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Forward Music Project 1​.​0

by Amanda Gookin

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1.
Dam mwen yo 05:26
2.
Stolen 05:20
3.
4.
5.
Stray Sods 06:31
6.
For Edna 11:59
"You are not alone, goodman You are not alone, goodman Call to the strength that we have inside Call to the moon in the sky above Call to the peace that gives us life Call to the strength that we have inside Call to the sun in the sky above Call to the peace that gives us life You are not alone"
7.
Swerve 05:50

about

For elevating stories of suffering and joy.
For raising awareness of injustice.
For shining a light on a culture of musical-patriarchal deification.
Whether you come with caution and leave with curiosity,
come as a victim and find a voice,
or come as an ally and feel a sense of community,
I founded Forward Music Project for you.
For mothers. For sisterhood.
For brave storytellers and quiet listeners.
I sing, I gasp, I fight,
I breathe life into the work of these fearless artists.
I founded Forward Music Project for you.
And you are not alone.
-Amanda Gookin, April 2020
Cellist and creator of Forward Music Project

The music of FMP directly engages with the world we live in
by valuing vulnerability and unrelentless realism. Presented
by The Kennedy Center, Park Avenue Armory, National
Sawdust and educational programs in the midwest where
young women first discover their voices through music, the
message of FMP is unwavering: in the fight for radical
empathy and feminine empowerment, you are not alone.
During the world premiere of these solo cello and
electronics commissions, Bruce Hodges of The Strad
magazine wrote, "Gookin's focus and ferocity - coupled with
expert technical work - made her message unforgettable."

credits

released July 10, 2020

Album artwork and design by
Giselle Manzano Ramirez
Produced by Amanda Gookin,
Louis Levitt and Garth MacAleavey
Engineered by Garth MacAleavey
and Mike Tierney
Edited, Mixed, and Mastered by
Mike Tierney
Tracks 2-7 recorded at National
Sawdust,Brooklyn, NY, July 2019
Track 1 recorded at Shiny Things Studio,
Brooklyn, NY, December 2019
Photos by Ryan Scherb
Performer credits:
Tracks 1-7: Amanda Gookin, cello
Track 4 and 6: Amanda Gookin, vocals
Track 1: Nathalie Joachim,
pre-recorded vocals
www.amandagookin.com

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Amanda Gookin Brooklyn, New York

In pursuit of socially-conscious programming,
her GRAMMY® nominated album with
PUBLIQuartet, Freedom and Faith,
addressed the resilience of the female spirit
throughout history; and her Forward Music
Project focuses on contemporary stories of
womanhood around the world.

Cellist Amanda Gookin celebrates the music of
the moment and “pushes classical forward.”
(LA Times)
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