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Global Superstar Jahna Sebastian, Releases Her Powerful New Single “Changes In The Sky”
NEW YORK – Dec. 10, 2023 – PRLog — After attending a cultural excursion during Paris Fashion Week with her daughter Nicole, London based singer/songwriter, producer, videographer, multi-instrumentalist Jahna Sebastian, releases her powerful new single “Changes In The Sky” from her third upcoming album Revelation Ships. The uplifting new record was written, recorded, produced, arranged, performed and mixed by Ms. Sebastian at her studio Multivizion Music. In this soul provoking new track Ms. Sebastian discusses the connection between the changing human emotions throughout life through experiences and the colour pallette, the shapes of the clouds, the stars in the sky. Ms. Sebastian wrote this single to bring awareness to the masses so they can be closer to understanding the inner voice and why these changes are happening. Ms. Sebastian stated, “Many people are getting too dependent on trying to fix their moods with temporary artificial satisfactions in the material world. However, life on Earth brings in a variety of moods like the changing phases of the moon. When people are cramped in the high rise buildings in the cities, how many times do they actually look at the sky to read the environment outside of the square rooms and statistics? Walking around the ancient cities you can read history by looking at the architecture.”
Ms. Sebastian further stated, ‘In the modern society, in those parts that are driven by obsession with materialism, there is a fixation on building skyscrapers, making them taller while a human being feels smaller walking on the road beneath them. It creates a different feeling for a person, who can only look down on the ground and never fully appreciate the environment out of fear and discontent.” Ms. Sebastian is well known for her poignant socially conscious songwriting . Ms. Sebastian’s passionate lyrics sets her apart from other artists who sing about the same redundant meaningless things. Ms. Sebastian has always been a breath of fresh air and in this track she shows why she is so highly revered in the music industry.
When asked about the inspiration for “Changes In The Sky”, Ms. Sebastian stated, “The moment you go out of the big city and look up at the sky, where there are no city lights interfering, you can see the stars very clearly. The changes in the sky are also about the stars and the true purpose of reading the scape of the Cosmos, how for thousands of years people would observe them and feel connected with a bigger purpose. This vision gives hope and knowledge of the place of humanity in the Universe. Beauty of the building is still important in societies where human relations are about good energy and they still build temples and homes like in the ancient times which can be read like books in stone.”
On the new single Ms. Sebastian heartwarming lyrics details true friendship:
‘Where I’m from people know
That you can tell a friend anything
We can take so far away
All what we know about the real love
Cause it’s everything’
Ms Sebastian created many layers in the vocal arrangement to add this airy elevating feel to it, when asked about the record Ms. Sebastian stated, “It means that even when travelling, I am taking this attitude to friendship and love with me. When people move to other countries they often get pressured to change. Instead I see it as an opportunity to show what real love is about. When people focus on materialism, they even start talking about human relationships in terms of ‘markets’ and ‘high value’ or ‘low value’. This became very prevalent on social media. Human relationships can’t be measured by money, it’s not a healthy society, where every person has to get points in a form of numbers and money that was invented by human beings. That kind of society is just a mere form of a collection of atomised individuals who only relate to each other based on a controlled environment. Family values are based on completely different views. Love and friendship have existed long before any of the modern economic systems and were the key to survival of our ancestors.”
Ms. Sebastian further stated, “So bringing that light and warmth to other places, where it’s cold in terms of human interactions and it’s all about monetary transactions, is how we can show there is another way. It also references the artwork of my album Legends On The Map where I am coming from the East to the West and bringing that light and knowledge.” The artwork was drawn by artist Ainur Timergaliev, he also drew the cover for her album ‘Revelation Ships’. On the cover Ms. Sebastian is wearing an elegant blue velvet dress by designer Valdenize Soares. The photo was taken during her trip to Scotland when she was studying history and nature in Edinburgh and the Cairngorms, a mountain range in the Highlands of Scotland.
