Next Show: Barack Obama gathering! Why: It’s time for Democrats in the 6th Congressional District to work together When: Tuesday, July 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. Where: Sweetwater Station, 500 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA 94939 Cost: No cover charge but there’s light food and drink on the menu RSVP: You must RSVP to theskyband@gmail.com. Sky's Vision Statement: The only thing we can change is ourselves. Yet this can change the world. Sky offers music that is instantly likable, yet, like the wine in his home of Sonoma County, gets better with time. Sky is a three-time winner of West Coast Songwriters "Best Performance” and two-times for "Best Song” (Space for Uncertainty, Tied-up Tied-down). Aptly named by his dad while looking out the window from the Point Reyes Youth Hostel on the beach where he was born, Sky has walked a unique path. Instead of looking for instant notoriety, Sky spent his first 30 years learning about the inner world and trying to come to terms with the suffering of life. Between his work as a physicist and the practice of his music, he strove to find broader meaning in life’s course. In a dream one night, he was asked “are you a Moses or a musician?”… Sky answered instinctively “I'm a musician.” From that night forward Sky dedicated himself to his muse and has never looked back. In becoming focused on his own life-passion, and becoming willing to let the people in his life be themselves, his own life has transformed. Sky’s intention is to liberate himself from suffering, and inspire his audience to do the same. He lives the life he believes in, and puts it to song. Sky has played piano since the age of 3, and has performed around the San Francisco Bay Area with various groups. He has studied at Berklee College of Music, UC Berkeley (BA Physics), and with numerous private teachers. Sky also experimented with a normal life as a high school physics teacher for 5 years. Sky leads a charmed existence, balancing a very fulfilling personal life with a tremendous dedication to his vision for the future. When not composing and practicing, he can be found volunteering for the Barack Obama campaign, and spending the wee hours of the night developing an unsolicited theory which weaves together advanced physics and consciousness studies. After all, the muse knows no genre limitations. "I'm really stoked on two different organizations that, each in their own way, provide real communities to kids who are homeless, disadvantaged, or have been exposed to violence....Check out www.releasethefear.org and www.drawbridge.org"
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  Results from Delegate election You may know that Sky has run to be a delegate for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention. Sky is relieved to let you know he didn't win, though it was a fantastic experience. He finished very strong and can now get back to the important things (family, music, and actually working to get Barack elected). Thank you so much to everyone who came out to vote for me! How inspiring that was! New Music! Check out the new single, "Tied Up Tied Down" (by clicking the play button at the bottom of the screen). The Sky Band is Dan Kshywonis (drums), Josh Barrett (bass), Eric Sajovic (guitar), Sky Nelson (vocals). Produced and engineered by Robert Butler, Coyote Creek Studio. Mastered by Audible Oddities. DrawBridge * We raised $300 for DrawBridge last June 30, with a full house and dancing and fun all around. I want to thank everybody who contributed to make the show possible, and everyone who donated. We love you! * DrawBridge: The mission of DrawBridge is “to provide art programs for homeless and other vulnerable children in an environment that fosters their sense of joy, creativity and exuberance. At a deeper level, they strive to promote the well-being and stability of family by creating a supportive community in which children help other children, establishing a lifetime of giving.” Their San Rafael office was destroyed by fire in 2006, and we are raising money to help them in rebuilding. DrawBridge has arts programs in six counties around the Bay Area, all run by the San Rafael office. |
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