DON’T MISS BREA FERRAR’S LAST SHOW OF THE SUMMER IN PHILLY THIS TUESDAY, JULY 7th — that’s TONIGHT!!!

breaferrar — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:37:25 +0000

Hey y’all!!

WOW I haven’t blogged on here in FOREVER!!! I apologize! lol But I did just get Twitter, so it’s hard to keep up with all these darn websites!!!! haha =)

Anyway, please check out all the info below!!! Thank you so much loves!!!!

<3, Brea

::EVENT PROMO FLYER BELOW::

What are you doing Tuesday night?

Hopefully not staying home and sleeping through this show!!

Breà Ferrar is performing for the LAST TIME THIS SUMMER IN PHILLY, and you do not want to miss it!!!
She's an exciting new performer from Jersey who wants to put on a great show for you. Come check her out at The M-Room (aka The Manhattan Room), Philadelphia's Hottest New Music Venue!

You ALSO do not want to miss out on opening acts Asaad and DJ PHSH! Asaad will get you bopping, and PHSH ALWAYS puts it down. We've put together a great show, and we want all of you there to enjoy it.

SHOW INFO:

Date: Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 — that's TONIGHT!!!
Venue: The M-Room (The Manhattan Room)
Address: 15 West Girard Avenue (Between Front & Frankford Aves.) in Philadelphia, PA (Fishtown)

Doors at 8:00 PM
- DJ PHSH at 9:00, Asaad at 10:00, Breà at 11:00!!!

Cover: $8 (Must be 21 w/ photo ID)

"Breà Ferrar: a modern take on the classic early Bond girl, fusing Electro-pop, rock, hip-hop influences & impressive vocal skills into a brand-new, sexy sound. She combines the timeless with the soulful, infuses the sexy, simmers it all with a pinch of raw edge, and then adds a healthy dash of pop!"

Come out to join us for a night of great, live original music, a relaxed vibe and chill ambiance, and of course, some classic Philly love. We thank you for your continued support and WE'LL SEE YOU THERE!!!

Sincerely,
Noize Trip LLC

Websites:
www.myspace.com/breaferrar
www.myspace.com/asaad215
www.myspace.com/phshrocka
www.themanhattanroom.com
www.myspace.com/noizetripllc

The craziness of mass casting calls, and why I don’t do them anymore!!!

breaferrar — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:38:51 +0000

So I was thinking about going to the America’s Next Top Model casting call this past Saturday, and THANK GOD I didn’t!!!

You’ll see why… check this out!!
ABC News:

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/entertainment&id=6710705

My friend Jill actually went to the auditions and experienced this all up close and personal, firsthand!! She was there at 6:45 AM and got turned away with thousands of other girls by the cops after waiting hours in the cold, because there
was a freaking STAMPEDE!!!!! This is an extreme case/situation, but in general, that’s what these mass national auditions are like (like American Idol, for another example)… it’s a cattle call, and it’s absolute insanity. I used to attend these auditions for yours between my modeling and singing (and believe me, it’s 95% luck at these auditions, not skill) — but I have since decided I wasn’t going to do them anymore (regardless of EVERY other reason, I HATE waiting in lines!!! lol I have no patience and I get sort of clausterphobic! Slightly, but still ever so much!! hahaha) I now realize that there are much more effective ways to
find and pursue professional opportunities!!!

Disclaimer: It is very rare (compared the number of people who go out for it), but OBVIOUSLY people do achieve fame in certain instances from types of opportunities — i.e. everyone who wins or makes the top 3 or so!! On ANTM, Idol, Survivor, Real World, etc… but if you don’t want to put your fate in the hands of not much more than sheer luck and chance, please continue reading below after the excerpt to hear my learned advice!! 0=)

This was just so beyond hysterically funny to pass up posting — this are excerpts from Jill’s ANTM post on Facebook… ENJOY!!!

The line wrapped around the block TWICE and was entirely disorganized,
thanks to lack of effort on behalf of the Park Central Hotel AND The CW
Network…I guess they really could have cared less about our frozen
asses out there.

