“Bedrock and I worked together on the last album, and when he started working on the music for ‘Milk & Honey,’ I knew that was the direction I wanted to go in.” “Milk & Honey,” produced by Bedrock, is another sleek, sexy song that helped set the tone for Break of Dawn. With sizzling rhythms that are subtle, sexy, but nonetheless funky, one feels as though Goapele is whispering lustful secrets in your ear. I just liked it so much I was ready to get into the recording booth,” Goapele says. 'I was working with producers Electric Thunderbolt, Dan Electric and Teddy Thunderbolt, and they started a little vibe with the synths and drums. I realize that it’s possible to be both complex and provocative.”Īs a perfect example of Goapele’s more sensuous side, her first single “Play” is like a hot bubble bath overflowing with synths and passion. “I came into this business as a young woman who wanted to be taken seriously for my music, but, now I’m more willing to share my sexiness as well.

“One of my goals for the newest project Break of Dawn was to be more uninhabited,” Goapele says. After taking off six years from recording, Goapele has returned to the forefront of the music scene with Break of Dawn, a collection of sophisticated songs dealing with love, loss and all the life in between.

While Rolling Stone magazine once called Goapele the “spiritual love child of Sade and D’Angelo,” her searing voice can be both sensuous and serious, often on the same song. “Establishing Skyblaze allowed me to have a more direct connection with my business as well as the music.” “I like being more hands on when it comes to my music,” Goapele says of the family owned independent label. Not content to be merely another singer lost in the machine, Goapele’s follow-up recordings Even Closer (2002) and Change It All (2005) were released through majors in conjunction with her own independent label Skyblaze. Yet, while the Oakland native and former Berklee College of Music student has continued to grow as artist and live performer in the eleven years since her debut, Goapele is also known as a savvy businesswoman. Embraced from the beginning by critics and fans alike, Goapele craved the perfect niche for herself as she created music that fused jazz, soul and hip-hop with her own beautiful poetry.

Seamlessly blending genres while refusing to be limited by the “neo-soul” tag, the eloquent singer/songwriter completed her first release Closer in 2001 and never looked back. Singer/songwriter Goapele broke out of Bay Area at the beginning of the last decade determined to make a difference in the world of music.

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