In a genre laden world Firefly Soul has been able to create original songs that fuse heartfelt and memorable melodies with lyrics that tap into the universal consciousness.
While most of today’s music is fast becoming disposable consumer items Firefly soul retains the integrity of fine crafted songs that you will want to listen again and again
Firefly Soul has been able to create this impressive soundscape of music by melding music technologies with natural instrumentation with collaborations from other like minded and talented musicians
The fusion of vocals and captivating orchestration with that Smokey club bass, guitar, and harmony’s is the essence to create that sometimes mystical and yet soulful smooth groove that is Firefly Soul
Lenny sharman is vocalist,multi instrumentalist, producer for Firefly Soul
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Ben Meeking
Ben Meeking from Melbourne plays keyboards; and vocal harmonys and is co writer on , Come to this, Good times, Taking time out . Ben's influence's are from groups such as Steely Dan, Airplay, Jamaroqui etc... Ben plays in the Melbourne music circuit as a session player arranger and composer
Aysha
Recently nominated for the 2009 Los Angeles Music Awards for Jazz Artist of the Year, it was great having to interact over the internet with Aysha between two separate studios from California to Melbourne.Oz. Fallen Angel had that LA Harmony topped with Ayshas Soft sultry vocals Aysha is just about to release her new EP Stay With Me
Justin Hall
A talented saxaphone player from Melbourne Justin is a one take wonder . His saxaphone playing on the song taking time out was achieved with the first take all the way through . Justin plays in a acid jazz and funk band around Melbourne and is also a music educator
Tepaeru
Tepaeru is a native Polynesian singer from the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. We collaborated in writing a song about her island town. Her unique voice gave the song 'Island Town' a unique pacific island feel with a touch of reggae, soul and the grit of the Maori tone in her voice.
Fallen Angel (Aysha)
Always Forever
Like Diamonds so rare
Forever and ever
I ll remember you
And if you go
What can I say?
Though we're far apart
Lets make a start
Cause I can hide
Like a falling star
Sometimes you feel like a fallen angel
Dont you cry
Angel
Love will find away
Always remember
A love so rare
Whatever and ever
I all be loving you
I stand alone
In the still of the night
Youre not around me
Cause I cant hide
The tears inside
I am fallen like an Angel
Dont you cry?
Fallen
And if you go what can I say
Lyrics: L Sharman
Music: Sharman/Aysha
Vocals: Aysha
Saxophone: Peter Fraser
Keyboard and
All other instruments: L Sharman
Taking time out
Found myself in the same old situation
In a broken dreams no promises
In my solitary world
Till there was you
You made it all complete
Come dont hide away
Come outside and play
From this crazy world
Spend some time and see
What will be will be
Taking time out from this crazy life
Got to be with you again
Got myself on a clear destination
With you Ill never look back
You made it all worthwhile
Insrtuments
Lenny Sharman :Vocals Bass, Djembe, guitars, Drums
Justin hall : Saxaphone
Ben Meeking : Keyboards,harmony vocals
Lyrics : L sharman
Music: L Sharman/ B Meeking
L Sharman : Vocals bass, guitars drums and Djembe
Ben meeking plays Piano and harmony vocals
We're one lets be free
You dont let your feelings show
I can see though your cold eyes
Something deep inside
Makes you feel that way
Turn around
Dont walk away
If we could just see
Eye to eye
If we search the truth
Maybe theres a chance that we might see
Were one lets be free
We can be
If you could let your feelings grow
You might see
Through your cold eyes
Cause all we got to do
Is make it right
Dividing walls
Between you and me
They come falling apart
If we take some time
To understand
What the truth might be
You dont let your feelings grow
Turn around dont walk away
If we could just make things work out
If we make a plan to understand
That we could be
You don let your feelings show
It could be
Then we can see
Music: L Sharman
Saxophone: Justin Hall
L Sharman: Vocals and all other instruments
Good Times
Na na na na na na
On this sunday evening
where the old band still plays
where crazy fools like me
remember yesterday
It took me back
till then
when time stood still
we talked all night
till late
I was captured by the thing you said
I cant forget
Ive got you on mind
I cant forget the good
times that we spent together
Together
we danced all night till late
I was captured by the way you moved
Ah ah ah ah ah
I cant forget good times
that we spent together
Lyrics : L Sharman
Music : L Sharman/B Meeking
L Sharman :Bass , Guitars, Vocals and Synth / Drum programing including Live percussion
B Meeking : Keyboards and Vocal harmony
Island Town
Thinking of you
in island town
thoughts of you keep coming back
remember the times
laughing in the sun
where the skye is blue
taking me back to the
times we knew
Remember the times
it wont be long now
I am home coming
to you
where the skye is so blue
Coming to you I ve got
to see you again
By the beach bar
on the bay
well be together
once again
Remember the nights
in island
thoughts of you
keep coming back
we'll be together
in Island town
in island Town
remember the nights
the love we knew then will never fade away
where the nights are so cool
Coming back to you
I ve got to see you again
Music : Sharman / Teoaeru
Vocals : Tepaeru
Harmonys L Sharman/ B Meeking
B Meeking : Keyboards
L Sharman :Guitars , Drums , percussion , Bass, Synths
Come to This
This is the day of the working man
Who wants to take a break
Hes hoping and wishing
For a better day
To come his way
And maybe the luck
Of this fool in love
Might change a situation
I heard you say
You wanted to be
All alone tonight
Take some time
And work it out
You might get over
Your broken heart
Chorus:
I never knew
It would come to this
If love is true
Tell me why resist
Well talk about it
And well work it over
And listen to your heart
It will show you how
Could there be a way
For this fallen love
That wants to turn around
Hold you close
It will be alright
Wont you come to stay
To Chorus
Lyrics L Sharman
Music : L Sharman & B
Meeking
L Sharman :Vocals Guitars , Bass, Drums
Ben Meeking harmony Vocals , Keyboards
Justin Hall : Saxaphone
Energy Flowing (Hayla)
Feel the flow
Keep it growing
feel the energy
Fill the air
feel the flow
Let your body
shake your soul
Everbody
feel your heart
Feel the energy flowing
light a way
let the universal light shine for you
Lets make a new start
And keep the energy flowing
Shine your light
shine it down on me (Hayla)
keep the energy flowing
shine it down on me
Music : L Sharman
L Sharman: Vocals and all instruments
Transalation : Hayla (Aramaic) Is the energy that gives and sustains all Life
I created Firefly Soul to produce a platform for my original material and to
work with other inspiring and dedicated artists on collaborations that create songs
that inspire. As an overseas born Australian I have a multiracial background of being part British and Asian. My heritage inspires me to write songs that appeal universally
I write songs with different instruments, including guitars, bass, and keyboards. Writing from a different instrument give the compositions a different feel. The song 'Taking time out' was written on guitars in a period of one hour. I had just come back from performing at a jam session at a pub in St Kilda and was inspired by the evening when I got back to the studio I started to create a groove chord progression with the guitar and started to hear the melody as I came to the chorus, the lyrics for taking time out started to shape itself into the chorus.
Songwriting to me is all about the melody, being a vocalist I let the melody dictate the path of the chords with the groove, however there are times when I may be influenced by philosophy. For instance a reference from the author Thomas Moore and his novel Care of the soul and his article on Melancholy Inspired me to write "Saturns Moon"in Collaboration with Robert Pettinato
I run a holistic digital studio facility where we record and produce and are free to explore the creative process in both sound & Word Art . Until then enjoy the music if it takes you on a journey then my work is done
Lenny Sharman
Producer / Artiste
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