Frederic Bernard, PianoPassion release new single 'A Murderous Romance'

 

FREIBURG, Germany, 2021-Dec-03 — /Indie Music News Network/ —

The composer, pianist and arranger Frederic Bernard (AKA PianoPassion) has released his latest major single, “A Murderous Romance.” Gentle, shadowy, and bearing hints of treachery and diversified human drama – though with the pinnacle of keeping a classical essence. “A Murderous Romance” showcases PianoPassion's admirement for musical storytelling without lyrics, but also strongly emphases his craft in classical music writing. In addition to the considerable talents of PianoPassion, himself, “A Murderous Romance” also boasts ethereal cello work by Steven Schumann.

"I always have the goal of getting the final master as organic as possible,” says Bernard. “I love to get live musicians involved whenever I can.”

Frederic Bernard cites as main artistic influences for his new single Camille Saint-Saens' “The Swan,” as well as other chamber pieces of the late Romantic Era, which also includes the work of Joe Hisaishi and John Williams, particularly the score for “Seven Years in Tibet.” With an emphasis on morbid delicacy, startling insinuation and bare-bones phrasing, “A Murderous Romance” by PianoPassion might be both an instant classic as well as a modern outlay of a 19th-century work for "modern ears."

Asked to describe the overall theme of “A Murderous Romance,” PianoPassion writes:

“It might sound cliché, but for me it is a declaration of love to music — chamber music, to be precise ... Bittersweetness, deep passion, but also a hint of sorrow and darkness. I think it is the mixture of romantic and very serious momentums, which makes this piece of music so powerful.”

Frederic Bernard is largely known for his viral hit “Underwater Wonderscapes” (aka “Swarm of Fish”), which reached TikTok's Intl. Top-60 chart. This music originated from the third entry of his “Piano Stories” series, mostly an outlay of solo piano albums in their purest and original form. The series will receive its latest release "Piano Stories VI: Tears and Sadness Pt. 2" before 2022. In addition to his ventures into independent classically-inspired piano releases, the University of Freiburg -trained Bernard has had his work performed with lush orchestras in Budapest and Moscow. Companies featuring his pieces include Sony, Intel, LG, Canon, Doritos, Sixt, Virgin Galactics, AXA, Time Inc., BBC, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and many more. Bernard has collaborated with such notables as YouTube sensation Rudy Mancuso, K-Pop idol Cho Kyuhyun, and famed Jewish singer Benny Friedman. His scores also appear in a broad variety of feature films.

Asked if he had any message for his fans, Bernard states, “I hope the listeners can hear the title in the music and can absorb the passion we've put into this release.”

“A Murderous Romance” by Frederic Bernard/PianoPassion is available on all digital music stores. Get in early, classical music fans.

Frederic Bernard/PianoPassion Official Website —

https://fredericbernardmusic.com/

YouTube —

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EMqo0PZgLmtoSNZCKn7-w

Spotify —

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nJspN71ElUdTyruV0ESlM?si=aJGxZd3CRZWy8NlsvYVu4w

Apple Music —

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/pianopassion/960415077

SoundCloud —

https://soundcloud.com/fredericbernard

Nova Emad releases new single 'Redit Ansahum (I Wanted to Forget Them)'

Middle Eastern pop singer Nova Emad has released her latest official single, “Redit Ansahum (I Wanted to Forget Them).” It is a modern khaliji track proudly published as an independent release on the Maqam Production record label. Energetic, bursting with rhythm, and bringing today's Baghdadi scene to western ears for many listeners' first time, “Redit Ansahum” introduces Nova Emad as one of the most intriguing artists out of Baghdad in years.

Toronto, Canada's Iraqi-born Nova Emad cites as main artistic influences Fairouz, Majida Al Roumi, Salima Murad Basha, Seta Hagopian, Nazem Al Ghazali, Ziad Al Rahbani, Beyonce, Sting, and Charles Aznavour. Built on contemporary khaliji style but blended with pop elements from the world over, “Redit Ansahum” by Nova Emad has a little something for everybody.

Asked to describe the overall theme of “Redit Ansahum,” Nova Emad writes that it is a “romantic ballad about always longing for the person you love and missing them after a fight. It's full of poetic pictures that touch the heart and the soul.”

Ultimately, “Redit Ansahum” is a song of romantic victory.

“Love is bigger than any fight or misunderstanding,” says Emad. “Love is the force that makes our heart beat.”

Maqam Production describes Nova Emad as having been singing since childhood, first at school and church, then more seriously after moving to Canada in 2002.

“I sang in Ottawa in a couple of Jazz clubs in 2002 with a band called Joy Fusion,” Emad writes, “then in 2006 I started my solo music career.”

