EPISODE #3 SPECIAL GUEST
CANADIAN COUNTRY SINGER/SONGWRITER ''GISELLE''
Host Kim Cyr-Goodyear
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MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 8PM EST
''LET'S TALK MUSIC AND LYRICS''
''The Human Interest Side Of The Story''
Giselle
''Counterfeit''
Giselle… is a JUNO and CCMA nominated singer / songwriter. She comes to you from the #1 Charting Country Trio, LACE, (Beverley Mahood, Stacey Lee Guse) and brings you ‘Counterfeit’ as her next solo single.
Giselle chose ‘Counterfeit’ as her next single after performing the song at the home of John Rich (Big & Rich, Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy) in Nashville, where he commented that it was his favorite of the set and encouraged her to get the song to publishers in Nashville.
Giselle has worked under the direction of some of the world’s most highly acclaimed producers; David Foster, Humberto Gattica, Chris Faron, and J. Richard Hutt. She has shared stages worldwide with performers such as Keith Urban, George Strait, Brooks and Dunn, and most recently did two shows with John Rich (Big and Rich) in his Nashville home. She has also proudly represented Canadian music in Afghanistan, performing for our troops alongside Beverley Mahood.
“Counterfeit” (supported by FACTOR) is an adrenaline rush, calling out a relationship fraud; ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’. Giselle has been awarded for her songwriting and has landed cuts with several Canadian Country artists as well as the KW Glee show choir. She continues to pitch songs in Nashville and has had two songs recommended for the NSAI Publisher’s luncheon.
Giselle's new single ‘Counterfeit’ is available on Spotify and has gone out to radio! Remixed and pumped up for summertime! Co-written by Carrie DeMaeyer and myself ... and produced by Rick Hutt! Stream it! Share it! Or buy it!
''I am amazed at the gentleness and softness of Canadian Country Singer/Songwriter ''Giselle'' but at the same time, she shows incredible strength and power as a woman within her lyrics and music, ''says Kim Cyr, NOW and THEN Magazine. ''Counterfeit is raw and it's brilliant showcasing the richness of the soulful harmonies that only Giselle can deliver,'' says Cyr.
Music's Journey Podcast Interview w/ Canadian Country Singer/Songwriter ''Giselle'' Monday, August 10th, 8 pm EST at www.musicsjourney.com
Here is a part of the interivew with Giselle:
Kim:
''I am so happy to have you here on the show today Giselle.''
Giselle:
''Thank you for having me.''
Kim:
''Your career spans out over two decades, starting with you budding solo career.'' ''How old were you when that all started?''
Giselle:
''I would have been twenty five when I first released ''I Want The Fairy Tale.''
Kim:
''Was that the very first song your wrote?''
Giselle:
''It was the first song I released to radio.''
Kim:
''When you were young, what was the influences in music in your home and did that affect the kind of music you wanted to play?''
Giselle:
''I grew up singing in church quite a bit.'' ''My grandpa played the organ and he was a cantor in church, so he gave me the opportunity to sing in the church in front of everyone.'' ''That was a good start for me.'' ''The influences in my home were really wide stretched, but my dad really liked Led Zeppelin and all the rock and roll.'' ''My mom really liked country.'' ''I also grew up playing the violin I had an appreciation for classical music as well.'' ''I guess it all comes together when you sit down to write a song.''
Kim:
''As a young girl, can you remember the moment you thought songwriting is what I want to do?''
Giselle:
''When I was younger, I never wrote songs.'' ''I wrote alot of poetry and entered them in contests in school and things like that.'' ''Then when I met Rick Hutt, and I was talking about starting a solo career, we had a lot of submissions from publishers.'' ''There was a lot of songs that other people had written and he sat me down and said, ''Is this what you want to say because I think you could write something as good as this?'' ''Rick said, ''It would be a true testament of you.'' ''That was some of the best advise I ever got.''
Kim:
''That is an amazing story.'' ''Rick Hutt has done some amazing work with so many artists that we know here in Canada.'' ''He is just a phenomenal producer.''
Giselle:
''As a person, as a mentor, he has become a friend and guide throughout my life.'' ''Even aside from the studio end of it."
Kim:
''Awe, that pretty special.'' ''Do you remember what the very first song is that you wrote?'' ''It may not have been released but your very first one.''
Giselle:
''Hmmm, the very first one.'' ''Gosh, I don't know if I do because Rick's advice was you always want to write a hundred songs or more and pick your ten best.'' ''You don't want to only write ten and put them on the album.'' ''That's not how it works so there was a lot of songs.''
Kim:
''Ok, out those ten songs, do your remember the one you thought meant the most to you and do you remember what it was called?''
Giselle:
''I really liked ''I Want The FairyTale, ''which is the first one we released.'' ''I got that hook from the movie, ''Pretty Woman.'' ''Richard Gere says to Julia Roberts, ''What do you want?'' ''She says, ''I want the fairytale.'' ''That's where the idea came from.''
Kim:
''That is very cool.'' ''As a songwriter, many pull things from their personal life and write about it.'' ''Do you apply any of your life to your writing?''
Giselle:
''It's funny, I find writing songs almost like journaling so you can see the progress through my life with my songs.'' ''I wrote ''The Fairytale'' and I was young but I knew I just wanted romantic love.'' ''The story book romance and then I gratuate to songs like, ''Worth Fighting For'' and I want the fight, the real relationship.'' ''Where nobodies lying where I believe that everyone understands and believes in their own perspective.'' ''It doesn't mean they are lying, it's just deeper things like that, the progression.''
