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"Night time" is a heart break anthem for the dance floor. This is not a song about being strong and getting over the one that broke your heart. It is about the desperation one can only feel when being hurt by the one you love.

Dolly Dolores wrote the song when she bought her first recording equipment. It was her first attempt in trying to produce her own music and "Night time" was the first song created. She was inspired by modern electronic house music but also more analogue sounds from 70's soul and disco. In the song she blends analogue unusual synths like the Omnichord and Ondes Martenot with more conventional instruments such as horns. This is a timeless piece for broken hearts out there!

"I always dreamt of creating a really depressing song but that also works on a dance floor. Those kinds of songs are my favorites!" - Dolly Dolores

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MXTX was born in the wake of the 2016 U.S. elections with the impetus to repel intolerance, in full alignment with Austin, Texas based Golden Hornet’s mission of collaborative creations and adventurous programming with a commitment to justice and innovation. A curated, gender-balanced project involving more than forty DJ-producers and composers from both Texas and Mexico, MXTX’s multifaceted and dynamic creative output includes live performances, an open-source audio sample library, and the highly anticipated studio album MXTX: A Cross-Border Exchange (April 1, 2022 on Six Degrees Records).

Golden Hornet’s Graham Reynolds, well known for his original scores to Richard Linklater films, along with three other extraordinary co-curators invited a carefully-chosen group of 40 musical artists from both sides of the Rio Grande/Bravo to participate in the first phase of MXTX; the build out of an open source audio sample library. The curators included Orión García, founder of the Austin, Texas based Latinx DJ/Producer/Artist collective Peligrosa; from Monterrey, México, arts entrepreneur Coka Treviño, the founder of The Projecto; and the highly-acclaimed Felipe Pérez Santiago of Mexico City – composer, conductor, sound artist and current Artist in Residence at California’s SETI Institute.

The album builds upon elements from the extensive audio sample library; deconstructed, reconstructed, and reinvisioned along with parts composed and arranged for chamber ensemble plus electronics. The collaborations included both DJ-producers and classically-trained composers who mixed and matched beats, drops, loops, melodic fragments and soundscapes along with live and acoustic instrumentation.

Tijuana, Mexico based Ramón Amezcua “Bostich” of the groundbreaking Nortec Collective concocted the driving, intense “Mundo en Extinción” (the first single from the project) propelled by the unmistakable vocals of Rubén Albarrán (Mexico City). Thus was born a musical dream team only possible in the MXTX imaginarium, with Bostich’s Nortec sensibilities informing grooves that surround the chants of the activist-vocalist and lead singer of the legendary Cafe Tacvba, an iconic band who has shaped Mexico’s contemporary alt-rock-en español soundtrack for over two decades. “Bostich” expresses how the magic came together, “Ruben Albarrán’s voice, and all the sounds and atmospheres that were created electronically along with the orchestral and acoustic parts…I think the results were even better than we expected.”

The final culmination of MXTX is a crowning achievement. The MXTX: A Cross-Border Exchange album consists of thirteen full gender-balanced works and one bonus track that demonstrate the immense beauty and power of music to overcome divides, as two communities became one in making an artistic statement together.

The live MXTX world premiere is happening at the Fusebox Festival on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at the Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas. Performances in Marfa, TX and Mexico City to follow in Fall 2022.

Cloudchord, a specialist in augmenting musical possibility with remarkable technical skills on the guitar shares a new single, “Step By Step.” The duo (Cloudchord and Ian Ewing) continues the sonic journey with "Step by Step," a guitar-driven blend of relaxation and tranquility. “With the added water sounds, it feels like a day spa or a meditation retreat” shares Cloudchord aka Derek VanScoten. “Consider this a self-care single.” “Step By Step” showcases depth within simplicity with just three chords layered with electric bass, lush percussion, and a rhodes creating a mystical and ethereal atmosphere.

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This George and Ira Gershwin standard is the one non-original on the Meet Tetel album. Her love of Ella Fitzgerald (as well as Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan) helped her reach for the musical stars.

