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The Voice.....
Passion and Determination
At a very early age,
Maristella
convinced her enthusiastic parents to buy a second-hand piano. Rapidly, her talent became evident and at the age of 13 she was accepted at the very selective Manhattan School of Music in New York in both classical voice and piano. It was not unusual though to find the beginnings of Maristella’s songwriting talent scribbled on the corner of her school notes.
Mariah Carey’s mother…the right place at the right time
How many girls dream of studying with Mariah Carey's
mother? Believe it or not, it was simply a last-minute
cancellation of a voice student that made Maristella jump at
the opportunity to be accepted into Patricia Carey's studio.
After intense and successful training, the master,
ironically, influenced and tried to convince the student to
pursue her Italian roots both as a singer and songwriter.
Did she do this to avoid any competition with her daughter?
Or was it a premonition since Maristella has written for
international and native Italian star, Laura Pausini?
Heart and Hard work
Maristella has determination to achieve 150% in everything she touches. She loves using the colors of her voice, which travels comfortably through a wide range. Her songs have that power to move and seduce you.
Performing on radio and television, singing commercials, appearing in Broadway shows, opening for such headliners as comedian Pat Cooper, recording at top studios, Maristella is one of today’s most solicited singers.
Trilingual, she has also entertained audiences in many countries throughout the world. In Italy, the performance of one of Maristella’s originals at the esteemed San Remo Festival was highly-acclaimed.
She was also represented at the MIDEM (2003) in Cannes, France.
Promising
Osmosis
It
was several months ago that Maristella had the
opportunity to collaborate with Frenchchocolate Productions
and Danielle Simon,
an innovative pop and R&B producer. Excited about
this new-found match, Maristella states ‘Not only is
Frenchchocolate Productions talented and professional, but
Danielle created awesome rock/pop tracks that are perfect for my
voice, especially considering this project was a departure
from both our respective sounds.’ "If I didn’t think (I knew you
better)" will be
released on Frenchchocolate Production’s upcoming
compilation “The
Constitution: Freedom of the Beat, Vol. 1.”
Words
Against War
As the Iraq war began (2003), Maristella expressed her
sentiment about the absurdity of boycotting French products
with
"George Bush (Tell me what to do), "
a pop song about a woman who coyly asks our President if she
should also boycott her French boyfriend.
Now comes
“Read My Bush,”
a play on the words ‘Read My
Bouche’ or
‘Read My Lips.’
Quite obvious about the contents of this track, Maristella’s
pop/dance song is over one year in the making. 'I have been
strongly against the Iraq war since the very beginning. Not
only do I feel that we, the American people, are being
guilt-ridden with patriotism but there’s no doubt now that
there was no connection between this war and 9/11. I
actually can't believe that there are not more of us
reacting to this blatant manipulation by our government.'
It will take you only 3 1/2 minutes of
“Read My Bush”
to convince you.
Moving Forward
Inspired by her idol Linda
Ronstadt, Maristella thrives on versatility. In 2008, she
was featured in the media with interviews and airplay on
Italian and American radio. She performed at the Mercer
County Italian American Festival, a huge event at which she
has appeared annually. In May 2008, Maristella performed
at Newark, NJ's NJPAC as part of the 'Prelude Series' and
was
recently invited back for another successful performance.
She was also thrilled to discover that her latest song
'Day after Day' has become the Official Anthem for a new
international campaign to quit smoking created and sponsored
by Philippe Valy and the 'My Last Butt by Valy' Society. An
award is due to be presented to President Barack Obama which
will include a copy of the song. To hear the demo,
visit www.myspace.com/maristellamusic.
The voice, the song, the star…
Maristella is beautiful and
believable. She has control of her world and the ability to control yours.
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