Can't put the words togather to say how calming this is !

Your music always beings me calmness and memories. 

I've never seen Naiko. We've only been talking for a month now. Hearing her stories and seeing only one picture of her showed me the pain and hurt in her eyes. The eyes never lie.
What they say is always true,
Music begins where words fail.
Photo by Sasha Freemind on Unsplash

***Please do not pirate this track. The artist community is already suffering a lot due to covid-19.***

For Naiko

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Restless and pensive, looking out from a balcony at an unlit street enveloped in complete silence, Sergio found himself drowning in the hollow night, and in an attempt to combat the loneliness, started composing. “I guess this melody is what I would tell the moon if I could talk to her.”

As is custom for Sergio’s pieces, The Moon Song has an instant sense of nostalgic tenderness — it is a song about sleepless nights, glasses of wine, and unread books next to an unmade bed. Written during that part of the night in which everyone else is sleeping, the piece is an intimate affair; a gentle and at times heavy left hand is contrasted by a trickling, tethering right, playing with altering intensity but immaculate emotion. There’s a tense determination lingering beneath every note, an unanswered question floating in the air, only to be left hanging, as the piece drifts into the comfort of the decision to simply give up for now, and try again tomorrow.

The Moon Song releases on the 14th of May, featuring artwork by French artist Inès Panizzi.

Composed and performed by Sergio Díaz De Rojas
Recorded by Tom Blankenberg at Juliane’s home in Düsseldorf
Mixed by Jakob Lindhagen
Mastered by Alex Saltz
Released by Sonder House
Artwork by Inès Panizzi :: www.instagram.com/inesagathemaud/

The Moon Song

My double single "Despedida / Viaje a Cusco" is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, and all the other usual places via the link in my bio and stories. This little project is dedicated to my parents and my sister, who I haven't seen in over two years. It is a reminder of what we have been through as well as a little thank you for all the sacrifices they have made for me to be here today. 

Despedida, the first piece, is about our last day together. It is explaining to my 9-year-old sister that I am not abandoning her and that I will do my best to see her soon, it is hugging my parents and grandparents for the last time until who knows when –because if there's something that these times have taught us is how uncertain life is– and it is crying silently on the line of security at the airport because I miss them already. 

Viaje a Cusco, the second piece, is about the farewell trip we made to Cusco before my departure to Spain. One of the activities we have always enjoyed doing as a family is traveling, and that last trip is the one I hold closer to my heart. I remember hiking together to magical places such as Machu Picchu or the Rainbow Mountain, finding an old French piano in a tiny, cozy restaurant, walking through the lovely streets of San Blas, riding the train to Aguas Calientes, visiting the Maras Salt Mines, and much more. 

This project features artwork by Sabatina Leccia, and it was recorded in Valencia by the incredible Ricardo Curto and released by @bigoandtwigetti. You will make this Peruvian boy really happy if you have a listen, share it around, and add it to your playlists. Enjoy! 🌞🌿

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Despedida

Music recorded and produced by Mattia Vlad Morleo.

Ouverture

Piano cover of "Veloma" composed by Fabrizio Paterlini. Performed & recorded by Dominique Charpentier aka The Piano Lover.

Fabrizio Paterlini - Veloma

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Piece taken from 'The Morning is a River', a project by Sergio Díaz De Rojas and Seraphina Theresa, released April 23, 2017.

Composed by Sergio Díaz De Rojas and Seraphina Theresa.
Performed by Sergio Díaz De Rojas.
Cover art by Seraphina Theresa.

Bandcamp: bit.ly/2nI8lto
Spotify: spoti.fi/2pSojVw
iTunes: apple.co/2pRA77K

Ich Bin Himmel, Wenn Ich Den Himmel Liebe

Winds Blow Us Down to the Earth

Tomarrow We Will Remember

Oskar Schuster - Les Soirs

Prelude is the first of a series of stand-alone singles that will be released during the first half of 2020 in collaboration with New York-based record label Sonder House. This piece marks a new beginning  on Sergio’s musical adventure —a more personal, thoughtful one— and is accompanied by a series of illustrations created by multidisciplinary designer Ryan Carl exploring topics such as interconnectedness, emptiness, and freedom through the use of simple structures and patterns. The cover art, just like the music, is a journey from beginning to middle to end, everything fading into a greater point of clarity and then fading back out again.

https://bonjoursergio.com/prelude

Composed and performed by Sergio Díaz De Rojas.
Recorded and mixed by Nil Ciuró at his studio in Barcelona.
Mastered by Alex Saltz.
Released by Sonder House.
Artwork by Ryan Carl: https://ryancarl.studio

Prelude

Buy/download: https://bonjoursergio.bandcamp.com/album/postcards

In a contemplative exploration on solitude, Sergio Díaz De Rojas has delved into a nostalgic state of mind after moving from Peru to Spain, leaving friends and family behind for a new chapter of his life. Various late nights by the piano led to the creation of a softly sorrowful tribute to one of his favourite composers, Fryderyk Chopin.

The project got its title from Sergio’s fascination of old postcards to be found while slowly strolling through a quiet flea market, lending a vivid visual for the wistful sense of (dis)connection apparent in the two pieces. Porcelain, beautifully fragile, has a solemn intensity in its movement, flowing with the grace and concentration of a dancer, easily evoking a sense of lonesome mindfulness. Pomegranate is equally graceful but harbouring a hint of sensuality; it beckons and moves away, slow-burning but relentlessly passionate.

Postcards is available digital and on limited edition 7-inch vinyl, featuring artwork by multidiciplinary designer Ryan Carl.

Composed and performed by Sergio Díaz De Rojas
Recorded and mixed by Nil Ciuró at his studio in Barcelona
Mastered by Alex Saltz
Released by Sonder House
Artwork and layout by Ryan Carl

Porcelain

Listening to Peruvian pianist and composer Sergio Díaz De Rojas feels like waking up with soft sunlight on your face. His songs are raw and soft, like terracotta and honey, and flow through the world like a tranquil river. 

With over twenty million streams worldwide, several concerts around Europe and South America, and collaborations with record labels such as Deutsche Grammophon, 7K!, and LEITER Verlag, Sergio’s second full-length album Muerte en una tarde de verano was released on the 10th of March, 2023, via Nettwerk Music Group. The release was accompanied by a forty-minute-long film, two handcrafted vinyl editions, an exclusive CD edition for Japan, a collaboration with American singer-songwriter Lo-Fang, and a European release tour.

Instagram: @bonjoursergio

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