Latest Exposé News
Exposé Facebook Page goes over 1000 members, plus a few surprises.
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
In a little over 9 days, Exposé's facebook page has acquired over 1,000 members. The ladies are really happy with the results, and with all the conversation that's going on.
As a celebration of the 4th of July, I'd like to embed a special video taken by Shannon Woodsmall and Del Phillips who went to the Minneapolis Pride appearance of Exposé. They were asked to do an extra song acapella. While Gioia says this is God Bless America, she actually means The Star-Spangled Banner.
Happy Fourth of July! When I'm back I'll tell you about Kelly's latest project!
Exposé launches Facebook Page, Gioia does an audiobook.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Most of the die-hard fans know already, but on Wednesday Exposé launched their brand new official Facebook page. Unlike the others, this page is run and controlled by them. Apparently, the group will be using this page instead of their MySpace for future updates, because of Facebook's many advantages over MySpace. So far, over 600 fans have joined--if I remember correctly they had more than 400 in the first 24 hours, so the word is spreading fast!
If you have a facebook account, or want to signup for one, you can view and find out more about the group here.
In other news, Gioia is featured on a new audiobook called 2012: the Maya Armageddon, a horror audiobook (Rated R) which is now available for download or a DVD from either CD Baby or iTunes. (I can't figure out how to link to the iTunes offering directly). Gioia plays the character of Maya, the lead female protagonist. This project was organized by John Thomas, who was Gioia's partner in the band Wet.
A quick reunion--Kelly joins Exposé at LA Pride.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
At Exposé's show last week, Kelly Moneymaker showed up and sung Point of No Return with Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia
There's not much more to say expect to actually post the Video here! Enjoy!
Revised Update--The end of the Lawsuit.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
I decided to modify my statements regarding the lawsuit to make it easier to understand, and also to be as accurate as possible.
The lawsuit for Exposé is over. Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia, and their company defended themselves successfully against 4 out of 5 counts brought forth by the plantiffs. The specific way this affects all of us is that Exposé can continue to use the trademark and perform as themselves, and can now resume publicizing it.
I've decided I don't want to go into all the details here. Quite frankly, there are a lot of reasons. (Protection of privacy, ethics, legal reasons, etc.) It's been a hard battle and while I know more, after pondering things, I really don't think it's something we should discuss in great detail.
Current Exposé Schedule
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Here's a list of the Upcoming shows for Exposé, where they'll be appearing, etc. I'm sure this will increase over time. I am very pleased that I am now able to publicize these shows!
- June 6th, Campbells Field 401 N. Delaware Ave. Camden NJ
- June 14th, LA Pride, West Hollywood Park 647 N San Vincente Blvd West Hollywood, CA
- June 27th, Minneapolis Pride, Loring Park, Minneapolis MN
- July 23rd, San Manuel Casino, Highland CA
- July 24, San Jose--details to follow.
- July 25, James L Knight Center Miami FL 400 SE Second Ave, Miami FL 33131 Showtime 7:30
No decision yet, in a few days--plus, a few updates in the meantime.
Monday, May 25, 2009
The trial is over but the verdict won't be until tomorrow. I'll post an update in the middle of the week to let everybody know what's going on. Let's all hope it goes well.
In the meantime, a few things to tide you over...
Some New Videos at a recent performance.
Also, Kelly Moneymaker, who's been quiet lately, has recently put up a photo album of her recent concert appearance in april.
General Update
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I apologize for the lateness in getting the Jeanette interview up. We want to go back and expand on a few questions so it might be out sometime in May. (It's not gonna be like that 2-year wait for Gioia's interview, so don't worry!)
Kelly Moneymaker Update
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Kelly Moneymaker posted an update on her MySpace blog. She is going to be performing at Genghis Cohen on April 24th, 9pm, at 740 N. Fairfax Ave. just north of Melrose in LA. She is also wrapping up her long awaited Silvermoney CD, and music she's worked on can be heard on the recent DVD collections of Samantha Who? and Grays Anatomy. More details can be found in her entry.
