Press Release:

April 8, 2024,

Blairstown, New Jersey ,USA

Even if the sun isn't visible, the sky will get darker — starting around 2:09 p.m. and reaching maximum dimness at about 3:25 p.m. in New Jersey, USA Today.

Today's eclipse will end around 4:37 p.m. and Bongo Boy Records is excited to bring you this news on this special day: Simonne Draper, an award-winning music composer, recording artist, and musician signed with Bongo Boy Records to release her new music.

Bongo Boy Records

New Single Release

ACCORDIANA

by Award Winning Composer

Simonne Draper

April 12, 2024

UPC:783970970176 | ISRC CZCG32200006


From the upcoming Studio Album

SILENCE of ECLIPSE

June 4, 2024

UPC:783970970183 | Physical and Distribution Release


"Raccoons, rabbits, and other confused dusk-feeders will stick their heads out of their dens during an eclipse. An eerie hush of silence will come over our landscape. There may be a slight breeze. You could hear Cicadas starting up. All a little bit of the awe and fear which is what our ancients felt, when the sun was swallowed up, and the world got dark in the daytime", SILENCE of ECLIPSE

From the upcoming studio album

SILENCE of ECLIPSE


"Raccoons, rabbits, and other confused dusk-feeders will stick their heads out of their dens during an eclipse. An eerie hush of silence will come over our landscape. There may be a slight breeze. You could hear Cicadas starting up. All a little bit of the awe and fear which is what our ancients felt, when the sun was swallowed up, and the world got dark in the daytime", SILENCE of ECLIPSE

THE MAKING OF ACCORDIANA

Guitars and Electronic Orchestra by Simonne Draper

Sound Engineers:

Mix by Pavel Bohatý (Richman Music), Czech Republic

Mastering by Tim Debney, (Fluid Mastering), United Kingdom

Artwork by Marcus Fletcher.

WATCH WHAT IS COMING THIS JULY

"Eclipse"

- a piece of music which is dedicated to a lady from Ukraine and her daughter, along with a little girl, who lives near my home. I wouldn't have had the chance to meet them if this unnecessary war hadn't started. These vulnerable people need our support, and I hope that we will continue to provide it until circumstances allow them to return safely to their homes. This must represent the other side of an eclipse, revealing the true face of humanity.


-Simonne Draper, Prague

The official music video "Eclipse" will featured on 72+ National Television Channels in The USA in May 2024 via Bongo Boy TV Show Series.

Silence of Eclipse

  1. Eclipse... 3:30
  2. Fairytale... 5:04
  3. Avantgardance... 3:50
  4. Ricordiana... 3:37
  5. Canzonetta dell’ Acqua... 3:24
  6. Finallegro... 3:59
  7. Jazzmine... 3:15
  8. Glissandante... 3:35
  9. Accordiana... 3:10
  10. Fantasia For My Love... 3:17
  11. Eclipse (Jon Kennedy Remix)... 4:37

MEET SIMONNE DRAPER

Simonne Draper is an acoustic-classical music composer and guitarist, a member of the Czech Composers Society. After dedicating a significant part of her life to studying law, she made a decisive turn to pursue her true passion - classical and orchestral music composition. She is classically trained in Spanish guitar, started learning to play the guitar at an early age, and later studied with the renowned classical guitar composer Milan Tesař at the Conservatoire in Prague. In 2016, she became a member of the Czech Composers Society. During her music studies at the conservatoire, Simonne used to perform in collaboration with other guitarists in Prague churches and local concert halls. In 2019, her debut album, "Portraits In Guitar," was released under the record label MSR Classics in the USA. The album received positive acclaim from publications such as Fanfare, American Record Guide, or Concertonet, among others, and gained airplay on hundreds of radio stations across the globe, including BBC Radio Kent, Radio Six International, or Classic Praha FM. Music from that album has also been featured on various established radio shows such as the "Mike Rogers Show" or "World's Best Instrumentals on Lively Lounge with Tony Currie," among others. As an active classical guitar player, she also collaborates with award-winning various artists who present her music at concert venues and festivals. She likes to explore other genres of music and recently collaborated with British accomplished musician Jon Kennedy, who created a remix of my composition "Eclipse" in the style of chillout and downtempo music, later submitted for 66th Grammy Awards® in the category "Best Remixed Recording."

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