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JEANINE MICHAELS

SINGER | SONGWRITER | MUSICIAN | ACTOR 
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOS   

Life Is A Song Love Is the Music.heic
I Love My Piano.heic
We Are Cooking Now.HEIC

About Me

Singer, Song Writer, Musician, Actor, Photography, videography, and Writer.  

Blooper Reel Real Moments
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Blooper Reel Real Moments

The Blooper Reel Real Moments From Cooking With Barkin’ Dogs (Series) A Video By Jeanine Starring One Hapless Chef Co-Starring: My Kitchen, recipes, ingredients, brooms, dishes, blender, dogs, husband, oven mitts, knives, Siri and other assorted props. Category: Comedy Featuring Camera Assistance From Brendan Leftwich Cameos from Brendan and Curt Leftwich Ironically, the dogs are not barking in this outtakes video. So far I now have three videos in a series about cooking with barking dogs. You can check them out on our channel and read the description about them for more information about what led to this silliness. During filming a lot of unexpected things happened, and most of them are not in the original videos. Because they are either bloopers or make me look ridiculous and inept. These magic moments will be included in this first of two outtakes and blooper videos I have just made just for you. Creator Notes From Jeanine In the process of editing and choosing ratios and canvases, I am adjusting the 1:1 ratio with new canvases from my photo library. I hope you like the backgrounds and the first one will open with a banana background. Life is certainly bananas. Especially for me when I'm trying to film anything. The descriptions for/on my YouTube playlists “How Not To Do Stuff With Mama" and "Jeanine Doing Funny Stuff”, “Oh No Mama”, “Comedy’, “Food and Drink” and “Fun Stuff’ can give you some more information about what you are about to see. So you know that weird and wonderful funny stuff happens to me. I would like to thank EPIDEMIC SOUND and the two musicians whose songs you will hear in this video. "Keeping My Head In The Sand" by Speedy The Spider is perfect for this video. It is light, funny and appropriately creepy. I am sure that these musicians are a lot of fun to work with. Song 2 “Particular Clown" by Jon Björk was also appropriately creepy. It was a magical experience as I edited and added the music, almost as if these musicians were playing to my visuals. Please check out these artists if you enjoy the music as much as I did. Thank You to the Universe Divine! Thank You to my son Brendan for agreeing to hold the camera and film me for the first time! He inherited my funny gene and is inherently funny himself. I hope that he will do it again because the person on camera (in this case me) has much more freedom to move around and do stuff than with a standing light ring, and a remote control for the iPhone inside of it. Your check is in the mail Ben. PS! I need an assistant and will ask for one several times in this video. Are you available? (Location Los Angeles CA or we can go to the cabin in Big Bear Lake depending on What’s Happenin’) And do you think you can work with me? Video made with love by Jeanine
More Mamas Favorite Moments
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More Mamas Favorite Moments

More Mamas Favorite Moments A New Video To Share Some of the content I create is designed for my YouTube Channel audience. Like fun animal videos for my kids channel MusicMamas Movies For Kids: https://youtube.com/@musicmamasmoviesforkids?feature=shared And some made with the main channel MusicMama Makes Movies in mind: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvTKi7Bi0I8xoWpBMbCNBQ I have made some videos to try and find work as an actor, voiceover artist, singer, musician, writer, songwriter, videographer, photographer or any other job I may be qualified to do for my LinkedIn Account Page: www.linkedin.com/in/jeanine-michaels-651aba236 I post to Facebook with content I hope friends will enjoy: https://www.facebook.com/jeanine.michaelsleftwich/ But it is here on my website where I can post videos that may be more personal and not necessarily made to share with the world. So far this is one of those videos. I have titled it "More Mamas Favorite Moments“ because it is! Mother’s Day and Beach Time. It doesn't get better than that for me. Unless it is one of those rare birthdays without incident. (May 24) Or another one of those malfunctioning Fourth Of Julys that seem to happen every year. Because it is my passion, my calling and what I do every day I'm going to keep making videos. YouTube recommends that you have a "niche”! I don't know what mine is. I am interested in making videos about anything interesting. Sometimes it's a wild pack of dogs and sometimes it's a collection of beautiful flowers or artwork. Sometimes it's a story and sometimes it's a cooking video. Sometimes it is a “Musical Book”. A large percentage of the time it will contain comedy because as sister Frances Perpetua told me in the fifth grade, I'm funny. Actually she said: "What is so funny Jeanine? Why don't you share it with the rest of the class if you think you are so funny?" OK Class! I’m sharing with you! This one isn’t funny but it is fun and I hope you enjoy it! Thank you Musicians Gabriel Lewis for the song: "Sweet As Honey" and RymdKlang Soundtracks for "Coconut Grove" PS It is not particularly fun to have to write descriptions for every video I make but I am a writer so I should just write. And make more videos.
Sweet 😴 Dreamers
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Sweet 😴 Dreamers