Chaos ensued when some genius decided that we should all form two giant
masses rather than some concentric circular lines…two giant masses
each aiming at the same entrance from two directions. SERIOUSLY, WTF???
So we herded ourselves like pack animals, and many dummies (I mean
wannabes) left their shizz all over the sidewalk: chairs, blankets,
FOOD.

Absolutely NO regard was given to those who had been waiting overnight
vs. those who sauntered in around 2 PM. The casting call was *SUPPOSED*
to go from 10 to 3, but people just kept cutting into the lines at all
hours of the day.

You can imagine how angry the starving, sleepless wannabes were.

So there were the hardcore devotees, the rational people such as myself
(arrive early but don’t risk one’s health by snorting NYC street air
all night), and the slacker IDIOTS who filled out their apps in
scribbly pen while leaning on one another’s backs.

As we made our way sardine-style up the blanket-and-food-littered
sidewalks, the cops randomly moved the metal low-fence barriers,
because apparently watching us free-flow and cut one another in line
was amusing to them. I don’t know how many times I wound up with one
foot on the sidewalk and the other in the gutter (standing on
God-knows-what), or else propped up between several other bodies with
my feet barely on the ground at all.

Sometime around 12:30 they decided it would be a terrific idea to not
let anyone move for two hours. M*********ers.

…Back to the scene, where ugly is getting uglier by the second, in
more ways than one. The cops and hotel security apparently can’t
control a crowd or keep track of which line they are pulling people
from to usher them inside; nor do they seem to notice any of the
line-jumpers INCLUDING GIRLS THEY’D ALREADY THROWN OUT FOR BAD
BEHAVIOR. Next thing we know, one line (errr, one MASS) is completely
inside while we’re all being asked to “stand and be patient and not
push.” Yes, keep telling the girls who are tilting over precariously to
NOT PUSH.

Why they didn’t let my side move, I still do not know, but tempers were
rising at a rapid pace. I was RIGHT UP by the barriers, close to the
wall of the hotel, when suddenly there was a huge surge forward and I
had to make a rapid leap forward in order to bypass the barrier and
squish myself up against the glass doors for safety. The girls who had
been RIGHT NEXT TO ME got pushed TO THE GROUND and stepped on as the
crowd filled in the waiting area and (geniuses) got in the face of the
police officers and security guards. others, like myself, found
themselves clinging to walls and one another, praying for safety and
even tearing up in complete fear, since the mob was literally hundreds
strong and we had nowhere else to move.

I swear, stupidity must be a virus, because it continued to spread.
Once the shoving stopped, the jerks closest to the door began yelling
at the authority figures and sparking catfights with one another. The
girl next to me was screaming, in a lovely Jersey trash accent, I shit you not:

“AH’M SUIN’ YO ASSES AT DISS HOTEL, I’M SUIN’ DUH CITY OF NEW YORK FO DIS!!!”

Security guard: “You ain’t gettin’ in, leave the line.”

“AH’M GITTIN’ IN, WHAT DUH FUCK YOU TALKIN’ ABOUT? AH’M GITTIN IN.”

Security guard: “I ain’t lettin’ you in.”

“AH’M CALLIN’ TYRA, SHE GOIN’A HEAR FROM ME ‘BOUT DIS SHIT!”

…Btch plz. If you have Tyra’s phone number, then why the hell are you in line with all of us scrubs???

Another girl began yelling, “BITCH, SHUT UP OR ELSE THEY’LL SHUT THIS SHIT DOWN!”

But, before the fight could begin, the cops shut shit down.

Thank you Jill!!! =))
————————————————————————–

This goes to show how desperate people can be (and how LOW they’re willing to go!!) to get their 15 minutes of fame!! It takes sooooo much more than this people, to get anywhere in the industry!!!

I believe in putting in the late hours, sleeping, eating, and breathing your craft, placing your personal life on the back-burner, making sacrifices, and ultimately, taking the long way/high road, and not the quick, easy street. A career with substance, with a foundation to fall-back on is what you need… you don’t want to be a one-hit wonder, flash-in-the-pan. You need to take the time to learn the in’s and out’s of what you do, take the lessons, shell out a little money, do the practice, hit the gym, schedule more rehearsals, do the leg-work, or whatever it is you need to do to ensure that you will be prepared, experienced, and successful when your time comes!!!!!

