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SHAUNA BURNS Las Vegas based Singer -songwriter Shauna Burns (www.shaunaburns.com) is thrilled to be in the company of some other very talented female artists this week. Her single “Around You “, from her sophomore album The Moon And The Fire Circle , jumped into the Top 20 (#16) of the FMQB AC chart joining such notables as Alicia Keys , Pink , Colbie Caillat and Taylor Swift .“I'm so pleased that radio is responding to “Around You” plus its great to be in the company of these ladies because I'm fans of them all!” said Burns. Burns kicked off her tour last month with shows in Portland and Seattle. Currently scheduled are performances at the opening of a Borders Books in Las Vegas on April 6th, at The Blue Café in Long Beach, CA on April 30th and at the Utah Renaissance Faire Festival on May 16-18, with additional dates to be announced soon. “I view these performances as if I'm holding a conversation with the audience,” she says. “I'm communicating with whoever chooses to listen in that moment, and like to visualize my music embracing whoever wants to embrace it.”
SHAUNA BURNS The planets continue to be aligned for singer/songwriter Shauna Burns. "Around You" the debut single from her soon-to-be released album The Moon and The Fire Circle debuted on the FMQB AC Chart in the Top 40 (#38) . Adding to the good news, the single is also one of the "Most Added" on the FMQB AC chart for a third week and is surrounded by such pop and rock notables as John Mayer, The Eagles and Colbie Caillat. "I'm so grateful that radio listeners are responding to my music," explains Burns. Then from March 1 – April 30, Shauna "goes to the movies." "Around You" will be featured in a pre-show audio presentation in 900 AMC theatres across the nation. The advertisement will target 2.2 million movie-going music consumers in the US. Burns says she draws upon her degree in Anthropology from the University of Utah, using her passion for that field of study like a shovel that allows her to dig into herself to uncover her next musical adventure. "I use anthropology as a songwriting tool all the time," she says. "It's the study of human development and cultural identity and relationships between people." More details available at www.shaunaburns.com or www.myspace.com/shaunaburns .
SHAUNA BURNS SINGLE ‘AROUND YOU' FROM SINGER/SONGWRITER'S SOPHOMORE ALBUM 'THE MOON AND THE FIRE CIRCLE' IS ‘MOST ADDED' FOR A 2ND WEEK ON THE FMQB AC CHART ALONGSIDE SUCH NOTABLES AS JOHN MAYER, MAROON 5 MICHAEL BUBLE AND DAUGHTRY
Burns' Los Angeles fans will get the chance to see her perform cuts from The Moon and The Fire Circle (release date February 19) at her official record release party on February 19th at The Mint. There will be an exclusive VIP/Media party at 7 pm, followed by a FREE!!! Open to the public concert set beginning at 8 pm sharp. The Mint is located at 6010 W. Pico Blvd, 323-954-9400. Drawing upon her degree in Anthropology from the University of Utah, Burns says she uses her passion for that field of study like a shovel that allows her to dig into herself to uncover her next musical adventure. “I use anthropology as a songwriting tool all the time,” she says. “It's the study of human development and cultural identity and relationships between people.”
SHAUNA BURNS ETHEREAL VOICED SINGER, SONGWRITER * * * Burns' 2005 Debut ‘ Every Thought ' Spawned Two Popular AAA Format Radio Singles, Was Chosen As One Of The Top CD's Of The Year By The Indie Website Collected Sounds And Led To Nonstop Touring Across The Country And In The U.K. Over The Past Few Years On the cover of Shauna Burns' (www.shaunaburns.com) critically acclaimed 2005 breakthrough album Every Thought , the dynamic singer, songwriter and pianist looks off into the distance while holding a set of keys in her hand. Those keys were a powerful metaphor for the overall story she told in her songs, about our unconscious minds coming to consciousness and the potential we all have within ourselves to take control of our own destiny. They also unlocked the door to an exhilarating career as one of the most promising multi-talents on today's indie music scene—a spiritually driven journey that blossoms on her new CD The Moon and The Fire Circle , which is set for international release on February 19. The disc's compelling first single “Around You” will soon ship to radio stations nationwide. She recently made a video for the poignant track “Bloom, ” and a video for “Around You” is also in the works. The singer's blend of ethereal vocals and sweeping piano and percussion driven atmospheres launched the singles “Pink Girl” and “Petunia” from Every Thought to major success in that format upon its release. “Pink Girl” was also chosen as the #1 indie single from the MAACP Radio show. Every Thought, which Smother.net declared “a newfangled fusion that will ignite a spark that will be hard to replicate,” was also selected as one of the Top CDs of 2005 by Collected Sounds, a popular tastemaking website celebrating independent musicians. It was chosen for “Best of the Batch” from the Music Industry News Network and featured on TowerPod.com, Indie-Music.com, Billboard, VH1, Artist