With over 2-million streams as well as appearances on Good Morning America, That Sounds Fun podcast with Annie F. Downs, and I Am Second, MŌRIAH (Smallbone) releases a new EP entitled Curtain Call today (Oct 28).
In time for Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), this studio recording of her hit EP Live from the Quarryshowcased elevated sound and vocals from the chart-topping Latin-American recording artist. MŌRIAH self-produced each studio rendition under her independent creative services company, Sanctuary Studios. Her focus with this release was to show singers and songwriters how to see their “indie artist” season as an opportunity to incubate the skills of engineering, distributing, and marketing their own music.
The American Idol alum, who is co-host and producer of K-LOVE/AccessMore’s Hit Podcast BECOMING:us shares, “For many years, I was looking for permission to express the sounds I was hearing in my head. It wasn’t until I decided to produce by myself that I was able to uncover my own healing.”
MŌRIAH describes the production process this way: “Maybe you’ve heard these lyrics before. But not like this. Every rhythm element, synth sound, texture, bass line, and guitar strum came from my fingers. It’s imperfect, it’s messy, it’s experimental and it’s from my heart. To yours. Each song has come back for its ‘Curtain Call.’ To say thank you, in its most honest form, for your love, your friendship, and your honesty. You are known, seen, and loved.”
MŌRIAH shares a live video of “Known, Seen, Loved.” The recording was captured in Scandinavia.
“This compilation of our “Known, Seen, Loved” performances is the only way I know how to say “thank you” to #Sweden & #Norway for their love and hospitality. As you watch, from wherever you are in the world, I hope you feel like you were with me, heart to heart, voice to mic” -MŌRIAH
MŌRIAH (Smallbone) is releasing a new EP entitled Curtain Call, with the three-track album fully available on October 28, 2022.
MŌRIAH describes the production process this way: “Maybe you’ve heard these lyrics before. But not like this. Every rhythm element, synth sound, texture, bass line, and guitar strum came from my fingers. It’s imperfect, it’s messy, it’s experimental and it’s from my heart. To yours. Each song has come back for its ‘Curtain Call.’ To say thank you, in its most honest form, for your love, your friendship, and your honesty. You are known, seen, and loved.”
With over 2-million streams as well as appearances on Good Morning America, That Sounds Fun podcast with Annie F. Downs, and I Am Second, MŌRIAH (Smallbone) is releasing a new EP entitled Curtain Call, with the first track dropping September 17 and rounding out with the three-track album fully available on October 28, 2022.
In time for Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), this studio recording of her hit EP Live from the Quarryshowcases elevated sound and vocals from the chart-topping Latin-American recording artist. MŌRIAH self-produced each studio rendition under her independent creative services company, Sanctuary Studios. Her focus with this release is to show singers and songwriters how to see their “indie artist” season as an opportunity to incubate the skills of engineering, distributing, and marketing their own music.
The American Idol alum, who is co-host and producer of K-LOVE/AccessMore’s Hit Podcast BECOMING:us shares, “For many years, I was looking for permission to express the sounds I was hearing in my head. It wasn’t until I decided to produce by myself that I was able to uncover my own healing.”
MŌRIAH describes the production process this way: “Maybe you’ve heard these lyrics before. But not like this. Every rhythm element, synth sound, texture, bass line, and guitar strum came from my fingers. It’s imperfect, it’s messy, it’s experimental and it’s from my heart. To yours. Each song has come back for its ‘Curtain Call.’ To say thank you, in its most honest form, for your love, your friendship, and your honesty. You are known, seen, and loved.”
The first song of the new album, “Known, Seen, Loved,” is set to drop on September 16, with a corresponding performance music video captured in Sweden and Norway. The remaining tracks on Curtain Call will be released on the anniversary dates of their LIVE from the Quarry EP versions.
9/30 – “Trust”
10/14 – “Known, Seen, Loved” (LIVE in Scandinavia – music video)
10/28 – “Worth”
The full album will be available across all streaming platforms on October 28, 2022.
Mexican-American Christian recording artist MŌRIAH (Smallbone) releases new music with “Known Seen Loved.” This track is the first from her upcoming EP Curtain Call. This Curtain Call Project brings back your favorite songs from the LIVE from the Quarry EP in their original form
Last year, MŌRIAH released a new EP and visual album titled Live from the Quarry. Made up of honest and transparent lyrics, MŌRIAH drew inspiration for the album from her own personal experience with friendships, faith, personal insecurities and worth. The new album centers on contentment. Like many, MŌRIAH experienced an array of emotions in 2020—feeling angry, hurt, scared, insecure and remorseful at times. Yet all of those phases were necessary steps on her journey to a greater sense of calmness and gratitude. In addition to the EP, featuring the live recordings, the visual album will give listeners an intimate experience of the recording experience.
