somebody hears you. you know that. you know that. 
somebody hears you. you know that inside. 
someone is learning the colors of all your moods, to 
(say just the right thing and) show that you’re understood. 
here you’re known. 

leave your life open. you don’t have. you don’t have. 
leave your life open. you don’t have to hide. 
someone is gathering every crumb you drop, these 
(mindless decisions and) moments you long forgot. 
keep them all. 

let our formulas find your soul. 
we’ll divine your artesian source (in your mind), 
marshal feed and force (our machines will) 
to design you a perfect love— 
or (better still) a perfect lust. 
o how glorious, glorious: a brand new need is born. 

now we possess you. you’ll own that. you’ll own that. 
now we possess you. you’ll own that in time. 
now we will build you an endlessly upward world, 
(reach in your pocket) embrace you for all you’re worth. 

is that wrong? 
isn’t this what you want? 
amen.

***
Produced by Cason Cooley and Vienna Teng

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05 The Hymn of Acxiom

Jeff on violin - medley - 2010

BUTTONWOOD

LYRICS:
The new adults are dying all around you
Punching in the hours just to get through
Spirits tamed, forgotten names, crooked
Backs and sparkless eyes
Overstrung, feet in chains, they say:
"You can't run on dreams of a better life."
And I scream

Like a little kid with a raging heart, I'm
So full of passion that I'm falling apart, this
Won't give my soul what it needs or it wants
I'm a little kid with a raging, raging heart

Living in with mom and dad in this prison of a home, the way they
Love you makes you wish you had a quiet place to call your own, but it's
All too convenient, spend what you should be saving up, afraid to
Fail and crawl back begging, but you're terrified of staying stuck
Gonna scream

Like a little kid with a raging heart, I'm
So full of passion that I'm falling apart, I
Don't know what my soul what needs or wants
I'm a little kid with a raging, raging heart

Overthinking my desire, my friends said I was obsessed
Tired of being paralyzed, summoned all the nerve I possessed
I pleaded, "Let me love you." The hell did I expect?
Your words said no, your voice said yes, there's nothin to do except
Scream

Like a little kid with a raging heart, I'm
So full of passion, I'm breaking apart, I
Can't help my soul, it's you that it wants
I'm a little kid with a raging, raging heart

You don't know why, you don't know how
You don't know where you're supposed to be
Might not survive if I don't break out...
I'll listen to what you say
When you say what you mean

Like a little kid with a raging heart, I'm
So full of passion that I'm falling apart, this
Won't give my soul what it needs or it wants
I - I - I, I - I - I - I...

[VIOLIN SOLO]

I'm a little kid with a raging heart
Distressed, impassioned, scared, and frantic, falling apart, I
Can't give my soul what it needs or it wants
I - I - I, I - I - I - I

I'm a little kid with a raging heart
Distressed, impassioned, scared, and frantic, falling apart, I
Can't give my soul what it needs or it wants
I - I - I, I - I - I - I

I'm a little kid with a raging, raging heart.

//
Written in Summer 2013 (while on my mom's futon)
Recorded in Spring 2015 (while no longer on my mom's futon)

//
CREDITS: All musical and photographic teams associated with the single, "Like a Little Kid With a Raging Heart," organized and coordinated by Adrianna Mateo.

Songwriting, Vocals, Violin: Adrianna Mateo
Guitars, Bass, Production: Richard DeCicco
Drums: Eric Read
Mastering: John White

Photography: Chesher Cat
Production, Wardrobe, Props, Accessories, Makeup: Adrianna Mateo
Lighting: Kristen Butcher
Location Assistance: David Siffert

Another set of photos (some of which have been already released) were taken with a different but superbly talented, equally important team. I'd be remiss to not acknowledge them here.

Photography: Karsten Moran
Makeup: Yana Marks
Lighting, fog machine operation: Manuel Molina Martagon
Tech: Justin Tinker
Nail art: Chrissy Fong
Supplementary photography, helping hands: Kristen Butcher, Thomas Lee, Katrina Mateo, Raymond Manalo
Location assistance: Aaron Copland School of Music

This song, the first collaboration between Adrianna Mateo and producer Richie DeCicco, helped close her album Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adriannamateo/adrianna-mateo-the-album

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Like a Little Kid With a Raging Heart

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From the new album, Unbound.  Coming March 17, 2017 on Sono Luminus and New Amsterdam Records.

