10/27/25
Recently I started some of the recording sessions for my upcoming album at London Bridge Studio. We laid down some vocals, guitar, bass and drums, for the first 3 songs. I'm so happy to be working again, with Eric Lilavois, my producer and engineer, along with Bass player - Brady Kish and drummer - Andrew Rudd. It was a good start! More sessions to come! :)
3/17/25
Song Review from B-Side Guys
Recently, I received a wonderful review from B-Side Guys, for my song, “Dream it all up again”. A full in-depth review of the song, describing all of its intricacies and meaning.
Very grateful to them!
Lunar Resilience: Gina French Charts Rebirth Through Celestial Imagery – B-Side Guys
2/27/25
'Dream it all up again' will be played on February 28th, between 1-2pm EAT (East African Time) on EJazz Radio A first time for my music, to travel to Africa!
https://radio.ejazzug.com
'Dream it all up again' will also be played on February 28th on Alternativa Rock - 8 pm UTC (5 pm Brazilian time)
https://www.radioalternativarock.com
My music’s first trip to Brazil!
On Saturday, March 1st, my lucky music gets to once again be visiting Ireland, on the wonderful Dublin South FM – Radio Station
Hosted by DJ Seán Coyle.
My talented Seattle friends, David Nyro , jean mann and Katie Kuffel will also be on board!
7:00 PM Irish Standard Time/GMT) 08:00PM (CET)
For US Listeners - 02:00PM Eastern / 01:00PM Central/
And then on March 6th, 'Dream it all up again', will again be played on Alternativa Rock - 10 am (Brazilian time)
https://www.radioalternativarock.com/ Obrigado!
Here is a recent blog post by Indie Italia blog. I am so honored. Gracie, Sonia!!! First blog post from Italy!
https://www.indieitalia.it/post/gina-french-dream-it-all-up-again-la-forza-di-ricominciare
Emi HDZ, from Mexico - added 'Dream it all up again' to his 'Viva Actual' playlist. Gracias!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/57Vwx9qCFMvUDBca36NXAR
And many thanks to my friend, Ablozé who resides in Cairo, Egypt, for adding another one of my songs to his playlists! 'Seasons of Us' He is a talented artist in his own right. Check out his great music!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eGxD1gvxngEoAviaTIT1A
https://www.deezer.com/en/playlist/12979824783
https://www.submithub.com/playlist/5O1u61kueNA1Rueayffz1q
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUx-i4Hgtor6_0fP-W3sq2uqgtMqCfUrL
https://www.deezer.com/en/playlist/13449431763
That's all for now! More to come, later. 🙂
Photo by - Carrie Eardley
1/24/25
My two songs, “Dream it all up again” and “Seasons of Us” have received an Honorable Mention, in Songdoor's 2024 international songwriting competition! (Soft Rock) category.
Below are the Judge's evaluations of the songs.
"Scoring: Each item is assessed on a scale from 1-10, with 1 being a strong “no,” 5 being average and 10 being “absolutely
yes!” (Note that a score of 10 is reserved for true excellence and is rarely given.)"
“Dream it all up again”, received a score of 10 for the theme/idea category. “The theme/idea is fresh and unique, even if it’s a take on an old theme (“love lost”).”
Songdoor's evaluation for - “Dream it all up again”
"We have listened to more than a million songs over the years SongDoor has
been around, and we have to say that the concept for this one is a first. It’s brilliant - being
successively beaten down by life’s travails, but realizing that you can “dream it all up again”
and embark on a new path. Wow. That is a very deep insight that will cause a lot of people to
wake up. Again, you’ve created a fantastic, sultry mood with your music. This one, especially
at the end, evokes almost a Middle-Eastern feel, something exotic, something otherworldly.
It’s a great sound. Definitely a sync license for a film project or TV series."
Songdoor's evaluation for - Seasons of Us - "Intriguing title, makes the listener want to know more. Lovely job with the lyrics
and the seasonal progression/analogies. Wonderful use of simple words/phrases to describe
quite complex adult emotions - not an easy task. We love the jazzy moodiness of this,
the atmosphere it creates - it almost has a mysterious feel, an undercurrent of danger, even.
That is what makes it so commercially viable for a sync license for film/TV. We all heard this as
a theme song for a slinky indie series. Beautiful demo as well. Excellent work!"
Many thanks to Songdoor!
8/25/23
Check out this wonderful review of my music, by Pitch Perfect! Excited and grateful! Thank you, Pitch Perfect!!
Indie Music Album Reviews - Pitch Perfect (pitchperfectsite.com)
7/29/23
Recently I was awarded 4 Golden Kayaks, on Indiemusicpeople.com! What an honor!!
Best Female artist
Best Jazz song - ‘Seasons of Us’
Best Rock song - 'Dream It All up Again'
Best Folk song - 'More Tomorrows'
Golden Kayak Wall of Fame (indiemusicpeople.com)
7/19/23
Semi-Finalist
Also, I'm excited to announce, that I am a Semi-Finalist in The Unsigned Only Music Competition!
My song, ‘Dream It All up Again’, was chosen for Vocal Performance.
Unsigned Only | Music Competition
4/18/23
My song, ‘More Tomorrows’ was featured on Reverb Nation's Crowd picks.
Very exciting to have another song featured!
3/28/23
Reverb Nation's Crowd Picks
My song 'Seasons of Us' was featured on Reverb Nation's crowd reviews page.
What an honor!
1/15/2023
3 New singles release
Excited to announce, that I have 3 new singles coming out, in the next 3 months!
‘Seasons of Us’ - January 27th - Gina French - Seasons of Us (hearnow.com)
‘More Tomorrows’ - February 17th - Gina French - More Tomorrows (hearnow.com)
‘Dream It All up Again’ - March 10th - Gina French - Dream It All up Again (hearnow.com)
These new singles are available on all streaming platforms.