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Casio’s Mike Martin Demos #NAMM2016
Hanging w/Casio’s Mike Martin @SummerNamm2016
#Fox 17 #Nashville #Casio CGP 700 #BethSassMusic
Taped FOX 17 interview and discusion about the #CasioCGP700 plus upcoming #Beth Sass Singer Songwriter projects, gigs, music, and more on RockandReview on Fox 17 NASHVILLE. This show, specially designed to keep musicians in the know, is hosted and developed by good friend Eric Dahl. Broadcast available late November/early December in various formats: Live, stream, Youtube.
BMI Nashville: SyncThis! Music City on August 11-12, 2015
#Beth Sass Music, Independent Publisher & Label, attended SYNC THIS! presented by #BMI and City National Bank, #Downtown Music Publishing, #Warner Chappel Production Music and #Capitol CMG earlier this week in #Nashville. According to BMI, ” Sync THIS! – [was] an exclusive two-day event connecting six top music supervisors from the worlds of film, television and advertising with the best of Music City on August 11-12, 2015. …a unique setting for emerging BMI artists and tastemakers from the Nashville music community to foster relationships with music supervisors at the top of their respective fields.”
Thank you to the following supervisors for their insights: PJ Bloom (Neophonic), Libby Umstead (Zenden Entertainment) Brandon Young (Activision), David Rockwood (GSDM), Todd Porter (Goodby Silverstein) Nicole Prutch (Workshop Creative), Steve Schnur (EA).
The standout moments involved Libby Umstead, referring to “chasing goosebumps” as the primary mission behind mating song to picture, illustrating the hugely rewarding but needle-in-the-haystack passion with which the search for the right music is conducted.
Beth Sass Music @ ” Inside Scoop from Music Sups ” July 2015 NASHVILLE
Independent Publishing and Recording Company BETH SASS MUSIC was present at AIMP’s event at THE LISTENING ROOM, NASHVILLE on July 23,2015. Thanks to sponsors Kalatech, Warner Chappell Production Music, and OLE, ” this event [put] together top music supervisors in TV, film, trailers and ads with Nashville’s most successful (independent) music publishers”.
Beth Sass joining Walter Egan: House Concert Los Angeles 6/20/2015
You’re Invited! The incredibly talented singersongwriter Walter Lindsay Egan(#MagnetandSteel), will perform 2 sets up close and personal at the home of the legendary Pamela Des Barres on Saturday, June 20 at 4:00pm 4226 Redwood Avenue, Mar Vista CA 90066. Doors open at 4, show at 5 pm. Since I’m in LA next week, I am joining in on a song we just cowrote…”should be a legendary afternoon!! $10 (or more if you like) at the door…bring pot-luck dishes if so inclined”
The First Post of The #Summer (In #Nashville…summer starts Memorial Day!)
#singersongwriter news from #BethSassMusic 🙂
I am pulling together material from three sources for my next album!
First of all, it will include two digital singles recorded and written with Jerry Kimbrough that have already been released: HUNTINGTON AVENUE and MY FAVORITE TARGET. It will also include two acoustic tracks I recorded with Bruce Dees: HANDS ON THE WHEEL (two versions: one with acoustic piano and one with acoustic guitar) and HARDEST PART OF TOWN. Finally, it will also include new several new songs written and recorded with Walter Egan over the past year. Here’s a sneak peak of MASTER OF THE YEARS.
Additionally, I hope everyone has also been enjoying my Archival Soundcloud Page, where many early and unreleased recordings are “seeing the light of day”, as Bruce Dees likes to say.
HONOR YOUR MOTHER(HOOD)
“Like your mother and her mother you started out before us
With peril and gravel, sweetness and silence on the way, on the way.
Through amber autumns and grave winters, spingbolts of cobalt and generous July’s along the way, on the way.
Still you walked , walk you still
Always have, always will”.