Global Superstar Jahna Sebastian Releases the Snippet to her Powerful New Single “Takeover”
London based singer/songwriter, producer, videographer, multi-instrumentalist Jahna Sebastian, who plays piano and domra releases the snippet to her powerful new single “Takeover” from her third upcoming new album Revelation Ships. The uplifting new record was written, recorded, produced, arranged, performed and mixed by Ms. Sebastian at her studio Multivizion Music. The video begins with Ms. Sebastian admiring the breathtaking landscapes and stunning mountains of Dagestan.
Dagestan is a place with a very ancient history, beautiful nature and natural lifestyle that is still observed by many like it was for thousands of years. All of the food is organic, people live in harmony with nature and animals. It is a very spiritual place that is quite extraordinary and much different from anything people see in the big cities with skyscrapers.
Ms. Sebastian stated, “My mother was born in Dagestan in the house of my great grandmother and grew up there. Both of my great grandmothers on my mothers side lived there and other family members. I used to visit it in early childhood. I showed Nicole my great grandmother’s house in Makhachkala. In our family it is very important to know your history and ancestors. It is the spiritual connection to our family tree. My family has always been very spiritual. Many places in Dagestan are sacred and we also visited the ancient city Derbent, which according to some historians is now older than 7000 years. It is one of those cities in the world that is standing having witnessed many ancient civilizations. The historical evidence in architecture is present. The city has ancient walls and religious temples, it used to play a very important role in the development of the Silk Road.“
The Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers, it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the East and West.
When asked about her new fiery single, Ms. Sebastian stated, the song features the tribal drums that reflects on the traditional way of life. It also paints a vivid picture about the inspiration to create a better vision for the future in the times when humanity is at the crossroads of history. It also creates an understanding of the importance of doing it as a community, that each person is not just a number in someone’s commercial statistics, that a truly happy and wise society cannot be built on narcissism and consumerism. It also means that in times of developing technology, people should look not to modifying the DNA makeup of humanity, but instead put the technological advances to use to look after the planet and travel to other worlds in the Universe.”
Ms. Sebastian has been booked and busy, she recently graced the cover of A3 Magazine. The brunette beauty interviewed with the international magazine to discuss all things music and being an international artist. She was also featured on Leaders Magazine, where she was asked about her future projects and her thoughts on what freedom means to her. Be sure to check these issues out!
Jahna Sebastian On The Cover of A3 MAGAZINE
Jahna Sebastian is on the cover of A3 MAGAZINE March 2023 Isssue
Jahna Sebastian does it all, she is a universal creative genius of our time. Jahna Sebastian is a multitalented musician, composer, singer, songwriter, poet, sound engineer, spiritual healer and her wisdom is what the world needs today to understand humanity better. As a composer, she is unique in that she can make music in any genre. Her powerful voice sings reaching to the depths of the soul, touching with the lyrics and metaphors she writes skilfully, whether it’s about the world or stories that many people can relate to or telling the history of the world. Jahna self produces and engineers all of her music, which requires a lot of knowledge in mathematics, physics and technology. Jahna plays many instruments including piano, domra, percussion, gusli and many more. She has been doing music from a very young age, singing all of her life and joining a professional children’s orchestra from the age of 7 playing ancient traditional instrument domra, when she learned to read music and understand musical arrangements while watching the orchestra conductor. Since then she continued doing music professionally. She did a five-year course and has graduated with a Master’s Degree from the music university of her dreams at the age of 19, after she was allowed to do the last two years in one.
Jahna is the definition of a composer, who is making music of our times, with her classical and folk music background rooted in her culture and spiritual knowledge from the East, while at the same time understanding modern music from reggae, hiphop and R&B to house, dubstep and drum&bass. Her music describes our modern era, raises philosophical questions and tells human history at the same time. There are many videos online of her making a beat, playing music parts on the keyboard and recording vocals. She arranges her vocals in a very interesting way, layering backing vocals in three of four voices in the harmonies that she sings herself: alto, mezzo soprano, soprano and different melodic lines. She uses her voice as an instrument. She is a performing and recording composer who also creates her performance with elements of musical theatre.