MŌRIAH releases new music with a single titled “Brave (Cinematic Version).” Alongside the new music, Mexican-American Christian recording artist MŌRIAH (Smallbone) also debuts the official video, which can be viewed below.
Last year, MŌRIAH released a new EP and visual album titled Live from the Quarry. Made up of honest and transparent lyrics, MŌRIAH drew inspiration for the album from her own personal experience with friendships, faith, personal insecurities and worth. The new album centers on contentment. Like many, MŌRIAH experienced an array of emotions in 2020—feeling angry, hurt, scared, insecure and remorseful at times. Yet all of those phases were necessary steps on her journey to a greater sense of calmness and gratitude. In addition to the EP, featuring the live recordings, the visual album will give listeners an intimate experience of the recording experience.
“Brave (Cinematic Version)” is available now to download or stream.
Mexican-American Christian recording artist MŌRIAH (Smallbone) is set to release a new EP and visual album on October 29, titled Live from the Quarry. Passionate about expanding women’s roles and creativity behind the scenes, MŌRIAH not only wrote and produced the entire record, she also produced and choreographed the accompanying visual album (recorded live at Graystone Quarry in Nashville, TN) and hired women of diverse cultural backgrounds to work alongside her on the project.
Made up of honest and transparent lyrics, the American Idol alum drew inspiration for the album from her own personal experience with friendships, faith, personal insecurities and worth. Following a heart-wrenching betrayal at the end of 2019, MŌRIAH took to the woods to be alone with God and create. She remembers, “I was deeply hurt by a close friend, and what started out as such sadness turned into rage. Like a lot of people, my thoughts took me to a dark place while in quarantine. In my anger, I prayed for justice. In my heartache, I prayed to overpower. I thought if I could get answers, I would feel better. I couldn’t and I didn’t. The only thing that helped me feel at all was the thought that I am known, seen and loved by God even in my bitterness and my unresolved frustrations. I held on to that promise until forgiveness found me.”
In January of 2020, MŌRIAH set out for the Smoky Mountains with a car full of recording gear. Her husband, Grammy-winning recording artist Joel Smallbone, whispered in her ear, “You’re a producer, too.”
She reflects, “I had never fully written a song on my own—which is surprising after 10 years of artistry. I think I was afraid that I wouldn’t be good at it. . . . ‘Trust’ was the first and only song I fully wrote and produced in that cabin, and it’s fitting since I was facing my insecurities in real time as I put those lyrics and tracks together.”
The new album centers on contentment. Like many, MŌRIAH experienced an array of emotions in 2020—feeling angry, hurt, scared, insecure and remorseful. Yet all of those phases were necessary steps on her journey to a greater sense of calmness and gratitude. It was when she learned to settle into the present moment and make peace in the tension she began to teem with authentic creativity, love, kindness and goodness. In time, she was able to work from a place of abundance rather than scarcity. MŌRIAH shares, “Nothing can fix a broken heart more than knowing that it’s loved, that it’s seen, and that its pain is felt. Now that I feel this more deeply than ever before, I can create from a place of rest. This entire EP is a celebration of being known, seen and loved.”
MŌRIAH is set to release three singles (and three videos) in 2021, which comprise the full EP:
“Known, Seen, Loved” – Sept 17
“Trust” – October 2
The third song, “Worth” Feat. Joel Smallbone (her husband, who is one half of the Grammy Award-winning duo for KING & COUNTRY), and full EP will be available October 29.
MŌRIAH says of the duet, “This song took five different rewrites and three completely different production approaches to get right. I think it’s because it’s about such a sensitive topic . . . ‘Worth’ is a buzzy word, and so many of us want to know where and how to get it. What I didn’t want to do through this song is provide any answers. I think if you’re getting your worth from a lyric, a friend, a job––anything that is good within itself but that is not God––it will fail you. So I stayed in the tension of what it feels like when you’re desperately seeking resolve. I actually played ‘Worth’ for another producer and he told me he didn’t like how it sounded so desperate. That’s when I knew it was right.”
In addition to the EP, featuring the live recordings, the visual album will give listeners an intimate experience of the recording experience.
Sharing her heart’s desire for the EP, MŌRIAH says, “No matter what scenario we find ourselves in, I hope this music gives people courage to sit still with life and slowly make moves toward new life. I had to ‘break down to break through’ in writing each song–this music scored the process.”
Live from the Quarry will be available across all streaming platforms October 29, 2021 along with the accompanying visual album with the same title.
