Misstress Barbara – Business as Usual

The beat goes on …

Never is this as true when it comes to Misstress Barbara.

“I really do not know how well my music is doing or where it is selling the most.”Says Barbara Bonfligio from her home in Montreal. ‘”Cd’s are not as big as they once were. It’s difficult to have a barometer on how popular things are.”

If the popularity of the Rogers Cup Tennis tournament is any indication, Mistress Barbara is doing fine – thank you very much. Huh?What’s love got to do with it …?

Misstress Barbara‘s song; The Right Thing, following a slight modification, has been used as the tourney’s theme song for the past two years. Something which places a smile on Barbara’s face.

“I’m a huge tennis fan and player. The organizers became aware and asked permission to use it.I removed the words , tweeked it a bit yet more or less – it’s the same song.I’m proud that people from around the world can listen to it when they are in town to watch the best tennis players in the world.”

The world coming to listen is a complete flip-flop from what Misstress Barbara is used to.

The Italian born DJ – turned singer/writer/producer, has spent the past sixteen years touring the globe wth her techno-produced act. Foremost as a DJ and more recently on the strength of a pair of albums,

“My first album was an expirement of sorts. My friends urged me to do it and now as I listen back, it is easy to see how I lacked a bit of confidence.” Notes Barbara. “The songs on that album were based on my poems and thoughts at the time. My father had passed away and the album was a lot more reserved than the new one ‘MANY SHADES OF GREY’

‘I’m No Human’ was the name of Misstress Barbara’s first cd – released in 2009. That disc was nominated for a Juno award for best dance album yet was edged out by Deadmau5. Pretty good for a woman who believes her pitch was all wrong on that album. Barbara’s approach to the future is simple. Enjoy friends and family and do the things that you love and keep changing.

“Being a DJ and continuing would have been quite easy. Now that I have two albums under my belt, the trick is to keep improving …”

Never one to back down from a challenge, Bonfligio, a pilot among other things, believes the new disc is a way to keep things fresh.

In other words; Business as usual.

Catch Misstress Barbara this Friday night at Club Soda