A SNEAK PEEK INTERVIEW

October 16, 2014 • News

Here’s a little sneak peek behind – the – scenes interview during the shooting of my upcoming music video for my single, “Getting Out Of My Own Way”? I wanted to introduce you to the two wonderful and award-winning directors on board: Neem Basha (producer, writer and director of “Ten-Buck Baton” & Nicole Gomez Fisher (producer, writer and director of HBO’S “Sleeping With The Fishes” which stars the fabulous, funny and down to Earth, Gina Rodriguez, from The CW’s new show “Jane The Virgin” Oh, and you’ll get a brief listen to the song during the credits at the end of the clip below. Word and Music: Jennifer Vazquez (ASCAP / Bronx Babe Publishing) Produced, Played and Recorded: Ron Zabrocki

That’s A Wrap!

October 12, 2014 • News

Yes! The music video for my single, “Getting Out Of My Own Way”, (Lyrics and Music by Jennifer Vazquez / Song produced by Ron Zabrocki) was shot on October 8th. I couldn’t have asked for a better team. What a priceless experience! So, before I share some fun pictures of the whole crew, just a little reminder. Be sure to check your HBO GO – HBO ON DEMAND – HBO LATINO – HBO COMEDY & HBO FAMILY listings for “Sleeping With the Fishes” written and directed by Nicole Gomez Fisher, where you’ll hear “Getting Out Of My Own Way” in its entirety at the end title crawl! And let’s not forget that the main character in “Fishes” is the lovely and talented Gina Rodriguez , who is coming to The CW on October 13th as “Jane The Virgin”. Anyway, I highly recommend you see “Sleeping With The Fishes” on HBO. It’s a true gem. Like Gina Rodriguez says in her recent interview with Fox News Latino, “I feel that ‘Sleeping with the Fishes’ and ‘Jane the Virgin’ get it right by simply telling a story that doesn’t hit you over the head with one thing or another.” So… After a VERY long day’s work… The Video’s Been Shot! And[…]

Music Video In The Works For Latest Single!

September 26, 2014 • News

I had the first production meeting for the next music video for my single, “Getting Out Of My Own Way”, this past week, which the amazing Ron Zabrocki produced, arranged and played on. Nicole Gomez Fisher and Neem Basha will be the masterminds behind this music video. I am excited and humbled to be working with the both of them. I look forward to sharing every part of the process, so keep coming back! So, why do a music video now? Keep reading. You’re gonna love this! “Sleeping With The Fishes” on HBO Yes! “Sleeping With The Fishes” got picked up by HBO! The October schedule’s here: “Sleeping With The Fishes” HBO Schedule. It will be on HBO Latino, as well as HBO Comedy etc. for the next 18 months! I’m so excited! But wait, let me go back for a moment to help connect the dots. I have been blogging for a while about my single, Getting Out Of My Own Way, being used in a film last year, Sleeping with the Fishes, for the end title crawl. Yup! The entire song plays while the credits role at the very end of the film. Well, Sleeping With The Fishes has had GREAT successes since then and I[…]

Blog #62: Letting Go Of Fear

June 26, 2014 • News

When I wake up in the morning, there are two thought patterns that occur, in no particular order. One voice will say, “Good morning world! I am so ready to get this day started!” And the other voice, well, it’s not so kind. That voice will say, “Why even bother. You’ve worked so hard and you still haven’t gotten where you wanna go. Just go back to sleep and do us both a favor.” Now, at this point I have a choice. What voice will I listen to? Obviously, we would all say, listen to the empowering voice, right? That voice will definitely bring forth a day of abundance, peace, serenity and happiness. But… it’s not that easy. I used to think I could just WILL the thoughts out of me, all by myself. Ha…That’s such a joke. I used to think I could do it all on my own with not an ounce of help. Heck, I thought doing it all on my own would make me stronger. False! Oh, the mind is a tricky place and that little snake, it will get you. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but when you’re not paying attention… Whammmm, it[…]

Blog #60: Obstacles In Life Are All Opportunities!

April 26, 2014 • News

An Unexpected Solo Performance at Yogoccino…. From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home On My Mind: There comes a time in life when you start to see every obstacle you’re faced with as an opportunity… to grow, to learn and to experience your full and complete self! Yes! Obstacles in life are all opportunities! And Friday’s gig at Yogoccino was one such example. It turned out to be an enjoyable night after all. What happened? Well, Jason got sick last minute and I had to jump on board and put together an acoustic set of my own the night before. Instead of panicking, I dusted off a bunch of new tunes I’d been neglecting, since “Stilettos-n-Steel” has been my primary focus, and then added some “Jennifer Vazquez” favorites to the list and a few covers and I was good to go! I’d say a good night was had by all. The crowd was great, the food… yummy… and the rest of the entertainment delightful!

Blog #22: “Editing Is Everything”

August 11, 2012 • News

From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home So, a few months back, I took a songwriting course at Gotham Writer’s Workshop with Jody Gray. What a learning process! In that time, I practiced the “art” of songwriting, using the specific rules and tools given in each class. I was reminded of what humility and willingness truly means. I also found the courage to put aside my already learned techniques and self taught ways so that I could allow other songwriting methods in. I am so grateful I did. It has allowed yet another door to open to get me closer and closer to being a full time singer, songwriter, composer and performer. If I had to summarize the 10 week course into two sentence, here is what I would say. 1. Learn all the rules to the game so well that you never have to think about what to do again to craft a “GREAT” song, one that is universal and authentic! 2. Editing is everything. (Sure, the first draft is a great start, but that’s all it is! Once the first edit is in, that’s when the real fun begins!) What I found great about this class was[…]

Blog # 9: Letting Go Of “The Plan”

February 5, 2012 • News

From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home What do I want to talk about right now? It’s been a few weeks since I wrote the last blog. As that time has passed, I have experienced quite a bit of new awareness surrounding the vision I have of making money fully through my art and the money it is going to take to fund this vision correctly, in the hopes that by being focused on this vision, day in and day out, it will guide me towards financial abundance. As this awareness has recently hit me, I have found a new willingness to begin the process of finding another “B” job to continue to fund my “A” job, my vision. This awareness of my need to search for another job became even more clear when I was faced with a family emergency that forced me to think about the areas in my life which still remain to be off balance. It is my responsibility to be willing to do what I need to do to allow abundance into all the areas of my life.