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End of 2020 = Time to fire things back up

On By vonj productionIn End of 2020, In the beginning, RESPECT MUSIC2 Comments

Peace family,

I am firing things back up here again, I really look forward to sharing new content to all of you, & to those who have still continued to follow this page I really appreciate you & I sincerely mean this. 

What a year this has been for everyone

To those who have overcome this  year I really applaud you for advancing against all the adversities.

Everyone who knows me knows my passion for live performance, so one can imagine how disrupting these times have been with most live music events limited or totally cut off, especially with those like me who have been trying hard to bring the masses together for live music, However nothing lasts forever & I am very much looking forward to announce my next live events, would love if you bookmark http://www.vonjlive.com to stay updated with my group for events and new music releases.

For those that have been following the music, Unity is power The E.p. will be completed as a full album in the new year, & I guarantee it will be worth the wait.

There’s one thing I would love to make you aware of, If you don’t already know I have a recording studio in Bath U.K ‘Cave music studios’, we are offering spaces for artist’s, bands, to record & rehearse.

We are keeping this space ALIVE offering affordable rates; also looking to promote musicians that come through, so I will appreciate if you go to the following website pages & show love & support for this new studio project..

www.cavemusicstudios.co.uk

http://www.instagram.com/cavemusicstudio

Stay tuned, & I wish everyone a blessed & progressive time as we approach the end of the year.

Peace & Love

Vonj

I’m coming Back: from a dream to reality!

On By vonj productionIn Ruach8 Comments

Peace Family.

I Hope y’all had a good weekend.
On this message we are continuing the short stories behind the music on the RuAch album, We Began these stories with the song River Nun, then “Out of the Mire”, This time lets talk abit about the featured track titled “I’m coming back”. I always say when one receives inspiration one has to be quick to act upon it to capture the idea before it disappears, Well this track has to be one of the best example’s of this.

Before adding this song I thought the album was complete, We recorded 24 tracks for the album of which I whittled down to 12 to make the album, & I had already planned to send the album master off on a Monday morning to be published, Little did I know a new song would rise only the previous day to this, I remember waking up from a dream at 5am on a Sunday morning, the day before I needed to send all the material off.

I had a dream that I was a soldier somewhere in the middle of a war zone close to a beach, But I was appointed in charge of rescuing the injured & bringing them to safety, So I would go to the sea shores & carry those injured individuals back to our camp where the soldiers can be looked after & nursed, As I was rescuing the injured all I was thinking of was a woman I loved & longed to be with again back at home, chances of survival were very slim but in the dream I had faith that I would see her again.

The determination was there not to be killed by crossfire while I am exposed carrying the injured to safety, But when I knew everyone I rescued was safe the dream took a sudden turn, & I found myself in a new place that seamed like a 1960s New Orleans, & I had a feeling of joy & happiness in that I survived a war & finally I could go & see my love again, On my way home to where I apparently lived in the dream I stumbled into a building, When I entered it this turned out to be an empty ballroom, But I could hear music playing, & it sounded like what one might define as “Free Jazz Music”.

I then awoke from my dream, The music in the dream kept playing while I was conscious, & I remembered there were certain different styles of music playing throughout the dream, Very rarely do I get to remember dreams as accurately as this one, but that dream was more like a Movie of which I dint only remember the picture but I remembered the soundtracks on each part of the dream.

Right then I knew this dream had to be included on the RuAch album.

That morning I contacted Carmine Manfredi our sax player & told him the dream, & asked him if he could help me with a very much-needed Sax piece on the “free jazz section” of the track.

That morning I went to our studio which we call “The Cave”, I played & recorded all the Drum parts, Bass, Guitars, & Vocals, Then Carmine came into the Cave from his job, it’s now 11pm, & he began to work on that section of the music until we were happy with it, I came back early the following Monday, mixed & mastered the track, Cut a new master disk & shipped the music off for publishing before midday that following Monday.

Today being a Monday I reminisced on that experience & thought I would share this message with you the family.

Sometimes we are slow to act & move with every ounce of inspiration we receive, I say move with your spirit to see your dreams accurately manifest into a physical existence.

So now I am wishing everyone who read this an inspirational & productive week.

Peace & blessings family

Vonj

http://www.vonjruach.com

Out of the Mire

On By vonj productionIn Ruach, The dawn of something special, Vonj - Words of SongsLeave a comment

Peace People.

