Brighter Light Brigade

“Undas” is the second release of Brighter Light Brigade’s Filipino-themed project, Kapwa. Featuring Amanda Maestro as the 'apo' and Amy D (Amyliza de Jesus) as the 'lola', “Undas” is an educational song about how Filipinos celebrate their ancestors throughout this holiday.

Instrumentally, “Undas” again features an all-Filipino/a/x-crew crafting their music magic: Amanda Maestro-Scherer - vocals, Amyliza De Jesus - vocals, bass & co-producer, Raynier Jacob Jacildo - clavinet and vox, and Alexander Powell on drums and percussion. Joe Rodriguez provided the studio expertise as mixing/mastering engineer and co-producer.

The single is available today on bandcamp (sneak peek!), just in time to close out Filipino American History Month and usher in Undas!

(For listeners who prefer streaming services, you can pre-save the single on Spotify here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/brighterlightbrigade/undas-feat-amy-d--amanda-maestro, to be released on Undas/November 1st.)

Maraming salamat!

Undas (feat. Amy D and Amanda Maestro), by Brighter Light Brigade track by Brighter Light Brigade

We’re so excited to be a part of this year’s Kidsville Family Festival at Centennial Park! We go on at 2:30, but come earlier to enjoy all of the other activities. Hope to see you there! 🥰

"11 Children’s Music Albums for Libraries, Road Trips, and All-Around Fun"

Honored to be featured by the School Library Journal alongside these amazing artists / albums 💗

11 Children These selections celebrate dinosaurs, silliness, social justice, and more. Perfect for library programming, dancing, and exercise, these albums guarantee a rollicking good time.

“Kamayan” is the first release of Brighter Light Brigade’s Filipino-themed project tentatively called Kapwa.  Featuring LZA (musical shapeshifter Amyliza de Jesus), kindie fave Mista Cookie Jar, and introducing Amanda Maestro, “Kamayan” is Tagalog for “by hand,” and this song celebrates the traditional Filipino style of eating - together in community, without plates or utensils, but with your hands!

In “Kamayan,” LZA, Mista Cookie Jar and Amanda Maestro (all second generation Filipino-Americans born to immigrant parents) explore their favorite Filipino foods, their roots, and the sense of community that stems from sharing food and stories around the table.  This hip hop-inspired tune also celebrates the intergenerational ways Filipinx families share their culture from Lola (grandmother) to apo (grandchild).

Instrumentally, “Kamayan” features an all- Filipino crew: .dejesus, , , & playing traditional Filipino instruments: bamboo castanets, bungkaka, kulintang, and Tinikling bamboo poles.

You can find “Kamayan” today(!) on all major platforms, to coincide with the end of Filipino Food Month and the beginning of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Mabuhay!

We were thrilled to find out today that our songs “Fire Inside” and “Pancakes on Sunday Morning” are semi-finalists in the 2022 International Songwriting Competition! What an honor to be in the company of some of our favorite kindie artists 💗

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Feel It All by Brighter Light Brigade featuring Marla Vannucci and Dean Jones receives Mom’s Choice Award for quality children’s media.

Weekly Roundup: Audiobooks, Subscription Boxes, Holiday Books + More!! 12/11 – 12/17 - Mom's Choice Awards This week’s roundup of Mom’s Choice Award winners features audiobooks, subscription boxes, holiday books + more!

Grammy®️ voters - if you are still considering your votes, please check out Brighter Light Brigade's Feel It All - a collection of songs by two moms, musicians, and mental health professionals to start conversations about universal feelings. Listen to the album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4S3GPO4q5pSKIQew8ITzRS?si=Xav27LfAThWkOj8hyGIhQw

⭐️FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION⭐️

Best Children’s Music Album - Feel It All

We’re thrilled to announce that our debut EP, “Feel It All” (8 Pound Gorilla Records) is on the GRAMMY®️ first-round ballot for Best Children’s Music Album.

