A preview of my upcoming cover of Cabaret's "Mein Herr" on Autoharp. I've had the good fortune to be chosen as the face of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetic's Fall Makeup campaign for the new Lip Tars, and became very inspired by the campaign's connection to the show "Cabaret" in the process. http://www.calpernia.com/diary/calpernia-for-occ-makeup-obsessive-compulsive-cosmetics/

Mein Herr (Acoustic Autoharp Preview)

NSFW! Voicemails left by my unhinged stalker, remixed. This guy left around 16 long rambling messages on my business line. I never answered the phone once, he had this entire conversation with himself.

Watch the VIDEO!!! Click the Track Video button above or go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeqQ8zJz7tg

New info on the stalker: http://www.calpernia.com/my-stalker-remixed-for-the-world-to-see-the-full-story/

 (UPDATED: Version 5)


Who Else Is Saying This To You (v5)

I've been transitioning my voice for about three years now. Higher range singing does not come naturally to me, but here is my latest work after a recent breakthrough. I'm also working on a stronger vocalization, but for this song I wanted to do a delicate, Jane Siberry ballad style. 

Backing track created by me in Logic. Some autoharp accompaniment. For this "demo release" I tweaked some of the notes in Logic so that it sounded nice for listening. The YouTube video has the un-tweaked singing, where I wanted to see what I could do naturally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjnU5-C6aNk

Why (Calpernia Light Mix)

For all my Cal-pals on Valentine's Day, my one-take cheese-a-tronic remix of the Love Boat Theme! Come see me live 10pm every Friday at Hamburger Mary's in WeHo!

Love Boat Cheese-a-tronic Remix by Calpernia

Paint (Cosmetix Mix)

Stunning (Jer Ber Jones Mix Party EQ'd)

Find me on KickStarter to help me finish this album, sugar! http://www.calpernia.com/kickcalpernia

Lyrics:
I have decided
I'll wait no longer
My day is done now
this time is through

I'll make my own fire
I'll cook a nice meal
I have enough here
I have too much

I don't need no one
I've got my music
I'll sing the same songs
I sang as a child  

The snow is my blanket
the  stars are a cieling
The deer and the owls see
what I've prepared

Sparks rise from embers
a soul takes to wing now
the smoke of my homeplace
the smoke of my dream

I have decided
I now surrender
I now surrender
with all of my heart

(ROUGH 20160312)b

I Have Decided (Demo 2016)

Ugly Hearts (Demo)

I put together a rough version of this track last year to perform in "Transfixed", and luckily the brilliant DJ Branwen Somatik sent me some gorgeous beats, bass, piano and other instrumentation to go behind it. 

Dear God (DJ Branwen Somatik Beats)

Stone Baby (Cracked Lithopedion MixXx)

My autoharp and vocals cover of the Marlene Dietrich classic.

Want to Buy Some Illusions (Acoustic Marlene Dietrich Cover)

My Bluesy version of the Marlene Dietrich classic.

Falling In Love Again (Bluesy Marlene Dietrich Cover)

With only minutes to study my hastily scrawled list of chords, Patrick was able to wring this haunting accompaniment from Mike Finn's antique imperfectly tuned by beautiful foot pump organ. I like to think that I'm a bit like that organ: Holding on in the wrong century, slightly untuned, a little broken in places, but still up for a performance with the right support and encouragement. =) January 13th, 2013 at Mike Finn's in San Francisco, CA. Inspired by Marlene Dietrich, original written by Friedrich Hollander.

Illusions (Live with Patrick Wolf on Antique Organ 20130113)

The very first, original mix of my first pop song, "Stunning". Quite primitive, but I think it was a fun beginning!

Stunning (Original CalMixXx)

Calpernia is an ex-Navy Desert Storm combat medic turned Old Hollywood Showgirl. 

From her earliest beginnings as a child playing Bluegrass gospel fiddle in an isolated fundamentalist cult deep within the woods of Tennessee, she has experienced a dizzying ascension into her globe-spanning career as a cult-favorite musician, actress and activist for women's and LGBT rights. 

She has starred in her own MTV/LOGO television series about dating as a transsexual woman, written a memoir, composed and arranged countless songs and participated in raising tremendous sums of money for causes close to her heart. She has been the face of Facebook's national "Airplane" commercial and OCC Makeup's national Sephora campaign.

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