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sostegno e stima meritati!
Cari amici,
sono molto felice di annunciarvi che alle pagine 28-29 del numero attuale di Somojo Magazine, troverete la storia del mio album di esordio "Beyond 9"!
Grazie come sempre per il sostegno e la stima che mi dimostrate ogni giorno.
Mo...
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- At 4:52pm on July 18, 2009,
GADDI said… - Ciao Monica ,sto bene e sono molto contento di essere entrato a far parte del gruppo e che il mio brano Pioggia di luce sia in rotazione su puntoradio.Ben tornata è sempre un piacere poter dialogare con te..ciao!
- At 2:48pm on March 23, 2009,
Introversia said…
- bella voce, belle canzoni
- At 2:00pm on January 14, 2009,
MFRecording said… - Aspettiamo di sentire le nuove tracks del nuovo cd !
buona musica
MFR
- At 1:32am on January 14, 2009,
Fatti Sentire said… - Ciao Monica,
I'll be playing a slelction from your album this thursday night on the radio show. You can listen in on http://www.puntoradio.net
Peace
Ray
- At 9:20am on December 29, 2008,
Toast Records said… - Monica, grazie. Buon tutto da Giulio Tedeschi & Toast Records
- At 12:35pm on December 27, 2008,
Everest Mind said… - Grande Monica! Sei bravissima! Auguri cari per tutto!
- At 1:45pm on December 26, 2008,
Giovanni Renzo said… - Buone feste a te, Monica! E complimenti per il video.
a presto
- At 8:05am on December 23, 2008,
IMIsound said…
AUGURONI!!!
- At 10:44am on November 23, 2008,
Corrado Rossi said…
- Ciao Monica, bellissimo pezzo "The free side of you"!
Stupende sonorità con la chitarra ed emozionante atmosfera con la tua voce... un fantastico duetto!!
A presto, Corrado
- At 9:15am on October 14, 2008,
Toast Records said…
- Ciao Monica, molto piacevole ed intrigante la tua proposta musicale. Un caro saluto ed un augurio di buona vita da Giulio Tedeschi & Toast Records.
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- About Me:
- Welcome to the world of Monica Shannon.
I have been singing and writing songs for more than ten years. When I was 12, I started playing piano and noting my first inspirations. I had a great teacher, Mr Aldo Garavini, musician at “La Scala Orchestra” in Milan. He introduced me to the magic music world of Prokofiev, Bela Bartok, Debussy; he taught me how poetry inspires music and vice versa. I remember that when I played the piano, he used to read a poem and, during one of those sessions, I got to know Dylan Thomas and Octavio Paz as well...unforgettable lessons!
Then, when I was 17, I started singing and, at the same time, I wrote my first soundtrack for a comedy in my home town theatre, “La Verità di Mezzanotte” (Midnight Truth). In order to improve my vocal technique, I took jazz style classes with a famous singer, Tiziana Ghiglioni. During that period I was invited to be the lead vocalist of a jazz-swing band performing standards in pubs and theatres.
I have always been looking for my innermost artistic direction and I thought that travelling was the right way to start and open my mind towards different cultures and music styles. The place where I started this adventure is Ireland. A lot of songs of mine are actually inspired by traditional celtic music and then arranged in a modern key.
An increasing collaboration with other artists has also improved my creativity. First of all, with my previous band, the “Diadema”, I produced a quality demo of my repertoire and most successful concerts. Later, thank to the support of two talented songwriters and producers, Riccardo Prestianni and Sebastiano Barbagallo, I had the opportunity to re-arrange some of my best songs. Together with them, I recorded two of these songs at Fragile Studio - Lodi, with the great collaboration of the sound engineer Bobby Boughton (Lisa Stansfield).
After various journeys, I am now getting into humanitarian causes. Being a passionate ocean lover, I am totally against the hunting of whales and I think that the way these gentle giants are killed is absolutely appalling. For this reason I decided to become a Greenpeace Ocean Defender. Then, thank to one of my best friends, who visited Laos for a long time, I got to know another important battle against unexploded landmines. I will do my best to support these causes through my music, the aim of which is to convey all my feelings, sensations and emotions and listeners’ feedback will complete the dialog.
