tag:www.marinav.com,2005:/blogs/next-online-concert-is-november-19th?p=3Marina V News2024-03-18T21:16:51-07:00Marina Vfalsetag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/73691042024-03-18T21:16:51-07:002024-03-18T21:16:52-07:00Your $ doubled: New Album Fundraiser!<p>I'm humbled and amazed that one of my incredibly generous supporters (who wishes to remain anonymous) <br>will DOUBLE whatever amount you contribute to my new album fund this week!</p><p>If you have been considering to be a part of my new album (we have all kinds of perks), <br>please send your contribution now through March 24</p><p>at <a class="no-pjax" href="https://MarinaV.com/newalbum" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><strong><u>https://MarinaV.com/newalbum</u></strong></a> <br>and your donation will be matched (doubled)!!</p><p>Among perks we have limited edition numbered CDs, your name in the Thank Yous, handwritten lyrics, etc. And.. you'll be helping an artist you care about bring more music into this world <3</p><p>For many independent artists (with no financial backing from a label) crowdfunding has been the only way to make music, and I am so grateful to all of you for the continued support <3</p><p>lots of love to each one of you,<br>Marina </p><p>P.S. Also... we have <strong>2 fundraising streams</strong> on twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic this week!</p><p>If you wish to donate during the stream, <br>please use https://streamlabs.com/MarinaVmusic/tip so I can thank you in real time!<br>In the field USERNAME use whatever name you want to appear publicly.</p><p>Wednesday, March 20 at 5pm Pacific / 8pm ET / midnight GMT<br>Sunday, March 24 at 12:30pm Pacific / 3:30pm ET / 7:30pm GMT<br>(tune in to twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic anytime within 2.5 hrs of start time)</p><p> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/229579/10ad5928a9c864dbb70b7e4fe622292b2d13263a/original/inshot-20240318-121753438.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="1920" width="1920" />Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/73666112024-03-13T12:25:39-07:002024-03-14T10:43:22-07:00OSCAR viewing gala behind the scenes<p>On March 10th I performed (alongside Macy Gray and Paul Oakenfold) at the OSCAR viewing gala, a benefit for Children Uniting Nations and Justice for Women International.</p><p>It was a beautiful private event held at the gorgeous Beverly Hills estate of Daphna Ziman, founder of both above-mentioned charities. Judd Nelson, Marla Gibbs, and many other celebrities were in attendance. <br><br>A part of the evening was a fashion show. The organizer made sure I had a couple of fancy one of a kind dresses to wear, one for the red carpet and another one for the performance. <br><br><strong> I made a few behind the scenes videos for my 2 Songs a Month Club on Patreon. </strong><br> <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/oscar-viewing-100263810" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);"><u>https://www.patreon.com/posts/oscar-viewing-100263810</u></span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/oscar-viewing-100263810" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);"> </span></a><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);"> </span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);"><strong>If you're not yet a member</strong>, you can easily subscribe.</span><br><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);">Just click on the link above.</span><br><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);">It's <strong>pay what you want</strong>, and you get <strong>2 exclusive to the club songs each month </strong>+ <strong>behind the scenes exclusive footage</strong> like the OSCAR party one :)</span><br> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/229579/ace964e2bb66b822bcca970e9ceecc1ebb17c817/original/gettyimages-2075159296-2048x2048.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="2048" width="1434" />Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/73215822023-12-19T15:36:10-08:002023-12-19T15:43:56-08:00On This Christmas Night - New Lyric Video!<p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">Dear friends,</span><br><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">As an agnostic quarter-Jewish Soviet-raised</span><br><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">Californian flower child, I wrote 4 Christmas songs over the years.</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">One of them, "<strong>On This Christmas Night</strong>", is about being</span><br><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">with the people we love, and remembering those we lost.</span><br><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">Check out the </span><strong>new recording and a lyric video:</strong><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJyIBAK7as" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJyIBAK7as"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"><u>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJyIBAK7as</u> </span></a></p><p><br><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">and please feel free to share! Hugs and lots of love,</span><br><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">Marina</span></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJyIBAK7as" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/229579/3c490d7c3d07edb931519995fdbf5bf7862a0363/original/fonari-cropped-cover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></a></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/72751712023-09-18T12:10:25-07:002023-12-19T15:34:12-08:00New song: DAUGHTER SONG<p>I'm excited to announce the release of “Daughter Song” t<span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">o coincide with the International Daughter's Day (Sept 24, 2023) ❤ </span><span style="color:rgb(51,31,31);">I started writing this song when I was pregnant, right after hearing the baby's heartbeat during the first ultrasound, and finished writing it after she was born. </span><br><span style="color:rgb(51,31,31);">Please share this song if it moves you. Hugs and lots of love, Marina</span><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">❤</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(51,31,31);">LYRIC video: </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/DiQQ_e8BdCI" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(51,31,31);">https://youtu.be/DiQQ_e8BdCI</span></a></p><p>Listen/buy (comes out Sept 22): <a class="no-pjax" href="https://MarinaV.com/music-store"><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">https://MarinaV.com/music-store</span></a></p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Stream on your favorite service: </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://lnk.dmsmusic.co/marinav_daughtersong"><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">https://lnk.dmsmusic.co/marinav_daughtersong</span></a></p><p><br><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Music & lyrics by Marina Verenikina. Produced, mixed & mastered by Steve Horner.