Jahna moved to London from another country all by herself in 2006. It takes a lot of strength to do that alone. She launched her legendary music studio and record label Multivizion Music. Jahna has recorded and sound produced time-defining albums and mixtapes by many well-known hiphop artists and created a movement that has shaped the new direction in musicality and lyricism in Eastern Europe and beyond. She helped pioneer grime genre there and connect the dots between the lyricism of the long-standing poetic tradition there with the modern musical ways of expression. At the same time Jahna brings the sounds of India and the beats of the UK sound to her music.
Jahna has worked on and released hundreds of songs and keeps on taking her musicianship to the next level.
Jahna has released three EPs and two albums ‘The Alchemist’ and ‘Legends On The Map’. She has written, recorded, produced, arranged, performed and mixed all of the music on them at her studio Multivizion Music. She has also released hit songs like ‘Day By Day’ and ‘Choice to Be Free’ as singles from her third album ‘Revelation Ships. The artworks to the three albums have been drawn by a talented artist Ainur Timergaliev and have been exhibited as they are real art pieces.
Meditation music is also a part of Jahna’s musical journey. It is the music for peace of mind, music that can assist with relaxation, concentration and connect with the Universe and go within. ‘Aurora Meditation’ is a peaceful tune and it has Indian sitar in it. When asked about ‘Aurora Meditation’, Ms.Sebastian stated “I compose while freestyling. I just go with the flow and create it in a very organic way, like a live jam or a ceremony. ‘Aurora Meditation’ accentuates the power of the mind and soul”. Speaking about another song ‘Sun Light’ meditation, Jahna said: ‘The light of the sun is vital for life on planet Earth. This is a living tradition. It is reflected in many words in the languages, the mother tongues of the cultures I represent. For many thousands of years these traditions have been kept and preserved for the people to be in harmony with nature, Earth and Cosmos. The light of the soul is also considered a great power, more important than any amount of money.”
Jahna Sebastian with her instrument domra
‘Rise’ from the her third album also has these uplifting qualities in the same way. Ms. Sebastian plays the melodies on her musical instrument domra in the song.
Jahna has released many music videos to her songs with very powerful visuals. She is writing the treatments and concepts to her music videos and styles her outfits. ‘Midnight Dancer’ is focusing on bringing forth the idea of immortality of the soul. ‘Day by Day’ music video is about the inspirational movement she is creating to empower people all around the world to make a positive change. ‘Fearless’ and ‘I Wish’ are making incredible statements, while showcasing beautiful fashion pieces and representing art in motion.
Alchemist TV
Jahna Sebastian is the founder of creative platform Alchemist TV. It is represents the modern era of media, when boundaries between music, fashion and film are going away. As the social media platforms rise, Jahna creates original content, that she films, directs, edits and it features her own music that she writes. Alchemist TV shows how these different forms of media can be merged by one artist and when Jahna launched it in 2017, it became the pioneering and innovative platform. Jahna has always been ahead of the trends, starting work in the new directions years before they capture the world. In this sense, Alchemist TV is the embodiment of the original idea that stands right at the beginning of this new media era made by a musical artist and Jahna Sebastian stands at the forefront as a leader.
Alchemist TV is a platform that brings creativity, music, art, fashion, philosophy and other forms of art. The purpose is to change culture to unite people from all around the world and bring forward the true purpose of what Art can have in our times.
‘Alchemist TV is something that can be seen as the voice of the people. Alchemist TV is here to make the change, to let the culture have the voice of the people, rather than corporations. It’s the opposite of this corporate way of thinking – ‘divide and rule’ – it’s completely different, it’s all about the people, the audience, the artist and everybody’s story, that can unify humans around the world. That’s what we need, people need to be united, this is the most important time in history, right now that we are living in and we need to have this opportunity to create culture together, to co-create and in fact that’s how people of the world will make history, rather than let history make them or let it go with the flow.’
Alchemist TV is a part of a major culture movement Ms. Sebastian is creating.
Multivizion Music studio is the cultural centre, where new ideas are created. Alchemist TV showcases many sides of Jahna’s creative journey with the artists, designers, musicians, photographers and many others she is working with. It’s an international movement that is transforming culture.
Jahna films and edits the episodes herself, many of them capturing spontaneous conversations with creatives as she is traveling around the world.
