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Captured:  Brian  Doria  Drops  New  Music  Video

2/14/2018

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By Gabriela López de Dennis
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“Baby, baby, baby por favor give me one more chance…” Those are perhaps familiar words you’ve heard or said before after a relationship gone bad. In honor of Valentine’s Day today, we feature the love story of singer-songwriter Brian Doria’s latest music video, ‘One More Chance,’ where those lyrics come from. “I relived a trip I once had with a love interest 10 years ago in Santa Monica and Venice Beach that inspired the song and eventually the video.” In the music video, Doria’s smooth vocals yearn for a woman who has walked away, with the California beach and a live spray paint artist as his backdrop.  

Doria is a seasoned professional musician with over 25 years in the business, has been a singer-songwriter for over 10 years, and you can also add director to his list of credits as he directs all his music videos, shot by cinematographer Raul R. Leal. His music can be described as easy listening, pop, soul, and organic. “Songwriting comes from an idea fueled by an emotion. The melody, rhythm of the song, and pieces of the lyrics come to me all at once. Some songs come to me in their entirety in the matter of minutes. While other songs take days to evolve into the final version.” Some of his other recent music videos are for his songs ‘Esta Bien/It’s OK’ featuring Christina Amato, and ‘Diamond in the Rough’ which is how he describes himself. 'Diamond in the Rough' is based on his life as a Houston city boy moving to small town El Campo, TX back in 1984. Doria was born in Houston, TX but grew up in El Campo, and since 2003 has been based in Las Vegas, NV. He was recruited at just 20 years old to tour with four-time Grammy Award-winning Latin music band La Mafia, also from Houston, as a guest conga and percussion player two years into college. He is a 10-year veteran entertainer at some of the hottest clubs and hotels in Las Vegas alongside world-renowned musicians like Dian Diaz, American Idol contestant Ace Young, and has toured with Sheena Easton.  He has also recorded on Grammy-nominated as well as Grammy/Latin Grammy-winning albums for La Mafia and Los Palominos. “Music is something I feel I was born with, however, my father did heavily influence me,” he says. His father's musical background began in church at the age of five and he also has been a musician all his life. Sometime during the early 1990s, a teen-aged Doria followed his father to a gig at a Houston night club as part of a jazz trio, and had no idea the evening would wind up being an informal audition for Sparks, a world class master drummer and music scholar. Upon hearing him play, Sparks immediately invited Doria to join his class at University of Houston. In exchange for his scholarship, Doria would have to perform in the University’s ensembles, a gig he gladly accepted. This sudden and unexpected opportunity to study under Sparks was a defining moment which began his evolution, both as an artist and an entertainer.


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Doria currently plays with the JV All-Stars (drums, vocals), a three-piece cover band (acoustic, bass, and drums) based in Las Vegas, NV. The JV All-Stars play an eclectic song selection at every show, covering multiple decades of hit music. The three weave seamlessly through many different styles of music, including reggae, dub, ska, modern rock, classic rock, guilty-pleasure 80’s songs, rap, hip-hop, R&B, funk, disco, country, Hawaiian...the list is long and impressive. He also has a music project he performs with called Double Vision which is an acoustic-duo. Doria shared that he will be releasing another song and music video later this year and plans “to keep up the momentum.” His music is available for download on iTunes and Spotify, and his videos are on YouTube/BrianDoria, Facebook/BrianDoria, Instagram @BrianDoriaMusic.  Check out the music video to ‘One More Chance’ below, and Happy Valentine's Day!

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captured:  Lone  Stars  Ent.  attends  Sundance

2/1/2018

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By Jeremiah Ocañas
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Snow keeps falling, we keep slipping, wine keeps pouring, movies keep flicking...and we took it all in! #Sundance

For the first time as a content creator, I felt that I was truly a part of a community. For the past six years, Lone Stars Entertainment has set out to make a name for ourselves and last week, walking down Main Street in Park City, Utah, it was exciting that our name was known.

I'm not much of an eager traveler. When I moved to Los Angeles from Texas in my packed Honda CRV, with my chest up against the steering wheel, I kept thinking that if I was on the horse and buggy heading west, I would be the guy saying "Ain't nothing out there but mountains and desert! We should turn around and go home. Ain't nothing to be found out west." In my past life I probably did turn around. Now, all these lifetimes later, I realize I had to make the journey alone to find my tribe of fellow artists. Artists who strive to live their truth. Artists who write into the wee small hours of the morning possessed with passion. Artists who suffer seeking an ear to hear their pain. Artists who seek the moment, not the past or the future. We write. We rehearse. We shoot. We repeat. We edit. We rest. We share. WE CREATE!

I walked down Main Street with cold toes from sweaty snow boots with no expectations and felt successful. All those days of isolation—writing, editing notes, memorizing lines—and there I was now, meeting fellow filmmakers I've met in the past and connecting with new visionaries who all seemed to carry a torch of brilliance. I'm a very hyper individual and to counteract my energy, I always talk to myself at rapid fire or I'll count a person's words after they're done speaking. That usually leaves me looking like I'm trying to be cool. But the weather in Utah was so cold that, "Ain't nobody got time for that." I'd see someone, hug them, maybe shake their hand a little too long, and forget to talk to myself or count words in my head. I was able to connect with people I had issues with in the past and was able to clear things up. My outfit: I wore a paisley robe under my jacket that made me more friends than I ever could, and not once did I feel out of place.

