Here is a poem by Yvonne Heinz & recited by Hamilton Bailie (HamBa). The Paris massacre caused such a stir around the world. Not only was there an outpouring of grief & shock but it felt like the terrorists had won & caused people everywhere to feel scared about going out to public places or celebrating our usual festivities in peace. Especially since Paris was already adorned with Christmas decorations & counting down to December 25th, Yvonne decided to do a poem that not only acknowledges the tragedy, but gives cause for hope & optimism, which is a wonderful human trait, the ability to face adversity head on & prevail, no matter the cost.
With these sentiments in mind, I produced sound effects & music to give emphasis to the words & create a vivid picture to back up their intent.

Christmas In Peace. Poem by Yvonne Heinz. Recitation by HamBa.

I started off learning piano at around 6 years old, but only realised my ear for music when I could pick out melodies I heard on the radio & from then on I started writing my own music & playing long into the night, to the point where my parents told me to stop so they could go to sleep!
In my teenage years I joined bands & learnt basically on the fly how to work as a group. Once I realised that keyboards were not as portable & able to be played on beaches / around campfires, I taught myself guitar. By adding drums, harmonica & bass to my arsenal, the stage was set for a fully working band to record in my garage. Since setting up my home studio, I love recording a tune each week & especially love collaborating with all the extremely talented musicians on soundcloud. I'm a full time musician, with many different hats in the music community. Including songwriter, composer, live musician & blog writer.

If you are interested in my electronic page, then visit https://soundcloud.com/electro-pup

Check out my blog at http://simon353.wordpress.com/

Christmas In Peace. Poem by Yvonne Heinz. Recitation by HamBa.

Simon Reich