Hard Time In The City

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Soul’d Debuts Their High-Energy Sound with Self-Titled Debut Single “Soul’d”

New single “Soul’d” introduces a new Funk/Smooth Jazz trio of the same name. Soul’d, the band, features GRAMMY®-nominated composer and producer Arun Shenoy, internationally-acclaimed flautist Ravichandra Kulur, and groove master Duke Purisima. Their new style of high-energy music has been dubbed “Bansuri Funk.”

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"Blackout" and "Lips on Mine" are twin singles that have been officially released together as of Sept. 29th.  The world of the in-between when your guard is down and your soul is free to run to what it needs.  The wired feeling you get from being mutually held captive voluntarily in each other's minds; the thick and live electricity that you feel in the space & air that exists between you. These are the first two releases from a full-length collection coming soon written by the team of Fans of Jimmy Century & EuroTrash Collective and produced by EuroTrash Collective.

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"Lips On Mine"

I’m so wired.
I’m wired from playing these games.
I’m your design, control my mind.
Before the pleasure turns to pain.

I’m so wired.
I’m wired right into your brain.
I’m just amazed, no you’re not crazy.
This shadow dance is just our way.  

I don’t yearn for the world outside.
I’m happy here in your hungry mind.
The air between us is all I have.
Go on you can taste it.
Baby we’re so there

We can dance around in circles
But I’m dying for your lips on mine
Your lips on mine
We can dance around in circles
But I’m dying for your lips on mine
Your lips on mine

This is our world
A world that I can’t explain
But I think there’s a name for it
Who is to blame for it?
I need to know that I’m not insane.

I’m so fried
The pleasure did turn to pain
My bleeding heart is your work of art
My lips were just a kiss away.

When did this start to break my heart?
I played for sport just to feel the spark.
One of us has to break this spell.
But maybe we should try it…
Baby we’re so so so so so so so so there.

We can dance around in circles
But I’m dying for your lips on mine
Your lips on mine
We can dance around in circles
But I’m dying for your lips on mine
Your lips on mine.

(This trance gets stronger every day.)

This is our world
A world that I can’t explain
But I think there’s a name for it
Who is to blame for it?
I need to know that I’m not insane.

I don’t yearn for the world outside.
I’m happy here in your hungry mind.
The air between us is all I have.
Go on you can taste it.
Baby we’re so there

We can dance around in circles
But I’m dying for your lips on mine
Your lips on mine
We can dance around in circles
But I’m dying for your lips on mine
Your lips on mine.
Dying for your lips.
Dying for your lips.

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Lips On Mine

Me World is a Rock band from Ambler PA, Featuring Jon Doman on Drums (Greg Howe) Stephen Doman - Guitar, Dave Naccarelli - Bass and Patrick Hinnegan on Vocals.

Over Your Head

I am so fortunate to work with tremendously talented and generous musicians. They are all such a pleasure to work with! This is still a work-in-progress, but it's shaping up nicely.
Words, music, lead vocals: Elizabeth Butler
Percussion, keyboards (folk version): Troy Warren
Harmony vocals: Solveig Whittle, Kira Small, Torri Baker
Cello: Max Dyer
Hammered dulcimer: Jordan Buetow
Electric guitar: Frank DeBretti
Acoustic guitar: Elizabeth Butler, Jana Pochop
Upright bass: Andrew Gordon
Vocal preproduction: Brad Chapman
Guitar preproduction: Gary Talley
Photography: K. Sutton Photography
Graphic design: Jody Quine


Lullaby

After so many fake kits floating around for years I couldn't take it anymore! I'm super excited to partner with Splice to bring you guys  "Meow The Drums" along with this new set of personally crafted sounds. I wanted to create a set that didn't feel specific to any one genre and could be of use no matter what you're feeling at the moment. Oh, there's also a few more sounds from some of my classics hidden in here. 

The good folks at Splice have put these demos together to give you a preview of what you can do with these sounds, but like I always say, your most valuable tools are your ears and your imagination. Put yours to work, and most importantly, HAVE FUN. 

Happy Drumming Y'all!

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://splice.com/sounds/splice/just-blaze-drumkit

Just Blaze Splice Kit Demo

Producer: Edwin Hawkins
Composer: Nona Brown (Nona Lisa’s Music – ASCAP)
Musical Arranger: Byron Williams
Piano Interlude: Richard Smallwood
Piano: Byron Williams
Organ: Carl Wheeler
Drums: Justin Brown
All other instruments programed by: Byron Williams
Background Vocalists: Sammie Brown, Shonte’ Herring, Elaine Johnson, Anna Lissa Jack, Regina Rogers, Dionne Jackson, Sid Smith, Daryl Williams, Sean Alexander & Nona Brown
Recording Engineer: Oscar Autie 
Recording Studios: El Cerrito Studio, BW Music Lab, Omega Recording Studios and FM Studio
Mixed by: Edwin Hawkins & Oscar Autie at El Cerrito Studio
Mastered by: Ken Lee at Ken Lee Mastering
Graphic Design: Kim Mason, 3rdi artdesign
Production Manager: Kenya Autie
Production Assistant’s: Joshua Redden, Phillip A. Driskell ll and Joi Rhone Presents 

Edwin Hawkins appears courtesy of My Song Productions
Richard Smallwood appears courtesy of Richwood Productions
Justin Brown plays Craviotto Drums, Istanbul Cymbals and uses Vic Firth sticks.

