Chris Beer (Austria)
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Vienna-based musician and producer Chris Beer grew up with a bilingual background that shaped his early affinity for wordplay, melody, and rhythm. Originally a live-looping artist, he developed his sound through performances layering vocals, percussion, and instrumentation in real time, an approach that continues to inform his studio work. Having performed across Europe, Beer collaborates with musicians from around the world, bringing together diverse genres, languages, and cultural influences and creating musical connections that transcend language and cultural boundaries.
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“MalaMale” is a new song rooted in the meditative energy of communal percussion and inspired, as Beer describes it, by “the spirit of gathering around an open fire.” Built from organic grooves and layered rhythms rather than conventional lyrics, the European Escapade track uses wordless vocals and vocalizations to create what Beer calls music “for reflection, connection, and movement.” The result is an instrumental journey that draws on global rhythmic traditions while leaving space for the listener to bring their own meaning.
On the Mediterranean Café track, "Il Sole in Me - Sunshine," Beer collaborates with Sicilian singer Chiara Minaldi, who began her musical journey at an early age, attending a Jazz school at 18 to refine her skills. She has achieved many awards, collaborated with numerous well-known Italian musicans and is currently the lead vocalist for well-known global fusion band, Agricantus. Minaldi sings about the importance of having a positive attitude, "I want some sunshine in my life / And I know / It’s up to me to be feeling all right."
On "Un po' di più" (Sometimes Less is More) Beer collaborates with Sicilian singer Chiara Minaldi, who began her musical journey at an early age, attending a jazz school at 18 to refine her skills. She has achieved many awards, collaborated with numerous well-known Italian musicans and is currently the lead vocalist for well-known global fusion band, Agricantus. The Café International song reflects on the beauty of slow, meaningful growth in a world focused on quick results. Minaldi sings, “Try to resist the tendency to overanalyze / Like a seed in the soil, potential lies / When you trust in the moment and you improvise / The freedom life provides when you simplify.”
“Rise and Shine” is a wake-up song in the reggae tradition, the music that grew out of Jamaica in the late 1960s and spread around the world with its messages of love and unity. Beer wrote, recorded and produced the Family Gathering track himself, greeting a new day and describing reggae as “more than music, it’s a mindset you choose,” a force that connects everyone and everything, from trees in the forest to waves in the ocean. “Wake up, wake up, it’s a brand-new day / Get up, get up, let’s get on the way / Wake up, wake up, the tide is high / Get up, get up, honey, rise and shine.”
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