When he started to make the music that appears on his new album, trumpeter Terence Blanchard wasn't thinking of Eric Garner, Michael Brown or any of the other recent high-profile police killings of African-Americans. He was thinking of desired collaborators: Donald Ramsey, a bassist and high-school classmate; Oscar Seaton, a drummer with whom he'd worked on film projects; Fabian Almazan, the pianist of his other band; and Charles Altura, a guitarist he'd encountered online. And he was thinking about a sound different from the left-center jazz quintet he leads: something overtly funky, with electric bass and guitar and processing and human voices and dance grooves.

As the E-Collective came together — both as a band and in terms of its repertoire — it took on another guiding light. Blanchard, no stranger to political statements, saw the music as an opportunity to speak out on current events he was unable to ignore, especially as a black man. The eventual recording came to be a commentary on the treatment of minorities by American law enforcement, in the vein of the #blacklivesmatter movement. The album's title references Eric Garner's last words, "I can't breathe"; it's called Breathless.

The heavy and the party recently came together for a week-long run at a jazz club in D.C., though the mood was much more on the party side when the E-Collective stopped at NPR headquarters. The mood was relaxed and jovial from the time the group stepped into the lobby, with Englishman Chris Bailey supplying plenty of backbeats on our house drum set — though there was a moment toward the end of the set when Blanchard casually explained the project, setting up a lyrical, almost elegiac solo. This music was a modern update on jazz fusion, sure, but also one where we dance to ward off despair.

Set List
"Soldiers"
"Confident Selflessness"
"Breathless"

Credits
Producers: Patrick Jarenwattananon, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Brian Jarboe; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Adam Wolffbrandt, Lani Milton; Assistant Producer: Elena Saavedra Buckley; photo by Lani Milton/NPR

Check out my Official Music Video Vaa En Uyire featuring Srinisha Jayaseelan which is my latest release only on Stephen Zechariah International. Looking forward for your love, reaction and support towards this expression of music.

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#Vaanvaruvaan is a 10 Part Series by Stardust Story.

Song Composed by Stephen Zechariah
Music Composed and Arranged by Stephen Zechariah
Vocals: Stephen Zechariah | Srinisha Jayaseelan
Lyrics: Vignesh Ramakrishna
Add. Lyrics: Mohan Rajan
Music Advisor - Kumar Morgan
Guitars - Keba Jeremiah
Bass Guitar - Keba Jeremiah
Violins - Akkarsh N Kasyap
Keyboard Programming - Kumar Morgan
Rhythm Produced - Vicky B
Recorded @ Noivil Studios Singapore by Dale Low
& 20db Studios (Chennai) by Hari
Mixed & Mastered by A M Rahmathulla

Orchestral Credits:

Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Recording Studio : Rottenbiller Utca
Conductor: Peter Illeyni
Orchestra Co-ordinator - Balasubramanian G
Session producer: Bálint Sapszon
Recording Engineer: Viktor Sabzo
Librarian: Agnes Sapszon, Kati
Orchestrators : Balasubramanian G, Abishek V

Executive Producer: Jaya Rathakrishnan
Directed by - R. Yuvan
Producer - Sha Ali
Director of Photography - Veknesuaran thiagarajan
Editor - Ruben
DI Colorist - Balaji Gopal (GB Colors)
Focus puller - Prevendran devandran
Gaffer - Rustam bin rapi
Key grip - Ravivarman ramamurthy | Jonathan Vijayan
Best Boy - Mukunden jayaseelan
Drone operator - Kadir
Soundman - Kay
Make up & Styling - Renugah M Vadivelu
SZ Hairstylist - Josh Maniam
Production Manager - Raja Zetti Alia Raja Zainal Abidin | Ayuni Hazwani Binti Abd Hamid
Production Department - Muhammad Ariff Shafiee bin Salleh | Wan Ariffin Bin Wan Sulaiman |
Muhammad Zakuan Afendy | Muhammad Aizuddin Bin Yazid | Muhammad Aqil Adham Bin mohamad Azuan
Art Department - Muhammad Firdaus Al Amin Bin Ibrahim | Muhammad Shahrin Adha Bin Shaipul Bahari

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#JenniferConnelly

"Live to Tell" is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue (1986). The song was originally composed by Patrick Leonard as an instrumental for the score of Paramount's film Fire with Fire, but Paramount rejected it. Leonard then presented the track to Madonna, who decided to use it for At Close Range, a film starring her then-husband Sean Penn. Madonna wrote the lyrics, co-composed the melodies and co-produced it with Leonard. "Live to Tell" was released as True Blue's lead single on March 26, 1986, by Sire Records; afterwards, it was included on Madonna's compilation albums The Immaculate Collection (1990), Something to Remember (1995), and Celebration (2009). A pop ballad, the song includes instrumentation from guitars, keyboards, drums and a synthesizer, while the lyrics deal with deceit, mistrust and childhood scars; Madonna also recalled in an interview that she thought about her relationship with her parents while writing the lyrics.

Upon release, the song was generally acclaimed by music critics, who frequently referred to it as one of her best ballads. It was also commercially successful, becoming Madonna's third number one in the US Billboard Hot 100, and her first number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. The music video, directed by James Foley, shows the singer in a more demure, toned down appearance, inspired by actresses such as Grace Kelly. "Live to Tell" was included on three of Madonna's concert tours. The performance at 2006's Confessions Tour caused controversy as it had the singer hanging from a mirrored cross simulating a crucifixion; religious groups condemned the number as an act of hostility toward the Roman Catholic Church. Madonna responded saying that her main intention with the performance was to bring attention to the millions of children dying in Africa. "Live to Tell" has been covered by a handful of artists, particularly for tribute albums.

