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Leena Hertz Interview on Nagamag

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Nagamag:
What are the genres that describe better your music style?

Leena Hertz:
Neo-classics, new age, instrumental, spiritual, piano, cinematic


Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?

Leena Hertz:
I am playing piano since the time I remember myself. My mom is a music teacher and my dad is a big music lover. So piano, guitars, vinyl, music players were normal things in our family. My study background is 16 years: 9 year of classical piano school, 6 years of jazz piano in Moscow College of Improvising Music and 1 year of film composer study in Moscow Film School. Before 2018 I worked mostly as a pianist. I worked at exhibitions and events in Russia and abroad, I played covers and my own music. And I noticed that the public's reaction to my music was very positive. People told me that while listening to my music they had been wrapped in memories, different images, they cried. In 2016 I initiated a movement Piano Maniacs with the idea to connect those who are crazy about piano. But in 2017 I decided to be a professional film composer. In 2018 I started to work as a film composer. Also I've been playing sacred music for Gurdjieff's sacred dances since 2009. In June 2019 I started to record my first studio album Az Esm. It was released on 30/06/2020.


Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?

Leena Hertz:
From the beginning of my life I felt myself as a real musician. I always played piano, sang songs, composed music. I played with rattled glass bottles that they are participants of some orchestra. I always made different noises with different things and heard music in them. Now I think that profession of sound designer could be good for me.


Nagamag:
What does the name of your album mean?

Leena Hertz:
My album is called Az Esm. It means I Am. But my music is not about myself. It's about you. You will learn something more about yourself, maybe you will recall something forgotten or maybe you'll discover something new in yourself. You will watch your own movie.


Nagamag:
Where can we listen to your album?

Leena Hertz:
Here is the link to the album: sl.onerpm.com/1393422220


Nagamag:
Most artists have a favorite song from a different music genre than the one they are producing music for... Which is yours?

Leena Hertz:
Shpongle "Around The World In A Tea Daze"


Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which track from a similar artist you admire?

Leena Hertz:
Shpongle "Dorset Perception"

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Leena Hertz's Website

Urban Gypsies Quartet – The Prophet (Spotify)

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The propher bright our day here in Nagamag headquarters with its sound clarity and harmonic sensation. Thre are so many details to discover in this deep forest of melodic instrumental. An original Latin guitar piece fused with jazz improvisation. Two guitars, Cello, and percussion.

Urban Gypsies are an instrumental Jazz/Latin/contemporary band. They represent an exciting direction in Latin / jazz mixed with world music influences. The music varies from fiery guitar virtuosity through to lounge Bossa Nova. They have supported Buena Vista Social Club, Cassandra Wilson, and many more…

The Album Samsara is a beautiful eclectic mix of jazz Latin and contemporary guitar music. Astonishing versatility and technique, a shimmering high class act.

Matteo de Grandis – Blue Deer (Spotify)

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Blue Deer by Matteo De Grandis, is an emotive neoclassical theme which explores shades of mystery and nostalgy.

Matteo De Grandis is a self-taught pianist and composer, born in Italy.
He approached Art and Music in particular, since childhood, confirming a deep love for Piano because of its complexity of sounds and dynamics, that remind a lot of human feelings.

Playing, creating helped him to understand people's silence and his own.
He may don't consider himself a virtuoso but always wanted to give voice to emotions, shades and sensations, giving them life through his music.

Orsak:Oslo – 061 Skimmer (Spotify)

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"This song the title track of Orsak:Oslo's new release Skimmer, which besides its English meaning has a meaning in Swedish and Norwegian that resembles the English ""Shimmer"". In context with the EP this is a more mellow and pondering track, while still continuing the band's thread of compositions with nerve and wistful melodies.

