GENERAL WAYNE BORN IN JAMAICA PARISH OF ST ANN. MY FIRST ALBUM PEACE FULL MAN SECOND ALBUM THE LOAD STONE THIRD ONE COMING SOON THE PRESSURE OF LIFE ONE TRACK FROM THIRD ALBUM.

In the years before satellite radio and streaming services made music of every genre and era immediately accessible, FM radio was king. This was particularly true in the rural corners of the country, where seemingly every other station played nothing but classic rock. Decades after bands like The Who and Pink Floyd topped the charts, one could still hear them on radios in Upper Midwestern diners and factories.

It was this music that soundtracked Nate Cherrier and Ryan Summers’ collective upbringing in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. These were the songs that were still alive, ever-present, like the close friends who shared them.

Through this shared passion for classic rock—particularly the strange and wonderful moments that flowed through those songs, often overshadowed by shout-along choruses—Nate (living in Phoenix) and Ryan (in central Wisconsin) launched the Midwest Soul Xchange project in 2015. Two guys, separated by 1,800 miles, with a vision. A vision for crafting new songs with the essence, the soul, of the songs they grew up with.

As their critically acclaimed debut release, New American Century, was gathering momentum in the independent music community throughout 2015, these tunesmiths were already looking forward. They didn’t want to simply record 10 songs, sketch out some cover art, and release it into the world. Their next project had to be focused. Cohesive. It had to mean something.

With this in mind, they decided to go back to their first instruments (Nate: percussion, Ryan: piano) and began sifting through their respective song catalogs, re-writing and re-working pieces to go along with new compositions. It didn’t take long before they realized these disparate fragments shared something, musically and thematically. Midwest Soul Xchange had found their sense of direction.

And after three years, the result is an unabashed rock opera: Weakened at the Asylum.  

On the surface, this 40-minute album follows a cast of fictional characters at the forefront of the Flint, Michigan water crisis. Underneath, however, there’s a powerful through line: striving for justice amidst unspeakable tragedy. Like the songs on New American Century, earnest, progressive values shine through, but with a playful and colorful approach that never diminishes the heart of these characters. 

Like the concept albums and rock operas that make up much of the classic rock canon, Weakened at the Asylum explores essential aspects of humanity through the lens of a tangible, specific time and place. Nate and Ryan recognized the power of this music throughout their formative years, and with their new album, they’ve created a worthy addition to the library of ambitious, thought-provoking rock music.

This is Lilius, I make music. 
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Mexican born, singer-songwriter, Margo Rey was raised in a multi-cultural environment in Dallas, Texas by two remarkable Mexican immigrant parents Alejandro Reymundo & Amparo Jurado de Reymundo who raised five outstanding artistic children who have made there mark in the world with their artistic expression.She surrounds herself in a fantastic extended loving family of friends and fellow artists. She is a recording artist for Organica Music Group (OMG/Fontana/Universal). OMG was founded by Margo, her husband, comedian, Ron "Tater-Salad" White and Record company pro, Michael Blakey. Margo is making her artistic and global dreams come true by spreading awareness and education through her art, humor, public speaking and philanthropy all in the name of making a positive difference in the world and lives of others. She speaks four languages and has sung in eight languages. She has not just survived but thrived through cancer twice and has her own video series called "Chemo-Glam". She has charted her songs on Billboard and MediaBase in Adult Contemporary (AC) Pop/ Dance & Holiday music charts 6 times in the last 24 months with her original compositions and arrangements, Habit, Get Back, Let The Rain, Between Us, This Holiday Night and most recently, Tempted. 

Her Artist statement:

"I came to name my music style, "Organica" "Organica", is my sound and my genre. It is based on living in the moment on stage. Allowing the music and improvisation to be a living breathing organism that is ever changing throughout the performance with reciprocity from the audience. I literally saw its birth one night on stage while performing one of my compositions with one of the many incarnations of Jazz bands I had assembled. I created my sound which is an unorthodox hybrid of adult Pop music that is deeply rooted in Jazz, thick RnB grooves,
ambient guitars and keys with lush vocal arrangements. It is all
created by humans not machines.... I want to sound like me, the artist, not like the software with which it was recorded."

Thanks so much for listening to my music that I call Organica™. Organica is a ferociously nuanced hybrid of Alternative Pop that is deeply rooted in lush vocals, ambient guitars, with thick, dynamic grooves all created by humans not machines. Yummy!

I wanted something ‘lo-fi’ as opposed to the cloned sounds of today’s pop culture environment. I needed my music to sound like me rather than the equipment it was recorded on. Plus, I feel a huge affinity — love affair even — for the singer/songwriter era of the seventies and eighties. Habit is a collection of songs with a penetrating pulse that defines my human condition of late. Put together the myriad of contrasting emotions of my past two years in a set list, and you have Habit.

As for the title and the title song, everyone’s got a Habit (or two). Be it positive or negative, a habit can be the ultimate distraction, what slowly kills you, or what sets you free. So, choose your Habit wisely. I hope you start with mine.  Margo Rey

A lot of great things have happened to me since the release of my last album, My Heart’s Desire and a couple songs that I wrote that were re-mixed into dance singles by some of the top DJ’s in the biz.

Music has always been my clearest form of expression. I believe it is one of the most beautiful ways humanity can truly communicate – its vibration is universal and transcends boundaries, languages and cultures.  It’s my great fortune to be signed with a phenomenal record label, Organica Music Group/Universal, which has allowed me to share the experience of my music and passion with you. Thanks to all who share in my groove.

*If you really want more information about me, my roots, my sign, my past, my body of work, feel free to request an electronic press kit from my PR department.

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