musings from a musical mind

Digital EP Available on AIS Records (City Hall/The Orchard) on Feb. 12

(New York, NY) — #Elektragaaz are a global live and virtual instrumental group featuring a mix of live and electronic music with most of the members based in the New York metropolitan area but headed by a mysterious and intensely private Frisian composer using the pseudonym of Poppo Redband but usually referred to as simply Redband. The group exists in both the real world and in a fictional universe, a volatile blend that can be bewitching or bewildering or both. The music too may leave listeners both bewildered and bewitched, drawing on such far flung influences as classical music, hip hop, rock, club, techno, pop, dance, film noir, comic books and video games– all precipitated by Redband’s neurological condition which causes him to see music as well as hear it.

As an introduction to the world of Elektragaaz…

New Artist Soars onto the Scene with Pair of Heartfelt Holiday Singles

Dec 2020 (New York, NY) — Over the last quarter century, Singer/Songwriter (and former Judge) Chris St. John has truly led a diverse and successful professional career in the field of law. Now, his dream of lateral success in the music business is starting to become a reality, with his instantly satisfying first musical releases, “It’s Christmas Day,” and “Baby in a Manger,” which are available now – just in time for the holidays.

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“These are two songs I wrote on Christmas, about 10 years apart. They are not Christmas songs in the traditional sense, but they are very spiritual. They are prayers, really,” he added.

Listen to 90.3 WHPC-FM between 9pm – 11pm on Monday December 28th and hear both tunes PREMIERE LIVE on air and online at www.nccradio.org

Then, early…

Leann Pisano and the Long Island Wedding Chapel Giving Complimentary Services for Front Line Workers, EMT, Police and Military

PATCHOGUE, NY (December, 2020) – When Wedding Officiant and Nurse to be Leann Pisano and her Husband were stricken with COVID 19 and survived – with a little help from their front line friends – they wanted to give back to those who served them, and who continue to do so every day to get us all back to some semblance of normalcy. To affect something good for the neighborhood and be thankful to breathe another day.

To this point, Tuesday December 22, 2020, the couple will be offering FREE intimate socially distanced and mask conscious Marriage Ceremonies to all Hospital Workers, EMT, Police and Military at their Long Island Wedding Chapel, located at 124 Medford Ave, Suite C, Patchogue, New York, 11772. By appointment, naturally. They are Bi-lingual, Gay Marriage…

Book/Song Highlights the Happiness Created by Mutual Loving Support and Cooperation Among Relatives

Dec, 2020 (Long Island, NY) – COVID 19 has stopped most of our in-person 2020 plans in their tracks; making this another season of ZOOM calls, blown kisses and screen hugs. So, Teacher, Musician and Author Tara Drouin is helping to remind us of the simple joy of bringing family together with her new book and accompanying song, entitled “Red Rock Rd”.

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Red Rock Road is a read and sing-along picture book for beginner readers which is a great medium of learning through rhyme and repetition. The book inspired by writer Tara Drouin’s parents’ home is a beautiful log cabin tucked away in the Catskill Mountains, in New York. The catchy tune and bright Illustrations create a fun and engaging method to teach children about the importance of…

Tantalizing Troupe Presents Gorgeous Classical Renditions of Beatles Favs

Nov 2020 (New York, NY) — “Penny Lane”, the new release from singer/songwriter Jeff Lake and his classical music compadres in Cellophane Flowers, is available now on Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify, and all the major music services. Hard copy CDs are also due to be released to retail in January.

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Jeff Lake & Cellophane Flowers put a new spin on the music of The Beatles by turning to an older form of music — classical music!

The group replaces electric guitars with violins & cello for its core sound while adding traces of modern production, acoustic guitar & Lake’s smooth vocal delivery. While tracks such as “Penny Lane” take a minimalistic baroque-era approach — string quartet & voice — other tracks such as “Within You Without…

Top Independent International Film Festival To Deliver Much of This Year’s Content Digitally and Will Host Two Outdoor Cinema Nights at Samanea Mall in Garden City

New York, NY (SEPTEMBER 2020) – The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is the premiere filmmaker community on Long Island, and one of the most respected festivals of its kind in the world; showing almost 200 short and feature-length films in many different genres each year. Sponsored by the Long Island Film-TV Foundation (LIFTF), the County of Nassau, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency and Gold Coast Studios, this year the 23rd Annual installment will be held from September 30th – October 8th 2020 and will include two nights of drive-in movies on Friday October 2nd and Saturday October 3rd at 7 PM and 10 PM the at Samanea Mall, 1504 Old Country Rd, Westbury NY. This year, LIIFE’s films will also be…