October 29, 2021
BlesSings on Bandcamp!
I am thrilled to announce the release of Moving Star’s debut EP, BlesSings. I am honored to sing with such an eclectic and dynamic ensemble of vocalists and composers. Recorded and mixed by Mark Ettinger at Lethe Lounge and produced by Sasha Bogdanowitsch, Thomas Cabaniss, and Mark Ettinger, BlesSings showcases two facets of Moving Star: compositions & improvisations. Free improvisations such as ‘Climbing Towards‘ and ‘Be Here Now‘ are paired with through-composed works from some of our past offerings, such as ‘Mantra Mix‘ and ‘What We Need Is Here‘ from our musical theater work, BlesSing.
BlesSings is the culmination of the first era of Moving Star and I couldn’t be more excited to share our music with you all. It is now available to stream or purchase on our Bandcamp page. Additionally, it is available to stream on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. Be sure to download our liner notes, available here.
We thank you for your support and hope you enjoy BlesSings!
And if you just can’t get enough with BlesSings, join me if you’re in the neighborhood (or coming upstate for a getaway) on Sunday at Sounding: Hudson Valley. We’ll be at a beautiful site in Stone Ridge, a quaint, artsy town wedged right between the hotspots of Kingston and New Paltz.
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Onome is a vocalist, creativity catalyst, facilitator and interdisciplinary artist of Urhobo heritage in the Niger Delta. She incorporates improvisation into her practice as a tool to expand consciousness, creativity, and personal development. Through her audience-interactive performances, workshops and sound installations, Onome embodies joy, enchantment, and infinite possibility. She is a partner artist at Carnegie Hall as a core member of the vocal improvisation ensemble, Moving Star.
She has performed at hundreds of venues nationally, recorded soundscapes for podcasts, and created vocal film scores. She received her MFA in Performance Studies at Pratt Institute. She is the artistic director for Lush Tongue, a vocal improvisation project where sound, creativity, self-discovery, connection, and joy converge through singing—via sound healing sessions, workshops, vocal coaching, retreats, and concerts. She leads Soul Incites, a women’s self-development community. She got her start in spoken word poetry and opera via Nuyorican Poets Cafe and New York University, and now facilitates community vocal immersions at concert halls, conferences, galleries, museums, schools, cultural centers, shelters, prisons, parks, churches, online, wherever voices gather.