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Join me on Myspace: www.Myspace.com/JoyceLicorish or www.Myspace.com/JoyceLicorishMusic New Single, New Video Footage and New Photos Coming Soon.   Stay abreast of what is going on in Joyce's world, click the Calendar Button to check out the next event.   For a sneak peek of what is coming soon go to www.Sonicbids.com/JoyceLicorish to read press reviews, see new photos and video footage (coming soon). JOYCE FINALIST IN TOM JOYNER CONTEST!!! FANTASTIC NEWS!! Joyce advances to the final round for "Tom's Big Break" a talent contest spearheaded by radio mogul Tom Joyner and the Nationally syndicated "Tom Joyner Morning Show".  Joyce had the pleasure of meeting Jessie Jackson, Adele Givens, Tom Joyner  and the entire cast of the Tom Joyner Morning Show Friday June 29th!!   Joyce sincerely thanks Tom Joyner and his crew for a fantastic time in Chicago.  After 3 rounds of competition, Joyce made the top 3 (consisting of Joyce being the only vocalist, a Contortionist and the Majestic Gents Steppers). Joyce beat out ALL OF THE SINGERS in both Indiana and Illinois, and went on to perform in Friday morning's Sky Show along with Chaka Khan, Adele Givens, and Casper.   (Show was broadcast live  on June 29, 2007) We hope you had the opportunity to tune in to the Morning show. Live footage should be available soon via: www.BlackAmericaWeb.com . Joyce Featured Artist for Indy Black Expo Corporate Luncheon presented by Pacers Sports & Entertainment Date: Thursday, July 19, 2007 Location: RCA Dome Time: 10:30 a.m. - Doors Open           11:30 a.m. - Program Begins Cost: $50.00 per ticket; $500 per table Contact: Lynna Townsend at Ltownsend@indianablackexpo.com To buy tickets, call (317) 923-3037 Sponsors: Eli Lilly, Veolia, FedEx, Ice Miller, Pacers Sports & Entertainment, Black Enterprise, Purdue University     Joyce the New Covergirl for Large In Charge Magazine!   Joyce Featured Cover Model of the Month for May Edition of Large In Charge Magazine.   Check out the complete interview at: www.LargeInCharge.com   After June 1st click below for archive of this article: Large In Charge Interview Archive   Joyce scheduled to perform at Indy Arts Garden!   Come enjoy lunch at the Arts Garden downtown on Friday April 27th, 2007 from 12:00 -1:00 p.m. with Joyce and the Candy Soul Band at the beautiful Indianapolis Arts Garden. See Calendar for Details, or visit www.IndyArts.org. Joyce Interviews with Plus Model Magazine! Check out Joyce’s April Interview with Plus Model Magazine in the "Star Quality" Section! Click Here to read all about it! Or visit  www.PlusModelMag.com! After May 1st click below for archive of this article: Plus Mode Magazine Interview Archive   Rose Awards 2007 Joyce Licorish is proud to announce that she has been invited to perform the Award Winning Song “And I Am Telling You” from Dreamgirls for the 2007  Oscar Themed Rose Awards Ceremony to be held March 14, 2007 in the Indiana Convention Center, Sagamore Ballroom.    For more info about the Rose Awards, visit www.RoseAwards.com.   Another successful run at the American Cabaret Theatre, Click Here for reviews of this show.  From blues music came great artists, such as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Bessie Smith, Etta James, Billie Holliday, Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters and others. But the blues might never have been created if it had not been for the influence and changes that occurred in the lives of African Americans.  Final performance was Sunday February 25, 2007.  I had the opportunity to open for Gerald Levert while he was touring in Indianapolis, he was a very down to earth, and loveable human being, he will be greatly missed.  This picture was taken a couple of years ago, New Years Eve in Atlanta, GA.    My thoughts and prayers go out to Gerald's friends, family and dedicated fans. GERALD LEVERT Died at age 40, he leaves countless fans and family members, and 4 children to cherish his memory.  Tomorrow is not promised, live each day like it is your last.   We will miss you Gerald! Yet another successful show, Elton & Stevie recieved rave reviews from Indy Star and recieved fantastic coverage by the media.  This show celebrated the music and lives of Elton John and Stevie Wonder, Joyce along with 7 other phenominal performers as well as a fantastic 5-piece ensemble brought ACT alive and brought audiences to their feet and had some folks dancing in the aisles to Elton John and Stevie Wonder's Music.  Thanks to ACT for having Joyce Licorish on staff again as a performer and a big thanks to Bob Harbin (Director) for another amazing vision and well put-together show.  Visit www.IndyStar.com for reviews.       Dreamgirls A Major Success! For info about the run  go to www.DreamgirlsIndianapolis.com  to view photos and read reviews.  You may also read reviews about the show via my presskit at www.sonicbids.com/JoyceLIcorish under the PRESS tab.    The show was a great succes and has already opened many doors for me.  Thanks to everyone who made it out to see the show and even if you didn't you were with me in spirit.  Dreamgirls was referred to by one journalist as the "Best Musical Indy has ever seen".  Dreamcast and Dream Director Bob Harbin made this an enjoyable and memorable experience for the thousands who came out to see it.  I was blessed and honored to be a part of such a groundbreaking theatrical production who's mission was to champion cultural diversity in the city of Indianapolis.  