cocoBlue

3 girls in London writing WITH, FOR and ABOUT musicians... Twitter @cocoblueltd / Instagram: cocoblueltd

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This week for our cocoBlue co-writing sessions I (Kate :D) did a co-write with rapper, producer and singer Lavz. Here’s a rough recording of our collaboration after figuring out the verse, chorus and middle 8 accompanied by a 4 bar loop on Logic. After establishing that we wanted to create a song with summer vibes, we then programmed some synths and beats on logic before writing lyrics around the concept of moving forward with your life after a difficult breakup.

“Cast away the passage of my time you made” 

I’m a huge fan of lavz, she is such a fresh voice in the industry with clever rhymes and catchy hooks and you can find her stuff in the link below. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-bF8MGPu1c&feature=youtu.be

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Over the past months Anna Tiani’s musical style has developed into a mixture between neo-soul and electronica, she is currently working on a song “Out of Time” which will be part of there EP that is coming out in the Fall 2016.

...currently enjoying the sun in Croatia, tomorrow she will be featured on the national radio on a music talk show!!!

Check her out on sound cloud: https://soundcloud.com/annatiani and FB: https://www.facebook.com/Anna-Tiani-515933051761572/?fref=ts

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Zara Larsson - Lush Life

Download "Lush Life" at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/LushLifeiTunes Spotify: http://smarturl.it/LushLifeSptfy Google Play: http://smarturl.it/LushLifeGP Amazon...

If you are in the mood for some Tropical House! From n.4 to last week Zara Larsson is moving up the chart. This week “Lush Life” is n3. on the official top 10 uk charts!!!

Did you know that "Lush Life" topped the charts in Sweden for five weeks, becoming Larsson's second number–one single in her home country?

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JOY. - About Us (Official Video)

‘About Us’, taken from ‘ODE’ EP, out now: Purchase digital: http://smarturl.it/JOYODE Purchase physical: http://smarturl.it/OdeEPJB Stream: http://smarturl.i...

I’ve been following this artist for a year now and it blows my mind that people haven’t gone crazy for her in the UK yet. At only 18 this beautiful Australian artist, JOY., is annoyingly talented. She combines spacey synths and harmonies with her soft voice and rhythmic melody lines to make a euphoric soundscape that feels like you’re floating in the clouds. You can find her on Youtube, Spotify, Facebook and Soundcloud and she’s well worth checking out. You can thank me when she's massive. 

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We are starting a weekly cocoBlue co-writing session so make sure to tune in each week and check our new ideas out!

This week’s inspiration was a “Modern Pop Ballad” in the style of Rihanna meets Pixie Lott. 3 singer-songwriters; 1 piano, 1 guitar a bunch of notebooks and a catchy hook. The song we came up is called “The Fighter”. Our idea behind it is coming out of a relationship, a bad experience or just a challenging time; empowered; A Fighter! It’s a work in progress but we are planning on recording our session by the end of the week.

To finish off with some “songwriting wisdom” we’d like to quote Maya Angelou:

“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”

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Proud to announce that our very own Poppy Raine will be headlining the intimate Grey Lady venue in Tunbridge Wells this Sunday 20th April! Listen to her soulful tones and honest lyrics here!

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Lukas Graham - 7 Years [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

7 Years by Lukas Graham. "A mix of Christiania, Copenhagen and Los Angeles is combined to give you a beautiful imagery to help the song along. I really hope ...

At No.1 for the fifth week in a row, Lukas is smashing the charts with his track “7 Years”, a lyrically honest and beautifully written story about growing older. But still, guilty pleasure in the Top 10 must be Justin Beiber: “My momma don’t like you and she likes everyone” sitting pretty at number 7.

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Our secret Garden in London... but if you must know it’s Pergola and Hill Gardens on Hampstead heath. Looks just like something out of a fairy tale and in my opinion suits the sound track: “Beautiful Escape” - Tom Misch, Zak Abel

Kate’s track of the day: “Beautiful Escape” - Tom Misch, Zak Abel

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If you ever find yourself strolling through the colourful streets of Chelsea, head over to see Saatchi’s new exhibition. Champagne Life, features the work of 14 female artists, and has been staged to mark the gallery’s 30th birthday.. 

Close at the moment due to fashion week but don’t panic it re-opens on the 2nd of March! my favourite piece was Rhyme Sequence: Jingle Jangle by Mehuitta Ahuja

Anna’s track of the day: “Breathing Underwater” - Hiatus Kaiyote!

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Loving these electronic vibes from Roseau. I first stumbled across Roseau’s  performance at Bestival and was taken straight away by this atmospheric bubble of sound. Weird percussion, laid back lo fi drums, my cuppa tea. 

Roseau is a writer and producer and was invited to support Lianne La Havas on her European Tour. She’s recently released a pledge project and you can help her out here:  http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/roseau?utm_campaign=project12879&utm_medium=player&utm_source=facebook

Kate’s track of the day: “Alright” - Roseau

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So if you had to sum up the perfect Sunday, what would yours be? Well I know what’s at the top of the list for us right now... The Good Life Eatery on Sloane Avenue. Guilt free, scrumptious food with added chia seeds and blueberries for good measure. 

Poppy’s track of the day: “Cannonball” - Damien Rice

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First cocoBlue meeting! Just started our Instagram account!!! #cocoblue #london #music #bloggers #fashion #starbucks #songwriter #lifestyle #chaitealatte #coconutmilk #queenspark @kateslomas @annatiani

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Running in London, we decided to run out along the canal, we had no idea what to expect but this definitely didn’t feel like London. It was as though we were running straight out into the industrial suburbs, very strange but interesting place! 

Came home for strawberry, banana,acai and almond milk smoothie followed by popcorn and roobos and cinnamon tea next to Annas pretty little christmas tree, dreamy :) 

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Monday night Jam @ Ciro’s Pomodoro, Knightsbridge

@cirospizzapomodoro  Hidden gem, Monday night music. Incredible singers and atmosphere, totally worth checking out.  

Wood green nail polish and Harrods pretty lights, getting into the festive spirit!

Magic trio, checkered scarfs and the hat ;) Gotta love primark :D