*If you DO all of these things, and you still want to go out for mass casting calls like ANTM, then I commend you and wish you luck!!! I do recommend that everyone do this at least once in someway for the experience. I only give this advice in hopes that maybe I can open someone’s eyes so they don’t rely SOLELY on an audition to make or break their career and/or dreams of stardom!!!*

It took my a little while to learn and accept all this, but I’m passing on my earned wisdom upon you!! lol Basically, you have to be ready for anything — anything!! I’m still and ALWAYS will be continuing to work as hard as I can and push myself to my limits — it never stops. I used to be like one of those people on MTV’s made — I wanted to be a singer, a pop star, but I had NO CLUE what was required of me to even get remotely CLOSE to this… all those kids on that show are always crying in the beginning, complaining, thinking they don’t need to go 70% of the things their MADE Coach is telling them, but the Coaches KNOW — they’ve been there, DONE THAT… but after the sweat, the tears, the sore muscles, the sleepless nights (and the show obviously only follows these kids for a VERY short amount of time, relatively), do they only begin to have a taste of what it takes — but you see how happy they are in the end if they succeed at their goal!! And ohh how sweet success is, right?? It’s the good feelings that elate and motivate you to keep you going through the tough, seemingly unbearable times… up until the next great moment — and this is an on-going cycle!! And you have to be strong enough to ride through it — or, like they say, the industry will chew you up and spit you out, or just eat you alive.

I know I still have a longgggg way to go, but I’m ready, and I’m excited of what lies ahead!!!!! What you do has to be your passion if you want to get anywhere real with it — that’s the most important thing. Ohh AND you need to surround yourself with positive and professional people who truly believe in you, can help by critiquing you constructively, lend you their help, share their knowledge, will be brutally honest, and who always have your best interest at heart.

That’s the Breà advice column/motivational PSA for the day. =)

My Show at The Fire!

breaferrar — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:38:22 +0000

¡Hola!

Whoaa, so we had a great show on Thursday night at The Fire!! Thank you to everyone for coming out, you made it that much more special!!! We did 8 songs, and mannn was I sweatinggg, those lights up there were extraa hottt!! hahaha But I guess ya gotta assume things are gonna be a little feverish at the The Fiiiiiire, right?? Obviii!!! haha Mmm, I love a little sizzle! lol =)P

Well for you guys who missed me that night, I have 2 more shows coming up very soon!! Next Wednesday, March 18th, I’ll be at The Khyber and on Tuesday, April 7th, I’m headlining at Silk City!!! (Both in Philly!) Please check my page for details — we’re still waiting on times for Silk, I’ll let ya know ASAP! =D

Anyway… I’m gonna let you guys in on a little secret… I NEVER eat anything at least 2 hours before I go on stage… the last thing you need when you’re on stage is the need to burp while you’re belting out your songs!!! hahaha BUT… I broke my own rule this night haha and baddd, too!! lol I was SOOOO hungry, cuz I guess I hadn’t eaten since lunch (I’d been rehearsing, beautifying, ya know, the norm)… and Ha, our production assistant, came up to the green room with a………buffalo chicken pizza…….ahhh!!! FIRST of all, just so you can understand how hungry I truly was, I neverrr eat that stuff!!!! lol But all my band members had eaten there share, etc., and there was this piece left just callingggg my name!! “Breaaa… Breaaa!!” Ahhhh!! lol Irresistible… I gave in. lol =)) And omgg was it deliciousssss!!! Apparently I’m really missin out on the whole junk food thing hahaha (No burping occurred ON stage, no worries haha) 0=)p

Alright my loves, that’s it for now, hasta pronto/luego!!!

