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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Are you a songwriter? Are you looking to turn your
songwriting passion into a full time gig gig? Whether you
are just at the start of your songwriting journey or
a seasoned industry professional, this show is made for you. You
We will welcome to the Songwriter Show, bringing together songwriting, news,
interviews and communicating. Now welcome your houst Sronto.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Welcome back to the Songwriter Show. I'm your host Sarantos,
a solo artist and songwriter who's always believed in the
power of words. Here on The Songwriter Show, we bring
you behind the scenes with some of today's most inspiring
songwriters every single Tuesday evening on Reality Radio one oh one. Tonight,
I'm so excited to have Maria Solana. She's a jazz vocalist,
(00:48):
composer and bandleader and she's built the life that reflects
the very spirit of jazz. Improvisational, expressive, and deeply human.
From her whole base in Vancouver. She's cultivated career that
demonstrates how jazz can be both an art form of
the highest order and a sustainable, genuine way of life.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
And now welcome this week's special guest guests.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Welcome to show Maria how are you.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Hi, I'm good. Thank you for having me.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
You're welcome. So I love having Canadians on the show
because you guys are so damn polite and I can't
ever make fun of you or say anything bad. You
guys are just sweethearts. Thank you, You're welcome. So tell
us a little bit about when you got started and
what made you pick jazz out of all the genres
out there.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
So it started.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
My career started about twenty twenty years ago, you know,
twenty plus. I started with pop. Actually I was in
a pop duel. Then I started, you know, gravitating towards jazz,
and I found out that jazz gave a lot of opportunities.
In Vancouver, there were you know a lot of performing
musicians and there were a lot of It opened a lot.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
Of doors for me.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
So I started, you know, starting a jazz band and
doing all kinds of gigs.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
I read somewhere about your philosophy of connection and what
do you think about music music being a universal language?
Speaker 1 (02:10):
Right?
Speaker 4 (02:10):
Well, I believe that music can unify people despite their differences.
You know, music is a universal language that can bring
people together. Because we live in such a society where
it's all based on technology, So sometimes we become disconnected, right,
So I think.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
That music can bring us back together.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
And you know, in the past five years or so
the world has changed quite a bit in terms of technology,
so and that's going to continue to you know, the
changes are going to continue going on, and so we
need music to slow us down.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Yeah, Okay, do you have any musical influences anyone you're
inspired by.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
Well, I really enjoy listening to Nat King Cole and
Nancy Wilson and Ella Fitzgerald.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Do you have any musicians that you've learned from or
teachers that you want to share with us. Give them
a shout out.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
Learn lot by listening. And then I also I've been
learning from you know, private vocal coaches for about fifteen
to twenty years, and a lot of I study, you know,
in university, I study master classes, and I do a
lot of practicing on my piano, you know, trying different
chords and writing lyrics.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
So yeah, tell us about your songwriting process and your
storytelling through your songs.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
So storytelling, So I'm basically an observer of the world
around me, and I write songs about what I see
and experience. So my songwriting is based on real life
experiences and observations, whether it's about love, about life, about
people around me, about the world that we live in,
and maybe talk about how we can improve our lives
(03:50):
through music.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Tell us about this jazzy lifestyle that seems like you're
into that. What's that all about.
Speaker 4 (03:57):
Well, jazz to me is like a class with fine wine.
There's a lot of culture, a lot of history, and
I think it's very important to keep this art form alive.
It's music that's classy and timeless. So whether it's for
a gala or community event or a jazz club. You know,
(04:17):
jazz is fairly family friendly and pretty suitable for entertaining.
It's the music's not too loud. It's good background.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Music for a social icebreaker or special event.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
Yeah, for sure. So we're going to listen to one
of your songs here, the Dream. Tell us a little
bit about that song, what inspired that one?
Speaker 4 (04:37):
That's a song about a dream, because you know, in music,
we all start with the dream, right, and then we
try to find ways to pursue that dream and make
that dream happen, right, And so it's a combination of
music and lyrics coming together and forming that magic. But
with any dream, it requires a vision, right to analyze
(04:58):
it in a practical way. Is it a is it
economically feasible? And then are we dedicated? Are we determined
to put in the hard work? Are we willing to
do follow up?
