A Proper Thanks

So wow, last night was my cd release party at Le Poisson Rouge and it just may have been one of the best nights of my life. The room was packed with AMAZINGLY supportive wonderful people and I was blessed to be onstage with some of the best talent in NYC. It truly doesn’t get much better than that.

In all of the excitement, and even though I wrote a cheat sheet of things I was supposed to talk about on stage on the palm of my hand (yes I really did do that.. I’m still 12), there were still a few people that slipped through the cracks that I forgot to give a proper shout out too. It’s really hard to remember everything in those very important moments.. so I wanted to tell you guys about those folks right now, so you can know just how imperative they were in this whole process for me.

Mostly, I need to thank my manager Marsy Robinson. Marsy doesn’t like it when I make a big fuss about her in public, but this isn’t really public so there. When I met Marsy a few years back, I was in a space where I was very discouraged.. I had been hoofing it in NYC trying to make something happen with my music for a while and getting nowhere. I can honestly say that she completely infused me with the reassurance and confidence that I had lost and really pushed me to keep growing and expanding. It’s so rare to meet someone that you can trust completely, but Marsy is that person for me. My rock, my dear friend and my absolutely kickass manager. Everything you’ve seen me accomplish over the past few years is due to her hard work and dilligence behind the scenes and her unending support of me and my music. She is the BEST!

I also want to thank the musicians who played with me – Aaron Comess, Richard Hammond, Gene Back, Patrick Doane, Jeannie Oliver, Alice Hamlet, Morgan Paige, Abby Ahmad and last but not least, the incredible Scott Chasolen whom I mistakenly (and so stupidly) forgot to introduce as my keyboardist last night. I’m so sorry Scott – you were wonderful!!! This crew of people rehearsed their butts off and delivered a performance that I couldn’t have been more proud of. Thanks guys! And also to the additional choir members that joined me on Epitaph – Mike Messer, Joshua Kobak, Dane Hoyt, Becky Bliss, Sydney Ransom, Adrienne Asterita, and Lindsay Lavin – thank you guys for singing gloriously for my poppa.

I also want to thank a small group of my fans who took the time to make me a beautiful scrap book full of their own thoughts and feelings. I have never been more touched and I will cherish your gift forever. Thank you guys from the bottom of my heart. And also to my dear friend Alexandra who flew in all the way from Amsterdam to be there for me last night. I tell you – friends like that are few and far between and are like gold. I love you all.

Honestly, the show last night was truly more than I could’ve hoped for and I am overjoyed and relieved and full of about 4 billion other emotions in regards to it. Even though it’s just an album, the making and completion of MIGHTY KATE was so much more than that for me. It is proof that art can help us survive – that the human spirit is stronger than we believe it is – and that there are never too many obstacles to stand in the way of a dream. If you dream it, there is a way to make it happen – it may not be easy, but there is always a way. I will never forget all that I went through to make this album, nor will I forget this incredible time of my life. I am so proud to have put my heart into this record. I hope you enjoy.

My most important thank you goes to all of you reading this blog. Thank you so much for supporting and believing in me – some of you for so many years. I truly felt MIGHTY last night on so many levels, and I promise you this is only the beginning for little ole me. I hope there will be so many more years to come that we can share music and life together – I intend to be here for a LONG time.

And just so you know – if you weren’t at the show, I did have photos taken and also recorded the whole performance. Once we get the audio/video together, I’ll be sharing that with all of you. Thank you again, and away we go!