Juanita Stein "Live from Brighton Electric

Releasing an album in the midst of a pandemic/global recession on top of a fractured music industry was never gonna be an easy feat. I was well aware when I decided not to delay the release of the album that I would encounter a fairly different landscape to that of what I’m used to. Social media, of course was always going to play a significant role, but the part where musicians truly thrive and get to connect with their audiences, is for the time being, gone. The playing live bit, the communication bit, the human bit, all gone. That meant 2 things for me in particular, one, I would now have to figure out a relatively meaningful alternative to launching this record in a live capacity and two, sadly, I would have to come to terms with the fact that myself and everyone around me who works within the live music sector, would now have to figure out how to survive without any assistance at all. Having played a series of home sessions during the peak of lockdown, I experienced a surprisingly rewarding connection with the audience. It felt like we were all in something together working it out. I figured an elevated version of this to celebrate the release of my album “Snapshot” would be the way to go. In fact, if anything, I feel really compelled to make even more of an effort at this point in time, to really honour the full sound of the record and give people something special during this exceptionally bizarre and challenging time. I’ll be playing with a full band and we’ll be filming the performance at our local studio, Brighton Electric, where we’d usually be rehearsing for a string of shows right about now. 

£1 from every ticket sold will be going the #WeMakeEvents, campaign which is working hard to raise funds and get government assistance in order to help the live sector survive this immense crisis. The UK alone employs over 1,000,000 people within the sector, and every. single. person I know working in the industry right now is struggling. So, if i’m able to make the smallest dent in raising awareness via the show, then I’d be truly happy. The performance  will be available to stream for 24 hours on November 1st, with tickets available via Dice.fm, I’d love for you to tune in and help to make this extra, extra special.

XxJuanita