</span><br><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Photo by Nick Baker a.k.a. dr Daddy (in Bandon, Oregon)</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Huge thanks to every person who is helping sponsor the new album, and to every member of our 2 Songs a Month Club. You made the recording and the song release possible! </span></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/229579/e464470e858cf8af350e0d83660746060c3efa67/original/daughter-song-3000-x-3000.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/72569062023-08-14T12:08:02-07:002023-08-14T12:08:02-07:00New song "READY TO LIVE AGAIN"<p><span style="color:#111111;">Hi friends! “Ready To Live Again” is my new song about the emotional journey out of a very dark place after my dad’s sudden death, which happened in the middle of the pandemic a half a world away. </span><br><br><span style="color:#111111;">While to me this song is deeply personal, I hope you can relate and feel it in your own way. </span><br><span style="color:#111111;">And whatever your journey and your circumstances are, remember that you’re not alone in your pain.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="color:#111111;">The single comes out on <strong>August 25, 2023</strong>. </span><br><span style="color:#111111;">Please take a moment to pre-save, if you can. </span><br><span style="color:#111111;">It would mean a lot and will help get the word out.</span><br><span style="color:#111111;"><strong>PRE-SAVE:</strong> </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://lnk.dmsmusic.co/marinav_readytoliveagain"><span style="color:#111111;"><strong><u>https://lnk.dmsmusic.co/marinav_readytoliveagain</u></strong></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>(if you don't have Spotify or Apple Music etc,<br>or <strong>if you would like to have the song now</strong>, <br>you can buy it directly at <a class="no-pjax" href="https://marinav.com/music-store"><strong>https://MarinaV.com/music-store</strong></a> )<br><br><span style="color:#111111;">P.S. I have been feeling well the last few days (after my health scare in the end of July), and I am so grateful for that. Thanks to every one of you for caring. </span><o:p></o:p><br> </p><p><span style="color:rgb(98,100,106);">Written by Marina Verenikina.</span><br><span style="color:rgb(98,100,106);">Produced by Konstantin Chubakov.</span><br><span style="color:rgb(98,100,106);">Additional production, mixing and mastering by Steve Horner.</span><br>Photo by Chris Jensen Photography. </p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/229579/fadd5a81cdaaee65a830019efb12cd8b9f2c5289/original/marina-v-ready-to-live-again-cover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p><p> </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/72180882023-05-30T16:58:49-07:002023-05-30T17:15:11-07:00Nick's Book!!<p>Friends, I am beyond proud that Nick's new book “<i>Virtual K–8 Teaching - A Handbook for Building Productive Teacher-Student Relationships” </i>comes out June 2, published by the renowned <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. </span></p><p>If you are a teacher (or happen to know one), please share!</p><p>Or just wish him good luck, if you see him!</p><p>Nick received his doctorate in education from Northeastern University in Boston 2 years ago, and then has dedicated himself to turning his dissertation into this book, and then tirelessly worked with the team at Rowman & Littlefield to publish it. </p><p>As you can imagine, with a full time job, a musician wife and a little child, this journey hasn't been exactly easy for Nick. So it feels extra wonderful to see his book published, and I am so proud of his achievement!</p><p>The book is available for pre-order on <strong>Amazon</strong>: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://a.co/d/05uh5EG!"><strong><u>https://a.co/d/05uh5EG!</u></strong></a><strong><u> </u></strong><br>(kindle, paperback or hard cover). <br>Or directly from the<strong> publisher</strong>:<br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475871098/Virtual-K-8-Teaching-A-Handbook-for-Building-Productive-Teacher-Student-Relationships">https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475871098/Virtual-K-8-Teaching-A-Handbook-for-Building-Productive-Teacher-Student-Relationships</a> <br>Or on <strong>GoodReads</strong>: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/9781475871098">https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/9781475871098</a> </p><p><br>Here's our selfie :) <br>And if you want to check out Nick's brand new website, here it is: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.NicholasMBaker.com"><strong><u>https://www.NicholasMBaker.com</u></strong></a><strong> </strong><br> </p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/229579/ebbb3dc89d5e52fac86111d83904e4dd0f5c60d2/original/violetta-nick-book-marina.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br> </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/72135702023-05-22T12:51:05-07:002023-05-22T12:52:46-07:00Marina and NCIS<p><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);">The NCIS season finale airs today, May 22, 2023! </span><br><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);">This is the episode I worked on as the Russian Language Technical Advisor. </span><br><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);">Want to see the behind the scenes video of my day on the set? </span><br><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);">Check out </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.patreon.com/marinav" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);"><strong><u>www.</u></strong></span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.patreon.com/marinav" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);"><strong><u>patreon.com/MarinaV</u></strong></span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.patreon.com/MarinaV" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);"> </span></a><br><br><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/229579/b612a0922e30476d981d4c1e89d375202a5d046e/original/inshot-20230522-101935352.