Brenda  Hopkins  Miranda  /  Simple  

Voted  the  #9  album  of  2012    

by  the  Fundación  Nacional  para  la  Cultura  Popular  

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“Simple”   in   some   ways   is   the   perfect   title  for  Brenda’s  fourth  album  as  a  leader  in  the  sense   that   her   pianistic   approach   is   soft,  unfettered   and   somewhat   easy   to   grasp.  But,   on   the   other   hand,   her   compositions  can   be   unpredictable,   uncommonly  passionate  and  quite  sophisticated.    

The   piano   thoroughly   lends   itself   to   the  emotional   manifestations   of   the  consummate   and   contemplative   Brenda  Hopkins   Miranda.  Simple  channels   her  profound   individuality,   drawn   from   a  private   source   of   focused   consciousness  and   performed   with   genuine   grace   and  elegance.  

Hopkins   can   keep   it   passive   and   light,   or  venture   into   the   technical   storm   of   "The  Music  Inside  Your  Sea"  with  turbulence  and  tranquility.   The   sostenuto   chords   and  resolute   structure   of   "Broken   Promise"  

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show   the   complexity   of   her   personality,  which   she   willingly   hangs   on   her   musical  sleeve.  

A   superb   production,  Simple  portrays  Hopkins   Miranda   as   an   adventuresome  pianist,   and   embodies   the   old   adage   that  still   waters   run   deep.   Comprised   of   100%  original   compositions,   Simple   is   a   music  jewel  from  beginning  to  end.  

But   the  best   things   that   can   be   said  about  her   music   is   that   it   has   the   power   to  transform   the   listener   and   one   can   surely  be  the  better  person  for  experiencing  it!  

Musicians    Brenda  Hopkins  Miranda:  piano  Enrique  “El  Peru”  Chávez:  percussion  Vladimir  Coronel:  drums  Samuel  Morales:  bass  Kutasha  Silva:  cello    

CREDITS  Producer,  composer,  director  and  arranger    

Brenda  Hopkins  Miranda  

 Recorded  at    Playbach  Studios  San  Juan,  Puerto  Rico  

Recording  engineers    Carlos  Velázquez  Ramón  Martínez    Mixing    Ramón  Martínez    Mastering      David  Rodríguez  Digital  Recording  Services    

AVAILABLE  ON  Itunes,  Amazon,  CD  Baby    RELEASE  DATE  March  2012  

br        brendahopkinsmiranda                      @brendahopkinspi  

management@brendahopkinsmusic.com    

www.brendahopkinsmusic.com  

Photography  

Lorna  Semidei  Fraticelli  Lyonés  Photo  Studio  

Graphic  Design    Jay  Guadalupe  Digital  Recording  Services