Behind the Scenes with my friend TJ

Last week I went and saw my all -time favorite singer, Rachelle Ferrell at the Catalina Bar and Grill in Hollywood. She was amazing as usual and after 20 years of following her and seeing her perform, I am still amazed. After the show I chatted with her sound engineer, Terry Jackson (TJ), well-known as being one of the best sound men in the business. You name an artist, he has probably worked on their album or tour. He invited me to come and hang for a bit at the rehearsal of the new EWF / Chicago tour. I love music and to see my favorite group behind the scenes was a blast. Thanks a million to my friend, TJ, for the VIP treatment.


Valerie and TJ at the mixing board

Celebrity Trainer Valerie Waters

This is behind the scenes picture of Valerie Water's photo shoot for her new "I want my Bikini Body" workout. I got a chance to meet Celebrity Trainer, Valerie Waters, last week at a commercial shoot. We hit if off and she asked me do her and her models' hair and make-up for her new workout. Valerie is the creator of the Valslide and is regularly featured on Access Hollywood and E! News. She is the first person called by Hollywood’s elite when they need to either get in shape or stay that way. I use my Valslides to keep me in shape when I can't get to the gym.


(L-R), Model: Courtney, Celeb Trainer: Valerie Waters

Shine on Me.....

I finally had a chance to go to UCLA's yearly, Festival of Books. If you love books like I do, it is a not to be missed festival. Along with lots of books, there were different stages with music, cooking demonstrations, kid's entertainment, poetry readings and more. Some of Saturday's celebrity authors that were on hand to speak and sign books were, Tori Spelling, Alyssa Milano, Tom Bergeron and Bob Barker.

I, however, was most excited about my Bay Area friend, Dexter Vizinau, coming to LA and doing a book signing for his book, Shine on Me. It is an amazing story about his Mother and how she raised both him and his brother, in spite of being blind. It was great to see Dexter in action and I was able to get a picture with him. Knowing Dexter, this will be made into a movie so I will keep you posted.


Shine on Me by Dexter Vizinau


Dexter in action signing books



Dexter and Valerie

Cover of Krave Magazine

The new issue of Krave magazine is out with Keisha Cole's Manager, Manny Halley, on the cover. Dimitry L. photographed the cover, I did Manny's grooming and the stylist was Christopher Mannor.

Weddings are coming.....

Well, seems like spring has sprung and wedding season is in full force. I had a chance to do the hair and make-up for a good friend of mine, Cara, for her wedding on the beach. She and her fiance wanted to keep it simple so they had no bridesmaids and groomsmen....so I just insisted on doing her hair and make-up for her and her Mom. She loved the results and so did I......


Cara, Her Mom and Valerie


Cara the Bride



Adam and Cara at their beach ceremony


This is another friend, who I did hair and make-up for their wedding pictures 2 years ago at Grand Central Train station in downtown Los Angeles. They now have an adorable year-old baby girl......


Eli and Jo Daniels

Beauty Shoot

Last month I did a fabulous beauty photo shoot with hot new photographer, Jamiya Wilson, and model Sha. Sha and I hit it off instantly and chatted about everything from world affairs to hair and make-up. As you can see from the finished pic, the results of the shoot were fantastic.


Model Sha and Valerie


Model: Sha