Sweet Dreamers 😴 A New Video From Jeanine (A Lifelong Dreamer) I dreamed about this video. In fact, as I was sleeping, I was making the video. I added photos and artwork and edited it. However, when I woke up there was no video! So the next day I got to work. I chose some beautiful music from the Epidemic Sound music library first. I find that as I am editing and adding content, the music is so inspiring. For this video I chose the song “A Close Friend" by musician Christophe German. It is beautiful and dreamy and perfect for the images you will see. I really hope that you as my viewers enjoy the music, because I believe that it is an essential component when experiencing a video. As a singer/songwriter/musician myself, I appreciate a well written and beautifully performed piece of music. So thank you Christophe! Featured Dreamers: Actors, Dancers and Musicians. All creative artists begin with a dream. Opening the video are two images of Marilyn Monroe: one is an artwork and one is a photo. Back in the day before she was famous, she was a young dreamer and a studio contract player along with some other aspiring actresses. Do you recognize any of them in the photo? In my dream video creation, I saw this artwork as a first image. Also featured is some dreamy art from my own artist friends Christine, Maureen and Chris Kelly. The dancers are represented in a favorite painting by Degas, Flamenco joy and my own parents. They were avid folk dancers for many years and met at a folk dancing event. I love this photo of them. Our musical dreamers are a few of my musician friends and some artwork courtesy of pixels.com Joni Mitchell inspired my musical dreams with her amazing Soprano voice, lovely melodies and intelligent lyrics. You will see my beautiful new baby friend Danny, five months old, dreaming in my arms and I had to include dreamy photos of my own children who made my dreams come true. Why the birds? Because many of us dream of flying it seemed fitting to include them. Who’s that girl? Watch and see yet another dreamer. Dreams really do come true! So keep dreaming my fellow dreamers. Sweet dreams! Our company Mother’s Heartlight Music is donating 100% of any profits from this YouTube/Website/LinkedIn/Facebook video to the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation. And JDRF. It is in honor of our beautiful beloved daughter Meghan Camille who passed away on December 7, 2022 from complications of this insidious disease. We dream of the day when there is a cure! Link To The Fundraiser: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1036607687823568/ If you are so inclined and inspired, please check them out and possibly consider any kind of donation to help. Especially for our children. It is on my page until my birthday on May 24th. Thank you from Jeanine and Family SOCIAL LINKS YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvTKi7Bi0I8xoWpBMbCNBQ YOU TUBE KIDS CHANNEL https://youtube.com/@musicmamasmoviesforkids?feature=shared Twitter https://www.tiktok.com/@j9musicmom?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeaninemarie53?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc LINKEDIN www.linkedin.com/in/jeanine-michaels-651aba236 CONTACT Website: www.jeaninemichaels.com
Bee 🐝 Happy
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Bee 🐝 Happy

Bee 🐝 Happy 🥰 A New Video From Jeanine Note: I created this video for my YouTube channel. So the opening of the video is welcoming viewers to MusicMama Makes Movies. I am sharing it with you on my website, and didn't want to edit out the intro.So here is the full "Bee Happy" We all look for happiness and joy in our lives. I made this video to hopefully bring you a little happiness. “I start the day by focusing on the good things coming my way.” So Bee Happy! Yes, you will see some bees but don’t worry, they are friendly. And some butterflies enjoying our spring flowers. I have included a lot of flowers because they make us happy. And some beautiful women enjoying the beach in Maui. You will see my friends’ equestrian daughter in the Rose Parade. And More! Thank you to Musicians “Spirits Of Our Dreams” for the song “Soothing Nature”
And to Epidemic Sound for providing a music library with such great choices of songs. Thank You to the talented artists whose paintings you will see in this video. Artwork by: Christine, Carol Mulvihill, Jack Leo, Scott Klees, Degas, My Needlepoint, The Ernie Friedlander Studio, and work from The Lahaina Gallery (which is sadly gone now due to the tragic fire in Lahaina) I hope you find your happiness today! Our company Mother’s Heartlight Music is donating 100% of any profits from this YouTube/Website/LinkedIn/Facebook video to the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation. And JDRF. I am having a fundraiser on my Facebook page, which is a way you can donate. https://www.facebook.com/donate/1036607687823568/ If you are so inclined and inspired, please check them out and possibly consider any kind of donation to help. Especially for our children. Thank you from Jeanine and Family SOCIAL LINKS YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvTKi7Bi0I8xoWpBMbCNBQ YOU TUBE KIDS CHANNEL https://youtube.com/@musicmamasmoviesforkids?feature=shared Twitter https://www.tiktok.com/@j9musicmom?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeaninemarie53?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc LINKEDIN www.linkedin.com/in/jeanine-michaels-651aba236 CONTACT Website: www.jeaninemichaels.com
🐕 Just Me Bree 🥰
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🐕 Just Me Bree 🥰

