Solitude is Oneself: piano music by Juan Maria Solare

Solitude is Oneself is tranquil, relaxing, “chill”, minimalist, expressive, peaceful music for solo piano, composed and performed by Juan María Solare. This music can be “used” for meditation, study, learning, sleeping, relax or praying. Keywords: New simplicity, Neoclassical, Post-Romantic, Instrumental.

The album Solitude is Oneself presents three music pieces, each in two versions: for electric piano (Rhodes) and for acoustic piano (Steinway). Therefore the six tracks…

Don’t see any negative aspects in Solitude. In Spanish there is only one word for Solitude and Loneliness (namely “Soledad”). Loneliness is a state of isolation, without dialog, feeling abandoned and without external points of reference. But I conceive Solitude as a highely creative state, in which one is faced to what one actually wants to achieve, with one’s thoughts, with one’s self.

1) Never Underestimate the Difficulties of Simple Things. Lots of times I have seen this in several persons – and in myself: when something is simple, easy and uncomplicated, we tend to underestimate it too much and its hidden difficulties end up tackling us. We leave to the last moment a text that seems easy to learn, and we do not assimilate it as we could. Or a chess game that is (really) won, but we feel over-confident, we play with superficiality, we make slight mistakes one after the other and lose control of the situation.

2) Too Much But Still Not Enough. The title aludes to current life in those human groups or societies that put an extremely strong stress in performance/efficiency at all costs, at any price. If you don’t get first prizes always, non-stop, you are a nobody. If you get a second place in a maraton where a thousand participated, your only merit is being the best of the losers. If you are the subchampion / runner-up of anything, nobody will remember you in a few years. This obsession for all or nothing leads to high levels of anxiety. All that you do is too much for your (mental, affective or physical) health, but anyway not enough for the system.

3) Waiting for Perfection is Waiting Forever: There are several forms of perfectionism, and some are harmful, noxious. We expect from others, or from ourselves, a perfection that belongs to an angelic world, not that of human beings. We hope that our partner does not have shortcomings or defects (Prince Charming Syndrome), we expect our teachers and parents to answer all our questions, we expect that our children have a perfect discipline, we hope to do an immaculate, faultless, unobjectionable job, always. Some human beings can do it (they can be called geniuses). For many others, such expectation can be a burden that slows us down, that undermines our energy, our motivation, our confidence in our strengths. The excess of perfectionism can paralyze. (Of course, the absence of any wish to improve is equally harmful.)

The ArtWork (Cover Art) of Solitude is Oneself shows a human face (concretely the composer’s) faced simmetrically to its silhouette, in black. This illustration alludes to the title. It is oneself (the person) facing his own solitude, his internal misterious being. A real human facing his own shadow. It is not a negative shadow: is the shadow of which Shamanism speaks, the own shadow from where one draws strength.

This album was released on Friday 17 August 2018 on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, Qobuz, Tidal, Amazon mp3 and nearly all streaming platforms you can imagine.

Love Tidal? Got Tidal:

These piano pieces are dedicated to Mr. Cadmiel Pérez from República Dominicana.

Find the sheet music in SMP, Sheet Music Plus (very reasonably priced: 3 dollars)
www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20791799?aff_id=565049

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Shortly Before Sunset: guitar music – Juan Maria Solare

Shortly Before Sunset:
A thoughtful, simple, melodic piece for unplugged fingerstyle acoustic guitar. The romantic recollections of an urban cowboy, alone at the end of the journey. No complications, no fancy packaging, just a nice piece of music.

Release Date on Spotify etc: 9 November 2018
Label: Janus Music & Sound
UPC: 5054526625914
Genres: Instrumental & Easy Listening

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Solitude is Oneself: piano music by Juan Maria Solare

Solitude is Oneself is tranquil, relaxing, “chill”, minimalist, expressive, peaceful music for solo piano, composed and performed by Juan María Solare. This music can be “used” for meditation, study, learning, sleeping, relax or praying. Keywords: New simplicity, Neoclassical, Post-Romantic, Instrumental.

The album Solitude is Oneself presents three music pieces, each in two versions: for electric piano (Rhodes) and for acoustic piano (Steinway). Therefore the six tracks…

Don’t see any negative aspects in Solitude. In Spanish there is only one word for Solitude and Loneliness (namely “Soledad”). Loneliness is a state of isolation, without dialog, feeling abandoned and without external points of reference. But I conceive Solitude as a highely creative state, in which one is faced to what one actually wants to achieve, with one’s thoughts, with one’s self.

1) Never Underestimate the Difficulties of Simple Things. Lots of times I have seen this in several persons – and in myself: when something is simple, easy and uncomplicated, we tend to underestimate it too much and its hidden difficulties end up tackling us. We leave to the last moment a text that seems easy to learn, and we do not assimilate it as we could. Or a chess game that is (really) won, but we feel over-confident, we play with superficiality, we make slight mistakes one after the other and lose control of the situation.

