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Grammy® Nominated For Best Americana Performance:

ERIC ALEXANDRAKIS Silver Moon [A Tribute To Michael Nesmith]

Written by Michael Nesmith. 

Produced, performed, recorded and arranged by Eric Alexandrakis in first takes on a 16-track recorder.

On December 10, 2021, pioneering songwriter Michael Nesmith [The Monkees],
who is also the inventor of MTV, and a major influence upon the development of  the home video market, passed away at  the  age of 78.  His  passing  has  left  a  hole  in  the  world,  but  his influence lives on forever.

As a songwriter and overall innovator, Nez has been a great influence upon my music.  His passing affected me greatly and pushed me to record a cover of his solo classic “Silver Moon” from his 1970 album LOOSE SALUTE.  I’ve been wanting to record this song for many years, but as life tends to get in the way, I suddenly found myself drawn to giving Nez a send-off to his next cosmic journey, in my own way.  So I fired up my 16-track recorder, played all of the instruments myself in first  takes to keep it spontaneous, singing through guitar pedals, and released my version of “Silver Moon” 20 days after Nez’s passing...on his birthday.  

I hope you enjoy my recording, and Nez’s music.  EA x

Mixed by Eric Alexandrakis & Zach Ziskin.  Mastered by Zach Ziskin.

 Published by Sony/ATV Music.

www.EricAlexandrakis.com

℗ 2022 Minoan Music

Silver Moon

Silver Moon [A Tribute To Michael Nesmith]

Best American Song
Featuring: Nicki Kris, EJ Ouellette & Trevor Sewell

I Keep Rollin'

“I began writing ‘The Very Beginning’ on a friend’s piano in Hawthorne, Los Angeles while visiting the city for a wedding last summer. At the time, I had just broken up with my girlfriend after spending a long weekend with her in Las Vegas, (the first time we had seen each other in two months because I had been traveling in Arizona, Utah, Alaska and finally California before flying home to New York).  I was in LA right after we broke up and it was the first time I had sat in front of a piano in months. 

A melody quickly emerged along with lyrics about finding a way to start things over (hence the chorus of the song). I had totally forgotten about ‘The Very Beginning’ for the better part of five months until I began to assemble a collection of songs that I wanted to record for what would become ‘Without A Throne.’   I challenged myself to finish ‘The Very Beginning’ and it is one of the two brand-new songs on the album.   There is a great coda for me to this song’s composition: I finished writing it on a lonely piano housed in the sanctuary of a synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (where I worked this past season). I loved the piano so much that I inquired if I could have it since no one used it. The answer was yes! So now, in my apartment in South Brooklyn, I have the 1950s Baldwin Spinnett on which I finished composing ‘The Very Beginning.’ I also patched things up with my girlfriend too.“

The Very Beginning

Wednesday morning, in the year 2022, she might be leaving home because she has no choice.

Chorney, Haydn and Sewell found the lyrics of this iconic Beatles’ song profoundly relevant for 2022, and approached the music with that in mind.

Produced by Linda Chorney and Trevor Sewell
Acoustic Guitar and Vocals - Linda Chorney
Violin and Vocals - Lili Haydn
Electric Guitar, Bass, and Vocals - Trevor Sewell
Drums - Rich Pagano
Cello - Thoger Lund
Keyboards - Alizon Lissance
Organ - Yoel B'nai Yehuda
Mix by Barry Rudolph
Mastering - Mike Fossenkemper

She's Leaving Home

She's Leaving Home (American Roots Performance)

FYC : Global Music Performance

Lead Vocal : Patrick Tabet
Back Vocal : Mahya Hamedi
Oud : Samuel Sjostedt
Qanun : Afarin Nazari
Riq & Darbuka : Alber N Y Bassil 
Nay : Boujemaa Razgui

*Orchestra: East Coast Scoring Orchestra

Desert Heat (FYC: Global Music Performance)

“Out of Ashes” is a journey from trauma and loss, to hope and new life.  The title was inspired by the legend of the Phoenix, who is said to be reborn out of ashes after dying in flames.  “Out of Ashes” begins in the wake of the fiery death, when the Phoenix starts to rise to life.  The work can be interpreted strictly as a retelling of the legend, as a story of human tragedy and triumph, or as the miracle of creation––the transformation of chaos into beauty and order.

The piece is structured around two main themes, which are varied and interspersed throughout.  The first theme is introduced by the cellos and bassoons and represents turmoil and despair.  The second theme, representing peace and hope, is not heard in its entirety until the later half of the work.  Variations of the second theme begin in the trombones and horns shortly after the first theme is introduced, and over the course of the composition, the second theme slowly emerges in its fullness.  At the finale, the Despair theme sounds in the brass section one last time, but it is transformed into a victorious E major chord at the very end.

This is a recording of the world premiere of "Out of Ashes," performed by the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Chris Norton.

May 3, 2016, Brentwood United Methodist Church, Nashville, TN.

Desert Heat (FYC: Global Music Performance)

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