{"id":41104,"date":"2022-10-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelandmark.com\/?p=41104"},"modified":"2022-10-20T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T10:00:00","slug":"brindisi-takes-talent-to-the-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/2022\/10\/20\/brindisi-takes-talent-to-the-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Brindisi takes talent to \u2018The Voice\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Danielle Ray <\/b>
\n Landmark Correspondent<\/i><\/div>\n

PRINCETON \u2014 While performing on stage is nothing new for town native Cara Brindisi, appearing as a contestant on the current season of NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Voice\u201d and working with one of her celebrity musical idols is a whole new level of awesome.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a joy to work with Gwen Stefani,\u201d Brindisi, 34, said. \u201cTo learn and be mentored by her is surreal since I have been a fan of hers since I was so young. I am enjoying working really hard at the thing I love to do most, which is sing and perform.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brindisi grew up in town and graduated from Shrewsbury High School in 2006. She continued her studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston, fine tuning her talents there and receiving a degree in music therapy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI consider myself a lifelong resident of New England, since each place I\u2019ve lived holds a special place in my heart and has been pivotal in my career and journey,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

When asked what her reaction was when she found out she had the opportunity to try out for season 22 of \u201cThe Voice,\u201d Brindisi shared that she felt \u201cecstatic but also nervous.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI always wondered what would happen if I just tried,\u201d she said. \u201cThe \u2018what if\u2019 was always in the back of my mind. To finally make it to a point where I could audition in front of the coaches was like a longtime dream come true, but with that dream came much higher stakes than anything I\u2019ve ever done in the past. Once I received that good news, I really had to mentally and emotionally prepare for that audition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brindisi secured a spot on Team Gwen by singing \u201cAll Too Well\u201d by Taylor Swift for her blind audition, aired Sept. 26. While her fate on the show remains to be seen, she is enjoying the overall experience and soaking it all in.<\/p>\n

\u201c \u2018The Voice\u2019 is all about learning and growing as a performer,\u201d she said. \u201cI am amongst other likeminded people in that way, and that is another special aspect of this show. Even though it\u2019s a competition, there is so much talent around you to become refreshed and inspired as a vocalist in all new ways. Making friends on this journey has been so special.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a press release, Brindisi works as a board-certified music therapist for those in hospice care for people with Alzheimer\u2019s as well as individuals living with cerebral palsy and Down Syndrome. She was inspired to pursue music therapy after seeing the power music had with her grandfather, who had Alzheimer\u2019s. His memory of lyrics and song, combined with her grandmother\u2019s emotion in that moment, was enough to prove to her that music can truly help people.<\/p>\n

During college, she met a guy, and by their late 20s they were engaged. Soon after buying a home and just before the wedding, everything fell apart and they went their separate ways. However, she created a new plan for her life that was propelled by selling her home, taking her dog, Lula, on a cross-country road trip, writing songs, and finding a new sense of independence.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though I have been performing on stage since I was very young, I\u2019ve been able to learn so much about performing for a television audience,\u201d Brindisi said of her experience on \u201cThe Voice.\u201d \u201cIt has a lot of similarities but also a significant amount of differences. Hair, makeup, wardrobe, cameras, lighting, production crew \u2014 there is so much that goes into one episode, and it\u2019s really incredible to be witness to.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have also learned that stepping out of your comfort zone only makes you better,\u201d she continued. \u201cEven if the nerves and risk are higher, the reward is so much sweeter. There is so much to learn from the coaches, \u2018The Voice\u2019 team, the fellow contestants, and peers, that it\u2019s helping me further develop my artistry and my voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brindisi will continue performing all over New England while \u201cThe Voice\u201d is airing, including a recent gig at the Johnny Appleseed Festival in Leominster last month. Fans can find more info and follow along on her journey at carabrindisi.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PRINCETON \u2014 While performing on stage is nothing new for town native Cara Brindisi, appearing as a contestant on the current season of NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Voice\u201d and working with one of her celebrity musical idols is a whole new level of awesome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}