2) Too Much But Still Not Enough. The title aludes to current life in those human groups or societies that put an extremely strong stress in performance/efficiency at all costs, at any price. If you don’t get first prizes always, non-stop, you are a nobody. If you get a second place in a maraton where a thousand participated, your only merit is being the best of the losers. If you are the subchampion / runner-up of anything, nobody will remember you in a few years. This obsession for all or nothing leads to high levels of anxiety. All that you do is too much for your (mental, affective or physical) health, but anyway not enough for the system.

3) Waiting for Perfection is Waiting Forever: There are several forms of perfectionism, and some are harmful, noxious. We expect from others, or from ourselves, a perfection that belongs to an angelic world, not that of human beings. We hope that our partner does not have shortcomings or defects (Prince Charming Syndrome), we expect our teachers and parents to answer all our questions, we expect that our children have a perfect discipline, we hope to do an immaculate, faultless, unobjectionable job, always. Some human beings can do it (they can be called geniuses). For many others, such expectation can be a burden that slows us down, that undermines our energy, our motivation, our confidence in our strengths. The excess of perfectionism can paralyze. (Of course, the absence of any wish to improve is equally harmful.)

The ArtWork (Cover Art) of Solitude is Oneself shows a human face (concretely the composer’s) faced simmetrically to its silhouette, in black. This illustration alludes to the title. It is oneself (the person) facing his own solitude, his internal misterious being. A real human facing his own shadow. It is not a negative shadow: is the shadow of which Shamanism speaks, the own shadow from where one draws strength.

This album was released on Friday 17 August 2018 on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, Qobuz, Tidal, Amazon mp3 and nearly all streaming platforms you can imagine.

Love Tidal? Got Tidal:

These piano pieces are dedicated to Mr. Cadmiel Pérez from República Dominicana.

Find the sheet music in SMP, Sheet Music Plus (very reasonably priced: 3 dollars)
www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20791799?aff_id=565049

Consider liking the corresponding Facebook page
www.facebook.com/Solitude-is-Oneself-2124350890922489

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Fitzsimon And Brogan Break Boundaries On “Big Blue World”

Track list:

1. Big Blue World – 2:42.

2. The Cutest and the Cruelest – 3:37.

3. Blue Velvet – 4:02.

4. The Downing Pool – 3:15.

5. Girl in a Gilded Cage – 2:36.

6. One Minute Every Hour – 4:35.

7. Venus in Reverse – 4:50.

8. Someone I Know – 2:29.

9. The Wounds are Healing – 3:59.

10. God Given Right – 3:03.

The duo of Londoners Neil Fitzsimon and Bee Brogan have been developing a pretty respectable career in recent years after their exodus from Pretty Blue Gun and after going through several labels, which makes the very positive receptions of their work much more fascinating. Add to that equation guest musicians that played for the likes of the Moody Blues or Eric Clapton and you have Fitzsimon and Brogan, now presenting a very great compilation of Pop Rock tracks in their brand new album, Big Blue World.

What makes this collaboration so appealing is the fact that they cannot be pigeon-hold like the vast majority of Pop Rock bands that are always proliferating in the business and that is something that can make a huge difference. Naturally, they come from the English music scene, where versatility and experimentation is always there almost by default, which is quite helpful for that. They are not only focused in making great songs, but they also have that curiosity to stretch artistically that makes musicians great.

So, what do have here in Big Blue World? Just by looking at the cover we can tell that we are not going to find a typical album: the image of Earth broken in two, almost giving “birth” to a new one, is as powerful as modern album covers can go and they show a level consciousness that is quite different to the usual Pop bands in the business. Album covers can’t make an album good or bad, but their goal is to amaze or at least intrigue the potential listener and this one does just that.

The great thing about the music on this album is the fact that each track is its own musical entity; you can find a wide variety of influences here and that makes for a much more compelling and intriguing listen. For example, God Given Right, the last song on the album, evokes some early 80s influences like The Clash and then you hear something like Blue Velvet, that has a few Folk influences and you can’t help but to be amazed at the fact that such opposites influences are coexistent in the same body of work.

One point I would like to signal is the fact that modern Rock musicians tend to tone down their ferocity and not have that kind of raw appeal that the great bands had back in the day; while I cannot dare to declare that Fitzsimon and Brogan have the same venom than, say, the Sex Pistols, I can safely say that they have a bit more of roughness going on than the average modern band and that is something worth celebrating–the modern Rock scene needs a bit more of that.

I will admit that one part that truly got me about this album was the fact that it has thick layers of guitar that just sound incredible with headphones; the production is top notch and that is another point to take into consideration when analyzing this album because it gives a little bit of balance to what is such a varied musical effort.

