Music Minute: Brighter Light Brigade - Traveling Together

 Traveling Together, the second EP for families from Nashville-based music collective Brighter Light Brigade, was just released by 8 Pound Gorilla Records on October 7, 2022. Featured artists include singer-songwriters Amyliza de Jesus and Marla Vannucci, with producer/multi-instrumentalist Dean Jones.

Traveling Together is a bookend to Brighter Light Brigade’s debut EP, Feel It All, released this past July. Each of the seven songs, in its own musical voice, contains something special to think about and talk about. There is even a song about having a favorite song. Other tracks lovingly explore ideas about feelings, self-awareness, family, and community.

In addition to being musicians, songwriters, and moms, Amyliza de Jesus and Marla Vannucci both practice as licensed mental health professionals. For this reason, their music evolves naturally from a place of giving support to children and families as they navigate life, with socio-emotional health being the common theme woven throughout songs that range in style from folk and country to indie rock/punk.

“As a therapist, I have intentionally used music as a tool to assist both children and adults in developing an emotional vocabulary, coping with difficulties, and working through trauma,” says Marla Vannucci. “Our aim with this project was to create music that could help families express the range of feelings we experience every day.”

“It’s been incredibly special to collaborate with Marla Vannucci on this album, as she was my very first bandmate,” adds Amyliza de Jesus. “It’s been 20 years since that summer when we met, started to play music together, and began to write songs and perform them as a band. Collaborating in this way two decades later feels very full circle!”

Throughout Traveling Together, the words to the songs are more like poetry than song lyrics, giving them an uncommon depth of meaning and emotional expression. 

ABOUT BRIGHTER LIGHT BRIGADE:
Brighter Light Brigade is a music collective founded in 2020 by Amyliza de Jesus, a mom, board-certified music therapist, licensed clinical social worker, songwriter, and musician. As the collective evolves, it will feature a rotating roster of artists, whose intention is to create songs and music that connect, heal, and inspire.

Traveling Together is available  at major digital retailers and at www.teambrighterlightbrigade.com.

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EP Details: Traveling Together

Release Date: October 7, 2022

For all ages, and especially for ages 4 - 10

SRP: $8.99 download. $10 CD

Run time: 21 minutes

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