Maria Elena Sanchez

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Biography

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New Press Release - May 15, 2013.

Maria Elena Sanchez was born in Cuba, raised in NYC, lived for some years in Miami, and now resides in Houston, TX. Maria Elena started her musical career in her 20’s as a solo singer - she has been a church choir director and pianist/organist, piano teacher and aside from her music, a published poet - maybe that’s why lyric writing came easy to her. Now she wants to share her love of music with everyone - her goal being to have her music heard and sung all over the world.

Maria Elena's composition's style is unique; coming from her heart and extraordinary mind. Her music is inspired by the many decades of songwriters that have shared their unique sounds with us. Maria Elena now wants to inspire future songwriters with her sound.

Wishing you the best . . . Maria Elena Sanchez

Instrumentation

Maria Elena Sanchez - Piano, keyboard

Discography

NEW ALBUM - "Our World Restarted"
Our World Restarted
Hands
I'm On Top of the World
Easy On My Heart
Watching Over You
Come Follow Me
In Your Arms
He's the Sax Player
Passing Through


"My World & I Know It" - ALBUM:
Just You and I
Welcome Home
It's Christmas Time
Sitting Pretty
Time and Time Again
Lord, I Need You
It's My Life
Within Your Arms I'll Be Alright
Donde Yo Nací
Mírame
Plus 6 songs from the "It's ME!" album


"It's ME!" - ALBUM:
Turn and Walk Away
Share My Love
Run Away
Locked In A Dream
This Is America
Share My Love - Piano/Voice
Años Que Nos Pasan (Years That Are Passing Us)
My Collection - Dance Medley
Run Away - Instrumental

Official Website

http://www.sonicbids.com/MariaElena

Links

• Facebook
• GigMasters - Maria Elena Sanchez
• Twitter
• MySpace
• Last.fm
• PureVolume - Maria Elena Sanchez
• ArtistPR - Maria Elena Sanchez
• TheIndie.biz
• ReverbNation

Audio

• Remembering My Life
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• I'm On Top of the World
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• Our World Restarting
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• Hands
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• Easy On My Heart
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• Come Follow Me
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• In Your Arms
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• Watching Over You
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• He's the Sax Player
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• Aura Waltz
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Lyrics

• Our World Restarting
• Hands
• I'm On Top of the World
• Easy On My Heart
• Watching Over You
• Come Follow Me
• In Your Arms
• He's the Sax Player
• Passing Through
• Remembering My Life

Video

Hes the Sax Player.wmv

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Press

• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 18, 2013 - Best Singer/Songwriter Nominee [+ Show ]
  

  Maria Elena Sanchez is proud to announce her nomination for Best Song by Singer/Songwriter in the J...Maria Elena Sanchez is proud to announce her nomination for Best Song by Singer/Songwriter in the June 2013 X-Poze-Ing Music Awards, for her song "Hands" - which is from her recently released album "Our World Restarting".
  
  Maria Elena is humbled and honored to share this nomination with all of you.
  
  http://pozeproductions.com/page/june-2013-nominees
  
  Wishing you the best . . . Maria Elena Sanchez

• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 15, 2013 - BEST SONG WINNER - Singer/Songwriter Category [+ Show ]
  

  Maria Elena Sanchez' song "I'm On Top of the World" from her recently released CD ...Maria Elena Sanchez' song "I'm On Top of the World" from her recently released CD "Our World Restarting", has won Best Song in the May 2013 Akademia Music Awards in the category of Singer-Songwriter, stating that, "In an era of slick vacuum-packed production, Maria's authentic and heartfelt vocals and lyrics seem refreshingly innocent."
  
  Maria Elena is very excited and honored by this award, and would like to share it with all of you.
  
  Please visit: http://www.theakademia.com/singer_songwriter_best_song_may_2013_awards
  
  Take care.
  
