Connecting in ONE Voice

Join with me as I connect in ONE voice with my phenomenal guest Jehnean Washington. Jehnean is a multitalented artist. Jehnean is descendant from the Yuchi, Seminole and Shoshone nations and hails from the house of the storyteller. She comes from a long line of performers, singers, and musicians. She is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Jehnean has worked professionally for over 30 years, not only as an actress, singer/song writer and musician within the entertainment industry’s venues of film, television, radio, voice overs, concerts, opera, and live theater. Jehnean has performed with the prestigious all Native American Mahenwahdose productions theater company as well as with and acting as assistant artistic and musical director for the legendary American Indian Theater Company. She is an Ensemble member of Native Voices at the Autry of Los Angeles, California, and is a recognized and archived actress, voice over artist, singer, songwriter, musician and storyteller with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. and is a member of SAG-AFTRA. Her original arrangement and rendition of the "Trail of Tears Song" can be heard on the Grammy nominated album, "Song of America” and she is a featured singer on the NAMMY award winning album SIIB. She also wrote, performed, and produced the Native American rock anthem “I Fly With You” along with the Native American musical staple, “The Greeting Song.” In her musical career she has performed and shared the stage with music greats and rock legends Buffy Sainte-Marie (Oscar Winner), Bobby Kimball (lead singer of Toto), Teddy Andreadis (Carol King & The Box Masters with Billy Bob Thornton), Butch Taylor (Dave Mathews Band), Pura Fe, Ulali, Indigo Girls, Keith Secola, Barbara McAlister, Van Anh Vo, Du Yun, Raven Chacon, Grady Nichols and the list goes on. Jehnean sings opera with the world-famous Los Angeles based opera company The Industry. Jehnean is a singer and producer with the Listen For Life world music organization and she is also the owner of the Los Angeles based film company Lighthorsewoman Productions. She co-wrote the award-winning screenplay for the movie RAVE. “One of my greatest joys in life is singing. It is the universal language the world can come together and enjoy.”

In this, very special podcast episode, after the WORLDWIDE release of the collaboration concept album ‘Garden of Love (Connecting IN Creativity)’… you get to hear my insights into the remix of the opening track of this miraculous album ‘Our Connection’! Written with the INCREDIBLE lyricists RaeAnn Gardner; Caroline Brown; Sherry McQueen; Sanni Tju; Michele Noordhof; Susan Anne Lynn; This is an INCREDIBLY inspirational opportunity to hear the creative thoughts I share as the vision behind ‘Our Connection’… including the original idea of the ringtone remix… The PHENOMENAL album ‘Garden of Love (Connecting IN Creativity)’ is NOW available on CD NOW >> www.raycoatesvoice.com/products and also available for download from ALL digital platforms, including: iTunes >> http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1576506329?ls=1&app=itunes AmazonMusic https://www.amazon.co.uk/Garden-Love-Connecting-Creativity-Coates/dp/B099FKSL3V/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=ray+coates+garden+of+love&qid=1630652125&sr=8-2 💙🎶💫

In this, the final podcast episode, before the WORLDWIDE release of the collaboration concept album ‘Garden of Love (Connecting IN Creativity)’… you get to hear from ALL of the co-lyricists and inspirers involved in this miraculous album! RaeAnn Gardner; Kulleen Hatcher; Caroline Brown; Sherry McQueen; Sanni Tju; Rebecca Adams; Michele Noordhof; Susan Anne Lynn; Mark Walker & Michelle Roche. As well as creating the INCREDIBLE artwork for the album ‘Garden of Love (Connecting IN Creativity)’; writing lyrics for the powerful 11th track concluding song ‘Altered State’, Michelle also interviews me and asks me questions (including some from other individuals involved in the creativity of this album). This is an INCREDIBLY apt opportunity to hear from ALL of the co-creators and inspirers of this PHENOMENAL album! Available on CD NOW >> www.raycoatesvoice.com/products and also available for pre-order on iTunes >> http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1576506329?ls=1&app=itunes. ‘Garden of Love (Connecting IN Creativity)’ will be available WORLDWIDE on all major download/streaming platforms in TWO days time… Friday September 3rd 2021 💙🎶💫

Gratitude & Love to the INCREDIBLE Michelle Roche for her AMAZING artwork for the PHENOMENAL collaboration album ‘Garden of Love (Connecting IN Creativity)’! Michelle also penned the lyrics to the 11th and final track ‘Altered State’, on the album. Read here and listen to Michelle’s thought provoking description of why she wrote the words to this POWERFUL #truthmusic song: Altered State The meaning behind the lyrics “Nature has always taken care of herself. You only have to look at how quickly your garden becomes overgrown to see that she just gets on with it. We need nature more than nature needs us, our interference tends to cause more harm than good. Today we pay extra to buy organic food, think about that for a few moments. Shouldn’t everything we put into or onto our bodies be organic? Just leave mother nature alone and she will self regulate, time’s the only thing it takes. The song is also about freedom, freedom for you and me. The right to informed choices, the right to live our lives as we wish. To not be judged or segregated from society for having a different belief or opinion. Free to live a lifestyle that aligns with you. We all have the right to our basic human needs, it is our birth right. To have food, water, air, shelter, warmth and love, those are the things we can’t live without. No one should have the power to take any of them away from you and they certainly don’t have the right to pollute or poison them”. Listen and see a freeing and powerful video to ‘Altered State’: https://youtu.be/2pAyzuNZ0Sc ‘Garden of Love (Connecting IN Creativity’ is available on CD now 👉 www.raycoatesvoice.com/products Also available for pre-order on iTunes 👉 http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1576506329?ls=1&app=itunes

ALWAYS good to begin a WOW Wednesday with INCREDIBLE inspiration!!! Those of you who know the phenomenal Rebecca Adams will know the THREE DEEPLY meaningful words that are the core of Rebecca and ALL she does… ‘Keep Going Always’ 🙏❤️ However, even if you KNOW Rebecca, I guarantee more will be revealed in our podcast interview… including a VERY SPECIAL SONG. I wrote the song ‘Keep Going Always’ for Rebecca as I was DEEPLY moved by Rebecca’s AMAZING example. It has now become the 7th track on the upcoming album ‘Garden of Love (Connecting IN Creativity)’. The album is NOW available for pre-order on CD… www.raycoatesvoice.com/products 🙏💜🎶 🙏❤️x. On August 13th 2021 a video containing extremely personal photos and video from Rebecca’s KGA life was released, the day of Dominic’s 23rd birthday >> https://youtu.be/ugdKwNIruz8

In today’s podcast, Wednesday June 23rd 2021, we hear from incredible singer and lyricist Kulleen Hatcher about the third album track... ‘Smile & Get Your Heart Started’ (the life story behind this song is AMAZING). Kulleen describes how this AMAZING song came about and how a beautiful phrase her mother used to use, with her and her sister Georgeen, encouraged them on tough days. This phrase is very meaningful. Kulleen wanted to be able to write and sing ‘Smile and Get Your Heart Started’ with me and in Kulleens words: “by golly with perseverance we got it done”! 💥🎶❤️ Listen in and let’s share a smile together. 😁😀🤩