🐕 Just Me Bree 🥰 A Video By Jeanine Made For Our OG Bree We adopted Miss Bree when she was eight weeks old from a local shelter. It was hard to tell exactly what kind of a breed blend she was, but we knew it was your basic Mutt Mix. A little of this and a little of that. This was not our first doggie rescue adoption, so we had an idea of what to look for in a new pup. Ideally you want to choose a dog who is healthy, alert, friendly, smart, responsive and who likes you. Miss/Ms Bree met all the criteria. And she was cute! She was one of a litter of 8 and had 2 sisters competing for our attention. Both of my kids immediately bonded with Bree so the decision was made and we brought her home. Adopting a new pet is a decision that should not be taken lightly. You are making a commitment to this new family member that may be for the next 16 years if you are so lucky. It will include a lot of joy and lot of vet bills over the years. So please remember when choosing your own next fur baby that it will be a responsibility you need to be prepared for in many ways. But the love that you give will be returned 1000 times over in unconditional love and gratitude from your “Bree”. My son named her Breezy which became shortened to Bree, but she is also known by several other names: 🙈 “Professional Troublemaker” 🙉”Stop that!" 🙊”Hey you!" And whatever comes to mind when addressing your baby dog/cat/hamster/reptile/other pet. “Hey You” is almost 13 years old now and experiencing some of the rather unwelcome symptoms of old age. I call her stubborn and senile. She exemplifies both. Her senility began around a year ago with an increasing annoying incessant barking at everything and nothing. All day and all night. To make this situation “lemonade from lemons” I have used this barking behavior as a theme for several new videos, including a series I have titled “Cooking With Barking Dogs" Our video opens with one of my favorite short clips of Bree destroying a snowball. My son sings her theme song “Breezy the Snowball Killer” ☃️ You will also see a precious video clip of my son with our brand new eight week old puppy on his lap singing “Don't You Want Somebody To Love?” Substituting “some puppy” for “somebody”. I have included photos and videos of Bree over the years in no particular order. We have never regretted our decision to adopt. Adopt don't shop! And this star of our video has given us amazing gifts of laughter, wonderful memories, and above all love. At the end, I tell her “No matter how much time goes by, you will always be loved!” I should have added “No matter how stubborn and senile you are, you will always be loved" and she is❤️! 🙏🏼Thank you to the Epidemic Sound music library and to: Musician Gabriel Lewis for the most perfect and appropriate song “Sweet As Honey" Because she is 🍯. Mother’s Heartlight Music is donating 100% of any profits from this YouTube/Facebook/LinkedIn/ video to either the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or The Humane Society of the United States. If you are so inclined and inspired, please check them out and possibly consider any kind of donation to help animals in need. Or you can always volunteer with your local animal shelters or other worthy organizations. Adopt Don’t Shop and love your Fur Babies! They will give you unconditional love in return. For our YouTube viewers: Please subscribe to the channel if you have not already, Like 👍🏼if you like the video, Share and please feel free to comment. Your feedback helps us make better videos for you in the future and content you will enjoy! SOCIAL LINKS YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvTKi7Bi0I8xoWpBMbCNBQ YOU TUBE KIDS CHANNEL https://youtube.com/@musicmamasmoviesforkids?feature=shared Twitter https://www.tiktok.com/@j9musicmom?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeaninemarie53?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc LINKEDIN www.linkedin.com/in/jeanine-michaels-651aba236 CONTACT Website: www.jeaninemichaels.com

Our Musicians

THANK YOU TO ALL THE MUSICIANS IN THE MOTHERS HEARTLIGHT BAND

Their amazing, shining talent brought my musical vision to lifeI am proud to introduce my musicians.

David Bloom: co-executive producer, pianist +  "Ringleader" of our musical circus! My brothers Jay Hlavka and Chris Hlavka: bass and guitar/co-writers on music  

"The Chill/Code 5150"

Our Musicians + SUPPORT

SPECIAL THANK YOU's 

   I arranged my song "Universe Divine" and played the most beautiful piano for the recording. He is an artist with his music available on CDs on his website jimwilsonmusic.com I highly recommend his magnificent

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