Jasmine
Trias has made Industry Impact with
New Release
by
HuiMusic
What
a difference a year makes!
It’s been just that long since
Jasmine Trias as gone from American Idol top
finalist to releasing her debut CD.
Now her life has gone into full-on
touring, performing and supporting her new
CD.
For
the last few years I as well as the rest of
Hawaii
have watched Jasmine go from local shows and
competition to global exposure.
I had the opportunity to see a
glimpse of what Jasmine was capable of about
2 years ago during a contest put on by HOT
93.9 at Local Motion in
Waikiki.
I was one of the judges along with
Wayne Brady and Olena Rubin’s and was set
back by the talent Jasmine has.
Of course she won and with that she
was poised to take the next step.
Fast
forward to today.
We all know about her great success
with American Idol.
For a year after the program ended
she was bound by contract to tour with the
other contestants to milk the AI machine.
Undoubtedly that was probably the
most important part of her climb and
preparation to releasing her first CD.
Performing live as a solo Pop artist
is the most important aspect of being a top
artist and the tour afforded her that
experience.
So
thanks to her PR company I was able to get a
few minutes with Jasmine on the phone last
week to talk story before she bounced off to
Canada
for a show.
The first impression I got is that
she has really matured in her career while
maintaining her youthful exuberance.
I
remember during the American Idol show that
one of the concerns was that Jasmine was
performing songs that were a bit mature for
a young singer.
At the time I had to agree but
Jasmine still executed the songs flawlessly.
But that’s all changed now; she’s
got her game on now!
I
got a hold of her new CD and all the
hard work and tireless touring brought a new
mature sound to Jasmine as a performer.
The track Excuses is her single and to
me it’s the best cut on the CD but there
are some killer tracks that show her polished
vocals at there best.
With
major support form headlining writers like
Diane Warren and Vincent Herbert, Jasmine
stood on the shoulders of giants and kept
her balance.
The CD has a great compilation of
R&B Soul with solid Hip Hop rhythms that
support a more mature Jasmine.
Her
new found voice through experience and her
island beauty combined with a believable
performance on her new CD made for an
incredible “break-out” of her debut CD
produced by ClockWork Entertainment.
Her
CD broke-out hard with big
Billboard chart showings.
During the week ending
7-31-05
,
Jasmines CD showed up as #1 in Heat Seekers,
as well as in the top 20 for Independent
releases which is HUGE for any artist!
Now
for the CD; Jasmine did a tremendous job
performing the material.
The production is very consistent
with what’s hot at the moment.
The producers were able to get
various performances that show the new level
of talent that Jasmine has achieved in the
last 2 years.
On thing I noticed is her effortless
“riffing” is very soulful and not a “bite”
of other styles.
She’s in total control!
Very
cool vocal arrangements and catchy lyrical
hooks escorts her CD into the power play
mainstream of R&B/Hip Hop.
Very tight arrangements and
programming of the music gives solid support
for Jasmine to showcase herself as an artist
now getting much deserved respect as a top
level artist.
Jasmine has a strong command of her
vocal abilities and hit everything dead on
with her CD.
This
is a great CD that will take Jasmine to new
levels of here career.
Already Jasmine is a huge star in the
Philippines
.
The support in the mainland has also
been strong with mainland touring to start
in the near future.
But it’s here at home that Jasmine
receives an endless stream of support and
love for her music and achievements as a
Hawaiian artist.
The
fan base in the
Philippines
is tremendous.
The people of the
Philippines
as well as the extended community here in
Hawaii
is boundless and loyal.
One should only be so lucky as to
have the impact and support from a
country/community that of the people of the
Pan-Pacific.
In my conversation with Jasmine, she
was so blown-away at the total support from
her extended family in the
Philippines.
But to no surprise to me, the
Philippines
are very supportive of artists from
Hawaii.
Another
quick note: "Kutmaster Spaz"
recently signed a deal with Jasmine Trias to
be her DJ and Hype man for her up coming
concert tour performances which will kick
off in October in Hawaii and will include
dates in other parts of the U.S., Canada and
the Philippines." Kick off
Concert date will on October 15th (6:00 pm)
on Oahu (Hawaii) at Kaponno's in the Aloha
Tower Market Place
Jasmine
has many miles of success to travel and she
is one her way with a great support team
comprised of family, friends and faith.
With a truly strong CD, performance
abilities and of course classic talent and
appearance, Jasmine is on a rocket towards
the dreams of any artist; doing what love
and being able to fill your gas tank with
the rewards.
:>)
HuiMusic
is stoked to be able to present and support
Jasmine both on your LavaLounge radio show
and now, her video.
THAT’S RIGHT!
We have her promotional video from
her hit single “Excuses” now on the
LavaLounge for the world to see!
Jasmine
also took some time to do our usual Q&A.
As you will read, Jasmine really has an
Aloha grip on being humble and not
blind-sided by her new journey through the
entertainment machine.
With great support from her family
and friends, Jasmine still maintains her
beliefs and cuts through the hype of the
industry with a personality that keeps her
real. For
that, Jasmine will always be the artist that
will escort the spirit of Aloha through her
life as an artist from
Hawaii.
In my opinion she’s a
perfect roll model to keeping the dream
alive and WORKING YOU’RE A$$ OFF to make
it happen!
Special
thanks to Teal Thompson from Jasmines PR
company in Hawaii
Here’s
Jasmine:
