Beyond the Glitterverse- we do get a little serious from time to time.
There’s a time to put on shiny stage boots- and a time to kick them off and reflect.
A time to crank the guitars to eleven - and a time to turn them down - and listen to those who came before us.
A time to take the stage, and a time to offer our support behind the scenes - so others can shine.
We know Kingston & GreyStarr - but In a parallel universe, there’s Amy & Barbara- two multi-hypenate creators involved in a variety of passion projects.
Today we’re diving into Barbara’s latest labor of love-assisting with the launch of the newly produced lost Michael Hutchence recordings- recovered from vaults and bunkers around the world. These songs are now fully fleshed out and available on vinyl (limited edition), thanks to the efforts of Michael’s long time friend and collaborator- producer Danny Saber.
In an excerpt from “The Last (True) Rockstar” Saber describes the process of unearthing these recordings, which would eventually launch the vinyl release of “One Way” and “Save My Life”.
Barbara tapped into her past life from her time at Tommy Hilfiger, where she launched numerous products including Beyonce's first fragrance, True Star.
“I got involved in the Michael Hutchence project when Danny Saber reached out to Christopher the Minister, my fiancé… they’ve known each other for a while. Danny called Christopher to help him release these very special recordings…and I often help him with his music projects. I got invited along for the ride to do the things that I do which is marketing and product development.”
The release of “One Way” and “Save My Life” have struck an international chord: a wealth of artistic tributes have flooded in from fans around the world. Poems, drawings, paintings and articles by those Michael’s music touched can be seen on Saber’s Youtube Channel BossSonics (Saber’s label) - and can be found on the community page.
The release of these recordings are very much a full circle moment…Kingston & GreyStarr’s very first release was a cover of INXS' “Don’t Change”.
Do you have a Michael Hutchence tribute you would like to share? Feel free to send it over to Boss Sonics on Facebook. Vinyl releases of “One Way” and “Save my Life” are available on (original Black version - limited edition) and Deko Entertainment (Red Version- available for pre-order).