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The Life & Times of Destiny Quibble

by Cynthia Haring & World Nation

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    "The Life & Times of Destiny Quibble" by multi-Billboard Top-10 charting artist/producer/songwriter/singer Cynthia Haring (aka Destiny Quibble) is a 29-year retrospective collection that includes 16 originals, two cover songs, and three "environments." Some of the compositions hail from early recordings and multimedia shows in Chicago, 1982-1988, when Cynthia Haring performed in the Chicago club and college circuit and busked on the streets under the name of Destiny Quibble. The CD is presented in a 6-panel matte finished cardboard digi-pack with black & white on-disc printing and includes a 24-page booklet containing liner notes and photos. Cover photo by Jessie Ewing.

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Shoes 03:34
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Ha 03:05
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Street Birds 04:44
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She Told Me 03:55
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Ohhaaa 03:42
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Punch Press 04:50
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The Calling 03:50
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This "Life and Times of Destiny Quibble" CD collection of three environments and 18 songs chronicles a musical world, beginning in Chicago (1982-1988). This retrospective pays tribute to the musicians, engineers, and friends of Destiny Quibble over 29 years who helped make the music happen and culminates with two cover songs and three original songs that feature World Nation® children's choirs from the Iowa-Illinois Quad Cities (1991-1992); Parker, AZ (1993-1996); and the Tampa Bay area in Florida (in various forms since 1997).

The Life and Times of Destiny Quibble: then and now. Once upon a time, seems like a lifetime ago. Much has changed, and much has stayed the same. To go back and revisit Chicago in the 1980s is an excursion in a time tunnel. Next stop: Halstead. Chicago in the 1980s, when this recording began, was home to legendary blues, rock, jazz, R&B, neo-wave, punk, industrial music, experimental pop, house, hip hop. Singing in the subways and playing on the streets, Destiny Quibble, fellow musicians, and friends (like attorney Rob Wynbrandt and journalist Zay Smith) put a stop to arrests of street & subway performers by advocating for First Amendment rights, an effort which played out through three mayoral campaigns. Eventually street performance was legalized in Chicago. Still is, but with new fees and new challenges that come with working within the system. Multimedia productions were the foundation of Quibble's early work, which was often performed in art galleries. Destiny Quibble and the Street performances - such "Public Rehearsals," "Illustrated Music," and "Planned Accidents" - included poetry, songs, films, slides, dance, and sometimes guest artists discovered on the streets of Chicago. Her first recordings were engineered at Chicago Trax. Destiny tells of the early days:

"When I met Iain Burgess, I knew that he was the right engineer for my first EP, "Public Rehearsals," a work of three environments and four songs, released in 1983. Iain was innovative and very supportive of new artists. I liked that he had musical roots in England and was a perfectionist who made the best out of anything that came to him. In our case, we recorded at the original 16-track Chicago Trax Studio. Like other cash-strapped bands, the studio owners Reid and Buster helped us make it happen by offering us the graveyard (midnight to 6 a.m.) recording time slot at a significant discount. So all of our songs on that EP were recorded in the wee hours of midnight to dawn."

"I found an eclectic group of talented musicians for that recording. First came David Smith, whom I met when we were both playing in the subways of Chicago. I was active as a street performer because I had experienced in Harvard Square (Cambridge, MA), on the Staten Island Ferry, and in the Village of New York City that it was a great way to get immediate audience feedback, as well as some extra cash. However, Chicago was different. After seeing fellow musicians arrested by Chicago police officers, I managed to get a lawyer to take up the cause and help us work toward legalizing street performances. I actually found attorney Rob Wynbrandt through Lawyers for the Creative Arts because my annual salary qualified me for these services."

In an editorial written days before the issue came up for a vote in the Chicago City Council, Rob wrote:

"You may be surprised to learn that Chicago is the only major city in the country that imposes an official ban on street performers... many performers actually go to jail on charges ranging from solicitation to inciting a breach of the peace... In sum, the reality of life in Chicago for a street performer does not quite live up to the carefree troubadour image conjured up in the minds of the public."

Quibble also enlisted the help of Zay Smith of the Chicago Sun-Times, who kept reporting on the story until people paid attention. Zay recalls:

"I remember coming into the city room one day to find a message in my mailbox. The message said, simply: 'Destiny called.' And I'm glad Destiny called because, from that point on, I can say I never covered such an entertaining story, as many of these artists were as good as it gets--and rarely such an important story, as this was a case of people getting pushed around for using their First Amendment rights. And I will not soon forget the moment when the victory came, and Rob Wynbrandt and I were able to go to City Hall to join the performers and buy our own street performer licenses."

Destiny continues:
"Many great musicians and singers actually got their start as street musicians - Billie Holiday, Skip James, Louis Armstrong, Violent Femmes, and Tracy Chapman, among them. I didn't understand why the Chicago street musicians were not appreciated. I had a part-time teaching position so the funds I earned performing in the subways and on the streets of Chicago went for my band and music projects, including the costs of my first EP. But, for my fellow street musicians - who depended on these earnings solely to make ends meet - the threat of arrest, charges, and jail was disconcerting. I wanted to see this change and it did, eventually, thanks to the relentless support of Rob Wynbrandt and Zay Smith."

'It was great to be alive and artistically free. No pigeon holing or letting anyone mess with our creative freedom. Of course, this often meant no be record deals. But we didn't care. We just drove old cars, struggled with food bills, worked to the point of exhaustion and made music. Iain was the mixing master who really helped me mold the production work of our first EP, "Public Rehearsals," into a whole, and this is the way we performed live as well. It was like a soundtrack for a movie. Our live shows at the Noise Factory, Randolph Street Gallery, Gaspar's, Broadway Jack's, Fitzgerald's, Cubby Bear, Smart Bar, Stage West and other clubs often followed this Destiny Quibble story of beginning in the subway, traveling to the street, and eventually taking off into the starry, starry night.

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released June 24, 2011

Produced by Cynthia Haring
Assistant Producer (Tampa) Katia Valdeos
Photography by Jessie Ewing
CD cover & booklet liner notes by Cynthia Haring
Mastered by Doug Van Sloun, Focus Mastering, Omaha, Nebraska
Engineered by Iain Burgess, Charles Glenn, Julian Herzfeld, Howard Kongsgaard, Tom Morris, Janice Nakashima, Barry Paul & Bobby Petersen, Joe Tortorici, and Jon Wilk

All songs and arrangements by Cynthia Haring except "Ohhaaa," "Black Line Highway" and "Not Be Realized" were written by Cynthia Haring & Howard Kongsgaard and "Heart of Our Mind" was written by Cynthia Haring & Jon Wilk. "Up on the Roof" (Goffin/King) and "So Much in Love" (William/Jackson) are used by permission.

© ℗ 2011 Cynthia Haring aka Destiny Quibble, World Nation, Inc.
Deers Ear Music (BMI)

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Cynthia Haring, a native of Iowa, and Katia Valdeos, from Lima Peru, are Top-10 Billboard charting artists/producers/ songwriters/singers who combine their talents to foster awareness and activism through music & charitable giving. Through World Nation & the Sue Sue Sisters, they engage listeners in their fun & inspiring songs with an effervescent spirit traversing musical and cultural boundaries. ... more

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