LiliRoquelin.com Short bio: LiLi Roquelin is a New York City-based Award winning Pop-Rock/FolkyPop singer-songwriter-producer who has accumulated numerous noteworthy accomplishments including honor and awards, music releases and music videos, radio airplay, over 60 press and interviews features, special live performances (“God Bless America” a capella in front of FOX5, NY1; the American National Anthem before 5,000 people; opening for Bruce Sudano – producer for Michael Jackson, and wife Donna Summer) and several TV and Film song placements. She has over 2 million views on YouTube, with 870,000+ views on her official channel. Most notably, her songswere on the official entry list for consideration at the GRAMMY Awards. *Her latest Notable Placements are for her songs “Abolitionistas” exclusively written/produced for the organization Freedom Ladder dedicated to end child-trafficking. Four of her songs were on “Dance Moms”/LifeTime TV, one of them was chosen for one of the last Solo Numbers on the show of Dancing Star Maddie Ziegler, known to be Popstar Sia (Furler)’s Dancer. Press-release for New Album “BE INSPIRED” (released 12/06/2018) LiLi Roquelin’s title for her Album “Be Inspired” was originally a hashtag she had been using when sharing her favorite inspiring quotes or photos on social media and is a perfect fit for this collection of songs. The music, lyrics and artistry of the record provoke feelings of joy, hope and reflection, leaving the listener sometimes invigorated and other times peaceful. It takes you on a journey. With the production of this album Roquelin further claims her place among the very few music producers that are women (7%). She is here to inspire and encourage women to not be afraid to direct and fully run their music projects: “I have shared videos showing me working on music and audio production and I’ve received female fan messages such as “I wish I had the confidence and courage to do the same”. I want to say to all the women songwriters in the world “if you have a vision you can do it too!”. Among the dozen top-notch musicians and engineers under her direction were industry veteran Brian Scheuble (Sheryl Crow, Liz Phair, Elton John, Lenka, etc.) for the mixing, and Grammy-nominated mastering engineer Joe Lambert (Moby, Sinnead O’Connor) . The upbeat piano rhythm and groove of “Feel Good” along with Ukulele-driven “Getaway” and “Summer Rain” are perfect optimistic morning songs that help you start the day in a good mood. “Time to Believe” is a High energy motivating track that uplifts the listener. The emotional progression of the voice, the band and the moving cellos on “After Dark” support the story that finding the light after hard times is possible. “Rise Above”, biggest arrangement on the album, has a big message of unity, understanding, and compassion. The powerful Gospel Choir creates a feel of having many people coming together for the same Love. Her piano cover of “Come As You Are” by Nirvana is ethereal and atmospheric. Her angelic distinctive voice gives it a haunting and mysterious character. The French portion of the album with “La Mer” (Charles Trenet Acapella cover), “Si Bien”, “Petunia’s Song” and “Pluie d’été” reminds us of LiLi’s bilingual songwriting skills and the international level of her career and passions. Notable Stats: LiLi is @ Wikipedia 2Million+ Views across all Youtube Channels, 880,000+ views on Official Youtube Music on TV, Film, Advertising and Dance 9500 real followers on Twitter 10,000 real followers on Instagram (Reached 240,000 views @ the old Myspace) In The Deli Magazine Top NYC Artists Charts since 2010 + See Venues played, Opening Act and appearances highlights. Story “I will go to the United States and have a music career there”, LiLi told her friends as she was just 14. Growing up on la Côte d’azur with a multi-instrumentalist father, she learned music as it was all around her. She started pursuing music in Middle School: from writing lyrics, recording vocals to programming, and performing live with numerous bands. Once in the US she released “A Taste of Departure” as the lead singer/writer of her first American pop-rock band, Phizzy Lager. She then quickly proved her professionalism in Cleveland – home of rock’n’roll – during the recording of the Alt-rock album “Neverending Sundown” with band Hate Dies Hard at Bill Korecky’s Mars Studio (home for bands from Universal Records, Victory), who then recommended her to composer Sean Bilovecky (Disengage). She sang and co-wrote with him the song “I Saw You”. Pushing herself to living music to the fullest, she moved to New York City and started writing her own projects, while performing live on the piano. The songs she composed and produced on her crowdfunded first solo EP were mixed by three-time Grammy award winning Marc Urselli and were accompanied by the music video for “I Saw You”. Her second solo release LP “Will you hate the rest of the world or will you renew your life?” and her music video “Should you get mad”, directed by Arnaud Muller/RNO Pictures (U2), received film festivals and media attention. Introspective confessionalist, she is aware there is strength in vulnerability, and with that knowledge she shares her growth as an individual as well as a musician. On her Album “Beautiful Sun”, she invited in bassist/guitarist Askold Buk (ABC, MTV) and cellist Christopher Marion (CBS Orchestra) to follow her directions through this audio journey she takes the listener on. The mix of three-time Grammy Award winning Marc Urselli (Les Paul, Eric Clapton) and mastering by JLM Mastering allow the grace and style of LiLi’s compositions to shine as brightly as the beautiful sun of which she sings. Three award-winning Music Videos have accompanied the Album (“Thank You”, “The Only One”, and the Animation “Like a Feather”), and an acoustic version of “Thank You”. She explored collaborations with a Hip-Hop Remix of “Bliss of My Soul”, a pop-rock Song “Smile” and a pop-electro track “Abolitionistas” for the non-profit organization Freedom Ladder. Her original Holiday song “Don’t You Know it’s Christmas” (Oct. 2017) is a fresh upbeat acoustic little tune with a cute story featuring acoustic guitars and ukulele which support the sweet melodies of her smooth mezzo-soprano vocals. The bright tone in the composition is a great transition into her new LP “BE INSPIRED” (released December 6, 2018).