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Carlos Maya Interview on Nagamag

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Carlos Maya
Interview

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Nagamag:
Which are the genres that describe your music style better?

Carlos Maya:
I'm perfectly OK with this "Neoclassical" term to refer music that has a strong emotional focus, as I pretend to do that, to communicate and to express these "emotional ideas" and perspectives that cannot be expressed with words.


Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?

Carlos Maya:
I've studied music at the Conservatory of Music of the National University of Colombia. I studied classical music, academic music, composition and music theory. But my interest in music was raised from a very young age, with the music instruction of my father who is a Sax player. Regardless my academic music background I was always interested in genres that are more connected to people than the strictly academic music, hence this neoclassical piano project, I also have great love for the keyboards and synthesizers, and absolutely for the Rock music. I also have a progressive rock project called Cadius in which I am its main composer.


Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?

Carlos Maya:
My first connection of love with music was when I was very young... I think 6 maybe 7 years old... My father used to play in his turntable classical music and progressive rock music, music from Bach, Mozart, but also Rick Wakeman, Yes and that kind of stuff... I remember that Bach music touched me very deeply, I was really moved in my heart while listen to this second movement of the Harpsichord Italian concerto, touched to the point of tears, and I was like 7 or 8 years old, right then I decided that I wanted to be a pianist.


Nagamag:
What do you want to achieve with your music?

Carlos Maya:
I try to do my best to make beautiful music, I deeply feel that the purpose of each one of us, as human beings, is to bring beauty to this life, the beauty is an ideal from "higher states" and we bring these "higher states" to this world, and when we commit to this purpose I think we make the world a little better.


Nagamag:
What are your next steps in your career?

Carlos Maya:
I am working to put one of my songs as a soundtrack in a movie or a documentary. That would be awesome!


Nagamag:
Many artists listen to genres that they are not producing music for. Which track is your favorite that is NOT similar to yours?

Carlos Maya:
Meshuggah "Clockworks"


Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which is the track from a similar artist you admire?

Carlos Maya:
Michael Nyman The heart asks pleasure first

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Anzhelika Kovalenko – Black Earth (Kara Toprak) by Fazil Say | WeLive on Tour | Live im Parktheater (Video)

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Anzhelika Kovalenko – Black Earth (Kara Toprak) by Fazil Say | WeLive on Tour | Live im Parktheater
(Video)

“-Black Earth- combines the experimental component, which as it is developed, is revealed before the listener. In the begining you are immersed in melodic waves and it seems that the Earth leaves under your feet, but after a couple of minutes, the piano melody absorbs and takes you into oblivion. Awesome journey.”

“-Black Earth- сочетает в себе экспериментальную составляющую, которая по мере развития раскрывается перед слушателем. Сначала вас погружают в мелодический хаос и, кажется, что земля уходит из-под ног, но уже спустя пару минут мелодия фортепиано поглощает и уносит в небытие на своих волнах. Потрясающее путешествие.”

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In the video, the Ukrainian pianist Anzhelika Kovalenko performs the piece “Black Earth (Kara Toprak)” by the Turkish composer Fazil Say live at the German “Parktheater Lahr”. The core motif of the piano solo piece is the imitation of the Turkish folk music instrument Saz. Kovalenko herself is a great admirer of the Turkish composer Say. In front of 15 cameras and with a light show staged especially for the performance, she stages “Black Earth” as never before. The 25-year-old pianist impresses with a lot of feeling and great musicality. The recording is part of the second episode “Classic meets Electro” from the concert film series “WeLive on Tour”.

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Im Video stellt die ukrainische Pianistin Anzhelika Kovalenko live im deutschen “Parktheater Lahr” das Stück “Black Earth (Kara Toprak)” des türkischen Komponisten Fazil Say vor. Das Kernmotiv des Klavier-Solostückes ist die Imitation des türkischen Volksmusik-Instruments Saz. Kovalenko selbst ist eine große Bewunderin des türkischen Komponisten Say. Vor 15 Kameras und mit extra für den Auftritt inszenierter Lichtshow setzt sie “Black Earth” wie noch nie in Szene. Die 25-jährige Pianistin beeindruckt durch viel Gefühl und große Musikalität. Die Aufnahme ist Teil der zweiten Episode “Classic meets Electro” aus der Konzertfilmserie “WeLive on Tour”.

Anzhelika Kovalenko is a Ukrainian pianist. She studied at the Mykola Lysenko National High School in Lviv with Humetska Marianna and Humetska Halisa. Already as a student she was part of the “European Academy of Young Virtuosos” and played concerts in Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania. Kovalenko now lives and performs in Germany.

