“Hopeful” – Chaz Chambers

The composer, drummer, and producer Chaz Chambers just released his new single “Hopeful.”, a positive song totally coherent with these difficult and moving times. The track belongs to the artist’s first album, Coastal, that will be launching in the next few months. After almost four years of incessant work, the production is finally ready to captivate fans of indie, folk and experimental music.

The Atlanta, Georgia artist has been very clear that music is an inseparable part of his life from a young age. Chaz started his artistic career with the drums. This instrument was his first great approach to the world of music, and gave him the opportunity to collaborate with different bands of styles like Rock Metal, Indie Folk, Pop Music, etc. Even his excellent qualities as a percussionist led him to become drummer of the Greatest Show on Earth, also known as Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey´s Circus.

Chambers connection to music has always gone beyond acting. His intense humanist, socialist and revolutionary feelings made composition his primary means of expression. The fight against injustice, racism and social inequality is a constant in his music. Chaz´s artistic premise is to create a social message that helps change human thought towards the formation of a more united, just and humane society.

This positive message is what Chaz Chambers describes through “Hopeful.” The single is the testimony of an oppressed generation, by a society full of prejudice, bad habits, injustice and corruption. Without a doubt, the song is especially connected with the current world crisis situation. The lyrics are evidence of this, especially in phrases like everything is changing, And I know, it’s for the better or the chorus that eagerly screams keeps me Hopeful. Chambers joins the general demand for urgent change for humanity with this song, concentrating helpful expectations on movements such as #BlackLivesMatter.

“Hopeful.” is based on Chaz´s life experiences, and his own perspective of erroneous social behaviors, especially in his home country of the United States. In turn, Chambers used as a starting point the innocence thoughts from childhood, reflecting about how the adult life shows you that happiness is not as easy to obtain –even less to maintain- as it was at that time. The artist portrays melancholy for recovering that naive way of enjoying life as a kid.

Regarding music, “Hopeful.” is a fusion of acoustic and electronic sounds within an evident Indie Folk style. This is a nostalgic pop-ballad with some musical aspects that bring it closer to experimental music. The effects of synthesized voices decorate much of the musical discourse recurring. The unusual harmonic combinations of these electronic sounds and, at times, a crash, simulate the strong clamor of hope that the composer intends to transmit.

Currently the single is available only on YouTube, along with audiovisual material produced and directed by Chaz Chambers himself. The video emphasizes interracial unity and the optimistic message of peace that “Hopeful.” contains. The selection of images is excellent and totally reliable with what the artist wants to communicate.

“Hopeful” will be released soon on other music platforms such as Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, iTunes, BandCamp, etc., along with the rest of the Coastal album.

This artist still has a lot to say. Stay tuned for future release dates. If you are interested in Chaz´s music, you can find other material from the Coastal album on his at chazchambers.com.

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El percusionista, compositor y productor Chaz Chambers nos regala “Hopeful.”, un canto de esperanza coherente con estos tiempos tan difíciles y conmovedores. El single pertence al primer album del artista, Coastal.Este producto se estará lanzando en los próximos meses. Después de casi cuatro años de insesante trabajo, finalmente la producción se encuentra lista para cautivar a los seguidores de la música indie.

El artista proveniente de Atlanta, Georgia desde muy jóven ha tenido muy claro que la música es parte inseparable de su vida. Su carrera artística comenzó con el drums. Este instrumento fue su primer gran acercamiento al mundo de la música. Ello le brindó la posibilidad de colaborar con diferentes bandas de Rock Methal, Indie Folk, Pop Music, etc. Incluso, sus excelentes cualidades como percusionista lo llevaron a convertirse en baterista del Greatest Show on Earth, de la compañía Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey´s Circus en sus últimas temporadas.

No obstante, su conexión con la música siempre ha ido más allá de la interpretación. Su inquietante sentir humista, socialista y revolucionario, convirtieron la composición en su principal medio de expresión. La lucha contra la injusticia, el racismo y la desigualdad social es una constante en la música de  Chaz Chambers. Su premisa artística es crear un mensaje social que ayude a cambiar el pensamiento humano hacia la conformación de una sociedad más unida, justa y humana.

Este mensaje esperanzador es lo que Chaz describe a través de “Hopeful.” El single es el testimonio de una generación oprimida por una sociedad llena de prejuicios, malos hábitos, injusticia y corrupción. Sin dudas, la canción está especialmente conectada con la actual situación de crisis mundial. Su letra es evidencia de ello, especialmente en frases como Everything is changing, And I know, it’s for the better o el coro que grita con ansias Keeps me Hopeful. Chaz Chambers se suma con esta canción al reclamo general de un cambio urgente para la humanidad, concentrando expectativas positivas en movimientos como #BlackLivesMatter.

“Hopeful.” se basa en las experiencias de vida de su autor y de su propia persepción de erróneas conductas sociales, como las cometidas en los últimos meses en Estados Unidos. A su vez, Chambers toma como punto de partida la inosencia de pensamiento que abunda durante la niñez, reflejando como la cotidianeidad de la vida adulta te demuestra que la felicidad no es tan fácil de obtener ni menos mantener como en aquel tiempo. El artista retrata la nostalgía por recuperar esa ingenua manera de disfrutar la vida que se tiene cuando es niño.

Respecto a la música, “Hopeful” es una fusión de sonoridades acústicas con electrónicas dentro de un evidente estilo Indie Folk. Esta es una nostálgica balada-pop con algunos aspectos sonoros que la acercan a la música experimental. En ella se hacen recurrente el efectismo de voces sintetizadas que adornan gran parte del discurso musical. Las inusuales combinaciones armónicas de este canto electrónizado y, en ocasiones, estrepitozo simulan la fuerza del clamor de esperanza que el autor pretende trasmitir.

Actualmente el single está disponible solamente en YouTube, junto a un material audiovisual producido y dirigido por el propio Chaz Chambers. El video hace énfasis en la unidad interracial y el positivo mensaje de paz que contiene “Hopeful”. La selección de imágenes es excelente y totalmente coherente con lo que el artista quiere comunicar.

Próximamente “Hopeful” será lanzado en otras plataformas de música como Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Itunes, BandCamp, etc., junto el resto del album Coastal.

Chaz todavía tiene mucho que decir. Mantente al tanto para que conozcas las fechas de lanzamiento de futuros lanzamientos. Además del video musical de “Hopeful”, podrás encontrar otras novedades del album Coastal en las redes sociales del artista.

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Author: Yami Cabrera

Yami is a musician and musicologist freelancer specializing in different aspects of music, teaching, criticism, writing, and research. She has a bachelor's degree in Musicology and music is her ultimate passion. Yami´s mission is to share her knowledge with anyone interested, through classes, advice, and articles. She has also developed a high level of fluidity in English. As a bilingual writer, this enthusiastic woman can write between both the English and Spanish languages.

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