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Guest Guitar Player Series Session 4

Ava Gaudet — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:22:25 +0000

This session of GGP is *EXTRA* special to me, because this guitar player also happens to be MY DAD!!!! He’s the best guitar player I know, and I was SO happy we were able to make this video the last time I was in my home town….

This song means a lot to me too… As the story goes, my Dad, who has always been a working musician, was on his way to a gig the night my mom went into labor with me. He ditched the gig and rushed back to the hospital to be with her…

The next time he had a gig with the band he told them he had a little girl and they dedicated this song to me!

…I believe that event was also somehow responsible for my life-long Love/Obsession with Stevie Wonder.

Here is me and my Dad, Bob Schlink, doing “Isn’t She Lovely” by Stevie Wonder…

Special thanks to Rob Gaudet for shooting and editing this video… and for traveling all the way to Providence, RI with two cameras, a tripod, and an entire light box in his suitcase to make this happen!

One Mic Stand

Ava Gaudet — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:00:17 +0000

I’m so excited to be hosting ONE MIC STAND, the very FIRST open mic night at Whiskey Blue LA! Our first night is this THURSDAY, February 2nd! Here is some info and a few guidelines for how the night will go…. lets have some fun and make some MUSIC!!!

GUIDELINES:
Sign Up:
You must SIGN UP to perform! You can contact me via email or Facebook to put your name on the list, OR you can sign up when you get there. The sign up list is FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, and that includes email sign ups… this means, if you are the FIRST one to email me, you are FIRST on the list and so on… for this reason its it’s best that you get there at 7:45/8pm SHARP to see where you are on the list! If you are not there when you’re called, I’ll call the next person…if you come late you are free to sign up again at the end of the list and I will get to you if I can!

Performance Time:
When it’s your time to shine, you are allowed 2 SONGS OR 10 MINUTES, whichever comes first! This is to give you a fair amount of time to do yo’ thang, but ALSO leave enough time for everyone else to get their shot to perform too. I will be strict with this. :/

Backline and Equipment info:
This is an ACOUSTIC open mic night. We do NOT have a drum kit, and we do not have enough gear to support an entire band. We DO have a keyboard available to use, mics, and amps for guitarists.

Your Host:
I will be your HOST for the night! That means that I will be the one minding the sign-up list, calling up our performers, and keeping track of our 2-songs-or-10-minutes rule. It ALSO means that I will be doing a few songs (with my friend David Mendoza on Keys) to warm up the crowd at the beginning of the night. After our short set of tunes, I turn the night over to YOU!

Parking, Drinks, and The W Hotel:
There is NO cover for this event BUT we encourage you to DRINK, EAT, BE MERRY (and TIP your servers & bartenders!! ) We will have drink & food specials as well as discounted VALET PARKING!

PLEASE feel free to contact me with questions, and contact me if you want to SIGN UP to perform! ava@avagaudet.com

PLEASE forward to your friends! The more people we have involved the more likely it is that this night will continue! Let’s make some MUSIC!!!!!

Guest Guitar Player Series Session 3

Ava Gaudet — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:07:54 +0000

I was really excited to have my friend Casey DC join me for session 3 of my GGPS… Me and Casey have been friends since 2004 when we were both on the National Tour of RENT! Seems like a lifetime ago, actually….but we both ended up here in LA and have always been friends… so I asked (forced) him to join me for this session.

Casey is in the band 9 Electric, and if you haven’t already heard of them I have a feeling you may soon… they’re kinda blowing up at the moment, So stay tuned… Check them out here: www.9electric.com

He chose the song “Uprising” by Muse…I love this song… and you know, we did our own little thing with it…

THANKS CASEY!! …and of course, very special thanks to Rob Gaudet for shooting & editing this video!

Twisted Cabaret @ REVOLVER

Ava Gaudet — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:35:58 +0000

Hey All You LA Folk, if you want to come check out a really fun show, come out to club REVOLVER in West Hollywood TOMORROW NIGHT for Twisted Cabaret featuring Jai Rodriguez and Myself , with some of LA’s hottest singers!

Twisted Cabaret will happen EVERY first and third wednesday of every month, so if you can’t come on Wednesday, come to the next one on December 21st!

“Come drink while your favorite music videos come to life featuring some of LAs hottest singers. Each week a celebrity surprise guest tears it up on our stage! Please spread the word. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month! Lets get twisted at the newest Live music night. This ain’t your grandmas cabaret!”

REVOLVER is located at 8851 Santa Monica Blvd , West Hollywood, CA 90069

Show starts at 9pm

hope to see you there!!

Guest Guitar Player Series: Session 2

Ava Gaudet — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:36:13 +0000

For Session 2 of GGPS, I had the pleasure of performing with Noah Peters, guitarist for my *favorite* band, THE COLD CHILLS.

Noah chose an amazing song, Eric Clapton’s “Change the World“. I didn’t realize how much I loved this song until we started working on it! Thanks for joining me Noah!

And special THANKS to Rob Gaudet for recording and editing this video!!

Stay tuned for Session 3, coming soon!!

For more info on Noah and downloads & show dates for The Cold Chills go to:

www.TheColdChills.com

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Guest Guitar Player Series: Session 1

Ava Gaudet — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:49:21 +0000

I’m starting something new for my YouTube channel called the Guest Guitar Player Series… in each session I’m going to have a new Guest Guitar Player performing a song OF THEIR CHOICE with me! Session 1 features my friend Alex Miranda on guitar. She chose Paramore’s “The Only Exception”

Special THANKS to Alex, and to Rob Gaudet for shooting and editing this video!

Tune in for the next one coming soon!

Get Yourself Right

Ava Gaudet — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:44:00 +0000

New song from my boyzz, THE COLD CHILLS, live from their killer show at The Roxy last week.

…making me soooo excited to hear the new album!

please note the fantastic video footage on the right, provided by yours truly.

more, more, more about THE COLD CHILLS here:

www.thecoldchills.com

“Someone Like You”

Ava Gaudet — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:57:17 +0000

…maybe it’s all the rain we’ve been getting here in L.A. that’s making me feel a little melancholy, but I can’t stop listening to this song!!

It’s just so well written and beautiful…

I loved Adele’s first album, and by the sound of this song, I think her next album is going to be even better….Can you believe she’s only 21 years old!? In my opinion, this is a real artist if I ever heard one…

For Stevie Lovers

Ava Gaudet — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:46:35 +0000

This rare documentary about Stevie Wonder’s 1980/1981 “Hotter Than July” Tour has resurfaced on the internet, and if you have an hour to spare, WATCH IT!

This is an incredible window into Stevie’s life, a rare peak into his uncontrollable creativity, and an example of his impact on the crusade for civil rights….

For anyone who loves Stevie Wonder and his music (as I DO) this documentary is a must see…

yes, jesse j

Ava Gaudet — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:32:43 +0000

I’m officially obsessed with Jesse J. I can’t wait until her debut album is released (already available for pre-order on amazon, apparently) she’s so freakishly talented….

at 3:34 I start getting more obsessed….

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