Today's Video Share: Dandelion by Just Micci
This is one of my earliest songs I wrote when I was about 15. But the idea of it still resonates with me.
Dandelions are just beautiful flowers in the wrong place. They are perceived as weeds, only to those who don't take the time to learn about their awesome super powers. So here's to all the underestimated and beautiful weeds in this world. You are loved. <3
Twitter Handle: MicciIJR
Today's Video Share: Dark Light by Castle Black
Castle Black is a Brooklyn-based rock trio, bringing a powerful and thunderous sound, full of hard-hitting jams, never sacrificing the hook. Described as drawing from punk, post-punk, grunge, alternative and new wave, Castle Black refuses to be pinned down to a genre. Each song careens through an almost stream of consciousness depiction of life stories, social anthems and raw emotions. Gritty female vocals, delicate back-up adornments, roaring drums, canny bass and guitar-forward hooks collide, staying in your head for days on end.
"Dark Light" was the first single off their sophomore EP, Losing Forever. The video was filmed, directed and edited by Jeff Allyn Szwast, and was shot in Brooklyn, New York. The video careens through the dystopian and unsettling images of the song, offering multiple viewpoints and interpretations.
Twitter Handle: castleblacknyc
Today's Video Share: Waiting for Santa by Vanessa Lynch
Capturing the nostalgic spirit of Christmas as felt through a child’s heart, with a lovely
piano/cello/violin trio and vocals by Vanessa Lynch.
Twitter Handle: Vanessalynmusic
Today's Video Share: Peace on Earth by Wendy Jayne Vowden
Welsh songstress WENDY JAYNE VOWDEN (@Wjv_entertain ) sings her heartfelt call for World Peace, as a Prayer for the Holiday season. Wendy is an established performing artist, specialising in community care ‘singalongs’ in South Devon, UK. ( https://soundcloud.com/wendy-vowden )
This song was written by UK songwriter GEORGINA HILTON (Hilton Music UK)
Twitter Handle: Wjv_entertain
Today's Video Share: Blue Christmas by Brenda Burch
"Blue Christmas" is the latest single from award-winning artist, Brenda Burch. Her dad was a National Harmonica Champion back in the day, so she brought him in to play harmonica on her version of the song. They had a great time together in the studio and on set for his cameo in the music video.
Described throughout her career as the little girl with a big voice, Brenda Burch as shared the stage with Darius Rucker, Neal McCoy, Collin Raye and Diamond Rio, among many others. Her latest EP, Sparks Will Fly, has garnered multiple awards including two #1 hits, two #2 hits, and she recently received an Outstanding Achievement Award for her work as an indie artist in country music.
Twitter Handle: brenda_burch
Today's Video Share: Winter is Coming by Chantmagick
My name is Marilyn McNeal and I am a musician, composer and videomaker working on folk pop, experimental roots music, and mobile phone videography.
In 2017, I started Chantmagick, an alt folk music and video project dedicated to original instrumental and vocal harmony driven music.
Chantmagick is my place to make folk/pop music and atmospheric soundtracks that weave together acoustically and digitally generated sounds.
I draw my influences from American roots music, West African music, indigenous and hand made musical instruments, Gregorian chant, English folk ballads, and nursery rhymes.
Currently, I am composing on acoustic guitar and piano, but at the beginning of the project, I focused on chanting over electronica. I have over 50 songs of this nature.
"Winter is Coming" is a change of season tune that pays tribute to shifts in nature and the passage of time. i included footage from around the UC Berkeley campus, Vallejo, California and my own back yard!
Today's Video Share: Grandma's House by Karen Osburn
KAREN OSBURN IS THE SONGWRITER AND ARTIST FOR GRANDMA'S HOUSE AND 8
OTHER ORIGINAL SONGS ON HER NEW ALBUM, 9 NEW CHRISTMAS SONGS. YOU CAN BUY
THE ALBUM OR INDIVIDUAL SONGS ON HER WEBSITE AT KARENOSBURNBAND.COM OR THRU HER CDBABY ACCOUNT. SHE IS ALSO HAVING 5 SPECIAL LIVE CHRISTMAS SHOWS
FEATURING HER ORIGINAL AND BEAUTIFUL TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC IN THE DENVER AREA DURING DECEMBER. 4 CONSECUTIVE SHOWS WILL BE ON THURSDAY NIGHTS BEGINNING NOVEMBER 30 AT LUPITA'S RESTAURANT AND A SPECIAL FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW AT THE RENDEZVOUS RESTAURANT ON DECEMBER 15. YOU CAN CHECK THE TIMES AND LOCATIONS ON HER WEBSITE OR VIDEO.
