LOS ANGELES (L.A. COHN PRODUCTIONS) - Los Angeles based singer/songwriter
Laura Cohn is recording a new CD with producer/engineer, Robert Eibach, in world re-known trumpet player
David Longoria's studio at Del Oro
Music in Studio City, CA. 'I'm very grateful to be recording this album and it's an honor to work with Robert and
David on this project,' said Cohn, 'Their experience, talent, and support is an incredible gift to my work making this CD.'
Percussionist, Voyce McGinley, III, who has been playing with Laura Cohn for over a year now, is one of the musical artists joining her on the recording. 'The vision for this project is simple,' Cohn explained, 'It's a commentary on where we are at in our thinking as a society and how we can see a bigger picture of what's going on beyond what is being reported in the news.' Laura Cohn is hoping that her CD will give people another way of looking at things so they can make new choices in how they see themselves and others.
In June, 2006, Laura Cohn said that she added the Muslim name, Allah, to her song 'Wakantanka' after she read about Iran's new law requiring Jews and Christians to wear identifying bands on their clothing. With the addition of the current Middle East war, Cohn believes it's important for her to discuss new perspectives about how people are living in the world with her songs publicly. Laura Cohn would like to share a way for people to approach their lives in a mindset that focuses on social kindness rather than racism, fear and hatred.
Cohn explains, 'When I hear people talking about the world and their beliefs, there isn't an acknowledgment of some very pertinent information that is available to us today that wasn't around when our forefathers were making decisions about what was right and wrong here. A lot of people are operating on a mindset that is thousands of years old. More has been revealed about what we are and what we are living in from various fields of science and mathematics that make the reasons people use to be at war with each other obsolete.'
Laura Cohn believes that social kindness is a key virtue that can be learned and utilized in very profound ways. Cohn stated, 'People who feel overwhelmed or in a state of hopelessness by what they hear being reported in the world or the circumstances in their lives can change that feeling by being kind to others. It gives people something they can do that brings results.' Cohn has a prayer request column in her weekly newsletter called, 'Be Kind To Strangers' where she regularly invites people to pray for others in need. 'Small random acts of kindness can do a lot', says Cohn.
For information, visit www.LauraCohnMusic.com.
