Last weekend I travelled about 2 hours south west from Brisbane QLD to a little town called Boonah where I had booked Studio 446 to record Carole King's Natural Woman, the second cover of my 2016 Patreon Project. The studio belongs to Cameron Mitchell and it was actually recommended to me by a new facebook friend in America can you believe it! Thank you Kath. I'm really enjoying finding quirky little out of the way studios for these recordings. The only criteria is they must have a gorgeous piano. Cameron's studio houses a vintage Australian Upright Grand Beale which was a thrill to discover and play. It was a little funky and perfect for Natural Woman. I was really nervous going into this recording. My first cover, Fix You by Coldplay, is easier for me to sing as it sits comfortably in my range, but Natural Woman is more vocally challenging for me. As well as this, it was one of the first songs I ever taught myself to play and sing as a teenager, so it meant a lot to me to do a good job of it. I took my niece Bruyere Williams to sing backing vocals for me because not only does she have a beautiful voice, I knew she would do the job perfectly and without any fuss. There is no need for rehearsals with Bruyere, she just listens to the song a couple of times and then steps up with her natural ability. She also sings backing vocals with me for Bob Malone when he tours in Australia. We are his "Aussie Malonettes". I’ve put together a Behind The Scenes Video for your enjoyment (see below) and I would love to hear your thoughts in the comment section as well. You can join the support team and enjoy the rest of the project with us at PATREON and just a reminder that these covers are only available through the project at this point in time. I will, however, be releasing all the tracks at the end of the year as a full album. Thank you for joining me today. Trysette.
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Claudette Landsberg
3/31/2016 07:26:23 am
Wow!!!! I LOVED every moment of that video. I have never heard you sing as beautifully as you have with this song. It is magical. You and Bruyere gel superbly. I am so, so proud of YOU xxxxxx
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Trysette
3/31/2016 02:42:50 pm
Thank you thank you Claudi. Your comment means a lot to me. xx
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Michael Joseph James
3/31/2016 09:07:45 am
Very nice.
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Trysette
3/31/2016 02:43:44 pm
Thank you MJJ! Nice to hear from you. :)
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Eric Johnson
3/31/2016 11:57:17 pm
Beautiful, Trysette! Carole King would be proud.
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Claudette Landsberg
4/1/2016 12:05:51 am
I agree with you Eric! I thought that too but didn't voice it like you did. Thank you for that.
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Trysette
4/1/2016 03:29:11 pm
Thank you Eric. That means a lot to me.
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Gael MacGregor
4/1/2016 09:52:41 am
Very nice blend, ladies. :)
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Trysette
4/1/2016 03:29:51 pm
Thank you Gael. We appreciate your comment. :)
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Craig Wood
4/9/2016 06:10:59 pm
Absolutely love that, and the album! Awesome stuff...
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Trysette
4/9/2016 06:29:27 pm
Thank you Craig. I appreciate your comment. Trysette.
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Darin
4/24/2016 06:52:05 pm
Hello from Arizona
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Trysette
4/26/2016 02:33:46 pm
Hellooooooooooo Darin!
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Claudette Landsberg
4/24/2016 09:50:50 pm
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