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Right?
Speaker 4 (05:09):
It's a very competitive world, so we have to work
extra hard to get there.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Yeah, for sure. Okay, I'll tell you what. Let's take
a listen and then we'll come back and talk a
little bit more.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Okay, okay, thanks, all.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Right, everybody check this out. Here we go.
Speaker 5 (05:35):
When I was.
Speaker 6 (05:36):
Young, I had a dream.
Speaker 5 (05:40):
I pray to the stars that I have seen.
Speaker 7 (05:47):
So many tunes, so many stars, they shine so brightly.
Speaker 5 (05:55):
From the fall, birds and the.
Speaker 7 (06:00):
Music collide a clear night in July. The moon looks
so divine when your life along dreams come true. Music
heals and sees you through. Does anybody know about tomorrow?
Speaker 5 (06:29):
The joy, the laughter and the sorrow. It's you and me,
you and me together. Oh baby, we're gonna make the
swirl a little bed when the words and.
Speaker 7 (07:13):
The music calle a clear night in July. The moon
looks so divine when your lifelong dreams come true.
Speaker 5 (07:29):
Music guilds and seize you through.
Speaker 7 (07:35):
Does anybody know about the joint, the laughter, the soul.
It's you and me, you and me together base, We're
gonna make this world a meadow battle.
Speaker 6 (07:58):
It's you and me healing me.
Speaker 5 (08:01):
It's again, we're gone on this world.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
A little bit. Thank you so much for sharing that
song with us.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Oh, you're welcome, You're welcome.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
So just in listening to that song, I can see
a little bit about your conviction about the healing power
of music. Anything you want to further say about that.
Speaker 4 (08:27):
So yeah, So music, aside from you know, achieving your
dream and making it happen and making it a form
of you know life in terms of your livelihood or
you know, work opportunities, music is like a healing bomb, right.
Speaker 3 (08:41):
It helps us to cope with life because.
Speaker 4 (08:43):
You know, there are some tough times and the world
sometimes is a little crazy and chaotic, and so music
restores our sanity, our physical and mental health, and music
to me releases endorphins, so similar to exercising, right, So
the endorphins put you in a positive state of mind.
It helps to bring creativity, helps us to make better
(09:05):
decisions and problem solving abilities.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
How do you figure out if a song you wrote
is going to make it out into the world or
if you're just going to keep it on your hard drive.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
So every song that I do, I try to you know,
work on it as much as possible to the point
where I'm very happy with it. And then I take
it to my arranger or my sound engineer, and then
he listens to it, and then he tries to work
with it. So usually, you know, we both work together
on it. And then I focus on, you know, the quality.
(09:36):
I focus on quality lyrics and quality chords. I focus
on that, and then include a message that I want
to you know, bring to the world. So and then
on those you know, different qualities. Then I just release
it and see what happens.
Speaker 3 (09:50):
Right, Hopefully, you know.
Speaker 4 (09:51):
With a good marketing plan, with the good publicist, maybe
we'll make it happen.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
There's nothing like a good plan. But also I feel
like music is probably the hardest thing in the world
to have a plan for.
Speaker 3 (10:02):
Yeah, sometimes yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Do you have any advice on touring.
Speaker 3 (10:06):
Any advice. I've done some touring myself. I've performed in
different you know countries.
Speaker 4 (10:12):
I've done you know, music in Italy, Las Vegas, and
in parts of the states like Denver. You know, again
you need to plan, you need to network with people,
and then make sure that you know there's a you know,
some economic assistance, because sometimes touring can be expensive and
you could be out of pocket a lot. So you've
(10:32):
got a plan and make your connections with people in
those countries.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
What's the best career advice you ever received in your
entire life?
Speaker 4 (10:42):
I guess, work hard and be disciplined, be dedicated, don't
be scared of failure.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Just keep going, keep working hard.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
And if you enjoy what you do and you don't
work think about working too hard, things will happen. You know,
you just have to work hard and be determined.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Tell us about a musical risk that you took in
your life that didn't really pay off.
Speaker 4 (11:08):
Sometimes you know you could, you know, through the recording process.
