Merry Merry Everyone!
Colder than cold in Beijing. I walked out to take a big hike over to the Lama Temple, and went about 100 meters before I turned around. Did not have enough clothing on. Not even with my new uber thin silver magic Uniquo down jacket was it even remotely pleasant. This is like Canada cold. Chicago cold. Milwaukee. Biting, dry, vaporize your fingers, shatter your teeth kinda temperatures. Or maybe I’m not wearing enough…But, because the wind howled and gushed last night, us Beijingers enjoyed a big blue bowl sky with white winter light cascading upon our grey brown metropolis.

Grateful crazy happy I am about to head to warm, wet, kind weather of Florida. Merry Merry. Joy Joy. Ah Florida, where the sunsets and rises with spectacular colors, where the clouds grace and gash the skies with their magnificent forms. Where my talented, beautiful sister resides. Goodness. (My sister is now also on iTunes…Highly recommend!!! Sarah Meider)

My quest to record this trip was not destined this time. “Fang Xia” my Chinese doctor tells me. It means to put it all down. Press ‘pause’ on the thoughts. Mmm. She’s right on. Overkill on thinking affects our stomachs. In Chinese Medicine, the stomach meridian is the Earth element, which is the mother, the center, the nourishment. Without balance in this element, the other four elements go tipping into imbalance. So yeah, Fang Xia. I got it. Practice practice. :) EXPLANATION OF 5 ELEMENTS

In the meantime, I recorded a demo of all the rock stuff with my true blue Aussie drummer and neighbor, Zac Courtney, just this week in my livingroom. It’ll do until we video our performance in March 2011 at a great live music venue, Club Yugong Yishan in Beijing.

For your viewing pleasure, new videos on YOUTUBE (Search “Jess Meider)

I’m always uploading new photos into my gallery. Things I draw, see, people I meet, my performances and more. YAYPHOTOS!

For all of you winter season folks in the northern hemisphere -enjoy the hibernation, warmth and love of your life.

For y’all in the southern hemisphere – YAY…go outside and enjoy that.

Peaces and Loves, Lights and Inspirations*****
Jess

Hello friends, family, fans! How are you today? I hope that where ever you are there is a smile in your heart. I am celebrating my own little holidays soon with the best gift that I could ever give myself. A brand spankin new recording of all my new rock material…It’s the gift that keeps on giving, cuz y’all will be able to hear the new goodness that’s been inspiring me.

The gig I played last week with Zac Courtney on drums and me on electric and acoustic guitar went really well. What a cool thing, the first song, The Fire, featured a very special guest performance by acrobatic-on-fixed-gear-bike artist Ines Brunn. She travels around the world performing amazing tricks to my song (off of Divine album). Heres a video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GixMoMlHRo
I’ll have the video of our live performance up in the next week. Stay tuned.

Oh. The other thing that was awesome this week – I went to see Mico’s new live trio – featuring drum n bass, raggatronic, and all kinds of other grooves. He and I did “Junglecat” together (if you wanna hear more, goto www.myspace.com/thisisjunglecat ) . So cool was the trio, I took some video so you can check it out: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=475940516695&comments&ref=mf

Be well. More soon. Jess

The preview, of the movie I am in…AND I am in the preview too!
Starring Gong Li and Andy Lau. Coming out Feb 14, 2011…

The movie is called 我知女人心
CLICK ON THE LINK!
Jess\'s Movie Premiere Premiere

This is in spanish. But. Kim’s interview is through out the 30 minute documentary about women that participated in this dance workshop. They are all prisoners. There is alot of dancing and expression. I think it is very important to remember that the penal system (worldwide) is insane. Many countries do not rehabilitate, rather, they just throw away their trash…but these people are people. We all know that it is possible to change with love and guidance. Fortunately for Kim, she is in Barcelona, and they boast to have very “friendly” prison systems.

This foundation that does this program is excellent.  Enjoy. And meet Kim, beautiful spirit with a gorgeous dance.

http://www.rtve.es/mediateca/videos/20091130/granangularcat—dansa-interna/639596.shtml

I’ve decided to start video’ing myself playing songs. This one is new. Wrote it at the end of April…still has a few bumps that naturally smooth out as I get used to playing it.  Enjoy….Share…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvclAN4Wv3k