Hanoi Musician Launches Debut Solo Album
From Michelle Stewart:
Hanoi musician Michelle Stewart prepares to release her first fully-produced album, Sands of Time. Stewart has been living and performing her music in Hanoi since 2009.
The 12-track album was produced by famous Thai producer, Thananat Peerayagangvanglai from DBS Studio Bangkok, while Stewart is the sole musician on the album, as well as the songwriter, composer, arranger, and co-producer. The album will be released on December 10, 2012.
Sands of Time will be available on iTunes, Amazon.com, CDbaby.com, Spotify, and more, for $9.99. The album includes full lyrics with special photos from the magical place where it was all made.
Sands of Time was inspired in the northern Thai countryside of Pai, Mae Hong Son Province, where Stewart visited twice before finalizing the recording for all tracks in Bangkok. Four songs featured on the album were written in Hanoi.
Accompanying the album release is the 15-page short story and photo journal entitled “Sands of Time: The Short Story Behind… An Album I Made Almost Entirely in My Underwear,” where Stewart shares how the album came about, the song that inspired the whole album, adventures like being thrown into a snake-infested rice field to get the cover photo, and nearly running out of gas in the middle of the jungle on one of Thailand’s largest mountain passes, as well as recording tips and lessons learned along the way. The story will be available on December 10 for free download on her website at www.michellestewartmusic.com. Join the mailing list to receive updates.
To listen to a sneak peak of the album, download the title track, Sands of Time, on her website or here. Sands of Time is Stewart’s second album. Her first release, made in Hanoi in 2011, entitled “Walking On Ashes” can be found here.
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