Podcasts Music Songwriter Trysts #230 Chad Lawson

#230 Chad Lawson

Published: Aug. 17, 2023, 12:41 p.m.

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World-renowned pianist and composer\\xa0Chad\\xa0Lawson, in the past two years has been working to reshape the role that music plays in our daily lives, forging a powerful new pathway for healing. On his luminous new double album\\xa0breathe, he expands on the extraordinary intentionality he first brought to his massively streamed 2020 effort\\xa0You Finally Knew, transforming his decidedly modern take on classical music into a conduit for stillness, serenity, and self-reflection.

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Partly informed by his work as creator and host of the iHeartRadio Award-nominated podcast\\xa0\\u201cCalm It Down\\u201d\\xa0(where he guides listeners\\xa0through techniques for breathing and meditation while tackling mental health subjects)\\xa0breathe\\xa0ultimately establishes\\xa0Lawson\\xa0as an essential new voice exploring the intersection of music and wellness\\u2014all while delivering an exquisitely crafted body of work whose melodic beauty transcends all genre boundaries.

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With his latest endeavors including undergoing certification to teach breathing techniques,\\xa0Lawson\\xa0has recently begun to integrate breathing exercises into his music and live performance. For Mental Health Awareness Month, he released\\xa0breathe (guided breathwork edition), a new deluxe edition of his latest album which includes a series of guided breathwork tracks, with\\xa0Lawson\\u2019s soothing voice guiding listeners through simple techniques.\\xa0

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Co-produced by\\xa0Lawson\\xa0and London-based orchestrator Geoff\\xa0Lawson,\\xa0breathe\\xa0came to life at the legendary Abbey Road Studios (the same facility where he recorded\\xa0You Finally Knew, whose standout track \\u201cStay\\u201d held steady in the top 25 on the Billboard Classical chart for 80 consecutive weeks). So while the album features guest appearances from cellist Peter Gregson, violinist Esther Yoo, and members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,\\xa0breathe\\xa0embodies an understated elegance that allows a tremendous depth of feeling to shine through every moment.

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Lawson\\xa0has been featured by\\xa0CBS Sunday Morning,\\xa0NPR,\\xa0Forbes,\\xa0GRAMMY.com,\\xa0Financial Times, and many more.

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