Fountain & Vine

Fountain & Vine
Fountain & Vine by Sara Niemietz (2015)
EP by Sara Niemietz
Released September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)
Recorded Taylor Made Studios
Los Angeles, California
Genre Rock, jazz, blues
Length 20:41
Language English
Label Levi Snuff Music
Saranade Music
Producer W. G. Snuffy Walden,
Sara Niemietz
Keb' Mo'
Sara Niemietz chronology
By Request Fountain & Vine

Fountain & Vine is the sixth independent CD release for singer, songwriter and actress, Sara Niemietz. Produced by Emmy Award winner, W. G. Snuffy Walden, Sara Niemietz and Grammy winner, Keb' Mo'; Fountain & Vine is an EP consisting of six original songs.[1]

Description

Niemietz describes her musical style as, "Popular music with a shadow of blues and the lilt of jazz!"[2] All of the songs on Fountain & Vine are written and performed by Niemietz, co-written with Emmy Award winning composer W. G. Snuffy Walden and Grammy Award winning blues musician Keb' Mo' on several songs. The album was released with a music-video for track four, "Taxi Outside", filmed in and around the Hollywood, California area with stage performance scenes filmed at the Club 5 Lounge in Los Angeles.[3]

Coinciding with the publication of Fountain & Vine, a collaborative music-video was released on August 20, with Niemietz fronting Postmodern Jukebox's rendition of the Talking Heads', “This Must Be the Place” (1983), a song which appears on Postmodern Jukebox's Swipe Right For Vintage album.[4] Niemietz performed at the Governor's Ball Emmy Awards after-party on September 20.[1][5] A second collaboration video with Postmodern Jukebox, a cover of “Hey Ya!” (2003) by Outkast, earned a mention in the online version of Time magazine,[6] and for Billboard Magazine, Malorie McCall writes, "Niemetz effortless control and wide vocal range help bring a fullness accompanied by an old fashioned band."[7]

Musicians

Production

Director/producer: Sacha Smith
Executive producer: Edgar Struble
Director of photography: Nick Rupp
Wardrobe: Bethany Struble
Makeup: Cherish Brook Hill
Filmed in Hollywood and the Club 5 Lounge in Los Angeles

Track listing

Track listing for Fountain & Vine (2015)
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Out of Order"  Sara Niemietz 4:01
2. "I Thought I Could Fly"  Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden 3:31
3. "You Get What You See"  Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden 3:07
4. "Taxi Outside"  Sara Niemietz, Kevin Moore, W.G. Snuffy Walden 3:09
5. "Go With The Flow"  Sara Niemietz 2:45
6. "Find A Dream"  Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden 4:08

References

  1. 1 2 Peeples, Stephen K. (24 September 2015). "SCV Entertainment Beat: Rock Universe at Vincenzo’s; New CD from Sara Niemietz". SVCNews. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. "Sara Niemietz : I grew up singing / Sara Niemietz : J’ai grandi en chantant". CoverStories.com. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. "Sara Niemietz - Taxi Outside - Official Music Video - New EP Available NOW". Youtube.com. Official Sara Niemietz channel. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Bershad, Brad. ""This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" – Postmodern Jukebox ft Sara Niemietz (Talking Heads Cover) [YouTube Video]". Zumic. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. "Conversations Ep. 36 Sara Niemietz Returns!". 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  6. Grossman, Samantha (3 October 2015). "Listen to Outkast’s ‘Hey Ya!’ as a ’60s Soul Song". Time Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  7. Malorie McCall, Malorie McCall (24 September 2015). "Postmodern Jukebox & Sara Niemietz Put a Retro Spin on Outkast's 'Hey Ya!': Watch". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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