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/72114752023-05-18T12:18:32-07:002023-05-18T12:18:32-07:00My 100th song for Kote Kitty on YouTube !!!<p><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);">Just finished my 100th song for the kids YouTube channel KoteKitty ( </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/@KoteKitty/videos" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);">https://www.youtube.com/@KoteKitty/videos</span></a><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);"> ), which have now gotten almost a billion views!!!!</span></p><p>Very proud to be a big part of this amazing channel!!! <br><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);">I never thought I'd ever write kids songs, but I love it soooo much!!! <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="❤️" height="16" width="16" /><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="❤️" height="16" width="16" /><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="❤️" height="16" width="16" /><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t78/1.5/16/1f3b6.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="🎶" height="16" width="16" /><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t78/1.5/16/1f3b6.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="🎶" height="16" width="16" /><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t78/1.5/16/1f3b6.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="🎶" height="16" width="16" /></span></p><p> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/229579/2fe7de87470a6cb273cb7a98f7a0c289591fcf6a/original/inshot-20230517-161947287.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/72114742023-05-18T12:15:37-07:002023-05-18T12:15:37-07:00400th stream on Twitch! <div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/229579/bfe575d876c7bb52508604896f2c3475c41075d2/original/airbrush-20230518102340.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" />Omg, this Tues is my 400th stream on Twitch!</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">I started streaming while 7 months pregnant (which was 4 years ago), and Twitch quickly became a VERY important part of my life. I am so grateful to our community for making Marinawood our own little virtual haven where we laugh and sometimes cry and tell terrible dumb jokes and share our feelings and praise/curse the glitchy technology and have fun and make friends and take a break from this crazy world. I truly feel very lucky to have this place and to sing and to be in the moment with you guys <span><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="❤️" height="16" width="16" /></span>
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</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">#400. Tuesday, May 16 at 5pm US Pacific (Weds 1am London, 1pm Sydney)</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">#401 Friday, May 19 at 12:30pm US Pacific Los Angeles (20:30 London, 21:30 Paris, 22:30 Moscow)</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">P.S. One more thanks to my dear friend <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/karen.allen?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUlA5Y5_qKYFLTNXPLxUD6TxqFqmR3jVmJL4PXhlrKOJA4yU3JfaCMprMVZktF1buY6v5rV7lGxbK8CEtHWeOBRBo_2202MhXI0Bb1VXlbk6mpq6EMVsvQBLKnqWbVo5msH14aaUsRCKuICQd1yk3PJqNLCnVG7q1vykQP2hC9wfA&__tn__=-%5DK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>Karen Allen</span></a> for bringing me to Twitch 4 years ago, and to our amazing mods Steve, Konstelacio and Addie!!</div>
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</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">P.P.S. And most amazing thanks to <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/nbaker?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUlA5Y5_qKYFLTNXPLxUD6TxqFqmR3jVmJL4PXhlrKOJA4yU3JfaCMprMVZktF1buY6v5rV7lGxbK8CEtHWeOBRBo_2202MhXI0Bb1VXlbk6mpq6EMVsvQBLKnqWbVo5msH14aaUsRCKuICQd1yk3PJqNLCnVG7q1vykQP2hC9wfA&__tn__=-%5DK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>Nick</span></a> for always supporting me and taking care of our little Baby V while I'm streaming <span><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="❤" height="16" width="16" /></span> <span><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="❤" height="16" width="16" /></span> <span><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="❤" height="16" width="16" /></span>
</div></div>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/71814932023-03-30T16:51:39-07:002023-03-31T10:44:37-07:00New Album: Fundraising Stream<blockquote type="cite">
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<div dir="ltr">If you were considering contributing funds to the <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.marinav.com/newalbum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong><u>new album (click here for info)</u></strong></a>, <br>please send your contribution <a class="no-pjax" href="https://streamlabs.com/MarinaVmusic/tip" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong><u>here</u></strong></a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://streamlabs.com/MarinaVmusic/tip" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><strong> </strong></a><strong>this Friday (during the times listed below)</strong>,<br>your contribution will be <strong>DOUBLED </strong>by one of my amazing (anonymous) supporters!<br><br><strong>FRIDAY, MARCH 31</strong><br>Donate here: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://streamlabs.com/MarinaVmusic/tip" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong><u>https://streamlabs.com/MarinaVmusic/tip</u></strong></a><br><span>12:30pm - 3:30pm US Pacific (Los Angeles)</span><br><span>3:30pm-6:30pm US Eastern (New York)</span><br><span>20:30 - 23:30 London</span><br><span>21:30 - 00:30 Paris & Berlin</span><br><span>Sat 6:30am - 9:30am Sydney</span><br><br>During these hours I will be streaming on <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:black;"><span><strong><u>twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic</u></strong></span></span></a><br>and will be thanking every contributor in real time!<br>In the field USERNAME use whatever name you want to appear publicly.<br> </div>
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<br>I don't like asking for money, but it is a necessity.<br><br>For an independent artist like me (with no financial backing from a label) crowdfunding has been the <strong>only </strong>way to make music, and I am so grateful to all of you for the continued support!!!!<br><br>And I think you will love the fun perks (and music) you will receive!</div>
