Pacifica Chamber of Commerce
Music at the Chit Chat Café
Music at the Chit Chat Cafe
Special Performance by: Carmel Helene
Come listen to the country sounds of Carmel Helene in a special performance.
Carmel Helene grew up differently than most kids. Born in San Francisco, her father was a black conga player for jazz great Cal Tjader and her mother was a white hippie who hung out at Haight and Ashbury. As a result, Carmel’s musical influences ranged from Whitney Houston to Dolly Parton, and from Willie Nelson to Pantera. She began her professional music career performing with hard rock, top 40 and jazz bands. Yet she always had a love of country. “Country is in my soul”, said Carmel.Broadening her repertoire, Carmel started doing session work for national commercials and television, including McDonald's, C.S.I., Jimmy Kimmel Live, NBC Super Bowl, BET Jazz, Perrier and others. She has also contributed to a number of film recordings including "National Lampoon's Gold Diggers", as well as co-writing and performing two songs in the TV movie "Christmas at Water's Edge". That led her to write, record and produce her 2010 self- titled debut EP, "Carmel Helene". But it was rock, not country and not what Carmel ultimately wanted.In 2013, during a performance in Nashville, Eliot Shatzman, founder of independent record label Shatz Music Group, took notice of Carmel’s powerful voice. Her guitar driven, high-energy country style, along with her exotic looks and rapport with the audience separated her from the crowd. Shatzman signed her immediately.Carmel Helene’s EP "New Frontier", produced by Jim Kimball (Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks,) is available on iTunes.“Sharing my love of music with the world is my goal”, says Carmel. “I like to combine my love of rock and country music to create a bit of an edge. I love writing stories and I want my songs to tell them. And believe me, I have lots of stories to tell.”
Date and Time
Wednesday Nov 9, 2016
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PST
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
4pm - 7pm
Location
5 West Manor Drive
Pacifica, CA 94044
Fees/Admission
FREE
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Contact Information
650-737-2380