Interview's, including one by me...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Exposé has done some interviews that I've recently discovered. I also have finished an Interview with Jeanette a few weeks ago and will be putting it on my site within the next few weeks. In the meantime, here are some other interviews.
- Audio Interview with Gioia, on Gay Internet Radio Live. (This might be a bit old).
- March, 2009 Interview with all three members, Bay Windows.
Videos from 2009 Shows
Monday, February 16th, 2009
I've created a playlist for all of Exposé's 2009 appearances to date that I could find on YouTube. I will keep updating this as I find more videos and as Exposé does more shows.
Gioia Bruno Update--new album in the works, other plans
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Over at blogger Geno's World, there is a brief article about Gioia and what she has been up to lately. Apparently, she is working on her new album, and has been doing a lot of promotional work to line up interviews, recording sessions, etc. There are a few new photos which you can check out here.
Geno's world published an interview excerpt with Gioia. Gioia has apparently recorded an interview the LA local show Focus in the Mix with Denise Ames. According to the MySpace page for that show (careful, this is one of those "Messy Pages" which can be hard to read), Gioia's show will air locally on April 3rd, 2009, and I believe we can purchase DVDs of that show.
Sin City Special Performance
Friday, Jan 30th, 2009
There is a special performance Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia are doing in Waterbury, CT on Jan 31st, 2009
. The club is called "Sin City", and they have a MySpace page. They are at 195 Frieght Street, Waterbury, CT.Here's the flyer from the show
More Christmas Music from Exposé, and one confirmed show.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Kelly Moneymaker now has Christmas music out. Check out her MySpace page to hear it. Also, on her latest blog entry, in addition to wishing us all happy holidays, she announces that Exposé is scheduled to perform at the Nokia theater in California on January 24th. It apparently is part of this event.
Some Sad News
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Normally I don't report news on members of the "prototype" line-up, as I consider them a completely different group, as you've noted in my FAQ and elsewhere. However, because of the sadness of this I wanted to make a special exception.
Sandra Cassanas, best known as Sandeé, apparently passed away on December 15th in Hollywood, FL. There are few details and I don't have access to any official news like an obituary. Sandeé had a good career in dance music, and continued to appear in clubs and Freestyle concerts (sharing the bill sometimes with Gioia), and was a grandmother. Those in the Hollywood FL Area can attend services at Fred Hunter Funeral Home, 6301 Taft St, Hollywood, Fl.
Jeanette Jurado adds Christmas Music to her MySpace Page
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Jeanette Jurado has decided to share a Christmas song she wrote and performed a few years back. It's called I Believe in Christmas, and you can hear it on her MySpace page. Check it out!
Help Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia get shows for next year
Sunday, November 9, 2008
There have been a lot of people who have wanted Exposé to appear in their area, and a few fans have been working hard to organize your help with this. I've just added an advocacy and booking page for more details.
Join the Exposé Facebook Group!
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
We're trying to build a network for Exposé fans to connect with each other. In the past, I've setup a Yahoo mailing list for this, but lately there has been no activity on that mailing list, which I suspect is a combination of people rejecting e-mail and spam filters getting over-agressive lately, as well as alternative technologies taking it's place.
Long time fan Del has setup a network on Facebook to take advantage of the Social Networking for the group. If you are interested in the group and want to connect to other fans, please do the following.
- If you are not already a member, sign-up for Facebook (http://www.facebook.com).
- Once you are a confirmed member, go to the group Fans of 80s Group Exposé, and join that group.
Review--Exposé at Epcot Center
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Because Exposé was not appearing near my area this year, I decided to take a trip down to Epcot center and watch them perform. They performed at the Eat to the Beat concert series at the American Garden's Theater.
