Thread:Gigibaby88/@comment-26506732-20150808120948/@comment-24693751-20150908104826/@comment-66.108.75.102-20150908202137

David, I will definitely check out your site soon! To answer your questions, Gigi is my name lol. I'm not sure what other name you're thinking of. Unless it's Gigi Marie which is my "stage" name. When I was younger I had a recording deal & we discovered if you put "Gigi" into iTunes, another artist comes up so I just decided to add Marie as it's my middle name. So no please call me Gigi, everyone does. Yes I have email on my iPad but not through my site. My site email is through the website that hosts my site(visa print) so to receive them I have to sign into my site & access the email there. I've been on a break recently from my artistic endeavors so I just haven't been keeping up with my site. In fact my friend that helped me create it is insisting its terrible & needs a ton of work lol. So that's a whole project for me as I'm mostly computer illiterate. As for the video, yes that's the part I most need to update. I had a bunch of videos of me modeling spandex clothing on YouTube(very random but it was a somewhat steady job & I acquired a bit of a following). But I think they mostly got taken down b/c of copywrite issues. There was music in them that the camera guy basically just used but really didn't have access to legally. I honestly haven't been to my site in awhile but there should at the very least be a video of me dancing for a band called, "I Hate Pop"& a link to a short film I did on Vimeo called "The Journey" in the video section. As for where you can see/hear more of my work, my recorded songs are all still on my page, just click on "somgs" or "music", I don't remember which. The quality ranges quite a bit as some I recorded when I was under contract so they're much better produced but most are acoustic. Either just me & guitar, which were still recorded in a top notch studio even though they're rough cuts & then some of me & a piano which were recorded in a studio basement so not as good quality but the guy I was working with was a Grammy nominated sound mixer & extremely talented so I am still happy for the most part with how they came out. Oh & some I did with the same band I danced for. The lead guy asked me to write/sing a cpl of songs on their album & if you watch the video, you'll see the music is drastically different than my music. But he said he wanted a different sound so I tried it out & put them on there just to help promote his band. One I actually like the way it came out, the other a "duet" with him I hate lol. But oh well.

You can also see some of my modeling pics under "photos" though again it really needs to be updated. There should also be a link to my portfolio on Model Mayhem somewhere on the site where there's more variety in my pics. Basically my deal is I've been modeling on/off since I was 12. As I got older I got more into mostly lingerie modeling & artistic nudes, frankly because it pays better. I'm very clear what my boundaries are though. I've been taking a break from it & have turned down some work because I've gained some weight recently. I'm not big at all by normal standards, but for the modeling world I am & I'm just not as confident with my body which I know will translate to the camera. Different body parts of mine though have ended up on the covers of two books anyway lol. The first was chosen for the cover of a book of poetry,it's a cropped shot of my lips & shoulder that was taken from a photo that was part of a series from a magazine that I was on the cover of. I am half Columbian & the photographers I worked with on that project are Columbian as was the author of the book. So the book is in Spanish & called "Piel"(Skin). Then more recently a friend who was having a book published asked me to model for the cover but it's basically my stomach & a little bit of my thighs. That's the most recent modeling work I've done.

Sorry to ramble on so much, I tend to do that. As for my singing, I trained classically to be an opera singer, starting very young at 13 & until I was 18, then I went to Syracuse University's music program on scholarship. But I realized that I was really more into writing my own songs which I'd also been doing since a very young age(about 12 though of course they've evolved quite a bit). So I left Syracuse & went about making a demo which is how I got my recording deal. It ultimately didn't really lead anywhere so I went off on my own, just staying with my manager who ultimately I also left lol. I was booking myself more gigs than he was at that point! I performed all over the city & have had a few songs on movie soundtracks(one of the movies I acted in as well), the most impressive being the soundtrack of an HBO documentary. I've also worked as a session singer which basically means I recorded someone else's work & got paid for it. I was performing regularly until I became pregnant with my daughter & then I had to stop as I had a very difficult pregnancy. I even had to pull out of a charity event I was scheduled to perform at which I felt badly about. During that time though I took a stab at enrolling in a memoir writing class, something I'd always wanted to do. My teacher told me after a few classes that I was one of her most promising students(I was shocked tbh)& invited me into her "home group" which consisted of much more seasoned & some published writers. I ended up staying for yrs, working on my memoir which is for the most part, done. It needs fine tuning though but I've kind of put it on the back burner as well. I ended up switching writing classes & it was a terrible experience. Long story but it basically just put me off writing for awhile & I'm slowly trying to find my way back to it. Oh I've also written articles for online magazines as well. But my heart & soul are in my memoir. As for projects I'm working on now, the only thing I'm doing is rehearsing for an independent movie that I have a decent sized role in & after that I have a starring role in another movie with the same director. Both indies so not coming to a theater near you anytime soon😋

Omg I'm so sorry to write so much! I always do. I've never been to Texas(my daughter has with family on her father's side) & it took me a minute to remember if I'd been to Michigan but I have😊. Funny you mentioned Colorado, I'm not familiar with Loveland but my daughter actually lives there primarily with her father, in a small town called Frisco, about a cpl of hrs from Denver so I'm there quite often. It's a long story but when we separated, we ended up fighting over custody & more specifically him wanting to take her out of state to live there. Due to a series of disastrous events, he won which of course is very hard for me. TG for Skype. Plus she comes to NY for summers & we alternate Thanksgiving & Christmas.

Oh so you stayed near Times Square? I can't stand TS lol. Way too touristy. If you ever come back I'll give you some recommendations on where to go! And yes I certainly know the Guggenheim. Funny story, I used to work at The Four Seasons restaurant for years as a hostess & one of our responsibilities was doing coat check. Well one day Mrs.Guggenheim herself came in & like most of the rich & famous felt entitled to do whatever she wanted & she brought her dog! She brought it to the table actually but ppl were complaining so we got stuck with it in the coat room & it just kept yapping away. Nearly drove us crazy😤 so that's what pops into my head when I hear the "Guggenheim".

I've never been to the UK, no but I'm dying to go! Only time I've been anywhere in Europe was Italy for a friend's wedding which I also sang at. It was in a very small town where no one spoke a word of English(I was there with a friend & we were so lost!). But it was relatively close to Venice so I went there after. My friend left early so I was by myself traveling which is something I really enjoy.

Anyway again sorry for the novel, it's the writer in me! Please let me know if you're able to access my material on my poor in need of an update site. At the very least you should def be able to hear my music & see some photos! And when I get to yours I'll definitely give you a shout out😎😋

Best Gigi