GRANDMA'S HOUSE WILL SURELY BRING BACK CHILDHOOD MEMORIES FOR YOU AND BRING YOU INTO THE CHRISTMAS SEASON AHEAD.
Today's Video Share: Old Things by Brenda Burch
"Old Things" is the latest single from the award-winning EP, Sparks Will Fly by Brenda Burch. The song is about letting go of the old to make room for the new. In the video, you'll see beautiful autumn leaves, a cool old pickup truck, classic old cars and Brenda taking a few golf swings on a course nestled up against a stunning Utah mountainside.
Described throughout her career as the little girl with a big voice, Brenda Burch as shared the stage with Darius Rucker, Neal McCoy, Collin Raye and Diamond Rio, among many others. Her latest EP, Sparks Will Fly, has garnered multiple awards including 2 #1 hits, 2 #2 hits, and she recently received an Outstanding Achievement Award for her work as an indie artist in country music.
Twitter Handle: brenda_burch
Today's Video Share Sustaining Maintaining: by Betsy Grant
Betsy Grant is a dedicated composer and performer of her own piano compositions. First Recording Bach at 10 years old, Betsy Grant Has won performance awards and competitions nationally and internationally for more than 20 years. She played Gershwin as a young piano soloist with the Columbia Artists’ Young Americans tour, and performed for Aaron Copland and Jose Iturbi before she was 20. As a young artist, Ms. Grant presented a solo recital in Santa Monica, featuring music by Bach, Granados, Bartok, Copland, and Debussy. Her critically acclaimed Morgan Theatre recital in 1975 was sold out in advance. Her performance credits also include a solo performance of the Prokofieff Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op.26 with the Texas A & M University Orchestra.
Twitter Handle: servelife14
Today's Video Share: Shine Again by Meredith Blis
“Shine Again” is the second single release off of Meredith Blis’s upcoming EP, “Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful.” The new track reveals a personal struggle for Blis, and at its deepest core, the song is about our inner strength and having faith that the storms of life eventually wash away to bring brighter days.
The track is written and performed by Blis, and produced by Grammy & Juno-nominated producer Darryl Neudorf (Sarah McLachlan, Neko Case).
Today's Video Share: Go by Shana Strange
"I was in a tough place at this season when I wrote 'Go', torn between two realities. One being my passionate desire to dare to dream really big and fulfill my purpose for being alive; and the other reality was that I was flat broke trying to chase this dream in my heart that I felt God had put in me. So you can hear the struggle in the verses about the lonely, scary places that I had to walk through but you can also hear the bravery in the chorus when I decide to just do it anyway."
Today's Video Share: I Love Your Abs by Jordan Hurwitz
American Singer/Songwriter JORDAN HURWITZ proudly presents captivating and soulful pop, powerful melodies, and story-telling ballads that speak to the challenges people face in their everyday lives, and empower them to rise above. She is very excited to release her newest music video for the single “I LOVE YOUR ABS” off her latest LOVESICK. EP, arranged and produced by Narada Michael Walden on his Tarpan Records Label. Jordan recently completed her successful LOVESICK. tour, showcasing this EP of six original songs that highlight her evolving musical maturity and continued depth in her songwriting. Age 20, Jordan is a junior at University of Miami's Frost School of Music, in the highly regarded Bruce Hornsby Creative American Music Program.
Today's Video Share: Moonlight by Rändi Fay
An original love song inspired by Debussy's "Clair de Lune," where Rändi Fay’s intimate vocals backed by a stirring piano performance (Aaron Zinsmeister) render classic images of simpler times and the innocence of falling in love.
Music by Aaron Zinsmeister (BMI), Lyrics by Rändi Fay (BMI), ©2017
Twitter Handle: randifaymusic
Today's Video Share Before You Fall Asleep by Grace Garland
"BEFORE YOU FALL ASLEEP" by Grace Garland (Music & Lyrics co-written by GRACE GARLAND) is a tribute to ALL of the many Musicians and people in EVERY job/career who work at night, frequently missing "good-night" hugs and kisses! AND to the Men and Women in the Armed Forces far, FAR away from loved ones. A song of LOVE: A Prayer that we all make it Home safely, to the ones we love!
