About:Karen C.  her full name is Karen Colville Alternative Country, e country  folk ,country,acoustic rock Artist ,STUDIO RECORDING ARTIST is located in the GTA East Toronto the best city for music in the world as is Nashville,LA,NewYork.Influences are Cowboy Junkees,Jann Arden, Sugarland,Trishia Yearwood,Kathy Mattea,Carly Simon.
Karen's style in ethical music, distinct country, Alternative Country, Americana,Country Folk,
Country Soul, and now into Southern Rock.Songwriting influences are Neil Young,
Bob Dylan. Karen's music is best described as adventuresome and  more offbeat.
Karen Colville : about Karen in music is known as Karen C.  Karen Colville is an International Artist,Painter and  Writer, Entertainment Publicist with personal empowerment Innovator , Publicity,Personal integrity, with professional committment and power of opportunity.Karen's goal  is to create new possibilities, perspectives viewpoints in business environments and communication with people that value and respect these qualities.
Karen communicates with passion and energy with devotion equal to your own and is a people person.She enjoys making a difference to people's lives even in small ways.
She places people and projects together with honesty,responsibility and determination.She is making the most adding value to her quality life, creating her life in helping others help themselves in the Arts,Cultural and Health sectors.She is a positive, determined energetic go getter and inspires others to learn and find their voice and creating community relationships. Entreprenuership whether telecommuting or running a home-based office having greater time toward publishing content and activities.She believes in a healthy lifestyle and  happiness balance and abundance in  fulfilling work and while reaching financial goals and recreating wealth.
Karen also values private time and enjoys connecting to nature.

Quote of the day:
"Dont Compromise yourself."You are all you've got.' Janis Joplin (1943-1970)

Artist News Upcoming: Karen is going to Austin Texas to work on music.She believes the music and arts scene in Texas has a lot to offer. She enjoys Nashville,believes there is some golden nuggets of talent in Texas. We will keep you updated.

ARTIST STATEMENT:"With a vision to succeed you take an active role in building your own dream."Karen Colville
The power to Change: We all have the power:
The power to choose a better way.
The power to choose a different response.
The power to choose to feel differently.
The power to stop stressful thoughts.
The power to set yourself free...
The power to BE a whole lot more.
What is your personal power?
Karen is working on developing a multi media program she calls
Co-Active Empowerment  where the client connects to her materials  online and program presentation by interactive learning in a multi media format.For the time being she is writing a novel while working on music and art and devoting her pr skills to music.
Communication,Community,Community Service,Connectivity,Clarity
July 7th,2008Changing your path to happiness is the subject  Karen is writing on.
July 4th,2008:Happy 4th of July my American friends !! Karen is writing an article on independence.
July 3rd,2008: Karen is writing on the subject matter of Laughing Out Loud,Quality Appreciation
July 2nd: Karen is writing on the subject of gratitude and making a difference.
July 1st: Happy Canada Day!! You Rock! Karen celebrated Canada day with the band To have Control (THC) at the Wyldcats reunion and childrens community center fundraiser in Marmora,Ontario.
Karen's writing piece for today on the subject of projecting love
June 25th: I was writing a page on inner peace and I was online today looking for a quote and I discovered an Innovator,Author,Speaker named Byron Katie"The Work" She is amazing and is in allignment with what I am thinking and writing of.I will learn from her a blessed discovery.
June 25th: I am working on an excellent project  preparing to be published at an accelerated rate good energy!!:)
Lyrics: July 24th ,2008  I am working on lyrics a song came to me this afternoon I call it "Fields of Dreams "June26th: I have written an article titled Power of Opportunity toward my publication.I have sent an email to Nick, Keynote Speaker Communicator,Author Nicholas Boothman "How  to Connect in Business in 90 seconds or Less" and it's about time for lunch.You want more info on Nick Boothman www.NicholasBoothman.com
BLOGS by  Karen Colville  (C)2008
June 24thAre Gas Prices putting the brakes on your plans? Karen Colville

I was hoping to have enough material together to tour this summer and start giving concerts and selling records.
My car is being worked on to get roadworthy.I'm concerned even when I get it back on the road the gas prices will keep me from touring.I am using this time to write and research and make other plans for my life.I'm not giving up music, it is simply a very slow process for me as an Artist.I identify with Artists and independent bands that their livelihood is being effected by rising gas costs.
This sucks and maybe there will be some solutions to unfair prices and taxes at the pump.It's killing the SUV beasts it impacts everything let alone natural disasters effect price .Even you have to shop online it takes a gas driven vechile to deliver what you bought whether it is through a courier or the postal service.The summer season drives demand.Trying to sort through new strategies as I am suffering a loss of income and not ready to get a hybrid for a few years.I am walking and car pooling for some things.I know I need to come up with better plans.

