Nico Segal

Endless GRATITUDE to for having me in the orbit of The Elsewhere, of your dreams, and exquisite imagination.

One of my earliest music memories is a conversation my mom and I had about whether or not poetry was music and music was poetry…Aja you truly embody the creative spirit….The spirit of expression, rhythm, melody, lineage, hard work/study, LOVE, pulling from the depths of ourselves and imagining better for everyone. I know the world is a better place because of this record. Aja, your energy, your ability to articulate the ineffable, your willingness to see the best in everyone around you brought this album to life.

Even after 15 years of making songs and putting them into the world I swear I learn something new every time. Im humbled, and grateful for the opportunity to grow and I learned SO MUCH in the process of working on this album.

Thank you to every musician who touched this music with so much care and attentiveness and pulled from bedrock to help deliver the MESSAGE, using your powerful instruments for GOOD, for a RIGHTEOUS cause. AI could NEVER 😆.

Thank you to the masters for just letting me bear witness to your geniuses and letting me add my lil thoughts here and there.

The last slide is when I first sat down and started messing with the song you’re hearing right now!! “Say it with your chest”. I also worked a bit on production/arrangement for “love is a choosing”.

A lesson Frank really imparted to me in the time I was touring with him was how important catalog is…I couldn’t be prouder for these songs to carry all our spirits forever.