This 7-song collection contains catchy melodies and meaningful messages, encouraging families to express the spectrum of feelings we experience every day. As moms and mental health professionals, we made this album to support families to identify feelings, convey them, and embrace them as an important part of life. Genres span blues, R&B, pop, and Americana, with GRAMMY®️-winning producer Dean Jones' lush musical layers helping to convey themes of kindness, friendship, belonging, loss, and hope. These infectious songs are fun for families to enjoy, and are also a way to open conversations about emotional expression and shared human experiences.

If you’re a voting member of the Recording Academy, we’d be so honored if you’d take a listen and consider voting for “Feel It All.” (FYC link: https://www.marlavmusic.com/.) There is SO MUCH inspiring music in the kindie scene these days, and we’re honored to be a part of this incredible community 💜

You can now find "Traveling Together," our latest EP, on your favorite streaming platform! This collection of tunes is the bookend to our debut EP, "Feel It All," and it features songs intended to be conversation starters about emotional expression for families and classrooms.

Many, many thanks to our ✨AMAZING✨ team:

⭐️Producer extraordinaire, Dean Jones, who truly elevated these songs
⭐️Session players John Burick (electric guitar), Jessica Jones & Tony Jones (saxophone), Mark Murphy (upright bass), and Aaron Till (fiddle)
⭐️The BLB Kids Choir on "Rufus the Rooster" and "Different"
⭐️Special co-writers Patty Milton and Lily Davis
⭐️Additional recording by of Soundhole Studios and Herb Shucher at
⭐️Mastering by
⭐️ with the spiritually connective / nails-it-every-time album artwork
⭐️Waldmania PR for spreading the word about our music and mission
⭐️ for partnership in the music world
⭐️Our amazing crowdfunding backers who made all of this possible - THANK YOU for traveling on this journey with us 💗

Get ready for an all new show, kids. About 3/4 of the songs are new this week. New tunes from Tom Weber Children's Music, Parry Gripp, Heywood Banks, Wendy & DB, Ziggy Marley, The Uncle Devin Show, Claudia Robin Gunn - Music for Kids, Erica Rabner Music, Happy Music Garden, Shawny, Two of a Kind, Kaci Bolls Kids, Brighter Light Brigade, Whoopie Chicken, Little Parade, Dub Town Rockers, Martin and Rose Music, Mr Roberelli, Joy Blooms, Musiquita. Plus, Cereal Bowl classics from Bumblz Tunes, Mindy Bauer Presents, Moey's Music Party, 30 Turtles, Little Mo' McCoury, and The Squeegees. Listen 8am EDT on The WAWL Chattanooga or 10am EDT JUMP 105.3 Pittsburgh.

Will you be this weekend? If so, come catch one (or both!) of our sets at the Pilgrimage Festival!

Saturday, we'll be playing an acoustic set at the Mare Barn Theatre, and on Sunday, we'll be playing a full band set on the Vanderbilt Health Lil' Pilgrims Family Stage.

We're so excited for this weekend, and we hope to see you there!

Brighter Light Brigade news!

The new single "Goodbye Summer" off our new EP "Traveling Together" was released by 8 LB Gorilla records yesterday! The full EP will be released on October 7th.

The single is a punkish pop ditty about the specialness of summer coming to a close and the anticipation of the seasons to come - bringing us back to summer again.

Find it on all your favorite music outlets out here: https://8pgr.lnk.to/GoodbyeSummer

Traveling Together is a collection of songs, like our EP out earlier this year, Feel It All, that are conversation starters for families about different emotions and experiences we all have. Themes include joy and expression, the wonderfulness and challenges of family, perseverance, and appreciating differences and uniqueness in ourselves and others.

Thank you again to all our backers who made these EP's possible. Although our official crowdfunding campaign is over, you can visit our store for some fun stuff at teambrighterlightbrigade.com
And if you're in the Nashville area, check us out at Pilgrimage Festival on Sept 24 and 25 - we'll be playing the L'il Pilgrims stage.

You can find the schedule for the full lineup here: https://pilgrimagefestival.com/2022-schedule #/

Hope you enjoy "Goodbye Summer!

