Name: FLOWN
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Description: JACQUELYN SCHREIBER "FLOWN" label: Independent Pop/ Jazz Fusion/ AC Digital Release: https://conta.cc/3wBlDQB Fusing vocal talent, piano-playing prowess, and quirky creativity with masterful production, Jacquelyn Schreiber has not only created a signature sound, but has delivered a truly…

JACQUELYN SCHREIBER

JACQUELYN SCHREIBER
"FLOWN"
label: Independent
Pop/ Jazz Fusion/ AC
﻿Digital Release: https://conta.cc/3wBlDQB
Fusing vocal talent, piano-playing prowess, and quirky creativity with masterful production, Jacquelyn Schreiber has not only created a signature sound, but has delivered a truly unforgettable full-length album as a solo indie artist. Dubbed a "supremely gifted" performer by broadwayworld.com with "the versatility of five different musicians" by theatermania.com, Jacquelyn now brings her mesmerizing musical talent as a pianist/vocalist/composer to the forefront in her genre and gravity-defying album, "Flown.” Jacquelyn self-produced the album over 3 years, (starting a few days before the COVID lockdown in 2020 and completing the final mixes in 2023) by using both home and studio recording sessions. Her 7 original compositions and arrangements feature her smooth vocals and masterful keyboard playing on an endless array of acoustic and electronic instruments (piano, harpsichord, B3, Mellotron, and more). A true “musical DIY project” from start to finish, Jacquelyn crafted her own album cover art from a selfie taken on a tripod and also wrote, produced, and starred in the corresponding music video.

Jacquelyn’s background as a jazz pianist shines throughout the album, as she not only delights listeners with tasteful keyboard improvisations but also incorporates complex harmonic/rhythmic elements cleverly disguised in pop-meets-jazz wrapping. Featuring an all-star assortment of musicians, including Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Christian Galvez, Jimmy Branly, Tony Austin, Antoine Katz, Rene Camacho, and Christian Moraga, “Flown” brings together compelling performances from some of the top rhythm section musicians in the world. Mixed and mastered by Thai Long Ly, the elements of each track come to life and take listeners on an out-of-this-world experience.

﻿BEHIND "FLOWN":

For me, “Flown” is more than a song. It’s a verb. It’s an adjective. It’s a subatomic particle that is ever changing — just as I am. “Flown” is about liberation and personal transformation.

Listening to the lyrics of my song, “Flown,” feels like some sort of time travel. It’s like I received a message from my future self, telling me what I would ultimately experience through the process of creating the song — but at the time I didn’t realize what I was doing. Honestly, the meaning of the song came to life as I lived through the process of composing, producing and recording it. “Flown” was born during the COVID Pandemic, at a time when so much was uncertain — and I was equally uncertain about my career as a singer/songwriter. “Stumbling through the desert/Don’t know what I’ll find.” I had gone through a long dry period after releasing my first solo EP, “Beautiful Love” in 2017 and was nervous about creating new music with no official record label or producer to help, when percussionist Christian Moraga (who plays on the track) suggested I produce my own music.

The iconic chorus of “Flown” actually came to me one day when we were rehearsing at his studio. We had taken a break and I started messing around on the keyboard. I had no idea what I was doing, but suddenly found myself playing a hypnotic piano pattern that just felt “right” under my fingers. When Christian asked me what it was, I told him I had just come up with it — and the rest of the song soon followed.

From that point on, I had only one goal — to somehow capture what I heard playing in my mind as clearly and as accurately as I could. With most of the world shut down during the COVID Pandemic, this meant learning how to become my own producer, edit my own tracks, and record my own vocals and keyboards from my apartment. (We even recorded some of the percussion from Christian’s apartment.) I had to coordinate studio sessions and home studio recordings with the other musicians on the track, and then edit their recordings before passing them along to engineer Thai Long Ly for mixing and mastering. It was a challenging process. I had to face my own fear of not feeling qualified to produce my own song (and at times feeling like I didn’t even understand my own song), but somehow I figured it out step by step. “I stumbled through the darkness/Now I see the light.”

This process of creativity brought me to an expanded realization of myself, which is ultimately the message of the song. It was like going into the desert and trying to survive — it’s dry, it’s extreme, but once you find your way through, it can be so beautiful. I believe that we each have the ability to access our own unique creative voice and the only way to hear it is to go on the journey of stepping into our own creative desert. Although you never know what you will find, one thing is for certain: when the previous versions of yourself come to look for you, “They will find: This bird has flown.”

﻿MAKING OF THE MUSIC VIDEO “FLOWN”:

This music video was shot in Twenty Nine Palms, CA and the surrounding areas using a crew of only 3 people. Jacquelyn not only produced, wrote and conceptualized the music video, she also designed all of her costuming and props. The video shows the actual process she went through personally as she wrote/recorded and produced her song, “Flown.”

From Jacquelyn:

“The concept of the “Flown” music video is to show the actual experience I went through personally as I created the song. I wanted the audience to see me take the journey from not knowing where I am creatively (being lost at The End of the World) to slowly remembering who I am as an artist, and eventually transforming into the artist/producer I am today.”

“The beginning of the video finds me lost in the desert at The End of the World. “Stumbling through the darkness/Don’t know what I’ll find.” This represents a sort of creative amnesia, where I can’t seem to remember my creative voice and I am lost in a dry spell. As I begin to search the desert for clues, I discover my Korg Triton keyboard, a projector, laptop and astronaut helmet in the sand. “Stumbling through the desert/Don’t know what I’ll find.” My memory starts to come back to me as I see my musical gear and I start to play the keyboard and improvise a piano solo. Halfway through the solo, I transition to wearing the astronaut helmet and glowing finger lights to show I have accessed my deepest creativity (symbolized by the closed astronaut helmet). After the solo ends, I find myself sitting in the dark and watching videos that were found on the projector and laptop. I realize it is the actual studio footage of me and my band members recording this song, and I suddenly remember who I am as an artist and what I have created. “I stumbled through the darkness/Now I see the light.” As the final chorus plays, I soar into new heights and artistic possibilities. It is clear: “This bird has flown.”
– Jacquelyn Schreiber

Listen to "FLOWN" and watch the accompanying
music video on YouTube below or click HERE
Jacquelyn Schreiber - "Flown" - Official Music Video

SONG LYRICS: “Flown”

﻿(Words and Music ©2024 Jacquelyn Schreiber.)
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Ah Ah

Ah!

Ah Ah

Ah!

Stumbling through the darkness

Don't know what I'll find

Somewhere in this desert

Left a troubled mind

With no sense of promise

And nowhere to fly

I'll be back there someday

In the by and by

But tonight

They will find

This bird has

Flown

Flown

Flown

Stumbling through the desert

Don't know what I'll find

Somewhere in the darkness left a troubled mind

With no sense of promise

And nowhere to fly

I'll be back there someday

In the by and by

But tonight

They will find

This bird has

Flown

Flown

Flown

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

Stumbled through the darkness

I see the light

I stumbled through the darkness

Now I see the light

I stumbled through the darkness

I see the light

I stumbled through the darkness

But tonight

I see:

This bird has

Flown

Flown

Flown

Flown

Flown

Flown

Flown

Flown

Flown

Flown

I

I…

 
JACQUELYN SCHREIBER
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Connect your listening devices and prepare for lift-off. “Flown” the album is NOW AVAILABLE on all digital streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon Music, etc.). Watch the official music video on Jacquelyn’s YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@officialjstunes

Visit www.flownthealbum.com or www.jstunes.com for more info!

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