Oh, how I wish I had been keepin' up....

...with my blogging like I shoulddah been.

I've definitely dropped off for a bit there and haven't felt moved to write. Stress will do that to ya.

I wish, though, that I had been writing more personal entries over the past months because there is no way, at this point, I could detail all the "traumas and dramas" I've been put through in these last few months. I can only sum things up in a few short paragraphs which I will try to do.
But first I should say, I really wanted this blog to be a true representation of my journey both good and horrid, lol. I'm afraid though, that I let me ego get in the way of my honesty and it's kept me from writing things that I felt might hurt my "image" as a "disco diva" (whatever the hell that means!). But, I've grown quite a bit lately and I realize that I don't care anymore about living up to what I think peoples' idea of me is. I have to stay true to who I am and what I'm about. And no matter what industry I find myself breaking into..."It's never THAT deep" that I have to pretend to be something or somewhere I'm not just to save a little face....and I do mean little! The title of this blog is "Chronicles of a 'Rising' Diva". "Rising".....I had to remind myself of that. I'm still trying to make it happen for myself! I haven't gotten "there" yet and if I had, there would be no need for this blog, DUHZ!! Ah, Me.

I love that I've had some success in music and I love that I have entertained people across the planet and they have found enjoyment in what I have contributed to the industry. I hope to continue that;) I love and appreciate all the support that I have received thus far. Thank you. Thank All of you.

With that being said, this is where I am today:
Things with Mad Monk went awry. Besides having some artistic differences, there where just some fundamental issues that didn't allow me to feel comfortable moving forward with more projects with Monk. I wish them the very best and much success in the future.
I'm still making music and will be involved in various projects scheduled to release in the coming months. (Details in future blogs)
And guess what???....I'll also be chronicling my passage into the acting arena!!! Yes, I'm coming out as a "thespian" ....Don't tell my parents;)

So, please. Allow me to start over and share the real deal with all of you. It's not gonna be pretty sometimes, but it will be entertaining. I'll only use this space for personal, real life entries. No press releases and things of that nature...

So again, here's where I stand today:

- Indie Artist (No longer with Mad Monk) collaborating with good friends in the music industry
- Dusting off my resume and entering the acting world...fa reals this time!
- Still strugglin to make it to the top.
- Temporarily living in Fl (which I hate...no offense to Floridians)and gots to make the best of where I am now.
- Not living off of my art...yet:( But hope to one day soon.
-Appreciating my friends inside and outside of the industry for their love, loyalty, and support.

So where from here???...Follow me and lets find out together...oh and tell a friend.
If we're not yet following each other on Twitter, holla at me and we can keep up on the mini dramas in each others lives... fun:)

kiss, kiss, hug hug, little kiss, big hug, big kiss, little hug,
Ohsha

HIGH GLOSS

Come and see me perform at HIGH GLOSS!!!

Beatnik Castle fet. Ohsha Kai to Perform at High Gloss Fashion Show

Tampa’s psychedelic dance/pop duo Beatnik Castle featuring Ohsha Kai will perform their new single “How Do You Mend a Broken heart (Like Mine)?” at 57 West’s HIGH GLOSS Fashion Show this Friday, April 16 at 9:00 pm. Riding high on their single “Will U B Mine?”, Beatnik Castle recently placed # 3 on Billboard’s Breakout Chart (two behind Rihanna and one ahead of Jason Derulo) last week. High Gloss is  a ground breaking one night event that features some of Orlando's most dedicated local talent. Doors open at 9:00 pm and admission is $10 and includes 2 free tickets for beer and wine. 18 and up welcome.  57 West is located at 57 West Pine St. Downtown Orlando 32801. For further information, please contact 321-217-1675.

Focusing on the Art, Fashion, Music & Design base within our city, HIGH GLOSS was created as a vehicle to connect Orlando's ever growing creative community with the public. HIGH GLOSS will feature 2 fashion shows, 6 Artists Painting Live in a Battle format, and 6 DJs . Also performing will be Please Respect Our Decadence. Live art battle by DRES13, Socky Chop & Tobar  versus Dustin Orlando, Brandon McLean, & Scott Donald. Fashion entertainment will be provided by DECHOES and Vintage & Studs.
Special thanks to: A La Revenge | Dechoes Resale | In Progress Magazine and You!

For further information on Beatnik Castle, please contact QuncyB@tampabay.rr.com or go towww.beatnikcastle.com or www.ohshakai.netFor promotions, please contact Harry F. Towers at 718-227-3250 Ploondeet@aol.com or Loren Chaidez atLorenpromo@earthlink.net or 914-771-4113.

Beatnik Castle added to Billboard’s Breakouts for Hot Dance Club Play!

Beatnik Castle added to Billboard’s Breakouts for Hot Dance Club Play!

