I am a solo artist, so I always welcome hearing from other world music instrumentalists to play with. My CD is produced by Fritz Heede, a composer (though I write my own music) who writes a blend of dramatic, progressive, world, jazz and rock influenced music. You can hear more of his work at fritzheede.com.
Influences
Milla Jovovich's "Divine Comedy" album, Kate Bush, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Enya, Joni Mitchell, Sinead O'Connor, Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir", psychedelic era Beatles, David Bowie's "Lodger" album, Natacha Atlas, Dead Can Dance, Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit", Loreena McKennitt, Amina, Bel Canto, Eddi Reader's "Mirmama" album, Najma, the Bulgarian Women's Choir
Sounds Like
Milla Jovovich, Kate Bush meets Enya, Peter Gabriel, Jane Siberry, Sting, Sarah Brightman, Sinead O'Connor, psychedelic era Beatles, David Bowie's "Lodger" album, Natacha Atlas, Dead Can Dance, Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit", Loreena McKennitt, Bel Canto, Eddi Reader
LATEST COLLABORATION:
I recently co-wrote and sang vocals for 3 tracks on Fritz Heede's electro-classical "Ritual Path" CD. It is the soundtrack to a gorgeous DVD by the same name, which features the organic animation of John S. Banks. Jon Anderson, lead singer of "Yes", also contributed a track to this project. Jon Anderson used the visuals from John Banks' and Fritz Heede's first DVD "Illuminated Manuscripts" on his recent solo world tour.
The visuals for this track, entitled "Enclosed in Rydal", were filmed at Rydal Mount near the home of William Wordsworth in England. Visual artist John Banks asked me to write the lyrics in J.R.R. Tolkien's Elvish language to match Fritz Heede's Celtic instrumentation:
For this extremely serene track, entitled "Blue Island", I wrote a poem in Lithuanian to match the visuals and to complement the other-worldly tone set by Fritz Heede's music. The lyrics speak of how we can be so deeply moved by a place we visit, that the journey never ends because it stays with us always.: "Miglota kaip sapne, o ezere sukurys mus svaigina. Kalnuose saule leidzias -- tyku ir ramu. Zemeje nuostabu kai svinta! Sieloje giliai jaudina -- ah! Kaip praeina sviesa per greitai! Tuojaus tamsuma apims kalnus visus... Bet sirdy dar gyvens visi jausmai -- ai! tos vietoves. Baigias kelione, ne visai, ne visai..."
"PARALLEL UNIVERSE" CD
Here's my music video "In My Dreams", from my "Parallel Universe" CD, that was featured on Harmony Channel for 2 months in 2006. I created it in Flash using travel photos I took in 5 different countries and 6 different US states:
A short excerpt from my flamenco-based jam tune "Rise", also from my "Parallel Universe" CD, which features occipital vocal singing -- I created this Flash animation using my travel photography from around the world:
{The "CD Sampler" in the music player above is FREE to use on your MySpace page or as you please! }
The "Parallel Universe" CD is available at CD Baby and Amazon, and individual songs can also be downloaded at iTunes and eMusic.
For a special treat, I have posted Emmy-nominated composer Jamie Dunlap's re-mix of my song "Parallel Universe" here for you to download for FREE! Simply right-click or Ctrl+click on the banner below and choose "Save link as" or "Download linked file". Enjoy, and let me know how you like it!
"I love creating music -- lush, melodic, exotic, passionate, deeply emotional. I believe Sound created the Universe, and that music can shift the vibration of the planet. It is my intention to see us shift to a higher plane of existence, so we create a Parallel Universe that is more to our liking -- a heartful place of global cooperation and respect for diversity, where everyone has all they need, where we discover a great new fuel/energy source, where there is no pollution of the air or water or food, where Global Warming is a distant memory, where everyone is inspired and spiritually nurtured, and where humanity can exist at its BEST. If you're willing, we can create it NOW."
NIJOLE'S OFFICIAL BIO:
Nijole creates her own blend of dreamy sensual world pop by combining the Lithuanian folk songs she grew up with in Chicago and her favorite influences from the psychedelic era. The result is a unique combination of world-flavored folk pop, featuring introspective, spiritual lyrics.
Nijole's vocals are hypnotic and her songwriting solid, but what sets her atmospheric sound apart from the crowd is her choice of exotic instrumentation and alluring Lithuanian choral background vocals, with appeal for fans of everything from the lavish pop of Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel and Loreena McKennitt, to the harmony-laden Enya and the Eurocentric Dead Can Dance. Ethnic hand drums, flutes, sitar, Turkish saz and flamenco guitar, are combined with classical violin and cello, techno synths and electric guitar arranged by Fritz Heede -- composer of NBC's Emmy-winning "Mystery of the Sphinx" and the art-DVDs "Illuminated Manuscripts" and "Ritual Path".
Nijole has sung the theme song for the DVD release of cult film "Timothy Leary's Dead". Her songs are featured regularly on legendary DJ Jim Ladd's Theatre of the Mind radio show "Headsets" on Los Angeles's No.1 Classic Rock station 95.5 KLOS-FM. Her music video "In My Dreams" (featuring her own photography from around the world) was aired on Harmony Channel for two months in 2006. She wrote and recorded vocals for John Banks' and Fritz Heede's "Ritual Path" DVD, released in January 2007, which also features vocals by Jon Anderson, lead singer of the 70's super-group "Yes". Nijole is currently recording lush choral harmony background vocals for Jon Anderson's upcoming Trance-scendent Dance album.
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.."left">BTW, my name is pronounced "Neola" and it is the name of a Lithuanian Goddess of the Underground (no kidding ;-> ).
Hi Nijole, Thank you for adding us, your music is so beautiful and inspiring. Please give us a feedback about our design work. Have joy on your gig on Sunday, dos Amigos João
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Her beauty divine
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How Cool to be friends on MySpace. I enjoyed looking at your profile because it seems like you are doing your best to help others succeed. Cheers to you!
Dear Nicole, Thank you very much for your add. I realy love your voice and your music. You're so beautiful, sensitive, gifted. Hoping see you one day on stage in Paris. Wishing all the best for you, success and love. Sending you many kisses.
Hi Nijole Sparkis! I just stopping by to listen to your great tracks, thank you for myspace friendship and wish you and yours a merry christmas/happy holidays and a equally happy, creative, prosperous new year! With love from Russia... Sergey
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