Proudly brought to you by DEEP END Productions ________________________________________ MARISSA GUZMAN (USA/DEFECTED RECORDS) ________________________________________ Supporting djs: - Algerone Booysen - Christine C - Nick Essential - Prince Live Painting by: Velore Art (USA) _________________________________________ Thursday 30th October 2014 Vacca Matta Monte Casino Fourways Johannesburg R80 Before 10pm / Doors open 8pm - 2am _________________________________________ Biography: MARISSA GUZMAN Raised in Detroit by a father who was on the Motown label (Eddie Guzman of Rare Earth), Marissa had quite the artistic upbringing. Having her Dad constantly on the road touring with the band was difficult, but the excitement that goes along with a father who is a well-known musician deeply inspired her. Especially as a little girl while at concerts with thousands of screaming fans, the members of Rare Earth would call their kids on stage to help them sing their biggest hit, “I Just Want To Celebrate,” and Marissa knew then that she wanted to pursue singing. With a strong passion for writing, Marissa majored in Journalism and landed her first job in advertising, devoting her life to Ford Motor Company. With such a demanding career, she had little time for her true passion: music, but in her free time she still managed to develop a huge appreciation for Detroit’s infamous underground electronic music, and started writing vocals over instrumental house tracks. She became friends with the legendary Detroit techno pioneer, Derrick May, who convinced her to start her own label to get her music out there, which he helped her do in 2007. Marissas Mom, Barbara named it Juicy Lucy Records. Around this time she decided to move to San Francisco, and after a spiritual retreat in late 2009, Marissa had a revelation to quit her job in marketing to learn how to produce, and work on her first album. In the spring of 2011, the first single, Time To Go was proof to the world that she made the right decision. Black Coffees remix went straight to #1 on Traxsource after being available for less than a week, and it gave Marissa instant exposure internationally, setting the stage for a bright future. A few months later, on 11-11-11, Marissa released her debut album, Joy Road. As she feels very strongly about the importance of using music as a platform to help those less fortunate, Marissa graciously donated 50% of her album sales to NextAid, a Los Angeles based nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of music to support sustainable development projects that serve vulnerable children, youth and women in Africa. Guzman notes, “I am hoping to spread awareness through my music and make a positive impact in Africa. While we here in the US are trying to get a fair shake for our 99%, in Africa, the global income distribution is even more skewed with hundreds of millions of people living on less than $1 a day.” 2012 was a very exciting year for Marissa. Time To Go was nominated for Remix of the Year at the SAMAs (South Africa’s version of the GRAMMYs). Also, the Joy Road Remix album was released with remixes from Kerri Chandler, Black Coffee, Mr. V, Liquideep, Demarkus Lewis, Paul Randolph, Corduroy Mavericks, Doc Link, Hallex.M, and many more, and after being available only one week, it went straight to the #2 slot in the Top 100 Albums on Traxsource. 2013 proved to be another monumental year since she had her first release on Defected Records, a collaboration with Cuebur called No Doubt. Marissa also spent the majority of 2013 doing shows around the world, kicking off her DJ/Vocal tour in South Africa, and also performing in London, Greece, Berlin, LA, San Diego, San Jose, Detroit, Chicago and NYC. She is now focusing on writing and recording her sophomore album which will be released on Soul Candi Records in 2014. She also has some exciting collaborations being released with Zepherin Saint, Josh Iz, Black Motion and more. Stay tuned! The future is looking bright for this multi-talented songbird.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 09:31:37 +0000
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