New Music Release! Kids independent—or “kindie”—creatives at it again with a new release about using your voice and opening up to let sun shine in when times get dark - Sunshine is Medicine. Kelli Welli teamed up again with PNW friend and neighbor, Johnny Clay, to produce the song, and then Suzi Shelton and Little Miss Ann, who make a wonderful team as Birds of a Feather agreed to add their voices. After that, Kelli’s 11-year-old twins, Kira and Ryan, and Johnny’s 12-year-old daughter Emma, came into the studio to add their radical kid energy to the song. This is the second song produced for Kelli by the multi-talented Johnny Clay of kindie band Ants Ants Ants and folk pop band The Dimes.
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“We wanted to come together to bring a lot of energy to the message behind this song: It’s storytelling that changes hearts and minds more than anything… people sharing what they’ve been through and opening up, especially when it’s done with love and honesty.” says Kelli Welli. “My kids said most people will just think this is a song about going outside—and of course, getting outside and into the actual sunshine is wonderful medicine—but the point of this song is really to encourage people to tell their stories, to open up the windows and the doors that keep secrets and sadness locked inside and steal our power. We need to let it all out. We know what the saying means, but in these times, it’s feeling more important than ever to remember and do it.”
ABOUT KELLI WELLI: Kelli Welli (aka Kelli Caldwell) has been called “The Pixar of Children’s songwriters” for her award-winning work and commitment to keeping even the silliest of songs super smart, with full respect for kids’ brains. Recently named the Grand Prize Winner in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and Top 3 in the International Songwriting Competition, Kelli draws upon her unique upbringing to create songs that often defy categorization. Kelli’s wide-ranging songwriting is clever, fun, often hilarious, sometimes reflective and deeply sweet. Always genuine. Kelli’s released four full albums in the last four years and can be heard on SiriusXM Kids Place Live. Her newest endeavors also include short film making, with inclusion in over 30 film festivals world-wide, including the Sonoma Film Festival, San Diego Comic Con, Children’s Film Festival of Seattle, and Portland’s one-of-a-kind gem, the Hollywood Theatre at PDX Airport. KELLIWELLI.COM
ABOUT JOHNNY CLAY: Leader of the folk pop band The Dimes, Johnny Clay has enjoyed a run of buzz fueled by his unique ability to craft catchy pop songs framed around fascinating historical themes and lyrics, as best demonstrated on the band’s 2009 release, “The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry.” In 2018, Clay formed the kindie band Ants Ants Ants with fellow singer/songwriters Dave Gulick and Nat Johnson from the indie rock band Derby. Ants Ants Ants has gone on to release 4 critically acclaimed albums and EPs and has become a staple of the Pacific Northwest summer festival circuit. JOHNNYCLAYMUSIC.COM
ABOUT BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Birds of a Feather is a new American indie family superduo consisting of two kids music luminaries - Brooklyn's, longtime children's music pioneer, Suzi Shelton and Filipina-American Little Miss Ann of Chicago. Individually, Suzi and Ann have each maintained a strong presence within the national kids music community performing with their own bands across the country and producing many award-winning albums on their own. For over a decade, these longtime friends have also been inspired to perform together regularly at esteemed venues. Birds of a Feather are released their Debut Album "Rock Together" in June 2024 and have been performing the new songs throughout the country! LITTLEMISSANN.COM and SUZISHELTON.COM
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