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The Murphy/Lucero Project
Canciones de Amor (Songs of Love)
(Scroll down for the Spanish Interpretation)
A Mexican/American Collaboration. The Creative Process Behind Canciones de Amor (Songs of Love). Love songs play an integral role in everyone’s life. We all have our favorite songs that either spark pleasant, or at times, not-so-pleasant memories of days gone by. The
Canciones de Amor (Songs of Love)
(Scroll down for the Spanish Interpretation)
A Mexican/American Collaboration. The Creative Process Behind Canciones de Amor (Songs of Love). Love songs play an integral role in everyone’s life. We all have our favorite songs that either spark pleasant, or at times, not-so-pleasant memories of days gone by. The expression of the written word allows us to cherish another human being, whether the relationship lasts a short while or for the rest of our lives, these are the songs that define our life-long journey. James Murphy has experienced love’s emotions that approach us from all sides and has been able to present these sentimental angles through the most memorable lyrical content and theme-driven compositions we’ve heard in some time. As a singer/songwriter/entertainer for decades, his vocal range and stylings have suited blues, country, and Americana genres, as his past recordings reflect. But his voice is not suited to portray the beautiful emotional songs of love he has composed. That is until Joshua Lucero stepped into his life. Joshua has the velvety voice of a Julio Iglesias, a Luis Miguel, a Marc Anthony ….. but in truth, Joshua is Joshua. A vocal sensation. Perfect pitch. He makes you want to fall in love all over again. His voice alone gives us hope. Throughout this 16-song collection (8 in Spanish and the same 8 songs in English) Joshua, copying Murphy’s lyrical attempts, transformed these love songs into songs that you will listen to over and over again. This Mexican/American joint effort is beautifully portrayed in Canciones de Amor (Songs of Love).
The eight selected love songs are written, arranged, and produced by Central New York composer James Robert Murphy who now resides in El Paso, TX. They are translated and sung in Spanish and English by Juarez, Mexico native Joshua Lucero, a young man introduced to Mr. Murphy by University of Texas at El Paso Opera director, Cherry Duke. The Murphy/Lucero Project is part of the ongoing 2920 Sessions organized in El Paso, TX at El Rancho Pequeño. Mr. Lucero is joined by El Paso’s premier vocal coach Monica Gutierrez on Two Flames Burning. Where noted; educator Curt Bushaw plays bass, and educator Ruben Gutierrez plays piano, Fender Rhodes, and strings. Additional instrumentation is created and performed by Mr. Murphy.
Juarez vocalist Joshua Lucero has been in love with the making of music his entire life. He distinctly remembers both singing as a child from the pews where the church choir would ring and jamming out to 80's rock on his way home. These were the building blocks that allowed Joshua to follow his calling and passion. Since then, he has graciously performed with the (UTEP) University of Texas at El Paso’s choir at the historic Plaza Theatre in downtown El Paso, as well as with the UTEP Opera. He is currently an outstanding choir member at Saint Mark's methodist church.
Composer James Robert Murphy, a Central New Yorker now residing in El Paso, TX is an award-winning musician, author, and event organizer. Among several accolades, Murphy is the recipient of the Service to the Arts award from the Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse and Onondaga County, and the Memphis, TN Blues Foundation’s prestigious Keeping the Blues Alive award for his development of the critically acclaimed New York State Blues Festival. Murphy is a SAMMY (Syracuse Area Music Award) recipient for his 4-CD box set, A History of Blues, and also took 1st-place honors from Book Publishers of El Paso for his embellished memoir, My Life Before I Decided to Commit Suicide: A Love Story, and his Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series, El Paso: 1850-1950. Review additional accomplishments by visiting https://jamesrobertmurphy.com/biography
Recent Releases: James Robert Murphy has released several notable recording projects (one per year since 2018) including, The Way Things Used To Be, a collection of early compositions from Murphy’s folk and Americana songbooks. That was followed by his debut into the world of jazz with, Jazz: The 2920 Sessions, and then the exquisite Park North, followed by the well-received instrumental jazz CD, Diddle. Murphy revisited his blues roots with the release of Blues Salad: The Avocado Sessions Part One, and Blues Salad: The Avocado Sessions Part Two - Raw Fingerpicking and Slide Guitar. And now, lucky #7, his most notable collaboration to date, Canciones de Amor (Songs of Love), with star vocalist Joshua Lucero. BLBM Publishing, BMI.
Canciones de Amor (Songs of Love).
El Proyecto Murphy/Lucero.
Una Colaboración Mexicano-Estadounidense.
Las ocho canciones de amor seleccionadas están escritas, arregladas y producidas por el compositor del centro de Nueva York, James Robert Murphy, quien ahora reside en El Paso, TX. Son traducidos y cantados tanto en español como en inglés por Joshua Lucero, nativo de Juárez, México, un joven que le presentó al Sr. Murphy la directora de la Ópera de la Universidad de Texas en El Paso, Cherry Duke. El Proyecto Murphy/Lucero es parte de las 2920 Sesiones en curso organizadas en El Paso, TX en El Rancho Pequeño. Al Sr. Lucero se le une la principal entrenadora vocal de El Paso, Mónica Gutiérrez, en Two Flames Burning. Donde se indique, el educador Curt Bushaw toca el bajo y el educador Rubén Gutiérrez toca el piano, Fender Rhodes y cuerdas. El Sr. Murphy crea e interpreta instrumentación adicional.
El vocalista de Juárez, Joshua Lucero, ha estado enamorado de hacer música toda su vida. Recuerda claramente tanto cantar cuando era niño desde los bancos donde tocaba el coro de la iglesia como tocar rock de los 80 de camino a casa. Estos fueron los pilares que le permitieron a Joshua seguir su llamado y pasión. Desde entonces, ha actuado gentilmente con el coro de la Universidad de Texas (UTEP) en El Paso en el histórico Teatro Plaza en el centro de El Paso, así como con la Ópera de UTEP. Actualmente es un destacado miembro del coro de la iglesia metodista de San Marcos.
Compositor James Robert Murphy, un neoyorquino Central New York reside en El Paso, TX, es un músico, autor y organizador de eventos galardonado. Entre varios reconocimientos, Murphy recibió el premio Service to the Arts del Consejo de Recursos Culturales de Syracuse y el condado de Onondaga, y el prestigioso premio Keeping the Blues Alive de la Memphis, TN Blues Foundation por su desarrollo del aclamado New York State Blues. Festival. Murphy recibió el SAMMY (Syracuse Area Music Award) por su caja de 4 CD, A History of Blues, y también obtuvo el primer lugar de Book Publishers of El Paso por sus memorias adornadas, My Life Before I Decided to Commit Suicide. : Una historia de amor y su serie Images of America de Arcadia Publishing, El Paso: 1850-1950. Revise logros adicionales visitando https://jamesrobertmurphy.com/biography.
Lanzamientos Recientes: James Robert Murphy ha lanzado varios proyectos de grabación notables (uno por año desde 2018), incluido The Way Things Used To Be, una colección de las primeras composiciones de los cancioneros folk y americanos de Murphy. A esto le siguió su debut en el mundo del jazz con Jazz: The 2920 Sessions, y luego el exquisito Park North, seguido del bien recibido CD de jazz instrumental, Diddle. Murphy revisó sus raíces del blues con el lanzamiento de Blues Salad: The Avocado Sessions Part One y Blues Salad: The Avocado Sessions Part Two - Raw Fingerpicking y Slide Guitar. Y ahora, afortunado número 7, su colaboración más notable hasta la fecha, Canciones de Amor, con el vocalista estrella Joshua Lucero. Publicación BLBM, BMI.
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