The Lofteez

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Hello to all our Lofteez Groupeez!

Blog 1: Getting Ready

By Karine Pierson and Tiff Falls

From Karine:

Hi Peeps! It’s been such a long time since we checked in and I think it’s time we did. After setting our music aside to pursue other career opportunities, we finally have some exciting things in the works! Karine started a music school and Tiff became the sound engineer and night event manager at The Alluvion, a very special new venue designed for artists, by artists in our hometown of Traverse City Michigan. After @RiffinTiff went out on tour as a sound engineer with the Irish band @TheOlllam, our eyes were opened up to the magic of touring, and we realized how much we missed our formerly nomadic lifestyle. Bring on the change!

We have been steadily working on songs for our upcoming album for many years, and now we are set up with our own home recording studio and we are ready to record. Our backup band, The Decibelz, which consists of Aaron Rosson on drums, Chrissie Reitmeyer on backup vocals, Brady Corcoran on the keys and Ben Davila on bass and guitar, is ready to hit the studio! We will definitely post some pics from that.

Once our album is recorded and released in our hometown, our intent is to start with a Michigan tour in a camper, starting with house concerts, which we absolutely LOVE! So if you’re in the mood for a couple of crazy musicians to pull up to your house in a camper and get the party started, please do reach out! This may take a summer or two to pull off, especially coming from living in a large house and studio, but we’ve gone tiny before and now that we have the travel bug, we’re ready to do it again!

This time, when we hit the road we want to stay out there long-term. We have family in Canada and since Tiff is Canadian, that’s where we will probably end up for part of the time, most likely for the Spring. Then in the summer it’s back to beautiful Northern Michigan for the best time of the year to be there. And now for the fun part, when it starts to get cold we are going to head west to Arizona where it is warm and sunny and gigs are plentiful. From there, who knows where we will end up? We have tons of travel dreams and plans, it’s a matter of where our music takes us!

House concerts are a very rewarding space to be able to share our music with you in and want to make it our main squeeze. Reach out if you think your house or space would be a good fit for a fun little concert for you and friends! They are a blast, check out more information on our House Concerts tab =D

We love to hear from all of our Groupeez so reach out on Facebook or the message options on this site for any jam sessions, parties, events or just to chat with us! We miss all of our wonderful fans and are working hard to bring you more goodies.

Keep on keeping on friends, hope to see you out there and burn that light bright!

The Lofteez

Traverse City, Michigan

The Lofteez are an upbeat and entertaining acoustic duo in Northern Michigan, Traverse City. Originally formed and recorded in lofts in the artists’ community of Downtown Pontiac, The Lofteez feature multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Karin E of The Remedy Band on fiddle, keyboard, and vocals with her partner Riffin Tiff on acoustic guitar, bass and beatz. Playing an eclectic mix of covers and originals with influences from all genres, the Lofteez are storytellers, sharing their experiences and love of extensive traveling, yoga, food, and humor. The Lofteez perform at theatres, festivals, concerts, venues, pretty much anywhere they can play music for anyone who will listen and enjoy the experience!

We had the incredible privilege and experience to be in our very first short film by Brauer Productions right here In beautiful Traverse City Michigan! We have never worked with a more passionate and animated group of people! Rich Brauer is a talented, real, and animated person and we are stoked to have him in our network of friends! We thank Project Cinema MI for their awesome program and efforts they give to the community. This is so coooooool! We are beyond excited for people to see this amazing film and feel the message it brings right to your heart. I'll let their website say the rest and say it best:

ProjectCinemaMI.org is a community film-making project that focuses on a hands-on experience that teaches the film-making process to all ages and skill levels. The goal is to promote cultural/art enrichment and professional development through an active learning environment run by professional filmmakers and is made possible from generous contributions from supportive Traverse City individuals and businesses.

ProjectCinemaMI.org is excited to present the world premiere of Sheets of Sand, a short film based on the winning screenplay by Northville native Natalie Lomske. Natalie received $500 and the opportunity to have her script crafted into a short film by Brauer Productions, Inc. Project Cinema MI created the competition to offer writers the chance to share their work and compete in this very unique project. There were 34 entrees judged by 19 film professionals across the U.S.

During production, six professional film department heads mentored nine interns from the TBA Career Tech Center, NMC Audio Technology Department and other enthusiastic individuals. Interns were taught the physical, mental, creative and social skills required to produce a dramatic film.

The story centers on a young woman with mild Cerebral Palsy and her emerging self confidence in a world of prejudice and judgement.

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Located on a narrow strip of land between Lake Michigan and Torch Lake in Antrim County, Michigan, the Stone Circle is a triple ring of 88 large boulders capturing the atmosphere of ancient cultures that gathered in family and community groups to entertain and exchange stories of everyday life and lore. Today the Stone Circle is reminiscent of a time before television and radio, when bards spun their tales to an enchanted audience. Around a flickering campfire, under a canopy of stars, and accompanied by frog songs and howls from distant coyotes, listeners perch on boulders or spread out on blankets and lawn chairs, as an ever-changing variety of poetry, storytelling and music are woven throughout the evening at this unique outdoor amphitheater. The circular arrangements and settings were designed by Terry Wooten, who also hosts the gatherings.
Many of the performers are professionals, but the Stone Circle also provides an open forum for others who wish to participate. Poems must be memorized and recited by heart. On any given night you may hear the poetry of Burns, Chaucer, Service, Whitman or the original work of a visiting poet. Beowulf may come to life, a cat dance performed, or the hum of an aboriginal didjeridoo may echo up the slope. Folklore, American classics, Cowboy or contemporary poetry may be interspersed with Native American tales and children's selections. Listeners and families are welcome.

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