O folks… my single is now officially released and up on iTunes and various other online retailers. It also happens to be my birthday this Thursday the 11th. So you of course know what would be the perfect birthday gift to me right?!

Even better, you can spread the word to everyone you know about the new song (and maybe write a nice little review?!). It’s a great song to get you pumped during a work out (I’ve tried it out several times… though today I found myself working out to Debussy… explain that one. strange). Here’s a link to my iTunes store page: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rising/id292299882

Posted below are YouTube videos of the song, including the two remixes.

INALLY FINALLY FINALLY…

I’m releasing new music! Next week I’ll be releasing a song called “If This Is Love.” Along with the radio cut, remixes will be available as well. More details to come!

felt inspired to record a song, so here it is! I love this song. I play it constantly by myself. Bob Dylan is a master lyricist. The song has been covered by many including Adele, Neil Diamond, and Billy Joel… and now Leah! Check it out below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcWfHauAVgM

oday is my mom’s 60th birthday.  I can’t believe my mom is 60!  It’s incredible how much the concept of being “60″ has changed over the years.  60 is definitely the new 50.  I’ve been reflecting on my mom’s birthday a lot the past month or so, much the same way I’m sure parents do with their children.  I have come to the conclusion that I have the best mom in the world.  I’m sorry to everyone else’s mom, and I mean no offense, but my mom is just… THE best.  Not that I’m biased of course…

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am currently taking a sociology class at UCLA.  The reading and the class discussions so far are absolutely thrilling (the last class was especially exciting when a student had to be removed from class by campus police, but I digress…).  So just as I was in the middle of doing one of my readings from a book called “Emotional Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman, I heard about the earthquake in Haiti.  At first, I didn’t realize the extent of the impact.  Then I turned on the TV, and the news was showing a before and after shot of the capitol building in Port-au-Prince.  I couldn’t believe it.  The place was completely destroyed.  It made me think about how I would feel if I saw the White House like that.  How disconcerting to see the building which represents the center of your country completely decimated.

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discovered this via one of the clients I teach.  It’s from the musical Spring Awakening (which was also written by Duncan Sheik, a singer and songwriter I love!).  it was made famous by Lea Michele from “Glee”, who was in the musical on Broadway.

“…it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”

hat was a quote inscribed on a gift that my mom gave me for Christmas.  I love it, and it’s probably one of the most important things that I not only came to understand, but learned how to ENACT in 2009.

What a mixed bag 2009 was!  I had some fantastic moments in my career.  I sang for the Dodgers not once but twice.  I performed at LA Pride.  I worked on a new project with fantastic producers, remixers, writers, and managers, and 2010 will start off with a bang as that project finally makes its way to the ears of the listening public.  I started singing with my church choir and that has opened so many doors professionally AND personally.

Not to say that 2009 didn’t have its low points………. but the last quarter of this year made me feel really proud of myself.  It proved to me that every day is indeed a new day, and a new chance to pick yourself up.  I’m starting to learn better resiliency skills.  I’m learning to expand my horizons.  My class at UCLA was such an eye-opener as far as showing me that there are many dimensions to life, and to me (I’m taking another class starting next week!).  I also learned that happiness isn’t dependent on where you are or what you’re doing… as spacey and new-agey as it may sound, happiness truly is a state of mind.

To sum it up, I am ending 2009 happier than when it started.  So 2009 – I consider you a success!

I wish you all the best in 2010.

“If you don’t love where you come from, you can’t love where you are going.”

or those of you who follow my tweets (ahem, twitter.com/leahdriscoll or just click on that nifty twitter link in the upper right hand corner of this page!!!), then you may recognize that quote from something I posted earlier this week.  It was the message on my “Throat Comfort” Yogi tea bag.  Yogi tea is also the maker of “Throat Coat” tea which is a MUST for singers, and helpful for anyone suffering from a sore or hoarse throat.  But I digress… I loved this quote!  And it absolutely popped into my mind a couple days ago when I made a trip to West Hollywood for the first time in probably a couple months.

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LOVE the holidays… Christmas is probably my favorite holiday of all.  I have so many fond memories of family Christmases, and caroling in my teens with my high school choir.  It was always a really special time of the year for me, and a really positive way to wrap up a year.

I decided to record a cover of one of my favorite Christmas songs… “The Christmas Song.”  Yes, that is the real title!  …although most people refer to it as the “Chesnuts Roasting On An Open Fire” one.  My two favorite versions of it are by Nat King Cole and Mel Torme -- I like the classics!  I found a fantastic arrangement of it that I love.  Please enjoy, and I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season!

xo Leah

few months back, I created some videos for each of the songs on my album. Unfortunately, I never did get around to making one for “Home”, but now I finally did! The holidays got me thinking about home, and how much I miss the holidays in Maine and New England.