LOTL-Radio The Comfort Zone

 Natalie 'The Floacist' Stewart DEBUTS HER NEW ALBUM THE Rise of the Phoenix Mermaid The Floacist's third album 'RISE of the Phoenix Mermaid is due for release on March 18th 2014. RISE of the Phoenix Mermaid has been inspired, as always, by my personal walk and journey through the pages of the day to day parable that is my life! RISE is a compilation of a few songs that I wrote in 2006/7, at the point of the end of Floetry, that I didn't have the opportunity to share but have now reworked and finally am delighted to present to my audience, as well as a few completely new songs that I manifested in 2013, and I have also converted some of my favorite spoken word pieces into the Floetic ethos of song structure. The creation of this album has been about reflection, empowerment, self love, acceptance, submission, the Divine Feminine and the completion concept of endings leading to new beginnings. For all of the people who have been along for the journey of Floetry and eventually my solo artist walk, the message is about perseverance and alignment. The message is about being prepared for one's own opportunities. The message is about the ability to rise from the abyss of isolation, journeying upwards always, out of the ashes from the purification of the fires of change. The Manifestation

LOTL The Comfort Zone Presents Felicia Temple This inceptive teaser EP is like an open audiobook containing six candid love letters set and arranged to songs regarding the depths of soulful experiences from love lost, love gained and love matured. As her voice blows sultrily, carrying gently the missives from her 5ft 6 well-proportioned frame, you instantly become overwhelmed by her every intent to warm you over and keep you open for more. She is self-assertive, self-assured,and self-taught with a humble ?air. Her diligence and passion for music is also self-evident because on most nights she can be found in her home studio writing and recording. That  dedication is not built on the cliche of the hunger to be a star, it is more like an inherent trait for Felicia Temple. Traveling on the road at the tender age of 14 as a background singer for the iconic House Music vocalist, and Dad, her entrenchment and verve runs deeplike the signature pulsating bass of the genre . A pulse that now resonates soulfully in her debut EP.

With all the new rising stars, Whitney Wright, is one to keep your eye on. The Houston born singer-songwriter, possesses an emotive, awe-inspiring voice that is packed with a power strong enough to brighten our entire world. Taking influences from Adele, Christina Aguilera, and Rihanna, Whitney displays an impressive voice that blends R&B, Pop, and Soul music together. With such a vivacious voice, the 22 year old is set to leave an imprint on the music industry. Whitney Wright was actually named after the late Whitney Houston, who many say can hear the same emotion and power in Whitney’s voice as once displayed by Whitney Houston. The story behind Whitney discovering her gift is special. While in junior high, Whitney was interested in joining the band but her mother encouraged her to join choir. Soon after joining choir she realized what a beautiful gift of singing she had. Whitney went on to graduate from The High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas. Attending the same school where musical legends Beyonce, Yolanda Adams, and Grammy award winning producer Bryan Michael-Cox, Whitney has the tenacity and the take-charge spirit to become successful in the new school of popular music.   

Singer/songwriter MAAD*MOISELLE’s phoenix-like rise to the top is an inevitable one. Its sure to take the notice of all those watching from the stands, to the sidelines. Some could say MAAD is like a one-man army - with her sexy, rhythmic-R&B pop tunes, alluring beauty, and stellar background. Standing at 5'10, MAAD spent most of her youth traveling the country and gracing the pages of magazines such as Cosmo, Vibe, and Seventeen as a model; along with becoming the face of Sensationnel hair. As her modeling career blossomed, she invested in her music career, which continues to grow with every step she takes. And although she may have left a mark on the fashion world, it is her music that MAAD wants the world to know and love. MAAD*MOISELLE toured Europe with German-based pop group MADcon after being featured on two of their hit singles, "Outrun the Sun" and "Helluva Nite". She has worked with Drake, super producers Just Blaze, Kwame, and Jonas Jeberg, is featured on A$AP Ferg's album Trap Lord, and can currently be seen as the leading lady in R&B crooner Luke James's latest video, "Oh God". Currently, MAAD is gearing up to release her debut EP, INDIGO, which will be released at the top of 2014. Her first single “Take Me”, was co-written by R&B singer Ro James and produced by Lehkz of #ProducedByTheVamp. It sums up her musical journey thus far as she uses this album to properly introduce herself to the world, as only she can. MAAD*MOISELLE will continue to embark on her musical journey all the while leaving her signature seal everywhere she goes. Stay tuned! #GetMAAD!