Brighter Light Brigade - Goodbye Summer (feat. Marla Vannucci & Dean Jones) Listen to Goodbye Summer (feat. Marla Vannucci & Dean Jones) by Brighter Light Brigade.

**It's EP Release Day!!!!** 🥳🙌🥰

You can now find "Feel It All" on your favorite streaming platform - we'd be SO honored if you'd take a listen today! https://8pgr.lnk.to/FeelItAllFA

Many many thanks to Team BLB 💗:

- Thinking Outside The Blocks who set up the virtual co-write between Marla Vannucci and Amyliza De Jesus that resulted in our first BLB song, "Kindness Is King"
- Dean Jones - person / producer extraordinaire who brought these songs to life with his music magic
- Mista Cookie Jar for his a-mazing rap on "See You in the Summertime"
- Session players Rebecca Coupe Franks (trumpet), Jessica Jones (tenor sax), and Mark Murphy (upright bass) for adding so much with their extra touches
- Scott A Jacobsen / Soundhole Studios for additional recording and support (in all life things!)
- West West Side Music for mastering expertise / making "Feel It All" the best listening experience possible
- Heather Moulder / Lordymercy for the beautiful and fun album art work
- Beth Blenz-Clucas of Sugar Mountain PR who got the word out about "Kindness Is King" and helped find SO many listening ears for our music
Kenny Curtis for hearing something special in us / all the support
- 8 Pound Gorilla Records for the partnership in spreading our music and mission: to create and release songs that connect, heal, and inspire.
- Bryan Brock, Mandy K Shucher, Heather Moulder, Andy Lar, Sarah Donovan, Nathan B. Hunter, Nerissa B Aquino - the incredible musicians and vocalists who'll be joining us on stage tonight to celebrate this release at Cumberland Park (CAN'T WAIT!!!)
- Last but not least: all of our Bandzoogle crowdfunding backers - thank you, thank you, thank you!!! 💕

... and here we go! Brighter Light Brigade has not one, but TWO(!) EPs coming out this summer - and we'd love your help to get them over the finish line and out to the masses! Both EPs are collections of songs that encourage families to express the spectrum of feelings we experience every day. As moms and mental health professionals, we want to share these songs to support families in helping their kids to identify feelings, convey them, and embrace them as an important part of life.

The music was produced by musical wizard Dean Jones, and features songs written and performed by Amyliza De Jesus and Marla Vannucci. Other contributors to the EPs include kindie fave Mista Cookie Jar, amazing instrumentalists, and Heather Moulder (a.k.a. Lordy Mercy) with the vibrant album art.

Our month-long Bandzoogle crowdfunding campaign launches TODAY, in support of our EPs "Feel It All" and "Traveling Together." We are so excited for you to hear this music, and we'd be honored if you'd join our team to share it with the world. You can find more details on how to support us at:
https://teambrighterlightbrigade.com/crowdfunding

We'll be posting more about these new tunes and EPs, as well as the campaign, over the next few weeks. So head over to the crowdfunding page, watch the video, and become a part of Team Brighter Light Brigade by supporting these projects today! Thanks so much 💜

xo,

BLB

Brighter Light Brigade - Crowdfunding Brighter Light Brigade music. Feel It All

Here's the music video for "See You in the Summertime," featuring collages of Lil' Amyliza, Lil' Monaliza, Lil' Marla, Lil' Mista Cookie Jar, our kiddos, and pets.

The city in the video is Chicago, which is one of our favorite places to visit! Where's your favorite summertime destination?☀️🚗🚎🚆🛳✈️

Brighter Light Brigade - "See You In The Summertime" Official Music video for "See You In The Summertime" off the band's upcoming EP, Feel It All, Out 7/8/22. Feat. Mista Cookie Jar, Marla Vannucci, & Dean Jone...

"See You in the Summertime" originally was inspired from the longing to be with loved ones that we all felt during the pandemic. As things have started to open, we all feel the excitement and hope of being reunited with family, friends, and places, too. The summer has always been and always will be a time of year when we get out of our routine, have fun adventures outside in the sunshine, and see special people we don’t get to see other times of the year. So, this song is about looking forward to that season – to seeing those certain people, having those adventures, and feeling that anticipation of the fun to come.