I'm a filmmaker, dammit, and I'm no longer afraid to admit it to everyone. I'm not rich or famous and who knows if I'll ever have a film at Sundance, but I'll go again to support my tribe. I'll walk those streets, catch a cold, and do it with purpose. I'll sit in those seats and support your dream and vision. I won't feel bad if we can't get into the good parties because Lone Stars Entertainment is the party. We always celebrate the journey! I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm grateful to just be in the mix. A big shout out to Josefina López and Judith Weston and they know why! A shout out to my Mother, my family, and kids...who would of ever thought!

The creating continues.  I'm happy now that I can enjoy the journey and not fear the destination or hold on to what was in the past.

Lone Stars in the building! #WeCreate


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CAPTURED:  Hand  made  by  Hello  Becca

1/15/2018

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By Gabriela López de Dennis

Welcome to our bi-monthly, Lone Stars Entertainment artist feature, “Captured.” A space where we will bring you the latest and greatest in art, music, fashion, film, community leaders, special events, and more! Have a story idea or know an artist we should feature in our column? Send us a message here on our website in the “Contact Us” tab. And now we present to you, this month’s “Captured” artist:

If you’re a “Pan Dulce Enthusiast,” you’re dying to join “The International Bratty Club,” and you need a taco embroidery in your life right now, then Hello Becca’s shop is for you. Meet our featured artist, Rebecca Marquez, who loves crafts, makes crafts, and teaches crafting. Over the years she has been perfecting her talents in the DIY (do it yourself) community of fellow artists, so much so that she created a top-selling pin, the “DIY Till I Die Glue Gun” that sold out on her Etsy shop where she mostly sells her items. Rebecca’s roots go way back in the crafting world, who shared with us,
“My mom was a huge crafter and seamstress. As a little girl, I remember being surrounded by fabric, yarn, puffy paint, and hot glue. Whether it was baby blankets, wedding/prom dresses, or hand painted neon shirts (it was the late 80's), she was ALWAYS MAKING SOMETHING. Sometime in 2003, a friend of mine took me to my very first craft fair. I saw creative people putting their handmade art out there, and getting paid for it! I fell in love and immediately knew that this was something I wanted to do, and a community I wanted to be a part of.”

Rebecca’s items are unique, well-crafted and cute, with just the perfect amount of sarcasm. “I am mostly inspired by the things that I love and the art of DIY,” she says. Browsing through her Etsy or Instagram shops, you’ll get an array of items that scream Riot Grrrl (a movement that, amongst many things, embraces the DIY ethic as well as competitive roller derby which Rebecca has also participated in), draws inspiration from Mexican culture and a self-proclaimed “Pocha who grew up in an Americanized home,” and someone who really, really loves tacos and pan dulce. “I love the juxtaposition of something that looks like grandma made it, and a word or phrase that an adolescent would use. I mean, in a nutshell, that's kind of me,” she continues. Some of the past limited edition items she has sold on her shop include cross stitch art with the words “Ugh,” “Nope,” and those famous 90's Hole lyrics, “I want to be the girl with the most cake,” along with doughnut charms and Star Wars graphic pillows.


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“I’ve carried a bunch of different items in my shop, over the years, from tote bags and jewelry to cross stitch wall decor. More recently, it's been buttons, pins and embroidery hoop art. I like to make items that express the things I love. Wearing buttons of your favorite artist or TV character on your jacket (currently she has The Hudson Sisters buttons for sale), or hanging a piece of embroidery hoop art in your office, are all really cool ways of expression, and I love that.”   

Rebecca makes all of her creations from her home studio and uses a wide range of materials including cotton fabric, embroidery thread, polymer clay, button making, pin designing, sewing, fiber arts, and more. Like she says, “If it’s crafty, I'm gonna try it! Crafting, for me, is a creative outlet. It let's me work out ideas in my head and express myself with things that I love.” Rebecca makes plenty of fun, personal items for herself as well, a knitted corn dog pen for instance, and draws much inspiration from Hello Kitty, rock music, The Simpsons and food. So what’s next for Hello Becca in 2018? “I hope to expand the selection of items in my shop as well as vending at more craft fairs. I love to learn and try new crafts. I'm trying my hand at brush lettering and quilting at the moment, so I'm hoping to maybe incorporate some new items like that in my shop.”


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Rebecca Marquez was born and raised in Santa Fe Springs, CA, and has lived in the Bay Area since 2014. When she’s not hand-making cute stuff, she’s teaching sewing, fiber art, and other crafty classes at JOANN Fabric and Crafts store. Visit Rebecca’s shop at www.rebeccamarquez.etsy.com and follow her on Instagram @hellobecca.


Thank you for reading this and remember, “Stay Bratty.” Now cue that 'Doll Parts' song by Hole.


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