Few words about Orsak:Oslo
Orsak:Oslo is a dark slow brew containing of psych, dystopian post-rock and trippy space blues.
With their monolithic and melancholic instrumental pieces, this is music for the active listener.
O:O is a marriage between impulsive improv and thoughtful composition, later melodies and new harmonies are carefully woven in, layer by layer.
With a reverence and underlying devotion to the aura and musical preconditions laid down from the start, the result is raw, unpolished and true.
www.orsakoslo.com/"

Leonardo Barilaro – Doors (Spotify)

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‘Doors’ is part of the new EP ‘BlackShip’ by Leonardo Barilaro, international pianist, composer and aerospace engineer. In Doors piano and synth are played at the same time, with the presence of guitar and drums. The style of the composition can be defined as Contemporary Space Music. Doors is the opening track of the BlackShip concept, that is inspired by the history of Malta during the Great Siege and shifted to the Future, where the island becomes the symbol for planet Earth and the BlackShip travels through Space to other planets. This new aesthetics is a hybrid of different experiences of the composer, like collaborations with contemporary fusion dancers and visual artists. This results in a music bridge between past and future, dreaming with retro-futurism nuances while rooting in the cultural inheritance. The main influences can be related to artists like Ayreon, Infected Mushroom, Ulver and Liquid Tension Experiment. - www.nullodiesinenota.com

Euclid’s Niece Interview on Nagamag.com

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Nagamag:
What are the genres that describe better your music style?

Euclid's Niece:
My music is generally piano and instrumental, although it can be categorized in multiple genres, including neo-classical and instrumental pop. Although I am still at the start of a music career, I intend to explore more genres, in order to create wholesome, authentic pieces.


Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?

Euclid's Niece:
I have started playing piano at the age of 7, it has been 13 years now. I attended a music school for 7 years, and have some basic knowledge about music history and theoretical concepts. Studying about various classical composers raised my fascination with instrumental music, but also made me see (hear, feel) music from a new perspective.


Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?

Euclid's Niece:
I have loved music ever since I can remember. I used to sing a lot, and I have been fascinated with piano from the very start of my studies. I must say, I treat my musical instrument as a friend rather than a tool. Music reminds me of my cheerful childhood days, when I could be honest about everything and say things by their name. This is the type of approach I am trying to have now - create something that can speak truthfully to the listeners.


Nagamag:
Most artists have a favorite song from a different music genre than the one they are producing music for... Which is yours?

Euclid's Niece:
Opeth "Burden"


Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which track from a similar artist you admire?

Euclid's Niece:
Danny Elfman "The Piano Duet"

Discover & Listen to Euclid's Niece

Euclid's Niece on Spotify

Euclid's Niece's Signature Track

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Anthony John Armintrout, Paul Wayne Armintrout, Life as a Moon – She Waits for Morning (Spotify)

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Anthony John Armintrout, Paul Wayne Armintrout, Life as a Moon – She Waits for Morning
(Spotify)

"She Waits for Morning" is the second release of "Life as a moon", a simple reflection on the small moments of beauty that exist as night fades into the new day, gently performed and well recorded unleashes is beauty and harmonics perfums in right steps. An emotive neoclassical theme.

Life as a moon is music by identical twin brothers, both living in the Pacific Northwest. The music is emotional and thoughtful, combining both ambient and cinematic elements.

The Purple Kite – Branches – Instrumental (Spotify)

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The Purple Kite – Branches – Instrumental
(Spotify)

Branches is an upbeat, hopeful song - and the instrumental is a perfect cinematic feel. The song has atmospheric effects and a driving beat. Producing in his home-studio, David May has made this track for his newborn daughter, and the lyrical version tells the story of his new perspective on life as a father.
soundcloud.com/thepurplekite

Kawasaki Meltdown – DTS (Spotify)

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Kawasaki Meltdown – DTS
(Spotify)

Kawasaki Meltdown has been unleashing high-power speedy brassy funk on the Japan since forming in Kawasaki-City in 2019. The intensity of the band’s energy is fueled by their desire to share the healing and inspirational power of music with others. That power has resonated with audiences around the globe. Kawasaki Meltdown maintains a regular schedule playing on Kawasaki Street. The band members are also committed to other bands, music education and backing band for many artists.

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