BETH SASS MUSIC FEATURED ALONG WITH TOP ARTISTS ON POIGNANT BLOG, PART #2
Continuing the trend , Beth Sass Music is thrilled to announce that “Hands On The Wheel” , a song about parents being there for us when we’re most afraid; that it then becomes our turn to be there for those same parents as they age and even pass on….. is included along side #Sia and #JoshGroban and more in “34 Songs about Overcoming Obstacles, Adversity, Hard Times, Challenges and Not Giving Up”. We love these curated blogs, as well the owners who spend the so-precious time. Thanks to curator Nalini Marquez, this song will soon reach 1700 views on YouTube. 🙂
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BETH SASS MUSIC Featured Along With Top Artists On Poignant Blog, Part #1
Beth Sass Music is thrilled to announce that “Watercolor Lake” is included among those of #SaraMclachlan,#Enya,#ReginaSpektor, #JoshGroban,#LanaDelRey on blog “32 BEAUTIFUL, EMOTIONAL SONGS TO BE SAD, REFLECTIVE, DEPRESSED, AND MELANCHOLY TO”. We love these curated blogs, as well the owners who spend the so-precious time. Thanks to curator Nalini Marquez, views of the song video are soaring.
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IN HONOR OF WARM DAY IN JANUARY, NASHVILLE
“….the window’s opened and the heat is on…..like me and you it’s at the halfway point”
Music Monday: Woman Power
For those of us who do this for our life’s work, it is motivating for me to digest and pass this on. Thank you, MYFUNSHINE.
Women are badass. We just are.
I absolutely love when women express themselves – in writing, art, speech… and music. Below, find some of my favorite woman power songs. You rock, girls.
(This list is longer than usual because, you know. There are so many incredible power songs out there!)
- Sara Bareilles – Fairytale
You guys canNOT be surprised that I started this list with a song by Sara. To be honest, I was tempted to embed a playlist of every single song by this rock star, but I did narrow it down to one song.
We all know that, in many fairy tales, the damsel in distress waits for her knight in shining armor to come save her. Well, what if the damsel in distress doesn’t need a man at all? What if she is really just over the knight in shining armor?
Sara envisions this world, and shares…
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#James Altchuler:”The less effort you have to give something, the more powerful you become”
Read more from this successful passionate angry talented and willing-to-wrestle-with-demons writer and businessman.
http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/home/?u=ca6ae38471d227b05e07a47e9&id=4443cd21dd
Stress vrs Time Management: “OVERWHELMED” by BrigidSchulte
This holiday, I was gifted a great book about time management and perception and the brain and society…and what a relief it is to read and absorb….(#SingerSongwriter #parenting #teaching #networking #Coaching ). Very helpful breakdown of the time WE THINK we’re spending vrs the time WE ARE spending. All about perception.
“OVERWHELMED” http://www.brigidschulte.com/books/overhelmed/
Brokenness, Expression, and Healing
…..grateful for bloggers who choose to support creatives.
“The worse childhood you have, the better artist you become.”
The renowned visual artist, Marina Abramovic, made this statement during an interview for CBS Sunday Morning some time ago. It made an immediate mark on me and rang painfully true. I don’t know much about the details of her childhood, but based on this statement and the little bit I do know, it doesn’t seem to have been a very good one. For her, the pain of her childhood is the fuel for her art.
I think she is onto something very important with the above statement. For me, the most compelling music is that which seems to be borne out of pain, struggle, or discontent. When I was younger, I was all about angry and/or rebellious music. It’s what drew me to Rage Against the Machine, Project 86 , and U2. During the past several years…
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Adolph Green: The boy from the Bronx makes good
A great read and follow up to my recent post about Bernstein’s ON THE TOWN.
Bob Golby. [Adolph Green performing in A Party with Comden & Green.] 1959. Museum of the City of New York. F2013.41.5440. Last Tuesday, December 2, 2014, marked the 100th birthday of Adolph Green, writer and lyricist. With his creative partner Betty Comden, Green composed lyrics for over 200 songs, wrote ten Broadway musicals, and penned nine screenplays including Singin’ in the Rain and big screen adaptations of Broadway hits On the Town and Bells Are Ringing. Whether you saw NBC’s broadcast of Peter Pan Live! last week, or watched the romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle, or are a fan of the television show Glee, you’ve enjoyed the lyrical stylings of Adolph Green.
Sheet music for “New York, New York” from On the Town, 1944. Museum of the City of New York, 70.22.141B.
Born in the Bronx (“New York, New York, a helluva town. The Bronx is…
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My 2014 Holiday Highlight: Bernstein Back On Broadway
#Leonard Bernstein ‘s musical offerings so rich in Broadway Revival of On The Town…could really hear a lot of #WestSideStory in the score.
