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Houston, TX’s Classical-Pop Composer Humnos Logos Music Illustrates ‘Instrumental’ Bible Verses Through Song

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Houston, TX’s Classical-Pop Composer Humnos Logos Music Illustrates ‘Instrumental’ Bible Verses Through Song

On the surface, one may think Humnos Logos Music is all about classical, instrumental sounds. One listen of their debut album, Instrumental Verses 1, however, and it’s easy to see they encompass so much more.

Inspired by Scriptures, the Texas-based and decidedly private pop/classical artist has found a new way to deliver Christian music, evoking emotion without the use of lyrical content.

It was inevitable, really: with a grandmother who can play piano by ear, a great grandfather who built his own banjo, and a mother who spent years with a flute in-hand, there’s no denying the mastermind behind Humnos Logos Music has music coursing through them. “That’s just always been my reality,” the composer shares. “Music surrounded me from the start, and today I’ve found a way to marry classical sounds with Christian music.”

The result is a stunning premiere release featuring seven songs total; five classical in nature, and two offering a contemporary pop-rock feel, giving the album a nuanced yet modern edge.

With Humnos meaning song, and Logos meaning “word of God,” Humnos Logos Music has cleverly crafted each song based on a word of God from the Bible throughout. Some songs touch on the famous “Hall of Faith” chapter like “Not Worthy of Them,” as well as one about Philip’s automatic transport called “Arise & Go.”

Humnos Logos Music’s “Last Enemy” was inspired not only by Scripture but also reality; this American Songwriting finalist started to take shape after a beloved minister who had passed and conveys the anger one has towards death as well as the upside that one day the idea of death will perish as well.

“‘A Call to Endure (REV 13:10)’ is about end time tribulation,” the orchestral outfit offers. “The beginning of the song has trumpets, and then, with the sound of the rapture, the rest is about the apocalypse.

“Although there are no lyrics, each song tells a story in sound, and the titles are connected to an important, ‘instrumental’ even, Bible verse. In a world where there is so much conversation, so much noise, it’s nice to be able to digest emotive music that is void of hearsay. The notes, melodies, and arrangements speak volumes and allow listeners to just be in the moment with each song.”

Critics with early listens agree. “Love the composition in this track,” says Independent Music Reviews of “While Still Afar Off (LUK 15:20).” “(The song) is cinematic and brings some house and dance elements into the production. The beat is lively and pushes one’s inner limits. There is a deftness in the production, each phrase is subtly accompanied by another rhythm that defines that latter and builds on the experience for the listener.”

Instrumental Verses 1 is available now.

1-minute tip for artists stuck on social media: Googlewhacks.

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1-minute tip for artists stuck on social media: Googlewhacks.

“Googlewhacks” are two-word search queries that produce exactly one hit on Google. Try this today!

Kendal Thompson’s “Not UR Girl” Gets Remixed by Live/Electronic Wunder-Producer Pat Makes Music — Available Now!

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Kendal Thompson’s “Not UR Girl” Gets Remixed by Live/Electronic Wunder-Producer Pat Makes Music — Available Now!

As if Canadian alt-wave, art pop indie artist Kendal Thompson’s song “Not UR Girl” couldn’t get any better, the stand-out track has been remixed and reimagined by Toronto-based producer Pat Makes Music, and now that ‘song repeat x1’ option feels so limiting.

Known for their penchant to combine live instruments with electronic music, Pat Makes Music — who holds performance credits with Hugsnotdrugs, Poshley Slums, and remix nods for Soha, DJ Shine, Rex Manning, and more — is also working with Thompson to design her live show.

The track in its original form first landed in 2018 as part of her album, Ok Cool. Its recent video release has 27,000+ views and counting, and has Thompson (literally) exercising her acting chops in a vampy, deliciously retro visual treat.

“The song was born from a place of gaining back my power,” she shares. “It helped me understand that my happiness relied on belonging to no one other than myself.”

Ok Cool and its deeply personal collection of songs picks up where previous single, “Human Feel” — and its exploration of universal love and acceptance of both one’s self and others — leaves off, and serves as a welcome follow-up to her take-notice debut EP, One, and feature in John Orpheus’ song, “BUTTAHFLY.”