<3, Breà

P.S. 24 was amazinggg tonight!!!! Anyone a fan?!?! (It is the ONLY show I watch on television… I’m hooked…. and deeply in love with Jack… he’s mine ladies!! hahaha)

***UPCOMING SHOWS!!!***

breaferrar — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:42:51 +0000

***UPCOMING SHOWS!!!***
Come out and see what all the hype is about!!

Date: Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Venue: The Fire
Time: 10:45 pm
Addy: 412 W. Girard St., Philadelphia, PA, 19123
(Website: www.iourecords.com/thefire )

Date: Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Venue: The Khyber
Time: 9:00 pm
Addy: 56 S. 2nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19106
(Website: www.thekhyber.com )

Breà in the Wilderness, Episode 1: Climbing a Massive Mountain!!!

breaferrar — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:41:06 +0000

Hey y’all!!

So guess what?! I have a fun little “Breà in the wilderness, Episode 1″ adventure story for you guys!! hahaha I flew out this past weekend for a quick trip to visit
some friends in Arizona — it was super fun, I had the best time everrrrr!! And you’ll never believe what we did!! We totally CLIMBED A MOUNTAIN!!! Liiike a real, seriousss, actual, full-grown mountainnn LOL It was SO intense!!!! It’s called Camelback Mountain (part of Echo Canyon Park) in Phoenix.

Check it out here! http://phoenix.gov/PARKS/hikecmlb.html
And my personal pics are at the bottom here!!!!

The rewarding view at the top is amazingly beautiful and breathtaking!!! I felt so in touch with nature!!! Hahahaha And it’s an absolutely amazing workout!! It takes almost an hour and a half to get up, and then about 45 minutes to get down… but it’s sooo unbelievably steep at points, you have to be really careful!!

And of COURSE, riiiiight as we’re getting started, we see this guy being carried down by medics, his right ankle the size of a GRAPEFRUIT. I was just like “Ohhh myyyy GOD” LOL But he was wearing sandals, I think that was his downfall, literally.

Anyway, people of all ages and sizes and athletic abilities go up this mountain, including kids and dogs, the thing is just that only about mmm I’d say 40-50% actually make it ALL the way to the top — many people go about halfway, stop when they get to the seemingly impossible parts, and then head back down.

Now I consider myself pretty darn athletic, and even I was getting out of breath at poimts!! haha Not enough to stop, but enough to take a 30-second water break!! (Those Power Bars we brought for the top were definitely necessary for a quick energy boost though!! lol) I’ve been rappelling in the Andes Mountains in Argentina before, but this AZ mountain was WAY bigger!!!

I seriously think going DOWN is harder, cuz it requires more balance than strength, which is what going UP is all about — you have to be extremely precise and think about EVERY step you take before you take it, but at least on the way up, you can more easily use your hands, get on all 4′s if you have to, etc.

It’s so great to get out there and get some seriously fresh air, some hot sun on your skin, feel the sweat come on, get a little dirty!!! (Break-in my new Nikes, up until when I realized that were quickly becoming brown and red from all the gravel?!?!?! LOL — We cleaned ‘em up afterwards, so it’s all good hahaha) And it’s also just really great to see people getting out there any being active, getting in serious shape, helping each other out, it’s wonderful!!

And people are REALLY nice in Arizona!!! Like wayyyyy nicer than Philly/Jersey, as far as I’ve seen!! haha I think it’s pretty obvious why though, they’re not living with ridiculous winter-is-never-going-to-end weather (snow in March, seriously?!), and they have a gorgeous backdrop of mountains and cloud-free sunny skies and palm trees and desert-y flowers to wake-up to everyday!!!!!! Complete strangers were helping us out as we were passing by them, telling us which rocks to avoid using, whether to go left or right, etc… it’s so refreshingly fantastic!!!

SOOO my Breà advice of the day is go try some OUTDOOR ROCK-CLIMBING, you’ll be hooked!!!!!!!!!!

Intimidating, right?!?!?

Brea’s 25 Top Favorite Movie Picks!!!

breaferrar — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:05:41 +0000

Heyy guys!!

Sooo while traveling, I always try to pass the time with some great movies!!!!! Below is a list of 25 of my top movie picks as of right now, in NO particular order!!

