Songwriting/Vocal Music
Facts: (Expected release in September, 2025) Written, recorded, mixed by Gillian Marie Desmarais. “Rise With the Sun” is a motivating pop song about believing in the power of your dreams. For maximum impact listen first thing in the morning. It’ll surely give you the energy to hit the ground running!
Teachable: Use this song to teach about motifs and hooks. Listen for the repetition of the melody in the chorus and how the words and harmonies help to keep things interesting throughout.
Coming soon in September, 2025. Will be available on all digital streaming platforms!
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Carousel
(Release Jan. 2022) Written, recorded, mixed by Gillian Desmarais. “Carousel”is song that embodies the feeling of meeting someone and following them through a musical masquerade. Spin round and round on a wild ride of upbeat synthesizers, disco drums and fun lyrics!
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Back To Life
With a single release in 2022 and an album releasing in 2024, “Back To Life” explores even deeper sentiments of love, loss and the rebirth of the soul. Recorded using flute, guitar, piano, vocals and a virtual orchestra, Gillian experiments with new instrument pairings, production techniques and deeply personal lyrics about overcoming heartbreak and seeing yourself again for the first time.
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Fly
Released January 2015, this album of original electronic music was recorded, mixed and mastered by Gillian Desmarais with final mastering engineer Nick Fiumefreddo. This EP represents the exploration of pop dance music alongside flute and other orchestral instruments. The lyrics remain optimistic and hopeful as each song tells a story of overcoming obstacles and following your heart.
