Today's Video Share: Why by Anne Vanschothorst

WHY 
is an improvised lament sung in a fantasy language blending with harp and keyboard that evoke the emotions of the listener. The atmospheric images are shot in Iceland.

credits:
Recca Sier / voice - http://www.rebeccasier.com 
Thijs de Melker / keyboard - http://www.teejay.nl 
Anne Vanschothorst / harp - http://www.harpandsoul.com 

film & drone recording - Pjotr van Schothorst
directing, editing & montage - AV

Twitter Handle: harpandsoul

Today's Video Share: Everyday Happiness by Every Lovely Thing

Every Lovely Thing is a songwriting duo whose sound usually falls into an ambient dream pop genre. Both being rather serious minded #INFJs, we challenged ourselves to write a "happy" upbeat song while still maintaining honest authentic lyrics. Everyday Happiness is the 2nd song we've produced ourselves using GarageBand. The video features shots of the ups and downs of everyday life and the small happinesses that come our way.

Twitter Handle: evrylovelything

Today's Video Share: Swept Away by Malea McGuinness

Malea’s eclectic background explains a lot. Her talent, drive, and love of music have taken her all over the musical spectrum: part opera songstress, part singer-songwriter, part pop musician, part EDM sensation. 

Born in Texas, Malea is the daughter of an Irish Green Beret father and a Korean mother. At the age of 5, she was sent to live with her grandparents in Long Island, New York. After attending rigorous music programs, Malea pursued singing opera professionally at the Manhattan School of Music. Eventually the years of hard work paid off and landed her in a featured role in the Broadway revival of "The King and I".

Malea toured for years supporting acts as diverse as Train, Kenny Loggins, Shawn Colvin, Augustana, and Gavin DeGraw. Her songs soon crossed over into EDM, the result being a #1 hit on Billboard’s Club Dance chart with “One Hot Mess”. Another track, “Give”, peaked at #14 and stayed on the chart for ten weeks. A series of releases soon followed that managed to combine solid personal songwriting and lush production style: “You’ll Never Fix My Heart”, “Spaceships Fly,” “Earth Angel”, “Come To Me” and “You Are Loved”.

Twitter Handle: Malea




Today's Video Share: The Way by Nita

Nita, an artist originally from the D.C. area and now in L.A., has a new music video out for her powerful new single "The Way", which speaks to the challenges of growing up as a 2nd generation Indian-American. The music video portrays the artist wandering through a dark warehouse, unveiling a trail of nostalgic treasures from her past which lead her to a beautiful discovery amidst the New York City skyline.

Like so many 1st generation immigrants, Nita's parents moved to the U.S. in the late 70s, seeking a better quality of life for themselves. "The Way" symbolizes her respect for the sacrifices her parents made to give her better opportunities in life, yet also the need for her and those of her generation to find break free from their limited way of thinking.

Twitter Handle: iamnitamusic

Today's Video Share: Drowning by Starr Faithfull

Drowning by Starr Faithfull shot 2018 by VFK Productions mixed by Bob St. John (EXTREME) The Boston band has played the East coast as well as Europe. Band consists of Jodee Frawlee on Vocals and guitar Geoff Kornfeld on bass & BU vocals , Aj Vallee drums & BU vocals, Jim Sullivan on keys. Jodee was a top 10 finalist in guitar player magazines Guitar superstar in 2011. AJ Vallee has toured the US with the Souther Rock ALL Stars.

Twitter Handle: FaithfullStarr




Today's Video Share: Carol of the Bells by Katie Kirby

Carol of the bells has always stood out to me in the amass of Christmas songs. It sticks in your head like no other holiday tune, theres something incredibly 'haunting' about it. Many people don't talk about or even know the true history of Christmas. Many of the traditions we still carry out today pre date the birth of christ and have darker origins than the cheery holiday we have come to know and love. Being a lover of history I wanted to find a creative way to play on this idea, so Carol of the Bells being a 'haunting' song I created what I thought would be a haunting music video for it, while maintaining a bit of fun, playfulness. I hope you enjoy!

