Biography

I'm a singer/songwriter/composer/arranger. I've been singing and writing music and poetry since I was a kid. My Dad was into jazz so I grew up on the old standards and learning how to scat - improvisation is key to jazz and it suited me. When I was singing in smoke-filled clubs years ago, I lost my voice for a while and found my other voice. I'm now a jazz baby with a classically-trained lyric soprano chaser. Operatic training really strengthened my vocal chords and expanded my range so now I'm free to sing almost anything I like, though my voice isn't as high and light as it once was. In fact, having access to my 'new' lower voice has expanded what I can do more than I could have imagined it could. I have an experimental soul and I am always full of curiosity and excitement for new things and ideas. I love to collaborate with other musicians and artists of all kinds. Besides doing music, I also draw and paint and was once a professional photographer. I bring all of this together to express myself in as many media as possible.

Musically, it's an exciting time because of all the cross-pollination of genres, instruments, and cultures. I speak several languages and have studied the traditional music from more than one continent so it's a real joy to see more people intermingling different cultural influences.

My own background is intermingled from the get go (african and european diaspora mixed with native north american) so I appreciate people who are open-minded. I am usually a soloist but also love singing in a group. I like to work with people who like to experiment, who aren't rigid artistically, and who live for the excitement which takes place when minds collide. I like working with other singers, poets, songwriters, composers, and instrumentalists. I have a lot of live performing experience though, in the past few years, most of it has been on internet radio and tv. smiley

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Blog rss

Halloween and all that jazz... November 2, 2012
Links to photos and songs I've made for Halloween.
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Links to all of my classical music... September 6, 2012
Covers, interpretations, original compositions and improvisations, collaborative and experimental work.
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Links to all of my songs for Graham June 29, 2012
Being such a force for good in my life, Graham has often been the muse for much of my work. Here's a list of all of the songs I did for Graham on our anniversary and/or songs I composed with him in mind (most recent to longest ago).
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Links to all of my spoken word pieces here at iComp December 3, 2011
Someone asked me to point him to my spoken word pieces and I realized it would be difficult without a single place where they were all listed.
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Another wonderful video to share from YouTube July 23, 2011
A single very talented singer performs gregorian chant in an Italian cathedral with incredible acoustics - you owe yourself the experience!
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Music rss

Title Genre Released Plays