<div dir="ltr">Make sure to check out <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.marinav.com/newalbum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong><u>perks</u></strong></a> like limited edition numbered CDs, your name in the CD Thank Yous, handwritten lyrics, etc.<br><br>Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! <br><br>lots of love to each one of you,<br>Marina </div>
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<div dir="ltr">P.S. Once I receive your contribution, I'll reach out via email (the one you used when sending the funds) and will confirm all the perks etc..</div>
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</blockquote>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/71586922023-02-22T11:28:49-08:002023-02-22T11:28:49-08:00My 1,500th concert!<div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xdj266r x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">Today is the 1,500th concert of my career!</div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">(out of which 381 have been on Twitch!)</div>
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<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">I am very proud of this achievement and grateful to those of you who have been a part of these shows!</div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">I have many amazing memories of many amazing people and places around the world <span><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="❤️" height="16" width="16" /></span>
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<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">Please join my special stream:<br> </div>
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<strong>Weds, Feb 22</strong> on <a class="no-pjax" href="www,twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><strong><u>twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic</u></strong></a> </div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">5pm US Pacific/ 8pm US Eastern</div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">(Thurs 1am London, 5am Yerevan, noon Sydney)<br> </div>
</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">You are welcome to tune in ANYTIME within the 2.5 hours of start time.</div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">Make sure to log in and say hi in the chat, this is the only way I'll know you're watching <span><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta5/1.5/16/1f642.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="🙂" height="16" width="16" /></span>
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<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">The stream is free, as always. Can't wait to see you!<br> </div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/229579/84005d863a2cd2a0466ddc1ab530e6ed1e14d9e1/original/marina-v-1500.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></div>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/71439432023-01-26T11:02:48-08:002023-01-26T11:02:48-08:00BE A PART OF THE NEW ALBUM: HELP SPONSOR BY PRE-ORDERING!<p>My dear listeners and supporters of my music!! </p>
<p>I am very excited to announce that Nick & I are working on a brand new album (no title yet). </p>
<p>Many of you have helped with my previous albums, which would not have been released without your contributions. <br>I hope you are proud of the music you helped bring into the world! <br>And I hope you would like to be a part of this album too! </p>
<p>How?<br>Use the "Donate" button on this page: <strong><u><a contents="https://MarinaV.com/newalbum" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/newalbum" target="_blank">https://MarinaV.com/newalbum</a></u></strong><br>Type in the amount you'd like to contribute <br>(there are some really cool perks, plz check out the contribution levels at <u><strong><a contents="https://MarinaV.com/newalbum" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://MarinaV.com/newalbum" target="_blank">https://MarinaV.com/newalbum</a></strong></u> ). </p>
<p>Once I receive your contribution, I will reach out to confirm everything. </p>
<p>Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! <br>For an independent artist like me (with no financial backing from a label) crowdfunding has been the only way to make music, and I am so grateful to all of you for the continued support!!!! </p>
<p><br>Lots of love, <br>Marina</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/924cb68a00d1edffc2e764ac7514851f9e580cdb/original/airbrush-20220928113816.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/71210622022-12-10T11:33:28-08:002023-12-19T15:43:56-08:00Christmas Collection Album is here!<p><span class="text-big">Dear friends, </span></p><p><span class="text-big">The Christmas Collection is here!</span></p><ul>
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<span class="text-big"><strong>Download all 10 songs (or buy a CDR)</strong></span><br><span class="text-big"> </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://marinav.com/album/2361556/christmas-collection" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="https://MarinaV.com/album/2361556/christmas-collection"><span class="text-big"><u>here at MarinaV.com</u></span></a> (or at <a class="no-pjax" href="https://MarinaV.bandcamp.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="https://MarinaV.bandcamp.com"><strong><u>https://MarinaV.bandcamp.com</u></strong></a>)</li>
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<span class="text-big"><strong>Stream</strong> the first 5 songs on Spotify </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1cdB1YL9p7IulBYW3BC4OW?si=be3bbdf3ea364eb8" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="here"><span class="text-big"><strong><u>here</u></strong></span></a><span class="text-big"> </span>
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<span class="text-big"><strong>Download (free!)</strong> for members of our <strong>2 Songs a Month Club</strong> on </span><a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.Patreon.com/MarinaV" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Patreon.com/MarinaV"><span class="text-big"><strong><u>Patreon.com/MarinaV</u></strong></span></a><span class="text-big"> (you can join too!)</span>