June 21st  News: I was at the event Ride for Sight in Trenton,ON  with my friends the band Dark Angel.Everyone I met there was so nice from Bikers to Volunteers everyone there was so great and what a great cause.We were fortunate enough to meet members of Honey Moon Suite.
I met the most amazing guitarist I have ever seen perform in a very long time his name is Steve Hill.www.stevehillmusic.com. they are from Quebec.
Steve Hill  also opened for Honey Moon Suite.I have not been taken in and blown away by the energy of a music act of this level in a long time.I spent the good part of the evening networking, meeting new people and running the video camera and  doh ..I forgot my memory card for my personal digital so no photos until later.The Ride for Sight people treated us very nice thanks and we returned Saturday evening and watched Rik Emmet and April Wine play.There was a great turn out and a lot of money raised for research for the blind.

June 18th Can Virtue live in a virtual life by Karen Colville
Virtue is honour and integrity we hold as goodness
is a value we must continue to uphold
A shift from beliefs to intellectual virtue used in ethics
a utopian vision any society can be built on
belief what virtue is bought or sold
Can virtue live in a virtual life

Disciplinary boundaries good sense
virtue staring in the enemie's eyes
and the lost search
for someone you cant find
Virtue is a vice
selfishness is a virtue
like fire and ice

being on time may be my only virtue
to me time means nothing
virtue means everything
the most meaningful virtue
relationships are built on love
kindness,fairness,honesty,trust and respect
placing love in action
I have only so much patience

It is a virtue to take ugliness,
lies and realism
and turn it into something beautiful
he's a 3d animated version of himself
The wiseman is full of virtue
character and strength
June 17th,2008 Rising tide projects making this world a better place person to person

"A tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood,lead on to fortune." William Shakespeare
"Art is not what you see but what you make others see." Edgar Degas.

What is the most memorable experience in your life being you made a difference in someone elses life? What events in your life encouraged you to take charge of a situation for the better when you wanted to make a difference? Was it an intense experience?Did it make you happy? Did you feel you made a difference in some kind of direct way in which you wanted to experience to inspire positive sustainability in communities?What do individuals do to make this world a better place?There are many people whom want to make the difference in others people's lives where do they begin?
The creative energies conciousness great ideas go into human kind in the natural world.The human effort of connection is making the difference in the lives others making this a better place.The message is so simple as is the goal of peace in our world and making our world a better place to live and promoting anti-violence.

Many people are making a difference in this world.We are not alone.
Individuals and groups are working together toward betterment in this world and keeping regard to cultural identity and learning from other cultures.Much more needs to be done.Farewell to arms what will save humanity.
Corporations rule the economy what may they do to make this world better as there are corporate citizens with a heart theycontribute to the world.There are corporations that know the responsibilty and democracy does not fit with profit margins in corporate agendas.Corporations do give generously to projects toward betterment in this world.

The continual struggle"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind...War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." John F.Kennedy
Resolving conflict is one way,and building people whom are dedicated to the human effort through art and social reform,cross-cultural understanding.Knowledge and skills to build healthy societies.A sustainable future for people of all ages in disadvantaged societies.Living information forms energy this is life.Human kind is willing to help one another with trust and compassion while addressing social issues this effects all of mankind on one planet.
Teach,inspire, heal and promote values and beliefs with respect toward others beliefs.A cooperative spirit and creating a better world is one project at a time.Redistributing wealth investing in education against poverty.
People that take action in this world.This must be an important focus that conditions through out the world will change.Canada is more and more becoming leaders toward international change and increasing multiculturalism,and with this Canadians have a broader global perspective of the world while working with international partnerships.How do you improve conditions socially and aesthetically and get messages across making positive changes in communities to serve the betterment of others.
"The future of the world depends on how well we meet it" Pete Singer.Happiness is something everyone wants in this life and for generations to come we go person to person project to project.