You know, you could end up spending a lot of
money on you know, the recording process, and sometimes you know,
recording process can be quite expensive by the time you
you know, ran to studio, hired the musicians and have
it master and so so sometimes it's worth the risk.
(11:30):
Sometimes you know, it may not, depending on you know,
if the song is going to take off.
Speaker 8 (11:34):
Or not.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Do you ever get blocked? Do you ever have a
creative block? And if you do, how do you get
past that?
Speaker 3 (11:39):
It depends.
Speaker 4 (11:40):
Usually I'm able to be creative all the time, especially
when I'm sad or I have some events that i
want to express myself through music. So unless I'm sick
or something or going through some real emotional turmoil, then
I can take a little break, but I can come
back to it.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
If one of your songs was a movie, which genre
a movie would it be?
Speaker 4 (12:04):
It'll probably be something like a Henry Mancini movie, you know,
something along the lines of Moon River or a Barbara
Streisan movie.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
How do you typically celebrate the release of a new song.
Is there a certain routine you have? Is there a
certain thing that you do all the time for your fans.
Speaker 4 (12:24):
So I have a subscription email list that I have
over a thousand members. I send out an email letting
people know that I have a new song, and then
I you know, in this case, I worked with a
publicist who helped me to you know, get some reviews,
and then I also work with CD baby, so they
distribute to all the online platforms and a lot of
(12:46):
it is word of mouth. You know, my closest friends,
they listen to the music and they help spread the word.
Speaker 2 (12:51):
For me, what's your favorite jam of all time?
Speaker 4 (12:54):
The one song that on my album that I'm pretty
proud of is number three, It's Real Love. The other
one is number six, Before the Night Is Done. And
I like a lot of the jazz covers. For example,
where or When is a great song? Moon River is
another great song. Where Do You Start is another great
(13:15):
song that I recorded on my last album.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
And do you have like a superpower that you wish
you had?
Speaker 3 (13:21):
Superpower?
Speaker 4 (13:23):
I guess the ability to you know, see the future,
like like if I have a crystal ball to see
what the future holds in the next two three years.
And if you have that knowledge, maybe you can have
a better plan of you know, how your music is
going to go.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
I guess, is there like a book that you loved
that you want to share on the show?
Speaker 3 (13:45):
A book? Let's see. I can't really think of one
right now, but I can think of a movie.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
Okay, give us that.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
Yeah, I like moon River. Oh Breakfast at.
Speaker 4 (13:54):
Tiffany's with Henry Mancini a featuring a song called moon River.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
All right, if you were told you had to get
a tattoo next week. What kind of tattoos you get?
Speaker 4 (14:05):
I guess it would be a word, maybe a word,
maybe love or wisdom or patients.
Speaker 2 (14:14):
So tell us a little bit about your website where
people can find your stuff, stream it, buy it for sure.
Speaker 4 (14:20):
My website where you can buy the album is called
Musical Breeze dot ca A one word musical Breezes CAA.
You can find my music on Spotify, Amazon dot com,
Apple Music, and most of the online stores. I'm with CDBaby,
so they do distribution online. I'm on Instagram and I'm
on Facebook.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Okay, awesome. I want to thank you so much for
being on the show tonight. Maria.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
You're welcome. You're very welcome.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
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little bit of your precious time with the two of
us tonight. If there are any artists out there and
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Are you a songwriter? Are you looking to turn your
songwriting passion into a full time gig gig? Whether you
are just at the start of your songwriting journey or
a seasoned industry professional, this show is made for you. You
We will welcome to the Songwriter Show, bringing together songwriting, news,
interviews and communicating. Now welcome your houst Sronto.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Welcome back to the Songwriter Show. I'm your host Sarantos,
a solo artist and songwriter who's always believed in the
power of words. Here on The Songwriter Show, we bring
you behind the scenes with some of today's most inspiring
songwriters every single Tuesday evening on Reality Radio one oh one. Tonight,
I'm so excited to have Maria Solana. She's a jazz vocalist,
(00:48):
composer and bandleader and she's built the life that reflects
the very spirit of jazz. Improvisational, expressive, and deeply human.
