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:

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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.