5/3/08
Great news! I can finally announce the official Meant To Be CD and Book
Release date to you! Yeah! It's been a little crazy as I am finishing
the Devotional Journal as we speak! It's been a long time coming but we
feel the CD is better for taking our time and we can't wait for you to
hear it! The lyrics will be posted on the site soon
as well as clips and our site will be getting a bit of a new look!
Please come join us on Friday May 23rd at 7:30pm at the Children and Arts
Center in Romeoville,Il. The whole band will be there and we are excited
to have Dennis Ostermann on piano and keyboard joining us. He did an
awesome job on the CD as well! There are more exciting surprise so I
will keep them at that, so please come and tell all your friends about
this special free concert!
Thank you to all who pre-ordered CD's and helped support this project we
truly appreciate you and your patience in waiting! We will have your
CD's ready for you on the 23rd. If you are unable to make it please let
us know and we will make other arrangements to get you your CD's!
God's Blessings to You,
Vanessa E.
3/3/08
The CD is coming along great and is still in the mixing process. These
things take time I have to remind myself. The CD artwork is almost done
also. I'm getting excited for the CD release concert which we are
planning to have in late April at the Children & Arts Center in
Romeoville, Il. Once the CD is being duplicated I will then get the date
out to all of you. I'm learning albeit slowly, that I need to hold off
on dates until it's ready!
There will be lyrics on the site soon for you to check out also.
Vanessa E.
2/12/08
Well, I wanted to wait until I had some good news to share and I do!!! Recording is done and mixing has begun! Artwork is being done as I write and it's becoming a reality! You've probably been thinking we made the whole thing up since it's been taking awhile. Every time we do this it takes longer and costs more than we expect. It's kind of like remodeling, yet when you get the finished product you see that it was worth it.
I am working on a Devotional Journal which will be a companion to the new CD.
I'll try to keep you posted on any details.
Vanessa E.
1/6/08
Happy New Year!
I hope all is well with you. We are looking forward to the New Year and
the New CD! The first song Ian Mereness mixed is "Stuck In Egypt" and
it sounds amazing, he will be working on more this week. Greg and I are
finishing up some tracks on a few songs and hope to be done tracking
this week. God willing!
I am also working on a journal/devotional to hopefully be released with
the CD. My vision is for it to not only take you behind the songs but
get you into doing some reflecting and journaling as well. Journaling
has been such a vital part in my own spiritual growth and helped me to
not only process my thoughts but listen to God and connect with Him in a
deeper way.
When is the CD coming out, you ask? Foolishly I've given dates and I'm
learning the hard way that it is not wise to give a date until it
is done. So as much as I want to give you a date, I need to wait. I can
tell you that it's better than anything we have done so far and we hope
you will agree. We'd like to get a song out there for you to listen to
soon. I'll keep you posted on that and hopefully have a handle on when
to expect it.
May God bless you and draw you close to Him,
Vanessa E.
12/4/07
I haven't been writing often at all and now two days in a row! I'm
impressed with myself! Let's see if I can keep it up!
We just finished the background parts on a couple more songs tonight.
The song "Stuck in Egypt" will be ready to give to Ian to mix in the
next day or so! It's an upbeat catchy rock/pop song. It's kind of a
modern day version of the story of Moses leading the Israelites out of
slavery in Egypt to being free people. It was hard for them to leave
and even when they did their hearts were "Stuck in Egypt". The lyrics
are a challenge to escape the things that keep us in bondage emotionally
& spiritually.
Vanessa E.
12/3/07
I'm getting really excited for the CD to be completed and yes a little
anxious! We are still tracking and it is sounding amazing! The last
song on the CD is called Come Home and it features the CCC choir! I've
always wanted to have a choir on a song but haven't really had the right
song until now. As I wrote this song, I envisioned a choir on it from
the beginning. Dennis Ostermann is featured on piano and organ on this
song and a few others and does an incredible job!
We are very excited to have Ian Mereness mix a few songs for us! Ian is
a highly accomplished recording engineer and mixer. He has worked on
many platinum selling projects.
We are holding off the release in order to put out the best product we
can. Our goal is to be done with all the tracking in the next couple of
weeks, we are down to guitars and vocals mostly. We should be ready to
get a couple of songs to Ian soon, while we continue to work on the others.
Thank you to all who helped with the fund raising by selling or buying
candles, making a donation and pre-ordering CD's! We so appreciate you
and it means a lot to us! We are over 1/2 way in raising our funds and
prayerfully it will all come together by the time we need it! I am
still looking for creative fund raising ideas, if you have any
email me.
