FOURTH ALBUM FROM PROMIS,
"LIFE IS GRAND!"
OFFERS WORLD MUSIC PALLETE WITH ACCESSIBLE MELODIES AND LYRICAL THEMES OF LOVE, LIFE AND ITS LESSONS.
The fourth album from Los-Angeles-based artist Promis, "Life Is Grand!" represents an artistic crossroads for the established singer/songwriter. Utilizing millennium-era technology, the collaboration came together as a cross-country collaboration with Turkish songwriter/producer Ayhan Sahin.
While the pair had common allies in the artistic community, they utilized the Internet as a primary touching point throughout the process of developing lyrical themes and melodic direction. The pair came together face to face at Sahin's 2C Studios in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., in the summer of 2008 to record the vocals for the project—bringing their chemistry to fruition.
"This was a first for me," Promis says. "I had heard a lot about Ayhan's reputation and it felt right in terms of combining influences. After traveling several times through Mediterranean countries and becoming engrossed in their music and histories, I felt inspired to add new textures to what I create."
Influenced by his travels, the 14 songs on "Life Is Grand!" explore themes of life, love and lessons, with a rich tapestry of all-live instruments, including classical guitars, violin, bass, flute, percussion and electric guitars. The musical triptych is truly a mesh of world influences, while maintaining a decidedly pop imprint.
Chilean-born Jose Promis began playing in Los Angeles' cabaret and burlesque scene of the early 2000s. In fall 2005, his songs were featured in the musical "Night Of The Black Cat," a take-off on French cabaret, and in early 2006, he released first album "Promis," which drew heavily from that style of music. That year, he also performed in Paris for the first time and recorded "For Respect" for a French label compilation, while entertaining for the renowned "Ghetto Gourmet" underground restaurant series.
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Writers: Jose Promis, Ayhan Sahin
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When I Was Drunk and You Were High (Sahin/Promis)
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Remember the stars
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shone so bright
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on that night!!!
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All our problems were erased,the air felt fresh upon my face
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We felt we were young again, without the trials life brought and then
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We talked about all we could do, the future shone for me and you
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It seemed that we'd surpass the sky, when I was drunk and you were high
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That night
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your eyes
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were still alive
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The problems that the years had brought, every single fight one fought
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The years and all the scars we felt, all the blows that had been dealt
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We felt that we were young again, before we'd lost loved ones and friends
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It seemed that we'd surpass the sky when I was drunk and you were high
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Still the next day, hope just fades away! Oh!!!!
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The next time that the sun did shine, our day was gone not your or mine
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And so we did all come back down, and crash real hard upon the ground
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But when I think of how we felt, despite the blows that had been dealt
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Remember all the stars that night when I was drunk and you were high?
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That night your eyes were still alive, remember all the stars that night
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I swear your eyes were still alive, when I was drunk and you were high
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