She's been prolific since then, with recent global releases including the Iraqi drop “Nreed Neesh (We Want to Live)” with Moe (2019), the international releases of “Wenak” with Tribe of Monsters and the French “Deja L'aube” (both 2020), and most recently the globally acclaimed single, “Ya Habibi Taala” Tiro with Macadi Nahas and Maira (2021). Nova Emad has performed in Ottawa and Toronto, Canada; overseas at Tedex in Baghdad, and the Babylon International Festival in the City of Babylon, Iraq; as well as at the Jerash Music Festival in Amman, Jordan.

“I hope this song fills them with warmth,” says Nova Emad of her best wishes for fans. “I realize that not all my listeners are Arabic speakers, but I do believe that music surpasses language because it speaks directly to the soul and the heart. Music is the language of love, compassion and inclusiveness. Listen to music and let your heart be open to all the beautiful things music offers.”

“Redit Ansahum” was made with lyrics by Sabah Al Maliki, composition by Zyad Yousef, and arrangement by Shirak Tatosian.

Nova Emad also has this message for her listeners new and old, foreign and domestic:

“I want to say a big THANK YOU to all the beautiful audiences and people who have stood beside me as I grow in my music and in my career. You are the reason for my strength and for every beautiful piece of music I create.”

“Redit Ansahum” by Nova Emad on the Maqam Production label is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, dance music and Khaliji fans.

– S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com

“Redit Ansahum” by Nova Emad —

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIaOTDvpQn8&ab_channel=NovaEmad

Nova Emad Official Website —

https://soundcloud.com/novaemad

 

Contemporary Christian musician Sherrell Mitchell drops new single 'God of Another Chance'

The songwriter and producer of contemporary Christian music known as Sherrell Mitchell has released his latest official single, “God of Another Chance.” It is the latest official drop from Mitchell since his popular spring 2021 single, “I Belong to You.” Like that and his other releases, “God of Another Chance” has been proudly published as an independent release without the involvement of the corporate music industry on the Psalm 96 Records record label. Bringing, “God of Another Chance” introduces Sherrell Mitchell as one of the most intriguing artists of the year so far.

The Pacific Northwest's Sherrell Mitchell has cited as main artistic influences for “God of Another Chance” Israel Houghton, Take 6, Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, Edwin & Walter Hawkins, and Cora Jackson. Beautiful, worshipful, and grounded in the Holy Word, “God of Another Chance” by Sherrell Mitchell has something for believers and agnostics alike.

Asked to describe the overall theme of “God of Another Chance,” Sherrell Mitchell writes, “The God that created Man & Woman is the same God who takes away all guilt and stain; He makes all things new again and again; He is the God of Another Chance and it's granted without a second glance.”

Psalm 96 Records describes Sherrell Mitchell as writing, recording and performing today in the Seattle area, but Sherrell Mitchell has also played across the American west in locales as disparate as Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska, and California.

Mitchell has also described himself as “Spreading the Gospel using God’s Gifts through musical expression one song at a time for an Audience of 1 as the world listens on.”

“God of Another Chance” by Sherrell Mitchell on the Psalm 96 Records label is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, contemporary Christian music fans.

– S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com

“God of Another Chance” by Sherrell Mitchell —

https://music.apple.com/us/album/god-of-another-chance-single/1588093217

Official Website —

https://sherrellmitchell.com

Randy MC releases new EP album '#StartAsianLove'

 

The songwriter and producer of modern pop music known as Randy MC has released his latest official EP album, “#StartAsianLove.” It contains six original Randy MC tracks for an approximate total listening time of 20 mins. It has been proudly published as an independent release without the involvement of the corporate music industry. With undeniable hooks and a jazzy, RnB-laced style, “#StartAsianLove” showcases Randy MC as one of the most intriguing pop artists 2021 has seen.

Taiwan-born, SoCal-raised Randy MC cites as main artistic influences Jacob Collier, André Previn, Bruno Mars, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, and Hiromi Uehara. As this roster may suggest, Randy MC (Martono-Chai) not only has a classical training at a top music conservatory, but also a background in alt-pop, r&b, rock, jazz-fusion, afrobeat and world music. Building on this with an emphasis on textbook-perfect songwriting and surgically precise vocal work and instrumentation, “#StartAsianLove” by Randy MC has a little something for everybody.

Randy MC's “#StartAsianLove” EP record kicks off with his sixth official single, “To Know You.” Asked to describe the overall theme of “#StartAsianLove,” Randy MC writes that as signified by the opening track, the album is “about getting to know a stranger and becoming that special friend they never had.”

The official website of Randy MC describes him as “an artist that epitomizes the very essence of the modern era,” and “a multitalented Pianist-Singer-Songwriter, Music Director, Arranger, and Teacher of Western Art and Contemporary Commercial Music.”

