FIRED UP READY TO GO
FIRED UP READY TO GO, Our new album is here Seven Songs For America And One For The World www BergevinBrothersMusic com Due to the overwhelming response for our music weve gone on to write seven more original songs The songs will feature Pastor Patrinell Pat Wright and the Total Experience Gospel Choir Pearl Jams Matt Cameron and a host of other talented musicians Available at www bergevinbrothersmusic com Why Obama? Three brothers share their story In December 2007 when Barack Obama came to Seattle Joe Bergevin and his family went to listen to him speak At one point Joes daughter Chloe broke through the rope line and stood in front of the Senator He commented on her saying Come on up honey its OK you can come up here While she being 1 year old declined Joe shook hands with Barack after the event and commented to him I think youre going to get the job done Barack replied to Joe With your help I will with your help At that moment Joe felt he had been charged with a challenge and started to think of how he could apply his skills to the task of helping get Barack Obama elected Within a few weeks Joe was watching the video feed online of Barack Obama and Oprah together on stage and inspiration set in That day Obama told a story about one person Edith Childs who energized others with a fired up ready to go chant at one of his campaign stops Inspired by Obamas One voice can change the world speech Joe wrote some lyrics and rough chords that same day then called his brother Jon to help him finish and arrange the song The song is named after Ediths chant After many phone calls emails and sleepless nights they had assembled the team Ten days later an epic recording was born with the intention of spreading Obamas hopeful message Contributors include lead singer Reverend Pat Wright and her renowned Total Experience Gospel Choir drummer Matt Cameron from Pearl Jam lead singer Jake Bergevin other top studio musicians sound engineers video teams photographers caterers local news teams and a renovated theater with recording studio From the first word written to the last note performed this entirely donated and collective effort demonstrates Senator Obamas unifying message and Americans desire to act on it We were in awe of how freely people said Yes! to this project His words For that is our unyielding faith that in the face of impossible odds people who love their country can change it demonstrate that great leaders motivate others Barack is a great leader I would have never imagined participating in an event like this suddenly having a bunch of people come together on behalf of a political candidate; contributing immediately so fully and unconditionally said Stephan Schier one of the project contributors Edith Childs said in the Greenwood Index Journal I just had no idea that something done spontaneously would go this far in a good way Childs said But as far as the song I think its cool And Im going to go online and see the music video when it comes out But look I did the chant in June and I had no idea this is where wed be on January 25 Now the song is included on a new album inspired by Obamas candidacy called Seven Songs for America And One for the World This historic and one of a kind album can be purchased by going to www bergevinbrothersmusic com Stay in touch with the project at: www myspace com/bergevinbrothersmusic Watch related video: www youtube com/watch?v=ZIpbFt8Tdos Featuring the following artists: Composition: Bergevin Brothers Music Lyrics and Music Joe Music and Arrangement Jon The Band: Jon Bergevin Piano Musical Direction Osama Afifi Electric Bass Matt Cameron Drums Pearl Jam Production Assistance Arturo Rodriguez Latin Percussion Frank Seeberger Electric Guitar Jessica Howard Tambourine The Singers: Pastor Pat Wright Lead Vocals and Choir Direction Jake Bergevin Lead Vocals Grady A Austin Spoken Vocal and assistant choir direction The Total Experience Gospel Choir Sound Engineering: Chip Butters Sound Engineering Mark Yeend Sound Engineering Video: Neill Barham Director and Editor Paul Killebrew Producer Tony Tibbetts Jib Arm Camera Technical Advisor Sean Orr Camera Photography: Stephan Schier