I came across this little gem today, and my life will never be the same again. (This is a jump forward my friends, I LOVE finding new music!) Before today, I have never heard of Janelle Monáe. I apologize if she has been around for a while, I am still reading up on her. 

The opening paragraph of Janelle Monáe’s Bio (as per her website) says it all:

“Janelle Monáe, Girl from Another Planet

Open your minds, earthlings, and prepare to be launched headfirst into an alternate universe. A place where robots fall in love with humans. Where your tour guide into this alternate realm is a demure lil thang with a bold set of pipes. “I’m an alien from outer space,” declares Janelle Monáe on the first song of her debut album, Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition). Yes, Toto, we are no longer in Kansas anymore. Or even planet Earth.” - http://www.jmonae.com/ 

“It’s like having Judy Garland and Lauryn Hill team up on a record.” - Nate “Rocket” Wonder, The Wondaland Arts Society

I’m having problems embedding a YouTube video so for now please click on the link to see her short film for “Many Moons” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgbzNHVg0c

 If you like her style you can purchase her latest album entitled Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Fantastic Edition) from iTunes! Seriously, its $10.89CDN for the entire album (as of this writing)…

Go ahead, make your ears smile.

Saturday was THE perfect day for a photo-shoot here in White Rock! (Good thing Maureen and Ravi came to the rescue!) :)  Maureen had found my blog through a friend of hers (The beautiful Manna from the beautiful Manna & Sukh Engagement Session), and contacted me to find out more information on getting a photo-shoot for her and her husband Ravi. We have been emailing back and forth for quite a while, waiting for the perfect weather etc, and finally after WEEKS, we dubbed this past Saturday as the chosen day… and WOW… good thing we waited! How amazing was the weather?! VERY amazing! Maureen told me that her and Ravi had not had any professional photos taken of them since their wedding! Well guys, I truly hope you (and your puppy “Teddy”) enjoy the photos! 

Michael