The tracks stack as spirited sand in the Canadian artist’s creative castle, one that essentially started with a borrowed, near-free guitar. “I began singing and making up songs at the age of three,” she recalls of her earliest toe-dip into the craft. “I started taking vocal lessons at age 12 and, by then, was gathering classmates for rehearsals for a girl-group.

“It never received a name, or made it out of the playground,” she laughs, but reveals it did lay ground for her next set of musical discoveries. “From there, and in my early teens, I was inspired almost solely by Lauryn Hill. Soon after, I adopted a guitar my father had purchased years earlier for $10 at a local auction.”

The added musical outlet and freedom expression took Thompson’s writing to a whole new level, she recognized, and as soon as she could, the Alliston, Ontario-born artist leaped into a new life in Toronto, quickly finding a home in the local folk and indie circuit.

While “Not UR Girl”s vision is Thompson’s — with co-writes and production credits by long-time collaborator, Little Noise Records’ Mike Schlosser — she’s equally quick to plant praise on director Jessamine Fok’s shoulders for bringing an imaginative sense of humour and sense of refreshed creative life to the project.

“Jessamine’s ideas had me really reaching outside of my comfort zone,” Thompson says of the spectacularly retro-esque video’s vibe. “I got to explore and show a side of myself only my friends have seen.

“In terms of not being an actor, and then acting out all of the characters, it helped me rediscover a different side of myself. Dressing and acting as the male character — ‘Mikey Rock’ — was such a liberating experience.”

“Not UR Girl” and “Not UR Girl (Remix)” are available now.

Paris, France’s Electro-Prog Funksters Moôn Are Landing on Earth with Out Of This World Sophomore Release

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Paris, France’s Electro-Prog Funksters Moôn Are Landing on Earth with Out Of This World Sophomore Release

With their head in the sky and their eyes to the stars, progressive electro-funksters Moôn are Landing on Earth with their sophomore release — available now!

A swirling constellation of sonic outer-worldliness, Moôn and its ‘nauts — Murphy on vocals and keys, Martiti on guitar, and Bardin on drums — call on a meteoric mix off analog and digital sounds to create a cosmic confluence of pop, electro, funk, hip hop and alt rock music.

Landing on Earth serves as follow up to previous singles “Amiba,” “Sad Clowns” and “ILU” — complete with 42,000+ streams across YouTube alone. The trio released their debut EP Welcome to the Moôn in 2018.

With 11 tracks hosting their own identities and properties — not unlike the planets in our solar system, if you really think about it. Audiences can expect instrumentals, both ambient, catchy and inspired by the 80s, carried by darkly intense lyrics relating to everyday life.

Moôn says their spaceship is here and it’s time to board.

Landing on Earth is available now.

The Hood Internet Mashed Up 50 Songs From 1987 For The End Of The World As We Know It

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The Hood Internet Mashed Up 50 Songs From 1987 For The End Of The World As We Know It

The Hood Internet is back to take us to 1987 with this glorious mashup of Aerosmith, Audio Two, Belinda Carlisle, Boogie Down Productions, The Cure, Def Leppard, Depeche Mode, Eazy-E, EPMD, Eric B. & Rakim, Eurythmics, George Michael, Guns N Roses, Heart, INXS, Jody Watley, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, LL Cool J, Love And Rockets, Madonna, MARRS, Michael Jackson, Midnight Oil, New Order, Pebbles, Prince, Public Enemy, R.E.M., Rick Astley, Salt N Pepa, Sonic Youth, Starship, T’Pau, Taylor Dayne, Tiffany, U2, Was (Not Was), When In Rome, Whitesnake, Whitney Houston.

‘Elliott Smith: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition’ Announced, Out August 28

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‘Elliott Smith: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition’ Announced, Out August 28

The impact of Elliott Smith’s music holds no bounds. He has been championed, covered, and sampled by artists from Billie Eilish to Pearl Jam to Frank Ocean and his distinct, solemn sound reverberates in the work of the National, Phoebe Bridgers and Bon Iver. To commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Elliott Smith’s self-titled second solo album, Kill Rock Stars is set to release the Elliott Smith: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition on August 28, 2020.