LOTL The Comfort Zone Presents Betty Wright. Debuts her new album.LIVING , LOVE, LIES Born singing gospel with the family group, the Echoes of Joy, Wright began experimenting with R&B music in 1965 when she was only 11. In 1968, she released her first album, My First Time Around, by the age of 14, and scored her first national hit, "Girls Can't Do What Guys Can Do". But it was not until the end of 1971 that Wright's most successful phase of her career began to take place. The song, "Clean Up Woman", became a Top 5 pop and #2 R&B hit, and would later influence a remix of Mary J. Blige's "Real Love" single with the sample of its guitar riffs; R&B girl group trio SWV's "I'm So Into You" also featured a sample from "Clean Up Woman," as did Afrika Bambaataa's song "Zulu War Chant", and Sublime's "Get Out!" remix. In 1974, Wright scored big with the songs "Tonight is the Night" (about a real-life love affair that happened with Wright when she was a teenager) and "Where is the Love" (which won her a GRAMMY for Best R&B Song).

New York, NY- March 3, 2014 - Jahna Sebastian's critically acclaimed EP "The Edge of Love" is now available on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, GooglePlay, XBox Music, 7Digital, Spotify, Sony Music Unlimited and many other retailers. Ms. Sebastian wrote, produced, arranged and recorded every track of the EP in her studio Multivizion Music.    When asked about “The Edge of Love” EP Ms. Sebastian states, “It tells a story of being on the borders between love and hate, strong emotions. I am a very passionate person, it’s all or nothing for me. It is about sudden changes that a relationship brings and the journey of immediate transformation through them. It is the dialogue between the extremes. It has a bit of Nietzsche, a bit of Kafka and a little bit of cyberpunk.”   The EP features seven tracks “The Edge of Love”, "One Day”, “Poison”, “Desert”, “Running”, “Love Letter” and “Desert Remix”.  Four music videos were filmed : “One Day”, “Poison”, “The Edge of Love” and “Desert” with a very talented young director Kevin Hudson. She also wrote the treatments for two of them, she stated, “They are all like chapters of the same book unfolding in various ways”. 

As a producer, he has lent his hand to such artists as; Janet Jackson, Pharoahe Monch, Bobby Creekwater, Vickie Winans, Jadakiss, Lin Rountree, Anita Baker, Jay Electronica, Jeymes Samuel, Ryan Leslie, and Amp Fiddler. In 2011 his music was featured in the AT&T “Swag/FLY ERRR” commercial.  At just 32 years old, he is a taste and hit-maker with an undeniable track record. As an artist B. has performed and toured alongside some of the industry's finest including; Talib Kweli, Morris Day and The Time, Kim Burrell, Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge, The Isley Brothers, George Duke, The Last Poets, Musiq Soulchild, Geno Young, Jaguar Wright, Kelis, Gene Dunlap, Sy Smith, Zo!, Joe Sample, Norman Brown, Wyclef, Raheem DeVaughn, Martha Reeves and Jonathan Butler just to name a few. Along with national tours, B. has also graced the stages of all of Detroit's premier venues and clubs including; The Fox Theatre, Chene Park, Freedom Hill, Detroit Opera House, Hart Plaza, The Music Hall, The Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History, Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, The Key Club, and Bert’s Jazz Marketplace.

singer/songwriter from Toronto, Canada. Fouro has gained major attention for her electro-influenced pop sound. After recording her first track, “Take Your Love Back”, in the Iranian underground music scene, it ignited her passion for music and got her further involved in the entertainment industry. Fouro is currently working on her debut album, `The Love Cycle` with Juno-Award winning producer Lonnie Szoke,  The Love Cycle is the title of my debut album.Comes with  It's a collection of tracks that follow the Kubler- Ross model, which goes through the stages of love and lost, through; denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. I found myself in all these places and have written a collection of my experiences. Through it all, I’ve just realized life is a cycle of love and this album rides on all emotions one can feel. I’m confident my fans will play this one over and over again. "If I can't be myself, I don't want to be at all". -Lina Fouro These are the words that Lina Fouro conveys through her music. They come from her deep emotions and thoughts. Her passion for poetry began at the age of 12. An entertainer at heart, as a child Lina loved to dance, and later went on to perform her favourite "Spice Girl's: Wanna Be" song at her school talent show. A band she accredits for inspiring her to embrace her femininity at such an early age. Throughout the years, Lina performed in choirs and attended drama classes. While improve being her favourite, Lina did take part in modelling and acting as well. Lina was on TV for a look-a-like episode, aired on Star TV. Lina performs live everywhere the opportunity exists; also, she writes and composes her own lyrics. A ghost-writer for other artists, Lina Fouro is gifted and will rise to the destiny of her dreams.

