Lisa Chauntel
Atlanta, Georgia, United States | INDIE
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Time To Live Music, Inc. Artist, Lisa Chauntel, Releases Her Debut Album
Live, Laugh, Love
Atlanta, GA, December 24, 2008– “Live, Laugh, Love”, Lisa Chauntel’s debut album, is slated for release in January 2009. It will be available on iTunes, CDBaby, Digstation, and Rhapsody just to name a few. “Live, Laugh, Love” will also be available on Time To Live Music, Inc.’s website at www.timetolivemusic.com/store.htm.
In a class all its own, this much anticipated project is influenced by such great musical talents as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Fred Hammond, Kim Burrell, and many others. Lisa Chauntel’s inspired melodies are a refreshing hybrid of R&B and jazz with a compelling message of life and God’s love toward mankind. Lisa Chauntel’s style and sound are without compromise and her music speaks candidly to the heart of all those who are open to hear.
Originally from Detroit, Michigan home of the legendary Motown, Lisa was introduced to this love of hers early on. Born into a musically talented family, Lisa Chauntel excelled in music from a very young age. Her father is a jazz trumpeter and her mother is a talented vocalist in her own right. From singing her first church solo, “Jesus Loves Me”, at the tender age of four, to taking up the flute and violin in elementary, to singing in state competitions, she was well on her way to fulfilling that destiny.
Lisa Chauntel received her B.A. in Music from Spelman College. While at Spelman, Lisa Chauntel had the privilege of studying under Joseph Jennings. She has also opened for Regina Carter, and been honored to sing for Branford Marsalis, and many others.
With the release of “Live, Laugh, Love,” Lisa Chauntel is preparing for extensive touring in 2009. She is grateful for the opportunity to share her gifts with all who will listen.
After having a CD release party in Atlanta, GA on January 10, 2009, Lisa Chauntel will continue to celebrate with a concert in Detroit, MI on January 31, 2009. She hopes you will join her!
More information on Lisa Chauntel and her music is available from Lisa Green at 678-574-7702; P.O. Box 19018, Atlanta, GA 31126; lisa.green@timetolivemusic.com or please check out the following websites: www.timetolivemusic.com
www.myspace.com/lisachauntel
Posted in: Positive Detroit Music, Positive Detroit News by D. Hayes
- positivedetroit.org
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Live, Laugh, Love, Lisa Chauntel's debut album.
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With a 24-carat voice and a true passion for music, there is no doubt that singer, songwriter Lisa Chauntel was created to sing. She came on the scene in 2009 with her debut album Live, Laugh, Love with a refreshing outlook on loving people, loving life and loving God. Two years later, Lisa Chauntel is getting ready to release her sophomore album which she recorded live in Roswell, GA in July of this year.
Originally from Detroit, Michigan home of the legendary Motown, Lisa Chauntel was introduced to this love of music at an early age. She was privileged to have come from a family of accomplished musicians, including her father, a jazz trumpeter and mother, a talented vocalist. Lisa Chauntel sang her first church solo, Jesus Loves Me, at the tender age of four and as soon as she could she began playing the violin in elementary school. A former member of the renowned Straight Gate Church Mass Choir, she honed her vocal ability, then headed to Atlanta, GA and went on to receive her B.A. in Music from Spelman College.
Lisa Chauntel began her career by serving as the vocal coach for her church music department. After a meeting with the Director of NASOTA at North Cobb Christian School, Lisa Chauntel was asked to join their staff as the Director of Elementary Choral Music. She has opened for such artists as Canton Jones, Fred Hammond, Keith Staten, jazz violinist Regina Carter, Jazz-singer Diane Reeves and many others. She has also had the privilege of singing for Branford Marsalis, and sharing the stage with Tia Fuller, Ramona Jones and Avery Sunshine.
With undeniable roots in gospel, Lisa Chauntel explores the diversity of musical genres from classical and jazz to hip hop. In her hands, music is a tool that invokes conversation about the realities of falling in love, married life, life with kids, and how God fits into it all. In a class all its own, this much anticipated sophomore project is influenced by such great musical talents as Ella Fitzgerald, Sara Vaughan, Fred Hammond and Kim Burrell, just to name a few. Lisa Chauntel's style and sound are without compromise and her music speaks candidly to the heart of all those who are open to hear.
With her husband, Chris, Lisa Chauntel co-founded Time To Live Music, Inc., an independent label in Atlanta, Georgia. Together, they are determined to share the love of God with the world by sharing the gifts that God has given them, and helping others do the same.
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