This story is not about Alice. Although, we’ve all had Alice in our lives. As well as the Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts and Jabberwocky, in one form or another. This story is about you. This story is about me.
My life has been swirling around Wonderland for a long time. I have two cats who are as mischievous as Cheshire’s smile. I have Mad Hatter for a husband, crazy enough to believe in three impossible things before breakfast and all day long, and even crazier to make them real. I have Tweedledee and Tweedledum for kids, complementing each other in curious ways. I have my own inner demons to fight against, be it the Red Queen or Jabberwocky.
Together with my Mad Hatter we’ve been playing this eternal chess game of Metamorphosis, transforming dreams into reality. We both felt like Alice’s story just wanted to hatch through our music into the wonder of this world. And it finally did, bending time and reflecting the sky. All we had to do is making the choice to follow the White Rabbit down the Rabbit Hole. It took us to places we’ve never been before. And this journey becomes Curiouser and Curiouser ever.
We are all mad here!
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If you loved the music you can listen to the entire "Metamorfosi" album on all major streaming platforms. We have a short lot of CDs including a booklet with amazing illustrations to narrate the story. All the links can be found here: www.milanazilnik.com/albums/metamorfosi
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Many thanks to Sergey and Daniel Boyko for bringing this idea to such a magical realization. Your decorations are out of this world in most literal sense!
Many thanks to Anastasia Frenkel for illustrating the story in such a wondrous way and setting the scene for everything that followed!
Many thanks for all the fantastic musicians and the audio engineer: Yoed Nir for the magnificent cello, Vitaliy Tkachuk for the magical guitar, Craig Akin for the dramatic bass, Phil DiMercurio for the drums and percussion, Diana Lloyd for shaping my voice, and Justin Gray for bringing it all home in one stunning mix!
And, of course, thanks to my husband, Arty Sandler, for believing in three crazy things before breakfast and making them real!
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Composed by Milana Zilnik (Canada)
Produced by Arty Sandler (Canada)
Concept Art by Anastasia Frenkel (Canada)
Decorations and Video Editing by Sergey and Daniel Boyko (Israel)
Filmed (studio, locations and green screen) by Arty Sandler and Sergey Boyko (decorations)
Piano, vocals, Hang drums by Milana Zilnik (Canada)
Cello by Yoed Nir (Israel)
Electric and acoustic guitars by Vitaliy Tkachuk (Ukraine)
Drums and percussion by Phil DiMercurio (US)
Electric and upright bass by Craig Akin (US)
Flutes by Boris Khodorkovsky (Canada)
Mixed and mastered in stereo and in Dolby Atmos by Justin Gray (Canada)