this is from a loft concert in brooklyn that I did with the lovely sybarite chamber players. matt o’malley arranged the song for strings; robbie mitchell shot the video; and their org sopo productions was responsible for the beautiful night.

Mieka Pauley with The Sybarite Chamber Players- ‘All The Same Mistakes’
from Matthew O'Malley on Vimeo.

my producer/friend/guitarist brian cassagnol unfortunately couldn’t make it that night, but I wonder if, upon hearing his synth string production transformed into the real thing, this would be the result.

my song Bravely was on Lipstick Jungle last night ! episode 11. the song was perfectly placed around Victory working up her nerve. here’s the scene:

Watch video

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As for the winner Mieka Pauley … keep an eye on this rising star.

nice coverage of the finale of Cosmo’s StarLaunch.

at the live concert finale last friday, I was chosen as cosmopolitan’s “Fun Fearless Female Rockstar of the Year” !! yay. the band & I were treated like celebs, it was crazy : red (actually, blue) carpet & everything. cosmo has just been amazing in their support of independent artists. you can check out pics here, & here’s the video of me & the band playing our winning song (be sure to check out 5:08 when brian literally rips off his guitar, cueing the end of the song) ::

“Mieka’s Winning Cosmo Starlaunch Performance” on YouTube

and here’s a video of the judges handing me the ginormous check for 10 grand (THANK YOU, sylvia, david & mike !! and THANK YOU to everyone who voted) ::

“Cosmo StarLaunch Judges Declare Mieka Pauley Winner” on YouTube

the other fun fearless females in the top three with me were beautiful and gave amazing performances - fortune 457 & alexa wilkinson - they were so fun to hang with, and I was so honored to perform with them.

voting for Cosmo StarLaunch ends this Thursday night, 12/4, at midnight — I would be so grateful if you voted (and voted obsessively often for the next two days). this has been an amazing time, and your votes could help me get money, studio & stage time, publicity, love…

ps - as part of the competition, the 3 finalists (including me) will open for natasha bedingfield in NYC this friday night. even though we’re playing just one song each, I would LOVE to have you in the audience — the final decision is based in part on live text-msg-voting from the audience … your support would mean the world …

if you want tix to the show ($30), get them in person from the Mercury Lounge box office (217 E Houston) & say you’re part of the mieka pauley contingent — they’ll waive all the ticketmaster fees.

for the holidays, soundwave merch and I are offering a deal on the perfect gift for all your family and friends and strangers and enemies - $25 gets you a mieka pauley t-shirt and an autographed copy of my cd Elijah Drop Your Gun. as I’m writing this message, soundwave has informed me that a link to this bundle will be available within the next couple hours HERE.

this is great - here’s amaya, a three-and-a-half year old, singing my song Marked Man … this should be on the soundtrack of the next steven king movie

Mieka Impersonator

in case you’re curious, here’s the original:

Marked Man - Mieka Pauley - live on Backstage w Barry Nolan

tune in to 104.3FM in nyc (or stream q1043.com) sunday night at 9pm - I did a live performance and interview with Jonathan Clarke for Out of the Box. what a fun guy. we talked about the New York Songwriters Circle and Cosmo, and I played All The Same Mistakes.

9PM Sunday night, 11/22/08
Q1043 Radio NYC
104.3 FM in the NYC area
streamed from q1043.com
Out of the Box

psyched to hear I got nominated for another boston music award this year. here’s a link to all the nominees & categories.

as promised, here’s a video of the performance that won me grand prize in the New York Songwriters Circle 2008 Songwriting Contest: