olivia burrell's blog!

NEW OFFICIAL WEBSITE!

2010-11-15T00:09:00.000+09:00

Hello everyone!

My official homepage is finally DONE! In the past, I've designed my site on my own, but this time I asked the design team at syncl.com to do it for me. We went back and forth over the colours and details...it took a while for me to get my information together....but now it's done!!!

http://www.oliviaburrell.com

Please check it out!

My Japanese blog will now be based from that page.日本語のブログはこれからあたしのホームページからアクセスして下さい。よろしくお願いします！　

My English blog will now be located at my Tumblr page:

http://oliviaburrell.tumblr.com

I am not certain if I will continue to use this page or not, but I will leave it open and untouched for memory's sake!

Thanks everyone!

FALL/WINTER Solo Show : final for 2010!

2010-11-02T04:17:00.002+09:00

Hey everyone!

For those who missed my show in September, please come to my last solo show of the year! I hope you all can come!
Love, Oli ♡

NEXT SHOW

Olivia Burrell-“more”-ワンマンライブ 2010年11月22日 @ 下北沢 440

Members: Jun Ishimura (bass)Yusuke Onishi (guitar) Junji Chiba (Keyboards) with special guests: G2, Tatsu Shioya, and others!

OPEN19:00 / START 20:00 前売:¥3,000 当日:¥3,500
お問合せ:03-3422-9440 チケット:予約※440店頭販売
メール予約はこちらから: olivia@eastaudio.com

http://www.club251.co.jp/440/〒155-0032 東京都世田谷区代沢5-29-15SYビル1F TEL.03-3422-9440[4PM-]

♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫

Come See Me Sing This Wednesday!

2010-09-20T19:24:00.001+09:00

今晩は！アンドお久しぶりです！

もう最近、夜になると、秋の風が来ますよね。
みんな、お元気にしていますか？楽しい夏を過ごしましたか？

私の夏はすごく忙しかったが、久保田利伸さんのツアーで一生忘れない思いでをいっぱーい作りました！楽しい夏でした！

でね、

水曜日は久しぶりにライブをやりまーす！
場所は中目黒、楽屋(ラクヤ)と言う、大人っぽくて素敵なダイニングライヴハウスなんです！

一緒に温かい空間に、飲みながら、聴きながら、いい時間を過ごしましたか？

２０１０年９月２２日

中目黒楽屋

オープン１８：００

ファストステージ１９：３０
セコンドステージ２１：００
予約：￥３０００／当日￥３５００

予約はこちらへ:

http://www.rakuya.net
yoyaku@rakuya.net

待ってます！私の日本語が可笑しかったらすみません！！

ENGLISH

Hello everyone!

The nights are getting cool and the hot, sticky, airless summer days are slowly giving way to the cool autumn breeze of the night!

I hope you all had a wonderful summer, and wanted to take this opportunity to invite you to my first solo show in over four years!

This will be the first of two shows I'll be doing this fall, and I'll be kicking things off at a lovely Asian fusion restaurant/live house called RAKUYA in Nakameguro onWednesday.

Please come and enjoy some great food, great drink, great atmosphere, and great music with me!

September 22nd,2010

Doors open at 7pm
First Stage at 7:30pm
Second Stage at 9pm
Advance ticket 3000 yen/3500 yen at the door

For more info and for reservations please contact:

http://www.rakuya.net
yoyaku@rakuya.net

Can't wait to see you there!

Love, Olivia

- Posted using BlogPress from Olivia's iPhone

Long Time No Blog!

2010-07-15T00:14:00.000+09:00

Hello everyone!

It's been quite a while since I posted to this blog! I've been having too much fun on the road, first with JUJU and now with the legendary Toshi Kubota! I must say that however rotten I am feeling from day to day, that I must give thanks for being able to continue working doing something I love.

In my last post I discussed some of the issues I've been having with finding the right medium to let people know what I'm doing and what I've been up to lately. I'm still having that issue, and I'm hoping it will be resolved with the relaunch of my website, www.oliviaburrell.com. It's been taken on and off the web for various reasons that are too long and complicated to explain now, but I finally have the support and direction I need to get the site back up and running again! The launch date will be on my birthday, August 18th, 2010.

Some other big news...the UNDERCOVER LOVER Reggae project I've been working on since last year, finally hits stores today! You can buy both albums, part one "UnderCover Lover - Cover Me - Tokyo Cafe" and part two, "UnderCover Lover - Cover Me - Sunset Beach" , on Amazon, iTunes, Tower Records, HMV and most record stores across Japan.

It's a very laid back, easy breezy approach to covering some of today's popular rock, reggae, alternative and pop songs, in lovers rock style. Perfect for a day at the beach, or some chill time at your favorite cafe! Please pick up a copy if you can!

UNDERCOVER LOVER "Cover Me - Tokyo Cafe Meets Reggae"

UNDERCOVER LOVER "Cover Me - Sunset Beach House"

Also....I just found out that Japan's most popular interior design and lifestyle shop, FRANC FRANC, has decided to put the CD in their store playlist and on their store shelves! This is especially great news since Franc Franc only sells house/dance music. It's the first time ever for a reggae CD to be sold nationwide at their stores! should appear in their CD sections at the end of this month! History in the making!

I will have more great news in the weeks to come so keep reading!

PS. For up-to-the-minute news on what I'm doing, please PLEASE pretty Please check my Twitter Account!

Olivia on Twitter

Some changes...

2010-01-25T14:51:00.000+09:00

Happy Belated New Year!

I've had a lot of time off to think over the holidays, about my career, my future in Japan, and so on and so forth! I'll let you know about all of that in another post!

One thing I will talk about, is the future of this blog. I've tried a few things to keep the blog interesting, but I've not had much luck in keeping it updated! Part of the reason is because I really didn't feel that people were actually reading it! Not to mention the fact that it is quite tiring to translate all of my posts in Japanese every single time I write. I also realized that many Japanese readers aren't really familiar with Blogger. Most people make blogs on sites like Ameba or Livedoor that cater to a Japanese audience. Although I've been told by a few people that they've seen my blog, very few people actually leave comments on the message board.

So at first, I thought about closing this blog, and moving over to Ameba. I've kept an address on Ameba Blogs for a while now, but never used it.

But...

I don't really know how to use Ameba, and I feel much more comfortable using software in English. Also, moving my blog to a Japanese site would make it very difficult for my English readers to post comments, and I would end up having the same issue.

Then I found the answer!

Mixi!!

I've been on mixi for a long time, and even posted blogs entries in Japanese before I started this one.

So from today, I'll be splitting up my blog! The English one will remain here at

moreolivia.blogspot.com

My posts in Japanese will now be on Mixi like before. Look for this user name: Oli!

I hope you'll check both blogs! The English one will be more personal and in depth, as it is my native language!

Here's a brief explanation in Japanese(that I also posted on mixi)

もう遅いんですが、明けましておめでとうございます

あたし、mixi全然やってないんですね。すみませんでした。

今マインにほぼ毎日アップデートしてるはツイッターですね！かなりはまってます。私のツイッター名はブログと同じくmoreolivia です！ぜひフォローして下さい！面白いよー。オリちゃん何してるのかな〜と思ったら、twitterにチェックするとすぐ分かる。私のストーカーなれるぐらい。

あと、英語と日本語を混ぜて、

http://www.moreolivia.blogspot.com

でブログを書きましたが、日本語と英語を分けて、別々のブログにします。これから mixiで日本語のブログやりますのでよろしくお願いします。

今年もよろしくお願いします!!

- Posted using BlogPress from Olivia's iPhone

買った？？？？買って下さいよー　＾o＾

2009-12-11T01:14:00.004+09:00

どうもどもうー！お久しぶりですー

Twitterに夢中で、ブログをアップデートするのは忘れちゃいましたー！Oops. ごめんなさい！

ででで！

ちょっといいnewsがあって、皆に伝えないといけないなーと思って、久しぶりにアップデートしました。

レゲエのカバーアルバムに参加しました！しかも全曲歌いました！Yaaaaay!

12/9からiTunesに発売します！Yaaaay!

CDリリースは来年になります。タイトルは: Tokyo Cafe meets Reggae: Cover Me

フィーチャリングme! 色んな曲をカバーして、シンプルな、聴きやすいレゲエーアルバムです！ぜひぜひチェックして下さい！iTunes限定のクリスマスメドレーも付いてますー

http://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/id343278024

オリジナルアルバムでわないんですけど、よかったら聞いて下さい。

Early You Tube Tuesday: Baby Dancing To Beyonce

2009-09-26T21:28:00.001+09:00

I haven't been making regular posts in a while, as I have been touring with Miliyah and doing reggae events with Pushim at the same time, so as soon as i saw this I had to put it up! Enjoy!

Olivia where are you?

2009-09-09T12:20:00.001+09:00

Hi everybody!

I haven't put a post up here in a long time!
I've been really busy! Right now I am in Toyama for the start of Miliyah's tour.

Here's my artist pass - isn't it cute?

I still have to take a little break from my regular blogging until things calm down a bit.

I will try and put some more posts up soon!

You Tube Tuesday! Meet Michelle Phan

2009-08-12T00:29:00.001+09:00

Hello! I've missed the past few Fashion Fridays, so today I've decided to post a 2 for 1 special!!

You Tube is a great place to find live music, comedy, and clips from your favorite shows, but it can also be very resourceful!

I found this wonderful fashion and makeup channel by accident a few months ago, and I've been hooked ever since. ハまってまーす！The channel was created by a young lady named Michelle Phan, and every week she does a very detailed video on the hottest makeup looks and tips. I haven't tried any of her ideas so far, but she's given me great inspiration for future shows!

Sorry boys, this post can't really help you in any way, but Michelle is gorgeous, so I'm sure you'll have fun watching the video too!

This week's video is all about how to create a sexy look for late night clubbing! Enjoy!

Fashion Friday is late!

2009-08-08T09:49:00.004+09:00

Late because I fell asleep in front of my computer last night! Sorry guys!

I have a few things that I want to post but I have a really busy day today - so I'll be back tomorrow to catch up on my posts!

You Tube Tuesday! (on a Wednesday) PUSHIM LIVE TOUR 2009 "RENAISSANCE" Digest!

2009-08-05T22:52:00.001+09:00

Sorry my posts are late! I was really sick last week. I'm feeling much much better now, but I have to catch up on a lot of work!!!

Anyway, please enjoy this digest version of PUSHIM's performance at Zepp Tokyo this past spring. You might even see me appear for a few seconds here and there!

Highest Mountain!

2009-07-31T19:15:00.001+09:00

I'm in Osaka right now with PUSHIM for Osaka's big reggae festival! The temperature is hot and so are all the artists!

Healing Wednesday

2009-07-29T20:26:00.003+09:00

I've been home sick for the past couple of days, so I really appreciate today's tip.

TIP #2 (from www.dumblittleman.com)

Get outside. Don't let yourself be shut indoors. Go out when it's raining. Walk on the beach. Hike through the woods. Swim in a freezing lake. Bask in the sun. Play sports, or walk barefoot through grass. Pay close attention to nature.

東京にはgrassがあまりないけど。。。(笑）

When I was a university student and working at an office part time, I used to walk down to the local park on my lunch break and play in the water fountain on hot summer days! It made me feel like a little girl again. Some of co-workers used to go ice skating on their lunch breaks in the winter time too!

YouTube Tuesday - Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle

2009-07-28T04:27:00.001+09:00

It's YouTube Tuesday! I just saw someone do a remake of this video, and it brought back so many memories! When I was growing up, I LOVED Janet Jackson! When this video came out, I wanted to be her! I wanted her hair, her dance moves, everything! I tried to practice her moves but I could never do it as good as her!

Fashion Friday!

2009-07-24T03:14:00.003+09:00

I found another cool jumpsuit that I REALLY REALLY want!!!

This one is by Lane Bryant:

The best thing about this jumpsuit is that you can wear it as pants! Look!

欲しいなー！！！

K Tour Photo Digest Part Three!!!最後かな？

2009-07-23T05:20:00.018+09:00

More pictures from K's Tour!

Hi Smiley!

えーと、どっかの空港のカフェーで、my horoscopeを買いました。あたし　獅子座ですー。

Last day of the tour! リハーサルのアックションショット

GAKU かっこいい！！！！

GAKU 普通ー（笑）

On keyboards....Sumida San!

Here is sexy Yukarie!! With K!

Gyo and Gaku!

What's happening here???

More Smiley and Yukarie!

It's ノリノリタイムー！

ノリノリ〜

エリ〜

オリ〜

終わり〜！！！

あっ！

ちょっと待って。。。

あと２枚

Hope you enjoyed the pictures!!

Healing Wednesday!

2009-07-22T23:59:00.001+09:00

Bringing you another quote from "39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist"

Today's tip is:

TIP#20

Try something new, every week. Ask yourself: "What new thing shall I try this week?" Then be sure to do it. You don't have to learn a new language in one week, but seek new experiences. Give it a try. You might decide you want to keep it in your life.

毎週、新しい事をやってみたら？大きい事じゃなくてもいいんです！『やったらどうなるかなー』とか、『好きけど自分には合わないかなー』とか　『やってみたいけれど、時間がない」を忘れて！やってみて、嫌だったら、止めばいいんです！　People need new events, and new experiences in their lives! Try something new. I think I know what I'm going to do next week....

YouTube Tuesday! AI feat. Anna Tsuchiya, Pushim, Anty the 紅乃壱 - BUTTERFLY ~LIVE~ Don't Stop A.i. Japan Tour

2009-07-21T23:55:00.000+09:00

Last night I went to JCB Hall to see the final show of AI Chan's "VIVA A.I." Tour! The stage looked gorgeous, Ai and the band sounded great! I had a wonderful time! I really wish I could have joined the tour this year!!

So as a tribute, I'm putting up some footage from last year's "Don't Stop A.I. Tour!' Enjoy enjoy!!!

Fashion Friday?

2009-07-20T00:19:00.005+09:00

Late post! But, better late than never!

カナダに帰ると必ず（！）MAC Cosmetics に行きます！高校時代からずーと使ってって、大好きです！

日本にももちろん、MAC Store があるけれど、日本で売ってるファンデーションの色が、あたしの肌にはびみょ〜うに合わないんです。だからカナダに帰って、ファンデーと色んな物を買います！

今の気に入りは。。。

元々期間限定で、大人気になって、普通に売るようになった（らしいよ！）の　MAC DazzleGlass です！グロスです！　素敵ないろですねー。

'Funtabulous'(ファンタビュラス）と言う色なんです。Gorgeousなグロスのgorgeousな名前を付けました！さすがMAC！

普通のMACリップグロスと比べると、大きく見えますが、

普通のグロスの方が、中のブラッシュが小さくて、グロスがたっぷり入ってます。だけど、DazzleGlassは本当に少しだけぬったら十分です。

こんな感じですー

もう、使いすぎて、あと半分しか残ってないんです。。。どうしょうー！

K Tour Photo Digest Part Two!!!

2009-07-17T02:17:00.015+09:00

More pictures from " K meets The Thrill - Traveling Song Tour 2009"　この順番でしたっけ？？？（笑）

うちあげでsilliness!

別のうちあげで！♪♪　飲んで飲んで飲んで！！！　K　君！♪♪

Who's next???

このフェリー乗りまーす！広島から高知へ

乗ってる乗ってるーん！

フェリーからバスへ

On the road again...

ホテルに着きましたー！ベッドの上からこの写真撮ったんだー

Anniversary presentもらったの！可愛いでしょー？But it's too big!!!

Come back for Part 3 next week! 最終日の写真collection!

Healing Wednesday!

2009-07-15T02:01:00.004+09:00

This week's quote is from: DUMB LITTLE MAN.COM

It's from an article entitled '39 Ways to Live『生きる』 and Not Merely Exist『いる』'　

I thought that a lot of the tips on this list are things that we can all do to make our lives better. So today I'm posting the following tip：

TIP#20

Slow down. Life moves along at such a rapid pace these days. It's not healthy, and it's not conducive to living. Practice doing everything slowly -- everything, from eating to walking to driving to working to reading. Enjoy what you do. Learn to move at a snail's pace.

東京に住むと、忙しくて、急いでる人がいっぱいるんです。そのせいで、自分が『あ！急がなきゃ！』と思っちゃう。心と体と町の環境にあまり良くないんですね。急がなきゃ！と言う時はもちろんありますけど(especially me, because I am ALWAYS LATE!)、そうじゃない時は、ゆっくりと、自分のペースで、過ごしましょう。電車の方が早いけど、バスで帰ったり、歩いたり、自転車に乗ったりしよう。You'll feel more relaxed, and your heart will be at peace.

Love, Oli

K Tour Photo Digest!

2009-07-15T01:45:00.000+09:00

大変お待たせしました！パソコントラブルで、このポストがずーとdraft folderに入ってたんです。

K meets The Thrill 2009 Traveling Song Tour!のオフ写真！

Go K Team!

Eliana and I backstage in Nagoya

ラブラブ in Nara!

お休みの日に、東京に戻り、近状の公園で一人花見

家に戻り、homesickになり、美味しいジャマイカン料理を作りました。Jerk Pork with Rice and Peas!

足元、気を付けてね、K君！

ステージは外からこんな感じだったんだー

Fun in Hiroshima!

Fisherman's Market!

Nice English!

何買うかなー

あ！

うなぎだー

美味しそう！

じゃあ、いただきまーす！

Nice reaction Gaku!

次は。。。

お好み焼き食べよー

ここだ！

Everybody's here!

作ってる作ってるー！

Yummy!

Bye bye お好み焼きのお母さん！

Part Two は後でね！

It's You Tube Tuesday! Maxi Priest - Wild World

2009-07-14T13:12:00.001+09:00

It's summertime! Reggae is the music of summer! Right now I am working on a reggae cover album, and I've been looking back at some of my favorite singers. Maxi Priest is one of them! He has such a sexy, smooth singing style. Although he may not be considered a 'serious' reggae singer by a lot of people, I still love him!

So please enjoy this live version of 'Wild Wild World'!

Fashion Friday! Mixing and Matching

2009-07-11T01:31:00.006+09:00

So last Christmas when I went home, I went shopping crazy! I bought a LOT of stuff that I didn't need, or was cheap quality.

This time, I tried to shop smart. I tried to buy stylish items that could be worn in various ways.

Like this skirt:

I looked for cool accessories too. Like these belts:

I put them together like this:

How's that? I wore a tank top with it, but it looks even nicer with a t-shirt or long sleeve shirt.

Michael Jackson Man In The Mirror (Moonwalker Version)

2009-07-09T04:54:00.001+09:00

You Tube Tuesday! Healing Wednesday! Special Combo!

2009-07-09T01:39:00.004+09:00

Due to technical difficulties You Tube Tuesday (yes, I changed it to Tuesday because it sounds better!) was delayed. I was going to do two separate posts for each day, but I realized that what I wanted to talk about could be done in one post.

Michael Jackson passed away on June 25th, 2009 at the age of 50. He was such a huge influence to me. I have so many musical memories attached to Michael, and each of his albums lay out like stepping stones on my life's path. I remember waiting eagerly at the front door for my father to come home from work with the the latest Michael album, looking at the artwork over and over again, feeling the grooves of the record in my hands, committing all the lyrics to memory. It was a ritual for me.

I was so shocked to hear of his passing, but if anything it helped me to remember how great an entertainer, and humanitarian he really was.

So today I've decided to post 'Man In The Mirror' in memory of Michael, AND for Healing Wednesday.

Listen to the song, watch the video and think about the lyrics please. Maybe we can all make a change somehow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgtWIx2zLtk

Rest in Peace Michael

You Tube Monday! Or Tuesday?

2009-07-07T14:29:00.003+09:00

You Tube is having technical troubles! So You Tube Monday will be postponed until later on today! Just a moment please!

Fashion Friday Part 2

2009-07-04T16:18:00.003+09:00

Here's the outfit I wore last night for Root Soul's show at Daikanyama LOOP last night. I love the beading on the fabric and the embroidery on this dress! Root Soul likes to keep a them of "'70's cool" so I try to dress funky with a little glamour. I couldn't take a picture of my shoes but I'm wearing grey moccasin boots!

Fashion Friday

2009-07-03T15:21:00.003+09:00

あたし、７０年代のファションが大好きです！I love 70's fashion and lately it's been making a comeback. Gladiator sandals, wide belts, and platform heels are becoming popular again!

その中から一番欲しいなーと思ったのはこれ：

Jumpsuit!かっこ良くて、着やすそうで、いいなー

I love maxi skirts and dresses too! For tonight's show at Daikanyama LOOP I'll be wearing a white maxi skirt as a dress. I'll post pictures later!

First Healing Wednesday!

2009-07-01T11:52:00.003+09:00

Hello everyone!

I'm back from Toronto, and I will tell you about my trip, but before that...

Today is July 1st! Canada Day! No wait - it's Healing Wednesday!!

As I promised last month, from now on I will be doing weekly themed posts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

I won't make this a long entry, but I wanted to give everyone a cute message to help through troubled times.

"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind.
Some come from ahead and some come from behind.
But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.
Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!"
~ Dr. Seuss

Be aggressive! Even though it may seem that your problems are taking over your life, don't give up. Fight them off! Get yourself a big baseball bat! I'm looking for my big bat right now. You should too.

Love Oli

My Mii on Wii

2009-06-17T02:57:00.009+09:00

最近Wiiをまたやり始まって、オリちゃんらしい、Miiを作ろうとしてます。

けどうまく出来ないんです。

Mii Number One

まあまあ。

Mii Number Two 笑顔はあってもいいんですけど、何かおかしいなー。

Mii Number Three

目がかわいいけど、私のクチビルって、そんなに大きかったっけ？？

Thank You!

2009-06-17T02:43:00.001+09:00

毎日使ってまーす！

Twitterって何？

2009-06-14T09:10:00.002+09:00

みんなさーん！Good morning!

先のポストに書きましたけど、今、カナダにいます！音楽のネットワークを作りながら、家族と、とってもいい時間を過ごしてます。

で！

ブログを毎日アップデートしたいんですけれど、あたしって、すごくマイペースで、毎日は出来ないです。もう、自分で分かっていま（笑）。

だけど、Twitter は毎日やっていますよー！

Twitterは、最近のHollywoodスターとか人気なアーティスト達が使ってるSNS(Social Networking Site) です！まぁ、SNS と言うより、ミニブロッグ見たいな感じですね。一回１２０文字だけで、今の情報とか、今の気持ちとか、好きな事を書き放題ー！iPhoneからすぐアップデート出来るので、一日中何回もアップしてます！

オリちゃん、何してるのかなーと思ってる方にぜひ　http://twitter.com/moreoliviaをチェックして下さーい！

でわでわー　（＾３＾）

お久しぶりです！Again.

2009-06-14T08:46:00.002+09:00

Hello everyone, I'm sorry again for the late posts!

I'm in Canada right now spending time with family!

Also, I was having a bit of computer trouble and had to send my laptop in for repair. Everything is okay now!

I have lots of pictures from the K tour, from PUSHIM and JUJU's shows as well. I'll be sure to take plenty of pictures of home to post on the site later on!　

Also, from next month I'll be doing weekly themes for the blog!

YOU TUBE Mondays - I'll be posting links to my favorite videos, songs from my childhood, etc.／今週のお気入りクリップ！

Healing Wednesdays - inspirational quotes or story of the week will be posted every Wednesday!／癒される、元気になれる／ポジティブなメッセージ！

Fashion Fridays - things in my closet! New trends that I like (and don't like!), fashion tips, and more. You know how much I love shopping!　大好き／大嫌いなファッションを紹介しまーす！

And for all those who have been waiting for video updates, don't worry! I haven't forgotten! I'm just trying to figure out a cool way to do it! もうちょっと待ってってね！

Wah〜

2009-05-01T22:15:00.001+09:00

終わっちゃった〜(>_<)(>_<)(>_<)(>_<)(>_<)(>_<)

(ToT)(ToT)(ToT)(ToT)(ToT)(ToT)(ToT)(ToT)(ToT)

みんな、ありがとうね。

love, Oli

あっ！もう、4月28日なんだ！

2009-04-28T15:37:00.001+09:00

今月が終わる前に、いっぱいアップしなきゃ
(-.-;)

まずは。。。

東京タワー！

この写真は、２週間前に撮ったの。何か、special event のために可愛くライトアップしたのかなー？

手作り？

2009-04-26T21:19:00.001+09:00

只今高知のライブが終了したした！お疲れさまです〜

今日Kくんのファンから
Ｋ君にまた可愛いものが来ました！

so cute! 手作り？

ホルモン焼き

2009-04-22T23:21:00.001+09:00

The only place I can eat it in Japan!!FUKUOKA!!!!

あれっ？

2009-03-31T12:30:00.001+09:00

今新潟に向かっています。だけど、となりの席に誰もいません。あれっ？Ｋ君？エリちゃん？The Thrillのメンバーは？

いない。

あたし、新幹線間に合わなかったから。

ショック〜(>_<)

曲作り

2009-03-30T14:39:00.002+09:00

Today I am at home trying to get lyrics done for another LAVA project. Sometimes the words fill the page right away, but when they don't, I usually write poetry until the sentences I like appear.

K Tour Goods!

2009-03-27T12:27:00.001+09:00

Nice, eh? 今日は奈良におじゃましま〜す！

初ターバン！

2009-03-27T12:17:00.001+09:00

一昨日のＰＵＳＨＩＭライブできりました。

あれっ？

着る？

かぶる？

まく？

どっちだろう。。。

ギャル曽根？No - It' PUSHIM!

2009-03-26T17:48:00.002+09:00

大食い大会じゃないです！打ち上げでシチュー大人数分を食べてるふりしたPUSHIMちゃん。彼女はいつもかっこいくてセクシーなスパーシンガーだと思ってるけど、この写真が何かかわいいね〜♪

Back in Sendai again!

2009-03-25T14:20:00.001+09:00

with Pushim today! リハーサルはあまりやってないけど頑張りま〜す！☆

今日いよいよだ〜♪

2009-03-21T14:30:00.000+09:00

K's tour starts today in Sendai!

We've just arrived at the venue!

お久しぶりです！またすみません、何か！

2009-03-17T01:26:00.003+09:00

ハロー！あたし、全然アップデートしてないんですね。すみません！でも、人があまり読んでいないなーといつも思っているから、大丈夫かなーと思っちゃうの。。。後時間だね！最近けっこ忙しかったし。。。excuses excuses...! I'm sorry for the slow posts...もっと頑張りますー。

さてさて！

Today's diary isn't a diary at all. I wanted to find out how my friends and readers out there are doing!

この下に、BBS見たいな感じで、メッセージを書いてください！何でもいいですよー！Tell me anything you'd like. Give me ideas for the blog, 本当に何でもいいです！Tell me what's on your mind! I want to change the layout, and many other things about this page, but I need some time, and I most definitely need your advice!

よろしくお願いしまーす！

Love, Oli

Not done yet!Phase One!

2009-02-13T20:31:00.001+09:00

"Project Bobless" to be continued...

Uh Oh!!

2009-02-13T19:24:00.001+09:00

I'm gonna do something crazy...

一人暮らしが嫌になる時

2009-01-23T16:20:00.001+09:00

I'm a pretty self efficient girl when it comes to fixing things around the house. I'm forced to do a lot of things on my own because, I am on my own. I've managed to get by without any major injuries, but that all ended when I decided to put up an iron chandelier I bought from Ikea. It's too heavy to hang with just the support of the electrical cord, so I had to install a hook in the ceiling. Four times. The cut on my lip in this picture is from the fourth -AND FINAL- attempt.

Thanks Satoko!

2009-01-12T13:49:00.000+09:00

Hopped on the first flight back to Tokyo from snowy Kanazawa. Today is crazy bridal fair day - six in total from one end of the city to the other.

Today's agent was nice enough to make rice balls for us to eat between sets! So kind!

Niigata is snowy!

2009-01-11T12:47:00.001+09:00

大雪だ〜

カナダの事思い出すわ〜！きれい。。。

帰りたい〜!

Happy New Year!

2008-12-31T23:51:00.001+09:00

Wishing everyone a wonderful and prosperous 2009!

See you in the New Year!

Love, Oli

I Love Kids and Christmas!!

2008-12-18T00:35:00.001+09:00

今日は友達のキッズ英会話でクリスマスパーティーにスペシャルゲストとして参加しました！子供たちは一所懸命、英語で歌いました！

私のミニライブの後に、みんなと一緒に All I Want For Christmas Is You と Joyful Joyful 歌いました！楽しかったな〜♪

最後に、せいと達が一人ずつ私に向ってて [Thank you]と言いながら、バラをあげたの！嬉しかったわ★！

To the Hello English Kids: you did a wonderful job today! Keep studying and speaking AND singing!

To Mayumi and to all the parents that helped out - お疲れさまでした！ You put in a lot of time and effort into today's performance. I'm so glad I got to participate this year!

Love, Olivia

もうそろそろ苗場だよ〜

2008-12-16T18:47:00.001+09:00

只今Ｋ君のクリスマスライブリハーサル中！曲順に新しい曲と懐かしい曲はいっぱ〜い！楽しみにしてね

I love dish!

2008-12-15T21:45:00.001+09:00

Dish is one of my favorite cafes! Their signature salad is to die for and they make meat pies! Plus everything is organic! One of my favorite spots in Tokyo.

Christmastime Is Here!

2008-12-13T20:51:00.001+09:00

I was admiring the beautiful Christmas tree at the Marunouch building and this group of business men asked me to take a picture with them. That's the sprit of Christmas! Or maybe, too much alcohol...

What's New!

2008-12-07T21:53:00.001+09:00

I did some poetry narration work on [The Best Of Jazzin' for Ghibli] and it's in stores now! The CD is a selection of great remixes of popular theme songs from the Ghibli movies. Check it out if you're looking for something cool and smooth to listen to over the holidays!

金沢って、寒い!

2008-12-06T12:22:00.001+09:00

先ほど、タクシーに乗りましたけれど、いきなり天気がひどくなっちゃった〜

只今、食事中

2008-12-01T21:04:00.001+09:00

今、マネジャーさんと美味しいお好み焼きを食べていまーす！

Special Delivery!

2008-11-27T21:28:00.001+09:00

最近楽天にはまってるの！ほぼ毎週何か家に届いているぐらい(^_^;)。

Yet I was surprised when my doorbell rang this morning. I wasn't expecting anything at all today...but what a lovely surprise!

AI's tour DVD! I'm excited andalmost a little too nervous to watch it!

Homework.