Kim:
''Good writers write about the real feelings and that is what is what makes them good storytellers.'' ''You are one of those writers and you have done such a great job when it comes to writing.'' ''People can relate to you.'' ''What was the message you wanted the fans to take away with your first solo album?''
Giselle:
''Awe, thank you.'' ''I think it was getting down to the real meat and potatoes of the relationships.'' ''Just what I had been through and having kids, that over time that relationship grows.'' ''I think that it's about the transition to ''If You Ask Me,'' is the title track on the album.'' ''It is talking about two perspectives in one relationship.'' ''It talks about how no one is seeing the other one and feeling a little bit isolated in their experience.'' ''But if you just sit down and talk about it, they would see that they are both feeling exactly the same but in different circumstances.''
Kim:
''Without the communication.''
Giselle:
''Yes, and you will hear that in ''Nobody Is lying'' and ''Worth Fighting For.''
Kim:
''Is there a time out of the two decades of bodywork in your career so far, that you remember performing with someone that means so much to you, that you hold really dear to your heart?'' ''You have worked with the best in the business like 'Keith Urban', 'George Strait', 'Brooks and Dunn', and so many more...in one of those moments, is there something that stands out for you?''
Giselle:
''I did have the chance to meet one of my my idols, I guess you would call it.'' ''I got to meet 'Carole King, ' when we were recording in LA, she was in the studio across the hall from us.'' ''She was just a genuine woman and a true inspiration to me as a woman.'' ''She was writing songs that people weren't writing about before her and especially for female artists.'' ''Songs like, 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.' '' It talks about, 'You my not love me but I am still going to go there tonight.'' ''Do you know what I mean, because women weren't writing songs about things like that.''
Kim:
"She was a real trail blazer for women in this world.''
Giselle:
''She sure was.'' ''Getting to chat with her and she was so encouraging to me and personable.'' ''I thought, with someone of her level of success can be this personable with me, then I can be if I am ever fortunate enough to reach anywhere near her level of success.''
Kim:
''Yes, but that lead you to know that you yourself could write those kinds of lyrics and get it out there when no one else was.''
Giselle:
''Yes, yes...absolutely.'' ''Talk about the real stuff.''
Kim:
''That's right.'' ''Now, you have also worked with big producers in your career like 'David Foster,' who was a big part of your life and a big part of your career.'' ''That's when you were in the trio band called, ''Lace.'' ''He was the one that put the band together.'' ''He found 'Beverley Mahood' and then brought you together.''
Giselle:
''We were actually together before that band.'' ''We were recording with Rick at the studio so she actually met David first and he had the idea of a all girl trio. There wasn't anyone at the time so they went to LA and met with a few singers.'' ''There were a lot of girls singers that sang with her.'' ''There can be great lead singers but singers that can't sing harmony.'' ''So she brought me in at that point and to meet him so he could hear us sing together so they flew me down to LA to audition and that's how that happened.''
Kim:
''That's amazing.''
Giselle:
''That's when they brought in Corbi Dyann until the year 2000 and she left and they brought in Stacey Lee.'' ''I lose track of the year's''
Kim:
''You guys had been nominated for a few awards at the time in the year 2000.''
''Giselle:
''Ya, we did well with the Juno's and the CCMA's.''
Kim:
''What was the best memory being a part of that trio?''
Giselle:
''With Lace, oh wow.'' ''There are so many.'' ''You know some of the most fun was in the least glamorous circumstances.'' ''But those were the most fun.''
Kim:
''Those are the one's we want to hear about.''
Giselle:
''We were touring on the George Strait tour, which is like the biggest tour you can get so we are excited but we are newly signed and don't have a big budget.'' ''So if we are going to do this, we were sleeping on van floors.'' ''I mean rickity vans.'' ''We were just hoping it would make it to the next venue, you know." ''We were trying not to be in the convoy of buses that were the buses 'George Strait' was in.'' ''Laughing'' ''Sometimes the VIP room was used as the public bathroom.'' ''Like we are getting into our clothes, the stage clothes and running out there.'' ''We had lot's of fun.''
Kim:
''Those are the kind of memories you like to look back on when you guys were starting out.'' ''What was it like writing with the three of you?''
Giselle:
''The three of us never did a ton of writing with all three of us together.'' ''We have written individually and Beverley and I have co-written together many times.'' ''Stacey and I have co-written some things.'' ''The three of us never really did a three way write.''
Kim:
''The one song that you guys did so well with and were up for 'Duo or Group of the Year, and 'Song of the Year' was ''I Want A Man.''
''There was a lot of laughter and fun in this interview with Giselle.'' ''Tune in to the full interview HERE at 8 pm to hear about Giselle's current single ''Counterfeit'' and how writing songs has become even better than ever, with lyrics and music that move you.
Giselle's new single ‘Counterfeit’ is available on Spotify and has gone out to radio! Remixed and pumped up for summertime! Co-written by Carrie DeMaeyer and myself ... and produced by Rick Hutt! Stream it! Share it! Or buy it!
Giselle’s EP’s can be found on the following formats:
Itunes:
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/if-you-ask-me-ep/1465712192?uo=4&app=itunes
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/worth-the-wait-ep/1465709421?uo=4&app=itunes
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3cbXcShiemeMQ54ai411j8
Giselle’s Website:
www.gisellemusic.com