At the end of the day, Fitzsimon and Brogan’s Big Blue World is a pretty talented, varied and fascinating album that is worth having in your collection. If you are the kind of listener that likes Pop Rock, but also wants something a bit more musical, then this is the best choice for you.

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Solitude is Oneself: piano music by Juan Maria Solare

Solitude is Oneself is tranquil, relaxing, “chill”, minimalist, expressive, peaceful music for solo piano, composed and performed by Juan María Solare. This music can be “used” for meditation, study, learning, sleeping, relax or praying. Keywords: New simplicity, Neoclassical, Post-Romantic, Instrumental.

The album Solitude is Oneself presents three music pieces, each in two versions: for electric piano (Rhodes) and for acoustic piano (Steinway). Therefore the six tracks…

Don’t see any negative aspects in Solitude. In Spanish there is only one word for Solitude and Loneliness (namely “Soledad”). Loneliness is a state of isolation, without dialog, feeling abandoned and without external points of reference. But I conceive Solitude as a highely creative state, in which one is faced to what one actually wants to achieve, with one’s thoughts, with one’s self.

1) Never Underestimate the Difficulties of Simple Things. Lots of times I have seen this in several persons – and in myself: when something is simple, easy and uncomplicated, we tend to underestimate it too much and its hidden difficulties end up tackling us. We leave to the last moment a text that seems easy to learn, and we do not assimilate it as we could. Or a chess game that is (really) won, but we feel over-confident, we play with superficiality, we make slight mistakes one after the other and lose control of the situation.

2) Too Much But Still Not Enough. The title aludes to current life in those human groups or societies that put an extremely strong stress in performance/efficiency at all costs, at any price. If you don’t get first prizes always, non-stop, you are a nobody. If you get a second place in a maraton where a thousand participated, your only merit is being the best of the losers. If you are the subchampion / runner-up of anything, nobody will remember you in a few years. This obsession for all or nothing leads to high levels of anxiety. All that you do is too much for your (mental, affective or physical) health, but anyway not enough for the system.

3) Waiting for Perfection is Waiting Forever: There are several forms of perfectionism, and some are harmful, noxious. We expect from others, or from ourselves, a perfection that belongs to an angelic world, not that of human beings. We hope that our partner does not have shortcomings or defects (Prince Charming Syndrome), we expect our teachers and parents to answer all our questions, we expect that our children have a perfect discipline, we hope to do an immaculate, faultless, unobjectionable job, always. Some human beings can do it (they can be called geniuses). For many others, such expectation can be a burden that slows us down, that undermines our energy, our motivation, our confidence in our strengths. The excess of perfectionism can paralyze. (Of course, the absence of any wish to improve is equally harmful.)

The ArtWork (Cover Art) of Solitude is Oneself shows a human face (concretely the composer’s) faced simmetrically to its silhouette, in black. This illustration alludes to the title. It is oneself (the person) facing his own solitude, his internal misterious being. A real human facing his own shadow. It is not a negative shadow: is the shadow of which Shamanism speaks, the own shadow from where one draws strength.

This album was released on Friday 17 August 2018 on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, Qobuz, Tidal, Amazon mp3 and nearly all streaming platforms you can imagine.

Love Tidal? Got Tidal:

These piano pieces are dedicated to Mr. Cadmiel Pérez from República Dominicana.

Find the sheet music in SMP, Sheet Music Plus (very reasonably priced: 3 dollars)
www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20791799?aff_id=565049

Consider liking the corresponding Facebook page
www.facebook.com/Solitude-is-Oneself-2124350890922489

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Alicia Grimes, YouTube Star, Signs with AWAL/Kobalt Music. Highly Anticipated Single, “Beautiful”, drops on October 26, 2018

Alicia Grimes, YouTube Star, Alternative, POP, EDM Music Artist Signs with AWAL/Kobalt Music on August 25, 2018. Her Highly Anticipated Single, “Beautiful”, Feat. Mario Fernando Martinez will be released on October 26, 2018 and distributed to over 200 territories worldwide and to all the key digital platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes,TouchTunes, Phononet, NetEase, Cloud Music, Amazon,Google Play, Deezer — and many more

Official Website: aliciagrimesent.weebly.com
Twitter – twitter.com/aliciagrimes71
Instagram – instagram.com/aliciagrimes71
SoundCloud – soundcloud.com/aliciagrimes
YouTube – youtube.com/aliciagrimesent
Spotify – open.spotify.com/artist/4VPajxKM9qYa0lhluirq68
Facebook – www.facebook.com/Alicia-Grimes-205959576094155/
Famous Birthdays – www.famousbirthdays.com/people/alicia-grimes.html

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Top 10 Billboard Artist Emily Perry Joins 2018 High School Nation Fall Tour, Visiting Schools in 13 U.S. Cities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

(LOS ANGELES) – OCT 2, 2018 – With two Top 10 Billboard charting dance hits under her belt, acclaimed pop singer and performer Emily Perry has joined the High School Nation Fall 2018 Tour, embarking on the 25-date national tour across America.

