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Kokoro No Tabi

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A love song. Written and performed by Shhor, recorded by Rob McPherson, produced by Shhor, Rob McPherson and Dale McMahon, mastered by Miles Bonny. 

All You Are

Tank and The Bangas performing at the 2015 Congo Square Festival

Congo Square Fest

Shadows and Fire is the surreal glam-rock odyssey of Shadow Face — a concept album inspired by the clash between light and darkness, hope and despair, the eternal promise of Romans 8 against the power of the Kingdom of the North. Across twelve tracks, the band weaves anthemic choruses, sudden key changes, cinematic instrumentals (Luminaria and Tenebra), and ballads of resilience (Smoke & Starlight).

This is not just music — it’s a vision of spiritual battle made sound: surreal, theatrical, and unrelenting, where every riff feels like a flame, and every silence like a shadow.

Smoke and Starlight

Written, Performed, and Composed by Daniel Woods
Organ and Keys by Jake Sherman
Mixed and Mastered by Andrew Sarlo

Grain

Written, Composed, and Performed by Daniel Woods
Mixed and Mastered by Andrew Sarlo

Lady In My Head

On Your Mind from Vitality (2010)

A revamp of "Missing You" from Denitia's 2009 Contrast EP

Denitia - vocals, acoustic guitar
Dan Cohen - electric guitar
Jim Hoke - tenor saxophone
Blair Masters - keyboard
Kyle Whalum - bass
Scott Shirock - drums

written by Denitia Odigie


On Your Mind

Performed by AC Lincoln
Photo By Andre Taylor
Art Design By Jean Goode

Written and Arranged by AC Lincoln and Nate Smith
Produced by Nate Smith
Co Produced by AC Lincoln

Horn Arrangement by Nate Smith and AC Lincoln

Drums - Nate Smith
Keys - Nate Smith
Bass - Ben Williams
Trumpet - Takuya Kuroda
Trombone - Raymond James Mason
Tenor Sax - Freddy DeBoe

Recorded at Water Baby Music
Owner/Producer - Nate Smith

The Creamery - BK
Engineer - Quinn McCarthy

Likeminds Studio - BK
Engineer - Jesse Singer

Mixed by Jesse Singer
Mastered By Oscar Zambrano - Zampol Productions

Record Label - Making Music Records

'Thrill Ride'

Lyrics

(Verse 1)

Girl Imma bout to loose control, this beat has taken a hold of me
And there's no where left to go, girl with you standin' in front of me
So come here baby, I just need you right by my side
*Background vocals (ohh, ohh, ohhh)
And maybe, we can go and take a drive
*BGV (How do you want it, how do you want it babe)
Girl Imma take you on this floor, so you can think about
changing your plans
Cause there's no where left to go
unless your talking bout taking my hand
So come here baby, I can take you on for the ride
But only if you hold me tight and close your eyes 

(Chorus)

Clear blue seas and white sand *BGV(white sand)
I could take you, close your eyes
First class seats to Japan *BGV(Japan)
I Could take you, close your eyes
VIP to my show *BGV (my show)
I could take you, close your eyes
So take my hand and lets go, lets go, lets go
I'll take you for a thrill ride, ooh

(Verse 2)

Now that I'm feelin' yo body close to mine
baby it's up to you
Girl we could leave all our troubles far behind
It's whatever you wanna do
So lets go baby, I can take you on for the ride
Then maybe, we can go take on the night
And we could move by the midnight, moon glow
Girl we can get away
Or could it be till the sunrise, lets go
I could take you all the way
So come here baby, I can take you on for the ride
But only if you hold me tight and close your eyes

(Chorus)

(Breakdown/Bridge)

Huugh

Close your eyes, close your eyes

You know that feelin' you get, when two souls meet
*BGV (Close your eyes)
And you just know, you could take it higher
*BGV (Close your eyes)
Well lets go

(Horns)

Ohh, ohhh, ohh, oh, oh, ohh, ohh

Ohh, ohhh, ohh, oh, oh, oh

(Chorus)

(Outro)

Close your eyes
Close your eyes
Jus' close your eyes
Close your eyes

*End Song

c) 2019 Making Music Records

Thrill Ride

String quartet arrangement & piano by Christopher Guardino.
Music & lyrics by Alice Smith; produced by Lukas Burton.

Alice Smith - Just Go (EP)

Composer, arranger, orchestrator and Emmy-nominated music director, Christopher J. Guardino has collaborated with Marco Beltrami, Doug Besterman, Erran Baron Cohen, Ry Cooder, Endless Noise, Martin Erskine, Siedah Garrett, Guns 'n' Roses, Patrick Leonard, Mark Mothersbaugh, Eve Nelson, Thomas Pasatieri, J.A.C. Redford, Jeremy Rubolino, Stephen Schwartz, Super Diamond (with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra), and Mare Winningham. He has contributed arrangements, orchestrations and conducting to the films of Wes Anderson, Raymond DeFelitta, Barry Levinson, the late Mike Nichols, Guillermo del Toro, and to The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (Grammy®winner - Best Children's Album).  With co-score composer Matthew Sklar, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music Direction for Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas, starring Jim Parsons, Edward Asner, Gilbert Gottfried, Mark Hamill, Jay Leno, and Kate Micucci, for NBC TV and Warner Brothers Animation. Currently, Christopher arranges, orchestrates and conducts for the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning television show, Crazy Ex Girlfriend (on the CW Network) and for Matt Groening's Disenchantment (on Netflix).

In the concert world, Christopher has composed for a variety of performing artists and ensembles. His "Nella Luce", composed for the National Children's Chorus, was given its world premiere at Royce Hall (Los Angeles) and its east coast premiere at Carnegie Hall (NYC) in 2015.

A few of Christopher's chamber works are published by/can be purchased here: https://sheetmusicbyfatrock.com/?s=Guardino

As an educator and teacher of music, Christopher has been a chamber music coach and conductor for the Suzuki Music Program of Los Angeles, a Resident Teaching Artist at the Brandeis-Bardin Summer Arts Institute, and a Visiting Professor in the music department at California State University, Los Angeles.  Privately, he teaches students in composition, counterpoint (species, canon, fugue), improvisation, music analysis (Schenkerian), piano, and solfège (fixed Do). 

Christopher was born not far from Los Angeles into an artistic family and studied piano from an early age.  On scholarships, he attended the Mannes College of Music in New York City and the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, France.  Among his mentors and teachers were Leonard Bernstein, Narcìs Bonet, Felix Galimir, Gérard Grisey, Dr. Charles Kaufman, David Loeb, George Monseur, Dr. Hugo Norden, Thomas Pasatieri, Marie Powers, Carl Schachter, and Louise Talma.

http://www.facebook.com/christopher.guardino

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0345337

  Reviews

  “Guardino’s (music) was a revelation, displaying sublimely subtle keyboard shadings and passionate ‘cello lines that eloquently described the complexities and joys of spirituality…”

  “Guardino’s music for guitar was sensitive and imaginatively poetic…”

  - Los Angeles Weekly


  “Guardino’s provocative works were so smoothly and convincingly performed… that one might overlook the depth beneath the slickness”

  “…reflective and lush…”

  - The Los Angeles Times


  “…(Vlahos’ vocals) supported cushily by Guardino’s funky, insinuating arrangements…”

  - Backstage

Alice Smith - Just Go (EP)

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