We will be posting lyrics on the site soon for you to check out!
Keep checking back and thanks for your support and please any prayers
would be appreciated. This hasn't been without challenges and we feel
God is going to use the messages in the songs to reach hearts!
Vanessa E.
8/2/07 Hello!
We have officially started recording CD#3!! I'm
very excited and I can't wait to have you hear the new songs! It's a
tedious process so I don't have a release date. The goal is late
September, early October. We will try to get clips up when we get
further along. Also check back for upcoming shows, we plan to be back
out in September!
God's blessings to you!
Vanessa E.
11/19/06
Hi friends,
Here's what is new creatively:
I am writing songs for the next CD and we've started to demo them in the studio.
I'm thinking about doing half acoustic and the other half full rock'n band songs.
I really like the Acoustic Sessions that we did as a bonus CD in the Streams Devotional.
We'll see how it evolves! I may also have a couple of original worship songs on there
as well. It's going to be awhile before it's out, I've learned from experience that
the whole process takes a while.
Vanessa E.
11/11/06
Hi friends,
I'm going to once again attempt to communicate with you regularly.
Last night's Divas for Christ concert was awesome and I really enjoy
being a part of such a talented group of vocalists and musicians! If you
haven't had a chance to see this show yet, you should! The band is
incredible and consists of many different instruments and the show is
very high energy. There is also talk of taking the show on the road in
the future. We'll keep you posted. Don't miss the next "Divas" show on December
9th in Aurora. Check the shows page for more info.
Vanessa E.
10/13/06
"Nothing's Impossible", the first in a series of podcasts for each chapter of the new "Streams in the Wasteland" Devotional Book
is now available on our podcasts page.
Also, we are announcing the Vanessa E. News and Podcasts RSS feed. More information is
available on the RSS feed on the podcasts page.
This feature allows you to add Vanessa E. News and Podcasts to your My Yahoo! or Google
homepage, add a LiveBookmark in FireFox 2.0 or above, or keep up with Vanessa E. using your
favorite "RSS aggregator".
10/6/06
The complete text of chapter 6 from the Vanessa E. "Streams in the Wasteland" devotional is now available on our
book page.
9/2/06
Vanessa E. Streams in the Wasteland is now on iTunes in addition to Fields and Gardens! Please tell all your friends!
6/20/06
Vanessa E. Fields and Gardens is now on iTunes and Streams In The Wasteland will be posted
soon for downloads as well! Please tell all your friends!
Coming soon: Pod casts of each chapter of the new Streams in The Wasteland Devotional Book.
The first one on "Nothing's Impossible" will be available soon.
5/19/06
Vanessa E. will be on "Exit 16" this Sunday 5/21/06 and Monday 5/22/06, with the video "That is Love" from her TBN appearance. "Exit 16" is a half-hour show that can be seen on JCTV, which can be
seen online at www.jctv.org at the following times:
2/10/06
Don’t miss Christian Recording Artist Vanessa E. at the Ground Level Cafe in Naperville, Il for the
"Streams in the Wasteland" Book Release party and concert on Friday, March 3rd!
The long awaited companion to the CD takes you on an inspiring spiritual journey
behind the songs and includes an exclusive bonus CD. Vanessa E. will be performing songs
from the "Streams in the Wasteland" CD as well as sharing highlights from the new devotional
book. The concert starts at 7:30pm and will include book signings.
Go to our Shows page for info!
1/12/06
Hi friends and Happy New Year! Sorry I have not been keeping up on my journal entries.
I will try harder to let you know what’s new.
I’m currently working on the Streams in the Wasteland Devotional Book, which I hope to
complete soon. We will also be recording a few coffee house versions of some of the songs on
Streams and the Wasteland and possibly a couple re-mixes and a new song. It will probably be
5-6 songs.
I’ve missed performing and hope to be back out in February.
Keep checking the site for upcoming gig info.
Greg and I went to France in May on a music mission trip with other musicians from our church.
It was an incredible experience! I believe there will be a revival in France and music will
be a big part of how God communicates his message. The people in France were very receptive
to the music!
God’s Blessings to you and hope to see you soon!
Vanessa E.
5/18/05
Pictures from the Ashley McMurry benefit show are finally on the Pictures page!
4/16/05
Thanks again to everyone who came out to the Benefit Concert on Friday
night, it was a blast! It was great to see so many friendly faces and to
be back rock'n with the band!