From her whole base in Vancouver. She's cultivated career that
demonstrates how jazz can be both an art form of
the highest order and a sustainable, genuine way of life.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
And now welcome this week's special guest guests.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Welcome to show Maria how are you.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Hi, I'm good. Thank you for having me.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
You're welcome. So I love having Canadians on the show
because you guys are so damn polite and I can't
ever make fun of you or say anything bad. You
guys are just sweethearts. Thank you, You're welcome. So tell
us a little bit about when you got started and
what made you pick jazz out of all the genres
out there.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
So it started.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
My career started about twenty twenty years ago, you know,
twenty plus. I started with pop. Actually I was in
a pop duel. Then I started, you know, gravitating towards jazz,
and I found out that jazz gave a lot of opportunities.
In Vancouver, there were you know a lot of performing
musicians and there were a lot of It opened a lot.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
Of doors for me.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
So I started, you know, starting a jazz band and
doing all kinds of gigs.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
I read somewhere about your philosophy of connection and what
do you think about music music being a universal language?
Speaker 1 (02:10):
Right?
Speaker 4 (02:10):
Well, I believe that music can unify people despite their differences.
You know, music is a universal language that can bring
people together. Because we live in such a society where
it's all based on technology, So sometimes we become disconnected, right,
So I think.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
That music can bring us back together.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
And you know, in the past five years or so
the world has changed quite a bit in terms of technology,
so and that's going to continue to you know, the
changes are going to continue going on, and so we
need music to slow us down.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Yeah, Okay, do you have any musical influences anyone you're
inspired by.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
Well, I really enjoy listening to Nat King Cole and
Nancy Wilson and Ella Fitzgerald.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Do you have any musicians that you've learned from or
teachers that you want to share with us. Give them
a shout out.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
Learn lot by listening. And then I also I've been
learning from you know, private vocal coaches for about fifteen
to twenty years, and a lot of I study, you know,
in university, I study master classes, and I do a
lot of practicing on my piano, you know, trying different
chords and writing lyrics.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
So yeah, tell us about your songwriting process and your
storytelling through your songs.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
So storytelling, So I'm basically an observer of the world
around me, and I write songs about what I see
and experience. So my songwriting is based on real life
experiences and observations, whether it's about love, about life, about
people around me, about the world that we live in,
and maybe talk about how we can improve our lives
(03:50):
through music.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Tell us about this jazzy lifestyle that seems like you're
into that. What's that all about.
Speaker 4 (03:57):
Well, jazz to me is like a class with fine wine.
There's a lot of culture, a lot of history, and
I think it's very important to keep this art form alive.
It's music that's classy and timeless. So whether it's for
a gala or community event or a jazz club. You know,
(04:17):
jazz is fairly family friendly and pretty suitable for entertaining.
It's the music's not too loud. It's good background.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Music for a social icebreaker or special event.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
Yeah, for sure. So we're going to listen to one
of your songs here, the Dream. Tell us a little
bit about that song, what inspired that one?
Speaker 4 (04:37):
That's a song about a dream, because you know, in music,
we all start with the dream, right, and then we
try to find ways to pursue that dream and make
that dream happen, right, And so it's a combination of
music and lyrics coming together and forming that magic. But
with any dream, it requires a vision, right to analyze
(04:58):
it in a practical way. Is it a is it
economically feasible? And then are we dedicated? Are we determined
to put in the hard work? Are we willing to
do follow up?
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Right?
Speaker 4 (05:09):
It's a very competitive world, so we have to work
extra hard to get there.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Yeah, for sure. Okay, I'll tell you what. Let's take
a listen and then we'll come back and talk a
little bit more.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Okay, okay, thanks, all.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Right, everybody check this out. Here we go.
Speaker 5 (05:35):
When I was.
Speaker 6 (05:36):
Young, I had a dream.
Speaker 5 (05:40):
I pray to the stars that I have seen.
Speaker 7 (05:47):
So many tunes, so many stars, they shine so brightly.
Speaker 5 (05:55):
From the fall, birds and the.
Speaker 7 (06:00):
Music collide a clear night in July. The moon looks
so divine when your life along dreams come true. Music
heals and sees you through. Does anybody know about tomorrow?
