JOHN PAYNE
ON THE RAY SHASHO RADIO SHOW
Intelligent
Music Project III Releases New Single & Video MIND PROJECTION feat. John
Payne & Drum Legend Simon Phillips From Forthcoming “Touching the Divine”
Album
Sofia, Bulgaria – A year
after releasing the all-star project “My Kind O’ Lovin’” producer and composer
Milen Vrabevski returns to fulfill, as earlier claimed, his promise and
ambition with Intelligent Music Project III – “Touching the Divine”. The new
album features session legends Simon Phillips and Tim Pierce, and Nathan East
courtesy of YEG. Тhe production concept relies again on two project launchers –
guest stars John Payne (ex-Asia) and Toto’s Joseph Williams. Says Joseph, “It’s
wonderful to explore working with Milen. The project has a wonderful message,
accompanied with some beautiful music and some great rock ‘n’ roll – the
musicians in this project are top-noch.”
Musically “Touching the Divine”
delivers a thrilling example of straightforward songwriting combined with rich
and layered sound and gently executed dynamic spins. The first single MIND
PROJECTION is a melodic and energetic slice of AOR, scored with John Payne’s
powerful vocal arrangement and virtuoso instrumental charge, that lets you in
deeper to the magic ingredient of this sophisticated project. Bass great Nathan
East and fabulous Simon Phillips stamp their own authority in this piece, as
well on the record throughout.
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnoMT7oZaG0
Full creative input by all guest
stars in the project. Recording sessions took place at Simon Phillips’ Phantom
recordings (Williams, Pierce, Phillips and East) and at Intelligent Music
Studios in Sofia (Payne, Pierce and vocals from Carl Sentance, recently
appointed as Nazareth’s lead singer). Says Simon, “Music is an universal
language. It’s really a blessing to have the opportunity to work with musicians
from around the world.”
MIND PROJECTION brings together
once again the positive idea of the producer and composer Milen Vrabevski, that
following the true excitement of our hearts and souls will give us the key to
living a conscious live and to spiritual satisfaction, we often call happiness.
Says Nathan, “This project is very special to me, because of the nature of the
message of the project. I was very inspired and happy with the idea, because
the message has value and meaning and I am about that. The word ‘inspirational’
is what I use to describe this project.”
John Payne, who continues his 14
year legacy as “ASIA Featuring John Payne” says, “Doing this project with Milen
– it has been great, really – these songs have a lot of structure and melody.
It’s a very mature project, it’s a very intelligent project for the mind.”
Says Milen Vrabevski, “I believe
we managed to deliver an astonishing sound once again and it will delight the
ears and sound systems of hardcore rockers all around the world. Bearing in
mind the top-noch level of our guest stars, I allowed myself mainly to record
the acoustic guitar of the first single MIND PROJECTION. The video was shot in
Bulgaria by Vasil Stefanov, a very prolific and talented video director. The
explicit idea was to show the level of collaboration and collective effort of
all featuring musicians, which I believe, would be one of the most intriguing
aspects for the music fans.”
Says Tim Pierce, “My DNA is ‘a
rock player’. Musically, this project is fun, because it travels a lot of
different places.”
“I really enjoyed working with
Milen in his studio. There is a great sense of depth in his songs. We tried to
get the best of my voice.” (Carl Sentance)
Intelligent Music Project III
– “Touching the Divine” is coming out in late September 2015.
“The coming album is to bring us
to the subject of the essence of life. It directs to searching for this special
place within our souls that brings the spiritual satisfaction we often call
happiness. It is our source of love and creation, balance and harmony. This
place is the Divine in us all…” (Milen Vrabevski, MD)
Intelligent Music Project III
– “Touching the Divine”
Author and producer – Milen
Vrabevski, MD
Featuring:
Simon Phillips – drums and
percussion
Nathan East (appears courtesy of
Yamaha Entertainment Group) – bass
John Payne – lead & backing
vocals
Joseph Williams – lead &
backing vocals
Carl Sentance – backing vocals
& ad-lib, lead vocal part on 7
Tim Pierce – guitars
All: Invaluable full creative
input!
Previous albums by the same
author, featuring Simon Phillips, Joseph Williams & John Lawton are IMP I
& II, respectively titled “The Power of Mind ” & “ My
Kind O’Lovin’ ”
For more
information: http://intelligent-music.com/productions/touchingthedivine/
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