On May 31st, 2021, New Orleans, LA based music artist and entrepreneur, Casmè hosted a sold out “Soul Sistas” concert along with artist Tamara Jade at Cafe Istanbul  in New Orleans. The two ladies and  The Voice alum, connected while filming the show last season, and have stayed in touch ever since. 

The event started off with performances from other local artists who opened the show, then led to Tamara Jade who tore the house down with her original pieces, and soulful medley. Casmè closed the night off with original music from her catalog that spans over 20 years. One of the highlights of the evening was the Second Line dance that Casmè led to her song “Nola Step.” For those who aren’t familiar with Second Line, this is a popular New Orleans dance that is done in celebration of something.

 The New Orleans Powerhouse is known to captivate audiences with her bubbly personality, sultry voice and energy, that can light up the darkest rooms. When asked for her thoughts on the event Casmè stated:

“It was a sold out sensation! I could not have asked for a better event!”

This event was full of good energy and food, as guest were able to chose from two black owned restaurants that were setup outside of the event.  

After the excitement and great feedback from this recent event, it’s given her more fuel. Making her very excited for the future to come in her live singing career. Her next live concert will be held at Café Istanbul on June 30th.

About Casmè 

Traveling the world as an entertainer and philanthropist, this star striking vocalist recently released her newest collection of work titled, “GUMBO”. Which includes over 40 records from all genres of music including Soul, Funk, Blues, Jazz, Hip Hop, Folk & Pop. For the past six years, CASMÈ has been Ranked #1 on Major Music Platform ReverbNation, as well as the Winner of many talent competitions including ESSENCE Fest & NOMS 2019 “New Orleans Music Showcase”,  Arthel Neville’s “Sing Like a Star” and more. 

She is a former singer for many major artists such as BoB, Trina Braxton, American Idol’s Kimberly Locke, Keith Urban, Carl Thomas, Aaron Hall, Lil G(Silk), Tony Toni Tone’ and more whom have all influenced her musical style.

Through her rigorous work effort and vast talent, she has landed many major opportunities to perform locally and worldwide including Essence Fest, Jazz Fest, News With A Twist, Jazz In The Park, WWLTV Morning Show, Walmart’s Music Commercial “The Receipt”, Steve Harvey Morning Show, 106&Park, Wendy Williams, Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno, The View and more. 

To learn more about CASMÈ and “GUMBO”, visit her online at https://www.iamcasme.com/ and her social media page – Instagram – @iamcasme

Husband, father and true pioneer in the music and business worlds—Alain Merville is a generational pioneer. Founder and CEO of YousicPlay, music professor at Berklee College of Music and director of operations for Sugar Babies Inc., gives us an insight on how he has gone from the student to master. 

Starting Piano at the age of 14, Alain fell in love with the concepts of music. After a year of private lesson’s from his mentor, Alain was invited to mold his talents on the road. Being the only key player and fresh into the music world, he witnessed firsthand the challenges that awaited him. Feeling he was not the best but possessing a great work ethic toward the endeavors he felt passionate about. Practicing nearly 8 hours a day developing himself until gaining interest in Berkeley College his senior year.

Coming into music at a later age rather than the “typical” age, Alain attended Berkelee College of Music, the number one contemporary music school in the world and had a most humbling experience. Exposing him to things he would have never been exposed to had he not ventured onward. Challenges are more so opportunities to him, while learning the business and education aspects of music, he embarked on a journey of connecting with individuals doing the things he wanted in life or had interest with. Berklee was the one place in the world at the time where he could be connected with people who were great in the areas he learned in. This is what he had to say on the cultural standpoint at Berklee, “From a musical standpoint there’s a heavy black culture, outside of politics which I typically don’t get involved in. Whereas most schools focus on certain styles or genres, Berkeley is a pot of different styles, from Hip-Hop, Choir, Jazz, and many more styles containing different ethnicities and cultures.”

When asked in an interview with Historically Black Since, “What is YousicPlay”, this is what Alain had to say, “So YousicPlay is a music e-learning platform where music students, and music enthusiasts can learn music from any level, from celebrities, influencers to elite level college instructors along with an AI (Artificial Intelligence) that functions as your own virtual tutor. The vision was really providing musicians with a platform that gives you direct access to the best musical minds in the world. Also the benefit of an in-person experience, because in person, you get the benefit of immediate feedback from your instructor to let you know how well you’re doing. On the recorded courses, there’s no accountability to let you know how well you’re doing so we wanted to provide the best of both worlds. So that’s the vision behind the AI aspect of it, which communicates with you and lets you know how well you’re doing from from exercise to exercise.”

This is an amazing platform if you wish to level up your music skills!

To learn more about Alain and Yousic, visit him online at  https://yousicplayacademy.com/p/advance-gospel-keys-master-class  and his social media pages – Instagram – @alainmerville and Instagram: – @yousicplay