Speaker 5 (06:29):
The joy, the laughter and the sorrow. It's you and me,
you and me together. Oh baby, we're gonna make the
swirl a little bed when the words and.
Speaker 7 (07:13):
The music calle a clear night in July. The moon
looks so divine when your lifelong dreams come true.
Speaker 5 (07:29):
Music guilds and seize you through.
Speaker 7 (07:35):
Does anybody know about the joint, the laughter, the soul.
It's you and me, you and me together base, We're
gonna make this world a meadow battle.
Speaker 6 (07:58):
It's you and me healing me.
Speaker 5 (08:01):
It's again, we're gone on this world.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
A little bit. Thank you so much for sharing that
song with us.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Oh, you're welcome, You're welcome.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
So just in listening to that song, I can see
a little bit about your conviction about the healing power
of music. Anything you want to further say about that.
Speaker 4 (08:27):
So yeah, So music, aside from you know, achieving your
dream and making it happen and making it a form
of you know life in terms of your livelihood or
you know, work opportunities, music is like a healing bomb, right.
Speaker 3 (08:41):
It helps us to cope with life because.
Speaker 4 (08:43):
You know, there are some tough times and the world
sometimes is a little crazy and chaotic, and so music
restores our sanity, our physical and mental health, and music
to me releases endorphins, so similar to exercising, right, So
the endorphins put you in a positive state of mind.
It helps to bring creativity, helps us to make better
(09:05):
decisions and problem solving abilities.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
How do you figure out if a song you wrote
is going to make it out into the world or
if you're just going to keep it on your hard drive.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
So every song that I do, I try to you know,
work on it as much as possible to the point
where I'm very happy with it. And then I take
it to my arranger or my sound engineer, and then
he listens to it, and then he tries to work
with it. So usually, you know, we both work together
on it. And then I focus on, you know, the quality.
(09:36):
I focus on quality lyrics and quality chords. I focus
on that, and then include a message that I want
to you know, bring to the world. So and then
on those you know, different qualities. Then I just release
it and see what happens.
Speaker 3 (09:50):
Right, Hopefully, you know.
Speaker 4 (09:51):
With a good marketing plan, with the good publicist, maybe
we'll make it happen.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
There's nothing like a good plan. But also I feel
like music is probably the hardest thing in the world
to have a plan for.
Speaker 3 (10:02):
Yeah, sometimes yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Do you have any advice on touring.
Speaker 3 (10:06):
Any advice. I've done some touring myself. I've performed in
different you know countries.
Speaker 4 (10:12):
I've done you know, music in Italy, Las Vegas, and
in parts of the states like Denver. You know, again
you need to plan, you need to network with people,
and then make sure that you know there's a you know,
some economic assistance, because sometimes touring can be expensive and
you could be out of pocket a lot. So you've
(10:32):
got a plan and make your connections with people in
those countries.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
What's the best career advice you ever received in your
entire life?
Speaker 4 (10:42):
I guess, work hard and be disciplined, be dedicated, don't
be scared of failure.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Just keep going, keep working hard.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
And if you enjoy what you do and you don't
work think about working too hard, things will happen. You know,
you just have to work hard and be determined.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Tell us about a musical risk that you took in
your life that didn't really pay off.
Speaker 4 (11:08):
Sometimes you know you could, you know, through the recording process.
You know, you could end up spending a lot of
money on you know, the recording process, and sometimes you know,
recording process can be quite expensive by the time you
you know, ran to studio, hired the musicians and have
it master and so so sometimes it's worth the risk.
(11:30):
Sometimes you know, it may not, depending on you know,
if the song is going to take off.
Speaker 8 (11:34):
Or not.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Do you ever get blocked? Do you ever have a
creative block? And if you do, how do you get
past that?
Speaker 3 (11:39):
It depends.
Speaker 4 (11:40):
Usually I'm able to be creative all the time, especially
when I'm sad or I have some events that i
want to express myself through music. So unless I'm sick
or something or going through some real emotional turmoil, then
I can take a little break, but I can come
back to it.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
If one of your songs was a movie, which genre
a movie would it be?
Speaker 4 (12:04):
It'll probably be something like a Henry Mancini movie, you know,
something along the lines of Moon River or a Barbara
Streisan movie.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
How do you typically celebrate the release of a new song.