Direct, AOL Music and Fox TV, among other outlets. Over the past few years, Burns has enchanted audiences at clubs and Borders Stores across the U.S. and in the U.K. (where she toured early in 2007) with songs from her debut and its follow-up five song EP Desert Tune , which featured songs that overflowed from the first album's sessions. Her first tour in support of her debut was 40 dates and her most recent jaunt covered 20 dates from coast to coast during the summer and fall of 2007. “I view these performances as if I'm holding a conversation with the audience,” she says. “I'm communicating with whoever chooses to listen in that moment, and like to visualize my music embracing whoever wants to embrace it. Just as it's a friend to them, music is my friend as well. There's also a time travel element to the experience as well. A lot of people say my songs remind them of things they haven't thought about in years. They help them recall the innocence of childhood that they had forgotten about. That's what music does for me, too. I have a huge respect for the power of music and just how spiritual it can be. That's why I take it so seriously.” While most artists enjoying this sort of renown would be content to stay in a fan-friendly comfort zone and stick to the same musical vibe, Burns instead fashions a unique twist—and a much deeper and extraordinary musical journey--on The Moon and the Fire Circle . Her creative center is still the “complex blend of sounds and striking lyrics” that Musical Discoveries raved about in its review of her debut. She's simply expanding upon the emerging consciousness theme of Every Thought and showing the steps it takes to harness our inner strength. By doing that, she says, we can reach our fullest potential. A fascinating and richly detailed journey from the light to the dark and back to the light again, the 14 track collection finds Burns taking us with her as we travel deep into the underworld of different points of view. “The twist in the story is who is telling us which is light and which is dark?” she says. “From whose point of view are we looking? These different points of view can help us emerge with the special qualities that help us move forward and heal the pain in our lives. When I say this album is a bridge of light and dark, I'm also asking, just what are we calling dark? I believe we can't truly see what light is if we don't know what darkness is. Some of the songs do come from a dark place, but I don't think that's a bad thing. They offer a perspective that helps us appreciate the things we want to fill our lives with, and that pushes us to be more awake.” Originally, The Moon and the Fire Circle was on track to become two separate albums, with one representing the moon, or the dark, and the other symbolizing the sun, or the light. “When I was structuring the albums,” Burns adds, “it became clear pretty quickly that to tell the whole, complete story they needed to be presented together – moon and sun joined as one. You can see this visually in the artwork. We've fused the image of our moon and sun to make a new planet with her own colors and textures. This represents the dark and light in all of us living harmoniously as one.” Working with her co-producer and drummer James Clark, Burns creates a tapestry of voice and piano with layers, loops and other textures that harmonized with the theme of ‘blasting out.” “This is what The Moon and the Fire Circle feels like for me,” she says, “a blasting out into the universe on a great adventure through the soul.” Although the album has any number of potentially inviting target radio friendly singles, it's best experienced as a cohesive story of three specific metaphorical movements, tracking Burns' journey from light to darkness to light again. On “Bloom,” “Desert Sun” and “Comet,” we're living on the sun. A shift takes place on the very stark “Out” and leads us to explore the darker side of the universe on “Chamber,” “Starfish” and “Tumbleweed.” Coming out from the moon side, we bask in “The Caribbean Sea.” The transition back towards the light includes “Failed You” and “The Slow Process of Shutting Down” before we discover the sun once again on “Around You,” “Magic,” “And Fire” and the dramatic closer “When The Rain Comes.” The Florida native's music is inspired by many cultures and ideas that surround the world as well as the landscape of the deserts and mountains of the Western U.S. that she now calls home. Drawing upon her degree in Anthropology from the University of Utah , she uses her passion for that field of study like a shovel that allows her to dig into herself to uncover her next musical adventure. “I use anthropology as a songwriting tool all the time,” she says. “It's the study of human development and cultural identity and relationships between people. I feel the need to cultivate and nurture these little seeds of inspiration because they can grow into big ideas if we take care. It makes me question: What's next for all of us in the world? What is the universe trying to tell us? I'm listening.” Burns will be launching a nationwide tour in support of The Moon and The Fire Circle in 2008.
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