians, as I fully intend to go home to Melbourne often and visit lots and lots!
I hope you’ve watched my backstage Brooks & Dunn and Dierks Bentley Tour video blogs? Can you tell I was excited?? I’m still on a high from just being able to hang out with those guys, let alone perform on their show!! How GREAT is that voice on Ronnie Dunn??
xoxo Jasmine.
10 May 2009
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH: On The Road with Brooks & Dunn and Dierks Bentley
The first show was at the Burswood Dome in Perth - My very first ‘Dome’ experience and my first time meeting Dierks Bentley. If your first question is whether he is as lovely and good-looking in real life as he seems on CMC, my answer would be yes! If that was not your first question because you haven’t really heard too much of his stuff, I would go on to encourage you to have a listen here - he’s got great songs! His band is rockin! His energy is infectious and his voice is gutsy and honest. If being talented and entertaining are on your list of reasons to give someone’s music a listen, then your ears have permission to start drooling now!
Kix and Ronnie are very inspiring characters - You guys already knew that part!! They are larger than life quite literally - Taller than me even when they’re sitting down. And I wore impressively big shoes on this tour!! (well at least i thought so)
I got to meet them last year when they came down to Melbourne for their sold out show. So it was great to spend some time during this second tour chatting with them and their huge 12 piece live band - including 3 of the best singers in Nashville backing them up. Tres and Kim (two of the singers) also sang the backing vocals on Pink Guitar - so I was very excited to get to spend some time with them.
The Last two shows at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre were also packed with audiences ready to party. I loved the vibe and energy on these shows. Like nothing I’d felt before and will never forget!
I floated back home to Melbourne this week on my little cloud #9. Feeling inspired and very lucky to have been a part of Brooks & Dunn’s 2nd Australian tour.
Thanks again to all of my myspace friends who entered the Brooks & Dunn ticket competition. I hope the winners enjoyed the show, For all of those who weren’t able to come - i video taped a lot of backstage and on stage fun stuff for you so you wouldn’t miss out. I will post that up on my site ASAP for you to enjoy!!
Lots of love,
xo Jasmine
PS A late Happy Mothers Day!
Hope everyone spoiled their mums or got spoiled by their children last weekend.
xox
10 February 2009
Tamworth & Victoria
Phew! Can u believe that a year has already flown past since the TRTT grand finals in 08? (Cool abbreviation for Telstra Road to Tamworth.) This year I was invited to be a Special Guest Artist ..
I remember sitting backstage last year biting my little nails down to the bone waiting to show the world what I was made of. Everything was different this year. This year, while biting my little nails, waiting to show the world what I was made of, I had my own BAND!! And a WHOLE ALBUM to rock out with on stage :D
I dare say there may have even been a couple fans in the audience too (and not just my mum and my best friend this time). There was some serious talent battling it out. Congratulations to Peter McWhirter and Corey Colum! Get ready for a life-changing year!!
I loved Tamworth 09!
I was the supporting act for some amazing shows including Lee Kernaghan’s concert at Bicentennial Park - there were a few people at that one!! - The McClymonts show, Adam Harvey’s show, Catherine Britt’s show and I got to sing a little number at the Golden Guitar Awards!!
Last year I was super-pumped to be busking on Peel Street for the first time. So, this year, I was floating on a cloud the entire 10 days.
It was Travis’ first time playing in Tamworth - He’s my electrifying guitar player in my new rockin’ band! U guys need to hear him play the Pink Guitar solo - words can’t explain it - u’ve just got to hear it.
Kyle, my groovin’ bass /piano player/mean ass harmony singing machine, was able to show Travis all the cool hang-outs cos Kyle has been blessing Tamworth with his musical talents for some years already.
To complete our lil quartet is Michelle – the loudest and hottest Drummer/wicked singer ever!! I had people running up to me after the shows asking me for her autograph!
We made Hogs Breath Cafe our number #1 hangout - where else cooks a steak for 18 hours to perfection? (I didn’t think it was possible either!) Don’t worry! They had already started cooking them before we got there - we didn’t have to set up camp in the restaurant for 18 hours...but even if we had to, it still would have been worth the wait.