Nuela Charles is a Canadian, Swiss and Kenyan singer-songwriter. Be it hip-hop, pop, jazz, R&B or soul, Nuela captures the spirit and confidence of them all. Currently based in Edmonton, Alberta but much like her music, she has lived an extremely diverse lifestyle – calling three continents and four different countries  Nuela has been performing in front of an audience that has been exponentially growing and filling venues like The Club at the Citadel (Edmonton) as part of a two night headlining series, The Bassment (Saskatoon) and the Jack Singer Concert Hall (Calgary) when she opened up for Ziggy Marley. Nuela also took part in festivals such as the TransCanada Alberta Music Series (Calgary), Edmonton Jazz Festival, and K-Days (Edmonton), where she was one of the opening acts for CLASSIFIED. Having just recently won the Edmonton Music Prize, which highlights a recording that has “made a unique contribution or outstanding accomplishment in music within the last 18 months,” Nuela has already kicked off 2014 with multiple TV licensing syncs. Shows that will be featuring songs from “Aware” include VH1’s “Black Ink Crew,” “Basketball Wives” and “Single Ladies,” CityTV’s “Seed,”and W Network’s “Tessa And Scott.”

Frank McComb . Debuts his latest album Live at The Bitter End/Remembering Donny Hathaway 

Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Jaguar Wright's name can be added to the list of such Philly-based neo-soul talents as Grammy award-winning rap band The Roots and multi-platinum hitmakers Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild. Wright earned rave reviews for her background vocal stint at Jay-Z' MTV Unplugged appearance during December 2001. Around February 2002, she began appearing in a national TV ad for Coca Cola. Her energetic stage shows garnered favorable write-ups in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone. In a kind of homage to the old-school, Wright covers fellow Philly singer Patti LaBelle's hit "Love, Need and Want You" on her debut album, Denials Delusions and Decisions, which was issued by Motive/MCA on January 29, 2002. With production by members of the Roots, James Poyser, Richard Nichols, Scott Storch, Pino Palladino, Larry Gold, and Vikter Duplaix, the album is a provocative brew of gut-wrenching soul and incisive, life-influenced lyrics. The results spins a "fo' real" autobiographical tint (helped along by salty language on the uncensored version of the album), moving some to drawing comparisons to her contemporary Mary J. Blige and R&B/rap-roots mother Millie Jackson as well as Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone. Still, on Denials Delusions and Decisions Wright offers an enticing, unique portrait of a young woman trying to find her way through life, through songs that are mesmerizing whether they're biting or beautiful. T

Four-time Grammy winner Dianne Reeves releases her first album in five years: Beautiful Life. The album comprises a journey of 12 songs, with covers of Bob Marley's "Waiting in Vain", Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams", Marvin Gaye's "I Want You", and Ani DiFranco's "32 Flavors", and two original songs.   Produced by Terri Lyne Carrington, Beautiful Life features an all-star cast that includes Esperanza Spalding, Richard Bona, Gregory Porter, Lalah Hathaway, Robert Glasper, Gerald Clayton, and Reeves' cousin and longtime collaborator, the late George Duke. One of the preeminent female jazz vocalists in the world, Dianne Reeves takes her audience on an emotionally volcanic journey covering the spectrum from jazz to soul.

LOTL The Comfort Zone Presents  Mara Hruby.Debuts new single ' CRY ME A RIVER '  Mara Hruby from Oakland, CA. She arrived on the scene at the start of 2010, playing shows throughout the Bay Area, and is releasing her debut EP, From Her Eyes. Mara has worked on this album for the past nine months; she has applied her multi-talented dedication to recording, arranging, and engineering her own work. She has performed on stage, dancing and backing other artists in the Bay Area; unconsciously preparing herself for this path. She has chosen to speak through music in order to connect with those of us who love music.  During an interview with a local entertainment magazine, Mara was asked to describe her sound: “My sound/style comes from what I have experienced in life. I feel my sound is organic, distinct, melodic, eclectic, and filled with sensitivity. To say the least, I’d call my music a melodic melting pot.” 

LOTL The Comfort Zone presents Melinda Doolittle. debuts her  latest album "Your'e The Reason " Coming Back To You was followed by Beyond Me (2010); Melinda’s poignant, often humorous book recounting the life lessons that have shaped who she is today. Raised by a single mom who had to struggle to make ends meet, Melinda has defied the statistics and followed her dreams. The lessons, or “Mommyisms” as Melinda likes to call them, provide practical guidance to overcoming personal obstacles and achieving the next level in any area of life.

We are a week away from the release of the multicultural self-titled debut album by global soul singer-songwriter-poet Offiong Bassey (www.OffiongBassey.com). Incorporating the Nigerian heritage of her parents and grandparents, Afro-Peruvian rhythms from her travels, inspired gospel from her spiritual roots, and R&B, funk and jazz intonations from her American upbringing, Bassey’s eleven-song set When Leon Timbo went to perform at Bishop T.D. Jakes’ The Potter’s Church in 2008, he hoped to change people’s lives with his uplifting music. But it was the Jacksonville, Florida, native’s life that was about to change.  After delivering a rousing set that focused on Timbo’s signature emotionally-rich, love-centric tunes, the singer-songwriter-musician was met backstage by Tyrese. “He walked in the back after I was done and said, ‘Dude. I don’t know what just happened, but whatever just happened I want to happen tonight at my show,’” Timbo recalls today.