Kissing Booth

Come See Me in DC at XM Kid's Traveling Road Show!

I'm very excited to announce that I will be performing songs from "If I Could Be..." at the XM Kid's Traveling Road Show next weekend in Washington DC! This is a free, family friendly show.

The event will raise funds and awareness for The Children's Miracle Network, an amazing organization that does so much good.

I will get to share the stage with some great artists, including Lisa Loeb, The Jimmies, and Rhythm Child. Rhythm Child is fronted by an amazing artist, Norm Jones, who I am proud to say, performs on "Every Dog" on my latest album.

If you are in the area and can make it, please come by and say hello. It will be a great time, for a great cause.
If you can't make it, tune in to XM Kids for the live broadcast.

Details:
Free Show!
When: Saturday, May 24th
Where: The Sylvan Theater on The National Mall in Washington DC

Also, I just recently discovered that "If I Could Be..." has received a Parent's Choice Award! I'm so proud of this recognition.

Download xmkids_traveling_roadshow_concert_poster_2008.pdf

Star Polish Interview

Here's an interview I did for "Star Polish"

Welcome to My Blog!

Well, I've finally taken this weblog live. I am so excited to have this blog out there. I hope that you all enjoy it and thanks for taking the time to stop by. I would love to get your feedback on these pages, especially since I am brand new to this "blogging thing".

I have to thank David Meerman Scott for all of the inspiration he has given me through his great book, "The New Rules of Marketing & PR" and his great blog, webinknow.com. This book was an unexpected encouragement, and before I read it, I had no idea what a blog even was. The most inspiring part of this book was that, through blogging, I could actually use my authentic voice to speak about what I am most passionate about and connect on a real level with real people. It has been nice to speak without being filtered through all of the usual PR hype that I normally am filtered through. So David Meerman Scott, thank you!

As I said, I am really looking forward to any suggestions and comments any of you out there may have, and thanks again for stopping by.

Meredith

If I Could Be... News Release

Multi-Platinum Artist Meredith Brooks Turns 'Mommy Rocker' With Launch Of Her Debut Children's Album

Download mbrooks_iicb_press_release.pdf

Meredith Joins "Little Kids Rock!"

I have just joined Little Kids Rock! and am so proud to be an honorary board member of this great organization that helps thousands of children by providing music programs and instruments to schools across the country. Here's a little piece that I wrote in support of Little Kid's Rock. I've also posted a video from my mentoring program, AMP (Anybody's Mentoring Program). This is some of the footage from my mentoring program at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles.

Little Kids Rock
When I was a kid my mom worked full time, so I was often left alone after school. Where I grew up, this was a perfect recipe for trouble. One Christmas, my mom bought me a guitar. All of the sudden, I was able to express my feelings and channel my energy into music, which helped build my self esteem and kept me from “looking for something to do”. The gift of that guitar, coupled with a passion for music, probably saved my life.
In working with kids through my mentoring program, A.M.P. (Anybody's Mentoring Program), I have witnessed hundreds of kids who have also been saved through music. A huge problem that I saw while visiting schools, was that many of them no longer had music programs; leaving the kids without an essential part of their growth.
I also witnessed the incredible power of a dedicated music teacher, through an "angel" named Mrs. Stevenson; a choir teacher at a high school in Los Angeles. The kids in this choir learned discipline, creativity, pride, and had an outlet that could influence their future, in so many positive ways.
Music was the reason I was able to remain, and even excel in school. Music gave me my career.
I had a "Mrs. Stevenson" in my life: every child deserves a "Mrs. Stevenson"!
Little Kid's Rock may be that ”angel” to millions of kids who deserve a chance to experience and develop one of the greatest natural gifts available… music and all the amazing benefits it can bring!

- Meredith Brooks

Gestating

From the second my son was born, everything took on a different shade. Many things became greyer, falling quickly into the background, and some things became more obvious and others, crystal clear.

There were also things that used to seem so important that now felt almost silly to me. To realize I had this little being in my arms, and that I was responsible for guiding his life, was so awe inspiring that words can’t even describe the feeling.

The next year I was completely devoted to this commitment. Mirroring the best of him and imprinting the best of my husband and me. I chose not to work, except a bit here and there. Besides, I was only feeling inspired to be a mother to my son, I really didn’t feel I had any other type of creativity flowing through me. That was pretty scary after being a musician, singer-songwriter my whole life.

There were times I thought “ok now what”? I was this musician for 20 years and now I am a mother. This is who I am now. Will I ever be a musician again? Will I ever even want to be?

Luckily, I know how to trust those long, dry periods where it may seem like nothing is happening artistically. There were a few of “those” calls to friends, who had become mothers before I did, who would remind me of what I already knew, but was having amnesia about.

I was just gestating…..

Corvallis Homecoming Show

Here are some Pics from the show in Corvallis, OR. This was for my hometown's 150th Anniversary.
I really had a blast doing this one. It was really nice to see all of my friends and family there.

I got a chance to play songs from my new children's album, If I Could Be..., as well as a couple of favorites from the past, including "My Little Town", a song that I wrote about my hometown, Corvallis.

Here's a short piece from the local Corvallis paper, The Gazette Times.

If I Could Be... & Update (originally posted on main site)

Being a mom and a musician is the best! I have been having so much fun playing songs off of my kids CD, and having my son with me at the shows makes it so special. We did a benefit show this past weekend for Cedars Sinai NICU. Melissa Rivers hosted and Bec Hollcraft and I performed. Going #1 on XM radio was such a surprise! I am glad people are requesting songs off the CD before we have even released it.

Other music news.
Bec and I have been writing and recording again. Her album is evolving beautifully and so is she as an artist. Rob Daiker, a friend from our home-town Portland, has been writing and recording with us too. He's a great musician with a cool band named Velabonz.

I also recently worked with a new artist on Epic named Juliet Simms. Man what a voice and a writer! You will be hearing about this girl for sure. Well other than that I am in the middle of many other projects, but mostly enjoying being a mom and having a blast playing.

Talk soon,
oxox
Meredith