The Mighty Goodfellas' new holiday single, A Feel Good Christmas, is intended to help raise awareness of Wells Bring Hope, a non-profit that helps provide clean water sources in Niger, Africa. The band includes Pink Floyd alumnus Scott Page and The Orb's Tim Bran, who worked with David Gilmour on their 2010 collaboration, Metallic Spheres.
The band's press release states that "in 2020, a group of friends decided to create a feel good Christmas tune to share with the world - and to help bring clean water, in partnership with Wells Bring Hope, to the poorest country in Africa."
A Facebook post describes the men as "a group of friends from METAL International,"which is "a brotherhood of diverse Media, Entertainment, Technology, Artistry, and Leadership" individuals who share a "passion for personal growth, intellectual challenge, and social transformation."
This group, "spanning several cities and several countries, worked through the difficulties of our unique times to create this uplifting song and support Wells Bring Hope."
The effort includes a number of instrumentalists and a number of vocalists - "The Mighty Choir."
In addition to Page and Bran, musicians "on the track include James Golding (British recording artist), Chesney Hawkes (British singer-songwriter and #1 international hit selling artist), Kenny Aronoff (Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, John Fogerty, Sting), Freddie Ravel (Earth, Wind & Fire, Santana), and Steven Harms (singer - Los Angeles Opera and Disney's Frozen). Between the instrumentalist and vocalists, The Mighty Goodfellas comprise a team of over 40 men.
The track is available for purchase on Bandcamp (which features both a full version and a stripped down, remixed version) and available for streaming on Apple Music and Spotify. You can also see the video for the track on YouTube. For more information, please visit mightygoodfellas.com. To visit the band's fundraising page at Wells Bring Hope, please visit wellsbringhope.com/mightygoodfellas. All proceeds go to Wells Bring Hope. The full list of musicians is included below.
THE MIGHTY MUSICIANS:
Drums: Kenny Aronoff Piano: Freddie Ravel Saxophone: Scott Page
Electric Guitar: James Golding
Electric Bass: James Golding
Synths, Keyboards, Programming: Tim Bran
Strings, Violins: Walter Caldas and Wagner Caldas (The B2wins)
Spanish Guitar: Brian Planas
Guitar Synth: Marc Wendt
Electric Guitar: Ed Lopez-Reyes
Acoustic Guitar/ Electric Guitar: Brad Chiet
Harmonica: Peter Golding
THE MIGHTY LEAD SINGERS:
James Golding
Steven Harms
Chesney Hawkes
Nick Blake
Jared Day
Emmanuel Kelly
Mighty Paul Tu’ivai
Lanre Idewu (Ad Libs)
THE MIGHTY CHORUS SINGERS:
Thomas Norman
Issac Mizraki
Arnaud Saint Paul Neil Cannon
Keith Montgomery Michael E Hayworth Michael Lourdeaux Michael Pettingale Peter Golding
Marc Wendt
Andrew Cheeseman
Clay Banks
Lanre Idewu
Chris Mentzel
Alex Rotaru.
Ron Levy
Ed Lopez-Reyes
MIGHTY MUSIC PRODUCTION:
Executive Producers: James Golding, Mighty Paul Tu’ivai
Producer: Tim Bran
Production and Recording: Tim Bran, James Golding
Mixing and Mastering: Tim Bran
Assistant Engineer: Marc Wendt
Assistant Engineer, Mobile Recording: Nick Blake
“A Feel Good Christmas”
Music and Lyrics by James Golding
Additional lyrics: Steven Harms
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MIGHTY VIDEO PRODUCTION
Director: Harry Karidis
Director: James Golding
Producer: Clay Banks
Producer: Steven Harms
Editor: Serge Martinenko
Assistant Editor: Austin Hutchison
Director of Photography: Halston Williams
Assistant Photography: Peter Starr
PA, Craft Service: Nabila Hassain
Interviews: Ron Levy
Wardrobe and Styling, Scarves: King James
Design and Branding: Eddy “SuperGlam’’ Pham
Marketing and Promotion: Ed Lopez -Reyes
Charity: Wells Bring Hope (wellsbringhope.org)
To donate please go to our Mighty Goodfellas fundraising page at Wells Bring Hope: https://bit.ly/3nw5F0o
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