June 16th,2008 A Passionate Voice about War by Karen Colville

I recorded a demo song I titled "I Cant Make It Without You." it is not popular and is my b side beautiful failure..I have had to do a rewrite on the lyrics as when I conceptualized it,I was touring at the Terrazine the concentration camp museum in  the Czech Republic and I know it does not even compare with some of the other death camps that existed in Europe. I was attempting to get awnsers about World War 2 not only from a historical perspective, a more insightful understanding of my family history relating to to other people's families dealing with loss and survival, mainly from a personal point of view as an Artist in my process writing with an understanding and compare my findings with the present day war in the Middle east.

I was seeking to find truth being the terrible truths exist in history many are covered up. I was standing beside an oven that cremated prisoners of war being the Jews at the holocaust memorial and remembering the Soldiers,the prisoners of this time and also the children.
I was in tears and physically ill after the whole experience and there was also a lady visiting from Hungary she survived the concentration camps her Sister did not make it.I watched the propaganda films alone in the theatre at the Terrazine and I could not help but cry as the tears streamed down my face,I could not hold back the emotion I felt.I felt I was being pulled at by a spiritual prescence to write about this subject matter no matter how hard it was.

When I arrived back in Canada,I had experienced reoccuring difficulty with my health and while trying to write about my experiences.When it came time to record the demo of the song, my voice was out of control, shaken and I sounded nervous.I am a good Singer, I am not the best Singer, I admit and I dont really care so much,I am writing about something important in my art as an independent.

People came down on me hard for this and they did not even want to listen to what I had to say let alone sing,I wasn't singing like Celine or Shania or hitting those fantastic high notes perhaps they were watching "American Idol" the night before in their own f**ing cucoon bubble.I dont know, anyway it was a hard song to do and I did not have the funds to hire a Vocalist and I wanted to do it in my own voice as an Artist.
This is while I had serious complications in my own health emotionally and physically in my healing journey or understanding,it was too difficult to articulate at the time and I had great difficulty singing it even as a demo.I wanted the song to come from my heart and my own perspective as an Artist, what I learned about survival and how appreciative I am and to talk about truth,the diversion of Entertainment to what was really going on in the world and what lies existed. I only had a gut feeling that made me sick..sick as a dixie chick inside toward terrible truth.Ralph Murphy hit Songwriter and President of ASCAP mentioned in a lecture and John Capek also that Writers,Song "Writers have shit come out of them" in the beginning and in this process become better Writers and songs become better after the fact.

The song is about a Veteran Soldier that goes off to war, in my own version of story telling a young man thinking he is doing everything for his country and discovers what he believed in there were many lies told.The song is about the loss and survival is told from the Soldier's perspective and his Mother's perspective when she receives the letter of loss of her son whom is a Soldier.I was told by many Songwriters that if I had to explain the song, then it does not resonate or have the merit as a song.I tried to write it from an intelligent point of view with the music.It did not seem to fly, it was not the fourth of July. I decided at a later date to attempt to do a rewrite of the lyrics in a simpler presentation.This song is from the heart and the memories of people effected by war.
Today,I discovered a documentary titled " Body of War" about War Veteran Tomas Young with Director Phil Donahue.This gets to what I am attempting to convey in my song.My plan is to donate the proceeds of the song in support of our troops to War Child Canada, the song has any success in America, then proceeds to help support Veterans and their families in America with even better luck worldwide.
God speed, I will get the funding to record the rewrite and the song.Wish me good luck on this.
Here are the lyrics for the rewrite,I am also registered with SOCAN and ASCAP are copywritten.This is for the Soldiers may God protect this work to be used for a better purpose.
rewrite Karen Colville (c)2008

A Life I made Without You Karen Colville (c)SOCAN ASCAP 2008

Verse 1:My son became a Soldier
forsaken without borders
It's all smoke and mirrors
in the city of Angels
Standing stones ,row after row
he wears a badge of honour
Epidemics,famine fear
God we pay the price,all these lies

