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YEP Aloha
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Influences:
The Grim Reaper of Global Warming....we've experienced the worst dorught in Australia's living memory with painfully low rain falls and levels of drinking water in city dams dropping dangerously low and prompting water rationing and restrictions for the last 4 years. Also on the 28th August 2005 Yani and Pete, two members of YEP, were in Louisiana to immerse themselves in the Black Gospel Music Culture with 42 others from Australia and New Zealand, and found themselves trapped in a New Orleans hotel with Hurricane Katrina bearing down with its supercharged force. Their prayers for help were answered as two young courageous members of the group went into a frenzy of searching and negotiations in the dead of night to secure available seats on the last convoy of twelve cabs that were to leave the Big Easy en-route to Memphis and safety.... ..As the miles receded in the rear view mirror Pete pulled out his trusty Harp in the key of E and started to wail.... ..Yani sang gospel songs all the way into Memphis to keep the driver and themselves awake...... It was truly a race from the devil. Their hearts go out to their courageous cab driver Wayne, the leader of the convoy, BJ and all the others who turned straight around in Memphis, refuelled and sped back into the eye of the killer storm to try and save their families, houses and loved ones....BJ and Wayne and the other 10 drivers were greeted by devastation and suffered terrible losses, disease and fear. It's to their immense bravery that we dedicate the song GET ME OUTTA HERE. It was written to tell the story as a testament to their bravery. Subsequent to that catastrophe YEP became acutely aware of the effects of global warming and wrote several more pieces as wake up calls to the people of the planet. LISTEN TO THE WORLD and <em>OUR CHILDRENS CHILDREN may be safe if we act now and be re-assured that indeed LOVE TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD.
Background:
YEP produce a wide tonal and melodic spectrum and recently focused on writing some songs about GLOBAL WARMING after two members of the band were trapped in the path of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.....YANI the lead singer is a versatile and much loved Australian performer who turns her diverse vocal talents to various styles from blues, ethnic, gospel, choral, rock, pop and country – you name it and she can sing it. Her technical chops include directing and vocal arranging for 30 piece choirs down to advanced voice lessons for professional singers. She is the singers singer!
PETE is a recording engineer, harmonica payer, uke strummer and short order cook. He will build you a house or recording studio or even a new song. Once a carpenter always a builder – if you want a house of sound!
EMERY is a composer, lyricist, arranger, guitarist (acoustic, electric, lap slide, slack key, ukulele, bass), keyboard player and producer of YEP. Hear his work live here at Cool Our Planet.
Songs recorded at Un-PC Studios, Brisbane, Australia - Engineer: Peter Cox. Songs mixed and mastered at ALCHEMIX Studios, Brisbane, Australia - Engineer: Tim Baker. Special thanks to Chris Anderson for playng the twin didjeridoos on Heartland Down Under.