I have recently produced my first album “Beyond 9”: an album which includes 9 songs, 5 written by me and 4 in collaboration with Riccardo Prestianni. It was arranged and recorded in Italy but mastered in New York. "Beyond 9" collaborations: Stefano Pulga "The Shadows among the Trees", Valerio Vado (Reverie) "My Sheltering Sky", Claudio Borroni mix, Bill Jacobs - Sonikwheel Productions New York master, Mariangela Zabatino artwork. The album is available from CD Baby and Apple iTunes and has already received some very good feedback from listeners.
Important web sites like Ethereal Voices (Florida), IMIsound and Lineamusica (Italy) have shown their appreciation for my music and offered me a free promotional page.
I have been invited by a Swiss radio station, Radio 3iii, to be their artist of the week, presenting my music and my first album. Other radio stations from the US, Europe and Australia added my album to their playlists.
My song “I’m Aware” has been selected for the Global Rhythm January-February CD compilation that will be distributed in the US, Spain, France and Italy, together with the magazine.
Moreover, I started live performances in my home country, with my wonderful ensemble.
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- http://monicashannon.com
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- http://myspace.com/monicashannon
Buy my first album "BEYOND 9"
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Cari amici,
sono molto felice di annunciarvi che alle pagine 28-29 del numero attuale di Somojo Magazine, troverete la storia del mio album di esordio "Beyond 9"!
Grazie come sempre per il sostegno e la stima che mi dimostrate ogni giorno.
Monica Continue
Posted on July 18, 2009 at 1:06pm — 1 Comment
"THE ISLAND" VIDEOCLIP
Cari amici,
il 23 Dicembre 2008 è ufficialmente uscito il primo videoclip tratto dall'album "Beyond 9", THE ISLAND.
Il videoclip è stato realizzato dall'associazione ELFA Promotions e diretto da Antonino Giorgianni ed è attualmente presente sui principali portali video tra cui IMISOUND.
Insieme, vi porteremo ad esplorare "l'isola", tra ruscelli, cascate, boschi e distese di fiori fino al mare.
Con grande gioia vi allego anche il sito di ELFA e il mio MySpace link per maggiori dettagli:
Sito ELF… Continue
il 23 Dicembre 2008 è ufficialmente uscito il primo videoclip tratto dall'album "Beyond 9", THE ISLAND.
Il videoclip è stato realizzato dall'associazione ELFA Promotions e diretto da Antonino Giorgianni ed è attualmente presente sui principali portali video tra cui IMISOUND.
Insieme, vi porteremo ad esplorare "l'isola", tra ruscelli, cascate, boschi e distese di fiori fino al mare.
Con grande gioia vi allego anche il sito di ELFA e il mio MySpace link per maggiori dettagli:
Sito ELF… Continue
Posted on December 25, 2008 at 6:47pm —
"Beyond 9" su DIGITAL MUSIC!
Cari amici, è con immenso piacere che vi comunico che il mio album "Beyond 9" è stato selezionato dalla rivista DIGITAL MUSIC e uscirà una recensione sul prossimo numero.
Per chi fosse interessato, ecco tutti i dettagli:
DIGITAL MUSIC, numero 33, in uscita il prossimo 22 Luglio
Grazie a tutti per l'amicizia e l'affetto che mi dimostrate ogni giorno!
Un bacio, Monica
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Dear friends, I am so happy… Continue
Per chi fosse interessato, ecco tutti i dettagli:
DIGITAL MUSIC, numero 33, in uscita il prossimo 22 Luglio
Grazie a tutti per l'amicizia e l'affetto che mi dimostrate ogni giorno!
Un bacio, Monica
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Dear friends, I am so happy… Continue
Posted on July 11, 2008 at 10:37pm — 3 Comments
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