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</ul><p><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJyIBAK7as" target="_blank" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJyIBAK7as"> </a><br><span class="text-big">The 10 track album features both the classics and the Marina V original Christmas songs I have recorded over the years (plus Auld Lang Syne).</span></p><p><span class="text-big">I hope you enjoy them and have a wonderful holiday season with your family and friends, full of love, music and inspiration. </span></p><p><span class="text-big"><strong>Track list:</strong></span><br><br><span class="text-big">1.Magical Christmas (from My Star, 2011) 03:22 </span><br><span class="text-big">2.Christmas Is Going to Suck Without You (single, 2010) 02:13 </span><br><span class="text-big">3.On This Christmas Night (from Something Of My Own, 2003) 03:59 </span><br><span class="text-big">4.On This Christmas Night (live in studio, 2019) 04:48 </span><br><span class="text-big">5.O Holy Night (2019) 03:23 </span><br><span class="text-big">6.Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (2015) 02:37 </span><br><span class="text-big">7.I'll Be Home For Christmas (Bing Crosby cover), 2021 02:21 </span><br><span class="text-big">8.We Wish You A Merry Christmas (in Russian) 2021 01:48 </span><br><span class="text-big">9. Silent Night (Stille Nacht) 2020 02:11</span><br><span class="text-big">10. Auld Lang Syne (2021) 01:49</span></p><p> </p><p><span class="text-big">As an agnostic quarter-Jewish Soviet-raised Russian Orthodox-baptized California-residing free spirit, I somehow ended up writing three original Christmas songs in the years. </span></p><p><span class="text-big">I think it's all Nick's fault because every season he immerses me in American Christmas music, the whole range of it, from the Bing Crosby standards, Charlie Brown & Elvis to The Brady Bunch and even Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. Under the influence of all of the above and combined with the fact that I've always missed my family (in Moscow & in Australia), the result is these three original Christmas songs.</span></p><p><span class="text-big">Fun note: a few years ago Nick & I had a chance to meet Ray Evans, the amazing songwriter who penned "Silver Bells", "Que Sera, Sera", "Mona Lisa", and many more. He invited us to his house where we played "On This Christmas Night" for him. The song ended and he asked to play it again. He said "This is a beautiful song. I wish you as much success with your Christmas song as I've had with mine". It was one of those moments I will always remember. And, I'd be happy with even 1/100th of the success Ray had with his Christmas song :) P.S. Ray Evans said that the original title of "Silver Bells" was "Tinkle Bells", but his secretary kept laughing and finally explained to him what "tinkle" meant. :)</span></p><p><span class="text-big">Hugs and lots love,</span><br><span class="text-big">Marina :)</span></p><p><span class="text-big"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/4d5a7ada4e3d986e863b57621dd6af69e396a936/original/christmas-collection-2022.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span><br><span class="text-big">Photo from the magical Quebec City, Nov 2022.</span><br><br> </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/71188392022-12-06T11:27:46-08:002022-12-06T11:33:11-08:00Happy Holidays + holiday sale!!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/55558ba931fa9addf90c0f5e3651f112ccddef2b/original/nick-baby-v-marina-dec-2022.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>Dear friends, </p>
<p>'tis the season, and lots of MarinaV.com items are now on sale!! <br>Check out 8x11 and 5x7 customized hand-written lyric sheets, <br>+ personalized videos! <br>Also.. video/phone calls! <br><a contents="https://MarinaV.com/shirts-merch&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://MarinaV.com/shirts-merch" target="_blank">https://MarinaV.com/shirts-merch </a><br> <br>And for those of you who have CD players, I am mailing CDs this week! <br>Downloads available too (not mailing those) :) <br><a contents="https://MarinaV.com/music-store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://MarinaV.com/music-store" target="_blank">https://MarinaV.com/music-store</a> </p>
<p>Do you have my rarities and BIG FANS ONLY CDs/downloads? <br><a contents="https://MarinaV.com/big-fans-only" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://MarinaV.com/big-fans-only" target="_blank">https://MarinaV.com/big-fans-only</a></p>
<p>Meanwhile, hope to see you online in Marinawood! <br>Join us in the chat, say hi and I'll sing you a song. <br><a contents="twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank">twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic </a><br><br> Tuesdays 6pm US Pacific (Weds 2am London, 5am Moscow, 1pm Sydney) <br> Thursdays 6pm US Pacific (Fri 2am London, 5am Moscow, 1pm Sydney) <br> Fridays 12:30pm US Pacific Los Angeles (20:30 London, 21:30 Paris, 23:30 Moscow)</p>
<p><br><br>Happy holidays from my family to yours!<br>Lots of love,<br>Marina, Nick & Baby V (who is now 3 and a half!)<br><br>Photo from the Immersive Nutcracker in Los Angeles, Dec 2022<br>(want to attend? <a contents="http://bit.ly/3GW1mb7" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/3GW1mb7" style="" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/3GW1mb7</a>)</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/70602502022-09-14T11:36:39-07:002022-09-27T11:21:02-07:00My HelloFresh collaboration!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/003374f4bc704c7c5392353c3039730f655226f4/original/airbrush-20220918204304.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /><span class="font_large">(SELECT & COPY THE CODE BELOW)</span><br><br><span style="color:#e74c3c;"><strong>POGHF4050</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">I'm excited to announce</span> my collaboration with the amazing meal kit delivery service, HelloFresh (yes, the very same that Neil Patrick Harris promotes!)!<br><br>This week, if you use my code <span style="color:#e74c3c;"><strong>POGHF4050</strong></span> on <strong><a contents="HelloFresh.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.HelloFresh.com" style="" target="_blank">HelloFresh.com</a></strong> you will get 16 FREE MEALS across 7 boxes + 3 surprise gifts!!! <br><br>Use the code <strong><span style="color:#e74c3c;">POGHF4050</span></strong> or go directly to my link: <a contents="https://strms.net/hellofresh_marinavmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://strms.net/hellofresh_marinavmusic" target="_blank"><u><strong>https://strms.net/hellofresh_marinavmusic</strong></u></a><br>(offer expires Sept 30, 2022, so hurry! :) ).</p>
<p>HelloFresh is world's leading meal kit service. <br>They pride themselves in quality, sustainability and diversity & ease of recipes, so you have something new to easily cook a few times a week (I chose 2 meals a week, but you can do more)! It's affordable and fun!</p>