As she demonstrates on "Someone to Watch Over Me," Tetel has more than a "good" voice. Her lustrous, affecting, utterly distinctive treatment of the Gershwin classic finds her in total command of her material – an emotional world away from her "Breezy, upbeat, merry / Happy, free, and easy" tunes, to steal a lyric from her "Upright Lad Blues."

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This track tells the lyrical tale of a goddess seeking artistic freedom. Musically, it is a fresh Americana mesh of banjo, percussion, acoustic guitar and pirate chanting!

Artist said about this song:

"2nd Place was written about being doubted by everyone in my life at the time. Feeling runner up at my job, in my music career, more particularly when I was alone in my dormant thoughts. After endless months of self doubt and fear, it forced me down two terrifying, tornado filled roads. Believe the people that know nothing about you, or believe in the person you have always dreamt of being. Fear will always coexist. The orchestra is our resilient hearts, our creative minds and our hard work. Yes, fear exists but it is not the conductor.

2nd Place is a reminder to myself, and hopefully to you that despite what anyone else says.

You’re allowed to be in 1st Place."

Artist said about this song:

"The song was written by my friend Paul Tibbey. He plays guitar on the track, I do the vocals, drums, percussion and piano with Berni Georges on bass. It also features the UK's rising sax star, Chris Maddock."

Multi-talented is an understatement for La Laura Paris, the artist known to most as LA. She is an artist of many forms, and whether it’s visual, fashion, dance, and music, she brings her free-spirited aura to the forefront. Hailing from Brussels, LA Laura Paris began her musical journey at 5 when she attended the Music Academy. From then on out, it had become her favorite form of self-expression. Inspired by the electro-pop scene that fills the nightlife, she began tapping into the genre through producing, writing, and composing her music. She has curated a sound that can move any crowd, with beats that radiate in your heart and angelic melodies that will have you craving more. Her latest song, “Kissing Boys,” places her musical and dancing talents on display and is ready for international exposure.

The first kiss is electrifying, a sudden connection between two souls in a moment of overwhelming passion. It is about discovering how each of your magnetic energies pushes and pulls one another, the rush of chemical bonds from the touch of your lips revealing hidden desires. A kiss can say a lot about a person and who they are. A timid introvert, a hopeless romantic, or one that likes to take a walk on the wild side. To LA, a kiss is the tell-all and a glimpse into their heart. In her music video for “Kissing Boys,” the artist harnesses the euphoric feelings of kissing in a mesmerizing visual full of neon lights, glitter, and otherworldly costumes. LA’s hypnotic vocals melt into the electronic soundscape of pulsing beats and synths, with flawless choreography and use of American Sign Language to expand her music to the deaf community. In the “Kissing Boys” video, LA Laura Paris shows that love has no bounds.

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Singer-songwriter and actor Noah Reid today released the third single, Minneapolis, from his upcoming album, Adjustments, available to stream HERE. Adjustments, Reid’s third album, is set to release on June 24.

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Written during Reid’s time on the road, Minneapolis paints a detailed picture of the mundane, and sometimes lonely, moments on tour. The track demonstrates Reid’s incisive storytelling ability, with each lyric drawing immense meaning from the most granular details.

Noah Reid has earned a permanent place in the music industry as a result of his powerful vocals and honest delivery. Evident on his debut album Songs from a Broken Chair (2016) and sophomore album Gemini (2020), which collectively have garnered 145 million streams, two nominations at the 2022 Canadian Folk Music Awards in the Songwriter of the Year and New / Emerging Artist of the Year categories and landed Noah on four Billboard charts. Reid’s songwriting style is reminiscent of singer-songwriters of the seventies but with a contemporary twist, resulting in a signature polished, albeit slightly rusted over, tone. Minneapolis is the third single from Reid’s highly-anticipated, forthcoming third record Adjustments which is set to release June 24, 2022.

As an actor, Reid is best known for playing "Patrick" in the Emmy-winning comedy series Schitt's Creek, for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award, along with the cast, for 'Best Ensemble.' He can currently be seen in Brian Watkins 'Amazon series Outer Range opposite Josh Brolin, Imogen Poots and Lewis Pullman and on Broadway as the lead of Tracy Letts' play The Minutes, which opened to rave reviews earlier this month.