This is a soulful, calm song. Don't be intimidated by its simplicity, simplicity is what makes this track so good. It is best to listen near water. The sound production here tickles the ears and the emotions are lush.
https://www.instagram.com/noouan/
Nagamag:
What are the genres that describe better your music style?
Leena Hertz:
Neo-classics, new age, instrumental, spiritual, piano, cinematic
Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?
Leena Hertz:
I am playing piano since the time I remember myself. My mom is a music teacher and my dad is a big music lover. So piano, guitars, vinyl, music players were normal things in our family. My study background is 16 years: 9 year of classical piano school, 6 years of jazz piano in Moscow College of Improvising Music and 1 year of film composer study in Moscow Film School. Before 2018 I worked mostly as a pianist. I worked at exhibitions and events in Russia and abroad, I played covers and my own music. And I noticed that the public's reaction to my music was very positive. People told me that while listening to my music they had been wrapped in memories, different images, they cried. In 2016 I initiated a movement Piano Maniacs with the idea to connect those who are crazy about piano. But in 2017 I decided to be a professional film composer. In 2018 I started to work as a film composer. Also I've been playing sacred music for Gurdjieff's sacred dances since 2009. In June 2019 I started to record my first studio album Az Esm. It was released on 30/06/2020.
Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?
Leena Hertz:
From the beginning of my life I felt myself as a real musician. I always played piano, sang songs, composed music. I played with rattled glass bottles that they are participants of some orchestra. I always made different noises with different things and heard music in them. Now I think that profession of sound designer could be good for me.
Nagamag:
What does the name of your album mean?
Leena Hertz:
My album is called Az Esm. It means I Am. But my music is not about myself. It's about you. You will learn something more about yourself, maybe you will recall something forgotten or maybe you'll discover something new in yourself. You will watch your own movie.
Nagamag:
Where can we listen to your album?
Leena Hertz:
Here is the link to the album: https://sl.onerpm.com/1393422220
Nagamag:
Most artists have a favorite song from a different music genre than the one they are producing music for... Which is yours?
Leena Hertz:
Shpongle "Around The World In A Tea Daze"
Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which track from a similar artist you admire?
Leena Hertz:
Shpongle "Dorset Perception"
The dove by William Ogmundson written while he was looking at the wall between Palestine and Israel and watching birds flying over. Anothe quality performed and recorded piano capturing perfect the emotions of the mentioned scene.
About William Ogmundson:
William Ogmundson is an award-winning pianist, lyricist and composer. He has performed all over North America and Europe (including the Vatican) and released nine solo CDs to date. For more information, go to WilliamOgmundson.com
https://www.instagram.com/williamogmundson
Chec also our interview section in nagamag and learn more about William Ogmundson
Girl in the mirror latest song, “The Day When I Saw Myself (feat. Emily McNally)” is the first track of the EP, with the central theme of being perceived and meeting societal expectations. Girl in the mirror made the instrumental of this song, and Emily McNally wrote the lyrics. A deep emotive song.
You can find more info about the song in this blog post: https://medium.com/@its_aliz/art-and-self-branding-7fc9217a26f2
Girl in the mirror is a Budapest-based musician and is best known as a producer and a vocalist specializing in melodic electronic music genres. She likes to produce songs that entertain people but inspire thinking as well, and her music is sometimes cute, sometimes energetic, sometimes melancholic. She started producing by the name ALISA and her content has over 250,000 total views on YouTube since 2018, the year she started. Her music has been influenced by Asian vibes as well as U.S. underground hip-hop. Girl in the mirror has released 20 singles and a 10-track album, Underwater Tales in January of 2020. Born in a classical musician family, she is a multi-instrumentalist, playing the piano, the guitar, the flute and the double bass and any instrument she lays her hands on. When asked why she turned to electronic music production after her acoustic past, she says “electronic music gave me the opportunity to explore and create new sounds that never existed before”. Girl in the mirror’s belief is that “everyone should do what makes them happy, and not what society expects them to do”. She is currently working on an EP that is set to be released in fall 2020.
https://www.instagram.com/its_aliz/
Mon Chéri is a reminder to put forth the effort in a relationship. Dancing to this song with your significant other is a good start! Was born in Switzerland, and growing up her adventurous heart which filled with joy getting to travel to Africa during the summers. Wrapped up in the various cultures and mindsets that helped define who is today. A summer bright song to give good light in your day. https://www.instagram.com/miibsyy/
TrackLab shines as a producer with his latest chill-out creation "803" that he put lots of care and attention into. Encouraging you to visualize and relax, this is your chance to get lost in another world full of electronic sounds.
TrackLab is a talented producer with a passion for unique funky grooves and amazing melodies.
