For the average music fan, it is easy to get caught up in the theory of the woman singer as a diva. Commercial radio, music video channels, and the entertainment media constantly bombards the music enthusiast senses with women who demand certain perks for their album covers, have commercial endorsements, and have their every step chronicled by an ever adoring public.
Yet for every mega-superstar who appears to be nothing more than today's version of yesterday's idol, there are countless performers honing their skills on the underground music circuit. True, even the title "underground music" has a feeling of entertainers plying their trade to small audiences in the backrooms of Big City America, but for those who have experienced this scene, they have been treated to something special - artists who are not only phenomenal singers, but also songwriters who are relaying their message to an adoring audience waiting for their moment in the sun.
Honey Larochelle is one of those exciting artists building a following across American club scene with her own brand of rock, jazz, funk, and soul. In other words, simply good music. And from all appearances, she would not have it any other way.
"You get to do music your own way and create your own pressure and measurements for success," says the Vancouver, British Columbia native.
When following the trajectory of Honey Larochelle's burgeoning career, it is apparent that she was destined for a career in the performing arts. With a laugh, Ms. Larochelle discusses her first pubic performance, "I was five years old performing at Vancouver telethon with a choir. They put me right up front and my mum told me to shine my light. There were thousands of people there and I was just beaming at them."
Ms. Larochelle never turned back since then.
Within a year of that televised performance, she sang as a backup singer for a John Denver album. Since then, she spent the early part of her professional career as a backup singer for artists as diverse as Roberta Flack, Maya Azucena, and Donna Summer. Being true to her craft, she has taken something from each experience.
"I learn something new from almost everyone I work with... it becomes a history lesson," Ms. Larochelle stated.
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