The package includes a revelatory new remastering of the original Elliott Smith record and a bonus disc of the earliest known recording of Smith performing as a solo act, from September 17, 1994 at Portland’s café and “art salon” Umbra Penumbra. The albums come encased within a 52-page coffee table book with handwritten lyrics, reminiscences from Smith’s friends and colleagues about his life at the time he was writing and recording this album, and two dozen previously unseen photographs from the era by JJ Gonson, who shot the image on the album’s cover.

Leading up to the reissue’s release Kill Rock Stars will be working with a handful of artists to release covers of Smith’s songs from this album. Artists confirmed for the project thus far include Bonny Light Horseman – the new project of Anais Mitchell (Hadestown), Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats) and Josh Kaufman (Muzz, Bob Weir, Josh Ritter), Marisa Anderson, MAITA, Prateek Kuhad and Califone, with more to be announced as we get confirmation.

When Elliott Smith was released in July 1995, it was so dramatically out-of-step with the later stages of grunge—and with the indie rock and Riot Grrl sounds associated with the Kill Rock Stars label—that it was completely ignored by the press but championed by artists from the Beastie Boys to Fugazi. “I’ve always felt like this record is underappreciated,” says Kill Rock Stars founder Slim Moon. “A lot of people overlook Elliott’s first two records—they think of them as a prelude to the bigger albums that followed—but when you go back, you discover they’re really great. This is Elliott’s most fragile and delicate music, and we wanted to honor that with a special and beautiful package.”

For this release, producer/engineer Larry Crane, the official archivist for the Smith family, dug through files, reels, cassettes, and DAT tapes to find the closest sources to the original Elliott Smith first-generation mix downs and spent days to carefully transfer and clean up the audio from the Umbra Penumbra high-quality cassette provided by Casey Crynes. “There are fan-traded MP3s out there of this show, but when people hear what I was able to extract from this original tape, they’ll be shocked,” says Crane.

The Umbra Penumbra show gives a sense of the contrast between Smith’s live and studio approaches. “He was goofier on stage, making jokes and messing with his own words,” says Gonson. “He worked the words very carefully—he was very admiring of Joni Mitchell and how she wrote. So it was fun, you’d hear a song and then it would change.” What emerged from this challenging creative evolution was a set of songs with the intimacy and intensity of an acoustic-based singer-songwriter and the gut-punch power of a rocker.

Smith’s joy and connection to the creative community in Portland, his home at the time, is beautifully documented by the photos and reminiscences in this new package. A few years after Elliott Smith was released, the singer himself looked back on the album that in many ways laid the groundwork for his image and his triumphant, ultimately tragic career. “I think that record gave me a reputation for being a really dark, depressed person,” he said, “but I think I’m just about as happy as all the other people I know. Which is occasionally.”

1-minute tip for artists: The Guinness Book Of World Records.

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1-minute tip for artists: The Guinness Book Of World Records.

Fastest Time To Type Using the Nose? Tallest Staircase Built In One Minute In Minecraft? Most Bananas Snapped In One Minute? All these, yes, ALL these, can be your record.

6 Situations When People Can Use Essay Writing Service

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tudents expect to have a better life in college full of freedom, free time, and fun. However, they usually face tons of coursework, writing assignments, and exams instead. 

Many students have never mastered the basics of writing as they can’t do their writing assignments well. Although they spend a lot of time and effort, they ultimately fail to deliver a well-written essay. 

Many students try to learn professional writing by taking part in workshops, reading books, or searching for online guides. Still, there are also others who prefer to outsource their assignments to some essay writing service. 

When is it a good idea to outsource your work to online writing services? Keep reading to find out.            

  1. Lack of Time

Students are expected to do many tasks when they’re in college. Plus, most of them are away from home for the first time in their lives during this study period. Add to that the pressure of having to work part-time and dealing with life alone in the dorm, and you’ll understand why so many students don’t have time to do their assignments. 

Thus, time management becomes crucial to them. To avoid troubles and anxiety, many students decide to outsource part of their assignments to professional essay writing services, so that they could handle the other part easily.               

  1. Lack of Skill

Teachers give out many coursework and writing assignments to students, but never teach them how to write like a pro. Students often don’t have a good grasp of the basics like grammar, terminology, and different writing styles, and that’s why they can’t deliver well-written essays. 