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Anzhelika Kovalenko ist eine ukrainische Pianistin. Sie studierte an der Nationalhochschule Mykola Lysenko in Lwiw bei Humetska Marianna und Humetska Halisa. Bereits als Studentin war sie Teil der “European Academy of Young Virtuosos” und spielte Konzerte in der Ukraine, Polen und Litauen. Mittlerweile lebt und konzertiert Kovalenko in Deutschland.

SAAH Interview on Nagamag

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SAAH
Interview

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Nagamag:
Which are the genres that describe your music style better?

SAAH:
Neoclassical, contemporary classical, modern classical piano,


Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?

SAAH:
I was given an old piano at the age of nine. i immediately fell in love with that instrument(i actually wanted a flute, but I didn´t get one)
since then I loved to improvise and create little melodies.
i also had piano lessons for some years, but I always preferred to play by ear.
that´s why I decided not to study at the music university.
i played in bands and the last years I´ve been composing for theatres and I´ve been creating solo piano pieces in my tiny homestudio. Last year I won the European song writing award in the category: music for motion pictures. since then I´ve been releasing heartfelt solo piano songs. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to do what I love and to share my music with everybody who wants to listen.


Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?

SAAH:
I guess it was when i first heard some Tory Amos songs (i fell in love with her way to play the piano) and later i really loved the Keith Jarrett´s Köln concert (i was so impressed by the spirit and vibes of his free and harmonic improvising )


Nagamag:
do you have any plans for the near future?

SAAH:
Yes, I have :)
I always desired to play outside in nature or in other special places with my stage piano.
...so I had a stunning handmade piano shell built by a very talented man and now (about 2 weeks ago) a wonderful painter completed this work with a very special and beautiful painting on the cover of the shell, that means a lot to me.
So from now on I will also share some little video clips from outside, playing on Juna (that´s my pianos name;) - it means the desired..... I am over the moon excited about that.


Nagamag:
Many artists listen to genres that they are not producing music for. Which track is your favorite that is NOT similar to yours?

SAAH:
INCUBUS "Wish you were here"


Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which is the track from a similar artist you admire?

SAAH:
Franco Roberts (He has a different piano sound, I really like his work) "axolotl"

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Terse – Carlos Maya – Neoclassical piano music (Video)

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Terse – Carlos Maya – Neoclassical piano music
(Video)

“-Neoclassical Piano Music- is the sunrise after a long rain and following the gray clouds, its first blinding rays appear. Incredible beauty of execution and real grace, like a breath of air after a long sleep.”

“-Neoclassical piano music- это восход солнца после долгого и продолжительного дождя, когда из-за серых туч проступают его первые и ослепляющие лучи. Невероятной красоты исполнение и настоящая грация, словно глоток воздуха после продолжительного сна.”

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Steve Barakatt – Néoréalité (Video)

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Steve Barakatt – Néoréalité
(Video)

“Remember the words of the great William Shakespeare – The whole world is a theater, and the people in it are actors. -Néoréalité- like the play of an invisible composer who has just stepped out from behind the curtains; Sat down at the piano, the light goes out and a stream of radiant emotions and feelings rushed into the hall. -Néoréalité is beauty, grace and real art in the neoclassical genre!”

“Вспоминаются слова великого Вильяма Шекспира – Весь мир театр, а люди в нём актёры. -Néoréalité- словно игра невидимого композитора, который только что вышел из-за кулис; сел за пиано, гаснет свет и в зал хлынул поток лучезарных эмоций и чувств. -Néoréalité- это красота, грация и настоящее искусство в жанре неоклассики!”

-Nagamag.com

Steve Barakatt Unveils His New Album Néoréalité

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Director Francis Bordeleau chosen by the world-renowned composer to helm a musical short film

Quebec City, July 7, 2021 — Today, award-winning composer and pianist Steve Barakatt unveils his 10th album, Néoréalité. After a career spanning more than 30 years, 5 million albums sold and over 500 concerts on five continents, the artist introduces a new musical universe. Alone at the piano, recorded in the intimacy of his studio in Old Quebec, Steve Barakatt’s work lulls and transports us in music and images through a powerfully moving musical short film.

It was after watching Francis Bordeleau’s first feature film that the composer and pianist wanted to collaborate with the rising film star. A Quebec director, producer and screenwriter, Bordeleau made a name for himself with the acclaimed release of Carnasse and Wolfe (TVA Films), two productions that helped the artist make a name for himself on Quebec’s cultural scene.

