Honoring the vocal prototype, The Voice: Whitney Houston
6 days 9 hours ago
When I was 5, I started entering talent shows with Jackson 5 songs and when I felt like a “big girl” (around the age of 10) I added Whitney and Mariah songs to my repertoire. Every wedding, every school dance, every audition… I remember watching Whitney’s performances at the Grammy’s, in complete awe. So this [...]
Getting it on while basking in my Nightlight!
1 month ago
You know when you take a dive, and you can feel the arch of your body is just right, the sun is burning on your back, you take a good breath and feel know this is going to be such an uplifting swim? No? Yes? Well, that is what it felt like when I dived into [...]
Mundane is merely Magic in disguise!
3 months 4 weeks ago
Two weeks after my last post, I lost my apartment, lost hope, lost a lot of tears and my beloved Tinkerbell figurine lost a hand and broke her wings. How silly symbolic. Well, I see your lesson and raise you an epiphany, solidified faith in my dreams, more helping hands than I can count (you!) and [...]
Inside My Love – Tribute to Les Fleurs
7 months ago
Three November babies in a room, one holding the camera, one strumming the strings and one behind the mic, for a tribute to one of my favorite singer/songwriters, also born in the 11th month: Minnie Riperton. Guitarist Rory Ronde (aka Kofi Anonymous) and I adore Minnie’s work, and we’d been talking about doing a cover [...]
Thank .you
7 months ago
I need to get up early tomorrow and yet here I am, almost 2 am, writing to you, writing to me. I still have and need the temporary day jobs to support my dream. But the dream has expanded. I’ve got my eye on Los Angeles, and LA has got her eye on me (Laurel [...]
Revolution in B-Minor
7 months ago
My mini-concert at a Revolution in B-Minor at Grounds in Rotterdam was the perfect venue for me to share my songs and lyrics in an intimate setting with guitar magician Kofi Anoymous by my side, while broadcasting the show live on my livestream channel. People from all over the world (Canada, Korea, US, UK) tuned [...]
Tales of April and Magic in May
9 months 3 weeks ago
It’s May! That means that this month, May 13th, I’m performing at A Revolution in B-Minor! Ooooh, I’m so excited, less than 2 weeks to go!! This night is all about the essence of the song and stripping your music to the core, so I’ll be doing two short acoustic sets, including the cover you [...]
Studio Vlogging with Blaxtar & Morgan Avenue!
1 year ago
This has been a great weekend! I had my very first session with producers Rick and Morien of Morgan Avenue -absolutely love their sound- and Blaxtar, MC / poet and owner of RAEN Music. I had a lovely time, did two hooks for two songs, was able to use a variety of vocal tones and experiment [...]
Keeping you Post-it!!
1 year ago
Happy New Decade! Happy New Moment! Hello!! I came back from LA on my birthday, November 17th, closed my eyes for a bit to get out of my jet lag and was fortunate enough to roll right into a full time 9 to 5 in Rotterdam. I took on a day job to save money [...]
Painting this town blue!
1 year 3 months ago
I am in love with LA. So much talent, so many sweet spirits! I’ve been running around every day, meeting people, observing, learning, breathing it all in and of course singing. That is why I’m here. I did a rendition of the Isley Brothers’ For The Love Of You at RedWhite&Bluezz and was incredibly fortunate [...]
Girl from Mars – the music video
1 year 4 months ago
The day before I spread my wings and fly to LA, my very first real music video drops and honestly, I’m so happy right now I don’t even need wings or a plane! Feels like I really just came flying down from Mars! I’m afloat! Soaring high! My brilliant best friends Winand and Vinod Singh [...]
Simply Beautiful [R&B Remix]
1 year 5 months ago
Second remix! Dean Howard did a mashup of Al Green’s and my vocals, and I love what he did!! Anyone who decides to remix both Mr. Wonka and Mr. Jackson (3 times!!) is obviously following that same yellow brick road I’m on, so I’m very thankful and honored he wanted to take a crack (his words, [...]
