Wheel It Studios Vol 4: So Blessed, by Wheel-It Studios

Wheel It Studios Vol 4: So Blessed

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1.	So Blessed 03:37	info	buy track
2.	Bleeding Sidewalk 03:08	info	buy track
3.	Temptation 03:12	info	buy track
4.	Younger Self 02:52	info	buy track
5.	Once Upon a Time 03:49	info	buy track
6.	Sun Down 02:19	info	buy track
7.	Heal Together 03:22	info	buy track
8.	Sittin' Pretty 03:15	info	buy track
9.	Opportunity 03:05	info	buy track
10.	Spiritual Compass 03:01	info	buy track
11.	New Lover 02:30	info	buy track
12.	Just Vibin 03:01	info	buy track
13.	Go to Bed 04:00	info	buy track

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The 13 tracks on Wheel It Studios Vol 4: So Blessed, are selected compositions created during Cycle 4 of the NTM Wheel It Studios program, held between December 2021 to May 2022 featuring artists primarily from Jane-Finch, Toronto. Production took place after the program was held.

The album’s single So Blessed, features 12 artists celebrating life and the lives of those who recently passed while expressing the obstacles faced during the last two years but how they managed to overcome those struggles with persistence and gratitude.

The song’s music video features: Rez Made, Tracey Kayy, Esco, S!sha, Tdot Wav, Aléja, NoFilter, Txnic, Baya Baby, Chocolate Coco Baby, POTD and Beny Esguerra. Other songs express issues related to community healing, self-love, relationships, joy, spirituality, mental health, loss of life due to street politics/systemic violence and more.

This year we also invited youth from another community program called Concrete Warriors–a Hiphop leadership and mentorship program which engages youth in critical thinking, using Hiphop education as a culturally relevant lens to understanding complex social issues. With support from community leader and established b-boy/deejay J-Rebel, many youth from Concrete Warriors participated this year furthering our ties and partnerships with similar community arts programs.

Our goal to create a full-length original album and video featuring collaborations between artists from across different neighbourhoods, mentors and partners was successfully achieved through this project which we plan to repeat every year following up with VOL 5 in 2023. It is an initiative that continues to build a culture of peace as its lessons on cross-cultural/cross-neighbourhood understanding and collaboration will have long term empowering impacts on our community. Album proceeds will go towards the continued operation, sustainability and longevity of the program.

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released September 8, 2022

Artists and project leaders featured on the album:

NoFilter (So Blessed, Bleeding Sidewalk, Spiritual Compass, Younger Self, Heal Together)
POTD (So Blessed, Opportunity, Younger Self, Heal Together, Just Vibin)
Chocolate Coco Baby (So Blessed, Sittin’ Pretty, Heal Together, Younger Self)
Rez Made (So Blessed, Younger Self, Heal Together, Just Vibin)
Tracey Kayy (So Blessed, Temptation)
S!sha (So Blessed, Go to Bed) 
Tdot Wav (So Blessed, Younger Self, Heal Together, Just Vibin)
Baya Baby (So Blessed)
Esco (So Blessed)
Txnic (So Blessed, Sun Down)
 Elissa Reid (Once Upon a Time)
Aléja (So Blessed, New Lover)
Heavy Steve (Spiritual Compass)
Savilion (Heal Together)
Beny Esguerra (So Blessed, Younger Self, Heal Together)

Beat Makers:

Selah You Did That?, Tdot Wav, Nick Cassidy, Tracey Kayy, Lo Low, Savilion, Beny Esguerra

Session Musicians:

1- Paul 'Savilion' De Francesco - Production, Engineering, Vocals 
2- Beny Esguerra - Vln, Flute, Guitar, Turntables, Perc., Vocals, Production, Engineering
3- Tracey Kayy - Production, Vocals
4- Mario Posella - Guitar, Production
5- Stef Haynes - Saxophone
6- Luis Orbegoso - Trombones 
7- Jonathan 'Alacran' Amador- Bass
 8- Dj Akiin - Turntables

Back up Vocals:

Aléja, Heavy Steve, S!sha, Rez Made, NoFilter, J-Rebel, Mikeila Esguerra-Carranza, Savilion, Beny Esguerra

Project leaders:

Paul 'Savilion' De Francesco - Composition, vocals, production, recording, engineering
Ruben ‘Beny’ Esguerra - Composition, session work, engineering, administration

Album Artwork: Usman Rashid 
Photography: Omar Sanchez
 Executive Production: New Tradition Music

Partners and Sponsors:

Concrete Warriors: J-Rebel
Boys and Girls Club Co-ordinator: Risa Antoine
Program supported by the Toronto Arts Council, Carranza LLP and USWA
Album Production supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and YUFA-Co

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NTM Wheel-It Studios Toronto, Ontario

The New Tradition Music Mobile Recording Studio program is a hands-on mobile recording studio project engaging youth in two Jane-Finch (Toronto) community neighbourhoods that reduces the precariousness of youth having to travel from one neighbourhood to another and provides access to professional recording engineers, equipment and music industry related knowledge. ... more

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