SONNET SIMMONS - GIRLS & BOYS MEDLEY (BalconyTV)
- 5 years ago
SONNET SIMMONS performs the song GIRLS & BOYS MEDLEY for BalconyTV.
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PRESENTED BY XAVIER BRINKMAN
Combine Gwen Stefani's electro pop beats interwoven with Fiona Apple's lyrical aptitude and Sara Bareilles' piano styling, and you encapsulate the sound of Sonnet Simmons' self-titled debut EP.
Sonnet, whose name is derived from the Italian word, "sonetto" signifying a "little song" or "little sound," delivers a fresh perspective of pop, illuminated with pulsating electronic beats and themes that connect across emotional lines and frame her eight-song debut. This ascending singer-songwriter first captivated national audiences with her song, "You're So Good for Me," which was featured in a Coca Cola/Lagoon Park campaign, hitting the Top 100 downloads list for Amazon, appearing on i-Tunes, and garnering over 40K downloads in its first month. In August of 2012, Overstock.com debuted the first in a series of three commercials featuring Sonnet singing the Overstock.com song, "O is the One," which she co-wrote.
Despite her melodic and piano prowess, Sonnet wasn't born into the music business or plucked from a reality show competition. Her life experience is much more colorful than your typical pop star. Throughout her childhood, Sonnet lived a gypsy-like lifestyle with her mother and sister, travelling around Europe and Asia. Born in Greece, she eventually travelled from Switzerland to India with various stops in between, changing schools five times before the end of 6th grade.
During her nomadic adventures when she was constantly moving from one place to the next, music was her solace, her rhythmical soul mate. After attending Hamilton Music Academy of Music (a performing arts high school in LA), she received a Jazz Voice degree from UCLA. Following graduation, she subsequently moved to New York with her first love, in hopes of making her dreams as a musician come true, only to realize that she needed to find her own voice before further embarking on her musical journey. "I thought writing was out of my grasp," she recalls, "but it was the missing link."
On September 25th this multi-faceted songstress will release her new self-titled EP, which includes eight new tracks that blend energetic dance anthems and compelling vocals, while incorporating traces of some of her greatest inspirations—Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, and Ani Difranco. For this pivotal project, she enlisted a preeminent team of producers, mixers and composers who have all worked with such musical megastars as Michael Jackson, Adele, Beyonce, and Josh Groban.
With her upcoming EP, Sonnet examines male and female dynamics and shares the lessons she's learned about love, life, and relationships. Her creative doctrine, so poignantly articulated by 13-century poet, RUMI, is "You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens."
http://www.sonnetmusic.com/
CREDITS / SPONSORS
Producer / Talent Booker: Cindi Avnet
Cinematographer: Cory Evans
Recorded: James Schumacher
Mixed By: Jeff Bates
Co-Producer/ Talent Booker: Leah Hobbs
Atara Gottschalk: Admin
PAs: Chloe Robinson, Lydia Reed
Photography: Chloe Robinson, Lydia Reed
Special Thanks to Tom & Jeannie Buck for Balcony Location!
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PRESENTED BY XAVIER BRINKMAN
Combine Gwen Stefani's electro pop beats interwoven with Fiona Apple's lyrical aptitude and Sara Bareilles' piano styling, and you encapsulate the sound of Sonnet Simmons' self-titled debut EP.
Sonnet, whose name is derived from the Italian word, "sonetto" signifying a "little song" or "little sound," delivers a fresh perspective of pop, illuminated with pulsating electronic beats and themes that connect across emotional lines and frame her eight-song debut. This ascending singer-songwriter first captivated national audiences with her song, "You're So Good for Me," which was featured in a Coca Cola/Lagoon Park campaign, hitting the Top 100 downloads list for Amazon, appearing on i-Tunes, and garnering over 40K downloads in its first month. In August of 2012, Overstock.com debuted the first in a series of three commercials featuring Sonnet singing the Overstock.com song, "O is the One," which she co-wrote.
Despite her melodic and piano prowess, Sonnet wasn't born into the music business or plucked from a reality show competition. Her life experience is much more colorful than your typical pop star. Throughout her childhood, Sonnet lived a gypsy-like lifestyle with her mother and sister, travelling around Europe and Asia. Born in Greece, she eventually travelled from Switzerland to India with various stops in between, changing schools five times before the end of 6th grade.
During her nomadic adventures when she was constantly moving from one place to the next, music was her solace, her rhythmical soul mate. After attending Hamilton Music Academy of Music (a performing arts high school in LA), she received a Jazz Voice degree from UCLA. Following graduation, she subsequently moved to New York with her first love, in hopes of making her dreams as a musician come true, only to realize that she needed to find her own voice before further embarking on her musical journey. "I thought writing was out of my grasp," she recalls, "but it was the missing link."
On September 25th this multi-faceted songstress will release her new self-titled EP, which includes eight new tracks that blend energetic dance anthems and compelling vocals, while incorporating traces of some of her greatest inspirations—Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, and Ani Difranco. For this pivotal project, she enlisted a preeminent team of producers, mixers and composers who have all worked with such musical megastars as Michael Jackson, Adele, Beyonce, and Josh Groban.
With her upcoming EP, Sonnet examines male and female dynamics and shares the lessons she's learned about love, life, and relationships. Her creative doctrine, so poignantly articulated by 13-century poet, RUMI, is "You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens."
http://www.sonnetmusic.com/
CREDITS / SPONSORS
Producer / Talent Booker: Cindi Avnet
Cinematographer: Cory Evans
Recorded: James Schumacher
Mixed By: Jeff Bates
Co-Producer/ Talent Booker: Leah Hobbs
Atara Gottschalk: Admin
PAs: Chloe Robinson, Lydia Reed
Photography: Chloe Robinson, Lydia Reed
Special Thanks to Tom & Jeannie Buck for Balcony Location!
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