Someone Like You Collab Pop Apr 30, 2013 287
Piano Improv 3:54 am Jazz Feb 20, 2013 286
L'invitation au voyage (Henri DuParc) Classical Feb 7, 2013 348
Phantom of the Opera Collab Other Jan 1, 2013 263
White Christmas Collab Holiday Dec 25, 2012 263
Some Breaks Just Never Set Right Jazz Dec 14, 2012 264
A Trip to India & Back Again Jazz Dec 13, 2012 190
Lullaby for Two Collab Classical Nov 28, 2012 290
Carla Prepares for Autumn Classical Nov 21, 2012 196
Nobody Wins Collab Pop Nov 9, 2012 264
Blue Days in Heaven Classical Nov 7, 2012 236
Jazz of an Afternoon Jazz Nov 3, 2012 189
SkyFall Reinterpreted A Cappella Oct 11, 2012 410
Victory Reprise (Fight the Cancer) Inspirational Oct 8, 2012 223
Violets Collab Jazz Sep 25, 2012 291
Black is the Color of my True Love's Skin A Cappella Sep 17, 2012 423
Oasis Collab World Sep 9, 2012 370
Carla At Midnight Jazz Sep 6, 2012 238
Cellos Sing to Me at Night Classical Sep 1, 2012 245
Over the River I see Her Other Aug 3, 2012 341
Emeralds of Rajasthan Collab World Jun 29, 2012 353
The Book Of Love (cover) - For Graham on our Anniversary Electronica Jun 27, 2012 282
I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt Cover) Blues Jun 20, 2012 404
You Bought Me Violets For My Furs A Cappella Jun 20, 2012 223
Quando Men Vo (La Boheme) A Cappella Jun 7, 2012 458
Never Is A Promise (Fiona Apple Cover) A Cappella Jun 5, 2012 278
Is That All There Is? (for my Mom) Pop Apr 29, 2012 516
Tu Non Mi Conosci (You Don't Know Me) Classical Apr 14, 2012 452
This is a Lie (Cure cover) Remix Collab A Cappella Mar 16, 2012 441
Motherless Child A Cappella Feb 29, 2012 1064
This is My Valentine to You (a valentine for my daughter) Pop Feb 14, 2012 476
Tu Seulement Tu (You Only You) Collab Jazz Feb 14, 2012 307
Improv Friday 021012 Alternative Feb 11, 2012 280
A cappella Homage to Beautiful by India Arie A Cappella Nov 21, 2011 732
Like a Skeleton Clinging to the Skin of Life Collab Spoken Word Aug 9, 2011 861
Toxic (Yael Naïm Cover) Alternative Aug 7, 2011 448
Oh Baby (in French) Collab Hip Hop/Rap Jul 29, 2011 1398
No One Ever Is To Blame Collab Pop Jul 27, 2011 1028
All My Life I Waited (Poem to Music) Spoken Word Jul 12, 2011 1176
7000 Miles Between Us Collab New Age Jul 11, 2011 812
Baby Shizzle Da Fa Zizzle Collab Dance Jul 11, 2011 780
Slowest Goldfinger Ever Recorded Pop Jul 8, 2011 597
Out Here On My Own Pop Jul 1, 2011 687
Late Night Dreamscape (Instrumental) Classical May 29, 2011 466
Save Me (Homage to Joan Armatrading) A Cappella Apr 4, 2011 501
Hold Your Head High (for survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan) Collab Inspirational Mar 27, 2011 1098
Black and Gold Cover Pop Mar 17, 2011 498
Way Down Here, West of Where Jazz Feb 12, 2011 638
The Winter's Not Over Jazz Jan 11, 2011 599
Friday, I'm In Love! Collab Pop Dec 1, 2010 724
Thanks for Everything Collab Jazz Nov 22, 2010 588
Si Tu Veux World Nov 18, 2010 571
Disturbingly Ambient Ambient Nov 15, 2010 631
In the Crook of my Arm (Open Collab) A Cappella Nov 10, 2010 1600
This Time For Good (live improv) Other Nov 8, 2010 521
Children Together Collab Surf Nov 4, 2010 3527
You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman R&B Nov 1, 2010 893
