{"id":6024,"date":"2021-03-06T17:32:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T22:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/?post_type=portfolio_item&#038;p=6024"},"modified":"2021-04-02T14:19:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T18:19:50","slug":"lenny-kravitz","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_item","link":"https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/project\/lenny-kravitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenny Kravitz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I am particularly proud of the song &#8216;Here to Love&#8217; on Lenny Kravitz&#8217;s new album, <i>Raise Vibration<\/i>. We had a long day tracking synthesizers and Lenny called me into the live room to go over a song idea he had. He directed me to play the piano&#8211;as he sung and worked out the chords\/lengths of sections\/builds etc&#8230; After about an hour Lenny went into the vocal booth and Craig Ross recorded us. One take. No click. I remember being super nervous&#8211;as there was nothing but Lenny singing and myself on piano. We tried to do a second take but realized we nailed it on take one. I added some minimoog bass and string pad from a synth&#8211;I&#8217;m the only musician (non-singer) on the song. Lenny later added a choir at the end&#8211;but the essence is still the same: those few minutes in the Bahamas singing and playing a song with all our heart.<\/p>\n<p>Lenny joined forces with UN Human Rights and their #FightRacism campaign to promote tolerance, equality, and diversity.<\/p>\n<p>I also played \u2018Here to Love\u2019 live with Lenny at the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/tv\/2018\/12\/17\/cnnheroes-2018-tribute-lenny-kravitz-here-to-love.cnn\" target=\"_blank\">12th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Rolling Stone<\/i> Interview: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/review-lenny-kravitz-lends-his-voice-to-the-resistance-on-raise-vibration-720021\/\" target=\"new&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Lenny Kravitz Lends His Voice to the Resistance on <i>Raise Vibration<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Forbes<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/adriennegibbs\/2019\/11\/22\/lenny-kravitz-joins-united-nations-fightracism-campaign-with-song-here-to-love\/?sh=6a564477b97a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lenny Kravitz Joins United Nations #FightRacism Campaign With Song \u2018Here To Love\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lenny-kravitz-vibrations-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lenny-kravitz-vibrations-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lenny-kravitz-vibrations-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lenny-kravitz-vibrations-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lenny-kravitz-vibrations-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lenny-kravitz-vibrations-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lenny-kravitz-vibrations-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lenny-kravitz-vibrations-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lenny-kravitz-vibrations-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lenny-kravitz-vibrations-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thedavidbaron.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lenny-kravitz-vibrations.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am particularly proud of the song &#8216;Here to Love&#8217; on Lenny Kravitz&#8217;s new album, Raise Vibration. 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