“Out of the Mire”, The instrumental intro piece for the RuAch album was one of the first concrete idea’s we had for the album, When we used to jam this I used to call it the South American song, Martin our drummer naturally came up with a latin style feel on the grooves, & his energy on the drums was exerted with such a high energy to the extent I would always feel a sympathy to his drum kit in how hard he used to hit it whenever we Jam it. Out of the Mire Can symbolise where we were coming from through life at the time, & I only found it appropriate to begin the record with that title, It’s one of those numbers that will create a heavy party vibe, especially when we play it live in concert.

Now we will find a huge gap between when we had the blue print for that piece & when we actually got to record the track for the album.

If you read the previous blog; “River nun” was our first recording for the record, Out of the mire would have been the 2nd however literally the following week after we recorded River nun, I had a call from the venue we were rehearsing in & the management said we should look to find another practice venue, So unfortunately we were in limbo for a few months, We had to find the right spot, The album sleeve tells that story, Eventually a lock in was found, But by the time we got the lock in so many musical idea’s had already piled up for recoding, But we knew we would eventually come to revisit & record “Out of the mire”, & this became one of the last songs we recorded before publishing the album.

Since the recording new musicians have been coming in for the group & have implemented cool new idea’s to it, This one will definitely be one of my favourite tracks to perform live.

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So stay tuned family!

Peace & love!

Vonj

River Nun

On By vonj productionIn A new song for a new sun, River Nun, Ruach, The dawn of something special, Vonj - Words of Songs2 Comments

River Nun, was the first song written for the Album RuAch, This was also the first song we recorded for it, This song was birthed through a jam we had which I originally titled “Liberty”, at this time I was in the process of looking for a Sax player, a sax player Carmine Manfredi came into the Picture, & the second time we played together I hit the record button on the console and Me on electric guitar, Martin on drums, & Carmine on Sax, played and recorded the track live & the foundation of the album was set!, I later on added Bass & after hearing the music I got inspired with the lyrics, recorded the vocals & “River Nun” was born.

My dream one day is to go to the Nun River, & make a live music video for the number, Dreams come true!.

LYRICS:

As we talk we are wasting away,
Wall’s they stand while we sit and wait,
for the rays of the sun to bring us life…

We wonder what was the cause of the wars,
Angels fall but no broken bones,
Tree’s of greed who planted the seed…

What is left but the prophecies,
Heads are rolling down a parted Sea,
Land divide themselves the Rivers flow…

Ships are built and they start to trade,
Guns are made, Now your a slave.
It is Morning as they leave through the River Nun.

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The track is 6 min 31 sec, Though in concert the version is likely to be longer ha-ha.

Love & Unity People.

Vonj

Dignified Fridays presents – Song of Life

On By vonj productionIn Dignified Friday's - for the record and your enlightenment3 Comments

Greetings brothers and sisters,

I hope each of you have had a positively strong week and geared for a weekend of accomplishment.

To play you through your Friday evening I shall embed a song titled, “Song of Life”, another V.N.A. exclusive

Enjoy family.

 

 Love – Vonj

Vonj – Words of songs Chapter 5 “This is the Life”

On By vonj productionIn Vonj - Words of Songs3 Comments

 These are all expressions that came through my heart. I have written these pieces to fit in within a musical format. What you read here has already been musically recorded, I hope you enjoy these messages family. Love; Vonj.

THIS IS THE LIFE

I wake up in the morning storm

Ain’t no sun within my reach

Sometimes life can seem like its going nowhere

I trust my heart and live today

Even if tomorrow is the same

Perseverance is my middle name

There’s no way I will get tired

all I can do is abide and ride

hoping one day I will say

MANTRA.

This is the life x2

Second part.

Do you feel your life is tough

and you think you had enough

situation feels like its never ending

Turn that into positive

when your down you can only rise

I promise that a breakthrough is in your path

struggle builds a stronger heart

pass the test there is reward

and one day you will say

MANTRA

This is the life x4

 Vonj

Copyright 2009.

Segments of a composition

On By vonj productionIn The dawn of something special3 Comments

Harmony family, I thought I would share this video with you, this shows another dimension on the process of composition; straight out Jamming!. For the new comers, This is a continuation of behind the scene’s footage on the future album; there is a lot of work yet to put in…I am hoping when this is all done with I can come and play a show in a city near you.

Peace & love

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