Managed by London based power house (Simon Fuller and Stirling McIlwaine) 19 Entertainment (American Idol, Leona Lewis, Annie Lennox), the Australian guitarist Orianthi has just released her latest solo album 'Believe' on 19/Tal/Geffen Records.
via the Los Angeles Times
The woman with the electric guitar has played this song before. It's a Michael Jackson ballad, and the young guitarist is named Orianthi, who leans back now to unfurl a solo of smoldering melody before stepping up to the microphone to sing some torrid lyrics: "Love is a feeling / give it when I want it / 'cause I'm on fire / quench my desire. . . ."
Orianthi's eyes are closed beneath her blond bangs as she wails "Give In to Me" in a North Hollywood rehearsal studio, her four-piece rock band swaying behind her. The 1991 song (co-authored by Bill Bottrell) appeared on Jackson's 1991 album "Dangerous" and was one of at least 20 that the guitarist spent two months rehearsing with Jackson as a member of his band for a series of planned "This Is It" concerts in London.
via Billboard
For the last three months of Jackson's life, Orianthi worked closely and intensely with the superstar. His death is still a raw topic for Orianthi, but she now feels comfortable opening up. "It was so devastating for all of us involved, working with him for three months preparing for the biggest show on Earth," she says. "But I got to play music with him-I'm so grateful I got that time. The experience made me believe in myself more."
The global release of "This Is It" to an estimated 25,000 theaters worldwide by Oct. 28 presented a promotional opportunity too irresistible for Geffen to ignore. "Believe" was released Oct. 26, the same day as the soundtrack to "This Is It."
Read more of each article here:
L.A. Times - Orianthi plays through the pain
Billboard - Orianthi Steps Out Of Michael Jackson's Shadow
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