The Eat to the Beat shows are very nice. They are limited to doing 7 songs because of the time limit and doing three of them a night, but had the four-piece backing band working for them. The songs they did each night were In Walked Love, Come Go With Me, What You Don't Know, I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me), Let Me Be The One, Season's Change, and Point of No Return. The weather was bad the first day--light rain and extremely humid--but the other days were great. The shows were packed each night and a lot of people had a happy time. Exposé would go out in the audience, dance with little kids and enthused fans, etc. I saw eight of the nine shows...and I didn't go on any of the Disney attractions--no time when you start standing in Line at 3:00PM each day.
YouTube has already posted a few videos from this concert.
- Point of No Return (first night)
- Season's Change (Second Night)
- Come Go With Me (Second Night)
Status on Kelly's Projects
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Kelly's finishing up her Silvermoney project, and will be releasing it soon. She is also working on a third as-yet-untitled solo CD, and contributed vocals to a group called Pillbox Porn. A song she's written, Back Seat Taxi, has been recently used in the movie Confessions of a Go-Go Girl and Gossip Girl. Find out more in her blog entry.
More about Gioia's Barack Obama Song.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Gioia's been doing interviews regarding her single. She was recently interviewed by her friend Jade Alexander on Miami local news. You can also find a video to the song on Gioia's YouTube site.
Gioia's message about the song
"Change the World"
I co-wrote the song "Change the World" to motivate people to take a stand and to remind them that we all have a voice.
I have felt a markable difference in the energy surrounding this presidential campaign - a positive and motivating force that breaks all barriers and unifies us.
This campaign has given us the opportunity to look beyond our differences and to regain the sense of community that has become lost during these past eight years. We all want a better America; we all want to take pride in our country again, and we all want to fulfill the promise that is America, a promise that Barack Obama, through his Blueprint for Change, wishes to make a reality come election day.
gioia
Gioia's Obama Promotional Song is Out.
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
The promotional single Gioia worked on to support Barack Obama is now available for the public to listen to on Gioia's MySpace Page. If you like the song (and support the candidate), she'd like you to share the link to all your friends.
Gioia Bruno Listening Party in Miami.
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
A media party is being held for the press for Gioia's new single for the Barack Obama campaign. This will be held on Tuesday, August 12 at 6:00PM, at the following location:
Cherokee Studio East
1943 NE 148th Street
North Miami, FL 33181
Gioia Bruno doing a song for Obama.
Monday, August 4th, 2008
Gioia is working on a single for the Barack Obama campaign called Yes We Can. I will have more details in the future.
Quick Editorial Disclaimer: I do hope Exposé or Gioia fans aren't so shallow that they suddenly disdain Gioia because of her personal political beliefs. I hate to say that but it seems in this day and age if you reveal your political leanings you get attacked by others who disagree, and some people have trouble liking music once they know political leanings. We now return you to the Epistle...
Kelly Moneymaker and Silvermoney Update.
Monday, August 4th, 2008
A song that Kelly Moneymaker wrote with her writing partner Dan Silver is featured in the movie trailer for Make It Happen. You can view the video on YouTube, the song's title is Justified, and is the second song in the trailer.
She is working on her upcoming album project. I hope to have details soon.
Gioia Bruno hosting Karaoke nights at The Depot.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Gioia is hosting Karaoke at The Depot, a nightclub located at 1243 NE 11th Ave, Fort Lauderdale. She hosted last week and will be hosting this week (Wednesday, July 2nd) at 9PM to around 1AM. I believe she will be doing this every Wednesday for the next several weeks. Check out Gioia's MySpace page for photos from her hosting duties.
Gioia Bruno on new CD for Hydra Productions
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Gioia can be heard doing vocals for a compilation project for Hydra Productions.
The new CD Liquid features Gioia doing the lead vocals for the song Flashback,
and a joint song with Jade Starling (of Pretty Poison fame) and Kim Esty called
The Good Girls Have Gone To Bed. Also featured on this CD are Tiffany and
Stacey Q. You can find out more about the CD, listen to sample tracks,
and purchase it from here
http://www.hydramusicproductions.com/store.htm.
