I’ve Been Nominated…TWICE!
August 1, 2009
First of all, thank you everyone who showed such amazing support at the LA Music Awards Showcase. You all touched my heart, and I’m so grateful to know you and be able to perform my music for you. As it turns out, I’ve been nominated in TWO categories: Female Singer/Songwriter of the Year and Pop Single of the Year for “Another Day.” Being nominated in itself is a huge honor, so a big thanks to the man behind the awards show Al Bowman for believing in me. There will be a voting party to determine the winners on October 8th at 7pm at the Whiskey A-Go-Go on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Please come, bring your friends, enjoy the party, and help me win some awards!!! The actual LA Music Awards ceremony will take place on November 12th at the Henry Fonda Music Box Theater. You can find out more about the LA Music Awards on their myspace page.
Me and the LA Music Awards
July 27, 2009
I have some very exciting news! I will be performing a showcase in Los Angeles to determine whether or not I get nominated for female singer/songwriter of the year at the LA Music Awards. OMG!!!! This is a really big deal, and I truly hope EVERYONE in LA can make it. I could really use your support on this one! Here are the details:
Tues Jul 28th at 8:30PM - Life on Wilshire - 6311 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90048
Tickets are $5 in advance or $10 at the door. Here’s how to pay in advance using PayPal:
1. Go to PayPal.com
2. Choose ’send money’
3. Send $5 to jeshudak@yahoo.com
4. Don’t forget to include your full name in the message!
5. Your ticket will be waiting for you at the door.
Save yourself $5 and buy your ticket now!
The Story of the Making of “Another Day”
July 15, 2009
Recently I was asked by my friend Brea Cola if I would be interested in writing a song for an independent film that she was starring in. The film was called “Broken,” and it’s a 23-minute story based on the lead actor and filmmaker’s life. Together with director Minh Nguyen, Markiece Palmer shares his experience of becoming jobless, heartbroken, and homeless. The film is moving, sad, heart-wrenching, and beautiful, and features some amazing and diverse artists on its soundtrack. After watching a rough cut of the film once, it was not hard to be inspired to write a song. I watched it one more time and then immediately wrote the song “Another Day.” I swear that song was just waiting to get out! The whole experience was so amazing – to be asked to do exactly what I do and then actually be able to do it – I am so grateful to have met these amazing people. Within a matter of three days, I wrote the song, recorded and co-produced it with producer and good friend Jim Roach, and sent it to be edited into the film.
PREMIERE
The premiere was held on Jun 11th at Aqua Lounge in Beverly Hills. Also screened that night was Markiece and Minh’s first short film, “Black Gloves,” which has been selected for the Hollyshorts Film Festival here in Hollywood, as well as garnering some major attention in the movie-making world. It was a very exciting evening, and I performed “Another Day” as well as a couple other songs after the screening. A good time was had by all.
VIDEO
Minh and Markiece approached me about shooting a music video for “Another Day.” I just can’t believe how hard these guys work and how fast they make stuff happen! They already had a director on board, a schedule, and were raring to go. We shot the video on June 27th & 28th, all over Los Angeles – we even shot on the subway all the way to long beach and back. It was awesome. The director Edber Mamisao was absolutely amazing to work with, as was everyone else on the shoot. Thanks everyone so very much, you all did such an amazing job, and all the credits are listed below. The video should be done by August 1st, and I can’t wait to see it myself and show it to you!!! In the meantime, you can listen to “Another Day” on my myspace page.
CREW
Director - Edber Mamisao
Cinematographer - Fabian Tehrani
Producers – Minh Nguyen and Markiece Palmer
Gaffer (Lighting Technician) - Jay Gilman
Camera Assistant/ Key Grip, Casting Assistant - Josh Butcher
Audio Supervisor - Floyd “Flip” Wilcox
RED Digital Capture Technician – Von Thomas
Assistant Director – Amy Applebaum
Special Thanks To: Kim Kuhteubl
Wardrobe Supervisor - Melanie Granger
Stylist - Nadeerah Faquir
Makeup Artist for Jes – Liza Zaretsky
Makeup Artist - Young Bae
Makeup Artist - Brittany Montgomery
Home Location Provider/ Officer Scenario Coach - Doug Du Vall
Still Photographer - Henry Bernardo
CAST
Sheriff - Dwayne Wycoff
Rookie Cop - Reuben Cardona
Dignified Man - Mark E. Rainey
Cookie Lady - Kendall Swenson
Little Boy - Kiev Rhyse
Grocery Mom - Bailey Varness
Shoplifter - Silvio Fama
Tent Father - Ryder Palmere
Tent Daughter #1 - Mackenzie May
Tent Daughter #2 - Jordan Van Vranken
Laid Off Executive - Stephen Marrero
Home Foreclosure Father - Mario Lemus
Home Foreclosure Mother - Jessica Meza
Home Foreclosure Kids – Mardel Denise Figueroa, Joel Figueroa, Isaac Figueroa
Ring Lady - Yvonne Du Vall
Homeless Shower Man - TJ Walker
Interview for BeatCrave.com
April 7, 2009
Holy cow, I’ve been interviewed!
http://beatcrave.com/2009-03-24/jes-huda k-interview-for-know-your-la-bands/
Front Page of Purevolume!
March 23, 2009
This week I will be featured on the front page of www.purevolume.com! You can see me under the picks and promos section. You may also notice that there is a FREE MP3 DOWLOAD on my purevolume profile. I was just a little excited and felt like sharing.
Home for the Holidays
December 13, 2008
Hi there! I am so excited about heading back east for the holidays. I miss my family like crazy, I miss my favorite coffee shop, I miss snow, and I miss playing in New York City. Soooooo, I’ll be playing at the one and only Rockwood Music Hall on Monday December 29th at 8pm. This beautiful acoustic venue is found at 196 Allen St. on the lower east side of Manhattan. I’ve got lots of new songs to play for all my old friends. I sure do hope to see you there!
New Website…Hooray!
September 18, 2008
Jeshudak.com is finally complete! I am very excited and proud to present my new website, and I am dying to share it with everyone!!! It was designed by Darcy Fray, whose work you can check out at http://iamthinker.com. Oh yeah, and she also shot all the new photos. She’s got skillzzzz. The shoot was styled by Skye Stewart-Short, and Liza Zaretsky held it down on hair and makeup. So please feel free to take a look around my new site! Oh and you gotta check out the pop-up mp3 player on me home page. It’s pretty schweet.
Singing backup for Enrique Iglesias
June 28, 2008
I’ve had the honor and pleasure of singing backup for the one and only Enrique Iglesias lately. And tomorrow I get to perform at the Eurocup final in Vienna, Austria with him! I can’t even believe it. We just did the Isle of MTV on the island of Malta. Other performers included One Republic, The Kooks, Lady GaGa, and N.E.R.D. That was one crazy night!!! It is such a fun job and even though I’m just a temporary sub, I couldn’t be happier about the whole thing.
Weekly Acoustic Rocking
May 9, 2008
You can catch me live every Sunday in Hollywood at Cafe Muse. I play from 7pm until around 8-ish, which allows me to delve into my large catalogue of covers and other various fun musical escapades. Weee! Cafe Muse is located at 6547 Santa Monica Blvd. between Wilcox & Las Palmas, right on Theater Row. They have delicious vegetarian food, wi-fi, giant cupcakes, an upright piano, an acoustic guitar, and it’s all ages, free, as well as BYOB. We have a good time and I do hope you can join us sometime. www.cafemusela.com