The silent auction was a big success!
Ashley and her family had a good time and felt truly blessed by all
who came in support of them! If you weren't able to make it but would still like to give, you can
go to Ashley's website
and follow the instructions and links to make a donation through COTA, the Children's Organ Transplant Association,
or click here to the COTA site, then click on "Make a Contribution" on the left hand side of the screen.
Also, here is the link to the Sun Times article on Ashley McMurry.
Pictures from the benefit show are now on the Pictures page
Thanks again to all who came and all who helped make the benefit successful!
God's love and blessings to you,
See you soon!
Vanessa E.
4/7/2005
After a long winter of being sick with the flu and re-occurring bouts of pneumonia, I'm so thankful to be singing again! You can't imagine how grateful I feel!
I have been working on a "Streams in the Wasteland" devotional companion to the CD in the interim. It's still in the works and I'm hoping to have it out in the summer, prayerfully!
Greg and I are really excited to be taking a trip to France in May!
It is a music mission trip with a group from our church. We will be going to Aixen-Provence and Paris. We'll be performing and site seeing!
I can't wait!
That's all for now, we'll keep you posted on what's new. I'm going to try really hard to keep regular updates.
God's Blessings of hope and peace to you!
Vanessa E.
12/10/2004
Thanks to all of the fans that have supported us during the year. We appreciate you! Merry Christmas and God's blessings to you and your family!
10/01/2004
The SHINE.FM (89.7) is running a radio spot through tomorrow for the Vanessa E. CD Release Party.
Click here to listen to the spot!
9/23/2004
The CD Release Party for "Streams In The Wasteland" will be at the CCC Children and Arts Center on
October 3rd at 6:00 PM. The full band will be playing and the new CD will be available.
Go to our Shows page for info!
9/18/2004
It was lots of fun to be at On A Wing And A Prayer for
a CD signing and performance for the new release "Streams
In The Wasteland" I got to meet some really nice people
and perform a few songs from the CD. Dave and Anita are
always very kind and supportive, it's always enjoyable to
be there. Thanks to everyone who came out! Enjoy the
CD and let me know what you think!
Vanessa E.
9/6/2004
The new website is here featuring the new CD "Streams In The Wasteland"! The site
has a new look and feel, and includes some new pictures and video from the GCC Carnival show.
Please let us know what you think! You can also now vote for your favorite song from
"Streams in the Wasteland" or "Fields and Gardens" on our
Music page, and hear clips of all the new songs.
We also have 3 full songs from the new CD out on our SoundClick.com site, so if you would like to
help support Vanessa E. please go to
and listen to the 1st 3 songs (the ones from the new CD) and vote Hot! By listening and voting
to the 1st 3 songs on SoundClick, you help move the songs up the SoundClick charts. (Please only vote for the songs once per day) Thanks!
9/5/2004
The CD Release Party for "Streams In The Wasteland" will be at the CCC Children and Arts Center on
October 3rd at 6:00 PM. The full band will be playing and the new CD will be available.
Go to our Shows page for info!
9/4/2004
The New CD "Streams In The Wasteland" is here! You can get it
now on-line before it hits stores and before the CD Release party! Go
to our Sales page and order it now!
7/27/2004
The artwork is finished! The CD is mastered and is going out to be
manufactured! We can't wait for you to hear it! On the site now, there are some
audio clips
for you to hear. Email us and let us
know what you think, we love to hear from you!
Vanessa E.
7/23/2004
We played the Ginger Creek Carnival and had a blast! We got to see
old friends and make some new ones! The sound was great and it felt
great to be out with the full band and to get to rock out a little more!
Special thanks to those of you who came out, we appreciate you!
Look for video clips that will be added to the site from the show.
Vanessa E.
7/22/2004
Hi everyone! I am picking up the final mastered cd today, and the
artwork is almost done as well. Big thanks go out to Dennis O for the awesome
job on the cd, as well as Bob (our webmaster) and Jose Garcia for their
great work on the artwork and design. I hope to get the cd artwork up on the
website as soon as possible, and a re design of the site is coming soon as well.
Don't forget to catch our show this Friday night at Ginger Creek's
weekend party. We go on at 7:00. We will
be playing every song from the cd, and the whole band will be playing! Yahoo!
Thanks for all your support, and hope to see you at the show!