The artist spent seven years exploring the American South for musical inspiration, hence he proudly notes that “much of America's diverse Southern cultures influence Randy's compositional and playing style.” He has also said that he makes music “driven by his desire to motivate, inspire, comfort, and spread love and joy to all those that hear it,” and “believes we all have voices, and we should use it to better the world.”

Inspired by his mother, likewise an accomplished musician, Randy MC has been playing music since the age of three. Since that time, he has been performing, producing, music directing, teaching, and coaching other artists all over CA, WV, and the DMV (DC, MD, & VA) for over a decade. He offers online & in-home music lessons and coaching for artists at all levels. He has a knack for arranging and orchestrating music scores. Randy is available for solo and collaborative performances, such as weddings and concerts, as well as piano tuning and restringing. The rest of his official bio may be found at his official website (link provided below).

“In New Orleans, especially,” says Randy MC, “I had the absolute honor to vibe and play alongside the drummers in their drum circles hosted by the Congo Square Preservation Society in Louis Armstrong Park every clear-weather Sunday afternoon. This was where I found the inspiration to produce a a great chunk of my album. I connected with all kinds of artists from different socioeconomic and musical backgrounds. Some have become my friends, students, and fans who love my music.”

“#StartAsianLove” by Randy MC is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, pop music fans.

– S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com

“#StartAsianLove” by Randy MC —

https://www.amazon.com/StartAsianLove-Randy-MC/dp/B09HHNPNGR/

Randy MC Official Website —

https://www.randymcmusic.com

Official Instagram, TikTok, Twitter —

https://www.instagram.com/randymcmusic/

https://www.tiktok.com/@randymcmusic

https://twitter.com/RandyMCmusic

More —

https://www.randymcmusic.com/connect

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0bpF05Ee1HTN9fFyHLS7o5

https://www.facebook.com/RandyMCmusic

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/randy-mc/412027773

https://music.amazon.com/artists/B004H3E07K/randy-mc

Wolf Camp releases debut album 'Folklore'

The songwriter and producer of rap and hip-hop music known as Wolf Camp has released his official debut album, “Folklore.” It contains seven original Wolf Camp tracks for an approximate total listening time of half an hour. It includes his popular single, “The City,” which dropped winter 2020. Like the single, “Folklore” has been proudly published as an independent release without the involvement of the corporate music industry. Dark, smooth, and bringing some of the best urban poetry from the artist yet, “Folklore” proves Wolf Camp can bring high-impact hooks and rhymes across an entire record and solidifies him as one of Ohio's most interesting rappers on the mic today.

Cincinatti's Wolf Camp has cited as main artistic influences the East Coast scene of the early '90s, Southern rap, and a few select West Coast artists. The result is a clutch of tracks based largely on lines and beats with sparse, effective melodies and the additional talents of skilled musicians like Lauren Eylise and Adam Pleimen. Fans of the old school will find much to appreciate in “Folklore” and few reasons to complain.

Asked to describe the overall theme of “Folklore,” Wolf Camp says that “Hip hop is still alive.” He also expresses several directives for his audience in six short words with the kind of brevity which gives “Folklore” much of its power:

“Think, grow, beware and enjoy life.”

Another key ingredient is Camp's use of hip hop's ability to use more aspects of music than most other genres.

“What I've always loved about rap music,” writes Wolf Camp, “is the endless possibilities of expression. You take rock, country, classical, heavy metal etc... and make it a dope song.”

Camp previously discussed the album's single, “The City,” as being his own “unique take on the City” inspired largely by Stevie Wonder's own popular single, “Living for the City.” Camp said of the track when it dropped last December:

“It's about the City at both ends of society, high and low. There are good times you can have in the City — but there's also a harsh reality in the streets.”

He also said he styled his sound on “The City” so audiences would come away feeling “that they just heard something fresh and original that resonates with them on some level.”

The artist's current official bio reads:

Wolf Camp, born Ralph Camp, is a hip-hop artist from Cincinnati, Ohio. His smooth delivery of double entendres blend with lyrical criticism paints vivid pictures. Wolf Camp spent several years with a local Cincinnati rap group before going solo.

“Folklore” by Wolf Camp is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, rap and hip-hop music fans.

– S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com

“Folklore” by Wolf Camp —

https://open.spotify.com/album/4sOg1UfzriLReW6sXHpWqd

Synthpop favorite Vaughty releases official video 'Bottle'

 

Prominent synthpop scene favorite Vaughty has dropped his latest official single and video, “Bottle.” The track takes Vaughty's sound to new heights of intensity while the video explores new depths of profundity. The UK's synth mogul has previously proven himself capable of studio-level production and major-label audience reach, yet “Bottle” showcases Vaughty's video chops in a similarly striking light arguably for the first time.

