What are the plans as far as music, touring, new releases, etc?
As you may be aware, I'm the UK's top female singing MC, so at the moment the focus is on hosting and doing live performances, that said however, I plan to do some new tracks after the Notting Hill Carnival and I'm excited to be working with a couple of well-known composers and producers. I'll be doing different genres and experimenting with blending different sounds, so it promises
to be exciting! Watch this space!
Are you a fan of streaming or you prefer to go out and buy a CD?
I’m a huge fan of streaming technology because its given artists like
myself the opportunity to not only publish music cost effectively but
also reach many more fans who would not have heard of my music had
it gone through the more traditional route of CD distribution.
Shall we expect any albums this year?
At the moment the focus is predominantly on doing live performances
up and down the country. I have a number of gigs coming up so anyone
who want to see me can catch me at the Tabernacle for the
London Calypso tent every Friday starting from
Aug 5th – 26th;
Leicester carnival 6th August, Blaxx in Concert Aug 13th;
De One Fete Sep 3rd; Tabanca weekender Sep 16th – 19th
More dates to be announced soon so fans can check out my fb page
(@originalgiselle.carter) for updates.
Where can we find your music?
Following the conclusion of this year’s carnival I will be embarking on
consolidating the distribution channels for my music most of which you
can find on YouTube. However there remain a large body of my work which is unpublished at the moment and I will be working hard to get those out in the coming weeks and months.
Tell us something we don’t know about you?
Most people don’t know about my passion for the masquerade or ‘mas’ element of carnival. My late father was a ‘mas’ designer and produced several costumes in the 1970s and 80's in Trinidad for children’s (aka ‘kiddies’) carnival. He instilled this passion in me so this year for the first time in the UK there is now a dedicated children’s mas band which I launched called GEMZ MAS BAND. All the costumes are designed and produced by myself. Check out our website at www.gemzmasband.co.uk