As the brand ambassador for many fashion designers, Jahna decided to also take it a step further and pioneered a concept ‘Poetic Fashion Story’, when she modelled and wrote a 13 verses poem to describe every picture she took in the photoshoot and the story. As a regular celebrity attendant of London Fashion Week for many years, she captures conversations with designers that can be watched on Alchemist TV and broadcasts the fashion shows. Fashion is an artful statement for Jahna, it is a visual expression of herself.
Alchemist TV also has a website AlchemistTV.com which was designed by WhyBeeKay, a coder and a rapper with amazing lyrical skills.
Ms. Sebastian was quoted saying, ‘The power of the artist, who listens to the beat of the Universe, the power of the mind unifying elements.’
Knowledge – Jahna Sebastian
Music: ‘Rise’ written, recorded, produced, arranged, performed and mixed by Jahna Sebastian at Multivizion Music.
The soulful single was created and inspired by her roots in the same traditions of her meditation music, the ‘Aurora’ and ‘Sun Light’ Meditation music. It also features sounds of sitar and other Indian instruments, Ms. Sebastian also plays the percussion live.
The Master of Music
‘I always wanted to be the master of music in every way as it is the universal language that can unite people and tell stories.’
‘It can start with the concept of the song, sometimes I write the lyrics first. I also often create the beat first, starting with the drums and bass line, adding piano, synth or other sounds. I usually compose the melody as a record, especially when I am arranging the backing vocals.’
Domra in the Woods in London
Domra is a long-necked Russian string instrument of the lute family with a round body and three or four metal strings.
Jahna Sebastian Releases The Visuals to Her New Single,”How Did We Get Here?”
London based singer/songwriter, producer, videographer, multi-instrumentalist Jahna Sebastian, who plays piano and domra releases the visuals to her new single “How Did We Get Here?“ which is the third single from her upcoming new album Revelation Ships. The soulful vocals was written, recorded, produced, arranged, performed and mixed by Ms. Sebastian at her studio Multivizion Music. The meaningful lyrics about the world are sung over a dubstep beat which also represents the London sound where she lives.
The video was filmed in Scotland and London and Ms. Sebastian is dressed in a breathtaking green dress by designer Valdenize Soares. The multi talented songstress edited the video and also played the chorus of the song on the piano. Ms. Sebastian was classically trained on the piano during her studies at the university in the early 2000s. Ms. Sebastian stated, “When I was 16, every day I would wake up and go to my university across the road first thing in the morning to practice piano in one of the grand piano rooms. In my historical area Arbat, where I lived, many great composers, singers, poets and writers were hanging out for hundreds of years. Before the piano I had already been playing a string instrument called domra from the age of 7, it is an ancient instrument with many variations played in the East, similar to mandolin. I have learned to read music and play domra from the age of 7 and played professionally in the children’s orchestra, performing on the stages of over a thousand people and backing famous artists by the age of 11. This was also my first paid job”.
Playing keyboard and making legendary hip hop beats as well as music in other genres is what helped Ms. Seabastian launch her studio Multivizion Music in 2007. Her talent with excelling on the keyboard enables her to make and perform any instrument in any genre.
From the age of 7 till the age of 15 Ms. Sebastian played many classical and folk pieces in the orchestra. The talented, multi-faceted artist listened to a variety of classical music and was able to sing opera and romances from a very early age in her childhood. Ms. Seabastian stated, “In my environment where I grew up it was culturally normal to play the piano if you wanted to be a professional musician.
As Ms. Sebastian moved on to composing her own music, she purchased a keyboard Korg Triton in 2004 and quickly learned how to use it by reading the manual. although during the early 2000s there were no online tutorials or social media to assist. Ms. Sebastian stated, “As I attended a music production course in 2006/2007, I learned to play different parts of the beats on the keyboard while mixing on the go. As a producer it means playing every musical part while composing, rather than simply telling other people what to play. The keyboard became the go-to instrument when I am writing songs to make the arrangement in various genres from hip hop to house to folk music”. She plays other instruments and took lessons on the guitar at the age of 13, also bass guitar and many others.