Andy, the mind behind the project, is originally from Germany. He has a unique approach, which combines great melodies with unique rhythms. Andy’s music is special because of the combination of different influences and ideas, which often pushes him to explore new ideas.
TrackLab’s releases are actually great examples of Andy’s vision, marking a really unique step forward for him, whose sound is becoming increasingly more personal and defined, one release at a time.
https://stereobreeze.com/blog/artists/tracklab/
An impressionistic piano solo inspired by water from an album that is an exploration of 'now': water, fire, climate change, survival, and the vanishing of souls into the wind. Well performed and recorded/mastered with clarity offering a fresh positive outlook making it perfect for start up your new day.
Few words about Fiona Joy Hawkins:
Fiona Joy (Hawkins) is an Australian Pianist, Composer and Singer. Known asThe Piano Angel in China, she is a member of the New Age Super-group FLOW (Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt, Jeff Oster, Will Ackerman) and performed with them at New York’s Carnegie (Weill Hall) as well as on Echoes/NPR Radio in 2017. Fiona had a song on a Grammy Winning album in 2014, won two categories in the Independent Music Awards held at the Lincoln Centre in NY in 2016, works with Australian piano maker Stuart and Sons and also records in Audiophile forms with Blue Coast Records (content Partners with Sony for hi-res audio).
“One of the brightest lights in contemporary instrumental music, Fiona Joy is poised to move into stardom.”
- Will Ackerman, Founder of Windham Hill Records
http://fionajoy.com/
Making a huge splash into the summer season for 2020 – Zizzo World has linked up with KNVWN for a celebratory single release that is firing up the hype charts around the world and catching attention from thousands of impressed listeners. We’re all very much in need of larger than life and uplifting dancefloor anthems this year and this tag-team collaboration is hitting all of the right frequencies to bring a ray of sunshine to our ears.
‘Cupid Darts’ wastes no time in letting off KNVWN’s epic vocal tones over a sultry blend of melodic layers and a throwback Progressive House lead/bass combo that oozes with summertime joy and euphoria. Zizzo World also throws down a classy arrangement of properly blissful piano chords that have us dreaming of long summer nights on the beach and just as you think your melodic senses are at a climax – KNVWN delivers an earth-shattering performance of gorgeous lead lyrics that leave hairs sticking out on the back of your neck. Every phrase hits perfectly over the carefully constructed House beat and there’s a clear vibe in the air that evokes a contrasting mix of uplifting energy and reflective emotion in a way that only the very best artists can enable. Every layer of melody, bass and vocal is purposeful and there for a reason on ‘Cupid Darts’ – delivering with power the gold standard of a rich record in that everything has a place and everything is perfectly in that place.
Absolutely perfect for both club and radio formats – ‘Cupid Darts’ nails the job of ticking boxes across the board and with the pre-release hype already swelling, this looks like one of those records that we might just remember as the soundtrack to summer 2020.
Zizzo World has shown us with no question that he’s got a serious arsenal of production skills and creativity available and when this kind of mind connects with the level of vocal work that KNVWN is capable of – you know that magic is a guaranteed result.
‘Cupid Darts’ is out now on an independent release and is available on all good digital music platforms. Early signs signal success for the release on the back of an official Spotify playlist add and international iTunes Dance Chart placements.
www.zizzoworld.com
This song serves as an intro for an animated series 'Aetherreach', which is currently in development.
It encapsulates the ethnic middle eastern setting in a science-fantasy universe with advanced robotic technology.
With organic drums and ethnic instruments such as kamancheh and duduk, the song progresses in odd time ostinatos into a crescendo of a cinematic action-packed climax.
Cover-art by the director Lakstein Fernandes.
This modern classical harp track enchants with a dreamlike flow. “Tableaux” are pictures in one’s mind that evoke a vision expressed through a musical concept. I’m inspired by Rachmaninoff’s Etudes of the same title and aimed to capture Romantic era elements with a contemporary approach.
KIRSTEN AGRESTA COPELY is a harpist, composer, and arranger. Known for her unusual command of genres like hip-hop in addition to classical music, her prolific career has taken her throughout the United States, Europe, South America, Israel, Japan, and the South Pacific; she has performed for heads of state, in blockbuster movie soundtracks, alongside Billboard 100 artists, on late night television, and with the most recognized symphony orchestras in the world. Composition marks Copely’s latest addition to her career: she released her first album as composer, Around the Sun, in January 2020. The album, a collection of new age/ambient works, is a collaboration with her husband Marc Copely, credited as producer, engineer, and mixer. Recently, One World Music UK praised her first single as “a rich weave of melodic brilliance...a single you could leave on repeat for hours.”....
Check also her interview at Nagamag:
http://nagamag.com/interviews/kirsten-agresta-copely-interview-on-nagamag-com/