Sixth is the Third Eye Chakra– Key of Am and the color Indago

I think that I can See, The World the way that it will be
All my Brothers Walking Hand in hand,
Realize this is the Promised Land.

The More I Give, The More I Get
I’m Full of Love & Happiness,
I got to give you Everything,
All My Loving, Let it in.

Love, Live, Share, Give.

06 - Creating a Chakra Connection Am

Fifth is the Throat Chakra– Key of G and the color Light Blue.

I’ve Got Something to Tell You, I’ve Got Something to Say
I Love You, I Love You, Yes I do!
I Really, Really Love You Yes I Do!

05 - Creating a Chakra Connection G

Third is the Solar Chakra– Key of Em and the color Yellow

I want You to Shine Your Light on Me, I want You to Shine
I want to Shine My Light on You, I want to Shine on You

03 - Creating a Chakra Connection Em

here are my first thoughts while Meditating on the 7 Chakras

First the Root Chakra– Key of C and the color Red

I’m Connected to the Earth, I’m Connected to You,
There's So many things together We Can Do,
Heal Each Other With Love & Affection
…………….. Create a Chakra Connection

01 - Creating a Chakra Connection C

Second is the Sacral Chakra– Key of Dm and the color Orange

I, Me, Mine I, I, I.
You, Your, Yours, You, You, You.
We, Us, Our, Sharing.. 

02 - Creating a Chakra Connection Dm

Fourth is the Heart Chakra– key of F and the color Green

My Love, My Love My Love, Open Up Your Heart & Let My Love In
Open Up Your Heart, Open Up Your Heart
Open Up Your Heart, & Let My Love In
I Open Up My Heart, I Open Up My Heart,
I Open Up My Heart, Let Your Love In

04 - Creating a Chakra Connection F

Seventh is the Crown Chakra– Key of Bm and the color Purple

Let the Love in, Let the Love in, Let the Love in, Push the Hate Away.
Let the Light in, Let the Light in, Let the Light in, Push Darkness Away.
Let Freedom in, Let Freedom in, Let Freedom in, Push the Chains Away.
Let Joy In, Let Joy In, Let Joy In, Push Sadness Away.
Let Forgiveness In, Let Forgiveness In, Let Forgiveness In, Push Anger Away.
Let The Healing In…. Push Pain Away
Let Knowledge in … Push Ignorance Away
Let the Trust in…. Push Fear Away


07 - Creating a Chakra Connection Bm

Katie come back home

You’re the Star! / Be a Cool Cat
Independently produced shows
By The Cool Cat Recording Studio
Producer/Editor- Eddie deSouza
Assistant Producer- Jessica Mernagh
November 15, 2010
Why Started: 
Originally To get new students & make a living doing what I love to do & To get Local Media to focus on Local Entertainers.

Points:
The Show “You’re the Star!” is 11 months old
Success Stories:
Oren Barter came from Williams Lake to be on YTS! & got hired to perform for Billy Barker Days 2009
Jessica Mernagh my co host & Assistant Producer got hired by Shaw as a freelance Journalist.
2 of my students saw the show YTS! & it inspired them to write songs to be on the show.
We have produced 34  YTS! shows and 16 Be a Cool Cat Shows to date.
I always wanted to learn how to make Music Video’s & have produced 12 of my own in the last year, including “Water” & “Paint the Town Red!”
24 artists signed up for the DVD “The Best of You’re the Star!” with a  release date of early December.
Over 200 people have joined our Facebook group “You’re the Star!”
 
This month’s line up Video Shooting of new shows to be recorded live at The Cool Cat Recording Studio
Mike Nelson November 19, 6:30pm
Doug Koyama November 25, 6:00pm
Branwen Christine Patenaude   reading from her books December 2  6:00pm
Eddie deSouza December 9  6:00  Songs from the Skedaddelers  a Tribute to the Cariboo
December 16 TBA please check the Facebook group YTS for more info & to book your seat in the Audience. 