Let me know if u caught any of the shows in Tamworth and what u thought of my band :)
I’m back home in Victoria now. It’s been a reality check to have devastation tearing its way through peoples lives so close to my home. My family and I are so lucky not to have been in the direct firing line of these massive bushfires. I’ve been on the phone to family and friends who are volunteer firefighters for their community and others who have had to evacuate their homes. My heart goes out to all of those who haven’t been able to contact their friends and family in danger - so for anyone who is feeling as helpless as I, please click here and make a donation directly to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal. Every donation, no matter what size, helps someone.
Thanks guys! Stay safe. Have a look at my new Video for Pink Guitar on the main page and I’ll chat to u soon.
xo Jasmine.
13 October 2008
Jasmine Rae - Website Blog - October 13th, 2008
It was like a fairytale walking through the gardens at the Floriade Festival. Ah, the places I get to see with the Telstra Road to Tamworth - last weekend, we were in Canberra. I felt like Snow White amongst the flowers. It turned out to be such a beautiful day. Gorgeous blue skies and a great audience yet again. Adam Harvey and Morgan Evans were also performing as well as some serious young new talent from our Capital Territory! I’m glad I only perform and don’t have to judge. That’s gotta be a really hard job.
Morgan and I got up and performed the Robbie and Kylie duet, “Kids”, which is always fun. Morgan and his band are full of energy and it’s contagious. Made me want to crowd surf!! But because our audience were mostly picnicking families, sitting back a little way from the stage, I chose the less messy option of dancing around like a crazy chick instead! :) There were also ducks walking around in yellow rain coats and hats being lead by a sheepdog and after a while they would go away and come back with new outfits on. My first time at the Floriade Festival?! .. and I loved every moment!
The weekend before this we were at the Harvey Dickson Country Music Festival in WA!! The venue where we played was called Harvey Dickson’s Country Music World. And I have never seen a venue like that before.
There was lots of music memorabilia hanging from the ceiling and covering the walls, with two rooms dedicated to Elvis and a third back room, filled with Elvis and Johnny Cash LP’s. That back room was shown to Catherine Britt and me by Harvey Dickson himself! (I felt mighty special!) It was all quite surreal. I can’t wait to go again! That weekend gave new meaning to being a country music fan! Did I mention I’ve been travelling lots? Hooray! On Saturday the 20th of September, we played in Atherton (in Queensland). I had been hanging out for some warm weather by that stage ... and boy did I get it.
Atherton was so lovely, and so, after the Concert, I decided to stay in Cairns for the next two days and spend the whole of Sunday and Monday in my bathers?! I also did some shopping and bought some new bathers and the coolest belt I have ever seen. I wore it in Canberra and hope you get to have a look at it in the video footage and tell me what you think? I took a ferry out to Green Island and spent the Monday there doing radio interviews from the beach. That’s right! I was hard at work! While I was there, I also took a mini submarine tour to look at the fish and the coral. It was breathtaking! I educated myself a little beforehand about the reef (thanks to “Finding Nemo”) and it certainly lived up to and surpassed all my expectations. Just brilliant!!
Hope you guys are enjoying the live snippets from my Telstra Road to Tamworth adventures up on my myspace pages and the new video for “Look it Up”? :)
It’s always fun sharing them with you and reading your comments.
Please don’t be shy! Have a wonderful week, xo Jasmine.
03 October 2008
Getting Ready For The Floriade Festival :)
My Fabulous travelling adventures,
Im now sitting here staring at my suitcase wondering what else I’ve forgotten for my flight up to Canberra tomorrow morning. Its a bright and early 7:30am flight. I love early morning adventures!! Floriade Festival here we come!! Its going to be lots of fun with myself Morgan Evans and Adam Harvey all jamming it out on a Sunday afternoon:)
"Look it up" is nearly celebrating its one month old birthday! (any excuse for a party) yay! Lately some pretty exciting things have been happening with the album and the ARIA and air play charts. So thanks to everyone who’s been buying "Look it up" and listening to the songs on the radio. I hope ur all enjoying the music. Its been a dream making it!