Greg
7/5/2004
Well, the cd has been mixed! We are going to finalize and master it in the next week or so,
and it sounds great! We will be working on the artwork next week, and hope to have it ready
for duplication by the 15th or so.
Stay tuned.......
Greg
6/27/2004
We are well into the mixing phase of the new cd. Greg is mixing the cd along with Dennis Ostermann,
at his studio in Batavia. The songs that are done are: Streams In The Wasteland, Don't Walk Away,
Find Me Here, Come Back, and Nothing's Impossible.
We hope to be done mixing by the end of next week, and then it's on to the mastering engineer.
This cd is a huge step forward in terms of songwriting, performance and production,
and we can't wait for it to be done! We will try to give at least weekly updates as we get closer
to the release of the cd. We are working on putting together a string of show dates to support
the release as well.
Stay tuned!
Greg
4/5/2004
Hi Friends,
We've been incognito for awhile, working on finishing the new CD, "Streams in The Wasteland."
We are really excited about the way it's sounding and can't wait for you to hear it!
Greg and I are so thankful for all the support we have received from you! Your encouragement
and prayers for us to pursue this project has made a difference! Especially in the last year
when we've had some obstacles to overcome!
A big thanks to all of you who participated in our CD fundraising project to cover the
manufacturing costs! We did it and you made it possible! It was definitely a God
thing how it all came together!
I will be giving you regularly updates on whats going on, so keep checking back!
God is faithful,
Vanessa E.
11/6/2003
Hi Friends,
I'm still here! We are just taking a break to finish the new CD "Streams In the
Wasteland"! Which we hope (God willing) will be out at the start of January. We are
really excited about the new songs and the band sounds awesome on it!
We will be working in a new drummer since Ray is away at school getting
his masters degree.
There will also be some new changes to the site soon, ie.. new pictures and
regular updates on what's happening with Vanessa E. and band. Please keep
checking back and we'll be seeing you soon!
God's peace and blessings to you!
Vanessa E.
4/2/2003
Vanessa E. will be on WWTO, which is the TBN channel, on Friday April 11th from 10:30am-12:00pm, for the Praise the Lord program.
It will feature the band playing a few songs, and an interview with Vanessa.
Check your local listing for TBN, and set your VCR if you won't be home to watch it.
3/9/2003
We now have available at all shows (and on our Merchandise page) a new CD Single of Nothing's Impossible. This enhanced CD can be used as a regular CD
for the song Nothing's Impossible (and Trust from Fields and Gardens), and it can also be used in your PC. The PC portion
of the CD contains the Video of Nothing's Impossible, along with bonus features of other video clips and pictures.
12/22/2002
We are excited to share with you the first Vanessa E. video for the new song "Nothing's Impossible"!
Special thanks goes out to Jose Garcia at JG Video Productions and to our webmaster for all their hard work.
We appreciate the support you have given us and hope you enjoy the video, (let us know what you think).
We are working on the new CD and will be back performing by end of January!
7/31/2002 No More Sorrow hits #1 again on the Soundclick.com Acoustic charts on 7/31/2002!
3/4/2002 Fields and Gardens was recently reviewed on WCFL Radio's Gallery 451 program, in True Tunes Reviews! If you have Internet Explorer and Real Player, you can click on this link to go to the Gallery 451 True Tunes Reviews Archives page. Once there, scroll down and to listen just click on the link that reads: ttr #107: Vanessa E: "Fields and Gardens" If you don't have Internet Explorer (or just don't want to use it!) you can try this: Open Real Player, and click on Open Location in the File menu, and then paste in the following location: rtsp://204.248.53.99/g451/ttr/vanessae.rm
1/12/2002 No More Sorrow hits #1 on the Soundclick.com Acoustic charts on 1/12/2002!!
No More Sorrow first entered the charts on 11/3/2001, and has moved up steadily to the #1 spot on 1/12/2002. It held on to the #1 spot for 16 straight weeks. It regained the #1 spot on 7/31/2002, and held it for 7 more weeks. Thanks to all of you that visit soundclick.com and support us!
Trust was also in the Top 25 on the Rock charts on soundclick.com. Please consider listening and voting for Trust or Get Together as well.
Click on the chart image to the left to visit our music page on soundclick.com, and feel free to listen and vote HOT! to keep us on the charts. Thanks!
and listen to the 1st 3 songs (the ones from the new CD) and vote Hot! By listening and voting
to the 1st 3 songs on SoundClick, you help move the songs up the SoundClick charts. (Please only vote for the songs once per day) Thanks!
