MUSIC VIDEO | Conscious Music Band "HERE II HERE" at I Love Yoga HQ

MUSIC VIDEO | Conscious Music Band "HERE II HERE" at I Love Yoga HQ

About the Band:

In January 2008, Here II Here was born. Formerly known as ‘Inner Voice’, this group of musicians came together in Miami in 2002 with a musical mission and intention influenced and informed by planetary peace makers, jungle spirit teachers, alien life forms, and a wide range of musical missionaries from iconic hard rockers, sugary pop stars, and soul-drenched R&B wailers.

Over the last four years, this American-Latino band has been perfecting their compositions as both a circle of talented musicians and a vocal harmony group, singing their inspired songs in both English and Spanish. Here II Here has been moving crowds to a frenzy with its rhythmic blend of tribal pop, illuminated rock, and soul-inspired R&B harmonies resonating with innovatively inspirational lyrics of peace, awareness, connection, laughter, and of course – love. Their talent and message has caught the attention of local press who have called the Here II Here sound “meaningful mainstream Pop / R&B”. Industry veterans catching the buzz throughout and beyond Miami have been clamoring to be a part of the story emerging with Here II Here.

Here II Here has had the distinct privilege of sharing the stage with some of the most highly evolved human beings in our time, the kind of people that most top pop artists would sacrifice one month of their top indulgence to be in the same room with - individuals such as The State Oracle of Tibet (Spiritual Advisor to H.H. the Dalai Lama), Rev. Michael Beckwith (The Secret, The Moses Code), and author Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations with God) to name a few. HIIH has performed in a myriad of settings, from the United Nations (NYC) to yoga studios and spiritual centers, to the American Airlines Arena in Miami.

It is a new era for the band Here II Here, just as a new era is dawning throughout the world. The resonance for change is not only being called upon in the political arena or among many congregations of faith, but on the street, in homes, in sound systems and ear buds where the hunt is emerging for original music, with substance and relevance, that sounds familiar but is absolutely new. Here II Here is both leading and riding this wave of the emerging new music revolution.


ASHLEY RUIZ
(Main Vocals)
Ashley, a former member of the wildly popular Latin group, Menudo, is the rare performer who can keep a transfixed audience laughing, meditating and dancing, and often all at once. Able to sing through an impressive range of octaves, Ashley’s voice can go in one verse from a deep, guttural Gregorian chant-style vibration straight through to a soaring falsetto before settling back down to earth inside a smooth, undulating tenor.

His varied musical career took him on a winding path of curious twists and unusual turns prior to founding “Inner Voice” – the musical experience that would become HERE II HERE in 2008 – with vocalist Alex Perez. Formerly a soloist with a gospel choir, he was accepted to study at the prestigious New World School of the Arts before being swept away by Menudo in the early 90’s, with whom he perfected his vocal skills and incomparable stage presence for 6 years.

Profound moments of Spiritual Awakening early in his life fuel his songwriting for the group, resulting in a profound musical experience that invites listeners to deeply investigate the source of the Self. As Ashley once put it, “Peace and love are closer than anyone could ever think.”

LINKS:

MUSIC VIDEO | Conscious Music Band "HERE II HERE" at I Love Yoga HQ (4:49)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-U-Imd5rKE

HERE II HERE
http://www.hereiihere.com