On her warm and intimate, beautifully textured independent debut, multi-faceted vocalist and songwriter, Margo Reymundo invites fans of pop, soul, jazz, Latin and Brazilian music to experience "My Heart's Desire". True to its title, the heart and soul-felt collection fulfills a lifetime of musical dreams via a hybrid vibe so unique that it requires a new word to describe it: "Organica," which is also in line with the ongoing branding of...

On her warm and intimate, beautifully textured independent debut, multi-faceted vocalist and songwriter, Margo Reymundo invites fans of pop, soul, jazz, Latin and Brazilian music to experience "My Heart's Desire". True to its title, the heart and soul-felt collection fulfills a lifetime of musical dreams via a hybrid vibe so unique that it requires a new word to describe it: "Organica," which is also in line with the ongoing branding of her trademark sound - the name of her own newly launched record label.

Drawing inspiration from her favorite legendary singer songwriters and seamlessly blending seven sensuous originals along with three imaginative arrangements of classics by Sting, Carly Simon & Michael McDonald and Bill Withers, the Mexican American singer creates a vibey and expansive stylistic universe where ambience and femininity breathe as one. Her production and groove oriented arrangements are lush and thoughtful, and where every instrument (including a voice that pushes the standard definition of "sultry") is equally important.

In line with the "Organica" thread of her music, the environment friendly CD packaging was created from 100 percent recycled enviro-board.

Margo's entry into this creative place, where she's free to explore her "Organica" sensibilities and truly live "My Heart's Desire", comes after many years of success in a wide range of musical genres. When she was 11, the Acapulco born, Dallas raised singer set on a years-long course of classical voice, harmony study and ear training, and she later competed with classical pieces in college. While developing her passion for everything from traditional jazz to bossa nova, cha-cha-cha and pop/rock, she released her first Spanish language album via an indie label in the late '90s and scored three Top 5 hits and a #1 music video in the Latin music market. She signed for a time with Polygram, then moved to NYC and became a popular Broadway and off-Broadway stage performer in shows like "Saturday Night Fever", "Selena Forever", "Latin Heat", "Zorro", "Like Jazz" and "Senor Discretion Himself" by Frank Loesser.

She then moved to L.A. to work on her songwriting and develop her career further. While working these past years as a voiceover actress, Margo became a popular supper club singer, bringing her innate sensuality and magnificent voice to thousands of people at L.A. hotspots like the Edison, Nick's Martini Lounge and Four Seasons hotels as well as supper clubs all over the country. She also cultivated a strong following overseas with her performances in Belgium, Spain, Italy, Japan and her homeland, Mexico. Before committing to her solo recording, she joined her friend, English drummer Red Broad, and recorded an electronica duo project called Evolve. Evolve's 2007 release "Happy Hour in the Gene Pool" boasted wide international appeal on terrestrial and internet radio, and was listed in Musical Star Streams electronica TOP 10 for 2008.

Margo's keen instincts for great arrangements and incredible musicians made it much easier for her to embark on the 10 song, six interlude collection that plays like a story covering all the emotions and experiences of human existence: happiness, mystery, joy, romance, heartbreak, anger, fear, mistrust, bitterness and triumph. She worked with some of L.A.'s top session and touring musicians, all of whom had a vested interest in her "Organica" concept: Guitarist, Andrew Synowiec (Mark Anthony, Jordin Sparks, Bitter: Sweet, Chayanne, Poncho Sanchez, Natalie Cole & Patti Austin), Drummer and Steel Drummer, Chris Wabich (Sting, Ludacris, Lalo Shifrin & Zappa's Joe's Garage Show), Percussionists, Bryan Brock (Dr. Dre, Perla Batalla, Frankie Valli, & Estrada Brothers) and Richie Gajate Garcia (Diana Krall, Diana Ross, & Phil Collins), Bassist Eric Sittner (Zouk, J-Pop, Frankie Valli) and Keyboardist, Fred Kron ( TV/film, Donna Summer, Lisa Loeb, Colin Hay, Dweezil Zappa and plays with Jimmy Kimmel's band when Jeff Babko is out) other noteable players are Drummers, Craig Pilo ( Frankie Valli, Edgar Winter, Maynard Ferguson) and Jimmy Branly (Celia Cruz, Poncho Sanchez, John Patitucci, Sheila E., Strunz & Farah) and guest flamenco Guitarist, Kenton Youngstrom (Dave Brubeck, Moeen, conductor, John Williams).

In addition to her current band, Margo has also been grateful to work and share the stage with music greats like Les Paul, Patti Austin, Marilyn & Alan Bergman, Cy Coleman, Roy Hargrove, Earl Harvin, Shelly Carroll, James Clay, Marchel Ivory, Oscar Hernandez, Sheila E, Pete Escovedo, Earl Klugh, Jack Sheldon and Pete Christlieb throughout the course of her career.

Complementing her wondrous arrangements of "You Belong To Me", "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and "Ain't No Sunshine", Margo conveys the essence of her voice and style on several of the album's key originals: the hypnotic, bossa nova title track, which tries to convey to someone just how much you love them despite their disbelief because they've never been loved this way before; the emotional pop ballad "Between Us", which addresses the insecurity that can creep up in any of our relationships, romantic or platonic; and the edgy power-pop tune "I Saw You", which conveys the odd reality that sometimes the people we think we know best can turn out to be total strangers.

"To me, the biggest gift of 'My Heart's Desire' was just discovering my ability to produce and arrange an album on my own terms, my own way on my own label," Margo says. "I went in a little terrified, and now I am so confident in my ability to make it happen. I am indebted to the encouragement of some good friends who said they knew I had it in me all along. I love being able to create this lush sensibility in the studio and then recreate that feeling in a live setting with just a handful of musicians, where the audience can at last connect with what I am trying to express. It's a wonderful thing, and it is my desire that I am able to touch people's lives this way."