Thanks for listening. Please share this album with anyone who needs #relaxing #healing #music in their life. Thank you to Vahagn Stepanyan on #piano, Sami Turunen on #guitar, Douglas Lira on #flute, and all of this album's collaborators. Many thanks to Dave Koz of Sirius XM, Maggie Linton, Ricky Colston of KKFI 90.1 FM+KOJH 104.7 FM, the Tony Kornheiser Show, Keanna Faircloth of WBGO 88.3 FM, and Trish Hennessey of Hybrid Jazz Radio for supporting, sharing, and playing various songs from the album leading up to the March 1, 2021 release. Much love to the 100+ Spotify playlists sharing the song "Peace From Within". We are truly honored by your support.

For more from MTS Music Productions, visit http://MTSmusic.net

To learn more about this album, visit https://narked.com/album/towards-new-beginnings-ii/

(C) 2021 MTS Music   (P) 2021 Narked Records

Credits: 

Matthew Shell
Towards New Beginnings II: Songs of Healing
(Featuring Vahagn Stepanyan & Sami Turunen)

0:00 - 01. Drifting Through Dreams (feat. Douglas Lira on Flute, Commoninterest & Erik Fredriksen)

2:54 - 02. Tribute (feat. Josue Garcia Garcia on Trumpet)

6:03 - 03. Faithful Until The End (feat. Marisa Frantz & Marcus Mitchell on Sax)

9:40 - 04. Soar (feat. Melloe D, Tulypz, & Josue Garcia Garcia on Trumpet)

13:01 - 05. Patience (feat. Marcus Mitchell on Sax)

16:30 - 06. Heart Of Love (feat. Josue Garcia Garcia on Trumpet)

20:22 - 07. Kindness (feat. Douglas Lira on Flute)

23:43 - 08. Life's Journey

29:11 - 09. Joy (feat. Marcus Mitchell on Sax)

32:58 - 10. Peace From Within

36:12 - 11. Song Of Healing (feat. Douglas Lira on Sax & Flute)

Song Production: Matthew Shell, Arun Shenoy

Songwriting & Arranging: Matthew Shell, Vahagn Stepanyan, Sami Turunen

Mixing: Eric Fredriksen (Track 1), Deylin Sandoval (Track 4), Evan Sebenick (Tracks 2, 3, 8, 11), Matthew Shell (Track 6), and Sami Turunen (Tracks 5, 7, 9, 10)

Mastering: Steven Vagovics

Cover Art Design & Typography: Krishan Shalitha

Video Design & Editing: Matthew Shell

Additional Video Editing: Eduardo Blumenfeld

Musicians: Piano, Bass: Vahagn Stepanyan | Guitar: Sami Turunen | Flute, Sax: Douglas Lira | Sax: Marcus Mitchell | Trumpet: Josue Garcia Garcia | Vocals: Erik Fredriksen | Vocals: Marisa Frantz | Vocals: Melissa Wright (aka Tulypz) | Drums, Percussion, Ambient Sounds: Tyrone Johnson (aka Commoninterest) | Drums, Percussion, Synthesizers, Bass: Deylin Sandoval (aka Melloe D) | Drums, Percussion: Glenn Welman (Tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11) | Drums, Percussion: Phil DiMercurio (Track 3) | Bass: Hector Ruano (Track 11) | Ambient Sounds: Evan Sebenick | Additional Guitar, Percussion: Matthew Shell

#Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/58FfXVWie3cy5p0FNk7Jsr?si=uzxCCTUVRuyqm-Z8J0dJtA

#AppleMusic: https://music.apple.com/us/album/towards-new-beginnings-ii-songs-of-healing/1553108592

#SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/srtdm/sets/towards-new-beginnings-ii-songs-of-healing/s-tqunv0okLB0

#YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4kXdfUW11As&list=PLbL2-VP5vdbvvLbWQUt9AaMoR67OnQdQ3&index=1&t=0s

Thank you to Jonathan Widran of the JW Vibe blog for this review of the album: https://www.jwvibe.com/single-post/matthew-shell-towards-new-beginnings-ii-songs-of-healing

Thank you to Kathy Parsons of the Mainly Piano blog for this review: https://mainlypiano.com/reviews/matthew-shell-towards-new-beginnings-2

Thank you to the Which Coast blog for this review: https://www.whichcoast.com/reviews/matthew-shell-towards-new-beginnings-ii-songs-of-healing

Thank you to Bob Smith of The Static Dive blog for this review: https://staticdive.com/2021/02/11/matthew-shell-tribute/

Check out the previous album "Towards New Beginnings" (feat. Vahagn Stepanyan & Sami Turunen) at: https://narked.com/album/towards-new-beginnings/

Matthew Shell - Towards New Beginnings II: Songs of Healing (feat. Vahagn Stepanyan & Sami Turunen)

(C) 2021 MTS Music - http://MTSmusic.net  
(P) 2021 Narked Records - http://Narked.com

Drifting Through Dreams (feat. Douglas Lira on Flute, Commoninterest & Erik Fredriksen)

This song was made in tribute to all who we have lost during the pandemic.
(C) 2021 MTS Music - http://MTSmusic.net  
(P) 2021 Narked Records - http://Narked.com

Tribute (feat. Josue Garcia Garcia on Trumpet)

Faithful Until The End (feat. Marisa Frantz, Marcus Mitchell on Sax & Phil DiMercurio)

Soar (feat. Melloe D, Tulypz & Josue Garcia Garcia on Trumpet)

Patience (feat. Marcus Mitchell on Sax)

Down to earth, easy to work with music producer/engineer raised in Maryland. Prolific guitarist on a GRAMMY winning album. Reliable child of God with many chapters to my story.