Mission Accomplished!       SEE DIVAS REVIEW BELOW!!   The Divas Are Divine in New ACT Revue By Nick Crews 1/31/06 Indianapolis Star www.IndyStar.com   "I once was lost, but now I'm found . . ." That's Joyce Licorish singing; her voice rising as though an altar call may be nigh at the American Cabaret Theatre. "Was blind, but now I see." The moment comes mid-Act 1 of "DIVAS II," a new edition of a similarly titled show that ACT staged last fall.   True, Licorish's "Amazing Grace" displayed Mahalia Jackson-like depth, breadth and soul. But her performance, far from being a slavish imitation of the gospel great, announced that the real diva of the moment was Licorish herself. She wasn't alone. As the night unfolded, we were to enjoy six others whose abilities also claimed the title.   Licorish's performance also transformed the lyric into a statement of redemption for a theater that over the past year has seemed artistically adrift.   "Was lost," maybe. But now "found" -- at least if Sunday's performance is any indication.   What may be most important about this show is what it is not. It is not a remount of last year's "DIVAS!" Except for a handful of songs and three performers held over from last year, this show is substantially different. It's also substantially better.   Director Bob Harbin has dispensed with the bizarre slideshows and musical impersonations that have been ACT's stock-in-trade. Instead, he has assembled a cast of outstanding singers, handed them 30 or so memorable songs and invited them to make them their own. They do, delivering performances that succeed on their own merits.   The cast -- which, in addition to Licorish, includes Karen Brown, Vicky Richmond, Melissa Schott, Kelleen Strutz and Da'Ron Washington -- sings with agility, power, taste and versatility, offering up with equal ease everything from sultry ballads, to soul and R&B shouters, to show tunes. Sunday's performance featured special guest diva Peggy Chambers. Chambers, the first of six guest artists who will perform through the run, put the smoke and smolder in a brace of torch songs including, "As If We Never Said Goodbye," "The Man That Got Away" and "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)."   A fresh and attractive set (by Bart Simpson, Rodney Tolliver, Gary DeMumbrum and Knoll Bendsen) artful lighting (by DeMumbrum) and solid arrangements (by musical director John Austin Butsch) adds luster to this shimmering showcase of standout vocalists.   Call Star reporter Nick Crews at (317) 444-6078. Copyright 2006 IndyStar.com. All rights reserved   NEW JOYCE LICORISH YAHOO GROUP!!! LETS CHAT!!! Join the new Joyce Licorish Yahoo Group by clicking below: Subscribe to JoyceLicorish Powered by launch.groups.yahoo.com   JOIN JOYCE ON MYSPACE! http://www1.myspace.com/reloc.cfm?c=2&id=CC1155EC-49AE-43E0-B01F-394FEABA0AE8               Joyce Completes an Interview with PlusStuff.com CLICK HERE to review Joyce's Interview. Joyce is a featured plus model and singer on www.PlusStuff.com.  Plus Stuff is an online source for "Living Fully" as a Plus sized individual.  The site boasts an  Advice Column, Newsletter and news for the full figured community.   Joyce Completes Grossology Voiceover Joyce shows her talent and uses her many voices to sing and speak the parts for the Grossology Kids Program Theme song and several other songs to be used in the cartoon shorts about Gross Science facts.  Click Here to listen to the soundclips.  You will be amazed that all of the character voices including the opera singer, Salt and Pepper and the Michael Jackson parody are all Joyce Licorish!    Love Your Body Wristband Project Joyce and Fawn model the Love Your Body Wristbands in the summer of 2005.  Check out www.BigOnBatik.com and support SIZE POSITIVE Organizations.  Click  the picture below for more info.  Wristbands are only $3.00 and $1.00 of each sale goes to support several  of these wonderful organizations.       Joyce Completes an Interview with JustSoul.net Joyce will be a featured Indie artist on the newly launched Soul Site JustSoul.net.  Her interview will be posted in August, so stay posted all you Soul Lovers!   Check Photo Gallery for Pics of Chaka, Babyface and the Isleys during the performance.   JOYCE SELECTED AS JULY 2005 MODEL OF THE MONTH FOR: www.ElegantPlus.com  and www.IGIGI.com   JOYCE MAKES THE ATL CUT FOR MONIQUE'S NEW REALITY TV SHOW FAT CHANCE! Check the Photo Gallery for pictures of Joyce with Mo! Discuss Fat Chance in the Licorish Lounge! Monique is the star of the UPN Hit Sitcom, "The Parkers" and the host of the legendary show Showtime at the Apollo.  Joyce awaits a phone call that will notify her if she has made it as a guest on the show. Oxygen is looking for 10 full figured women to star on the new show.    Unfortunately, although Joyce made the cuts all the way to the top 15 out of over 3000 contestants, she was an alternate for the show that only selected 10 contestants, so did not get to appear on the show.  They did air her interview with Monique as a portion of the trailer and intro to the program.  Even still, she hopes you tuned in to the show on OXYGEN that premiered on August 6th at 8pm/7C.   Find out more at www.OneMonique.com.     JOYCE OPENS FOR GRAMMY AWARD WINNER JOSS STONE AT NY's WORLD RENOWND COPACABANA!
Joyce opened for Joss Stone in New York on January 12, 2005,For 98.7 Kiss FM's Kissing After Dark Show with Lenny Green where she received rave reviews from listeners and the top R&B station in the US.  See Presskit for Press Reviews.

