In 2010,  Vladamir Kush’s painting inspired me to write a song called, I Am a Candle. I couldn’t find a melody that I liked so it took me a while to create a sketch that worked.

I keep imagining our animators – Tigrelab – bringing this painting to life in my new show It’s All a Beautiful Noise (IAABN)! Wowie zowie!! Vladimir gave me permission to use his painting in a show that same year.

It wouldn’t be until sitting at a piano in 2013 that an melody really spoke to me. Some times it takes a bit of time for inspiration to find its way. Below is a raw recording of Joby and myself at the piano. I’m showing Joby the chords and the musical threads I am following as we get a loose structure for the song down.

This recording will give you an idea of how Joby and I work together.

November 2019

We are finally able to carve out sometime to record four new songs for IAABN. As I was working on the script for the new show, I realised we needed a few more songs to complete the visual and emotional journey.

It’s All a Beautiful Noise is an album of music and a global music driven 3D animated experience that celebrates our pollinators – the littlest angels on the planet – in inspirational and playful ways. Devised by Emmy Winner and three-time Grammy nominated recording artist Toni Childs to engage audiences before, during and after the show.

Mission

To inspire people living in regional towns and cities to create Bee Friendly homes, farms and communities to protect our littlest angels; the pollinators, critical to our food supply: Honey Bees, Native Bees, Butterflies, Frogs, Birds, Ladybugs, Bats and Dragonflies.

Toni reports, “Watching how bee populations around the world have been disappearing, and learning that their immune systems are compromised by chemicals and lack of foraging, I was inspired to create a groundswell of support for our pollinators, and the local beekeepers – who are the real rockstars on the planet and protect the bee.

Want to see some fantastic animations, hear music, and learn more about Toni’s journey and what her company Big Mother Touring Company is producing in-depth click below and  go to the blog section to hear the latest music we’ve recording for this show. https://allabeautifulnoise.com 

If you want to hear more music recorded and mastered for It’s All a Beautiful Noise Click this sentence and scroll to the bottom of the page.

I learned how to create a pop-up flower inside my cd cover with a future thread of employing six smart phone augmented reality animations for people to play with. And that is what we are doing!!  Click here to see what Mattar is doing with augmented reality.