Do You Believe Me? (Halloween on my mind...) Holiday Oct 31, 2010 613
Concerto Mio (My Concerto) Classical Oct 24, 2010 848
Mon Rayon de Soleil (My Sunshine) Collab Pop Oct 15, 2010 1023
Cryptic Lullaby Collab Alternative Oct 14, 2010 1686
I Took A Blood Oath Collab Blues Oct 7, 2010 856
Always Your Friend Ambient Sep 24, 2010 759
The Boys' Own Lament Classical Sep 18, 2010 1012
A Recent Rain Revisited Jazz Sep 16, 2010 725
You Don't Know What It Means Collab R&B Sep 12, 2010 829
Aquarius Revisited Collab Inspirational Sep 9, 2010 799
Is There Any Chance? Collab Jazz Sep 2, 2010 972
Would You Know Me? Collab Jazz Aug 5, 2010 908
The Sound Of You (Live Improv Version) Collab Jazz Jul 29, 2010 826
Rediscovering the World Classical Jul 24, 2010 1030
Carla's Secret Garden Collab Classical Jul 17, 2010 2573
Late Night Dreamscape Spoken Word Jul 13, 2010 862
A Case Of You Blues Jul 13, 2010 596
Your Soul Is Mine (The Video) Music Videos Jul 12, 2010 982
Just Stay Collab Classical Jul 9, 2010 748
In Time Collab World Jul 6, 2010 779
Karma is What We Make It Collab Ambient Jul 5, 2010 1234
Ye Iono Collab Blues Jul 1, 2010 706
When I Go Inspirational Jun 30, 2010 516
When The Earth Enfolds Me... (Liebeslied No. 2 in e flat) Collab Classical Jun 26, 2010 631
Modern Life Other Jun 22, 2010 842
I Cry 4 U Collab Other Jun 18, 2010 606
Cry Into My Tears (Collab) Collab Other Jun 15, 2010 1315
Snake Gods Electronica Jun 8, 2010 776
Si Buscabas (for Graham on our anniversary) Folk Jun 7, 2010 770
ANGEL (Remix) Collab Inspirational Jun 4, 2010 771
Love And Desire Classical Jun 1, 2010 642
One Day When I'm Not At Home Other May 31, 2010 771
Break It To The Dance Floor Collab Electronica May 26, 2010 662
You May Hold All the Keys Collab Pop May 25, 2010 702
Carla and Gérald Do Death (extended version) Explicit Collab Blues May 24, 2010 604
I Don't Pity Anyone Classical May 19, 2010 968
O Death (Take One) Alternative May 10, 2010 924
Kom som ett barn fram till mig (Come to Me Like A Child) Jazz May 7, 2010 1635
I'd Like To Take You At Your Word Collab Alternative May 5, 2010 766
Tribute World May 2, 2010 613
Right On Time Collab Ambient May 1, 2010 952
There's A Monster In Me Collab R&B Apr 30, 2010 956
Is it Just Fun and Games? Collab Dance Apr 29, 2010 865
Blues for Allan Collab Blues Apr 26, 2010 711
Seeing Your Boat Off Collab Latin Apr 25, 2010 635
Show Me Your Dance Collab Dance Apr 20, 2010 2280
The Happy Inebriate Finds His Way Home Classical Apr 20, 2010 874
No One Else But You Collab Country Apr 17, 2010 678
In The Aftermath of What We Had Collab Rock Apr 14, 2010 914
Is It For Love? Collab Ambient Apr 13, 2010 708
Here We Are Again Collab Alternative Apr 13, 2010 746
Six Huit (6 - 8) Collab Blues Apr 8, 2010 1044
Slow Me Down Jazz Apr 7, 2010 700
Magical East - Club Mix Collab Dance Apr 4, 2010 931
Come As You Are Inspirational Apr 1, 2010 855
The End of the Universe Rock Mar 29, 2010 619
If Now Were Then Collab Rock Mar 16, 2010 1013
I'm Drowning (Djev Asnew Cover) Collab A Cappella Mar 10, 2010 995
Goodbye, So Long, and Farewell Explicit Collab Jazz Mar 8, 2010 997
Jellies Resplendent - Monterey Bay Aquarium Music Videos Mar 4, 2010 841
When You Come World Mar 2, 2010 623
Love or Abuse - Your Choice Explicit Blues Feb 25, 2010 661