Future Plans:
Continue to work on Video productions ( Nazko Valley Carrier ) for my performance focusing on the revitalizing of the Gold Rush Trail.
Produce a Variety show to promote the Gold Rush Trail and the History of Quesnel through Music, Dance & Story Telling.
Rais Money for a non-profit organization through DVD sales & Performances.

Get as many groups as possible on YTS! Encourage our Youth & Local Bands to write songs,  or find songwriters who can write songs for their groups.

Continue to work on getting local media for local musicians. 

 
Eddie deSouza
250 991 0070
MusicMan0070@hotmail.com


Eddie deSouza Moves to Quesnel

	When Touring, 1989 in a Duo Called “Eddie & Julia” I noticed the prices of houses in Quesnel was at least 30% below the rest of the province of BC. This along with central location, we could get to Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Calgary, Fort St John, Edmonton, the Okanogan & the Kootenays all within a 500 mile radius, I decided to buy a house here. After looking at 10 houses the only one that was offering Vender Financing was a diamond in the rough & the present location of the Cool Cat Recording Studio. ( It Still Is a Diamond In the Rough! ) 
	In June of 1990 I moved to Quesnel & took possession of my house, while doing the very last performance with Julia Bambrough at the Billy Barker Hotel. Julia did not share my vision of making a home here & decided to stay in Vancouver where she has done well for herself, with a full time job in the respite industry as well as continuing to play and sing. 
	It was a challenge going from a full sounding Duo to a Solo act but the work was there so I continued touring Alberta & BC . In the Summer of ’91 I had a 8 week whole in my touring dates & decided to head up to the Yukon, on my Wild & Crazy tour,  Managed to land a gig in Fort Nelson at Trappers for two week & I was half way to White Horse. Anna Mea at the Capitol Hotel gave me an audition although she was booked till October. She gave me the booking in October  & suggested that I take the Stuart/ Cassia HWY back & see some more of the Wild West.  
	On the drive I stopped at the Glacier Inn in Hyder Alaska  & Big Jim Hired me for the 5 weeks, playing for the late crowd that came over from Stuart because of the laws that pubs could stay open till 4 am. I also did a Matinée on Sundays for the Children who were allowed into the pub for the show. This is where I wrote my first two Children’s songs.  Then  my tour of BC & Alberta continued.   Lethbridge, Mackenzie,  Prince Rupert, Spirit River, Napa,  White Court, Golden, Pentiction, Prince George, Williams Lake, 100 mile, Lilloett, Dawson Creek, Beaver Lodge, High Level,  Huston,  Smithers & Quesnel are a few of the Towns & Cities that I got to play in. 
	After playing for a Month at the Capital in White Horse I needed a break so headed home to Quesnel. I was asked to play for the CDC telethon in 91 & while looking for props came across a wig… which turned  me into Eddie Spaghetti & I created a musical review and 13 characters & performed for at least 15 years. With 4 CD releases. 
	Also in 91 I wrote a song called “Steal the Thunder” which lead to touring BC doing multicultural workshops with the BCTF.  The song was later adopted as the Multicultural Theme song of the Quesnel Multicultural Society and adopted as one of the official Canada Day Celebration songs by the Kiwanis Club in 93. 
	In 1992 I was asked by the Dene Voyageur Heritage Society to write a song for the Voyageur Festival to be held July 1 1993. I wrote the song called “The Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Voyageur Festival Song”  which featured Frank Garden for the Europeian, our MLA at  the time, BopPinchbeck sang for the natives & Victor Cronley  as the voice for the young Canadians. They were joined by a choir of the best Men Singers in Quesnel as well as the Correlieu Secondary School choir and Vicki Nelsons class from Baker Elementary School for a total of over 70 people lending their voice. On Lebourdais stage we had over 100 people singing for a crowd of 5,000. 
	Roy Carson the Musical Director at Correlieu Secondary School asked me to write a song for his choir. I asked the Youth two Questions, and wrote “We have a Dream to Share With You”  from their responses.  Roy & I had a lot of fun working together & he asked me to join him on a project he was working on, a tribute to the Cariboo called the Skedaddlers.  We worked on recording about 11 songs, 7 from the gold rush era, three of mine & one of his original songs. 
	In ’92 I wrote a song for safe streets called “Take Back The Night” and performed it an many TBTN rally’s and in ’95 I played it at Roxanne  Thiara’s funeral. The same night I was on stage at the Legion in Quesnel & my Duo partner got called to the Hospital, his mom had passed away. That night is when I decided to not play in bars anymore, so while honoring any work we had, I did not book any more bar gigs, Choosing to focus on building a better world with songs like “Set Them Free” ( Amnesty International ) “Be Smoke Free” ( Cancer Society)  The Lions Lead the Way ( Quesnel Lions Club)  “Fly on Your Own” (Quesnel Elks Club)  “Walk For Peace & Back to The Family” for world peace.
	1996 was the year that “The Billy Barker Days Festival Song” was written and recorded with the top musicians in Quesnel and an adult Choir joined by Mrs. Sison’s grade 3 class.
	1997  “Lest We Forget”  was recorded on November 11 after the performance at the Legion. Bill Higgens Thought it would make a good Bag Pipe tune & he wrote an arrangement and together with Al Piette we re-recorded the song in 1998.
2000 a song called Asking Questions was written & I asked people from 9 different cultures to translate “How Can We Fill the World With Love?” into their languages.  We Recorded it on September 8 2001. 
	