Lately I’ve been travelling around lots!! I love it! I get home just long enough to re-stuff my suitcase (I can never decide what to wear so I always over pack). Tomorrow we are not even staying the night in Canberra, but I am STILL bringing a suitcase. Some call in prepared, some call it crazy.
2 weeks ago, I was in Atherton/ Cairns with the Telstra Road to Tamworth, my first time in Cairns and my it is Beautiful!! People were lovely and I took a little boat out to Green Island for a day. I had never seen the Coral Reef before so I took a little semi-submarine tour to look at the coral and fish. Amazing! Better than i had imagined. I had educated myself a little before hand through watching ‘finding Nemo:P.’ Seeing the real thing was breathtaking. Trying to walk around and eat on the boat was quite entertaining too. Fun Day!!
Last weekend I was at the Boyup Brook (WA) Telstra Road to Tamworth heat held at the Harvey Dickson country music festival. What an amazing venue. There was music and other memorabilia covering the walls and hanging from the ceiling as well. Two rooms entirely devoted to Elvis and a back room full of Elvis and Johnny Cash LP’s. I was speechless.
This week I spent time at home in Melbourne with my friends and family (painting my nails and getting my hair done...hehe) U know, livin the hard life :P
Ill be back with more adventures v. soon! xo jasmine
11 September 2008
Saturday 6th September was the day!
To finally hold my very first album, LOOK IT UP, in my hands and not get woken up by my alarm clock moments later, was an unexplainable feeling!! WOW!
I felt little tears welling up in the corners of my eyes, but quickly blinked them away. (I was in Albury at the time at a soundcheck with Adam Harvey, and so I needed to compose myself.) But it was “release day” and everyone was very excited for me and super congratulatory. Adam even let me be his “mini-June” in the Jackson duet with him during his part of the show.
I hadn’t slept much all that week from the excitement. But the deprivation was worth it. The night was a great success. It was amazing to be signing the covers of my very own albums, knowing people were taking them home to play! I hope everyone enjoys listening to the music as much as I enjoyed making it.
My parents and best friend drove 4 and a half hours to celebrate with me. Awww. They know that it has always been a dream of mine to release an album before my 21st birthday. And that milestone is coming up very soon on the 28th of October. (So, we just squeezed that dream in there. Phew!)
While we were in Albury on the Saturday, we drove past a Leading Edge music store. “Stop the Car!” I had to see it on the shelves. It was so exciting, I even filmed it. It was right there in the Country section, at the front of its little rack, all shiny!
This week, I’ve also celebrated the making of the video clip for LOOK IT UP. What an amazing team!! Once again, I was lucky enough to work with such fantastic people. Special thank you to Kurt, Anne, Janai, Jo and Cassie.
When I walked into Sydney’s Favella Nightclub and saw the ceiling fitted with one or two extra lightbulbs (thousands I tell you), I knew I was going to be in the spotlight and so, I was loving the video before we even started! It was such a cool venue for the making of the clip. The clothes were beautiful. And they fitted me, yay!!
We shot in double (chipmunk) time for most of the day and it took a lot of off-camera giggles before getting it right.
To me, the different looks and backgrounds in this clip represent the different angles of the situation. You can ‘look it up’ in a dictionary or on the internet, take it as a joke, or get really angry or sarcastic about it. But either way, the word “over” means the same thing. Sorry, Buddy P.
Hope u all enjoy this crazy cheeky song and the fun video that comes with it.
Chat soon, Jasmine xo.
PS - If you’d like to leave me a comment or ask me a question, I’d love to hear from u. You can jump on to my message wall on my OFFICIAL website :) or post me a comment on my myspace. Have a great week. xo
13 August 2008
Welcome to my brand new website!
Hiya everyone.
Welcome to my brand new website! 2008 has been an amazing year for me. Since winning the Telstra Road To Tamworth competition in January, I’ve visited Nashville, performed at some major events including the Final State of Origin Game and the CMA Music Festival and recorded my debut album ‘Look It Up’ with ABC Music. I’m incredibly proud of it and can’t wait for you all to hear it once it’s released in September.
Thank you all so much for your support... Keep coming back and exploring the site – you’ll find exclusive info and competitions you can’t get anywhere else. We’ll keep you updated with my news and adventures. Have Fun!!
Jasmine xx
