I am really excited about what's new in the Insider Club! Please check it out and join us!

Vanessa E.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thanks to all of you who came out to our Christmas Concert and a special hello to our insider club members! It was great to see all of you and celebrate the season!

I look forward to continuing to write and send out new songs for our insider club and hearing from all of you! The band and I will be working some of them up to play at upcoming concerts. We'll keep you posted on next events. Please know how much we appreciate you and look forward to keeping in touch and seeing you at the next Vanessa E. show!

Vanessa

The Backyard Coffee House was a blast! I loved rock'n with the band and enjoying the near perfect weather in the fun and casual environment! It was also great to meet some very talented musicians who performed throughout the day! It's awesome to be among fellow artists who encourage one another! Thanks to Scott & Jin Koetje who have a tremendous gift of hosting and go out of their way to make everyone feel welcome! Can't wait until the next one!

See you soon!

Vanessa E.

The Songwriter Concert was awesome! Thank you to all of you who came out and donated items for our bake sale. Through this concert, were able to raise a generous amount to be given to our neighbors who lost their home after the gas explosion!

It was awesome to hear all the artists and their original songs and writings! Pastor Dennis Taylor was the emcee and made the evening flow with ease! The band and I opened with a couple upbeat songs from "Meant To Be." Tracy Vocak set the tone for the evening with a poem titled, "The Symphony", and inspired us all with her emotionally engaging poetry throughout the evening. Renea Taylor was amazing as usual with her powerful and soulful voice and rappers Stephen Guiterrez and Tye Smith ignited the crowd with their high energy and stellar lyrics! Scott Koetje inspired us with a couple of his uplifting songs and Megan Le beautifully sang a tender original song.  The band and I came back up to  play some of our favorite songs from Meant To Be and Streams In The Wasteland. I loved jamming with the band and rocking out a bit! Greg and I also debuted a new worship song acoustically!  The Romeoville Campus Choir Choir & Renea Taylor  joined us on "Come Home ".  They gave me goosebumps, they sounded so awesome! The Choir also joined in on one of Renea's original songs and on "I Am Free", which was performed by Greg and Renea and all the featured artists.

So all in all a pretty exciting night and I look forward to the next one!

See you at the next show on July 25th!

Vanessa E.

Hi friends!

Please join me and the band for a special Songwriter Concert this Saturday,  July 11th at the Children & Arts Center in Romeoville, IL at 7:00pm to showcase new and established songwriters and benefit a local family that lost their home and 2 dogs after a gas explosion. This actually happened on my block and our neighbor was also injured, since she was inside when the house exploded.

This is a FREE concert for ALL AGES, however; we will be having a bake sale and taking up a free will offering and proceeds will go to this family.

I am excited to perform with the band and debut a new song! The talented and energetic Renea Taylor will be performing as well as Tim Taylor from The Family Worship Center in Indiana and the CCC Romeoville Campus Choir. Introducing up and coming local talent:

Scott Koetje
Stephen Gutierrez and Tye Smith, StuCo Rap Artists
Megan Le, StuCo Vocalist
Tracy Vokac - Poetry
And Pastor Dennis Taylor - MC

Please go to the shows page for directions and to view the flier.

Please help spread the word and most importantly: Please join us!

Vanessa E.

Praying through the next steps for growing this ministry has lead me to an innovative way to share new music/writings and the creative process with you. I call what I do a ministry because I feel I am called to create art that inspires others to experience God.

As many of you know songwriting is a huge passion of mine and if I could make a living at it, it would be a dream come true! It is probably my favorite creative thing I do, hands down! I have decided to challenge myself and write at least one new song a month (maybe more). I would also like to write some worship songs this year as well as some songs to pitch to other artists to record. These songs may or may not make the next Vanessa E. CD but we would still like you to hear them and give your feedback.

Greg (my husband) and I have talked for a year about what it would look like to include you more in the creative process and have you partner with us. In praying through this, we came up with the idea to have a Vanessa E. Insider V.I.P Club! It will be a great way for us to include you on all the details of what is going on creatively behind the scenes! You will get to hear the new songs in their raw form as well as the stories behind them and you will get to help pick songs for the next project as well as give your on-going feedback! We pray that in doing this we will be inspiring and encouraging each other in our relationship with God.

