Something After All

DeMeyer, born and initially raised in the Midwest, Brigitte first sang in gospel choirs as a child, instilling her with the blues, gospel and soul that inform her music. An ambitious singer/songwriter from the California Bay area has opened sell-out concerts for artists such as Dan Fogelberg, Marc Cohn, Hall & Oates, Bob Dylan and others. In each of her releases, "Another Thousand Miles" (2001), "Nothing Comes Free" (2003), DeMeyer expounds on her folk/roots/rock writing and introduces subtle blues influences. DeMeyer co-produced her second release with engineer Cookie Marenco and delivers a solid performance.

Now DeMeyer has this new release, "Something After All", with special guests including Steve Earle, Buddy Miller, Daniel Lanois and Emily Saliers on this rather unique album. She shows continuing growth and confidence as both a writer and performer. Its insightful songwriting and DeMeyer's dramatic vocal performances are sure to make it stand out in this year's musical landscape. Track #2 "Mama's on a mission" is a mellow mid-tempo, country, grassroots feel. This song sounds like DeMeyer pours out vocals and feelings and #3 "Honey Darlin'" sounds like bluesy and folk with the pluckin' of the violin, feet stompin, and clappin' for a great time. Selection #5, is a song about a loving someone and hoping to do more to convince this love that she's the one. This harmonica, drum and vocal driven song is more of a soft rock type of flavor.

The ending of the CD shows as much growth as the beginning. Track #10, starts out slow, but has some cool soft rock feel again. DeMeyer gets aggressive with singing voice and guitar play in this song. The last track #11, finishes up with pretty low key guitar. Her voice and songwriting is more on display than the music in this selection. The music is more a light acoustic guitar sound resembling a camp fire type scenery. There is some male vocalist far away in the background of this song. For DeMeyer fans, definitely take a listen to her newest... It'll be fun to take another trip with her.

DeMeyer moved to the west coast several years ago to San Diego, California, where she found her soaking up the sounds of rock and country. She was soon performing, sitting in with bands like The Beat Farmers and The Soul Syndicate, as well as with college friend/songwriter Steve Poltz, who would later write songs for Jewel and play in her band. After college, DeMeyer relocated to San Francisco, eventually meeting up with guitarist Chris Rossbach and subsequently began performing in solo and duo settings on the road and in the studio . She also trained with renowned vocal coach Judy Davis and started writing her own material. After college she relocated to the San Francisco Bay area and started performing at local venues. As people began to take notice, her dream of being a performer was becoming a reality. Her first CD was a nice introduction to DeMeyer's music. DeMeyer has traveled several thousand miles, gaining the respect of fans and musicians around the country.