Pre-order the album:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTCID7M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_wipMybF9ZAN03

Read more:  http://newamrecords.com/jasper-unbound

The Jasper String Quartet has spent a decade performing premier works old and new at top concert halls around the world, but for the creation of Unbound, they looked close to home for inspiration. With an equal mix of men and women, the members of the Quartet sought to create an album that represents themselves and their community. Using Judd Greenstein’s “Four on the Floor” as a centerpiece — a virtuosic, dynamic piece that requires togetherness and spirit to perform — the Quartet built a collection of moving, post-genre, and technically impressive works by male and female composers close to their generation. An album for and reflective of right now, Unbound is unbound by convention, yet retains the performance quality expected of a traditional classically trained string quartet. 

Releasing Unbound on both New Amsterdam Records and Sono Luminus is an extension of the album’s ideals. New Amsterdam is celebrated for its commitment to releasing expertly performed post-genre music, and Sono Luminus is praised for its meticulous recording process that pulls the best performances out of its groups. Unbound captures the spirit of both labels, and the spirit of the Jasper String Quartet.

Words about Unbound from the Jasper String Quartet: 

“Seeking out new pieces to contribute to this conversation is as important, if not more so, as rediscovering the sublime human experience of a Beethoven quartet. The seven pieces on this album represent a collection of treasures we’ve discovered from this century. One of these pieces, Annie Gosfield’s “The Blue Horse Walks on the Horizon” was written expressly for our quartet. The rest we unearthed as we sifted through the vibrant and varied landscape of music being created today. 

We sought to find a set of pieces that were both enchanting on their own and together represent a cohesive aesthetic. From the immense technical challenges of Judd Greenstein’s “Four on the Floor”, the meditative contemplation of David Lang’s “almost all the time”, to the raw emotion and vivid imagery of Missy Mazzoli’s “Death Valley Junction”, these pieces represent an incredible diversity of sound and style. Yet they all reside comfortably in this wonderful tradition of string quartets, of which we are lucky enough to be a part.”

Read more:  http://newamrecords.com/jasper-unbound

Unbound

Jasper String Quartet - Four on the Floor (composed by Judd Greenstein)

prod. max gordon and chris krasnow
recorded at wonderpark studios but chris krasnow and eva lawitts
mixed by chris krasnow
ft. vocals by raina sokolov-gonzalez
art by courtney rubenstein

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About: www.adriannamateo.com

All Violins and Female Vocals (lead & BG) - Adrianna Mateo
For originals: Executive production, Keys, Ukulele, and Arrangement - Adrianna Mateo
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TRACK LIST
1. Intro
2. J.S. Bach - Chaconne (live)
3. Adrianna Mateo - Skin Hunger - recorded at Jungle City Studios
4. Adrianna Mateo - Like a Little Kid With a Raging Heart
5. Violin solo from above
6. Jetzine (feat. Nick Bonnar and Redddaz) - Mr. Prism
7. Adrianna Mateo - August Sun
8. Howie Kenty - We Have Less Time Than You Think (instrumental)
9-10. Mitchell McCarthy - From This Point Forward (solo violin-piano arrangement - instrumental)

Contact: manageradriannamateo@gmail.com

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Adrianna Mateo is a rare triple threat talent: solo violinist, singer-songwriter, and actress. Her most recent pre-pandemic projects include premiering a violin concerto written for her while backed by a 50-piece orchestra, making her Broadway debut in "Tootsie," opening for Alicia Keys at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park, performing her original songs for more than 40,000 people at MCU Park, recording a new original single at Jungle City Studios with a Grammy Award-nominated team (credits span Michael Jackson to Björk), and acting onstage at the Met Opera. Previously, Adrianna performed on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, at Carnegie Hall, and internationally on tour. Her music, supported by composer Nico Muhly and praised by Grammy Award-winning, multiplatinum producer Bob Power, is available first via her newsletter. For more information, visit www.adriannamateo.com.

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