Our Yearlong Affair Collab Classical Feb 20, 2010 1028
Fado Improv (2/5/10) A Cappella Feb 6, 2010 1560
Dika Flow (a tribute and a thank you) Music Videos Feb 5, 2010 1448
Sometimes (for Randolf) Collab Alternative Feb 4, 2010 587
Daphne Redrawn Classical Feb 2, 2010 2569
Fado Explicit A Cappella Jan 28, 2010 983
Why? (MellyOMatic Mix) Collab Jazz Jan 26, 2010 594
Loving You Is Not the Best Idea Explicit Spoken Word Jan 25, 2010 655
The Crucifixion A Cappella Jan 23, 2010 3129
I Don't Feel A Thing Other Jan 21, 2010 669
Lake Merritt at Night Explicit Alternative Jan 18, 2010 659
Winter Boy (Buffy Ste. Marie Cover) A Cappella Jan 16, 2010 693
Cause I Love You A Cappella Jan 14, 2010 732
Summertime in Richmond Collab Jazz Jan 4, 2010 823
One Rock From Canada (Improv) Collab Classical Jan 3, 2010 629
Flamenco Mood (version 1) Ambient Dec 29, 2009 707
Come Along With Me A Cappella Dec 18, 2009 877
Delay Play 12/18/09 A Cappella Dec 18, 2009 617
There Is A Man Collab Inspirational Dec 16, 2009 726
Comfort & Joy Collab Jazz Dec 16, 2009 870
Unconditional (For Theo and Maya) Collab Jazz Dec 14, 2009 722
Let It Snow Collab Jazz Dec 14, 2009 779
Winter Is Here Collab Jazz Dec 14, 2009 637
As I watch you pass From this planetary mass... live improv 12/4/09 Jazz Dec 10, 2009 736
Windy Hollow - Farewell to Jessica Classical Dec 10, 2009 570
Delay Play (12/04/09) A Cappella Dec 6, 2009 736
All The Pretty Little Horses (traditional) A Cappella Dec 4, 2009 641
Left To Bleed Slowly, I Look To My Thoughts (Live Improv) Explicit Collab Alternative Nov 20, 2009 925
When the Lady Says Jump (Live Improv) Collab Jazz Nov 20, 2009 905
Sister Brother, Father Mother Collab R&B Nov 15, 2009 2728
Memories of Life Classical Nov 12, 2009 790
Your Memory Lingers On Alternative Nov 5, 2009 772
Return of the Sex Vampires Explicit Collab New Age Nov 1, 2009 1354
Thriller (the duet!) featuring Carl Patterson Explicit Collab Pop Nov 1, 2009 830
Angel (Cover) - dedicated to Frank Atkins Collab Inspirational Oct 29, 2009 869
The Vampire's Lament Explicit Alternative Oct 28, 2009 746
Jessica and Dutch Inspirational Oct 26, 2009 1167
Don't Make Me Do It Explicit Alternative Oct 19, 2009 625
Me and Thee Alternative Oct 19, 2009 630
This Thing Called Longing Pop Oct 18, 2009 553
Truly Ambient Oct 15, 2009 731
Don't Say It Isn't So Collab Pop Oct 15, 2009 1594
Waiting for the Sun Collab Ska/Reggae/Dub Oct 14, 2009 728
Elizabeth in Chains Classical Oct 2, 2009 886
Ambient Mirrors A Cappella Oct 2, 2009 650
Breathe Collab Childrens Sep 21, 2009 845
Calling You (Ambient Version) Collab Ambient Sep 21, 2009 800
Calling In My Debts Collab Blues Sep 21, 2009 865
Fall With Abandon (Tom's Mix) Explicit Collab Jazz Sep 18, 2009 1071
Carla's Second Ember Collab Jazz Sep 16, 2009 664
Fall With Abandon Explicit Collab Jazz Sep 15, 2009 690
Baby, I Miss You Blues Sep 9, 2009 817
The First Leaves of Autumn Jazz Sep 8, 2009 2098
3 A.M. (Open Collab) Blues Sep 7, 2009 759
Carla's First Ember Collab New Age Sep 6, 2009 946
Amazing is the Grace in Music Collab Inspirational Sep 5, 2009 884
For Theo on his Birthday 2009 Collab Childrens Sep 3, 2009 634
Here in America Collab Inspirational Aug 27, 2009 1185
