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Crystal Waters "Live At Mynt Ultra Lounge"

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http://www.A3Network.com. Crystal Waters "Live At Mynt Ultra Lounge". Filmed At Mynt Ultra Lounge By 5thandocean.com. House music songwriter and vocalist Crystal Waters has the odd distinction of making a comeback with the release of her second album. After she topped the Billboard singles charts in 1991 with a dance hit called "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)," her ensuing debut album failed to impress critics. She was consequently filed away under "one-hit wonder." Nonetheless, a few years of hard work and careful repackaging saw Waters back in the market, garnering praise and sales with her second album, Storyteller, and another slew of dance hits. This time, critics declared that the quality of her work didn't surprise them--they had always known she had something special to offer house music: an uncompromising house beat that also managed to carry substantial intelligence. Waters arrived as a music celebrity in adulthood, after a full stint of education and nine-to-five employment necessary to support two children. Since she remains very private about her personal life, the curious can only speculate about the date of her birth, which appears to have been sometime in the early 1960s in Camden, New Jersey. Talking with New American's Karu Daniels, Waters described "south Jersey" as a place where "there is really nothing to do except open fire hydrants and go out and play." She would eventually try to capture that atmosphere in a song, "Ghetto Day," for her second album. Music made its way into the Waters home on the strength of family history: Crystal's father, Junior Waters, was a jazz musician; her great aunt, Ethel Waters, was one of the first African-American vocalists to appear in mainstream Hollywood musicals. Waters's mother, Betty, described her daughter's childhood activities for Interview's Jeremy Helligar, telling him, "At eleven or twelve [Crystal] was writing poetry about the soul and other deep things. And I would ask, `How do you know about this stuff?'" She took her writing seriously enough to be inducted into the American Poetry Society when she was 14, the youngest person ever to receive that honor. Read more: http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608000355/Crystal-Waters.html#ixzz0NvGzWDVr If there?s one club on Miami Beach synonymous with exclusivity, it is Mynt Lounge. During its seven-year reign the definitive ?ber lounge on the 2100 block of Collins has earned a reputation for the tightest door policy and most fabulous crowd in the Magic City. The list of celebrities that have passed through Mynt?s doors would fill a dozen Rolodexes, but serial offenders include Ricky Martin, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz, Mickey Rourke, Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Giselle Bundchen, Colin Farrell, and Jamie Foxx. Add to these boldface names the hordes of models, designers, fashionistas, top DJs, scene-makers, and high rollers, and you understand why Mynt?s velvet rope has long been the highest hurdle in Miami Beach nightlife. In order to maintain its blue-chip status, Mynt demands elegance, chic, and a winning smile of its patrons. ?Those are the minimum requirements,? says owner Romain Zago. ?Mynt is for the famous and fabulous.? As for the paparazzi, Mynt enforces a strict rule: no entry. ?Mynt is where celebrities come to escape the paparazzi,? explains Zago. ?They come here to party and have fun without being hassled.? Most clubs let photographers stalk their A-list guests in the hope of some publicity,he explains, but Mynt doesn?t need cheap exposure. ?We know that great people will come anyway ? the famous and the fabulous ? so we prefer to maintain that aura of exclusivity. Another distinguishing factor: Mynt never rests on its laurels. Mynt is completely refitted every summer, from carpets to light fittings, including new furniture and furnishings. Its latest renovation cost $1.2 million ? a sum that none of its so-called rivals would dream of investing. But that?s why Mynt maintains its reputation as the ultimate high-end, luxury-service nightspot. ?We have a simple but radical philosophy,? explains Romain Zago. ?The customer is the star. We never forget that without the paying customer, nobody has a job ? and that includes the entire team, from waitresses to managers