<p>I just signed up for my first meal kit and will do a very fun unboxing this Tuesday, Sept 20, during my stream on Twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic 6pm US Pacific (8pm Central, 9pm Eastern)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Please let me know if you join! (you can easily skip weeks or even cancel at anytime, btw)</p>
<p><a contents="https://www.hellofresh.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.hellofresh.com" target="_blank">https://www.hellofresh.com</a> code <span style="color:#e74c3c;">POGHF4050</span></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/70430112022-08-21T20:41:43-07:002022-08-21T20:41:44-07:00Marina V to perform at TwitchCon in San Diego Oct 7-9, 2022<p>Super excited to announce that I will be performing at Twitch-Con 2022 at the San Diego Convention Center on Sat, Oct 8th at 10am! Excited to meet my Twitch friends IRL!!!</p>
<p>You can attend too!</p>
<p><a contents="https://twitchcon.com/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitchcon.com/" style="" target="_blank">https://twitchcon.com/</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/b60dd3b80b65adbe9113f86e5a7e61928e1f8260/original/twitchcon.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/69869332022-06-04T18:33:37-07:002022-06-04T18:33:37-07:00Marina in Saudi Arabia at Stan Lee's Super-Con in Jeddah!<p>I'm excited to announce that I'm performing at Stan Lee's Super-Con in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (at the world's largest superdome!) on June 9, 10 and 11th!<br>My very first time in Saudi Arabia and my first time away from Baby V!</p>
<p>It's gonna be super fun and exciting, as well as challenging (travel/schedule/jet lag-wise). I'll do as many behind-the-scenes videos as possible, and will post to my 2 Songs a Month Club on patreon.com/MarinaV </p>
<p>Meanwhile, please wish me luck and very non-eventful smooth travels! :) P.S. Huge thanks to Denise & Mike of Poet's Road for inviting me to perform!</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/b1f663c7208c10fd8c04304dfd9d114081fbf013/original/inshot-20220604-182338525.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/69389142022-04-02T12:32:28-07:002022-04-02T12:32:28-07:00Marina V on tour with Beth Hart again!<p>Omg.. my first IN PERSON shows since Feb 2020!!!! And.. opening for the incredible Beth Hart once again! I am beyond excited and sooooo honored. And a bit anxious (so so SO much to do, and it's been so long, will I fall flat on my face on stage?!) </p>
<p>Touring with Beth in the past was amazing. Her band & crew are the best, and her fans have been great and truly welcoming! </p>
<p>Nick, Baby V & I will be on the road for a week! While I know it's not gonna be exactly easy with a small child, I also know that best things in life are soooo worth the effort </p>
<p>Please wish us good luck and come see us if you can! Beth is an extraordinary performer and is like no other. I can't wait to hear her soundcheck and perform every night </p>
<p>P.S. omg omg omg!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/e6812f1e5a9c72ddbb2113a91217ef30b8e599ad/original/inshot-20220402-121710147.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/69322912022-03-25T15:19:50-07:002022-03-25T15:19:50-07:00300th stream on Twitch and 3 year anniversary!<p>March 24, 2022, marks exactly 3 years since my first Twitch stream.</p>
<p>(And on Sunday, March 27th, will be my 300th stream on Twitch!)</p>
<p>That day, after years of touring, I started a whole new chapter of my life </p>
<p>I had no idea that what at first were just "online concerts" (as I thought of them) would soon grow into an incredibly beautiful, caring and loving community. </p>
<p>So many things have happened since that very first stream, </p>
<p>and you have been there along for the end of pregnancy, then my journey of becoming a mom, adapting to the new life, making sense of it all during the pandemic, overcoming the loss of my father, and now this unfathomable war... we cry, we laugh, we have inside jokes, we share. </p>
<p>I didn't at all anticipate how we would all help each other, or that I would be making so many new friends (including many fellow musicians) and getting closer to those who know me IRL </p>
<p>Huge thanks to my dear friend Karen Allen, who brought me to Twitch in the first place, </p>
<p>and who spent countless hours helping me navigate a very scary new world of streaming. </p>
<p>Huge thanks to Dr Daddy (who was neither daddy nor doctor when we first started) for his patience and support behind the scenes. </p>
<p>Huge thanks to our wonderful moderator, Steve (and to our newly minted 2nd moderator, Konstelacio)! </p>
<p>Huge thanks to every person who is a big part of Marinawood, you know who you are. </p>
<p>I appreciate you tremendously. But I have a suspicion you already know that </p>
<p>Can't wait to see you all soon on twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic </p>
<p>Thank you for the 3 years, guys!</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/69192252022-03-10T16:14:20-08:002022-03-10T16:14:20-08:00My 1,400th show!<p>My dear friends around the world, </p>
<p>As you’ve probably seen on my social media posts, my heart is beyond heavy these days as the horrific Russia-Ukraine war continues. With family both in Russia and Ukraine, this whole thing seems unfathomable. </p>
<p>To stay sane, I keep playing music and try to bring as much love and empathy to this world as I can. </p>
<p>I recently played the 1,400th concert of my career and didn’t realize it til a few days later. </p>
<p>So, today and Sunday we will have 2 “down the memory lane” streams to acknowledge this number, and to express my gratitude to people who made these shows possible, special, memorable and amazing. </p>
<p>Please join us for these special streams <br>at <a contents="twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank">twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic </a></p>
<p>- Thursday, March 10 6pm US Pacific (Friday 2am London, 5am Moscow, 1pm Sydney) <br>- Sunday, March 13 12:30pm US Pacific Los Angeles (20:30 London, 21:30 Paris, 23:30 Moscow) </p>
<p>While most of my last 300 shows have been streaming on Twitch (which has become my virtual home), for years Nick & I have toured & explored the world. <br>We performed over 1,100 concerts together! Nick & I took opportunities and traveled most of the USA and Europe (plus Australia and Russia) and have had INCREDIBLE experiences. We met the coolest people many of whom have become friends. </p>