Chorus: Hollywood as Beverly hills
American as automobiles
I like plain truth
he leaps in with heart
you changed my view
In a life I made without you
Verse 2:Shrouded Ghosts of Yesterday,dancing at my door
Crimson Roses, souveniers and monuments of war
May Soldiers find hope in the heart of millions
A world of compromise is riding against the wind
We get along for human betterment
My heart breaks everytime I read the letter

A dream of Independence, Midnight Memphis blues
A long road from home, I longed to be with you
warm as San Antonio,stand tall as Texas grass
Memories in the life of everyone your with
breaking the silence that broke the glass jaw of innocence
Sunshine Stars and Stripes blue skies pride in his eyes

Poetry:You me and poetry by K A R E N C O L V I L L E

People freedom
romance
family
nature
friends

love laughing until we pee

drawing pictures
music
painting
Watercolours
Singing Writing and green tea

Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Rolling mainland hills
a frisbee
kite
sparklers
innocence kids and animals
good food at good prices
old records
a Tom Robbins Novel
You me and poetry

The open road
my bedroom
healthy
loving sex
free before the world
small worldly treasures
free the world before me
sailboats on the lake
chatting photography
serene environments
dignity and human beings
the space in between being born and death
joy and forward thinking
Blog: The Power of Change is the Power to Change by Karen Colville
Everything is changing in this world.The power of
ideas.The journey of change is freedom.Freedom is
powerful mainlyvaluable and essential to being
human.There are four essential human freedoms.Freedom
of speech,Freedom of Worship,Freedom from want,and
freedom from fear.The more choice, the more freedom,too
much choice overwhelms and we become dissatisfied as a
result.More is less and less is more.More and more
choices makes us less happy,less fulfilled.Where less
is more is easier less confusing.Confused thoughts
produce confused results.I wrote a song about freedom
and I will release it to inspire and motivate
listeners.

There is enormous marketing and corporate media
everyday competes for your money and some give you
choices where you feel you dont have any by way of
manipulation and you feel validated by having what
someone else has because it made them better.There are
many companies in the market place that want to
control your decisions and people feel compelled in
order to feel accepted.

Self- management and relationship skills are essential
to communication, growth and well being.The first sign
is when you are at a dead end and you need to change
even it means stepping outside your comfort zone.The
second is inner change that takes more introspect and
inner work where you change for yourself and this will
effect the relationships around you.People dont like
change until it effects them or hits them in the pocket
book or changes their way of life.Through this
innerconnectedness we change the world for the
better.Online communities are shortcuts to critical
thinking toward change.

What are the possibilties in the choices you are making
toward your family,community,company and for the
world?Do you take on the responsibility that comes with
the choices you make and are you happy with the choices
you make?Everything changes from your choices for you
and your family in energy consumption to cleaner
alternatives.Consumers are becoming more
educated,economies and ecologies are becoming more
interconnected.People are making more informed choices
in health,education,energy,markets every aspect of
daily life.This is when mass change shifts to massive
change when the people all over the globe want change
then the market demands follow.Our values,perceptions
and beliefs also have room to change.

Media can also be used as a tool to inspire change
,news,entertainment,technology,government,politics,educ
ation the shaping is change and the power is in your
hands not only your mind.Popular internet sites as
Youtube and social networks as popular as
facebook,myspace are owned by media companies and the
power is with the people in those messages are not
mainstream.These messages have power.Free will,free
thinking,freedom of speech may only be controlled by so
many people.God gave us the gift of freewill it is how
we use this free will gives us the power to make our
own choices.The inner circuitry of connectedness in our
professional and personal relationships gives us
fulfillment and more passion in our lives for
excellence.

There is so much industry that thrives off
discontent.It is good to be ambitious in wanting a
better life it is the values of hard work or working
smarter with your time not greed and materialism this
leads to further discontent and eventual blindness
toward evil.The journey of change is the power to
change.Be selective of the information and the images
you choose to see and take into your life as this
information attracts different kinds of people that
have had access to the same information and images you
have and are attracted to this energy.The law of
attraction is only one law in the universe as life is
full of laws that govern and explain human behaviour.
You choose how much you are worth,You choose how to
spend your time and money.You choose how to make change
in your life.You even choose the people that bring you
joy and even unhappiness,stress to you as a way to
learn about your decisions.
Escalations of expectations be happy with what you
have instead of thinking about what you dont.Material
affluence is frustrating,income redistibution makes
everyone better off not just the poor.This is from
independent living to opportunity.
When people have freedom and have opportunity it
changes their lives and other lives.Be guided by truth
as this journey is a continuum.Most of us tend to want
to go with the flow the actual truth in the matter of
change is that we have to paddle upstream to be any
kind of leader or role model.We cannot become who we
need to be by remaining who we are.
You are responsible for what goes on in your life and
sometimes we lose sight or even control of that
responsibility by all kinds of things and having
faith,freedom,love and regard for others brings us our
power back.It takes a transformational event to get to
the point of handling even greater responsibility.

