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Sy Smith's Personal Newsletter | ..>..>..> | ..>..>..> ..>..> ..> | March 2008 | ..>..> ..> | In This Issue | | | | ..>..>..>
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..>..> ..> | Join our list | | | | ..>..>..> | ..>..> ..> POZDROWIENIA (Greetings) Sy, I'm sleepless in Poland, so decided to use my time constructively. Thus, sending you a greeting from Katowice, Poland, a beautiful old-world city which lies southwest of Warsaw. I'm here with Chris Botti who has been keeping me BUSY since November of 2006! Between Botti, the new CD, other gigs and real life; I can hardly keep up with myself. But most of my close friends and family are very good at keeping me in touch when it seems like I'm floating back into Syberspace and beyond... haha! Thanks for that! While I'm on the subject of life on the road, please allow me to list my upcoming shows! (All shows are with Chris Botti, EXCEPT those shown in BOLD)!
I got so much love for EVERYBODY who came out to Soul Sister Top Billin' last month at the lovely Temple Bar! If you don't know, the line-up was Purple St. James aka Yahzarah, which will be available in late March! Read on for more news and anecdotes... ..>..> ..> | Sy Smith Presents Conflict | | The new CD debuts in March!
 "Conflict, opposites. Psychological politics. Trying to make us all forget, trying to live without regrets... This is your brain on drugs."
Sy Smith (Ms. Smith if you're nasty), has done it again. Lyrically. Musicially. And vocally, she's conquered more ground than ever! And she's virtually done it all on her own. If you speak with Sy, she readily admits that she's had lots of help putting this album together. That is, she's recruited the talents of producers Ant Bell (Jill Scott, Kindred), Ty Macklin (Erykah Badu), Steve Catanzaro (Modern Groove Assembly) and Dre King (an up-and-comer from Washington, DC). But she's done a lot of production herself, using her own talents playing keyboards, arranging vocals, and over-seeing the whole project from setting up photo shoots to proofreading her own type copy for the artwork. "It all goes with being an independent artist. I feel like, just because I'm an indie artist doesn't mean I have to release a sub-standard looking project. There's really no excuse for misspelled words in the age of Spell- Check! I want my project to look as good as it feels when I listen to it!" Sy quips as she speaks via cell phone while on the way to the CD manufacturer to put in her order. "I've done the home-burned CDs before, and people still supported it! I was so so very thankful for that kind of enthusiasm, that I vowed to myself to make each following project look better than ever. It's my way of saying thank you to the fans." It appears Sy's work as a copy editor at Howard University's Hilltop newspaper paid off. Her CD looks great, classic even. But the real story here is the tunes. She introduces us to conflict in her liner notes, her perpetual battle with herself to please listeners without conforming to the whims of a finicky public.
"Conflict" opens with this title track and immediately the listener knows this CD will be a sonic trip - "This is old, this is new, this is borrowed, this is blue, this is married then divorced, this will be resolved in court." Tracks like "Fly Away With Me" and "The Things I Do" are ready- made for soul playlists without trying to be. Then songs like "Spies" and "B-Side Love Affair" take us for a verbal loop with lyrics that play on topics with the expertise of someone whose first words may have been combined to form metaphors. "Ain't Nobody's Bizness" is a declaration of genre independence - "See I can sing and make it pretty, but elitist songs sound so saditty. Deep down inside I'm really gangsta, but you can't let nobody change ya." Then, Sy does a rarity and features two artists on two different tracks, Bilal Salaam on "Overthought", a testament to the need to have down-time with a side of mantra, and Wes Felton (aka W. Ellington Felton) on "Reach Down In Your Soul", where she exposes her own insecurities in exchange for real talk from her significant other.
Sy Smith's "Conflict" will do what Sy has always despised doing. It has a little something for mostly everyone. "I've always cringed when I've heard recording artists interviewed about their new albums and they say stuff like 'there's a little something for everybody on this album...'. That's always seemed so pretentious and untrue. So I've never sought to do that with my recordings. I just put together a project that feels right to me and I hope that other people will dig it so I won't be in the hole!" Sy laughs in that trademark guffaw that makes her adorable and admirable at the same time. "This time I'm embracing my conflicts with the hopes that people will receive and in turn share their own with me."
With that, Psyko! Records (via MDI distribution) presents to you "Conflict" - Sy Smith's latest endeavor! Enjoy!
For pre-orders, wholesale orders, contact Pattie Howard at bookingsysmith@yahoo.com! | ..>..>..> ..>..> ..> | Bohemian Caverns To Host Sy in D.C. | | Sy Brings Conflict to Chocolate City!
 Sy will debut her CD "Conflict" in her hometown of Washington, DC at Bohemian Caverns! One of her CD collaborators, Dre King, brings his band to back Sy as she presents new tunes along with a couple fan favorites! There will be two sets so everyone can be accommodated (early goers arrive for an 8pm set, late-nighters come for a 10pm set)! See all the info below! Bohemian Caverns presents
The Rhythm & Soul Series
Featuring Sy Smith Live
Two sets - 8pm & 10pm
2001 Eleventh Street N.W. , Washington, DC 20001
Tickets $12 at Bohemian Caverns.com
For more Information call 202.299.0800 or visit www.bohem iancaverns.com | ..>..>..> ..>..> ..> | Worship At The Temple - Sy Smith Live (DVD) | |
 Get Sy's DVD - Worship At The Temple!! Available at Filmbaby.com and KSDmusic.com! Special Price: $19 | ..>..>..> | ..>..>..> |
That's all for now! I've gotta get some rest and warm up here in chilly Poland! If ya wanna chat, holla at me in the Syberspace Forum! You can always chat with me and other Syberfriends there... If you are receiving this newsletter, it's because you signed up or you asked me to personally add you to my mailing list. If you no longer wish to be on this mailing list, simply click "Unsubscribe". Otherwise, feel free to forward this newsletter to your friends who might be interested! (Just click the "forward" button in this newsletter!) I love you all very much! Bring on the Spring!!!
Sy
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