Alyssa Boldt's ardent and expressive voice brings 'We Are the People' to life. Her respect and integrity for music is unparalleled and I have been so blessed to have her at my side. I absolutely love singing with her, both live and in the studio. But even more so, her friendship and fervent loyalty is what makes a project like this so meaningful. Click here to take a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AqmgzTdO3E

We Are the People music video releases next month.
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Photo Benjamin Boldt Photo 2020 

Andre Montgomery captured the soul of 'We Are the People' with his powerful and inspiring voice. He has been so uplifting and encouraging throughout the journey, bringing history and humanity to light. He walks the talk, both in his faith and love for others. I am so honored to work with him! Listen to his majestic voice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AqmgzTdO3E

We Are the People music video releases next month. 

Photo Benjamin Boldt Photo 2020

​Sean Lamont is a local cellist in Spokane. Born and raised in Portland, Sean beginnings with stringed instruments started in the first grade and moved up to his current position in The Spokane Symphony, where he has been a member for the past fifteen years. He studied music at Mount Hood Community College as well as Eastern Washington University. He is presently working at the Spokane Convention Center in the Hospitality and Catering Department. Sean’s creative and inspiring work with the cello have been featured on several albums recorded at Amplified Wax Recording Studio, including the Broken Thumbs and Stevie Lynne’s debut ‘Liars’ released back in March of 2015. Never failing in expressing both passion and emotive impression, he truly articulates the human experience in musical form. 

Contact Sean Lamont of Spokane Symphony for if you would like to utilize his services for hire.
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​A thousand barriers, a thousand walls: religion, politics, race, gender, wealth, poverty. What is found is often a silent declaration of war against humanity in the form of misunderstanding and unmet expectations. Everyone states a desire for unity, but only in the expression of uniformity. If you are not with me, then you are against me has become the power phrase, the statement of villainization and victimization. A million lies we tell ourselves…that it is not us, but the others, that do not conform to our idealistic vision of unity.

And yet music defies the notion that one must be the same to be equal. Music is not homogenous. Congruency of its definition is not based on parallel expressions. It is a language of many dialects. From opera to heavy metal, rap to classical, jazz to country or soul; they are noncomparative yet equally revered as works of art. Perhaps one is more favored by a culture, a gender, a race...but most often, is it climatic to individual’s sense of meaning and identity.

So, it is with music that I choose to speak. To speak out loud my desire for unity without uniformity and to make connections across barriers. Pain, love, joy, anger, hatred and loss are all universal concepts that can be expressed in a multitude of ways. And music is articulation of people’s emotions, thoughts, and feelings unadulterated by a need for conformity, congruency, and monotony.

‘We Are the People’ is the first song that I wrote for my next album. It had been my passion project after my first album, Liars, debuted. When I realized what a significant impact it had on individuals suffering from abuse, depression, suicide and their struggle to recovery, I decided to delve deeper into societal pain, the suffering that separation and division brings. It started with writing the very first line “so, this is hell” and ended with a triumphant “we are the people and we are better than this”.

And now I want to continue my mission to use music as the language of inspiration, a voice of hope in times of adversity and times of victory. Whether the battle be with oneself or with the world, music can find its way through a thousand walls. And my hope is that it finds its way to you.