PROMISING CHILD is an album audio recording that encompasses a collection of life experiences, with the overall theme deriving from the promise of youth and its pressures to succeed. The stories for PROMISING CHILD covers about decade of relationships, featuring tales of love, loss, ambition and entertainment. Written and arranged by Tyler Rivera Stein, it was created in collaboration with musicians from around the world (most notably the USA, Brazil, and United Kingdom) and features voice, piano, guitar, bass, drums, strings (violin, cello) and horns (flute, trumpet, trombone, saxophone). The sound was inspired by 1970s rock and funk, artists and bands like BILLY JOEL, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE, BILL WITHERS, ELTON JOHN, CHICAGO, FLEETWOOD MAC, ALLMAN BROTHERS, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL.
“PROMISING CHILD” 2021
Original Music and Lyrics by Tyler Rivera Stein
Produced by Henrique Vilhena
Mastering by Luiz Tornaghi
Made with Musiversal
Vocals and Keys: Tyler Rivera Stein
Sax and Flute: Yuri Villar, Samuel da Silva,
Trumpet and Flugelhorn: Jon-Paul Frappier
Trombone and Horn: Chris Ott
Violin: Damian Bolotin, Alí Bello
Cello: Joe Zeitlin, Bruno Serroni
Guitar: Mike Fonte, Davi Mello, Vitaliy Tkachuk, Geoff Johnson
Bass Guitar: Itaiguara Brandão, Pablo Arruda, Chris Bonner
Drums: Filipe Caeiro, Matt Brundrett
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Album Art: Nicole Stein
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Special Thanks:
Jamie Andrews, Robbie Blanco, Frank Formica, Dave “Teq” Roberts, George King, Dave Shoop, Farid “Doug” Soriano, Eric “Scorp” Herbranson, Cody Mineur, Laura Ochikubo, Jaisun Toro, Elizabeth Nantais, Kyleigh Mituzas, Zoe Pittman, Oscar Zveiter, my parents, Mimi Rivera and Jeff Stein, and my wife, Taissa Zveiter.