<p>And now, playing most shows virtually, I am still meeting cool people and making friends. <br>How beautiful is that? Thank you all! </p>
<p>Big hug and lots of love, <br>Marina :)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>P.S. Today is show #1,402 </p>
<p>Photo by Barry Clayton in Phoenix AZ 4 years ago</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/994eb0ed8cbd7d3f7ca1602356770a87a4d9b9cc/original/50a.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/68553402021-12-30T13:08:22-08:002021-12-30T13:08:22-08:00Marinawood Starries!!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/77fa01801ed689aadf464bf5f332631cc9793aeb/original/dec-30-2021-starries.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Tonight, Dec 30th, 2021!<br>Viewer appreciation awards - the 1st Annual Marinawood Starries!! :) </p>
<p>HUGE thanks to everyone who's been a big part of our streams in 2021! </p>
<p>I streamed 3x week this year, totaling 123 shows (290 hours). I sang your song requests, we talked and laughed (and sometimes cried), had weird and entertaining discussions (whale blubber, anyone?) and shared what was on our minds and in our souls. </p>
<p>I am so grateful to all of you, wonderful people from all around the world, and to fellow artists who raided us, for making Twitch such a beautiful community!!!!! </p>
<p>See you soon!!! <a contents="twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank"><strong>twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic</strong></a> Thursday 7pm US Pacific (Fri 3am London, 6am Moscow, 2pm Sydney)</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/68082652021-11-13T10:07:20-08:002021-11-13T10:07:20-08:00Nominated in 4 categories!!!<p>Super excited to announce that I'm nominated in 4 categories for Ventura County Music Awards, including Best Song ("It Gets Better") and Best Live Stream!! Wow wow!!❤❤❤ </p>
<p>Huge thanks to the VCMAs and everyone who voted! </p>
<p>And... Would you like to vote in the Awards show? You can!</p>
<p><a contents="https://www.vcmusicawards.com/vote-for-nominees.html" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.vcmusicawards.com/vote-for-nominees.html" target="_blank">https://www.vcmusicawards.com/vote-for-nominees.html</a></p>
<p>❤ </p>
<p>THANK YOU all!! And thanks to @hornermusic who co-wrote and produced "It Gets Better", and to Dr Nick too! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/683c9df21ea0850a951368d4898296fdc5efb93e/original/marina-bw.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/8181c28dfdf0155cd722bb0dffc6daaf33ef2500/original/vcmas.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Photo by @chrisjensenphotodesign (a few months ago). Hair by @t_youngbeauty ❤</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/66680772021-06-23T09:31:16-07:002021-06-23T09:31:17-07:00My cover of ITSY BITSY SPIDER on THE GOOD FIGHT Season 5 Premiere on Paramount+<p>My rendition of this lovely nursery rhyme is airing on The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 1 (Season Premiere) on <strong>Paramount+</strong> this week!</p>
<p>Download the song on <a contents="MarinaV.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/track/2755346/itsy-bitsy-spider" style="" target="_blank">MarinaV.com</a></p>
<p>or listen on Spotify/Apple, etc: <a contents="https://dashgo.co/jj0qbxk" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://dashgo.co/jj0qbxk" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://dashgo.co/jj0qbxk</u></strong></a></p>
<p>I often sing this song (both in Russian and in English) for my little girl, so it's very special for me to release it to the world.</p>
<p>Vocals by Marina V, guitar & engineering by Nick Baker (I originally played the guitar but Nick played it better :)).<br>Mix/mastering by Alex Kharlamov.<br>Photography: Chris Jensen.<br>Guitar: custom-made by Ayers Guitars.</p>
<p>Thank you all for listening and supporting my music!!! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/795921d88e639b20ba75e1d0149abf8a33751709/original/marinav-itsybitsyspider-cover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>LYRICS: <br>The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout. <br>Down came the rain, and washed the spider out. <br>Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain, <br>and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/66279182021-05-11T16:57:05-07:002021-05-11T16:57:05-07:00New song "It Gets Better" - Pre-save today!<p>I am so excited to announce that my new song "It Gets Better" comes out on June 1st! <br>Please take a sec to pre-save (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer): <br><a contents="https://dashgo.co/eoy64ra" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://dashgo.co/eoy64ra" style="" target="_blank"><strong style="">https://dashgo.co/eoy64ra</strong></a><br><br>Your pre-save will help the song get noticed by more people and it will automatically be in your playlists the moment it's out! <br>Click on the image below to pre-save.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://dashgo.co/eoy64ra" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/5e1bedf9feb206c1e5406383b794bf47b399561d/original/td1-qawq-final.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>Photography: Don Adkins. Artwork: Jim Aiken. Written by: Marina V, Steve Horner and Nick Baker.<br>Produced, mixed and mastered by Steve Horner.<br><br> </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/66032362021-04-13T15:58:19-07:002021-04-13T15:58:19-07:00RAIN MY LOVE: Official Lyric Video!<p>So excited to share my new lyric video with you! </p>
<p>For me it has been a battle to find and then to hold on to my inner strength, but the immense beauty discovered is so worth fighting for and that is what RAIN MY LOVE is about </p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="rSMvlNkuFUM" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/rSMvlNkuFUM/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rSMvlNkuFUM?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>Song credits: music & lyrics by Marina V & Nick Baker, arranged, mixed & mastered by Alex Kharlamov. Photography: Chris Jensen</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/65210742021-01-14T13:35:45-08:002021-01-14T13:35:45-08:00"In V Minor" review<p>The latest review of my new album. Made me a happy artist to read it.<br>Thank you, Geoff Wilbur!<br> </p>
