BLISS ART GIGS in Edinburgh

Posted on August 17, 2011 by AneesaToo 5 Comments

Rising to the challenge

Sisters are doing it for themselves!

Well, I’m finally back in the Sunny South and have to say, whilst there were challenges, I loved singing in Edinburgh. Having liaised with the festival prior to our gigs I realise you can never be too prepared. The challenges we faced included the following: Gig 1:  Being given a 5 octave keyboard having booked an 8 octave digital piano! Gig 2: Had our set cut short from 40 mins to 12 mins after the compere got a serious bout of verbal diarrhoea and started doing her own skit instead of simply introducing us! We finished on a high of the audience wanting MORE! MORE! Just sad we weren’t permitted to give them more that day. Gig 3: Arrived to a football game so had to wait 90mins for the game to end. To play or not to play! Grrrr! We played a great gig after some initial moments of feeling totally under valued. Lessons learned all around! Again, finished on a big high and loud cheers from the audience but I’m a diva and it took me a little time to pick myself back up. I seriously thought about using my heels to cause some damage that night….but I wouldn’t want to ruin them! Thank Goodness we love what we do! Aneesa

  • Ax

    Bliss Art are fab! 
    Take the opportunities you can to go and see them – good fun, good quality and good vibe kinda gig….. Ax

  • isla

    beautiful music, beautiful voice and inspiring to watch! I loved watching the guys in the bar slowly change from all footba’ vibes to quality jazz surround sound vibes :-)  

  • Aneesa

    You were such fun to have in the audience and thanks for bringing along your friends to support too! See you again some time! Aneesa x

  • Icklemidgieproductions

    Bliss Art from Brighton, rocked onto the stage at Live in
    Leith, after a unpredicted impromptu comedy sketch, bounding energetically  onto the stage, with a theatrical piano intro,
    they blasted out a number of jazz classics, and a few original songs, which
    settled happily among the classics. Toes were a-tapping, hips a-swinging and
    smiles grew over every face. Bliss Art’s set was short but delightfully enjoyable,
    musically satisfying and the tones of Aneesa Chauhdry resounded and were
    awesome.  This collective is musically
    complimentary in skill and style.  A fine
    tuned performance and something not to miss!

  • Alex

    Bliss Art Wins Over The Edinburgh Festival:  Aneesa Chaudhry and Bliss
    Art traveled to the mayhem of the Edinburgh managing to eek out a chance
    to show their long developed talents between the tectonic plates of the
    Fringe festival.  Overcoming changes in times, equipment and rogue
    comedians stealing time, they still managed to WOW audiences with a
    taste of what they clearly wanted more of – seasoned Jazz musicians
    lulling and enchanting people away from the vibrant stress of modern
    life whilst avoiding tired cliche; this is the freshness which became
    the famous genre.  Even the Slovenian Consul managed to make it being
    left hungry for more.  ‘We Want More’ was the feeling they left us all
    with – Budge up Edinburgh Festival let in the talent !

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