Perry will join the tour on its first date, kicking off October 15 in Chicago. The tour will then take her to 12 additional cities across the U.S., including the D.C. Metro area, Atlanta, Orlando, Houston and Baltimore among others. The tour will conclude in Dallas on November 16.

The High School Nation Tour, which was started in 2004, is an annual music festival that brings some of the industry’s leading musicians to high schools across the country, along the way raising funds and awareness for better access to music, arts and sports in public schools.

Perry will perform on the festival’s main stage on all 25 dates.

Past acts featured on the High School Nation Tour have included Silento, Plain White T’s, Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas, Drake Bell, Symon, Justine Skye and more.

Originally hailing from Sydney, Australia, Perry has found incredible success in the States over the last year, since releasing her first single, “Sugarcoated.” At just 19, she’s had four hit singles, two peaking at #9 on the Billboard Dance Chart with “Boom” and “Summer On Lock,” and her third single, “Walk In Silence,” reaching #13.

Her songs have been remixed by the likes of such music luminaries as DJ Hector Fonseca (Sia, Lady Gaga, Rihanna) and Grammy Winner Dave Aude (Bruno Mars, Adele, Beyonce).

The list of dates for the High School Nation Fall 2018 Tour are as follows:

• October 15 – 19, Chicago, IL
• October 22 – 23, Baltimore, MD
• October 24, Washington, DC
• October 25, Fairfax, VA
• October 26, Alexandria, VA
• October 29 – 30, Atlanta, GA
• October 31 – November 1, Columbia, SC • November 2, Charleston, SC
• November 5 – 6, Jacksonville, FL
• November 7 – 8, Orlando, FL
• November 9, Tampa, FL
• November 12 – 14, Houston, TX
• November 15 – 16, Dallas, TX

For more information on Perry, visit www.TheEmilyPerry.com.

For more information on the High School Nation Tour Fall 2018, visit www.highschoolnation.com.

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New Lyric Video From Top 25 Roots/Folk Artist James Lee Baker

The Colorado-based singer-songwriter has released the official lyric video for his New Music Weekly charting single, “Cowtown Blues.”

DENVER, CO, UNITED STATES, October 3, 2018 — Colorado roots/folk singer-songwriter and Top 25 FolkDJ radio chart artist, James Lee Baker has released the official lyric video for his current single, “Cowtown Blues.” The song is currently charting on the New Music Weekly country chart. Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usGG1wbZ7EY.

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ABOUT JAMES LEE BAKER: A classically trained musician, James Lee Baker fuses influences from acoustic singer-songwriters like David Mead, Ellis Paul, John Gorka, Gregory Alan Isakov, Bob Dylan, and Slaid Cleaves. He embraces open tunings to create an unconventional but welcoming sound and timbre to his playing. Trained briefly by Richard Gilewitz, a renowned fingerstyle guitar player, James Lee’s fingerstyle guitar playing is rich and melodic, pulling listeners into memorable motifs and atmospheres.

In 2017, Baker released a Texas-inspired full-length project called “Home Again.” Harnessing his experience in technology, Baker recruited talented studio session musicians, accessing performers from Los Angeles, Canada, The United Kingdom, and Denver. “Home Again” is a Country-flavored Americana album, rich with instrumentation like dobro, lap steel, fiddle, and harmonica.

In March, he released an EP of Folk/Americana songs called “The Canadian River.” The single of the same title placed #23 on the FolkDJ radio charts in April of 2018, and the song “Two Cageless Birds” went on to be selected for the John O’Hara Songwriting Performance Grant.

James has played at several prominent venues including the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles, The Fox Theater in Boulder, and Swallow Hill and The Walnut Room in Denver.

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Two new remixes for the uplifting track ‘Our Road’

Traveling the same way music travels. This was TerraNation’s original inspiration during a trip to Rome for the uplifting ‘Our Road’ release. Now, we present two exciting remixes which transform the atmosphere though still maintain the essence of the journey.

MNK highlights the strength with a bigroom edit. The refined dynamics create impact, he then switches things up by dropping in a killer bass section.

“The atmosphere was brilliant and this melody is so beautiful.” MNK

Michel Dogniaux brings a minimal style with a deep and compelling mood. There are lovely, delicate moments which are then overturned entirely with the hard dance sections.

“I wanted to go wrong and offer a piece more relaxed compared to the original version that was bouncy.” Michel Dogniaux

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