Fountain & Vine

Fountain & Vine
Fountain & Vine by Sara Niemietz (2015)
EP by Sara Niemietz
Released September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)
Recorded Taylor Made Studios
Los Angeles, California
Genre Rock, jazz, blues
Length 20:41
Language English
Label Levi Snuff Music
Saranade Music
Producer W. G. Snuffy Walden,
Sara Niemietz
Keb' Mo'
Sara Niemietz chronology
By Request Fountain & Vine

Fountain & Vine is the sixth independent CD release for singer, songwriter and actress, Sara Niemietz. Produced by Emmy Award winner, W. G. Snuffy Walden, Sara Niemietz and Grammy winner, Keb' Mo'; Fountain & Vine is an EP consisting of six original songs.[1]

Description

Niemietz describes her musical style as, "Popular music with a shadow of blues and the lilt of jazz!"[2] All of the songs on Fountain & Vine are written and performed by Niemietz, co-written with Emmy Award winning composer W. G. Snuffy Walden and Grammy Award winning blues musician Keb' Mo' on several songs. The album was released with a music-video for track four, "Taxi Outside", filmed in and around the Hollywood, California area with stage performance scenes filmed at the Club 5 Lounge in Los Angeles.[3]

Coinciding with the publication of Fountain & Vine, a collaborative music-video was released on August 20, with Niemietz fronting Postmodern Jukebox's rendition of the Talking Heads', “This Must Be the Place” (1983), a song which appears on Postmodern Jukebox's Swipe Right For Vintage album.[4] Niemietz performed at the Governor's Ball Emmy Awards after-party on September 20.[1][5] A second collaboration video with Postmodern Jukebox, a cover of “Hey Ya!” (2003) by Outkast, earned a mention in the online version of Time magazine,[6] and for Billboard Magazine, Malorie McCall writes, "Niemetz effortless control and wide vocal range help bring a fullness accompanied by an old fashioned band."[7]

Musicians

Production

Director/producer: Sacha Smith
Executive producer: Edgar Struble
Director of photography: Nick Rupp
Wardrobe: Bethany Struble
Makeup: Cherish Brook Hill
Filmed in Hollywood and the Club 5 Lounge in Los Angeles

Track listing

Track listing for Fountain & Vine (2015)
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Out of Order"  Sara Niemietz 4:01
2. "I Thought I Could Fly"  Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden 3:31
3. "You Get What You See"  Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden 3:07
4. "Taxi Outside"  Sara Niemietz, Kevin Moore, W.G. Snuffy Walden 3:09
5. "Go With The Flow"  Sara Niemietz 2:45
6. "Find A Dream"  Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden 4:08

References

  1. 1 2 Peeples, Stephen K. (24 September 2015). "SCV Entertainment Beat: Rock Universe at Vincenzo's; New CD from Sara Niemietz". SVCNews. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sara Niemietz : I grew up singing / Sara Niemietz : J'ai grandi en chantant". CoverStories.com. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sara Niemietz - Taxi Outside - Official Music Video - New EP Available NOW". Youtube.com. Official Sara Niemietz channel. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Bershad, Brad. ""This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" – Postmodern Jukebox ft Sara Niemietz (Talking Heads Cover) [YouTube Video]". Zumic. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Conversations Ep. 36 Sara Niemietz Returns!". 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Grossman, Samantha (3 October 2015). "Listen to Outkast's 'Hey Ya!' as a '60s Soul Song". Time Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Malorie McCall, Malorie McCall (24 September 2015). "Postmodern Jukebox & Sara Niemietz Put a Retro Spin on Outkast's 'Hey Ya!': Watch". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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