Women Powered Music Musical Corner
Coming Sunday April 25th, 2021 at 12:00pm PT
SONG FINALISTS
Zac Baldwin, Artemis Co-Founder, speaks with the 2021 Song finalists. They discuss the inspiration for their music, how they create, the collaborative process and taking projects from inception to production.
The panelists include:
Song Finalists: Fay Gauthier (Fade), Erin Beute (Alleliua), Floyd (What Do You Say), Sarah Gurfield on behalf of the film Boy Eats Girl (Make it Better), Toni Short (Body Communion & Fear, I Got Nothing For You), Connie Lansberg (Alone With Bees)
Alleluia – Theme song from the short film, Bird’s Eye. Composed by Erin Beute; additional rap lyrics by Scott Poiley. Additional mash-up music by Carl Orff, O FORTUNA. As sung by LEVITICAL RISE. USA
Alone with Bees – Explores the idea that your relationship with the past, the enemy within, can be reconciled and transformed into something sweet. Written, arranged, and performed by Connie Lansberg. Mark Fitzgibbon-piano, Ben Hanlon-double bass, Peter Hodges drums. Produced by Connie Lansberg. Australia
Body Communion – Being lost in the game called love . Then the right love comes in and reminds me to feel safe inside of you. Lyrics and Vocals By Toni Short and @2LC2; Production By @2LC2. USA
Cowboy Boots – Nikki Morgan, singer/songwriter; Donny Walker; Zachariah Jarrett; Kaitlin Foley; Diana Lawrence; Alexandra Olslavsky; Lake County Symphony Orchestra. USA
Fade – Guitar meets female vocalist railing against injustice in an Electro-Pop bar and things get a bit rowdy. Fay Gauthier, Toshi Yanagi, Ted Jacobs, Prod. USA
Fear, I Got Nothing for You – Our habits around our fears are what cause the issues in our life. Consciously being our true self can heal our emotions. Fear, come find me, I got nothing for you. Lyrics and Vocals by Toni Short; Production By @2LC2. USA
In Trouble – A reminder that despite turmoil that can come along with being human, there is always a place to go for your help. Vocals, Callie Day; Songwriter, Monica Hodnett. USA
Make It Better – theme song for the film short, Boy Eats Girl. Deborah Hurwitz, writer, arranger, producer; Baraka May, writer, performer. USA
My Amazing Grace – A song about God bringing grace into one’s life. Debra Gussin; Dale Effren. USA
What Do You Say – A song about realizing your own power and ability to choose how to respond to tough situations that you continue to find yourself in. Written and Performed by Floyd; Produced by Ed Clare and Georgann Ireland for Nova Noir Productions; Mixed/Engineered by Reto Peter. USA
SCORE FINALISTS
Zac Baldwin, Artemis Co-Founder takes time to speak with the 2021 Music finalists. They discuss the inspiration for their music, how they create, the collaborative process and taking projects from inception to production.
Score/Composition Finalists include: Ganna Sorbat (Between Earth & Sky), Kasey Crawford (Streetlight Dancers), Margaret Brandman (Spirit Visions) and Sarah Gurfield on behalf of the film Boy Eats Girl (Boy Eats Girl)
Between Earth & Sky – Inspired by true events that took place in Kyiv (Ukraine), my homeland, in February 2014. It was a terrible civil war and many died. Piano intro describes the endless conflicts and wars on Earth. The following orchestral theme is about the infinite universe, and the undying spirit. Written and performed by Ganna Sorbat; Love Theme from the Poem is featuring duduk performed by Armen Kostandyan (Kyiv, Ukraine). USA
Boy Eats Girl – The original score for BOY EATS GIRL: A Zombie Love Story, short film. Christy Carew, Composer. USA
Farewell – Dramatic score. Jaimie Pangan. USA
Molecules – Souls, under the sky of infinite, seeking a chance of happiness. The notes chase each other and within the musical microcosm they cling to the invisible line of a brief and hidden breath of happiness. Maria Rago. USA
Piano Fantasy – Piano Fantasy (two movements) is the essence of film noir and horror music, with drama, energy, spice and an unending sense of urgency. What’s around the corner? Don’t open that door! Deborah Offenhauser, artist, pianist, composer, arranger, orchestrator. USA
Spirit Visions – A symphonic tone-poem based on a majestic theme. Composer Margaret Brandman was given an opportunity to improvise on the magnificent Sydney Town Hall pipe organ. Margaret Brandman, composer, pianist; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Pavel Šnajdr. Australia
Streetlight Dancers – A business woman in her mid-40s revives her passion for dance and gains new perspective on her adulthood relationship to forgotten youth in a night-fallen, deserted city street. Kasey Crawford, composer and pianist. Transcription by Lincoln Miller. USA