2008-11-27T03:08:00.001+09:00

A stack of fresh, blank notebooks just bought from the stationary shop. I am trying my best to commit myself to writing on a daily basis. I finally found a notebook to suit my needs a few weeks ago. But I live in Tokyo, the city of constant renewal and progression (read: the drink you bought last week may dissappear from the shelves tomorrow!). I went back to the store today, searched everywhere, found my notebook and promptly purchased every copy they had on the shelf.

For future dreams!

Dinner with Sensei

2008-11-27T01:46:00.001+09:00

ねぇ、この猫ちゃん可愛いでしょ？

この子は福島県に住んでるのー私の日本語の先生の実家に!

先生の写真をとるのは忘れちゃったので。。。猫ちゃんの写真をアップしました。

今日は３年ぶりに先生とご飯を食べに行きました！

先生と久しぶりに話しを楽しく出来て、本当に嬉しかったわ！

あたしの日本語が前より上手くなりましたって言うってくれたしい (*^o^*)

これからも頑張りま〜す!色んな事を勉強しないといけないんですけどね。。。(>_<)

Today's Rehearsal

2008-11-26T01:13:00.003+09:00

I was in the studio with my friend, the lovely Mika Arisaka today! She's asked me to help her out with backing vocals for her upcoming show on December 3rd at Motion Blue Yokohama. She has put together a great album, 'Aquantum'(In Stores Now, pick it up!), and a great band! Pleas check out the show if you have time! Check Motion Blue's site for more info and don't forget to visit Mika's My Space Music Page to listen to her songs. http://www.myspace.com/mikaarisaka

Look What I Found!

2008-11-25T23:05:00.002+09:00

Lately I've been feeling kinda homesick. Actually I always feel homesick around this time of year, especially when I know that I won't be able to go home for Christmas. So I was pleasantly surprised to see my FAVORITE Canadian sweets on sale at SONY Plaza! One Bite Brownies!!! Yay! They're great with a glass of milk, little chewy chocolaty bits of heaven. I used to go to the bakery section of the Dominion supermarket near my place and buy them all the time!
Now they're available in Japan-in a much smaller package mind you - but the package proudly says 'MADE IN TORONTO, CANADA' so that's all I need!

☆More posts coming soon★

2008-11-25T04:35:00.001+09:00

Hello everyone!

I have been doing a LOT of thinking lately, and preparing for the busy Christmas season ahead. There are so many things I need to share with you all.
First, let me say thank you for checking my blog even though I don't update every day.

Thank you for paying attention even when I don't have much to say.

I have decided to continue to write this blog mainly in English for now, with some short posts and comments in Japanese from time to time. Thanks to your votes,『本当にありがとうね〜』I will begin a Japanese video blog in January. 日本語でビデオブログ決定〜！ I think this is the best way to do it! It will give me motivation to write everyday and work on my fluency in Japanese as well. Hopefully I'll be able to put up some live performances too!

So please keep checking here, and my Twitter Page (http://twitter.com/moreolivia).

I will try my best to keep you entertained, and maybe hopefully inspired.

Love, Olivia♪〜θ(^0^ )

今夜は、寒いけど明日は熱くなるぜ～！

2008-10-31T05:03:00.003+09:00

Hey everyone! I'm positing this from my iPhone in bed! 寒い～！It's so cold all of a sudden! Winter just blew in out of nowhere! Just wanted to let people know that AI will be performing at the Diva's Dream Fest at Yoyogi Stadium tomorrow night, along with Koda Kumi and Aoyama Thelma! Here's a picture of AI chan at rehearsal this week! She's so sweet!

PS: Thank you to all the K fans who showed up at the Marunouchi Building on Wednesday to watch him(and myself) perform at the RENT event. You guys are so supportive! ありがとうね！

Thank you for taking the time to come and vote on my blog as well!

Love Olivia

It's Been A While!In The Studio with LAVA

2008-10-22T02:05:00.002+09:00

Today I hooked up with LAVA for the first time since he released 'el Jazz'. This time he asked me to help out on a remix track for a Ghibli Studios compilation CD!I had to do some poetry/spoken word work! It was a quick and easy gig so I'm looking forward to the final edit. I won't tell you what song we redid yet...(*^o^*)

After the recording we stopped at a bar in my neighbourhood for a nightcap...

Updateプラス日本語でブロギング！

2008-10-21T03:50:00.006+09:00

皆さんおはようございます！

日本語で日記を書くのは久しぶりだね。。。すみませんね。

本当は、毎日普通に日本語と英語で書きたいんですが、もっと勉強しないといけないんだわ。。。（＞＿＜）
今みたいに、短くて分かりやすい事は書けるけど、深い話だとちゃんとかけないから、ちょっと困っています！どうしょうー

hmm...考えたのは、今までどうり英語の日記を普通に書いて、日本語も短くても書いて、そしてもし、ちやんと日本語で説明出来ない事があれば、ビデオブログで、アップしょうーかなー。。。

みんなさんどう思いますか？

ビデオ作ったら見ますか？

何かいい方法ないかな〜

もうちょっと考えます！

あぁ！忘れた！最近のnews!

Kくんの新しいシングル　'525600min-Seasons of Love' に参加しました！そして。。。PVに出ました！なんと初PVシューティング！楽しかったー

ここで見れますよー

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v16284156ThsawSqm

後、TUNNELS と DJ Ozmaさんのユニット　「矢島美容室」の1stシングル「ニホンノミカタ－ネバダカラキマシタ－」にバックコーラスとして参加しました！聞いたら分かるかも（＊＾o＾＊）

ビデオ見てね！

Quick English wrapup:

I recently appeared in K's new video and sang on his remix of RENT's 'Seasons Of Love' Check out the first link to see the video!

The You Tube video is from a group made up of three comedians who decided they wanted to be the Japanese Dreamgirls! I'm not in the video but I'm singing backing vocals on the track!

フジテレビのオーディション

2008-10-03T13:47:00.001+09:00

I'm just on my way back from an audition at FUJI TV studios! I don't usually do television in Japan because they don't pay very much and shows here tend to make fun of foreigners. This time, the offer came from an agency that I trust, so I decided to do it! The concept for the show is'cooking in English with a FUJI TV announcer'. It was pretty straight-forward but then they asked me'How old were you the first time you fell in love?'.

Huh?

Wait a minute - isn't this show supposed to be about cooking? Umm...I didn't know what to say at first. So instead I talked about having a crush on someone! MUCH easier than talking about love!

Hi Everybody! Join me on Twitter for mini updates

2008-09-30T01:59:00.004+09:00

Sorry for not putting up any posts lately! I will update you all with lots of new posts tomorrow! In the meanwhile I am on Twitter - it's like a mini blog. I post what I am doing throughout the day on Twitter on my iPhone, so if you want to know where I am and what I'm doing when I'm not blogging you can check there1 Please go to http://twitter.com/moreolivia

13歳のあたし/ Me at 13 years old

2008-09-02T17:00:00.005+09:00

A old friend of mine recently posted this photo of us at our junior high school graduation (thanks Ashley!) and I totally lost it when I saw it. At first, I only noticed that she had tagged the photo with my name. Having long forgotten what I looked like back then, it took me a while to figure that the smiling, innocent little lady in the corner was actually me. Me! I examined that photo for a good while. When I think back to what I really though of myself back then, I still can't believe the girl in the photo is me.

Back then, my self-confidence was hovering above the zero mark. I was SO shy and SO insecure about my body. I always felt so huge. I hated my thick thighs and protruding behind. I felt as if I had no control over my body. I used to dance around to music in my room in the dark because it was much easier imagining i was En Vogue or Mariah Carey without having to actually look at myself in the mirror. I never ever revealed these insecurities to my friends, I tried my best to relax and act normal around them, but they were always in the back of my mind.

