I’m thrilled to announce that two of my songs were selected as winners of the 2013 James Donaldson Publishing Group Songwriter’s Contest! I’m very honored and humbled to have been chosen for two of the three top winning spots in this competition, amongst hundreds of submissions by many talented songwriters (from all over the world!) I am extremely appreciative to everyone involved in the decision-making process, and would like to extend my congratulations also to the other artists and songs selected.

Here’s what James Donaldson had to say about the songs I submitted:

Joy Mover – Home Sweet Home
Joy Mover has created the quintessential soundtrack for a movie telling a story of love.  Easy listening, consistent in its lyrics, it effortlessly floats the listener along with no pivotal moments as she even allows the bridge to provide a soft transition into a familiar finish.  Joy knew what she wanted and accomplished it flawlessly.

Joy Mover – Only The Wind
We debated whether to allow a songwriter to win twice and at the end of the day we decided that it’s all about the music.  Joy Mover can be very proud of her accomplishments and her second submission deserves its place in the winner’s circle.  A very danceable beat with the simplest of lyrics combining to make the end product greater than the sum of its parts.  Is it reggae or is it pop?  You be the judge or don’t bother and just let the playful Wind tell you. 

“Home Sweet Home” and “Only The Wind” are available on my self-titled album. Pick up a copy today from my store!

Hello, and happy new year to you all! 2014 is starting with some great news; Women of Substance Radio have added “Maria’s Song” to their playlists on their Friday Hot AC Show and their Saturday Jazz Show. I’m very excited and grateful, and would most appreciate your vote for “Maria’s Song” so it can be heard by more of their listeners!

To vote, visit www.live365.com/stations/breenoble and login to your Live365 (free) account. Vote “thumbs up” on the player while “Maria’s Song” is playing. Or send Women of Substance a Shout Out from our Live365 Page.

Thank you again for your continued support!

Women of Substance Radio plays the BEST female artists, both label and Indie, in all genres. WOSRadio has been on the air for 7 years broadcasting 24/7 at www.WOSRadio.com, on the Live365 Network and iTunes Radio garnering fans from all over the world. We are proud to add Joy Mover to our distinguished roster of artists and will be featuring her songs on our Friday Hot AC Show and our Saturday Jazz Show. View show schedule here: http://www.wosradio.com/playlists.htm

The reason and rhyme for this airtime are: 

JJ Kane of Caravan Music for making these amazing connections &

Ross Barber of Electric Kiwi for his Web-Mastery !

I’m very excited to announce that Clive Richardson at Solar Radio will be playing a couple of my tracks on his show. I’m going to be played at the start of the show, so ensure you tune in early so you don’t miss it. Thank you, as always, for your continued support! 

I’d also like to take this opportunity to introduce and give BIG Thanks to my new UK Marketing Consultant; JJ Kane of Caravan Music – who is personally responsible for these new UK Radio Station features and additions of my music to their playlists. I look forward to each day as an adventure across the pond and beyond… as I meet new and excited listeners from our (getting-smaller-everyday) global village! 

Thank you to Women of Substance Radio for their continued support of Maria’s Song!

TUESDAY: WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE RADIO: IT’S ON MY IPOD” SHOW PLAYLIST 

Joy Mover’s ‘Maria’s Song’ is on
Playlist for Tuesday November 12, 2013 (5PM ET, 2PM PT)

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‘Maria’s Song’ was also on
Playlist for Tuesday November 5, 2013 (5 PM ET, 2 PM PT)

Listen and vote for Joy at:
www.live365.com/stations/breenoble (VOTE HERE!)
www.womenofsubstanceradio.com 
www.wosradio.com 

Also available on iTunes Radio under the Adult Contemporary Category.

A musician since childhood – the sixth musical generation in a long heritage of a musical family – Joy Mover has been honing her skills among some of the best and brightest in the modern jazz field for years. Now in 2013, she has released a debut album that has completely rocked my world this morning. Combining six original compositions with a few classics done in original ways, Joy has made a record that stands out in its field.

Striking lyrical emotion and balance combine with uncanny talent in Joy’s vocals and lyrics. Mix that up with flutes, saxes and horns by legendary Grammmy®-recognized Ira Sullivan, guitars by award winner John Paul, and a whole bus-load of top notch musicians providing a myriad of flavors to the tunes, and you’ve got a record that is deserving of serious credit. I will not be surprised at all to see the self-titled record make it to the top awards contests this year!

From traditional jazz to sweet island bossa novas and even a bit of rap, the record moves at a terrific pace. It makes me wish my back weren’t all out-of-whack and that I didn’t have so much to do, today – I’d just let it spin and 

I’d just let it spin and dance for a while otherwise. Yeah, it’s that good.

Today is my first spin of Joy Mover, but it definitely won’t be the last!

Read more at http://www.midtnmusic.com/moving-jazz-pop-by-joy-mover/#A0uAALRGlzTZGHQ1.99 

One of the tracks on Joy Mover’s upcoming album is the classic “Nature Boy.”  Here’s a bit of background on the track along with a signature performance by Nat King Cole.

“Nature Boy” is a song by Eden Ahbez, published in 1947. The song tells a fantasy of a “strange enchanted boy… who wandered very far” only to learn that “the greatest thing… was just to love and be loved in return.” Nat King Cole‘s 1948 recording of the song was a major hit, and “Nature Boy” has since become a pop and jazz standard, with dozens of major artists interpreting the song.

Song Structure

The first two measures of the song’s melody parallel the melody of the second movement in Antonín Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in A, Op. 81 (1887). Yiddish theater star/producer Herman Yablokoff, in Memoirs of the Yiddish Stage, claimed that the melody to “Nature Boy” was plagiarized from his song “Shvayg, Mayn Harts” (“Hush, My Heart”), written by Yablokoff for his play Papirosn (1935). Ahbez protested his innocence, claiming to have “heard the tune in the mist of the California mountains,” but later agreed to pay Yablokoff $25,000 in an out-of-court settlement.

The content of the song is based on a 1940s Los Angeles-based group called “Nature Boys,” of which Ahbez himself was a member.