We are SO excited to be releasing this single, which features Mista Cookie Jar, Marla Vannucci, and Dean Jones, with the amazing children's label 8 Pound Gorilla Records.

Be sure to check out the fun video on 8 Pound Gorilla's YouTube page as well - you can find all of the links below!

The full EP ("Feel It All") will drop on July 8th, and we'll also have a forthcoming crowdfunding campaign, so be on the lookout! Can't wait to share all of this new music with you! ☀️💕

Songwriters: Marla Vannucci, C.J. Pizarro, & Amyliza De Jesus
Rap: Mista Cookie Jar
BGVs: Marla Vannucci, Dean Jones, & Mista Cookie Jar
One-man band (keys, bass, body percussion, & drums): Dean Jones
Producer: Dean Jones
Additional recording: Scott A Jacobsen at Soundhole Studios
Mastering: West West Side Music
Cover Art: Heather Moulder (Lordy Mercy)
Video: Actuality Films

Feeling those ☀️ summertime☀️ vibes yet? Brighter Light Brigade have the perfect song to get you in the mood. 'See You in the Summertime' is now available everywhere to stream and download today!

https://8PGR.lnk.to/SummertimeFA

Thanks to Kids Place Live for spinning “Kindness Is King!” 💕

A turkey filled countdown! Check out this weeks 13 under 13 on air tonight with Scrambled Megs at 7pm ET or on the app!

Happy World Kindness Day! Learn the story behind the song, and join us as we premiere the "Kindness Is King" lyric video!

Playtime Playlist

Grateful to be featured on Playtime Playlist ❤️

Song of the Day - Kindness Is King by Brighter Light Brigade

https://playtimeplaylist.com/song-of-the-day/2020-11-08/kindness-is-king/

Kindness Is King (feat. Marla Vannucci & Dean Jones) - Single by Brighter Light Brigade

Kindness Is King is also now available for pre-order on Apple Music!

music.apple.com Album · 2020 · 1 Song

Kindness Is King (feat. Marla Vannucci & Dean Jones)

Kindness Is King drops in one week! You can now pre-order the single on Amazon:

amazon.com Kindness Is King (feat. Marla Vannucci & Dean Jones)

Kindness Is King (feat. Marla Vannucci & Dean Jones) by Brighter Light Brigade

So excited to announce the release of our upcoming single, "Kindness Is King," featuring Marla Vannucci and Dean Jones on November 6th!

For Spotify users, you can pre-save the song here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/brighterlightbrigade/kindness-is-king-feat-marla-vannucci--dean-jones

distrokid.com Stream and Pre-save Kindness Is King (feat. Marla Vannucci & Dean Jones) - Distributed by DistroKid

Brighter Light Brigade

Clinical BOPulations

Thanks to Clinical BOPulations for featuring "Sunshine" on their latest podcast episode!

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions around perinatal loss.

Episode 35: Amy de Jesus, MSW, MT Student
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Looking for ray of sunshine? 🌞

On this episode, Allyson and Gabby listen to and talk with Brighter Light Brigade - The Music of Amy & Andy about their song “Sunshine,” and discuss the music business, collaboration, grief, and bereavement. They also touch on perinatal music therapy and family therapeutic songwriting.

Share, like, subscribe, and save! We're on Fireside, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts!

https://clinicalbopulations.fireside.fm/35

If you’re a Spotify listener, you can find our latest singles here. Thanks so much for your support!

Brighter Light Brigade - The Music of Amy & Andy

Hello, and welcome to our little corner of the Internet! We are Brighter Light Brigade, and we aim to write music that connects and heals.

Inspired by our own experience with miscarriage, we're releasing our debut singles on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, with the hope that these songs find their way to those needing connection and comfort as they remember the little ones they've lost.

amyandandy.bandcamp.com Folk pop inspired by life stories.

Brighter Light Brigade's cover photo