Raising Money for Artists In Need Due To COVID-19
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In March of 2020, my quarantine from the COVID-19 pandemic began. Soon after, I started writing a song to express my feelings about what felt like to me…entering into the wilderness. A dear friend of mine, Gary Braun, used the same metaphor to describe his feelings and also proposed this question…”Do you even know how to breathe”? The question and this one word…breathe…kept spinning around in my head.
Breathe…Respira…Breathe…Respira.
The song evolved into an instrumental piece, taking me from the beginning of the pandemic, through the confinement period; all of the thoughts and realizations about my life, my family, society, the world…the adaptation to new ways of living…and finally my hopes & mindfulness and we continue the journey through the wilderness and into the unknown.
When I finished writing, I had a vision of hearing and seeing many different musicians from all over the world…also confined in their homes…playing their instruments on the track. One by one, I began reaching out to musician friends and family, inviting them to join the project and record an arrangement for the song, in their home, with their respective instrument. Some had home studios to record in, others had only their phones. Everyone sent their recordings, including videos of their performances. As the pieces arrived, I added each performer’s part to the song and edited in their video footage. Over 20 musicians from different cities and countries joined “Respira”. The result is an 11-minute powerful epic pandemic rock anthem that exemplifies the solidarity between artists around the world.
Your support of this project will raise funds to help musicians in financial need due to the effects of COVID-19. Muchas Gracias.
Thank you to all artists involved:
Directed & Edited by Javier Alberto Mendoza
Music mixed by Jason McEntire Music mastered by Brad Sarno
Musicians In Order Of Appearance
Hobo Cane (Javier Mendoza) - Guitars, Vocals, Piano
Andrés Silva Gómez - Drums
Eric Grossman - Bass
R. Scott Bryan - Congas
Joseph Pastor - Vibraphone
Miguel Cancino - Electric Guitar
Carl Glad - Percussion
Pete Ruthenburg - B3 Organ
Jennifer Friend - Vocals
Dawn Weber - Trumpet
John Angotti - Piano
David Alexander - Tap dancer
Abby Stahlschmidt - Violin
Christopher Mendoza - Electric Guitar
Gabriel Mendoza - Tambourine
Jason Miller - Electric Guitar
David Karns - Fretless Bass
Juan Cañas - Flamenco Guitar
Simon Exelby - Spoken Word (Shakespeare's Sonnet 12 "When I do count the clock that tells the time)
Jane Downey Kohler - Tap dancer
Caroline Guffey - Vocals
Stanley Coleman - Saxophone
Chris Carmichael - Violin
Breathe…Respira…Breathe…Respira.
The song evolved into an instrumental piece, taking me from the beginning of the pandemic, through the confinement period; all of the thoughts and realizations about my life, my family, society, the world…the adaptation to new ways of living…and finally my hopes & mindfulness and we continue the journey through the wilderness and into the unknown.
When I finished writing, I had a vision of hearing and seeing many different musicians from all over the world…also confined in their homes…playing their instruments on the track. One by one, I began reaching out to musician friends and family, inviting them to join the project and record an arrangement for the song, in their home, with their respective instrument. Some had home studios to record in, others had only their phones. Everyone sent their recordings, including videos of their performances. As the pieces arrived, I added each performer’s part to the song and edited in their video footage. Over 20 musicians from different cities and countries joined “Respira”. The result is an 11-minute powerful epic pandemic rock anthem that exemplifies the solidarity between artists around the world.
Your support of this project will raise funds to help musicians in financial need due to the effects of COVID-19. Muchas Gracias.
Thank you to all artists involved:
Directed & Edited by Javier Alberto Mendoza
Music mixed by Jason McEntire Music mastered by Brad Sarno
Musicians In Order Of Appearance
Hobo Cane (Javier Mendoza) - Guitars, Vocals, Piano
Andrés Silva Gómez - Drums
Eric Grossman - Bass
R. Scott Bryan - Congas
Joseph Pastor - Vibraphone
Miguel Cancino - Electric Guitar
Carl Glad - Percussion
Pete Ruthenburg - B3 Organ
Jennifer Friend - Vocals
Dawn Weber - Trumpet
John Angotti - Piano
David Alexander - Tap dancer
Abby Stahlschmidt - Violin
Christopher Mendoza - Electric Guitar
Gabriel Mendoza - Tambourine
Jason Miller - Electric Guitar
David Karns - Fretless Bass
Juan Cañas - Flamenco Guitar
Simon Exelby - Spoken Word (Shakespeare's Sonnet 12 "When I do count the clock that tells the time)
Jane Downey Kohler - Tap dancer
Caroline Guffey - Vocals
Stanley Coleman - Saxophone
Chris Carmichael - Violin
Organizer
Javier Mendoza
Organizer
Franklin, TN