Twitter Handle: krbymusic

Today's Video Share: I Remember by Joy Phillips

With a strong base in folk and deep undertones of soul meets country, Joy’s unique style can be described as many things. Originally, a classically trained singer, some of her most significant influences date back to the days of Cole Porter and George Gershwin where she fell in love with singers such as Lena Horne, Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald. “My Mother introduced me to all kinds of music”, says the young singer-songwriter. Joy’s lyrics bud from a very real place. Her songs often deal with love, loss and longing. There is always an element of irony in her words and melodies as well as a touch of sultriness. In her vulnerable attempt to depict these stories and feelings, Joy finds a way to captivate the listener with her striking and soulful tones while pulling on their heartstrings with her gentle cadence. With her highly anticipated debut album scheduled for release in the spring, Joy is already on fire and looking forward to a tour that will take her and her band coast to coast.www.joyphillipsmusic.com

Twitter Handle: AnnexAudio

Today's Video Share: Push You Harder by Mozart Dee

Globetrotting, trilingual and a triple threat talent, Mozart is a charismatic teenage songwriter, singer, actress who plays 5 instruments and writes & sings songs in Spanish, Chinese and English. She spent a decade traveling the world non-stop to 48 countries as a digital nomad kid and did a TED talk about how that affected her music. creativity and world view.

She is currently working in the recording studio on her debut album with Mikal Blue (Jason Mraz, One Republic, Colbie Caillat, Five for Fighting and many more. Mozart wrote this girl-power song a few days after turning 17 last fall when the MeToo & TimesUp movements began as she wanted to help turn pain into empowerment with a deep message, but fun, edgy bop. She also wrote/directed/edited/styled/produced the video.

Twitter Handle: muzicbymozart

Today's Video Share: Heart of Sorrow by Naina Jinga

Naina Jinga - is a composer and a classically trained pianist who specializes in light classical piano music with a romantic and sensitive touch.

Naina began playing the piano at the age of four, and writing her first compositions at twelve. She has appeared as a piano-soloist with Romanian orchestras, in solo and piano-duos piano recitals. She graduated from the "Gheorghe Dima" Academy of Music in 1991 (B.Mus), where she was later appointed as an Assistant Professor and, in 1998, as an University lecturer. She holds a M.Mus and a Ph.D. in Composition with a “Magna cum Laudae”.
In 2003, Naina Jinga moved to Canada, where she attended graduate studies in Composition at the University of Western Ontario, studying with Dr. Peter Paul Koprowski. She has written extensively in instrumental, vocal, choral, chamber music and orchestral genres with performances in Canada, Romania, Ukraine, France, Norway, Czech Republic, and Australia. She is also the recipient of many international awards and scholarships, among them, the Romanian Composers’ League Prize and the UNESCO award and scholarship.
In more recent years, embracing a new style - the light classical easy-listening style with a soothing and so touching romantic flavour - has won her a loyal fanbase and increased worldwide her popularity.

"We are the music makers and the dreamers of dreams ... Dare to dream!"

Enjoy this piano ballade composed in 2018 especially for those sorrowful hearts.

Today's Video Share: Time by Pamela Mendez

Pamela Méndez is a DIY artist from Switzerland who will release her first album through her own label PROMOTE LOVE RECORDS in Feb 2019. 
The lead single to the album also called "Time" will be out the 2nd of November. Thematically the song wants to encourage us to reflect on the consequences of our lifestyles: Are we investing as much time and love in the things that really matter? Pamela sees an overall political relevance in that question. Though being truthful to ones self often means taking a step into the unknown. A thing that Pamela is quite good at. Musically she is strongly influenced by Bands such as U.S. Girls, Grizzly Bear, Talk Talk but also more instrumental music such as Steve Reich or Bonobo.

Today's Video Share: Beautiful One by Ruth Ungar and The Mammals

The Mammals are a progressive folk roots band from Woodstock, NY fronted by singer / songwriters Ruth Ungar and Mike Merenda. Touring as a five-piece since the early 2000s, The Mammals draw from the deep well of American musical forms and present a highly dynamic concert that is authentic, inspiring, heartfelt and original. Their new record is called Sunshiner.

"Beautiful One is essentially a demo recording that I created alone in the studio one day. As I observe the gender stereotypes of our culture effecting our children by witnessing the interesting ways they each resist or embrace them. The movie-princess and super-hero stereotypes of a male and female dwell somewhere in all of our minds. Hopefully there are some much more interesting characters in there too." - Ruth Ungar

Twitter Handle: _themammals