Ethereal and grounded sounds intertwine as Wila Frank sings about ‘Light of the Moon’. This is the first single from her new ‘Agua Verde’ E.P. Recorded in a single afternoon at afternoon at Nashville’s state of the art Blackbird Studios, the E.P. features Royal Masat on bass, Mark Radabaugh on drums, and Hannah Delynn on harmony vocals. String arrangements were provided by Lucas Henri.
The song begins with a floating feeling that evokes twilight and then is propelled by a finger picked acoustic guitar as Frank’s voice quietly delivers the lyrics. The other players support her performance, tastefully accompanying her vocal without ever drawing attention away from the intimate singing.
‘Agua Verde’ is available now on all streaming platforms.
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Ed Donnelly is a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer and record producer from Los Angeles. He has worked with Willie Nelson, Crowded House, Marc Cohn, Jools Holland, Matchbox Twenty, The Cult, BoyHaunt, Gladys Knight, Trent Summar and The West Coast Mob, Smashing Pumpkins, Del McCoury, OK Go, Exodus, Molly Leach, Tom Morello, O.A.R., Madness, The Crystal Method, DrunkHungry, Deadmau5, Zac Brown, CrysP Tyger, Bighead Todd and the Monsters, Jake Shimabukuro, Barenaked Ladies, Tsar, Killola and more. Donnelly regularly performs with Nathan Jacques as well as Little Silver Hearts and records with GhostsDream. Little known fact: He previously held Top Secret Security Clearance with the U.S. Department of State and Q Clearance from the Department of Energy.
He currently runs The Barber’s Basement Recording Studio in Highland Park and is a partner in The Atmos at Lemontree Studio.