Angel (Open Collab) A Cappella Aug 27, 2009 757
5th Street Mission A Cappella Aug 27, 2009 589
Cosmic Phone Call to Carla Collab Comedy Aug 20, 2009 1131
Satie Bluer Collab New Age Aug 20, 2009 789
Come Home With Me Explicit Jazz Aug 17, 2009 786
Your Soul Is Mine Explicit Collab Electronica Aug 12, 2009 2073
My new workstation Setups Aug 12, 2009 645
U Don't Know What Love Is Collab Jazz Aug 9, 2009 1565
Viva la Vida (Coldplay Cover) Collab Jazz Aug 6, 2009 1913
Not Yet Tangible Spoken Word Aug 2, 2009 857
Open Me Explicit Inspirational Jul 30, 2009 712
What I'd Like Collab Blues Jul 26, 2009 1018
Magical East (aka Scratch That Itch) Collab Dance Jul 20, 2009 756
Carla's First Dream Collab A Cappella Jul 18, 2009 786
Steph's Song Jazz Jul 16, 2009 649
Boy From Ipanema (Jobim Cover) Explicit Latin Jul 8, 2009 873
Easy to be Hard (a capella) A Cappella Jul 7, 2009 1627
Welcome to my World - interim stage! Country Jul 3, 2009 589
Tragic Redux Explicit Collab Hip Hop/Rap Jun 24, 2009 973
Red Clouds at Night Collab Jazz Jun 24, 2009 1298
Summer Solstice Collab Jazz Jun 21, 2009 1204
Tenth Collab Jazz Jun 7, 2009 1044
El Vals de la Bruja Boba (spanish language version) Collab Childrens May 31, 2009 3228
Interpretation Collab Jazz May 27, 2009 1016
Again (by Stephen Liu) Collab Pop May 25, 2009 870
Return to Forever (Minnie Ripperton Cover) Inspirational May 22, 2009 847
Give Me Sympathy (the studio version :) Collab Alternative May 18, 2009 1114
Just Smile Jazz May 11, 2009 1150
Gimme Sympathy (Metric Cover) Collab Alternative May 10, 2009 1200
Another Valentine's Day Jazz Apr 19, 2009 956
Demons A Cappella Apr 17, 2009 765
The Silly Witch Waltz Redux Collab Childrens Apr 13, 2009 1002
A Recent Rain Jazz Apr 6, 2009 815
Spider Explicit Collab Rock Apr 3, 2009 805
Jazz Explicit Spoken Word Apr 1, 2009 797
Uwe Moto (You are the Fire) - Version 2 World Mar 21, 2009 765
Uwe Moto (You are the Fire) World Mar 17, 2009 990
Come To Me Now (final version) Collab Jazz Mar 3, 2007 2401
Just Call My Name A Cappella Jan 25, 2007 1950
Sleep Maya Sleep Childrens May 19, 2006 1724

Collaborations

Title Genre Released Plays
This Is A Lie (Surreal Mix) Other Mar 19, 2012 280
It's so hard [bit chomper] Electronica Jul 27, 2011 341
It's so hard [Fastly slow] R&B Jul 25, 2011 386
Streets of Zen Rock Feb 7, 2011 558
Our Secret Garden (very ultimate edition ^^) Inspirational Nov 25, 2010 1873
Return of the Sex Vampyres (feat. Carla P) Ambient Oct 31, 2010 2419
I TALK TO THE WIND (King Crimson cover) Rock Oct 25, 2010 2874
Q de Falafel Other Oct 2, 2010 736
The Rauschoff Effect (Open Your Eyes) Ambient Aug 21, 2010 713
Many Hands Many Voices Video Music Videos Aug 1, 2010 5868
The Secret Garden (new mix with Carla & Zip) Inspirational Jul 21, 2010 895
Walk on (Unplugged) Rock Jun 21, 2010 1141
The Rauschoff Effect Ambient May 30, 2010 902
GCP Fly The Flag Update Music Videos May 10, 2010 2194
Overstayed My Welcome Blues May 3, 2010 1552
Dika Flows on a Trolley (ft. Carla J Patterson) Electronica Apr 22, 2010 696
A Glimpse of Heaven - Collab. version ^^ Ambient Apr 19, 2010 843
Come Down Here Explicit Ska/Reggae/Dub Apr 6, 2010 620
Summertime with Carla Jazz Feb 15, 2010 711
I'm not your MONKEY! Explicit Funk Jan 29, 2010 1111
