Mereki announces 'Friar Park Sessions’ with two new videos
MEREKI ANNOUNCES HER WEEKLY LIVE
PERFORMANCE SERIES
‘FRIAR PARK SESSIONS’
LIVE RENDITIONS OF HER RECENT MUSIC FILMED AT
FRIAR PARK STUDIOS TO BE RELEASED EVERY WEDNESDAY
FOR THE NEXT MONTH
WATCH THE FIRST TWO VIDEOS FOR
“WAKE UP DEAD (LIVE)” AND “PRESENCE (LIVE)”
CAPSTONE ON THE DEATH OF A CLOUD ERA – STREAM THE
DEBUT SOLO ALBUM HERE
To beautifully place a capstone on the era of her debut album, Mereki today announces her series of live performance videos from Death of a Cloud filmed at Friar Park. Every week from today through December 6, the Australian/English savant of purposeful pop will release a new live session recorded at the infamous Victorian estate in England. The series begins with today’s videos for “Wake Up Dead (Live)” and “Presence (Live).”
Joined by guitarist and keys player Jerry Bernhardt, harpist Iona Thomas, and Dhani Harrison on guitar, the video series was directed by Mereki’s frequent creative collaborator Danny Sangra and produced by Sarianne Plaisant. The Friar Park Sessions are a playful and honest adaptation of Mereki’s music, seeing her in an effortless state of creativity.
Mereki said, “Friar Park Studios is one of those special places that makes you believe in magic. It was beyond a dream to record there and with such loved and beautifully restored vintage equipment. I felt extremely grateful to be playing music there.”
Back in March of this year, Mereki released her debut solo album Death of a Cloud via BMG and her own label BunBun Records. Created over seven years and three continents, in collaboration with a roster of the Mereki trusted most to bring this deeply personal and intuitively conceived material to life, the album is a look into the joy and difficulty of self-realization and finding the universe within, expressing this journey through music. The album received praise from the likes of Billboard, FLOOD, Atwood Magazine and many others.
In the months since, Mereki has been releasing a catalog of official videos for the tracks on Death of a Cloud. All exhibiting the enchanting allure of both fairytales and reality, while tapping into the styles of an array of directors, the beauty within Mereki’s videos showcase her ability to take hold of every moment of life. Catch up on her recent releases here. This year also saw Mereki perform at the legendary Glastonbury Festival.
UPCOMING FRIAR PARK SESSIONS RELEASE DATES
Wednesday November 15th, 2023 @ 9am PT - “Wasted Love (Live)”
Wednesday November 22nd, 2023 @ 9am PT “Twin Flame (Live)”
Wednesday November 29th, 2023 @ 9am PT - “Purple Moons (Live)”
Wednesday December 6th, 2023 @ 9am PT - “Lilies of the Valley (Live)”
Stay up to date with all video releases here
ABOUT MEREKI
Indie Australian/English artist Mereki creates pop with a purpose – vibrant musical worlds that share messages of transcendence and healing without sacrificing the fun. Now based in the UK, she first moved from her native Australia to the USA where she quickly found a home in the spiritually minded creative community of the east side of Los Angeles, collaborating with an impressive collection of producers, writers, and musicians as she refined her song writing and voice, laying the foundations for what was to come.
Mereki began writing and releasing music with esteemed writer and Grammy Award winning producer Dan Nigro (Olivia Rodrigo, Caroline Polachek), Justin Raisen (Grace Ives, Angel Olson), and SADPONY (Drake, Lil Yachty). Producer Ariel Rechtshaid (Troy Sivian, Adele) spotted her talent, prompting their collaboration, “Golden Boy”, recorded by fellow Australian icon Kylie Minogue. She has writing credits with Phantogram and Atrak, and guest artist and co-writer credits on tracks with Dhani Harrison, Goldroom, Basenji, Flight Facilities and Holychild. While fronting Goldroom, she performed everywhere from middle America to NYC to Bogotá, Colombia, before going on to perform with electronic act Flight Facilities as their featured vocalist on the duo’s sold out North American tour.
Kindness and magic are at the backbone of everything Mereki aims to be and be around in her music and in her life. She finds expression for her message in many creative outlets. In addition to music, she also has her own record label, BunBun Records, and has a musical in the works. In 2016 Mereki created Mereki’s Clubhouse in Los Angeles, a pop-up event platform with a focus on kindness and creating spaces to give a voice to up-and-coming female artists. The Clubhouse motto “Be Kind” grew into a non-profit organization of the same name which then held an annual Holiday Benefit Concert – its final hurrah seeing it sell out the legendary Troubadour.
Through all her work with and for others, Mereki found time to create her own music. Her debut solo single, “Blue Lake”, was released to critical acclaim from the likes of SPIN, NYLON and FLOOD Magazine. After enduring some personal tragedy and heartbreak, she found catharsis in a brief foray into high-energy punk rock, releasing a few singles that landed her music in a Victoria’s Secret commercial. In 2017, Mereki returned to the essence of who she truly is with the release of the Beach EP. The songs on Beach have Mereki’s signature style, a distinctly pop-feel with positive messaging, while tracks like “Spiritual”, “French Kissing” and “Got It All” also hold an ethereal, dreamy quality.
With the release of her debut album, Death of a Cloud, and a performance at the legendary Glastonbury Festival, this has already been an extraordinary year for Mereki, with more to come.
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