PROTEST, A REVOLUTIONARY ROCK OPUS

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PROTEST, a Revolutionary Rock Opus update!

Update posted 1 year ago

Thank you for donating to Buffalo Gal Productions!  We are continuing to fundraise through the end of the the year to complete our goal for the Protest album.  Early giving and Give To the Max Day brought in $2115 -only $1385 to go!!  We will continue work on the recording, mixing and bringing on our new vocalists. Meanwhile, please visit www.buffalogalproductions.com and read about the songwriters, listen to the demos (with headphones) and watch their videos.  Here are three women whose songs are featured on the video.

Thank you so much!!!  

Perrin Post, Bridgette Karl and Barbara Cohen

Singer/Songwriter Barbara Cohen is an accomplished singer/songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer whose work embraces a variety of genres—from folk to trip-hop, electronica, world and modern-classical music. Her career as a recording artist includes co-founding the Virgin Records’ band, Brother Sun, Sister Moon, collaborating with England’s rave luminaries, Orbital, singing lead vocals for the French experimental duo, Air, and releasing critically acclaimed solo albums. Cohen’s ability to blend disparate musical elements extends to her scores for film and television: these range from the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary, The Judge and the General to the dream-like cabaret-influenced HBO feature, Habana Eva and guitar driven score for the MTV feature, Pedro; from the, Middle Eastern arrangements for feature documentaries The Lost Dream PBS/POV and Al Jazeera America’s Words of Witness. Cohen’s songs and vocals have also been featured on film and television shows, including: Warner Bros.’ Red Riding Hood, Fox Pictures’ Broke Down Palace, and NBC primetime series Lipstick Jungle and Third Watch. Her awards include admittance to the prestigious Sundance Film Composer Lab Fellowship, BMI Conducting Workshop, the Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship Grant for Artistry and Composition and the Minnesota Music Awards for Artist of the Year & Vocalist of the Year.

http://www.barbaracohenmusic.com

















Singer/Songwriter Dina Maccabee is a composer, songwriter, and performer in a variety of styles, from traditional American string music to contemporary experimental composition. She has developed her sound over the last decade as a versatile and creative string player and vocalist while touring internationally with Julia Holter, Real Vocal String Quartet, Vienna Teng, Beth Custer Ensemble, and others. A graduate of Wesleyan University's Master of Arts program in composition, Dina is half of the songwriting duo Ramon & Jessica, who have been nominated for an Isadora Duncan (music for dancers) award, and received grants from East Bay Fund for Artists and San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music. She has released solo albums on Geomancy and Contraphonic labels and was selected as an Artist in Residence at Headlands Center for the Arts in 2018 and Byrdcliffe Artist Colony in 2012. Dina is currently based in Berlin, Germany. 

Sweet Land www.sweetlandthemusical.comwww.dinamaccabee.com











Singer/Songwriter Ashley DuBose Top 32 NBC ‘The Voice’ contestant and awarded Twin Cities’ “Top R&B Female Vocalist,” Ashley DuBose is a Philly-born singer-songwriter, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She’s known for her feel-good music that some call pop while others call it neo-soul, comparing her to the likes of Lauryn Hill, India Arie and Rihanna. As multifaceted as her musical style and influences, Ashley is also a mother, voiceover actress and former programmer analyst, holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics. Ashley has shared stages with Lizzo, Robin Thicke, K. Michelle, Keyshia Cole, and J. Holday. Singing on over 50 publicly released songs to date and millions of digital music streams - her voice is making it’s way around the globe and major brands are taking notice! This August, Samsung unveiled it’s new wireless buds with a sleek video backed by the title track of her latest EP Back to Reality. As the world seeks ways to stay uplifted amidst Covid-19 and social unrest, Ashley continues to use her platform and talents to provide opportunities to bring communities together and forge change.  www.AshleyDuBose.com



 

PROTEST, A REVOLUTIONARY ROCK OPUS pays tribute to the Women Activists that have made a substantial impact on their communities, politics, and the world!  This year during Give to the Max we are focusing our fundraising efforts onto phase 2 - or , creating the album. With your financial help we will be able to create an artist album which will act as a calling card to artistic directors in the Twin Cities and beyond to develop Protest into a stage production. 


The exciting NEW original Rock compositions in PROTEST transcend the decades. The songs were created for Protests ranging from the Civil Rights era to Black Lives Matter, Climate Change, Gun Violence, Voting rights and suppression, Women’s rights, Immigrant rights, and War.  The inspiration for PROTEST came to fruition in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the upheaval in the Twin Cities that followed.  The Covid 19 pandemic left artists with free time, unemployed, and the urge to help in whatever way they could.  Several Artists (composers, lyricists, producers)  signed on to help create these exciting new songs.  PROTEST, a Revolutionary Rock Opus was developed to not only give employment to artists, writers, composers, and lyricists in this time of COVID-19 but to give them an outlet to inspire change in our society through their music!

 

PAYING TRIBUTE TO: Greta Thunberg  (Climate), Emma Gonzalez (Parkland Gun Control), Amanda Gorman (Poet)Maya Angelou (Poet), Alice Paul (Suffragist), Stacey Abrams (Voting Rights), Malala Yousafzai (Female Education), Kimberly Jones (George Floyd Activist & Author), Dolores Huerta (United Farm Workers), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Green New Deal, Politician), Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors & Opal Tometi (Black Lives Matter Co-Founders), Angela Davis & Elaine Brown (Black Panthers), Diane Nash (Civil Rights), Whoopi Goldberg, America Ferrara, Gloria Steinem (Million Woman March), Jayna Zweiman & Krista Suh (Pussy Hat Project), Michelle Cook, Morning Star Gali, Jaslyn Charger, LaDonna Brave Bull Allard (Standing Rock), Eartha Kitt (Vietnam & Underprivileged Youth), Jane Fonda (Vietnam), Marsha P. Johnson (Stonewall & LGBTQ Rights)


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