Entire proceeds of ‘Thunderbolt’ to be donated in honor
of Syrian refugees and other local non-profit organizations.
Butte,
Montana – An electronic recording artist will be donating the entire
proceeds of her brand new release after being haunted by images of Aylan Kurdi a
toddler who died trying to escape his native Syria.
Axel
Samano’s latest release, Thunderbolt
– which she describes as “part electronic, part
power-synth, rock, industrial with a little metal and hard rock.”
Axel Samano said the album was
inspired by Rumi's poems, Sufism, spiritual teachings from Kabbalah, Buddhism and
ancient cultures.
“My goal is to share what I have been learning
about life and the main subject is love,” said Samano. “This is an ode of love for humanity itself. I just believe in love and
to be kind.”
She also believes that people should use their talents to build a stronger human race.
Samano’s philosophy, which can be
found in her music, has also spread to her goals, and Thunderbolt is her way of helping others, she said.
“After seeing the news about my
‘brothers’ and Syria and the death of this poor innocent kid named Aylan Kurdi,
I decided to donate every single penny of my album sales to a non-profit
organization dedicated to save kids and help all those in need,” said Samano,
who considers herself a global citizen.
In
addition to helping children in war-torn countries, Samano said that every
three months, she will choose a new non-profit organization to which to donate
the entire proceeds of the online sales (digital downloads/MP3s) from her website, www.axelsamano.com.
“It took
me over than 10 years to reach this point,” said Samano, who found much of her inspiration for her music living in Montana after spending time in large,
musically rich areas like Seattle.
“I
thought big cities with a wider music scene would help, but I realized that a
small friendly town such as Butte was able to provide me what I needed as an
artist. Its friendly people and their care for the community gave me the chance
to explore the deepest feelings about caring for others,” he said.
In addition to Samano, Thunderbolt also features the talents of
Mexican vocal artists Anelyda Polichaeta, American vocal artist Ammy Phoenix; American tenor
Travis Stehmeier; American guitarists Billy Yaeger and Thunderbolt was mastered in Berlin, Germany by Ludovic Aeschelman.
Thunderbolt has gotten early rave
reviews from critics, one of which who has described the album as “intensely enigmatic with mysterious subject matter. The viewers and
listener encounters a vision of Axel Samano that is at once sympathetic,
humorous, and sometimes apocalyptic.”
“I know I
can’t change the world but I can certainly make a huge difference,” Samano
said. “Maybe I am dreaming way beyond reality, but in my head, is possible to
do something good. I want to focus
harder on my community. My plans are the kids – they are our future, our
generation and I am sure they will be smarter than us and be able to fix the
mess we have been creating.”
The album
will be available for purchase through www.axelsamano.com