  Wishing you the best . . . Maria Elena Sanchez
  

• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 7, 2013 [+ Show ]
  

  MARIA ELENA SANCHEZ Songwriter FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE Maria Elena Sanchez Annou...MARIA ELENA SANCHEZ
  Songwriter
  
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  PRESS RELEASE
  
  Maria Elena Sanchez Announces Release of her new album "Our World Restarting.
  
  Houston, April 7, 2013: Maria Elena Sanchez announces the release of her new album today: "Our World Restarted". This album takes-off in a totally different direction than her previous compositions. Maria Elena is excited to present this different collection to you. The final song on this CD "Passing Through" is Maria Elena's quirky personality making fun of herself - she said she never laughed so hard while working on a piece of music - it's her own personal joke.
  
  If you wish to contact Maria Elena with respect to either of these songs, or any of her other compositions, you can contact and listen to Maria Elena’s songs at:
  http://www.reverbnation/MariaElenaSanchez
  http://www.sonicbids.com/MariaElena
  
  You can hear Maria Elena’s songs on the internet, on Jango Radio:
  http://www.jango.com/music/Maria+Elena+Sanchez
  
  You can also hear Maria Elena's songs on the internet, on Poze Radio:
  http://pozeproductions.com/page/poze-radio
  
  All inquiries are welcomed – you may reach Maria Elena Sanchez at the websites listed above or the contact information at the top of this page. Wishing you the best. . . Maria Elena Sanchez.
  
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• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 25, 2012 [+ Show ]
  

  MARIA ELENA SANCHEZ Songwriter FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE Maria Elena Sanchez Ann...MARIA ELENA SANCHEZ
  Songwriter
  
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  
  PRESS RELEASE
  
  Maria Elena Sanchez Announces Release of Two New Songs:
  “He’s the Sax Player” and “Time and Time Again.”
  
  Houston, June 25, 2012: Maria Elena Sanchez announced today the release of two new singles entitled:
  “He’s the Sax Player” and “Time and Time Again” – both pieces have never been heard before. “He’s the Sax Player” is a short jazz-styled piece that praises one of her most favorite jazz musicians – the sax player. Maria Elena says, “The sound of the sax reaches in, grabs you, and pulls you into the music. A great sax player will melt your sox off.” Her second piece “Time and Time Again” was a rock piece she wrote many years ago, but not recorded until now. It encourages women who are in abusive relationships to wake-up, take control of their life and “just get out.”
  
  You can contact and listen to Maria Elena’s songs at:
  
  http://www.reverbnation.com/MariaElenaSanchez
  http://www.sonicbids.com/MariaElena
  http://www.artistpr.com/MariaElenaSanchez
  
  Also Maria Elena’s songs can be heard on the internet, on Jango Radio:
  
  http://www.janco.gom/music/Maria+Elena+Sanchez
  http://www.last.fm/music/Maria+Elena+Sanchez
  
  All inquiries are welcomed – you may reach Maria Elena Sanchez at the websites listed above or the contact information at the top of this page. Wishing you the best. . . Maria Elena Sanchez.
  
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• Vents Magazine Interview - Maria Elena Sanchez [+ Show ]
  

  Tues., May 29, 2012 How you got started in the music world? I got started when I was given a toy...Tues., May 29, 2012
  How you got started in the music world?
  
  I got started when I was given a toy piano at the age of 3 and started to play every song I heard by ear. By the age of 8, I was singing at a high soprano voice – I shocked people. Unfortunately, my father was very conservative and did not want me singing as a professional, and there was no such thing as the internet, which has launched so many careers that would have never been noticed or heard before. I studied piano with a private teacher and sang in church and all the school choruses or choirs I could get into in high school. Destiny had other plans – marriage, family, children, health – you name it; it made sure I could not pursue the career I dreamed of all my life. Then, emergency surgery took my high soprano voice and I just gave up. After all these years, I finally decided to do what I love more than any career I could ever think of – write music. It’s never too late!!
  
  
  
  What are your music influences?
  
