Bio

“Misty ‘Freedomchild’ Gonzales’ take on music is as unique as her sobriquet.  With a commanding stage presence
and a voice to match, she is one name you won’t soon forget.”
—Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum President, Terry Stewart 

isty Gonzales, a powered American rock and blues singer from Colorado is traveling across America singing her heart out on new album ‘Rock & Roll Freedom Show.’  Upon moving to present home Los Angeles, CA Misty received a great word of wisdom from an industry executive friend: “There’s only one type of person who doesn’t succeed in the music business – it’s the one who gives up too soon.”  Misty has used that advice as a guidepost throughout her career.

“I’ve learned that if you’re passionate about your vision, even with a ton of roadblocks in your way, passion and vision is the vehicle that will drive you.” She says, “There’s been days doubt was barking at my heals, but the next day, I’d shake it off and keep moving forward.  I guess I’m just a passionate dreamer unwilling to give up.  Some call it crazy –I call it love for what I do.  I can’t see myself doing anything different.  I love music, and I love the people music has led me to befriend and work with.”

With that credo embedded in her Misty Gonzales’s new album ‘Rock & Roll Freedom Show’ is a collaboration with Grammy-nominated producer Warren Huart (Aerosmith, The Fray, Korn, James Blunt, Daniel Powter).  In preparation for Misty’s new album, a 3-song EP teaser titled “Hummingbird” was debuted in grand fashion at her residency at the Key Club in Hollywood, CA.  Misty’s live music and stage show boasted an intoxicating performance featuring a spectacular Cirque Du Soleil style sideshow complete with high-flying aerialists, pole dancers, stilt walkers, acrobats, unicyclists, hula hoopers and more. Fans experienced why Music Connection Magazine dubbed Misty “the hippie rock queen” who “transports listeners to the heyday of Bill Graham’s Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.”

 

The uplifting songs on ‘Rock & Roll Freedom Show’ hearken back to an era when songwriters wrote about deeper issues, and being a freewheeling spirit was an asset not a curse. Misty describes her parents as hippies who raised her on classic rock, playing in the mud and burning incense.  “Ever evolving and discovering my true voice as an artist,” Misty shares, “Rock & Roll Freedom Show is my way of being honest to my musical roots and paying homage to the artists that inspire me like Zeppelin, CCR, Doobie Brothers, The Guess Who.  We’re living in a time where reality TV and materialism pervade all aspects of life, but if we strip all that away, we’re just human beings seeking the same things people were seeking in the 60′s & 70′s; love for oneself, love for one another, and dealing with emotions of war, country, and government.  Rock & Roll Freedom Show represents the journey of love, life and learning.”

Both EP and new album are released from indie label Freedom Child Entertainment (FCE), a partnership between media mogul Tom Wilson and Misty Gonzales.  The label is multifaceted and notably reaches out to charities in Cleveland, Los Angles and a charity very close to Misty’s heart for a children’s school in Cayes Jacmel, Haiti.

Misty’s fans around the world, who she affectionately calls “Freedom Children,” have experienced many of her songs via a variety of TV shows and films, including Nickelodeon’s “Degrassi,” MTV’s hits “The Hills,” “Tough Love,” “Cribs,” “My Super Sweet 16,” “World of Jenks,” the feature film “Bring It On 5: Fight to the Finish” and many more.

Misty has been adopting Freedom Children and new fans in CA, TX (Austin’s SXSW), IL and OH with a prestigious showcase at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum in Cleveland.  Misty was embraced again by Cleveland Freedom Children as she sang the National Anthem for NFL Cleveland Browns home game.

“What I love most about my new album is that I was very honest with my writing and singing, and people are really responding. It’s like everything is laid bare for the world to see,” Misty offers, “Deep inside, aren’t we all Freedom Children with dreams and visions? Sometimes we just need a little encouragement to step out and reach for them.”