A brand new streaming companies provides new that means to the time period “navy music”- it’s not your father’s marching band

If you hear the time period “navy music” you normally consider a marching band, possibly in a fourth of July 4 parade with musicians from a close-by navy base or the native reserve unit. The music normally consists of trumpets and slide trombones punctuated by bass drums and tubas, all in a beat that has been embedded in our brains as “marching”.  

A brand new video streaming service provides a sequence with a brand new tackle “navy music” – nation, rap, singer/songwriter, blues, R&B…all accessible on fashionable platforms and reside reveals.  The sequence is named Artisan Air and options musicians and different artists who’re active-duty troopers or reservists within the US Air Drive and Area Drive.  These are professionals – musicians with albums out, lives reveals, and streams. And they’re troopers.  

The sequence premier kicks off with episodes highlighting a mixture of expertise together with visible artists, musicians, and poets. The sequence was recorded from September by December 2022 in Austin, Texas.   My curiosity after all is within the musicians, certainly one of whom, Nina Sophia Pacheco, has been featured within the Scorching Half Dozen.  A number of different musicians stood out within the 28-episode premier, particularly  Workers Sargent Kenneth Diaz Figueroa , USAF Band of the West Vocalist Adrianna Trachell, and USAF Officer Cyndeneé Alyxzam. 

Puerto Rico-born Kenneth Diaz Figueroa – his music identify is Yahmil – comes from a musical household and began enjoying and releasing songs at an early age. His rap is each hard-hitting and melodic, with songs like “Ahora Me Llamas” about your companion realizing what they misplaced post-breakup, “Conexion” about significant connections between a companion or buddy, and  “Jeane Apretao” about Yamil’s  admiration for all ladies regardless of their dimension, persona or background.  Stream on Spotify and Apple Music.  

USAF Band of the West Vocalist Adrianna Trachell is a blues singer with a smooth, seductive voice that may deliver urgency to a track, or simply mild disappointment. Her 2017 prolonged EP Georgia Summer season demonstratesall elements of that voice from the beat of “Georgia Summer season” to the thrill of “Mansion for Mama”. Her latest launch “Guarantees” brings collectively refined composition with a hovering voice. Stream her on Spotify.

  Cyndeneé Alyxzam says her music is for everybody – it’s relatable, with songs on dishonest, forgiveness, seeing each side of a narrative.   Though she data songs she writes only for herself, they join with others in a  fashionable tackle soul and blues.  And she or he accompanies herself on a imply blues guitar. Her voice has a youthful curl to it that belies the knowledge and expertise in her lyrics. Video on YouTube and stream or purchase on Apple Music.  

You may stream Artisan Air at https://www.aflive.television/sequence/artisan-air-207020 or simply click on on  http://www.AFLive.television.  The web site is /www.TheAFLive.com and you may observe it on Fb and Instagram. Artisan Air has additionally launched  songs from the episodes to music streaming platforms and assembled a wrap up section on  the work of 13 musicians and a spoken phrase poet in a digital album accessible on varied streaming platforms.   Patrick O’Heffernan