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W♥M040: Amber Ojeda

W♥M040: Amber Ojeda [download (20 mins)]

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First off, huge apology to Jen, we had taped a segment, but the audio recorder didn't quite work out. I'm going to look into other Skype recorders, yes, I will even pay for it (the current one I'm using is free). If you have any Skype recorder suggestions, let me know.

Amber Ojeda - Lady Like Amber Ojeda - Here I Am

Today's special guest on We Heart Music Radio is Amber Ojeda (pronounced 'oh-hey-da'), R&B / Urban Pop singer from San Diego/Los Angeles area. You can find out more about her music via amberojedamusic.com (which actually redirects you to myspace) or follow her on Twitter.

She first came to my attention for her involvement with Veronica Mars, a show that I'm sad to see have ended with the third season, and I wanted to have her on to ask about working on the show. If you want to find out more about her as an actress, IMDB does a great job on compiling her appearances.

Veronica Mars: Amber Ojeda

As for music, you can download her 9-track album over at True Anthem for FREE. However, you get what you pay for as there is a brief 15 seconds or less 'commercial' for Old Navy prior to the song playing (which doesn't actually seem like a commercial at all). Also, if you download all the tracks, True Anthem will allow a bonus video for download. The video is professional shot and edited of a live performance of "Don't Rush". Definitely worth checking out, especially for the sax!

Some of the topics we chatted about:

• Her influences
• Veronica Mars
• Tara Caballero
• True Anthem
• social networking
• What she's listening to lately

Victory Ship at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (01/18/09) ♥ photo by Brody

Also, just quickly, I just wanted to mention I did make it out in the cold-snow-Minneapolis (shock, shock!) to show support for Brody's show. I caught most of Sika (sikaband.com/myspace) and Victory Ship (myspace). I'll have to say, there was quite a good crowd last night. Not really sure if Sika and Victory Ship should be paired together because they don't really sound that similar - Sika seems really Muse/Story of the Year and really passionate on stage. Victory Ship came off as sounding very sixties Americana-sounding.

It's also kind of funny to see the mystery of Brody unveiled in tcdailyplanet.net:

Whomever Brody McCoy was, he had reason to be proud. Last night’s show, the first ever presented by Brit Rock at the Top, was a great success. McCoy is a Shoreview native, but as its name suggests his blog celebrates all things British and rockin’; the thread meant to tie the night’s three acts—Joey Ryan and the Inks, Sika, and Victory Ship—was a degree of trans-Atlantic affinity.

I'm sure the success of this show will ensure more shows in the future.

01/18/2009 22:41:26 ♥ vu ()♥weheartmusic.com♥podcast.weheartmusic.com♥news.weheartmusic.com

Amber Ojeda - Here I Am

CONCERTS June 14 - Airport Lounge, San Diego, California June 27 - Privilege, Hollywood, California June 30 - TANGIER'S, Los Angeles, California June 14 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey Sept 08 - KAVA LOUNGE, San Diego, California

 

 

Amber Ojeda - Here I Am

Amber Ojeda

I wanted to mention Amber Ojeda today because she's playing in San Diego tonight.

Although I mostly cover 'indie' music, I think you guys already should know that I do listen to a variety of genres. I think this is the reason why I am avoiding last.fm because I don't really want the world to know that I am a closet fan of Hall & Oates.

Amber is an R&B artist based out of the San Diego/Los Angeles area. Her profile lists a huge classic jazz influences (Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday), but if you listen to the song it sounds a lot more modern hip-hop than jazz. The piano is a little different, I suppose.

 

 

Veronica Mars: Amber Ojeda

By the way, the first time I listened to this song "Here I Am", I thought there was something wrong with the music file I got because there is a chipmunk-sounding "here I am" at the beginning. I think it's actually Amber's voice sped up.

Anyway, I think the coolest thing about Amber that you should know is that she's actually a recurring character on Veronica Mars. I have included a short clip of her in Veronica Mars (she is credit as "Jasmine".)

Trivia: Her songs have appeared in some movie soundtracks, including "All That I Need" and "Prayer Before Murder".

Related Entry: Veronica Mars

vu Links: myspace.com/amberojeda musicforte.com/member/amberojeda

Veronica Mars (Updated)

 

 

The Dandy Warhols - We Used to Be Friends

The Dandy Warhols

I guess you can say that I love Veronica Mars. The character reminds me of Nancy Drew and Buffy. Whoever's writing the show have got an awesome sense of humor. Anyway, I had no idea, for the longest time, that the theme song is by The Dandy Warhols! (I've always thought the theme song was written specifically for the television show.)

I'm not going to talk about The Dandy Warhols or Courtney Courtney Taylor-Taylor or whatever he's calling himself (more on the Dandies much later...) Instead enjoy this funny clip from Veronica Mars, Season 3, Episode 14.

I need to set up the video for you: Veronica's boyfriend client, Josh, was wrongly put in prison. Veronica snuck in some peanut butter cookies to Josh. Josh escaped because the prison guard ate the cookies (it turned out that the guard was allergic to peanuts). So Veronica was arrested on aiding and embedding a criminal. Watch as what happens next:

 

Veronica Mars in Prison

You can see why I have been enjoying the show. Unfortunately it's currently on break and will return in May 2007 (the last episode was 15). No word yet on the show being renewed for a fourth season :(.

Tip: I used the free Ultra Video To Flash to convert my AVI to FLV.

afrocurl wrote: Apr 3, 2007 at 11:42 PM

Quick note, though. Josh, in the episode you described, is not Veronica's boyfriend, but a client she's working with.

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:14:25 CST: Bonus Videos - Gia on Veronica Mars:

Veronica Mars - Girls Sleep Over

Gia - Myspace

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