Our life circumstances can be full of strong forces in
opposition.Your inner spirit your ego obeys your inner
spirit.Ego is also powerful and can get in the way of
transformation.When someone comes into your life and is
strong or passionate about what they are doing and has
a deeper inner comittment,listen to them.It may be only
a few minutes of your life you wont get back even in
what they are saying you may not agree with you may
learn from their perceptions and viewpoints.My journey
is to inspire and inform strategic changes in lifestyle
toward opportunity with fulfillment by way of
communication and this is done through change.

Self Aware Seeker Success in personal and professional development with food for thought.by Karen Colville
What Now? How does one support oneself and be happy and enlightened? My biggest obstacle in having people recognize my value as a contributing human being.It is amazing that it goes beyond giving and receiving.

Success is a result of your own action and repeating those actions.Failure is the little bumps along the path that do go away.Depression is the dissatisfaction with the choices you made that makes your life and can be a living hell that you let it and you do what ever you must to pull out of this even it is a temporary slump is also a serious illness for many that people need more understanding and not be ashamed.You have to take care of your whole being.

You must to be strong emotionally, determined physically and spiritually to keep yourself on course and we all tend to go off course a little and not let the negativity of others harm you.Be open to change that will effect your life plan in a postive way and you will be set free.


I also dreamt even as a child, using my imagination these visions of great art and I had music flowing through me.How do I express this and to make a living at it is tough.I have been in a lifetime of research and development.I figured out I need more right brained people in my life that they want to tap into their left brain as a matched opposites in partnerships and projects.I have been told by many I inspire people.How may I make a living at inspiring people?

Life has been a continual struggle and it has taken a long time to get the tools I need to keep on my projects and still is.I have been fortunate enough and have had the balls to go right up to people and ask them for advice and help and I've formed cool relationships as a result.My right brain also must interject with the notion I need to pay attention and gain opportunity which does not involve such steps and lengthy process.

I defined myself as being an Artist,as an Artist this means many things as a means of expression whether  is communicating verbally in speech,writing or visually in painting.I also know that you need to have all kinds of different relationships in synergy with people.

Art,Publicity and Business in Cultural and with an interest in health.I am trying to sort through what kind of lifestyle and keep paying the bills while experiencing personal growth and embracing change as an Artist-In -Residence.
I have survived many things and see survival as a continuum..My real-world- experiences have opened me to being fearless in many aspects.

I am also spiritual and have my own personal relationship with whom I know as God.I also have few possessions meaning I have less than some and more than others and I dont live in an all or nothing world.
Information is everywhere and I want to make the best use of this precious time we are given.It is the place between where you are and where you want to be.
Skill set,attitude,knowledge that fuel that excellence.
Action is where you go and the action-oriented mindset and look for excellence not perfection.The opportunity that is meaningful.Being weighed down by missed opportunities will only leave you in the mud.Having regret by the choices you have made is something you must view.Identify your failures and turn them into something you feel passionate about.For fear of making mistakes and bad choices is better than not making any choices at all.This is the first paradox.

Todays Blog:Credit Where Credit is Due
Teambuilding expiration Dates on Employees
In transition Saved by Rock & Roll blog Karen Colville

Corporate turnaround can send us in a tither days weeks on end being self sufficient and serving what is left on the crust of the corporate loaf is like holding a lottery ticket.You are not a victim of your career.All I am doing now merely is looking to trade up on my own terms.

Collaborative versus competitive.I needed more than enough money to make this work.I dont have it.I have to look for other options to keep going. How in the f'k as an independent, I now can get away with the f word and say it when I mean it may I do this all on a budget.This is my gestation period with the conception and development of an idea and a plan carry this through longterm.