SALTY featuring Richard Smallwood

Stand Before The Systems
Music: Lucid Rays
Guitars: Asher, Jim Johnson, and Reinhard Seidl 
Lead Vocals: TC Morse and Joyce Guyett (Tracks 10 and 12) 
Bass: Dave Guglielmana 
Drums: Vic Griffith  
Percussion: Oscar Autie 
Keyboards: Oscar Autie and Eduardo Corzo   
Harmonica: TC Morse 
Background Vocals: Asher, TC Morse, Joyce Guyett,  Dave Guglielmana Jim Johnson, Reinhard Seidl, and Kenya Autie 
Producers: Oscar Autie and Kenya Autie 
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by  Latin GRAMMY Award Winning Engineer, Oscar Autie 
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered at El Cerrito Studio, El Cerrito, CA Logo Designer: Mauricio Fernandez - www.aquataller.com  
Graphic Designer: Leonardo Cuervo - www.leonardocuervo.com 
Artwork: The Time Machine by Leonardo Cuervo  
Genre: Alternative Rock
Record Label: El Cerrito Records
Catalog Number: ECR00236 
contact@ElCerritoRecords.com www.LucidRays.com 
© 2016 Lucid Rays  
℗ 2016 El Cerrito Records  
All rights reserved.  Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws

Stand Before The Systems

Always

Second Single from Bay Area recording artist Smoke Ao.
Mixing and Mastering by KAIF:ON.

Ascension(Prod. by Solow Music)

Movement one from Curtis Bryant's choral composition "Magnificat" as performed by The Choral Guild of Atlanta, from the 1985 performance with the Sandy Springs Chamber Orchestra, directed by William Noll.  The Latin text is "Magnificat, anima mea Dominum" (The Lord has magnified my soul).  Note the word painting in the use of a slow and steady crescendo both in dynamics and in orchestral and choral texture, thus creating a sort of musical magnification. 

1.Magnificat

The local Chamber of Commerce is not the usual venue for putting together a rock band, but for Lucid Rays one networking event led to a lot of music.  When Asher, representing an acupuncture clinic, met TC Morse, attending as a home security specialist, they connected musically. When asked about how they decided to play together, TC said, "It was clearly fate...First time we played together, we knew." 

Informal jamming led to a search for like-minded San Francisco Bay Area musicians to join them. The line-up grew organically. Asher provided lead guitar, keyboards and background vocals, as well as original music, and TC Morse handled lead vocals, rhythm guitar and lyrics. Asher invited friend Dave Guglielmana to be the band's bassist, and Guglielmana engaged Vic Griffith, a self-taught drummer he had played with in local cover bands. And Lucid Rays was born. 

All four shared similar musical backgrounds – picking up instruments in childhood, playing in school bands, learning other instruments, college level studies and wide-ranging musical interests. Among them, they brought everything but the kitchen sink to their music: acoustic anti-war songs, classic rock, and Italian opera with liberal doses of jazz and hard rock. Experiences included studies with jazz master Jimmy Heath, Brett Wilmot (Berklee School of Music), and Ross Valory (Journey’s bass player), and playing with Les Claypool before he joined Primus. Out of the mix, they have fashioned a classic rock band, but one with a decidedly modern beat and with lyrics reflecting their commitment to raising social awareness and promoting positive change.  

When they entered El Cerrito Studio to record, their partnership with Producer and Recording Engineer Oscar Autie (Omar Sosa, Gema Corredera, Isaac Delgado, and Skankin’ Pickle), put the final touches on their sound. With enough original material to record several albums, they created their first release, “Hard Time in the City.” The album includes 12 cuts incorporating hand percussion, piano, strings and saxophone, for a diverse and original sound. 

"The album is really a conglomeration of diverse influences.  If you look at all four of the members, it started out as an idea, and everyone's experience really comes into play," says Asher.

Playing local venues while they make their way into the San Francisco music scene, has built them a loyal following. With the release of “Hard Time in the City” on February 16, even more will fall in love with their gritty rock sound and their socially relevant lyrics. 

Not Homeless

Lucid Rays

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