Here II Here
Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Music
Press
"I had the privilege - and I truly mean privilege - to hear HERE II HERE in concert this past week. The non-stop two hour performance felt like all time had stopped and there was only that moment of listening to the most harmonic, unified field of sound I believe I have ever heard live. These five gentleman were in such sync with each other not only in sound but in expression and performance that they blended into one entity. In this powerful display of talent and heart, I was lifted in pure, unadulterated vibration of Love. This was a concert I will never forget!"
http://twentygems.blogspot.com/ - Meditation Downloads Blog
"Just when it seems that all the music in the world has been fused together in every possible combo, Inner Voice invents a new sound that I would call Buddhizm2Men. ... By the time Inner Voice threw a little rumba to the mix, completing a trilogy of Afro-Cuban sacred sensuality, Asian spiritual detachment, and African American revivalist soul, the crowd had abandoned its pillows and blankets and was paddling hands towards the sky in ecstasy."
- Celeste Fraser Delgado - Miami New Times
"Here II Here is uplifting music that you'll want to buy in bulk and share with your closest friends and family. You can find them singing acapella, or soulfully jamming with an array of guitars, drums and multi-cultural instruments such as the Colombian Tiple, afro-Peruvian cajon, African djembe, Indian tablas and harmonium, middle eastern dumbek, Japanese shakuhachi, Chinese erhu, and an Argentinean bombo leguero. The result is a plethora of tribal harmony and soulful grooves that make you want to celebrate being alive!" - Tena Moore - Being magazine
"The Rhythm of Good Vibes ... Here II Here [formerly Inner Voice]: At the point of exploding, a band that overflows with cosmic energy."
- Ocean Drive Magazine
"They don't get much more diverse than Here II Here, a five-member vocal group with Colombian, Cuban, Japanese, Italian and African singers ... Expect a lot of sweet vocal harmonies, world percussion, acoustic guitars, songs in English and Spanish, and a message of love and peace." - Take 5 Magazine
"... a blend of soulful sounds of guitars and exotic sitar like instruments melded with their perfectly harmonized voices, which captivated the audience for the entire show."
START: "Cheri Kaufman of historic Kaufman Astoria Studios hosted a “Summer in the City” cocktail buffet dinner for her many friends including David Koch, Anne Dexter Jones, on air radio host Mark Simone, and Catherine Saxton at the always chic Le Cirque earlier this summer. The reason for the sumptuous soiree was in part to introduce her protégés, Here II Here, the bi-lingual musical group from Miami.
Once guests, including designer Michael Mione, event planner Harriette Rose Katz, Micah Jesse, Roger Wilson, Geoffrey Thomas and Sharon Sondes, R. Couri Hay, Susan Hirschcorn and Jan Chipman had indulged their palates, Cheri took to the stage to introduce the boys - Alex, Kaz, Ash, Jaime and Edwin - all dressed in white except for the singer’s red turban - to perform from their C.D. ”What If In Infinity There Is No Such Thing As Far.” Cheri had discovered the band through music impresario and producer Suzanne de Passe. They began their set with the “Time IV Change,” a blend of soulful sounds of guitars and exotic sitar like instruments melded with their perfectly harmonized voices, which captivated the audience for the entire show." - Hamptons.com
"The East meets West vibe features instrumentation such as Japanese bamboo flutes and African drums. It's all blended into poppy, positive melodies and inspirational, mystical lyrics." - Newsday.com
Discography
** UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASE (English):
Juen 20, 2009 - "Here II Here" (13 songs)
** PAST RELEASES:
"Besitos Chiquiticos" (Single, 2008)
"Alive In You" Vero Beach Concert CD (2006)
"Beneath the Surface" (EP, 2006)
"A Father�s Love� Compilation CD* (2005, Rendezvous Records) *w/ Phil Collins, Dave Matthews, Smokey Robinson, Richard Marx, Michael McDonald & more
FM RADIO AIRPLAY
"Besitos Chiquiticos". "Waking Journey (Walk With Me)"
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Bio
Here II Here was recently featured on ABC Good Morning America. March 25, 2009.
Led by former MENUDO frontman, Ashley Ruiz, "HERE II HERE" (formerly known as Inner Voice) came together in Miami in 2004 with a musical mission and intention influenced and informed by planetary peace makers, jungle spirit teachers, alien life forms, and a wide range of musical missionaries from iconic hard rockers, sugary pop stars, and soul-drenched R&B wailers.
Over the last 4 years, this American-Latino band has been perfecting their compositions as both a circle of talented musicians and a vocal harmony group, singing their inspired songs in both ENGLISH and SPANISH. "Here II Here" has been moving crowds to a frenzy with its rhythmic blend of tribal pop, illuminated rock, and soul-inspired R&B harmonies resonating with innovatively inspirational lyrics of peace, awareness, connection, laughter, and of course � love. Their talent and message has caught the attention of local press who have called the "Here II Here" sound meaningful mainstream Pop / R&B. Industry veterans catching the buzz throughout and beyond Miami have been clamoring to be a part of the story emerging with "Here II Here".
Venues Played
Agape International Spiritual Center (Los Angeles)
American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL)
Center of Unlimited Possibilities (Asheville, NC)
Crandon Park (Key Biscayne, Miami)
Diane Wortham Theater (Asheville, NC)
Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert (Miami, FL)
Golden Bridge Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Griffin�s Loft (Davie, FL)
Healthy Soul Centers (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Jubilee (Asheville, NC)
Le Cirque (New York City, NY)
Miami Dolphin Stadium (Miami, FL)
The Pinnacle (Miami, FL)
Reggae Sunsplash Festival (Jamaica)
S.O.U.L. (Miami, FL)
Stoneledge Paradise (Key Largo, FL)
Tobacco Road (Miami, FL)
The UU Sanctuary (Asheville, NC)
United Nations Building (New York, NY)
Unity on the Bay (Miami, FL)
Unity Village (Kansas, MO)
Wallflower Gallery (Miami, FL)
�What the Bleep Do We Know� Conference (Miami, FL)
... and many more
ARTISTS, CELEBRITIES, SPEAKERS PERFORMED WITH
Kenny G
Babyface
Maxi Priest
Swizz Beats
UB40
The Tibetan Oracle (Dalai Lamas Spiritual Advisor)
Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations with God)
Miami Heat (NBA Playoffs)
Le Spam All Stars
Dr. Michael Beckwith (The Secret)
Kim Eng (Eckhart Tolles Partner & Spiritual Teacher)
Byron Katie (The Work)
Gangaji (The Diamond in Your Pocket)
Donna Eden (Energy Medicine)
Dr. John Gray (Men from Mars, Women from Venus)
Masaru Emoto (Messages from Water)
and many others, as well.
It is a new era for the band "Here II Here", just as a new era is dawning throughout the world. The resonance for change is not only being called upon in the political arena or among many congregations of faith, but on the street, in homes, in sound systems and ear buds where the hunt is emerging for original music, with substance and relevance, that sounds familiar but is absolutely new. "Here II Here" is both leading and riding this wave of the emerging new music revolution.
Management Contact:
bryan@teslarentertainment.com
812-480-1504
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