Is there a certain routine you have? Is there a
certain thing that you do all the time for your fans.
Speaker 4 (12:24):
So I have a subscription email list that I have
over a thousand members. I send out an email letting
people know that I have a new song, and then
I you know, in this case, I worked with a
publicist who helped me to you know, get some reviews,
and then I also work with CD baby, so they
distribute to all the online platforms and a lot of
(12:46):
it is word of mouth. You know, my closest friends,
they listen to the music and they help spread the word.
Speaker 2 (12:51):
For me, what's your favorite jam of all time?
Speaker 4 (12:54):
The one song that on my album that I'm pretty
proud of is number three, It's Real Love. The other
one is number six, Before the Night Is Done. And
I like a lot of the jazz covers. For example,
where or When is a great song? Moon River is
another great song. Where Do You Start is another great
(13:15):
song that I recorded on my last album.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
And do you have like a superpower that you wish
you had?
Speaker 3 (13:21):
Superpower?
Speaker 4 (13:23):
I guess the ability to you know, see the future,
like like if I have a crystal ball to see
what the future holds in the next two three years.
And if you have that knowledge, maybe you can have
a better plan of you know, how your music is
going to go.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
I guess, is there like a book that you loved
that you want to share on the show?
Speaker 3 (13:45):
A book? Let's see. I can't really think of one
right now, but I can think of a movie.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
Okay, give us that.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
Yeah, I like moon River. Oh Breakfast at.
Speaker 4 (13:54):
Tiffany's with Henry Mancini a featuring a song called moon River.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
All right, if you were told you had to get
a tattoo next week. What kind of tattoos you get?
Speaker 4 (14:05):
I guess it would be a word, maybe a word,
maybe love or wisdom or patients.
Speaker 2 (14:14):
So tell us a little bit about your website where
people can find your stuff, stream it, buy it for sure.
Speaker 4 (14:20):
My website where you can buy the album is called
Musical Breeze dot ca A one word musical Breezes CAA.
You can find my music on Spotify, Amazon dot com,
Apple Music, and most of the online stores. I'm with CDBaby,
so they do distribution online. I'm on Instagram and I'm
on Facebook.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Okay, awesome. I want to thank you so much for
being on the show tonight. Maria.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
You're welcome. You're very welcome.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
Tell the listeners out there thank you for sharing a
little bit of your precious time with the two of
us tonight. If there are any artists out there and
you want to be on The Sonway Show, we invite
you to submit the interview request form on the website
Sonwyshow dot com. Thank you again for listening, and please
please join us every single Tuesday evening to your other
awesome artist shure. They're fascinating behind the scenes stories right
here at the Sunray show. I love you all. Have
(15:07):
a great night.
Speaker 8 (15:16):
When that was with you under this always had so
much fun, fun Friday night of you with your smile
on the stars, vaking out for a while. Fast forward
to where I am today? How to REI how much
(15:39):
has gone away? Another day with a broken how with
just to spot another day I'm just so upset inside
and pat your face, gave a shout, slammed the dog
(16:03):
by your way out, wish shout, did the van breeze?
Wish you stayed brokay me? Fast forward to where I
have to day another you go, Another day with a
(16:25):
broken heart. We're just too far. Another day goes by.
I'm just so sad t inside. Another day with a
broken heart. We're just too far. Another day my life
(16:52):
is nothing with that. I tried everything I could try
to get your back for good.
Speaker 3 (17:02):
I swear I'm.
Speaker 8 (17:03):
A bedom that they did fold you to give a
damn it, what sasy I'd be feeling so Jessie. Another
day with a broken help rich just to spa Another day,
(17:29):
ghost boy, I'm just so sad inside. Another day with
a broken help with just to spa. Another day with
a broken hop baby House nick A brand new stuff.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
Thank you for listening to the songwriter. So to keep
the momental going, head over to www. Dot songwriter show
dot com enjoy our free music community of artists, songwriters
and producers.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
That's www.
Speaker 1 (18:08):
Dot songwriter show dot com.
Speaker 6 (19:03):
Many many name name at no no my hang Hello
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