LaDeana Michelle.....Where Ya' At!

Didn't you know? "Where Ya' At" is merely one way we greet friends in New Orleans.

Ah….LaDeana Michelle. Where Ya' At, baby!

She's that beautiful songwriter, producer and multi-octave vocalist who first gave us unforgettable visuals and distinctive vocal skills on “Keep Your Faith”, the official “2009 Barack Obama Inauguration Song” and followed that up with the emotionally-charged “Believe”, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King.

She took things a step further and dangled more of herself in mid-air with the release of the mini-movie (if you will) entitled, “SEVEN”, a compelling video embodying six of her most requested songs, and a bonus song that surprised many—while highlighting issues such as genocide, starvation, racism, hatred, and at the same time, the clear message of love. (“SEVEN” was fire, btw). She then went on to grace us with a steaming hot Valentine’s Day release, “Inside Love’s Window”, which featured her timeless, most requested romantic ballads “I Can’t” and “More Than Friends”. Each and every song/video released was a branch from her official 2009 “Love Quarter” campaign--a campaign which promotes love, social awareness, unity and change through music and visual arts from January 1st through March 31st, set to run every first quarter for the next nine years.

And then there was….silence. Or so it appeared.

Wait---did we forget? Everything we’ve heard to this moment has been merely previews to one of the hottest talents to come. It’s what happens when a multi-faceted producer like her, or like similar predecessors Prince, R. Kelly, Ne-Yo, etc. has tons of songs in their arsenal, or writes and records endless songs per week, as she does. Many didn’t realize LaDeana Michelle was never officially released to the world yet. Her camp was merely responding to “leaks” of her music, events and the way she feels about world issues (i.e. our historic new President). Apparently, many of the websites associated with her name were merely sites put up by fans—none of them truly official at all. Additionally, her trademark slogan “Changing lives one day at a time” became highly infectious. Still is. The moment people heard her voice, they wanted more….craved more and are still waiting, watching, wondering—where is that “more”? More that will help change lives one day at a time? Where is she? Why the silence? Additionally, why has LaDeana Michelle stopped being publicly “spotted” around both the Los Angeles and Bay Areas? More significantly, she hasn’t TWITTERED in a while. Why not?

Glad you asked.



Her camp reports she has been in the middle of one of the largest multi-million dollar business deals of her life (after all, she is a businesswoman, like her peers Oprah Winfrey, Kimora Lee Simmons and others). She has traded skating nights (she is an avid “soul”/trained skater) and social gatherings (not really a heavy clubber, anyway) for live sporting events, hiking, swimming, intensive workouts/training and strict focus on all that is to come. Negotiations dominate her time outside of working on her highly-anticipated full-length album, a book series (yes, she’s also an author) a fashion/fragrance line and several upcoming films. She was last seen holed up in one of her favorite cities (ahem…Tiburon) where she was doing what many authors do…stealing peace to write and create. She is still contemplating an international tour and is still set to launch foundation-based social programs dedicated to cultivate low-income youth and starving children worldwide.

Oh.......and she’s got HOT summer music pounding away on her website, www.ladeanamichelle.com, of which is probably not from her forthcoming album either, but is hot just the same. Unmistakably gorgeous, LaDeana Michelle glows with her usual sweet spark and sports dark, sexy curls to compliment that smooth, brown skin we love. This site, www.ladeanamichelle.com HAS to be official, right? Guess we’ll know the truth sooner or later. Right now, we love what we are hearing.

We are currently awaiting word on the exact release date of LaDeana Michelle’s first 2009 album single. Her camp seems to be confident that the breakout worldwide track will be released at “a time least expected, but in a way much accepted”. The album is slated to be SIZZLING and will return a component to music that has seemingly gone into hibernation.

LaDeana Michelle is not silent at all. Word is…she is expected to Tweet on Twitter any day now, if she hasn’t already. Join up and follow her now, if you dare. Bottom line? Be prepared. Like an active volcano, she’s brewing and unpredictable. We may not know exactly when she will spout, but we know it is inevitable that she will. From everything we have heard---preview to preview---of her phenomenal voice, style and influential messages within her music and lyrics, whenever LaDeana Michelle rears her lovely head above water for good, there won’t be a soul alive who will be able to resist her.


-Elijah Williams for Anthony “Hoss” Valentino