Now when I look at old pictures of myself, I wish I could go back in time and tell little me that I was beautiful, totally NORMAL and healthily growing up. I wish someone else was around to tell me to learn how to love myself and not to worry about what the people on the television and in the magazines said I should look like, to stop comparing myself to my friends and just LIVE!

Now that I actually am much bigger than I was back then, seeing these photos has helped me realize a lot about myself.

See the chocolate-complected girl with the radiant smile in the far left corner. That's me.

I am sure there aren't many young girls reading this post, but I have a message I want to send to all the women out there; LOVE YOURSELF. Love yourself first and foremost. It is only when you love yourself that you can truly learn to love and understand others. I know it is so easy for thoughts of self defeat to creep in and ruin your psyche but take the time to truly examine yourself. If you truly feel that you are unhealthy, that your size is affecting your quality of life, then by all means see a doctor or a professional to help you work on your problems together. Don't torture yourself needlessly. Just love yourself!

このポストはけっこう長かったので、後で、日本語でちゃんと書き直します、ごめんなさい。。。

Love Oli

Catch Up Post Number One!

2008-08-25T12:05:00.007+09:00

From Shiodome

To Aomori

In one day!

For a wedding party and ceremony! Both went well and the couples were lovely people! But I was dead tired after it was all over! The hotel was nice enough to put me up in one of their premium rooms for the night- so nice!

Before I went to bed I decided to go out for a bite to eat. I ended up stopping at a large patio near Aomori Station, where I found an English Pub! The owner Robert had just set up shop a few weeks prior. He came to Aomori for skiing, fell in love with Japan and decided to open his own bar! Isn't that amazing? Even though he's only been open for a few weeks he has managed to build a solid customer base. If you are ever in Aomori stop by Carpe Diem and say hello!

After having a beer I went for a little stroll near Aomori Station....

Wasn't much going on though you could see that everybody was gearing up for the annual Nebuta Matsuri! I wish I could have been there!

Before I left in the morning I had to have some Aomori seafood! So I had the 三食丼！Three different types of fresh and delicious seafood; salmon roe, sea urchin and...umm...I can't remember! Maybe it was only two types of seafood??? Anyway, it was good! It's so funny, I wouldn't have touched those things with a ten foot pole 6 years ago but now I don't even think about it!

Flickr Account! My Room!

2008-08-16T12:48:00.005+09:00

Hey guys! I've just opened up a Flickr account to post pictures of my house and mini garden. I love interior design and all things tech, and I am a big fan of the blog Apartment Therapy! I am almost finished redecorating my room and I want to start posting photos of the change but before I do that I thought it would be a good idea to show what it looked like before! I think it's good to change your room around every once in a while for a new perspective. Especially if you are living in a small space! It makes a world of difference!

You can check out the pics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/oliviatokyo/

Keep checking the site for the final transformation!

お久しぶりです！

2008-08-16T12:43:00.003+09:00

Hey peoples! Sorry it's been such a long time since I've posted. I was busy for a bit, and then I've been having a bad case of 夏バテ。。。ごめんね、みんな！ I've been taking lots of pictures with my brand new Cybershot phone, and I will put them up as soon as I get a chance! Hopefully starting this week!

Karaoke and Jerk Chicken

2008-07-23T16:35:00.001+09:00

Yesterday I hung out with some good old friends in Ikebukuro. We finally got a chance to check out GoodWood Jamaican Restaurant in Ikebukuro. The jerk chicken and pork were great, probably the best I've had in Japan.

We were all in the mood for singing after so we headed to karaoke!!

昨日のランプと今日の話

2008-07-22T05:31:00.001+09:00

先ほど、ミュージシャンの友達の家から帰ってきた！久しぶりだったので、we had so many things to catch up on!

ちょっと、話しが長くなるので、明日まで待ってて！おやすみー

あっ！忘れた！今日の写真は昨日イケアで買ったランプ。かっこいいでしょ！
昨日の写真はちょっとひどかった(^_^;)
good night!

IKEA is deadly...to my wallet

2008-07-21T04:31:00.001+09:00

とっても分かりにくいですが、この写真にうついてるランプは、今日イケアで買いました！見えますか？昔からイケアが大好きで、仕事で千葉に行くと必ず帰る前に、イケアに行く。キャラーもらってすぐ使う！見たいな感じ。良くないよねー。けど安いから良いじゃない？フフフ。。。

また夜景の写真だ

2008-07-20T02:23:00.001+09:00

今日は有坂美香ちゃんのライヴに参加してて、人がすごくて、着替えるスペースがなくて。。。but the staff at JZ Brat were nice enough to arrange a room for the female performers to get ready in. On the 27th floor! セクシーお風呂付き！

ps. it was a great event,TONS of people came.

�� Olivia ��

Singing on a（rocky）boat in Yokohama!

2008-07-19T01:35:00.001+09:00

Sang a few songs at at a company party today, abord a tiny cruiser. A little bumpy but fun!

ぐうぜん！

2008-07-17T11:44:00.001+09:00

Today I had a gig in Fukuoka with K and after having dinner a few of us decided to go out for drinks at a local bar. I happened to notice that there was a poster of a local reggae group that I've been working with. About 30 minutes after we came in the staff put on their CD. Well, that was it! I couldn't help it - I had to tell them that it was me singing on two of the tracks from the album. Little did I know that there was an even bigger surprise in store; one of the bartenders was related to a member of the group! Isn't that crazy?

Well the name of the group is Natural Radio Station, a duo consisting of Lico Lion(vocal) and Katsuo(DJ). Here's Lico Lion's little brother!

来たーiPhoneだ！

2008-07-16T16:07:00.001+09:00

先ほど、リハーサルの前にK君が、がまんできなくて、福岡でiPhone買っちゃった
やるな、K!

今羽田空港にいますよ！

2008-07-16T10:11:00.001+09:00

ちょっと早めに着いたので、Observatory deckに行きました！遠くから東京のスカイラインを見るはずですけれど、it's too smoggy!

これから福岡にいくの、K君のライヴをしいに。行ってきまーす

Oh! I almost forgot! 久しぶりにIt's English quiz time!

Smoggy は英語で何ですか？

ps. Please forgive my bad Japanese and feel free to comment if I make a mistake! I am trying my best but I need help!

It's a miracle! It's alive!

2008-07-16T01:03:00.001+09:00

Last Christmas when I went home for a month, I forgot to leave the key for my friend so they could water my plants. Most of them died when I returned, or so I thought...

A month ago I realized I had left a few dead plants on my windowsill. One of them, a rubber plant, still had its
leaves but they were withered and leathery. Yet...something told me to just give it water even though I hadn't touched it in months. Sure enough, after a few days it sprung to life! Today I even notice that the dead branch I was ready to cut off last month, is beginning to sprout a healthy green leaf at the top! 神様は本当にパワフルですよね！That's the Man Above hard at work!

昨日と今日

2008-07-16T00:42:00.001+09:00

昨日の夜、久しぶりに、友達の部屋に行きました！美味しい料理を食べながら、catch upが出来て、楽しかった！

それで、今日、スタジオにいました。

今週の土曜日は、私の友達、有坂美香のCDリリースライヴでコーラスやります！曲がとってもcoolです！しかも、イベントなので、色んなDJとかアーティストがでるらしい！時間あったら遊びに来て下さい。

初巻たまご☆

2008-07-14T03:27:00.001+09:00

フライパンよしっ！

日本料理の本よしっ！

巻きたまご作れる！と思って、結局、一年半ぐらいがたちました、何も作らずに
(^_^;)

やっと今日作って見ました〜☆

味はちょっと薄かったけど、思ったより簡単でした！

六本木って、不思議な街ですよね

2008-07-09T18:50:00.001+09:00

In between jobs today I took a break for a quick bite to eat at a cafe on the back streets of Roppongi. I found anAsian tropics-themed restaurant with an open patio! Although the skies were bleak, I took a seat at one of the tables at the entrance. As I write this, I am sitting under a small palm tree, drinking one of those bright and fruity concoctions that you would usually order while lying on a beach somewhere. Yet I am sitting across from AM/PM!