Simply Beautiful [Eye Refuse Remix]
1 year 5 months ago
My rendition of Al Green’s Simply Beautiful (with Kofi Anonymous aka Rory Ronde on guitar) got remixed by one of my YouTube friends from the ATL, Jermaine aka YaKinfolkJStylesOO9 for Eye Refuse Ent. When he heard the song, he sent me a message and asked me whether he could do a remix and I was [...]
Giddy!
1 year 5 months ago
One more day of summer, and less than a month to go until I step into my moon boots, leave Mars and fly to the Moon: Los Angeles for one full Moon cycle (or, you know, a month…)!! We’re finishing the Girl From Mars music video, shooting the last scene this week! Vinod and Winand Singh [...]
Simply Beautiful
1 year 6 months ago
Friday the 13th was one splendid day, filled with a thunderstorm, lots of sun, wonderful vibes and triple scorpio energy*! Winand -and his sexy camera- joined me for my music session with Kofi Anonymous (Rory Ronde). We finished the basic form of our song Nightlight (remember me writing and recording the very first draft of [...]
While July passed me by…
1 year 6 months ago
It’s been a while. It’s been quite a while, an eventful while, definitely worth the while! I’ve been going through turbulent times, with extreme highs and lows. Leaving the secure path of becoming a psychologist to follow my passion does mean I struggle financially and get disappointed when people I work with seem to take [...]
Music & Michael – Ascension to Magic
1 year 8 months ago
June 25th. Exactly one year ago I was recording my song Girl From Mars under a full Moon. I was in the recording booth and decided to take a break, when my phone rang in my hand. It was Orfeo, telling me about Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest. I called my mom, Jackson 5 fan from day [...]
MTV Voters Shout Out!
1 year 8 months ago
So here it is, my list of shout outs to everyone who has voted for me in the MTV Ray Ban Battle by rating my Girl From Mars video with 5 stars! I have more votes than names, so if you don’t see your name in this list, and you did vote for me, or [...]
Indulge (Part 2)
1 year 9 months ago
In July 2009, after having dinner with my friends, they asked me to sing something. We debated over the right song for me to sing: Baby Be Mine, The Way You Make Me Feel, Girl From Mars, even My Heart Will Go On (naw…) were thrown in there, until Cas asked me about the song [...]
jayanti.me
1 year 9 months ago
Oh yeah!!! After last week’s countdown with the 4 ET mixtape photos, we launched my website: jayanti.me, home of Exotic Tinkerbell. The website serves as a social media hub, which updates itself in real time to give you a look into the ET realm and my ramblings: my latest tweets, facebook status updates (even if [...]
Exotic Tinkerbell – Photo Mixtape *night*
1 year 9 months ago
I hereby release the last picture on my ET Photo Mixtape: *night*. And then tomorrow, around this time, my website will launch with Exotic Tinkerbell the Photo Album [13 new photos]! And in this picture, I am wearing my own jumpsuit! All other outfits courtesy of Van Dijk.
Exotic Tinkerbell – Photo Mixtape *dusk*
1 year 9 months ago
Here it is, the third photo on the Exotic Tinkerbell Photo Mixtape: *dusk*.. The last one will be posted tomorrow and then it’s time for the full Photo Album on my new website!! I’m so excited for you to you see it!! Wooooooo!!
Exotic Tinkerbell – Photo Mixtape *noon*
1 year 9 months ago
The second track on the visual mixtape, strolling into the afternoon.. All Exotic Tinkerbell photos by Vinod Singh and Winand Singh for the collective Me We. Makeup by Yohana Yfara. Styling by Van Dijk.
Exotic Tinkerbell – Photo Mixtape *dawn*
1 year 9 months ago
Starting today, I will post a new photo daily until it’s time for the launch of my new website on Saturday May 15th. A Photo Mixtape as a prelude to the Photo Album to be released on the website in four days. Photos have melodies, too… listen and you will see! This is the first [...]
ET in Spring
1 year 10 months ago
Yay, I got a haircut today!! Another take on Exotic Tinkerbell, which I thought up a few days ago. Change is good. Hair by Thaïs: I may have found the new love of my hair’s life!