This album is close to my heart. At the beginning stages of loosing my mom, Carol Heifner, to an unexplainable diagnosis that slowly took her life over 7 years this album began shortly before she became sick. With the recession of 2008 hitting closely after I found myself taking my first real break from music in about 10 years. With several unfinished tracks my good friend Aj Bergantz secretly took my unfinished tracks and began adding his heart and soul. Surprisingly one day finding a finished track in my email. I was astonished at the form and life the song had taken on. This began about 7 month process of Aj encouraging me to finish what I had began.
At first I was excited to see Aj's talent thriving and I honestly was going along with it to encourage his gifts and talents but by the end there was a small flicker of a flame toward wanting to share my heart through music to those around me again.
We released the album at Belle Fior a small wine bar in Carson City Nevada and invited our close friends. It was a magical night of good friends and sharing of our story through music. That was March 19th 2011.
As life moves forward Aj now finds himself attending Berkley School of Music in Boston and I have been slowly moving forward and stepping back into the realm of writing and playing out. About 3 years after the release of the album I have finally found the energy to share it.
I hope all that listen to it are encouraged to move forward through life no matter what punches they receive.
Keep breathing!
Sincerely,
Chris Heifner
ps... Special thanks to Aj's wife Sandra and my wife Natalie for being so supportive of Aj's and my passions.
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