Eddie deSouza Moves to Quesnel  page 2

2000 I was asked to work with the Youth of Nazko & Started the “School of Joy & Self Esteem with Music, Games & Sports” We did Karaoke, had health seminars & toured the Police Station, as well as lots of Pot luck Dinners, concerts &  learned lots together.  This is when I wrote “Nazko Valley Carrier” “Be Proud of Who You Are”  & “Mirror Man” to name a few.  Aboriginal Education in Quesnel has been using “Nazko Valley Carrier” for the past 10 years in their teaching Carrier courses. 
	After 9 11 I took a break from writing for a while but in 2003 wrote “Quesnel My Home”  just before going on the road with Bobby Cole doing a variety act around the province of BC.  Stopping in Quesnel long enough to help with the Tsunami relief dinner which raised over $3,000 for the Salvation Army.
	In 2006 I was hired to teach music to the Takla Youth at the Nuswadeezulh Community School in Takla Landing. I was also asked to teach the youth about the value of water & what Kemmes mines wanted to do to Dunkley Lake ( Turn it into a tailings dump ) I wrote a song Called “Water” & got the Youth to help sing it. Before we could finish the recording the school year ended & fate would have it that the new band government chose not to renew my teachers contract. 
	2008-09 I was working at Quesnel Music, while making a living the amount of students left very little for creative work. In the Fall of 2009 I started a show on Shaw Cable called “Be a Cool Cat”  which Steve at Shaw said he got a lot of good comments about & he asked me to do some more, in November 2009 I Created  “You’re the Star!” which as of November 13, 2010 we have done 34 Episodes featuring local and passing through Songwriters & Musicians. We are also planning a DVD release called “The Best Of You’re The Star!”  hopefully by December.
	Future plans? While attending a revitalization of the gold rush trail seminar hosted by The Cariboo Chilcoltin Coast Tourism  Tourism Association & the Quesnel Chamber of Commerce,  I got inspired to create a Musical Review,  focusing on the History of Quesnel From  the Past to  the Present. We will need lots of musicians & lots of Dancing Girls!


Future Plans? While attending a revitalization of the gold rush trail seminar hosted by the Cariboo Chilcoltin Coast Tourism Association & the Quesnel Chamber of Commerce, I got inspired to create a Musical Review, focusing on the History of Quesnel from the Past the  Present. Already talking to lots of Musicians & Dancing Girls!

Get as many groups as possible on YTS! Encourage our Youth & Local Bands to write songs,  or find songwriters who can write songs for their groups.

Continue to work on getting local media for local musicians. 



Eddie deSouza

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