Kelly Moneymaker doing a benefit show
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Kelly Moneymaker will be performing live on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008, at a benefit concert for a friend who recently passed away, Wade Hubbard. This benefit concert proceeds will be going to Wade's family, and includes performances from David Hasselhoff, Boys Don't Cry, and a lot of local acts in the Southern California area. This benefit concert will be held at the following location:
Molly Malone's
575 South Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, California 90036
Show starts at 7:30 PM PDT, Cost:$10
For more information, please read Kelly's Blog Entry on the show.
Update on Lack of Updates
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sorry for the lack of updates right now. I was sick for a little while and I've been updating a computer as well as working on a content management system for this web site. I may not be able to update the site for a few weeks while this goes on. There's also not a lot of news to report right now, hopefully that will change soon.
If you have urgent questions, please feel free to E-Mail me (at johntroy AT[@] expose-epistle DOT[.] org) and I will do my best to answer them--I can answer your inquires easier that way. You can also contact me on MySpace
20 Years Ago Today, Season's Change hit #1
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
20 Years ago today, Exposé single, Seasons Change, was Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. I figured we should celebrate this anniversary.
Wow. 20 whole years have gone by. Can you imagine that, 2 whole decades. It seems only like yesterday when this occured. Many seasons have changed since that song hit number one. How many changes has the world gone through since that long ago February.
To reminise, you can view the Wikipedia entry for the song, or view the (official) video on YouTube from SonyBMG.
Tina's (tcfan70) collection on YouTube. Note she mostly focuses on Gioia Bruno in these shots.
New Videos on YouTube, Refiled Suit
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
First, the bad news. That lawsuit that was dismissed almost a month ago was re-filed. So we're just going to have to wait and see what happens. I don't plan on making any comment about it right now. In the meantime, you can read some details on why it was dismissed on this Seattle Legal Blog.
In happier news, somebody has recently posted some concert footage from last year's Palmdale show. I'll provide links below, but my favorite is the one I'm going to embed.
Tina's (tcfan70) collection on YouTube. Note she mostly focuses on Gioia Bruno in these shots.
Gioia to do Charity Show in New Jersey for Autism
Monday, February 4th, 2008
Gioia will be appearing at a special event on Saturday, February 23rd at the Blend bar in NJ. This is a charitable event that goes to benefit autism in kids. The organization is caleld MarbleJam. You can find out more information at http://www.marblejamkids.org for more information or to make a contribution. To purchase tickets for the actual event, which are going at $125.00, follow this link. To find more about the venue, go to http://www.blendbar.com/
Exposé Lawsuit Dismissed without Predjudice, January 23rd 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Good news for Exposé fans, the lawsuit filed by CE&F was dismissed in Florida Federal Court on January 23rd!
This doesn't mean I think everything is "over", it was dismissed for reasons unrelated to the issues presented in the suit. But it's good news regardless.
Update for the New Year
Monday, January 21, 2008
There's not a lot of significant news, but I figured I'd give you a few updates.
- Based on a statement on YouTube, it looks like the Video for Gioia's new release, Your Love Is Lifting Me Higher, will be out later this month or in early February.
- There's no major news about the lawsuit. However, a few things to note
- I have no idea how this affects touring or appearances.
- Let's try to keep rumour and innuendo to a minimum. I've had a few people say random false things about the plaintiffs or Lewis Martinee. Spreading rumors can make things worse, so please be skeptical of any news given to you from a "friend of a friend".
- This site is not dedicated to the "trademark", or any ersatz line-up. I will continue to focus on Ann Curless, Jeanette Jurado, Gioia Bruno, and Kelly Moneymaker.
- I've created a YouTube playlist that will show you several Exposé Videos that I've linked to in 2007. Feel free to watch. I'm still adding and organizing it.