Which ones haven’t you seen?? Which ones do you like, or hate??? Favorites?? Please share!!

Oceans 13
Dark Knight
Borne Ultimatum
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Pirates of the Caribbean
Anchorman
Spanglish
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Stardust
Invincible
Twilight
The Italian Job
Ironman
300
The Illusionist
Wanted
Big Daddy
Wedding Crashers
The Incredibles
Independence Day
DaVinci Code
Casino Royale
Golden Eye
Kung Fu Panda
Charlie’s Angels

<3, Brea =)D

Yours truly reallyyy wants your comments on her YouTube videos!! ;D

breaferrar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:43:33 +0000

Heyy guys!!

Can you please be a doll and COMMENT on some of my videos?? Let me know what you like, what you think! =D

Here’s the link to my YouTube Channel:
www.youtube.com/user/breaferrar

I’d REALLY appreciate it!! Thank you sooo much, lambs!! (yea, yea Mariah!! and Gwen, actually haha)

XOXO <3, Breá

Breá Ferrar’s First Maxi-Single Release!

breaferrar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:41:57 +0000

“Breà Ferrar, a modern take on the classic early Bond girl, fuses Electro-pop, rock, hip-hop influences & impressive vocal skills into a brand new sexy sound.”

Breá Ferrar’s first release, entitled Virtual Breàlity, is now available to the world!!! The record features 2 hot new songs and 4 even hotter remixes, aimed at the DJ/club market. The CD/mp3 downloads are available on:

iTunes
Amazon
CD Baby
Napster
V-Cast
Rhapsody

Breá’s Official YouTube Channel!

breaferrar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:39:25 +0000

Hey guys!!

Check out my Official YouTube Channel!!! There are a ton of videos for your viewing pleasure. ;D

http://www.youtube.com/user/breaferrar

Leave some comments on the page and let me know what you like!! You can even subscribe to the channel so you can get notified as soon as I post new stuff, yayyy!

Thanks everyone!! =))

Kisses! <3, Breá

A Quick Bio…

breaferrar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:30:16 +0000

“Breà Ferrar, a modern take on the classic early Bond girl, fuses Electro-pop, rock, hip-hop influences & impressive vocal skills into a brand new sexy sound.”

I’m a young pop singer from the South Jersey/Philadelphia area signed to Noizetrip (for real…they’re from Philly!! haha). I’ve been singing, performing and competing in talent competitions since I could stand. As soon as I realized I wanted to sing for a living and make music my career, I said, “Okay, I better get to work… record deals don’t come to people while they’re sitting around dreaming about it, they get come to people who work for them and earn them.” As an interesting side note, I’ve also been playing classical piano for over 15 years! I strive to combine the timeless with the soulful, infuse the sexy, simmer it all with a pinch of raw edge, and then add a healthy dash of pop!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy the new tracks and spread the word! Don’t forget to leave a comment to let me know what ya think. Also check out all the pics and videos, too!!! That’s what they’re there for!

Influences…….well…..I love anything hot, hip, new, and fresh!! Honestly, my influences are forever changing but……in the past I’ve loved old school Mariah and Whitney (what self respecting soul-singing little girl wouldn’t, right?!) Some even more old school influences are Etta James, Aretha, and Donny Hathway (the previous statement applies equally to these guys), but then I switch it up with a ‘lil Bette Midler and Bonnie Raitt…..then kept it 80′s with……Stevie, Phil Collins, Prince, Sting, Kate Bush, Blondie, Gloria Estefan, Bowie, etc…. And just to be thorough…I flirted with a good amount of Faith Hill, Biggie, Jeff Buckley,Tina Turner, Toni Braxton, The Fugies, and Lauren, Mary J, Maxwell….but more recently….Gwen, Fergie and the Peas…Gavin DeGraw, John Mayer, Selena, my girls M.I.A and Santo Gold…..and not to forget Beyoncé, Rihanna and Lady Gaga!!

Official Website: www.breaferrar.com
Music MySpace: www.myspace.com/breaferrar

My YouTube Channel (with a whole bunch of videos!!):

http://www.youtube.com/user/breaferrar