Trust and schedule flexibilty where you can utilize your time.I could take leave because the contracts are only short term anyway although on a continual basis.I try to see a future any kind of future.I dare want to be a survivor of the next restructuring.There are moments when I feel like I am in a third world country and at the same time be thankful for what I have.I look up to proper caffeinated yuppies over my own failure Gen exers.F-it as I thought.Sometimes it is better to think about planting containers on my porch.

I read "What colour is your Parachute" a long time ago.I sat through endless analysis tests on my personality and participated in Group dynamics,with hope of retaining a publishing income and having a day job.Saved by Rock & Roll Music so it seems with all of my corporate training is a never ending battle against idiocracy.Only to be striving to for different methods to get the job done on your own.I feel like I have Adult ADHD this is from time online work related and my former conference room and outsourcing experience and multi-stream levels of communication.Independent is a lot harder and sticking to what is grassroots look at what has been done to Sam Roberts.They cleaned him up in his video having him sing to the glorious fifties and then gave him his beard back like he was some kind of homeless f-kr in his video and aged him at the end.Yes Sam this is what you get for becoming a corporate majorstar.Yes we all have expiry dates.

There is that period of how long does it take.My challenges started when the company gas card was revoked due to the rising prices.I received 33 cents a km as an expense.I was sent on the job to locations all over the province and yet there is no compensation for wear and tear on my vechile this is included in the 33 cents a km.I looked at my paycheque and the expenses of keeping my corporate job is not matching and this hurt me along with the soul-destroying aspects is a downer.
I am using my time better sorting through career options as an independent.It became dangerous for me when I saw a paycheque and thought I might have an inkling security.The awnser is no and how do you keep quality of life? You have to adjust to market meltdowns throwing people out of jobs or work a lot more for a lot less.The Breakdown in what I have been slowly building that somehow I want to specialize and not generalize as much and downloading in music has turned into big business.
North American monopolies have a history of failure.Bloated oil companies,high consumer pricing and American mental impairements we follow suit here.I look to brighter horizons and work it out on a blog.



Currently listening :
Gate
By Sam Roberts

Karen's Blog:Building Morale on a budget
I am in social networking on a constant basis as an Artist, a representative in communities, also many times a friend and it seems with the people even the band I represent, I run into the same thing.How do you keep morale and still maintain a budget?

How does a Publicist do this on a budget?Let alone an Artist. How to create a buzz about the projects and the people you represent.You need to refresh your thinking and chart new courses.This is effective team building on certain projects where you can earn something appropriate to your position harness your creative assets.

Canada attracts high level interest from technology and information Managers around the world.The level of synergy that is created within the framework of the buzz is what needs to be communicated.Corporations are downsizing and contracting to other areas of the world as cheaper manufacturing and laying off while some are expanding.How do we recognize change?

We build and maintain relationships,recognise excellence,celebrate achievements and always giving back to community. How do you show your people and keep them connected in having performance linked events?Come up with activities that best fit your area whether you are the wallflower or the star performer,Success needs to be planned, recognized and celebrated. Negotiate new incentives and use your human capital where they are recognized even rewarded for their efforts.

We need to continue to recognize excellence and keep community thriving there is a correlation between employee satisfaction,customer satisfaction and financial return.This involved interviews,press releases that grab attention and using web-based recognition and acknowledging one another in recognition of individual performance and team work.

Karen Colville Arts,Publicity
"Love doesn't stop when time passes and the journey of places."D.A.
"Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself. He also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace."

-- James Allen
quote provided by Lee Travathan,Writer

What's New:
 Karen C. is working with Photographer William Byrne to promote a healthier more voluptuous shapely body image.These still photos are natural and this bodaceous babe gallery portfolio is building,Karen also hopes to raise awareness andfunds for Cancer research  www.endcancer.caThe Canadian Cancer Society and while these photos are considered as Photographic Art  and Nude Studies are for fine Art modelling puposes and for paid plus modelling assignments for Karen.When Karen finishes producing her rewrites and her new songs, she plans to work with War ChildCanada.Karen's model image work or may not be associated with Karen's music career and as a Singer/Songwriter we have not crossed that bridge.Karen's audience is adult in nature.
Karen is an Artist promotes a real lifestyle to  whom Karen is about it's honest and about her love for being in the country and creative self expression she is also a talented Visual Artist and Painter with a degree in fine Art and new media the Ontario College of Art and has worked independent in private gallery studio settings with named Artists as an apprentice and has had group and solo numerous exhibitions with her work.. Karens focus is body art  and art image,music and in art.Karen has travelled the world with her art and music and is considered an international Artist,she is an Artist-In-Residence in a Lakeside community in Canada with plans writing in Nashville , and is also considering Texas and return travel.