Today's Video Share: Color The Air by Magen Tracy
Magen Tracy & the Missed Connections, from Boston, MA, combines soulful vocals, poignant songwriting, and piano-driven pop-rock with a dash of sleazy swagger and alt-country twang. Their new video, “Color the Air”, features the dance and choreography of Whitney Hoke, and was recently nominated for the Boston Music Awards 2017 Video of the Year (Unsigned Artist).
“Color the Air” is, at its core, a song about loss; an older, long-ago loss–the one you're supposed to be over but that creeps in when you let your guard down. More than that, though, it's about the way artists take losses and lean into them, turning them into something performative. It's about the process of mining older pain, and the moments when you've created something that moves someone else. Whether you are dancing for yourself or playing to a room of people, you're reliving those moments of sadness not to wallow in them, but to transform them into something universal. At its best, this is what art can do, for the creators and the audience.
Website: magentracymusic.com
Facebook: @magentracymusic
Bandcamp: magentracy.bandcamp.com
Twitter Handle: magentracy
Today's Video Share: Stay Strong by Pam Schwetz
Stay Strong was created completely using synth pop loops on musicmakerjam with my magix musicmaker premium...I usually just mess around with instrumental loops but I liked the lyrics and how these vocals sounded so I used the vocal loops too in this one. I used free video clips from this great site called pixabay where I grab lots of free cool video clips for my music videos. It is my latest music video so am sharing that one with you here now. It is part of my lyrics playlist...I also have an instrumental playlist with lots of cool videos mostly created with either musicmakerjam or magix musicmaker or iamthedjapp...check my pinned tweet on twitter for all my online music and poetry sites you can check out. I love lots of different types of music so you never know what to expect from me. Enjoy!
Twitter Handle: pamschwetz
Today's Video Share: Fairy Tales by Eline Chavez
The driving desire behind this video was simple, I wanted to help give a voice to the voiceless. My name is Eline and once upon a time, I was all of them. I felt alone, misunderstood, and was picked on or made fun of...I wanted all those that felt that way to know that I was in their corner. I wanted them to know that they were not alone and that I was rooting for them. I wanted them to know that there are a lot of people who care about them and want to see them shine.
Twitter Handle: Eline_C
Today's Video Share: Burning Room by Roveena
Over the past year, vocal powerhouse Roveena has been taking the music scene by storm. With her covers reaching over 250,000 spins on Spotify and shattering 8 million views in YouTube video collaborations. Her first EP received critical acclaim, with Roveena quickly being recognized as “a stunning voice that needs to be heard” and she's back with new heart pounding single she co-wrote!
Twitter Handle: RoveenMusic
Today's Video Share: Nightfall by Lily Lewis and Little Empire Band
Lily Lewis is 22, a classically trained pianist, a Nord endorsee and music teacher. She's been playing music since the age of five and currently works with Vocal Coach Valerie Morehouse. Lily also works as one of Valerie's vocal coaches.
Lily is the lead singer of LA based, pop rock quartet, Little Empire. Songs from their debut album (produced by Warren Huart), regularly play on KGUP Emerge Radio, where they, 'draw a lot of listeners' (Mikey Jayy speaking to Indie Music Bus). They are a popular mainstay of A Mighty Lamb Production's, Breaking Sound, showcasing the hottest new bands in LA. On October 26 Little Empire will celebrate the release of their new EP at The Viper Room. And in the New Year, Lily will perform a guest spot with The PCH Crew at Calibash. Lily also has an upcoming interview with Inspirer Magazine.
On April 14 2017, Little Empire played El Rey Theatre, where they debuted a new song, Nightfall. Deep End Visuals were on hand, to capture its first live performance.
Twitter Handle: iamlilylewis
Today's Video Share: Unbreakable by Jennifer McGill
Unbreakable was filmed just outside Las Vegas NV because the crashed plane and desert seemed like the perfect backdrop to illustrate the idea of what it looks like to be Unbreakable. The song was written with the idea of surviving a real fight on a battlefield and when it is over, you realize you and the others with you are still standing. Having images that convey strength and determination were key.
Twitter Handle: theJennMcGill