Hi everyone! So, I had the opportunity to conduct my Final Arrangement Project that I was having a Quintet Project Band at Berklee play. It was composed of a Tenor Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Piano, Bass, and Drums. It is called "Satin Doll" Composed by: Duke Ellington Arranged by: Me (Natalia Lacrete). Lol I took a Swing song and Arranged it in Bossa Nova. :) They could only play it 3 or 4 times and then, they had to play someone else's project. The ending sounds a little weird going into the ritardando. I tried to conduct the ritardando, but it didn't happen, then. Haha But, overall, I am satisfied with how my project sounded. I think it's very cool to have your Arrangements or your Original Music be played live. Let me know what you guys think! :)

"Satin Doll" Composed by: Duke Ellington Arranged by: Natalia Lacrete

This is my First Single “Night Vibes” that was released last week on ALL music streaming platforms! 😁
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Be sure to follow my new Facebook Artist Page @ Natalia Lacrete and Instagram @missmusician12 to see updates on my musical journey, and to see new music coming out! :)
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A little about this piece: I composed this piece 5 years ago, originally for Solo Piano. I was curious as to how it would sound with full instrumentation, so I decided to record it with a full band this past October in the AKSS Studio at the @berkleevalenciacampus , overdub Percussion, and have it be a part of my Master’s Thesis 🙂 This is my Instrumental Ballad and I consider this like my cinematic piece because I think of this piece as background music for a Film, haha (I hope this will be background music for a Film 😁)
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Thank you so much to everyone that was involved in the process of recording this song! Thank you, again to @sebastiankuchczynski for playing Drums, @michaelshanksmusic for playing Guitar, and @seanoliverbass for playing Bass! You guys helped me see how my song would sound with a full band 🙂 Thank you, again to @andrewsartstagram for setting up the studio, recording, and mixing my song, @selina_marisa for helping set up the studio and co-producing, and Devon and @dystorizon for assisting and helping set up the studio!
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Natalia Lacrete (Me) @missmusician12 - CoverArt/Composer/Producer/Piano/Percussion (Shaker, Tambourine, Hi-Hat Tambourine, Floor Tom, Bongos, Chimes)

Michael Shanks @michaelshanksmusic - Electric Guitar

Sean Oliver @seanoliverbass - Electric Bass

Sebastian Kuchczyński @sebastiankuchczynski - Drums

Andrew Skinner @andrewsartstagram - Mixing Engineer

Selina-Marisa Schmalisch @selina_marisa - Co-Producer

Devin - Assistant Engineer

Kshitij Singh @dystorizon - Assistant Producer

Night Vibes

Night Vibes by Natalia Lacrete

This is my Second Single “Take Your Blinders Off” that was released on my Birthday, August 30th! 🎉🥳😄
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Check out my First Single “Night Vibes” that was released Friday, August 28th on my page, if you haven’t checked it out, yet! 😊
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A little about this song: I composed this song this past Fall, during my Master’s Program at the @berkleevalenciacampus . I actually wrote it as an assignment for a Lyric Writing Class that I was taking. We had to write a song by ourselves and present it to the class. The following semester, in the Spring, I wrote the music and recorded the song at @jazztone.studios . I also chose to include it as part of my Master’s Thesis 😊.
I wrote this song about Anxiety. I titled it “Take Your Blinders Off” because anxiety is like a blinder to us, but when we have the strength to remove that blinder, we’re able to see clearly and be happy, again. “Take Your Blinders Off” is a Pop song. My intention of this song is for it to be a hopeful song to let people know that it’s going to be okay. 😊
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Thank you so much, again to everyone that was involved in the process of recording this song! Thank you to Alba Haro for playing Cello, Shaden Nahra for playing Violin, and Jamie Blake for playing Drums! It was great to see my composition come to life through live instruments, instead of just notes on paper, haha 🙂 Thank you to @djhepburn for setting up the studio and for recording, and mixing my song, @gr.song for Co-Producing, @soundbygio for helping set up the studio and taking pictures/videos of the session, and @sebastiankuchczynski for taking this photo of me looking out to the Baltic Sea in Gdánsk, Poland! 😊
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Natalia Lacrete (Me)@missmusician12 - Composer/Producer/Voice/Piano/Percussion (Shaker, Tambourine, Chimes, and Cymbal Hits)

Shaden Nahra @shadendenahra - Violin

Alba Haro @lalbaharo - Cello

Jamie Blake - Drums

Sebastian Kuchczyński @sebastiankuchczynski - Photo

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