A fan of his work, Steve Barakatt needed only a few minutes to issue the director a challenge: to make a film about his own music.

“Néoréalité is about creating a parallel world. The situation of great social changes was ideal for me to be alone at the piano and create with authenticity. The creative process for Néoréalité was like a long journey into the land of imagination. A quest for purpose,” says Steve Barakatt.

The new album is being released worldwide today under the Universal Music MENA label.

The making of Néoréalité presented the young director with a perfect opportunity. “Steve Barakatt gave me carte blanche on everything I wanted to create. On my very first listen, the album transported me to a cinematic universe. It was my first collaboration with an artist from the musical world and I while the reflexes of a feature film director. This collaboration has allowed me to grow and surprise myself,” says Bordeleau.

Néoréalité is presented as a living fresco that leaves the audience in an introspective mindset. Evoking the fragility of life, the uncertainty caused by our environment or the anguish of losing what is most precious to us, this musical short film is both moving and fascinating. This universal work can be heard around the world starting today.

About Steve Barakatt

For more than three decades, award-winning composer, pianist, singer, producer and internationally acclaimed creative director Steve Barakatt has produced hundreds of projects in collaboration with the world’s top artists, studios and companies. A true artist-entrepreneur-philanthropist, Barakatt has performed over 500 concerts on five continents. As an artist, he has sold over 5 million albums worldwide. He is the composer of numerous official anthems for major organizations such as UNICEF, the City of Saemangeum (South Korea), the world’s 66 Royal Golf Clubs and the Mortherland anthem marking the centenary of Greater Lebanon. He recently composed Devenir—L’Hymne officiel de l’Ordre national du Québec which was unveiled by Quebec’s Prime Minister on June 22.

About Francis Bordeleau

Francis Bordeleau is a young Montreal filmmaker with a degree in communications and politics. He has created singular and striking works, in which he portrays colourful characters in their never-ending quest for freedom. In 2016, he wrote, directed and produced his first short film, Iceland, which was launched the same year at the Short Film Corner in Cannes. Later that year, he wrote and directed Carnasse, an ambitious short film for which he won the Gold Audience Award at the Fantasia Film Festival. His first feature film, Wolfe, was released in October 2018 in Canadian theaters.

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Johan Hugosson, Brett Deubner, Allison Brewster Franzett – Samarthana (Version for Viola & Piano) – song by Johan Hugosson, Brett Deubner, Allison Brewster Franzetti | Spotify (Spotify)

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Johan Hugosson, Brett
Deubner, Allison Brewster Franzett – Samarthana (Version for Viola & Piano) – song by Johan Hugosson, Brett Deubner, Allison Brewster Franzetti | Spotify
(Spotify)

“100% Classic creation carefully made for selective listeners. Cooperative work with variety in progress and dynamic changes. Discover the vibrating Viola chords as they match with those piano keys in order to approach perfection.”

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MOTHER EARTH, the new album from celebrated violist Brett Deubner with PARMA Recordings, reflects humanity’s search for meaning in the midst of loss and mortal frailty. Born out of the strife of 2020, MOTHER EARTH expresses the angst and hope of this deeply challenging period through the language of music. Chant-like meditations, cathartic outpourings, and even a call to arms for environmental justice are only a few of the themes explored in MOTHER EARTH. Deubner, whose solo debut with the Grammy award-winning New Jersey Symphony Orchestra resulted in numerous subsequent engagements throughout the United States and abroad, partners with pianist Allison Brewster-Franzetti for this deeply moving collection.

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Denise Young – Moonlit Heart (Spotify)

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Denise Young – Moonlit Heart
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“Classical diamond carefully selected for your best sound collection. Dominating piano melodies decorated with the silvery voice of Denise, spreading love and beauty in the air. Real talents can't be hidden, because they shine like bright stars in the dark sky.”

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Moonlit Heart is inspired by a Divine encounter on a moonlit beach in the early evening. Each listener may imagine a different experience for this musical story.

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Denise Young is a composer, pianist, producer, arranger, and music publisher on the record label, Dancing Horses Music. She lives in Southern California and 4th studio album was released released on 12/12/2019.