Click Here To Listen To SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY
Here’s the link to pre-order the new Broadway Revival of ON THE TOWN:
http://www.amazon.com/Town-New-Broadway-Cast-Recording/dp/B00P6QXXL6
#boston through the eyes of my daughter
Workday…
Worked on #TinyDesk Style videos ALL day today in #Boston….
ALL DAY…ALLLLLL DAYYYYYY. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Thank you Scott Lilliott for your never ending dedication. XOXOOXO
Do YOU Visit Your Home Town During The Holidays?
Do YOU Visit Your Home Town During The Holidays?
November 9, 2014
October 23, 2014
NOW AVAILABLE!
Most Streamed Song Aug-Oct 2014:
“MY FAVORITE TARGET” (Sass, Kimbrough)
Ever had someone you couldn’t help but zero in on critically… That you love to hate…. Hate to love….Hate to pick apart….. but can’t help yourself…. Even if they deserve it:)))
Currently in pre-release. Available for download soon via all digital outlets. Listen/Stream:
https://soundcloud.com/bethsassmusic/my-favorite-target-final-v1-06252014
July 22, 2014
“Beth is a multi-talented singer-songwriter, music supervisor, arranger, producer, and performer who enjoys crossing stylistic boundaries. Her music is deeply thoughtful and evokes a tangible sense of time and place. As one of the first graduates of Berklee’s songwriting department, she studied the pioneers of all eras and genres of writing and performing, while gaining a solid foundation in the music craft and business acumen needed to augment the talent she so obviously possesses. Specializing in matching melodies, chord progressions, and hooks to lyrics, she artfully designs her songs and compositions to create special moods, effectively articulating the yearning of the human condition beneath the surface of the words and music. Beth’s understanding of the music industry and performers’ and composers’ rights, along with her writing and performing capabilities, positions her as the “go-to” person for music licensing, film music, music supervision, music production, or any other endeavor where the requirements include professionalism, talent, and ability.”
Tom Stein Professor, Professional Music, Berklee College of Music
July 4, 2014
we’re mastering as fast as we can…a bit more to go….but I’ve got folks needing previews of upcoming tunes, so I am posting soundcloud links to stream while we finish up.
My Musical Life: June 2014
Hello to everyone! I am pleased to share the following current notes and moments from my musical life:
My new favorite musician moment: When someone closes their eyes while listening to works in progress.
The ultimate: exquisite attention. Great to experience producer #Jerry Kimbrough deep in thought as he compares two very similar vocals. We are closing in on two more cuts.
Also great to hear from local production and media outlet executive via Linked In who shares many moments in my time line. Berklee College, Maypop Music, classic rock acts, and now film/tv tracks. Got me thinking about #Pharell William’s many-year-overnight-success is linked to a million mini events of support over the years..like a “mosaic”…in his words. I am affected by his willingness to share so openly his own thrill of this process.
Speaking of timelines, I was moved by #Normal Heart on HBO. Remembering Buddies/Boston: 1980-81. While hundreds of passionates swarmed the piano bar and disco each sunday afternoon, I was coming of age as a singer songwriter with the help of much needed and gratefully appreciated adoration.
By popular demand, I now have a Beth Sass Music YouTube channel. I’ve created 2 separate playlists for videos of my album KNOWING ME: with vocals and instrumental only. This means I am now searchable AND findable on YouTube.
Finally, on a personal note, I am thrilled to announce that my daughter, a rising violinist,singer-songwriter, and guitarist, has been accepted into the Advanced Jam Camp this summer here in Nashville, where she will get to hobnob with many like-minded talented teens and young adults.
Why I Love James Altchuler’s Way Of Wording Things
#jamesaltchuler:”it’s great to be extroverted with a bunch of introverts”. #shysongwriters #shycreatives #marketingarts #howtwitterhelps
— Beth Sass Music (@BethSassMusic) April 20, 2014
Didya See #BillyJoel and #JimmyFallen Use #Looper????
http://m.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/segments/3021
This is why I love being a musician these days!
Live Performance/Techno Fun/Arranging/Harmony/Pure Joy!!!!
This marries together media and creativity and ageless love of music!
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