Tampa’s psychedelic dance/pop duo Beatnik Castle featuring Francillia’s debut single “Will U B Mine?” was added to Billboard’s Breakouts for April 3, 2010. Also added that week is Rihanna “Rude Boy (#1), BWO “Right Here, Right Now, (#2), Beatnik Castle (# 3), Jason Derulo “In My Head,” and Emilia De Poret “Pick Me Up.” (# 5). Beatnik Castle’s limited edition club remix CD was a Featured Release in Zip Dj’s March newsletter and the single is still holding steady at # 2 (behind Adam Lambert) on Zip Dj’s Top 40 USA National Dance and Club Charts. For further information please go to www.zipdj.com.

“This couldn’t have come at a better time,” sighs an exhausted Quincy B, adding that 2010 is “starting to get busy.” Beatnik Castle was invited to perform at the Deet Promotions Winter Music Conference Showcase at Twist and, according to Top 10 Billboard artist and new Beatnik singer Ohsha Kai, “I had a wonderful time and really enjoyed performing the new single!” Performing with Ohsha Kai were back-up singers Jamesson Beane (filling in for regular back-up Ariale Brown, who couldn’t attend) and Leemarie, who, with Tampa rapper Apoca, performed Beatnik Castle’s Latin/Rap version of “Will U B Mine?” appropriately, titled “Tu Puedos Ser Mio?” Former Beatnik Castle featured singer Francillia also performed as well.

Beatnik Castle’s second single “How Do You Mend a Broken Heart (Like Mine)?” featuring Ohsha Kai should be ready for release by summer 2010. The trailer is currently available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VmWjS_O8Vc. And, according to those DJ’s who’ve heard the track, is already is creating a stir because of its retro 70’s style vibe, (Beatnik Castle’s signature style), and, of course, the powerful soulful vocals of Ohsha Kai. Incidentally, “Tu Puedos Ser Mio?” (the backbeat is the instrumental from Georgie Porgie’s WUBM tribal mix with additional electronic goodies from Quincy) and a Spanish acoustic version of the song (performed by Leemarie, who also sang back-up on “Broken Heart”) will be available soon.

“We’re sticking with the same team on this one as well, “ says Quincy, adding that, to date, remixers Josh Harris, Cato K, Lenny B, Julian Marsh, and Majik Boys and more have committed to the new single. “Why change horses in midstream?” Also joining the Beatnik Team is songwriter, arranger, and producer Bobby G. Summers, a multi-talented musician and founding member of The Deele (with L.A. Reed and Babyface). Summers has worked with The Bar-Kays, General Kane, Sly and the Family Stone and was the Music Director for Enterprise Orchestra that toured with Rev. Al Green for over 15 years. Summers and Beatnik castle will collaborate on an acoustic/piano version of “Broken Heart” which, according to Quincy B, will feature incredible arrangements and, of course, “plenty of killer vibe!”

For bookings (either club or acoustic performances) and other Beatnik information, please contact QuncyB@tampabay.rr.com or go to www.beatnikcastle.com or www.ohshakai.net
For promotions, please contact Harry F. Towers at 718-227-3250 Ploondeet@aol.com or Loren Chaidez at Lorenpromo@earthlink.net or 914-771-4113. Check out Bobby Summers at www.bobbysummers.com.

The Debut Is Underway...March 25th @ Twist Nightclub, Miami

Beatnik Castle to Perform at Winter Music Conference 2^ndConsecutive Year!

(Tampa) -For the second consecutive year, Tampa’s psychedelic dance/epic pop duo Beatnik Castle will be performing at the Deet Promotion Showcase at the Winter Music Conference Thursday, March 25 at Club Twist 1057 Washington Avenue,Miami Beach, Florida 33139

“This performance is definitely extra special considering the incredible momentum Beatnik Castle has achieved in the past 12 months, “exclaims head Beatnik Quincy B. Scovill, adding that Beatnik Castle’s current single and video, “Will U B Mine?” (featuring singer Francillia) is still being played worldwide. The video for “Will U B Mine?” (directed by Russ Miller) made its national broadcast debut on Logo December 2009 and has been added toMTV, VH1, Spike TV, Music Choice and other audio and video outlets worldwide as well as winning an award at the 2010 Tampa Bay Video Awards this year. “Will U Be Mine?” was placed on the Official Grammy Ballot by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in the Grammy category “Dance Single of the Year” in 2008 and 2009. Beatnik Castle also was placed in the Grammy Ballot categories "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year" in 2010. The showcase performance will debut new Beatnik singer Ohsha Kai and the sophomore Beatnik single “How Do You Mend a Broken Heart (Like Mine)?” – a seventies-style old school dance track with, according to Quincy B,  “has plenty of strings and backing vocals.”The Spanish Rap version of Beatnik Castle’s current single “Will U B Mine?” – appropriately titled  “Tu Puedos ser Mio?”will be performed by Tampa Hip-Hop Duo Apocalipsis and Leemarie. Leemarie also will sing back-up with Ohsha on “Broken Heart.”

“Wait until you see and hear these kids perform “Will U B Mine?” exclaims an excited Ohsha. “It just adds another dimension to the single!”

