Can't Rain All The Time

Part of the album "Die Umrandung des Nichts".

Die Umrandung des Nichts

Tomorrow

Composed by Léon Barbot
Piano played by @maevarssl

5.7 (feat. Maeva Roussel)

Summer Twilight - Fleursonseaux
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Summer Twilight

Ben Mercedez NEW single, "Who R U To Say" out NOW!

From the album, "SAY WHAT U WANT" out MAY 24TH!

#BM2

Produced by: Ben Mercedez
Written by: Ben Mercedez
Performed by: Ben Mercedez

Lyrics:

I feel suffocated when I hear your voice
Don't look at me, don't sit and stare
I feel suffocated when I'm in your room
My heart beat stays pouding so I come alive

WHO R U TO SAY
To define me and myself
Somethings hiding in me, yeah
The true superstar

Eh eh eh, eh ah ah
Eh eh eh, eh ah ah
Eh eh eh, eh ah ah
Eh eh eh, eh ah ah

WHO R U TO SAY
Who I am
WHO R U TO SAY who I am, am, am, am
WHO R U TO SAY who I am, am, am, am
WHO R U TO SAY who I am, am, am, am
WHO R U TO SAY who I am

I feel suffocated from the 8 to 3
The schoolin' life just wasn't made for me
I feel suffocated when I feel your glare
My heart beat stays pouding so I come for more

WHO R U TO SAY
To define me and myself
Somethings hiding in me, yeah
The true superstar

Eh eh eh, eh ah ah
Eh eh eh, eh ah ah
Eh eh eh, eh ah ah
Eh eh eh, eh ah ah

WHO R U TO SAY
Who I am
WHO R U TO SAY who I am, am, am, am
WHO R U TO SAY who I am, am, am, am
WHO R U TO SAY who I am, am, am, am
WHO R U TO SAY who I am

You can't break a soul on fire
When my mind tells me I'm the one
I won't care I won't care
Show me who you are tonight

Eh eh eh, eh ah ah
Eh eh eh, eh ah ah
Eh eh eh, eh ah ah
Eh eh eh, eh ah ah

WHO R U TO SAY who I am, am, am, am
WHO R U TO SAY who I am, am, am, am
WHO R U TO SAY who I am, am, am, am
WHO R U TO SAY who I am

I feel suffocated when I hear your voice
Don't look at me, don't sit and stare
I feel suffocated when I'm in your room
My heart beat stays pouding so I come alive

Released: 2/9/24

Who R U To Say

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Watch the video: https://youtu.be/S6kn94WnluY?si=UEaJwwjk3x8vgZQU

What might happen if a nuclear war were to happen between Russia and United States? 
Who would survive?
One thing is clear – “There are no winners – only losers”

There Are No Winners

The Detroit underground dark jazz scene brings forth The Dark Messiahs' latest track, "Kid Twist." The melody of the piano weaves its way through the song with its hypnotic ostinato.

Blue Six's trumpet cuts through the atmosphere with a raw, distorted edge, adding an element of gritty allure to the ensemble. Tully Wilson's clarinet dances in and out of the arrangement, casting its spell, while Wilt Flowers' bass provides a steady, heartbeat that anchors the composition.

But it's Sonny Rhodes' piano that truly steals the spotlight, guiding you through the piece. From moments of melancholic reflection to bursts of more frenetic energy backed by Sticks Thompson's masterful drumming, driving the rhythm forward with precision and passion.

With its seamless blend of dark beauty and experimental fervor, "Kid Twist" allows you to close your eyes, and let The Dark Messiahs whisk you away into a world where dark jazz lives.

Kid Twist by The Dark Messiahs. Dark, doom jazz from Detroit.

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Lass Gut Sein!

My debut album

A collection of instrumentals; my first attempts at writing and recording music

Improbability

I have played and recorded in international settings, a multitude of percussion instruments, guitar, bass, harmonica, some flutes, keyboard, and if you push me - a very fine jaw harp.

In fact, if I break it down.... I just love to offer-up music, in a living room, a bar, a concert hall or an intercontinental, interactive satellite coordinated concert. 
  
I became fascinated with percussive sounds from around the world… especially African and Latin American rhythms. I fanatically traveled the world collecting anything that you could bang, scrape or hit.
What I learned? Border customs people really don’t appreciate the true value of handmade African caxixi shakers or a Brazilian berimbau. They just want the serial number.
More importantly, a single clicking or ringing sound in a song can make or break that song.
  
I toured Canada, USA and Europe and recorded many “world music” albums (before it was called that), with my late, musical soul mate, Dario Domingues. We played in grand churches, the water reservoirs under Munich, on an island where 100,000 doves were released at the climax of our performance, the first-ever “simulcast”, live satellite, intercontinental concert and then, the humbling experience of being involved in Berlin, in front of 500,000 people, for a series of anti-apartheid concerts featuring ‘Sting’.  For our 'world music' efforts, we were awarded the Deutscher Schallplattenpreisan (1983) accolade by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies of Germany that recognizes outstanding achievement in the music industry.  
What I learned? Music is truly a universal language. Around the world people are drawn to music. Of course, different strokes for different folks! 
Whether you play in front of a half-million people in a field, or 10 people in a bar, your role as a musician never changes.  
 
“Dream of the Drum” – I was commissioned to compose and conduct a score for 40+ percussionists from all corners of the world... Jamaican fire dancers, Trinidadian steel drummers, Japanese kodo drummers, African djembe players, military drummers,... the list goes on.
What I learned? The language of music respects no geographic borders. 
Also, never start your outdoor concert, with a lone Native Elder's rain drum song. The drum's magic works!
 
I helped build three innovative recording studios plus, my current production studio. I academically taught musical acoustics and production for several years.
What I learned? All the mathematics and physics in the world can’t replace a good ear.
 
As a producer, I've had the wonderful opportunity to work in great studios in NYC and Nashville with amazing session musicians such as: Eric "Roscoe" Ambel - best known as lead guitarist of Steve Earle’s band the Dukes; Dan Baird of the chart-topping 'Georgia Satellites'; guitarist extraordinaire, Warner E. Hodges, founding member of 'Jason and the Scorchers'.
What I learned? Great musicians tend to be humble but they sure have opinions! In Nashville, I was bluntly told -"No, I won't raise the tom level - in country music, we use toms for holding our bourbon glass." I never did get the toms louder.
 
I spent many years as President of the Ottawa International Jazz Festival and met some of the greatest musical geniuses in the world.
What I learned? "Man, if you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know."
 
Music for jingles on radio and TV. Documentaries.
My personal favourite was coming up with suitable music for the mating rituals of pigs or, how to create 60 minutes of Arctic wind sounds for the movie 'Never Cry Wolf'.  
What I learned?  You can tell an entire story in a 29.5 second radio jingle and music is the glue that holds a great video together.

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