“Bottle” is the second single from Vaughty's imminent “Dark Society” album slated for Q1 2022. Vaughty indie label Aggro Monkey Records says the Orwellian LP will deal with “the shadowy elements of humanity, the negative effects of technology, and the like.”

Much can be said of the songwriting and execution of “Bottle” both in and out of the studio, but longtime fans of Vaughty used to his dependable taste and high sonic standards may find themselves taken aback by the visual showmanship exhibited in this present release.

Taken together with the theatrical prelude, the video tops out around the seven-minute mark, making it the new centerpiece of Vaughty's decade-long catalog. It features several easter eggs for fans of Vaughty and fans of synthpop alike, such as the standout appearance of Depeche Mode photographer Brian Griffin, and a momentary shot of DM keyboardist Alan Wilder being called on Vaughty's cell.

In addition to the considerable talents of Vaughty, himself, “Bottle” also features production work from Andy Marlow (Marc Almond, Tracey Ullman) and Kevin Paul (Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, Sr. Mix Engineer Mute Records), as well as the visual artistry of director Szenasi Akos.

Born Vaughn Eunson in South Africa, today Vaughty writes, records, produces and lives in London as he has for twenty-some years. He also runs the popular Vaughn George synth music YouTube channel which has become a global hub of synth and piano enthusiasts, experts, teachers, students and professional musicians over the last five years. It boasts many remarkable interviews with legendary record producers, musicians and artists in general, and currently services circa 21,000 subscribers.

“I want to thank my loyal fans for supporting me throughout the years and I can promise you that 'Dark Society'' is going to be Vaughty as you've never heard him before,” Vaughty says. “I am very excited about this album — I feel that this album best represents who I am as an artist as well as my personal music taste.”

“Bottle” by Vaughty on the Aggro Monkey Records label is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, synthpop fans. Very early.

– S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com

“Bottle” by Vaughty —

https://open.spotify.com/album/2LGld6MBpFJ3rYzdcY6aRS

Vaughty Official Websites —

www.vaughngeorge.com

Official Instagram —

https://www.instagram.com/vaughn_george_v/

Funk and R&B veteran Barry Wilkins releases second 2021 single 'Do It Like This'

 

   

Funk and R&B veteran Barry Wilkins has dropped his second official single for 2021, “Do It Like This.” Like his surprise drop of popular single “202” which startled the funk community last spring, “Do It Like This” has been proudly published as an independent release recorded, mixed, and produced at his own B. Creative Imagery Design and Recording Studio (link provided below). Featuring the classic funk and R&B sound which can never be imitated, “Do It Like This” proves Barry Wilkins has much more in store for fans than just a comeback single.

Tyrone, Georgia's Barry Wilkins can make funk the way it's supposed to be done because he has roots playing in legitimate Stax Records artists such as Art Jerry Miller, the Mad-Lads, and the Bar-Kays. He has cited as influences Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Hazel, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Prince, as well as the legendary Funkadelics and Earth, Wind and Fire, with whom he shares many sonic traits.

“'Do It Like This' is a funky groove that is relaxed and in the pocket,” says Wilkins of the new track. “By that I mean the tempo creates the relaxed groove, and pushing the '1' keeps it in the pocket.”

As fanatics of funk know, “The 1” refers to James Brown's steadfast principle that funk music be concretely founded on the first beat of each measure of a song. It's a bulletproof way to ensure a track has a tight danceability from start to finish. “Do It Like This” has more than that, though. It's also built on an irresistible hook.

“The original guitar line felt good and made it easy to build around it,” Wilkins says. “I love energy and dynamics and even at that tempo, I was able to lift the song up.”

Lifting songs up, and lifting people up with songs, too, are activities with which Barry Wilkins is all too familiar.

“I want the feeling and groove of the track to strike a nerve,” he writes. “'Do It Like This' means to open your eyes and realize what gift you have been blessed with and 'Do It.' Express yourself. Just as an example, whether you play blues, funk, rock or classical guitar, reach to do the best and whatever is best for you.”

Asked to describe the overall theme of “Do It Like This,” Barry Wilkins writes:

“There is no specific way to do something. You can reach your accomplishments in so many different ways and from so many different roads.”

“Do It Like This” by Barry Wilkins is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, funk and R&B music fans.

– S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com

“Do It Like This” by Barry Wilkins —

www.bcreativestudio.org/do-it-like-this-release/

Official Slideshow Video —

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMb82_TEo5k&ab_channel=BarryWilkins

Official Website —

www.bcreativestudio.org

Instagram —

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