Lyrics:

I have a tale to tell
Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well
I was not ready for the fall
Too blind to see the writing on the wall
A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned, 'til then
It will burn inside of me
I know where beauty lives
I've seen it once, I know the warm she gives
The light that you could never see
It shines inside, you can't take that from me
A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned, 'til then
It will burn inside of me
The truth is never far behind
You kept it hidden well
If I live to tell
The secret I knew then
Will I ever have the chance again
If I ran away, I'd never have the strength
To go very far
How would they hear the beating of my heart
Will it grow cold
The secret that I hide, will I grow old
How will they hear
When will they learn
How will they know
A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned, 'til then
It will burn inside of me
The truth is never far behind
You kept it hidden well
If I live to tell
The secret I knew then
Will I ever have the chance again
A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned, 'til then
It will burn inside of me

Soulful track written by James Brown & the Female Preacher Lyn Collins. Taken from her 2nd classic album Check Me Out If You Don't Know Me by Now - produced by James Brown the Minister Of New New Super Heavy Funk, and released on his label People Records (1975).
Sampled by I Shot Ya by LL Cool J (1995), Total Fascination by Pretty Lights (2010), 50 Shot Ya by DJ Kay Slay and 50 Cent (2003), Put It on the Line by Trife (2005), You Need Security by Max B feat. French Montana (2009) .

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#Wendyyy #Livrezon #King

Bonnie McKee - Forever 21 (Official Video) by Bonnie McKee

Forever 21 is a tragedy disguised as a bright and sparkly bop. Written in the twilight of my drinking days, it was my satirical coping mechanism, and a cathartic outlet exploring my shame around being an alcoholic hot mess. I was grappling with the idea of abandoning my party girl identity, flirting with the notion that the party might finally be over, and reveling in my last sloppy hurrah.

I love writing and directing narrative driven videos, and I really enjoy the challenge of telling a story with no dialogue. I knew we needed to figure out how to portray an entire emotional arc with picture alone, so it was important that we found a setting with well known traditions and societal etiquette for my character to obliterate- and what better setting than a wedding? The high stakes, the classic faux pas, and the booze fueled emotional landmines that come with a big expensive once in a lifetime party was the perfect backdrop for a comedic domino effect of epic failures. We've all either witnessed or been the culprit of wedding disasters, and coincidentally, my co-director David Richardson (Bombastic, Jenny's Got A Boyfriend, Wasted Youth, Easy, Stars In Your Heart) got his start directing wedding videos in Hawaii, so we were both excited to throw a tacky 80's wedding and watch it unravel. David and I speak the same aesthetic and comedic language, and all of my favorite music videos have come to life with him.

I wanted to find a way to capture both the elation of a carefree bender and the wreckage that's left in it's wake, so casting a wedding party and guests who could match my freak was important. I basically invited all my friends to an 80's themed party with the promise of a free meal and a good time, and they did not disappoint. In fact, the cast of this video IS the magic! Molly Tarlov turned up the drama and embodied hysterical bridezilla to perfection, Corey Walls brought a lovable unexpected charm to our doofus groom, Eden Wilson's uppity maid of honor served razor sharp side eye with a blood curdling smile, Joshuah Arizmendi was the funniest feel good wing man, Barni Rothman was a delightfully wacky mother of the bride, my perfectly perturbed bridesmaids Lola Blanc and Rachel West politely through gritted teeth, the unhinged groomsman, Kayan Palmer, L.J. Kapas, and Job Piston had me in absolute stitches, the wedding band, Bonavega, Sad Alex, Sara Keden, and Andy Harry, who are all incredible artists in real life and, turns out, can also act, and even the rest of the wedding guests, most of whom are talented musicians and not actors by trade, hammed it up and delivered creative improvisation that absolutely elevated this video and made a shoestring production feel like a real life movie! All of these beautiful faces and hilarious performances are incredible artists in their own right who generously lent their time and talent for a long day under hot lights, all for the price of a plate of Bucca De Beppo. Shout out to our stellar director of Photography, Gabe Kimpson and his incredible crew who lit us all to the gods and perfectly captured the mood, and a very special thanks to my co-producer Alex Schindler, and our skeleton crew of magical art department elves Hale May, Taylor Kahan, Spencer Moore, Vanessa Delosantos, and John Schmidt, who tirelessly turned an empty banquet hall into a tropical wedding set in a matter of hours. Thank you to Hollywood Womens Center for lending their beautiful space and accommodating our crew of misfits for the day!

I co-wrote this song with Kelly Sheehan (Hot City, Kylie Minogue, Beyonce, Rita Ora), Vaughn Oliver (Sleepwalker, Kim Petras, Katy Perry, Oliver) and Oliver Goldstein (Hot City, Foster The People, Chromeo, Oliver), and it was mixed and mastered by my favorite, Clint Gibbs, who is endlessly patient with me and always gets it right. Also special thanks to David Morup (Dave The Doctor) for making the perfectly cheesy wedding video theme song! I am so grateful to have such mind blowingly talent collaborators in my corner, and I thank my lucky stars every day that I get to create with my friends.

I love you all, thank you for your contributions!
xo Bonnie

Copyright (C) 2024 Bonnie Mckee.