  Born in the 50’s and living through the most incredible decades of music the world has ever heard, my influences range from the best WWII singers and bands, such as Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, the Andrew Sisters, going forward in time with Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Jimmy Hendrix, Jim Morrison, ALL the Motown greats (I grew up in New York City). Then came disco – which I learned to dance to, and gave us such greats as Donna Summer and The Bee Gees, of whom we have lost. Then all the incredible “one-hit-wonders” from the 80’s and 90’s until now. Since the year 2000, the new music sound that’s coming in is growing stronger – especially in the Rock genre and Pop. The internet is just pulling in all these beautiful young new talents and to be honest – I envy all of them.
  
  
  
  What has been the greatest moment as an artist?
  
  The day my father saw me sing professionally on stage for the first time. He was so overwhelmed and told me he realized that he should not have tried to hold me back.
  
  
  
  How would you describe your sound?
  
  WOW! How would YOU describe it? It’s really difficult to compare yourself to anyone, since there are so many great singers and songwriters out there. But not comparing myself to anyone else, I believe my sound is unique and stands on its own. I know there’s no other sound that can be compared to mine because my sound comes from inside my head and heart – no one else can get in there except me. I want it to pull at the listeners’ feelings and life experiences – especially the words. The music is meant to engage the listeners into swooning, moving, crying or even lying (there I go rhyming again).
  
  
  
  It’s ME! Can you tell us more about the recording process and the writing for this record?
  
  The name is a play on my name Maria Elena. It encompasses many of the different moods and feelings I have had throughout the years. The whole thing is self-published – I recorded everything at home and found a few tricks that are great in keeping unwanted sounds out of the recordings, without a quiet room, but definitely throwing all the dogs out of the house (I have 7). There are nine songs in this grouping: 1) Turn and Walk Away is about anyone being used and left – married or not; 2) Share My Love is about commitment for all eternity; 3) Run Away is a warning for whoever you are with that they are going to cry; 4) Locked In A Dream was inspired when Pres. Geo. W. Bush went to war in the Middle East – I cried that day for the children; 5) This Is America is dedicated to ALL people who live in the USA for no matter what reason and to the warriors who keep it free; 6) Share My Love is simplified in Piano/Voice only; 7) Años Que Nos Pasan (Years That Are Passing Us) was brought to mind one day while I was thinking about growing old and I wrote it in Spanish; My Collection – Dance Medley was just a need I had that day to just move and played with music I already had and enhanced it; and lastly 9) Run Awa

• Maria Elena Sanchez - It's never too late . . . [+ Show ]
  

  Mon, May 21, 2012 It is never too late to release music as it is timeless and this can be said fo...Mon, May 21, 2012
  
  It is never too late to release music as it is timeless and this can be said for poet and musician Maria Elena Sanchez. She was born in 1953 and as of April 16 2012, she has finally decided to release her collection of songs. Music is not something that all of sudden popped into her life rather it was more of a hobby as Maria had other life issues to deal with that left no time to pursue music professionally. Her appreciation for all types of music has lead to incorporate so many that it is hard to classify her music but oddly enough it all fits together so well. She tries to incorporate this appreciation into her music and not stick to a formula. Her songs include a mixture of lyrical content and no lyrical content (instrumental). There is something oddly engaging about instrumental music. However, Maria's "My Collection-Dance Medley" is a strong enough song to make any listener still feel a connection. The compelling synthesizer and kick drum will pull you in. The funky style is powerful-a terrific instrumental track indeed. Maria's has the voice of an angel, very warm and inviting. Her lyrics or should I say poetry will leave you feeling as if you're in a theater watching a Shakespeare play. The structure, style, and flow of the lyrics could only be done by such as a talented poet as Maria herself. "Run Away" deals with deeper issue of running away from your issues or a love gone wrong. The meaning behind the song is a mystery and thats what so enticing about the song. We can only be thankful that Maria has finally decided to share her wonderful voice with us. Take a listen here http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=40210#audio
  

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