JOYCE OPENS FOR SINGING GROUP 112 IN NYC
Recently, Joyce opened for Singing Group 112 in New York City.  Radio personnel on site wrote about the performance: "WITH A VOICE LIKE HERS, HOW IS THIS GIRL UNSIGNED!? " Julie Gustines 98.7 Kiss FM MUSIC DIRECTOR Hopefully, we won't be wondering this for long!

JOYCE FEATURED ARTIST FOR DRAHMA MAGAZINE KICKOFF PARTY
Joyce was recently interviewed and was featured artist for Drahma Magazine's Kickoff Party in New Jersey where she performed her original song "Mr. Congeniality" Live.  For more information go to the Drahma Magazine site at: www.DrahmaMagazine.com.   Be on the lookout for their article about Joyce Licorish her accomplishments and more...

JOYCE REMAINS ON TOP 50 LIST ON SONICBIDS.COM

In November 2004, Joyce made it to the top 50 viewed EPK's on Sonicbids.com where she remained for over 6 months!! Her highest ranking has been number 7 in the WORLD!  Check out the Sonicbids charts to see for yourself.  Be on the lookout for Joyce on the music charts when her album drops!  www.Sonicbids.com/JoyceLicorish

1st PLACE WINNER IN AMERICAN IDOL KARAOKE CONTEST!

Joyce WON 1st Place in the Coca Cola's American Idol Karaoke Contest in front of hundreds of screaming American Idol Fans, held at Castleton Square Mall this Spring.  The contest was hosted by several of the top fifteen finalist of the 2nd Season of American Idol. The finalists greatly applauded her performance, took her contact information, and wished her continued success. Check out the pictures taken after the contest with the 2^nd American Idol finalists by Clicking Here.

                                                                                   

IndustryGrind.com requests an interview with Joyce Licorish... Read More below:

What makes you different from everyone else? My versatility I believe sets me apart from the rest.  I am capable of singing and fitting in to virtually every genre of music, from Classical to Country, from R&B to Rock, and I love all types of music.  I surprise people sometime by busting out with some Alanis Morrisette or Shania Twain in the middle of a set… I also sing Opera professionally so that adds a whole new dimension to my vocal capabilities…  What has been the most difficult challenge? Balancing home life, work and my music has been the most difficult challenge.  I love my music so much it is easy for me to neglect other things for the sake of it.  I have had to learn to balance things so that I don’t’ loose sight of the most important things in my life, GOD and my family.     What's your goal with this project? What do you want people to get from your music?   I want to cross all boundaries with my music, countries, continents and races.  Music it is like air to me... inhaling it is my sustenance and while breathing it in my troubles simply evaporate...  With that said, I want to melt away the troubles of the world if only for a moment through my music.  I want to open the world’s eyes to the inner and outer beauty of a full figured woman and show them that skinny-minded-society has infiltrated the music industry and that the MUSIC is what should matter not whether or not you can fit in a size 6 pair of jeans…   End of Interview

                                                                                                                                                           

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