It’s not that hard to learn the basic principles online. You can also search for the appropriate vocabulary, and read about different writing styles. Plus, with the help of technology, numerous tools like Grammarly can help you correct spelling and grammatical errors. 

However, none of these methods are effective in the short term. That’s why many students choose to make an order using pro essay writing services and get rid of their tedious writing tasks. 

  1. Low Level of Confidence

Students aren’t experts in writing, and many of them have never written academic essays before going to college. Therefore, they suffer from a lack of confidence that stops them from writing. They’re afraid of putting words on paper and making mistakes. 

When that happens, they believe they’re powerless and can’t do anything. They try to stay away from friends, and many other overwhelming feelings come to them. To avoid stress, anxiety, and side effects of low self-esteem, many students decide to outsource their writing tasks.  

  1. Getting Top Grades

As a student, your university success is directly linked to your grades. To get good grades, you should deliver a high-quality coursework before an expected deadline. Due to a lack of time and skill, many students outsource their writing assignments to essay on service online.

To get top grades, you should choose reliable service providers that deliver high-quality writings. Most writing agencies work with professional writers who can do extensive research, generate topics, create relevant outlines, and write quality content. That ensures the top grades and praise from your instructor.    

  1. Strict Guidelines

Some teachers expect students to do unusual, challenging tasks that take a great deal of time. Therefore, students can’t meet the project requirements and deadlines unless they ask experts for help. 

Almost all instructors expect students to be disciplined, come to class on time, and work hard on their assignments. They carefully review the assignments to make sure they are written well. But not all students have time and energy to work hard to live up to those expectations. That’s why they choose to use essay writing services.   

  1. Emergency Situations

You’ve probably been in an emergency situation where you were under pressure to get several things done at the same time. There are also times when you have to stop what you’re doing and try something entirely different. For example, imagine one of your close friends or family members is sick, and they need your help. Or your mother asks you to help her go shopping.

What can you do in these situations? It’s tough to say no. When that happens, it might be a good idea to ask a professional writer to do your coursework and so that you could have enough time to handle other tasks yourself.     

Bottom Line

As a student, you’re supposed to handle many writing assignments, get prepared for exams, and manage your life alone in the dorm. You may also have to work part-time or want to have an active social life. Clearly, it’s tough to handle all these tasks at the same time. Fortunately, you can ask help from writing services online and have part of the burden taken off your shoulders. 

 

JUNO & CFMA-Nominated Craig Cardiff Inspires Ottawa-Carleton District School Students with Song in Hands-On Songwriting Workshop

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JUNO & CFMA-Nominated Craig Cardiff Inspires Ottawa-Carleton District School Students with Song in Hands-On Songwriting Workshop

JUNO and CFMA-nominated Canadian singer/songwriter Craig Cardiff knows how hard it can be for young students to tell their stories or express their feelings as it is — let alone now, during a year like this one.

It’s one of the reasons the gold-selling artist continues to hold his highly sought after songwriting workshops, including pivoting online to accommodate COVID-19 restrictions.

He even set up a newly minted record label — Quarantine Collaborations / Workshop Label — for the students in the process.

With his current crop of workshops hosting hundreds of students in grades 7 – 12 throughout the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Cardiff has and continues to be at the craft for more than a decade, providing similar experiences for students across Canada, the United States, and Hong Kong in and around his usually busy tour schedule.

“I don’t care who you are — everyone has a song inside,” Cardiff says. He’d know: he’s released 16 albums over his 20+ year career, and counting.

“Each one of us has a song that got us through a hard time.”

It’s an especially poignant sentiment given many of the students in the classes came to Canada as refugees and have very unique life experiences. “Craig encouraged students to think and write about how they felt moving to a new country,” Woodroffe teacher Anne-Marie Reid shares. “The students were brave and eager to share their stories; they jumped right in, writing lyrics that meant something to them.”

His passionate work with students extends beyond the art of songwriting and helping transform stories into songs; he assists in them learning the nuances of performance and the recording process.

And while the workshops may be music-centric, they’re not just for music students, he adds. “Students interested in business, graphic design, creative writing, and technology all connect. They learn about all aspects of the process of song creation and distribution.

