AMBER talks about BEATSTOCK 2007!

Hi all,
Hope you guys are doing well!

Hopefully, many of you were lucky enough to get to BEATSTOCK 2007 this weekend. It's New York radio station KTU's annual outdoor, 2-day dance music fiesta. This year was the 10th anniversary Beatstock series, so they pulled out all the stops and loaded up on some huge dance music stars: Kim Sozzie, Lucas Prata, Cascada, Reina, DJ Jonathan Peters, Angelo Venuto, Crystal Waters, Judy Torres, Rockell... damn, did I miss anybody? ;)

Sure did... how 'bout... AMBER?

Yep, our inaugural Diva herself performed at both the Saturday and Sunday shows
We checked in with the Divine Miss A afterwards, to see how the show went for her:


Amber with Cascada, Beatstock 2007

QUESTION: How was the crowd at Beatstock?
AMBER: The crowd was filled with young teenagers, up until the middle aged generation... they all have a lot of fun. KTU has switched their format into a retro format and also has new leadership since last year... so there is not any new music played. You will pretty much only hear the previously established hits.

Q: What songs did you perform?
AMBER: I performed a medley consisting of "This is Your Night", "One More Night" and "Anyway." Then I performed the full tracks of "Yes", "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sexual." And then around 1.5 hours later, I performed a set with Jonathan Peters where I sang "Above the Clouds" to his remix version.


Amber with Jonathan Peters

Q: Any surprises or memorable moments from your performance?
AMBER: The crowds are always very enthusiastic and sing along... that is a lot of fun.

Q: Did you have any time to enjoy the local area before or after your show?
AMBER: Absolutely not! lol. It is always "in and out" for me... I do not hang around. Not my thing.

Q: Were there any other performers you were excited to see or meet?
AMBER: Beatstock really consists of Freestyle and Dance artists and the fans who know me, also know that I am not really a consumer of that music style. I know a few faces because they show up for the same event every year. We just exchange a few words and greet each other. But as for the rest... I make sure that I give the best performance I can at that point and then get back home ASAP. There's just too much going on backstage, and I like to stay focused and do what I am asked to do.

Q: What do the next few months have in store for you, Amber? Any new music plans, personal plans, or news we should get ready for?
AMBER: I have a few shows set, and I am planning to slowly re-release a few older hit singles in a new musical form to make them digitally available worldwide. There is a lot of material of mine that is just nowhere to be found, because those masters do not belong to me. I want to make sure that they are out there for the fans. We keep receiving requests for them!

Q: Describe the Beatstock experience in three words:
AMBER: I can't. I enjoy the professional part of it and enjoy performing in front of 15,000 people and connecting with them. I assume for the fans and visitors it is... BIG, FUN... and PARTY!

Amen to that, Amber!

Look for another "Beatstock artist recap" in a few days, gang :)

Love,
JADE