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DESTINEE AND PARIS
Over the past few years, New Jersey-born, Los Angeles-based sisters Destinee
and Paris Monroe have entertained millions of people all over the world by
opening for diverse artists such as Lady GaGa, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Stevie
Nicks,The Backstreet Boys, Lionel Richie, and scoring a slot as the official
opening act on the Cheetah Girls’ “One World” U.S. tour. They’ve also sung their
soaring version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a variety of major sporting
events. They’ve participated in such events as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade, the Grammy Awards, the Kids’ Choice Awards, the Teen Choice
Awards, the American Music Awards, and the MTV Movie Awards. They’ve also
performed on NBC’s The Today Show, and have had their songs featured on So
You Think You Can Dance, a song featured on the AT&T Team USA Olympic
Soundtrack, The Bratz Movie Soundtrack, and most recently the Despicable Me
Soundtrack with super producer/artist Pharrell Williams. Sounds like the career of
a couple of seasoned performers, right?
Destinee and Paris are indeed seasoned performers, who just happen to be
teenagers. They may be young, but the songs the two have delivered on their
upcoming U.S. debut album, Heart of Mine, will appeal to anyone with an ear
for irresistible, uplifting pop songs about life, love, and friendship. “We want to
appeal to everyone.” Paris says. “We want to be defined by our music, not by our
age.”
Displaying a maturity beyond the girls’ years, Heart of Mine is a showcase
for their considerable songwriting and vocal talent. Aside from a sparkling
dancefloor update of Fleetwood Mac’s “Go Your Own Way” and the album’s
first single, “Pretend,” (written by Polow Da Don and Esther Dean), Destinee
and Paris co-wrote every song on the album with noted hitmaker RedOne, and
his songwriting team. “Red is amazing to work with,” Destinee says. “Some
producers tell you how to sing, but he trusted our talent and let us sing the way
we felt, which helped us make an album that truly represents who we are as
artists.”
Heart of Mine is the realization of a dream the sisters have had since they
were toddlers growing up in verdant Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The
girls would travel to New York City everyday for years doing Theatre, TV
Commercials, Voiceovers, Print Work, and Modeling “We’ve always loved
entertaining people,” Paris says.
Inspired by Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Beyoncé, the girls entered a
singing competition at a local mall in 2001. The seed was planted and the girls
begged their parents for vocal lessons. While training in voice and dance, the
girls performed everywhere they could. In 2005 Destinee & Paris attended a
Backstreet Boys concert and met the group at their sound-check. “Everyone got
to ask the guys questions and our question was, ‘Can we sing for you?’ Paris
says. “They handed us their mics and we sang ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ and
they were literally bowing down to us, it was hilarious.”
Meanwhile, Destinee learned to play the guitar while Paris continued studying the
piano, the girls began writing and recording their own songs. The girls’ father — a
guitarist, producer, and sound engineer — built a recording studio in the family’s
home for his daughters to record a professional-sounding demo. That ten-song
collection found its way into the hands of executives at Interscope Records.
In January 2007, the family flew out to Los Angeles for a meeting with friend
Vincent Herbert, (Executive producer for Lady Gaga, JoJo) Jolene Cherry, Doug
Morris and Jimmy Iovine, “basically, we never left,” Paris says. Destinee and
Paris, along with a childhood friend, signed to Interscope in 2007 as The Clique
Girlz. They recorded an album, Incredible, which was released in Japan in 2008.
Not long after, with creative differences the band dissolved. They decided to go
back to their roots as a sister power pop duo.
In July 2009, the girls received word that “red”-hot producer RedOne was
interested in working with them. They traveled to Amsterdam to record with him
— a session that yielded the melody-minded album gems “Sweet Sarah,” “It’s
Over,” and “Heart of Mine.” Next, it was off to Sweden to record the Lindsey
Buckingham-penned classic “Go Your Own Way,” which the girls fell in love with
for its warm acoustic guitars, shimmering harmonies, and intense lyrics. “We’ve
always loved Fleetwood Mac, and when we heard the song, we felt instantly
connected to its story,” Destinee says. The rest of the album was recorded in
Los Angeles, including “Pretend,” which was produced by Polow Da Don (Fergie,
Usher, and Christina Aguilera).
“’Pretend’ is about a girl who’s seeing this guy, and he doesn’t know that she’s
seen him flirting with other girls,” Paris explains. “She doesn’t want to lose
him, so she pretends she doesn’t know what’s going on.” Adds Destinee: “We
wanted to record it because we thought the song was really relatable. Not only
is a great song for girls our age, but it’s really heartfelt. We loved that about it.”
“Some of the songs on our album are about our own experiences, sometimes
dramatized, we also like putting ourselves in other people’s shoes.” Paris
says. The sum effect is an appealing portrait of these two talented sisters who
have everything ahead of them, including the release of Heart of Mine and
an upcoming tour. “We just want to make people happy with our music” Paris
says. “This is what we love to do, and if we can make a career out our passion,
that’s something really special.”