“Students see their songs started, completed, delivered and listened to on streaming services — Apple, Spotify, Amazon… They can’t say they don’t know the process works; they own it from beginning to end.

“It’s their song and album art up on Spotify.”

Which brings us back to Quarantine Collaborations / Workshop Label, Cardiff’s student-centric record label — including releases The Pink Canaries’ “Hope for Better Times,” Caged Peacock’s “A Viral Song,” J.A.R.S.’ “Stay Strong,” and Jackson Duxburry’s “TaxiTaxi.”

“We’ve just launched 18 songs to all streaming digital services,” he says of this year’s results. “They’re mostly from the Ottawa schools so far, but other school boards across Ontario and Alberta are coming, with more going up soon.

“The students deserve all the credit,” Cardiff adds, especially noting the new, unforeseen remote route the coursework had to take. “Thanks to the support of the OCDSB Innovation and Adolescent Learning team, these workshops — which first began earlier this year — have transitioned and continued into a virtual format. The students really rose to the occasion; they problem-solved, recorded with what was available, encouraged one another all online, on the Google Docs, and during the Google Meets.”

The teachers are just as enthused by the response.

“During the pandemic, it has been difficult to keep students motivated,” AY Jackson teacher Allison Bruneau considers. “Craig’s virtual songwriting workshops have really helped to inspire them during this difficult time.

“It was clear throughout the entire process that he cared about each student, and tailored the experience to their individual needs. It resulted in some beautiful moments.”

“I know the students found it challenging and rewarding, which is exactly what they need right now,” AY Jackson teacher Julie Whittfield adds.

Student recordings under Quarantine Collaborations / Workshop Label are available now.

2020 JUNO Award-Nominated GIRL POW-R Send Gratitude to Frontline Workers in New Single, “Thanks To You”

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2020 JUNO Award-Nominated GIRL POW-R Send Gratitude to Frontline Workers in New Single, “Thanks To You”

JUNO Award-nominated and chart-topping Canadian all-girl teen pop supergroup Girl Pow-R have reimagined their hit single “This Is Us” into a visionary, uplifting anthem expressing immense gratitude for frontline workers during COVID-19. “Thanks To You” is available now!

“COVID-19 has changed everyone’s life,” says the band, “but more than anyone else, it is the frontline workers who have been there, making sure we have access to the care and services we need.

“We’ve created this remix of our song ‘This Is Us’ to reflect our support and thankfulness for these brave individuals.”

Ranging in age from 11 – 17, the members of Girl Pow-R are Canadian history makers in motion; as one of the youngest artists ever to be nominated for a Children’s Album of the Year JUNO Award, their late-2019 debut album This Is Us has garnered the group well over 1+ Million social streams, and countless media features in print, web, television and radio, including SiriusXM, Breakfast Television, CityTV, CP24 Breakfast, YTV, TVO Kids, eTalk Canada, Girls’ Life, Tiger Beat, J-14, Celeb Secrets, Fresh 95.3, and more.

Speaking of motion, those familiar with Girl Pow-R and their management team, led by Canyon Entertainment Group’s Dawn Van Dam, won’t be surprised the girls continue to roll up their sleeves to assist their communities; passionately advocating for social causes close to their hearts is an integral part of Girl Pow-R’s raison d’être, both as individuals, a band, and a growing movement.

At the onset of COVID-19, Girl Pow-R harnessed their expansive social reach to mobilize the masses by creating inspiring content encouraging fans around the world to help in any way they can. In the past, Girl Pow-R have helped contribute to charities who work on behalf of anti-war and anti-violence, SickKids, the Toronto Humane Society and SPCA, the Give and Restore Hope Children’s Charity, WE Movement, Food4Kids and anti-bullying.

“As a band, Girl Pow-R wants to continue to do our part and share ideas about how everyone can be a ‘helper’ to those who need support right now.”

In continuing their inspirational mission of spreading confidence, kindness, and ‘empow-r-ment’ among young women in the world today, Girl Pow-R saw their debut album’s title track “This Is Us” — the song “Thanks To You” is reinvented from — debut on the iTunes Canada Children’s chart at #2 and #15 in the U.S., all in the midst of a summer featuring back-to-back-(to-back) Canadian and U.S. tour stops.

“Thanks To You” is available now.

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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