There will be other special perks for members as well. For example; you will receive a complimentary autographed copy of any new releases and one free copy of each of the full length CD's plus a member discount on all Vanessa E. merchandise. You will receive regular podcasts and other bonus info that will not be released to the public! You will also be invited to a private concert for members only!

If this is something you would like to be a part of, you can sign up to become a member through the website on the insider club page.  Once you pay the yearly membership fee of $49.95, you will receive your first new song and hear the new podcast. The first song is called, "Starting Now" and I hope it will inspire you to make a positive impact in all you do! We will keep you updated regularly on what's new and will email you when the next song is ready for you to download and provide a way for you to give your thoughts.

I hope you will consider partnering with us on this exciting adventure of creating art that makes a difference!

God's blessings to you,

Vanessa

I'm excited to share the new Christmas EP with you titled, "Celebrate". This acoustic collection includes 3 original Christmas songs as well as some classic Christmas favorites.

The title “Celebrate” is inspired by the original song, “Why we Celebrate” and is a reminder during the busy holiday season to remember the true reason we celebrate. All the songs on this CD convey the message of God’s love through the gift of His Son and will hopefully inspire us all to celebrate the birth of Christ.

"Close To Me On Christmas", another original, is a dedication to the loved ones we miss especially during the holidays. I pray it is a blessing to any of you missing someone, it was helpful to me to express my own feelings through this song.

There is also an acoustic version of an earlier original, "The Gift" and a few of my favorite Christmas songs which include, O Holy Night, Go Tell It On The Mountain and our own bluesy version of Silent Night.

If you'd like to hear song clips or find out how to get copies of the new EP, please go to the music page.

We will have them at our next show which will be Sunday Dec. 14th at 7:15 at the Children & Arts Center in Romeoville. We will be performing the songs from "Celebrate" and a few others! You can also come early and check out the Pop Singer Christmas Student show and hear the talented students I teach at 6:00pm. Refreshments will also be served!

We hope to see you there and pray you have a blessed Christmas!

Vanessa

What's new for Vanessa E.? We are excited to be working on a limited edition Acoustic Set CD! It will include a few favorite Christmas songs plus an original Vanessa E. Christmas song along with a few acoustic versions of some of our favorite original songs! This is something I've wanted to do for awhile and now we are! The release date is Dec. 2nd, just in time for Christmas! It will make a great gift along with the new

CD Meant To Be and Journal! All CD's and journals can be signed and personalized if you choose. We are also looking to have a Christmas performance and gathering to share the season with you and perform some of these songs. We'll keep you posted on all the details soon!

Also, we would love for you to help us out by listening to our songs at SoundClick. If you listen daily it will help move the songs up so we can appeal to new listeners!

Thanks again and God's blessings to you!

Vanessa

Greg and I want to invite you out to a special evening with us and some fellow songwriters this Saturday the 22nd at Borders in Schaumburg at 7:00pm.

I will be hosting the event and performing some songs acoustically and sharing the stories behind them as well as the songwriting process. This event is designed to celebrate songwriting and showcase some talented local songwriters in an informal setting. You will also be able to interact with the artists by asking questions about the songs or songwriting. I'm super excited and hope you'll join us! If you'd like directions, you can go to the shows page at www.vanessae.com.

Vanessa

The Singer Songwriter Showcase has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 22nd.

I'm really excited to be hosting a Singer Songwriter Showcase on Saturday, November 22nd, at Borders in Schaumburg, Il at 7:00pm. Since I'm passionate about songwriting, I thought it would be great to team up with other singer songwriters in the area to share our music and talk about the songs and songwriting process. Not only do you get to hear great music but you will also get to ask the artists questions about their music!

I will be performing a few songs off of my new CD, "Meant To Be". By the way, I'm taking requests! If you'd like to request a song off the new CD, please let me know by posting a comment!

I hope that you can come and hang out and enjoy some local talent! It's going to be a special night and I hope to see many friends and make some new ones. It's also my birthday! Just don't remind me I'm getting older and don't ask me how old I am and we'll be good! Yes, I want to live in denial, I'll grow up eventually!

Please check out the website at www.vanessae.com if you need directions or to listen to the songs and suggest your pics for the Songwriter Showcase.

See you there!

Vanessa E.