Unfortunately “Tu Puedos ser Mio?” and the Euro-Techno and Reggae versions were not included on Beatnik Castle’s February 2010 limited edition Club Remix CD (featuring new artwork and several new dance/club remixes by Josh Harris, Lenny B, Cato K,Georgie Porgie, Majik Boys, Tod Miner, Julian Marsh) but all the aforementioned versions will be available digitally later this year.

For bookings (either club or acoustic performances) and other Beatnik information, please contact QuncyB@tampabay.rr.com or go to www.beatnikcastle.com orwww.ohshakai.net

 for more information. For promotions, please contact Harry F. Towers at 718-227-3250 Ploondeet@aol.com or Loren Chaidez at Lorenpromo@earthlink.net or 914-771-4113. Twist is at 1057 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33139www.twistsobe.com 305-53-TWIST.

WELL....It's Official!!! Hear Ye Hear Ye...Read the Press Release

It’s Official! Ohsha Kai Joins the Mad Monk Family!  

TAMPA - Indeed, rumors have persisted about Beatnik Castle but, thankfully, the rumors are finally over and it’s official! International singing sensation Top 10 Billboard artist Ohsha Kai is an official member of Beatnik Castle and the Mad Monk, Ltd Family! The fiery, soulful Philadelphia-born recording artist, according to Mad Monk CEO Quincy B. Scovill, will bring “invigorating soul, heartfelt aptitude, and a distinguished musical prowess” as well as a commanding stage presence and captivating yet distinct vocal aura reflecting an innate drive and determination notwithstanding among contemporary singer/songwriters. Ohsha Kai joins other Mad Monk Artists Blind Granny, Peasants of Posture, Beatnik Castle and Scovill Avenue.

Ohsha is no stranger to the world of high-energy dance. 

A well-rounded session singer for many R & B, hip-hop, and dance artists, Ohsha Kai’s first single - "Free Your Mind" - an upbeat soulful dance stomper, skyrocketed to # 1 on Billboard’s Breakout charts in July 2006 and rose to # 6 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play Chart. "Free Your Mind" also spent 15 weeks on Billboard and was on iTunes’ Top Ten list for dance recording downloads, Top 3 on Sirius Satellite Radio, Top 10 on the World Dance Charts, and recognized by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and placed on the Official Grammy Ballot for “Best New Song” in 2007.

Ohsha's follow up single “Out of My Mind” was released in May 2007 and, like its predecessor, hit Billboard’s Top 10 and stayed on iTunes’ Top 50 dance charts for several weeks. Her current single is a high energy dance remake of Nu Shooz classic “I Can't Wait” and is on CAPP Records' highly successful compilation series, Best of 80's Dance Vol. 3. Following a stunning performance at the 2006 Winter Music Conference in Miami, renown dance promoter and DJ Harry F. Towers proclaimed that 2006 was "...the year of Ohsha Kai!”

“What’s really special is that I’ll be a member of the Deet family once again,” Ohsha admits. “Harry has been my musical godfather these past few years and he never gave up on me!” Beatnik Castle’s current single and video, “Will U B Mine?” (featuring singer Francillia) is currently being played worldwide and promoted by Harry and Deet Promotions.

Ohsha’s first single and video, “How Do You Mend a Broken Heart (Like Mine)?” is, according to both Ohsha and Quincy, a stunning old school-style musical composition that features “plenty of backing vocals and 70’s style strings. Ohsha Kai and “Broken Heart” will be featured on Beatnik Castle’s sophomore release Spring 2010. In the meantime, Ohsha and the eccentric Mr. Scovill are diligently working on a much-anticipated full length album to be released Fall 2010 on Mad Monk LTD. According to Quincy, Ohsha brings an “impressive potpourri of musical talent” to an already unique, wild and whacky world of psychedelic dance/pop. 

“Her voice is incredible,” exclaims an excited Quincy. “I’ve never worked with anybody so versatile and talented; her voice is an amazing pitchblende of Patti Labelle, Melissa Etheridge, or Anastasia but has the elegance, say, of Lisa Stansfield, Ce Ce Winans, or Karen Carpenter. So far, Ohsha has demonstrated that she can sing anything – R & B, Dance, pop, rock, even heavy metal! Wait until you hear the songs Windows, Without You, or Afterdark. Pure raw energy and musical power. It’s amazing!”

“Many folks are going to be pleasantly surprised by the direction and cohesiveness of the solo material,” Ohsha playfully warns. This eccentric but seemingly effective musical collaboration – currently brewing in Central and West Florida, promises to be both unique and refreshing. “Imagine a combination of, say, Swing Out Sister, U2, Fifth Dimension, The Commodores, Warrant, Lady Gaga, The Stylistics, Pat Benatar, Beyonce, Donna Summer, Kelly Clarkson, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Nightwish, and Michelle Branch, combined with Alice in Chains, Amy Lee, Karen Carpenter, Lisa Stansfield, Jim Croce, John Denver, and Metallica.

“ It’s such an incredible musical potpourri and I’m very tickled pink to get started! That's all I can say right now,” she playfully winks. You can check out Ohsha Kai’s web site at www.Ohshakai.net! For information on Beatnik Castle, go to www.beatnikcastle.com.