It's Oooooooveeeeer!

2008-06-04T16:38:00.000+09:00

Hey! Once again I am being very lazy with the posts and for that I apologize. I really don't like just putting up photos, the writer in me just naturally wants to fill up a blank page as soon as I see it. So, I decided to wait a bit until I had enough time to write a proper blog entry. I will keep trying to be more timely!

Also, I mentioned in my last post that I would try to put up a new blog in English. Well, the more I began to think about it, the more I realized that it would be more trouble than anything else! I already have a gazillion e-mail accounts. The last thing I need is 5 different blogs to take care of. However I will keep the domain registered - who knows, I may decided to put it up after all, so keep your eyes open! In the meantime I will try to update the look of this blog

Last week we ended the Don't Stop A.I. Tour 2008, with a series of arena shows, starting off at Nagoya Rainbow(sorry, now GAISHI) Hall, moving on to Osaka Jo Hall and then ending off with two days at the Budokan. Day one of Budokan felt a little strange, probably having to do with the fact that we had been off for about a week and were a little rusty. The final day of the show was the final day of the show, emotions were high and you could feel the energy. I was forcing back tears before I even sang my first note! I managed to hold back the tears until we sang 'My Friend', and then it was all over-full on blubbering till the end of the show. Then more crying backstage, then even more crying at the after party when I had to say good by to the dancers from L.A.

The tour was definitely a learning experience to say the least. I discovered a lot about myself and the way I interact with others, working under pressure and the like.

Thanks to Ai, the band, dancers, and wonderful staff and crew who managed everything from the lighting to climbing three stories to put up and take down the stage every night, for all the hard work, support and laughs! I hope I'll get to work with you all again soon!

Tour Photos Part 3!

2008-05-14T00:16:00.000+09:00

札幌シリーズです！　札幌でいっぱい食べちゃった。。。魚がおいしいだもんー

最後のバス移動とか、小樽の近くで食べたご飯とか、あと牛！

For those who cannot read Japanese, don't worry! I will be making an all English blog soon! I tried to make my posts bilingual, but I find that I end up either writing everything in English or everything in Japanese. So it's best to separate! Keep checking here and the English blog should be up in a week or so!

Tour Photos Part Two

2008-05-13T22:48:00.001+09:00

え〜と、今回の写真は、熊本と青森でとった写真かな？Enjoy!!★

Oli

A.I. Tour! もうそろそろ終わるけど　(' o';)

2008-05-11T23:00:00.000+09:00

お久しぶりでーす！　最近、ブログの事を忘れって、２月から何も書いてない！すみませんね！

２月から日本全国を回ってて、色な人と出会って、自分のいい部分と悪い部分を築いたり、直したり。。。本当に勉強になりましたね。

あという間に残り４箇所になちゃった！だからツアーが終わる前に、写真アップしなきゃ！

ツアー前のリハーサル！　自分のパートを間違ったらten pushups!

私のインコでーす！ネギといいます。可愛いでしょ？　家にいなかったので、ネギは友達の家にホムステーしました！友達の犬も（ポチッコちゃん）ネギの事を守ってくれたんだ！ありがとうね！

鹿児島のホテルのロビーに、DJ Hirakatsu とお花見！

大ー好き！コーラスのYURIちゃんと２ショット。どっかの楽屋で！Yuri の　ブログは　http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/divafresh/

四国と本州？の間のレストストップ。せとう橋じゃないけど。。。名前なんだっけ。。。

Pokemon Plane!!!

明日もっとアップしますね！でわでわー！

Oli

DON'T STOP TOUR Starts today!

2008-02-24T17:05:00.000+09:00

Hey everyone! I know I haven't posted in a while but now's a good time to start! Today we are in Mie Prefecture for the kickoff show of AI's 2008 tour.

We've all been working really hard so here's to a great show!!!★♪☆

Home for Christmas

2007-12-31T08:56:00.000+09:00

This year, for the first time in almost six years, I spent Christmas at home, and it really helped me put things into perspective. I am usually working like a maniac during the holiday season! Christmas time is a busy time of year for everyone, but it is a great time to make money as a singer or musician in Japan. Couples want their romantic wedding under Christmas illuminations, company presidents want to show their workers a good time and reward them for a year of hard work by holding company parties, shopping malls want to show their Christmas spirit by holding special live 'gospel performances'. You get the picture. Although the country is not historically Christian and many people do not practice a religion of any kind, everybody loves Christmas in Japan. Except for me.

Don't get me wrong, I am from a Christian family and love all of the joy that the season brings. It's just that when I am in Japan I am usually alone for the holidays. Going out for dinner and buying presents for friends is fun, but when I return to my apartment the feelings of emptiness comes. Christmas to me is family gatherings and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer reruns on the television and stuffing myself with roast turkey and ham for days. When I'm in Japan, I can try to replicate that experience but it's never the same. Now I know people complain about how we've lost the Christ in Christmas and how commercialized the holiday has become. But until you've spent it away from family and friends, you'll never realize how special this time of year truly is!

Some pictures from NYC

2007-11-14T15:59:00.000+09:00

Sorry I've been away for so long! Here sre some great shots I took with my mobile camera. I have been having problems uploading lately but hopefully you will be able to see them!

Love Oli

Leopard！来たー！

2007-10-28T19:02:00.001+09:00

Finally after months of waiting - the new Mac OS is here！！Yay！It's predecessor，Mac OS 10 was so easy to use that I can hardly wait to install the new version！

Yes. I am a nerd.

Sorry.(>_<)

お疲れさまでした！

2007-10-28T01:33:00.000+09:00

LAVA's Record Release Party was a success! Not to mention fun!
趙ー楽しかった！

Enjoy the picture!

Love Oli

PartyParty♪〜θ(^0^ )

2007-10-26T20:22:00.001+09:00

Here at SECO right now getting ready for the event tonight！ It's our first live performance together so I am excited！

Hope you guys can come！

Come to SECO Bar tomorrow night!!!!

2007-10-25T22:35:00.000+09:00

もしよかったら来てね！ちょっと遅いけど

If you feel like dancing tomorrow please come out to SECO Bar in Shibuya! I will be performing live for the record release party of El Jazz, LAVA's latest compilation CD. We've spent a lot of time in the studio together, but this will be our first live performance so don't miss it!!!! If you e-mail me before 7pm tomorrow night you can get in for the guest list price!!! Let me know! Come sing and dance your worries away!!!

Love Oli

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"el jazz"Release Party in Verao Beach
2007/10/26(Fri) 22:00-Midnight　

at SECO　
渋谷区渋谷1-11-1-B　TEL03-6418-8141
※IDチェックがございます。20歳未満の方は、ご入場になれません。

Admission Fee
Door: ?3,000 with 1D
With Flyer or Advance Ticket: ?2,500 with 1D
イープラスにて前売券発売中!!!　http://eplus.jp　

”LAVA”のプロデュースによる、VERAO BEACH（ヴェラオビーチ）をイメージした、ラテン・サウンド・イベント!!! 今回は、9月25日にリリースしたLAVAのアルバム"el jazz"のリリースを記念して、LAVAがライヴセットでVerao Beachに登場！
７人からなるバックミュージシャンに加え、今回はカナダ出身の黒人女性ボーカリスト　オリヴィア・バレルと、スペインと日本の血を持つ女性ボーカリスト、ミーナを迎え、"el jazz"からのセレクトを中心に熱狂のライブを皆さんにお届けします。LAVAの現在進行形のダンスミュージックをダイレクトにフロアーで感じて下さい！また、本場リオで暴れて11年、現在もさまざまなメディアで活躍中のKTa★brasil（ケイタブラジル）もパーカッションとDJで参加！さらに、浅草サンバカーニバル1部リーグに出場の実力派ダンサーズのショータイムも必見です！普段はクラブに行かない方も、フレンドリーでハッピーなイベントに是非ご参加ください。