Karen C. is also Publicist for a hard heavymetal rock band in Belleville, Oshawa,Durham
To Have Control,THC.see links


 Karen and the Southern Revolution  project TBA.

Karen is an up and coming alternative country Artist and she has worked withAmbassador Records for the past two and a half years, as a Studio recording Artist.Karen's background in alternative music recorded at Quest Studios,Turtle,Vancouver,Inde studios,Karen has worked with known session Musicians is a basic Songwriter.Karen is a recent member of the OCMA,and the NSAI,OCFF a member of SOCAN,ASCAP and in recent years memberships include TAXI,CCMA,SAC,PMIA For more information,please visit contact info :Karen@ Karencolville.com
USANEWS: NITTY GRITTY IN MUSIC CITY, 
NASHVILLE,:The"Karen C. in Nashville TN Karen recently returned from her very first visit to Nashville TN and it was wild in a fun good way to say the least and very down to earth."I found it to be clean,treed,I spent most of my visit in the west end music row and the buildings are nice it all depends on what part of any city you are in every city has good and bad parts.I managed to get to meet and hang out with my friends. "Inspired by Todd Milsap's and Dennis Egger's Southern hospitality,Todd cooked me up some butter baked lima beans and fried chicken they rocked!Karen is getting into Southern Fried Alt Country!!rock on!
The Experience
Dennis Eggers in studio 303B and in Nashville music Row.Dennis has so many amazing stories in music and has worked with the very best as Neil Young and Jerry Garcia ,Linda Rhondstadt,Bonnie Rait. Karen introduced around at the Bobby's Idle hour  where many Nashville's talented Songwriters go to play and they have a songwriter's circle on Thursday nights("the Malboroughs got to me after a bit it smells like rawhide and old cowboys and hence another experience song that you may imagine.")Go with the flow,keep writing," I did enjoy the green tea and I drank plenty of it.My new pal Todd Milsap is so much fun!! "What a extraordinary personality once you get to know him, trouble in a very good way!:)Todd has a tv and internet broadcast a new show called "Yank" live from 303B in Music Row Nashville."
Todd is the son of the famed country soul singer Ronnie Milsap.For more info see www.RonnieMilsap.com see Dennis Eggers page myspace.
Todd is seen all over Nashville and has worked with a band called" the Crows" and he has a new funky act around Nashville is really funny where he spoofs gay songs as "Copacabana" with a female bongo player.Todd is also featured in a Montgomery Gentry video "Kiss my country ass"
Todd and Dennis are country gentleman and politely hospitable Southern Gentleman while is very bad ass to hang out with.The ladies sure do love Todd;)They also love Dennis:)I also discovered Todd Milsap is quite the Visual Artist and he has an upcoming exhibit and we are going to do a painting together.I also met Singer Songwriter Jeff Childress and we heard many of his tunes he wrote the recent hit"She loved the hell out of me". I also sat in on a few Songwriters circles and sang a little while I was there.
Karen C.did the vocals to a song by Karen and Todd called "Here Kitty Kitty" a soulful sexy tune to intro Todd's new site Yanked contest upcoming with Jeff Childress on guitar and Todd Milsap on bass recorded at 303B Studios Nashville.
"I had a hard time trying not to laugh, during the sessions it was too funny!! We got through the song and will be broadcast upcoming."
I met a new up and coming country Artist James Suiter and he is amazing voice and on guitar and we had time at the NSAI music room and came up with a new kick ass country tunes that we shall record on my return visit.
Nashville Rocks!! no touristy stuff for me it's the real deal.
Karen recently joined the Ontario Country Music Association  
 God bless you and thanks for visiting my page :)KarenXO