Jahna Sebastian on Being an Independent Musician by Choice
‘To me … no matter how hard it is, I always pursued, even if it is the hardest route, but if I knew that I would be independent, I would not have someone telling me to exchange my values and my dignity for something. And so I started my studio in 2007 in London and even before that I was producing bands as well, so I was already leading and guiding the bands that were playing my music and my songs, but when I came to London, straight away, after less than a year here, I set up the studio and started inviting people, who I would be producing and engineering, but at the same time working on my own music. Gradually, I learned to write, record, produce, arrange everything by myself, that’s how I released my last two albums and the three EP’s before and few other tracks, including other tunes I have done for other artists.
‘Leader’ Remix by Jahna Sebastian in the studio
Jahna Sebastian promo for her remix of her song ‘Leader’.
Original version was released on Jahna Sebastian album ‘The Alchemist’ in 2017.
Jahna Sebastian playing original version of ‘Leader’ on her IG live in 2020
Jahna Sebastian Interview in LEADERS MAGAZINE
Jahna Sebastian interview in LEADERS Magazine.
The Rhythmic Lounge Magazine features Jahna Sebastian
The Rhythmic Lounge Magazine feature.
Dress by A.P.A.London
Photo by Tony Hawthorne
Glastonbury Tor 12 June 2021, Jahna Sebastian Birthday Celebration
Jahna Sebastian in Glastonbury, 12 June Birthday Celebration
Jahna Sebastian and Nicole at The British Library
Knowledge is Power. Library is where I truly enjoy spending time. The British Library has a collection of over 170 million items includes artefacts from different ages of written civilisation. It has everything from newspapers to sound recordings, patents, prints and drawings, maps and manuscripts.
Revolution in the Minds Through Culture
‘This is more than music, creating a movement Multivizion Music, a platform Alchemist TV, pushing the envelope of culture, opening people’s eyes to the new revolution in the minds through culture.’ Jahna Sebastian
Jahna Sebastian, Daz Nez, Piers Corbyn spontaneous jam at Glastonbury Tor on Jahna’s Birthday
Jahna Sebastian, Daz Nez, Piers Corbyn, with the people at Glastonbury Tor Jahna Sebastian’s Birthday 12th June (Officially celebrated Day of Russia in Russia) Jahna Sebastian is a spiritual healer, musician, creative, singer, songwriter, music producer, beatmaker, engineer, creator of Multivizion Music studio and Alchemist TV
Times of Revelation, Jahna Sebastian
‘We are living in the times of the Revelation, the Great Awakening, when many people are opening their eyes to the truth. The real history of humanity, and the spiritual war for the souls on Earth is happening now. Eventually the light will prevail and we will step into the Golden Age. The spiritual knowledge from the ancient times is being uncovered to shine the light on the future. In these unprecedented times, many people are searching for a way to freedom and unifying creative force, the solutions. After the darkest hour, the sunrise will come. This is an information age and all must be revealed. I am doing it through music, culture and spirituality. The transition to the new time will be happening over years, for an era that will go on for thousands of years and beyond. Music is the universal language that will unite everyone.’ Jahna Sebastian, 21 December 2020 from presentation of ‘Revelation Ship’ third album by Jahna Sebastian
Jahna Sebastian – Ancient Myths and Legends
Jahna Sebastian
Many lessons can be taught through myths and legends, now it is the time to take charge and create the new legends of this era to make the legends alive.
The Spiritual Revolution Will Be Televised, Jahna Sebastian
The Spiritual Revolution will be televised. From the East to the West
Jahna Sebastian Talks About Self Realisation While Working On The Alchemist and Legends On The Map
‘When I was working on my first two albums ‘The Alchemist’ and ‘Legends on the Map’, I went through a time of self-realisation and really stepping into the power of walking my path that I was born to walk. It is a path to empower, enlighten and spread knowledge to the world and to people everywhere. As it goes, to know the true Purpose, it is important to ‘Know Thyself’
‘The Alchemist’ album written, recorded, produced, arranged, performed and mixed by Jahna Sebastian
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1292449479?ls=1&app=itunes
‘Legends On The Map’ album written, recorded, produced, arranged, performed and mixed by Jahna Sebastian
iTunes
Legends On The Map 