Passage by Mia Pixley
"Passage" is the poetic inspiration for the five musical tracks of this project. Each song sends the listener into "each noticed thing," reflecting the protagonist's attempt within the poem to survive grief.
The project opens and closes with the poem, recited by poet, scholar, psychologist, mentor, and one of the few Black psychoanalysts of our time, Forrest Hamer, Ph.D.
This project was completed while on residency at Lucid Art Foundation in Inverness. With thanks for the time and beauty.
Tracklist
| 1. | Passage | 0:32 |
| 2. | The Ocean | 4:08 |
| 3. | And Its Rocking | 3:17 |
| 4. | The Waves | 2:21 |
| 5. | The Distances | 4:11 |
| 6. | The Sky | 2:06 |
| 7. | Reprise (feat. Evan Kahn and Kevin Goldberg) | 1:14 |
Credits
released April 16, 2022
Featuring:
keys - Bryan Simmons
cello - Evan Kahn
cello - Byron Hogan
cello - Andres Vera
cello - Mia Pixley (The Waves)
viola - Keith Law
bass - Kevin Goldberg
vocals - Mia Pixley, (Nikbo + Claire Calderon chorus on The Ocean)
drums - Isaac Schwartz
percussion - Michaelle Goerlitz
percussion - Sina Dehghani
Written by - Mia Pixley
Produced by - Mia Pixley
Co - produced by - Jeff Kolhede
Pre - produced - Kevin Shaw
Engineered by - Jeff Kolhede
Mixed by - Jeff Kolhede
Sound Design - Jeff Kolhede
Mastered by - Bijan Sharifi
Album art:
Visual Artist: Fariba Bogzaran, PhD
Homage to Blue (Detail), 2015-2016, 36" x 96", mixed media
Photographer: Sina Dehghani
Featuring:
keys - Bryan Simmons
cello - Evan Kahn
cello - Byron Hogan
cello - Andres Vera
cello - Mia Pixley (The Waves)
viola - Keith Law
bass - Kevin Goldberg
vocals - Mia Pixley, (Nikbo + Claire Calderon chorus on The Ocean)
drums - Isaac Schwartz
percussion - Michaelle Goerlitz
percussion - Sina Dehghani
Written by - Mia Pixley
Produced by - Mia Pixley
Co - produced by - Jeff Kolhede
Pre - produced - Kevin Shaw
Engineered by - Jeff Kolhede
Mixed by - Jeff Kolhede
Sound Design - Jeff Kolhede
Mastered by - Bijan Sharifi
Album art:
Visual Artist: Fariba Bogzaran, PhD
Homage to Blue (Detail), 2015-2016, 36" x 96", mixed media
Photographer: Sina Dehghani
License
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Mia Pixley creates roots, experimental, impressionist, classical, jazz, pop, and blues inspired music. An Austin, Texas native, Mia is a cellist, singer and songwriter living in Oakland, CA by way of New York City and a few other stops along the way.