【LIVE】
LAVA http://www.lava.jp/　
90年後半からロンドンでDJのキャリアをスタート。2001年1st Album "Aile Alegria"をリリース。ドイツではフロアーチャートの4位を記録。2002年ヨーロッパDJツアーを行い、2nd Album“Mundo Novo”をリリース。2003年"Rhythm&Brazil"をリリース。HMVダンスチャート3位、タワーレコードワールドチャート1位を獲得。2004年3rd Album "Conexion"がリリースされ、タワーレコードワールドチャート1位、HMV音楽ダンス＆ソウル3位、J-WAVE TOKIO HOT100にて22位、など広く評価された。2005年にはスミノフアイスとのコラボレーション企画アルバム“EXCLUSIVE JAZZ GROOVE”、2006年に入ってからは”抱擁”をテーマにした企画アルバム"HUG Music"や初のミックスCD"ATP01"、などをリリース。2007年にはラテン・ジャズをコンセプトに全曲新録音で“el jazz”と、LAVAが全面プロデュースしたマドリッド在住のピアニスト、ヨシュア・エデルマンのアルバム“Dreaming On The Fire Escape”を同時リリース。現在は、丸の内TOKIA内のP.C.M、六本木ミッドタウン内のA971などでレギュラーDJもつとめ、各方面からの出演依頼が絶えない。

【DJs】
KTa★brasil http://blog.excite.co.jp/ktabrasil　
日本固有の文化と風土を愛する日本人。数々のライヴ・レコーディングに参加。リオを代表するサンバチーム「IMPERIO-SERRANO」の打楽器隊への参加を皮切りに、10年に渡り、単独で様々な現場に参加し話題に。KALEIDOSCOPIO、STUDIO APARTMENT、FPM、SINDBADをはじめ様々なジャンルのレコーディング・ライヴに出演中！現場主義。音楽・ファッション・サッカーTV/FM番組を始め、イベントやフェスなどでもMC/DJプレイ中。J-WAVEやMTVの番組を経て、現在TOKYO FM digital radio702にて世界各地の音楽をセレクトする番組【RITM! O】リッチモ、USEN Gyao【MID TOWN TV】、MUSIC ON! TVにもレギュラー出演中。

DJ KEY(J-WAVE)
ラジオ番組プロデュサー、DJ、音楽プロデュサー、BGMコンサルタント。1980年代から六本木、渋谷、新宿を中心にDJ活動を開始。1990年、RAVEテクノが渦巻く、ロンドン、ベルギー、オランダ、イタリア、スペイン、フランスへDJ留学。所蔵レコード＆CD　20,000枚以上の中からセレクトされるダンス・クラシック〜ハウス〜テクノ〜ヒップ・ホップ〜ジャズ・ラウンジなど、TPOに合わせた幅の広い選曲が好評。

Yoichi Fujino

【Guest DJ】
KUME
還暦を目前にしてアゲハのプールサイドでDJデビュー。いきなり満員！入場制限となる。得意ジャンルはラテン全般。主にラテンの国々を渡り歩いてウン十年。夜毎酒と女と音楽のある処チェックせずには居られない体質から抜け出せない。それが高じて最近はひとを遊ばせる楽しさに目覚める。根っからのお祭り男。新旧を問わず日本では入手困難なレアものを紡ぐDJingは必聴。

【VJ】
Daisuke Kuramochi
宮城県生まれ。2001年にグラフィックデザイン/映像制作のプロダクション「DSK+」を立ち上げる。ファッションショー,オペラ,プロモーションビデオなど映像全般に活動し、VJでは渋谷ラ・ファブリックを中心に独特の素材とポップな色使いが魅力の映像をイベントごとに発表しつづけていて、2003年からはアジアなどにも活動の場を広げている。2004年2月有限会社duplex（デュプレックス）を設立。

【Show Time】
Samba Dancers
浅草サンバカーニバル1部リーグに出場の実力派!!!

LAVA's New CD

2007-10-09T17:08:00.000+09:00

Lava's New CD 'el Jazz'is out！

I wrote lyrics and did vocals on two of the tracks so please check it out！

Don't forget the show at Seco in Shibuya on October 26th！

Oli♪〜θ(^0^ )

今日の色々。

2007-10-09T00:29:00.001+09:00

今日からやっとお休みとれました〜
♪イエイ♪

遅くまで眠ったり、昔の大好き生徒さんとお茶したり、タワーで買い物したり。お休みっていいよね〜♪

買い物の写真は後でアップするね

終わった〜♪

2007-10-07T21:16:00.000+09:00

祖師ヶ谷大蔵のお祭りが終わりました！最後までexcitingだったよ！写真いっぱいとりました。どうぞー

olivia burrell's blog!

NEW OFFICIAL WEBSITE!

FALL/WINTER Solo Show : final for 2010!

Come See Me Sing This Wednesday!

Long Time No Blog!

Some changes...

買った？？？？買って下さいよー ＾o＾

Early You Tube Tuesday: Baby Dancing To Beyonce

Olivia where are you?

You Tube Tuesday! Meet Michelle Phan

Fashion Friday is late!

You Tube Tuesday! (on a Wednesday) PUSHIM LIVE TOUR 2009 "RENAISSANCE" Digest!

Highest Mountain!

Healing Wednesday

YouTube Tuesday - Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle

Fashion Friday!

K Tour Photo Digest Part Three!!!最後かな？

Healing Wednesday!

YouTube Tuesday! AI feat. Anna Tsuchiya, Pushim, Anty the 紅乃壱 - BUTTERFLY ~LIVE~ Don't Stop A.i. Japan Tour

Fashion Friday?

K Tour Photo Digest Part Two!!!

Healing Wednesday!

K Tour Photo Digest!

It's You Tube Tuesday! Maxi Priest - Wild World

Fashion Friday! Mixing and Matching

Michael Jackson Man In The Mirror (Moonwalker Version)

You Tube Tuesday! Healing Wednesday! Special Combo!

You Tube Monday! Or Tuesday?

Fashion Friday Part 2

Fashion Friday

First Healing Wednesday!

My Mii on Wii

Thank You!

Twitterって何？

お久しぶりです！Again.

Wah〜

あっ！もう、4月28日なんだ！

手作り？

ホルモン焼き

あれっ？

曲作り

K Tour Goods!

初ターバン！

ギャル曽根？No - It' PUSHIM!

Back in Sendai again!

今日いよいよだ〜♪

お久しぶりです！またすみません、何か！

Not done yet!Phase One!

Uh Oh!!

一人暮らしが嫌になる時

Thanks Satoko!

Niigata is snowy!

Happy New Year!

I Love Kids and Christmas!!

もうそろそろ苗場だよ〜

I love dish!

Christmastime Is Here!

What's New!

金沢って、寒い!

只今、食事中

Special Delivery!

Homework.

Dinner with Sensei

Today's Rehearsal

Look What I Found!

☆More posts coming soon★

今夜は、寒いけど明日は熱くなるぜ～！

It's Been A While!In The Studio with LAVA

Updateプラス日本語でブロギング！

フジテレビのオーディション

Hi Everybody! Join me on Twitter for mini updates

13歳のあたし/ Me at 13 years old

Catch Up Post Number One!

Flickr Account! My Room!

お久しぶりです！

Karaoke and Jerk Chicken

昨日のランプと今日の話

IKEA is deadly...to my wallet

また夜景の写真だ

Singing on a（rocky）boat in Yokohama!

買った？？？？買って下さいよー　＾o＾

A.I. Tour! もうそろそろ終わるけど　(' o';)