SUNRISE-*re-release (Meditation I) Featuring Carla J. Patterson World Dec 15, 2009 707
Walk On (feat. jkane, pharmakeus, carlajpatterson, Henno, Northpoint and dr_elvis01) Rock Dec 15, 2009 1761
Our Glory Turned to Dust Rock Dec 13, 2009 870
Again (Remix feat. Carla J Patterson) Alternative Dec 7, 2009 736
SUNRISE (Meditation I) Featuring Carla J. Patterson World Dec 6, 2009 723
Beer Barrel Polka Other Oct 12, 2009 4946
[Guitar]-Gimee Sympathy (Cover) Music Videos Oct 3, 2009 895
Feelin' Alright (Traffic Cover) Rock Sep 22, 2009 2950
3 A.M(OPEN COLLAB)by ilan and carla Other Sep 12, 2009 644
Cold Nights Rock Sep 11, 2009 4012
ADVENTURES OF A DREAMER - CHAPTER VI - You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. Ambient Sep 8, 2009 1398
Same Dream Every Night World Sep 2, 2009 1606
FRAGILE (sting cover) Ambient Aug 25, 2009 1176
In This Together Jazz Aug 5, 2009 962
Belladonna Blues May 13, 2009 1302
Moonchild (King Crimson cover) Inspirational May 9, 2009 2201

Favorites

Title Artist Genre Plays
Velox Devuxus (rapid descending) A1K3M1 House 286
One Hour Later ihussain Other 180
Max reading 'Whiffy Wilson' thenownows Spoken Word 106
Gentilhomme Vertueux ZipZipper Classical 130
COUNT ON ME SISTERS Alternative 348
the dark sides Lapskin Electronica 149
The music box ihussain Other 236
Black Boys on Mopeds (Sinead O'Connor cover) Gogdor Folk 102
At a Sidewalk Café [piano quartet] davidsmith99 Classical 108
LE RATÉ ClaudeAlain Folk 170
Cloud Man LaFayette Other 346
Rough Cuts MikeHuntingford Jazz 132
Musette by Grafe georgeptingley Classical 149
Kaksitoista gianNt World 182
Coming from the sky thgbroekhof Classical 102
The Year Of The Snake zallaz Rock 168
little horror Lapskin Electronica 135
bricktop (dark atmosphere) KnqulearShift Other 120
This Man of Mine SISTERS [+1] New Age 487
Lake Lagunitas (Dec. 11th, 2013) TheTiler Classical 187
Would It Be hiphopmoses [+1] R&B 149
Here's My Song SierraRace A Cappella 214
Palmentum Lacus (palm lake) A1K3M1 New Age 182
Gumshoe Blue abbeystills01 Pop 103
Relax Your Body DjBaro Electronica 87
ALL IN THE GAME KCsGROOVE Funk 273
... in with the New ihussain Folk 179
The Water Is Wide toveco Folk 228
Old & New (2013) TheTiler New Age 196
Aquius Vesper Nublius Caelum (north west overcast sky) A1K3M1 House 262
SLOW 6/8 ldecarmine Jazz 113
Alpenexpress Narananda Ambient 108
Acoustic Collage en Clay ~ året är slut ClayPotts Music Videos 252
Atmospheres alanatomic [+1] Ambient 189
You Haunt Me . Dec. 27th 2012 TheTiler Classical 173
The Honey Pixie ZipZipper Other 241
Christmas Piano at Little Louie's georgeptingley Holiday 201
Happy Winter Solstice 8MonthMalfunction [+1] Holiday 564
White Christmas/ The Christmas Song (Solo fingerstyle guitar) RichardJohn Holiday 366
Theme from 'The Snowman' georgeptingley Childrens 305
Just Blue(s) toveco Blues 244
Gigolo Blues pharmakeus [+2] Blues 271
The Lament Concerto TheTiler Other 123
Woman eagle [+1] Pop 402
jazz fusion confusion Lapskin Jazz 210
She's Not You ... (video) thenownows Music Videos 306
The Jump ZipZipper Classical 218
Summer's Song TheTiler Folk 197
Skyfall (vocal version) zincshed [+1] Pop 470
adicted 3 Lapskin Electronica 131
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