Denise grew up in the suburbs just outside St. Louis, Missouri. Playing by ear at age 4 and beginning formal lessons at age five, she started composing original music in her early teens. Denise holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy (a double major in music and psychology), and a Master of Arts. She composes original piano-centered instrumental music that combines a contemporary style with arrangements that often include bass, cello, violin, vocalizations, percussion, acoustic and classical guitar, English horn, clarinet, and other wind instruments. Her music can be heard on radio stations around the world and often plays on Balmorhea stations. Her musical influences include, Nils Frahm, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, Chopin, and Beethoven.

Her musical accomplishments include three studio albums of original music and original scores for three short films, two shown at the LA Short Film Festival and one full length documentary, Broadway Treasures (2019). Her music has earned two nominations for Best Piano Album by Zone Music Reporter, and one nomination for Best New Age album by Just Plain Folks. On the Zone Music Reporter top 100 radio airplay chart, her album Something You Dream Of… charted at number two, and her album Passionata charted at number three.

Chris Roe – Cliffs – Exclusive Track from the After Love Soundtrack | BFI (Video)

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Chris Roe – Cliffs – Exclusive Track from the After Love Soundtrack | BFI
(Video)

“Deeply moving, this soundtrack for ‘After Love’ by Chris Roe is all about the divine performance of cellist Alice Purton. Alice takes on the main theme, her part representing the motion of the waves. The score is brilliant in its simplicity, the supporting instruments and sound effects subtly adding to the coastal atmosphere. A wonderful piece of music.”

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The soundtrack to #AfterLove is out now featuring original score from award-winning composer Chris Roe.

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“Scoring After Love was a dream project for me, and was intensely collaborative from start to finish,” said Roe. “Aleem and I worked closely with sound designer Joakim Sundström to blend the score and soundtrack together, and I was lucky enough to work with phenomenal cellist and improviser Alice Purton to explore how the cello could mimic the sounds of the sea and build the entire score just from one instrument.”

Roe’s music for After Love won Best Original Score at the Les Arcs Film Festival. It follows Roe’s highly praised work on Armstrong, Spitfire and Children of the Snow Land – just three of his thirty screen credits since 2014.

The immensely moving feature debut from BAFTA-nominated director Aleem Khan, After Love premiered to great acclaim at the BFI London Film Festival in 2020 and was an official selection for Cannes Critics’ Week and the Telluride Film Festival.

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Chris Roe is an award winning Royal College of Music composer and the film ‘After Love’ was selected for Cannes Critics Week, BFI London Film Festival Telluride amongst several others and won Best Original Score at Les Arcs Film Festival.

LE BERRY – Jordi Forniés (Video)

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LE BERRY – Jordi Forniés
(Video)

“The bright, searing flames of emotion warm our cold souls when their half-closed door glides with this neoclassical work by -Jordi Forniés-. Inspiring piece, it helps to reflect on the most important things in life…”

“Яркое, обжигающее пламя эмоций согревает холодные души, когда в их полузакрытые двери словно прохладный ветерок скользит это неоклассическое произведение от -Jordi Forniés-. Вдохновляющая работа, помогает задуматься о самых важных в жизни вещах…”

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Artist shared few words with Nagamag behind this inspiration:

“My new single ‘Le Berry’ is out today, a piece that i composed in my piano just thinking about a special place I have in France. Sometimes a simple melody becomes strong enough to bring powerful emotions. Le Berry is describing a very special place that I will call home one day.” – Jordi Forniés

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Chafa Interview on Nagamag

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Chafa
Interview

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Nagamag:
Which are the genres that describe your music style better?

Chafa:
Piano-led, cinematic, & ambient contemporary classical music.


Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?

Chafa:
I began teaching myself piano when I was twelve years old, but I always loved music. Growing up in the Bay Area (California), I was introduced to several different cultures and styles of music.
It wasn't long before I felt the need to express my own thoughts and feelings through art, and piano was the instrument I felt the most connected to.

Before the pandemic, I would perform locally, but after spending time recording and releasing my music during this last year, I have my eyes set on creating music for film and potentially collaborating with other composers and orchestras.


Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?

Chafa:
Seeing performers on the street as a kid really inspired me. Watching their music move people to dance, smile, laugh, or cry was inspiring. I wouldn't learn an instrument for several more years, but my love for music continued to grow until I felt the urge one day to sit down and play some of the songs I loved so much.


Nagamag:
Many artists listen to genres that they are not producing music for. Which track is your favorite that is NOT similar to yours?

Chafa:
Beirut "Elephant Gun"


Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which is the track from a similar artist you admire?

Chafa:
Max Richter "Written on the Sky"

Discover & Listen to Chafa

Chafa on Spotify

Chafa's Signature Track

Chafa on Social Media

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Chafa's Website

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