The Soulcialista: Ear Candy Thru the Eyes of Jon Bibbs

Last night Gypsy Soul & Media Minds presented the second season of Ear Candy with the Coors Light Music Lounge with Melanie Fiona, Jon Bibbs, & Lydia Caesar.

We are always interested in feedback from the artists we love and work hard to promote their music and art. Check out Jon Bibbs recap that he posted on his JB LIVE site:

Ear Candy was an amazing experience. Having been in the independent music world since 2001, I can honestly say it was one of the best organized and executed events I've experienced. Big shouts out to Kayenecha and the Gypsy Soul Crew for a well put together and programmed event.

Upon arrival, and just after set-up, I was whisked away to a lovely upstairs lounge for a series of very engaging interviews and a couple of mini photo-shoots by press persons from around Baltimore and the greater DMV area. This was refreshing experience! So many times, we artists and/or our staff persons have to establish press connections. It was wonderful to do an event where a press apparatus were already in place. This saved me and the team a bunch of work! lol

Everything with this event was managed perfectly. The show moved along like clock-work. Lydia Caesar started the show off with a great energetic performance. Immediately I was struck by her lovely voice. She captivated the crowd and made a great connection with the audience. I really enjoyed her performance and look forward to seeing her full show presentation.While Lydia was on stage, I began my live stream here on JB Live.

Several folks came through and hung out, check out parts of Lydia's show and chatted with us. Shouts out to Tracy from On the Verge, Sweetlocs from Briclyn Entertainment, Mira, Will and all the others who came through to hang out. After the video stream, I went on stage. I really enjoyed sharing my songs in a different format. I'm still growing into these acoustic performances.

Its a relatively new area of my performance career that I'm having fun exploring.The last act of the night was the lovely Ms. Melanie Fiona. She and her background vocalists put on a great performance! Polished and refined, it was very clear that Ms. Melanie is ready for center stage! Big things are in store for her.

When all of the music was through, all three of us sat down to answer questions from the audience. In all, we fielded nine very poignant questions spanning subjects from vocal pedagogy to artistic identity. Finally there was the end of the night photo session, and a video interview for an internet television station.