<p><a contents="https://geoffwilburmusic.com/2021/01/05/marina-v-in-v-minor/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://geoffwilburmusic.com/2021/01/05/marina-v-in-v-minor/" target="_blank">https://geoffwilburmusic.com/2021/01/05/marina-v-in-v-minor/</a></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://geoffwilburmusic.com/2021/01/05/marina-v-in-v-minor/" style="" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/dcad941af5a6988ba865ce39c8d3071be2698235/original/wilbur.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/65157832021-01-07T12:44:45-08:002021-01-07T12:44:45-08:00All Time Top Ten Podcast - Lullabies Episode<p>I'm excited to return to All Time Top Ten podcast with my dear friend and band member, Ben Eisen!<br>This one is all about rock n roll lullabies!</p>
<p><u><em><strong><a contents="https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/alltimetopten/episodes/2020-12-21T04_00_00-08_00" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/alltimetopten/episodes/2020-12-21T04_00_00-08_00" style="" target="_blank">https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/alltimetopten/episodes/2020-12-21T04_00_00-08_00</a></strong></em></u></p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/d58124c15aab4cb269aa497d2de0078217dc4825/original/attt.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/65157822021-01-07T12:41:55-08:002021-01-07T12:41:55-08:00Interview on All Access Live w/Kevin Rankin<p>If you missed my interview on All Access Live with Kevin Rankin, you can check it out in the archives:</p>
<p><strong><u><a contents="https://www.accesskevin.com/all-access-live-with-marina-v-nick-baker/?fbclid=IwAR09iTDyrLBAChKFoei61EMp8y_b_bwEr-IPOM-oEGToQhCDlGFF_pg3VK8" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.accesskevin.com/all-access-live-with-marina-v-nick-baker/?fbclid=IwAR09iTDyrLBAChKFoei61EMp8y_b_bwEr-IPOM-oEGToQhCDlGFF_pg3VK8" style="" target="_blank">https://www.accesskevin.com/all-access-live-with-marina-v-nick-baker/?fbclid=IwAR09iTDyrLBAChKFoei61EMp8y_b_bwEr-IPOM-oEGToQhCDlGFF_pg3VK8</a></u></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/61e2d49d68d9ea8052c3674082c63cf057bad762/original/133576785-839713560216052-3646292033109201983-n.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/65036242020-12-19T13:02:15-08:002020-12-19T13:16:20-08:00"Magical Christmas" on "Voices of Hope"<p>I'm excited to have my song "Magical Christmas" on "Voices of Hope"! <br>Here is KABC Los Angeles news segment about it (with a little cameo from me) :) <br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="YCduBDazUZ8" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/YCduBDazUZ8/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YCduBDazUZ8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br>(<a contents="https://youtu.be/YCduBDazUZ8" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/YCduBDazUZ8" style="" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/YCduBDazUZ8</a>)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This holiday compilation benefits ValleyCultural.org,<br>a wonderful nonprofit organization which brings a lot of music to LA<br>(and they have hosted my concerts numerous times).<br><br><strong>To buy the album: <br><a contents="https://www.valleycultural.org/concerts_events/2020-holiday-album/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.valleycultural.org/concerts_events/2020-holiday-album/" target="_blank">https://www.valleycultural.org/concerts_events/2020-holiday-album/</a> </strong></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/effee1745218c472a67b21f9be354d85d4f68f3a/original/a1713674889-10.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/a75a0f188416f5eb0310bee8d65bfc6b138e0df0/original/still.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/64964182020-12-10T13:47:30-08:002020-12-14T12:59:27-08:00Special livestream with RoadNation<p>Super excited to do a livestream with RoadNation & A2IM on<br>Tuesday, Dec 15 at 7:40pm US Pacific on <strong><a contents="www.twitch.tv/roadnationofficial " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitch.tv/roadnationofficial" style="" target="_blank">www.twitch.tv/roadnationofficial</a></strong></p>
<p>And...<br>I’m offering a personalized video message for $25 (I can sing you happy birthday!) or a virtual hangout for $40.<br>How cool is that?!</p>
<p>You can purchase it here before the show:<br><strong><a contents="https://www.roadnation.com/campaigns/365" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.roadnation.com/campaigns/365" style="" target="_blank">https://www.roadnation.com/campaigns/365</a></strong></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/b17248f6365d4518e34b98cd81544f2a52a934cd/original/marina-v-solo-12-15.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/64910622020-12-03T12:26:15-08:002020-12-03T12:26:15-08:00Birthday show!<p>It's been a tough last couple of months and on top of it all I didn't even get to celebrate my birthday (Oct 3). My dad wouldn't want me to be a sad sack anyway, and luckily I inherited his energy and upbeat attitude. So here we are, celebrating my bday, 2 months later! Please join us for virtual cake and hugs and thank you for indulging me This is some simple fun in the middle of this damn craphole that is 2020 </p>
<p>Tune in anytime, even for a minute and say hi! </p>
<p><a contents="www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank">www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic</a> </p>
<p>THURSDAY, December 3 </p>
<p>7pm US Pacific Los Angeles </p>
<p> (10pm New York, or Friday at 2pm Sydney)</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/5a3fb924656e80a7b330ff829c20e459c82c6f86/original/128173304-996015307572298-6548323028085803206-n.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/64738532020-11-09T18:29:28-08:002020-11-09T18:29:28-08:00Thank you! I am ready to come back<p>My dear friends around the world, </p>
<p>Thanks to so many of you who reached out with beautiful words of empathy and love and to those of you who shared their own stories of overcoming pain.</p>
<p>My dad's sudden death has hit me really hard. Hearing from you made a difference in my healing process. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I have been doing my best to concentrate on the positives in my life and to be grateful for things I do have. I find it's too easy to spiral down thinking of what is lost and of what could and should have been. But focusing on gratitude for everyone/everything in my life has been the way I found out of those terribly dark thoughts. </p>
<p>I took a month and a half off from being online and from performing. I think I needed my own private space to grieve. I barely had energy to do anything outside of my mama duties. </p>
<p>But now I am ready to be back. I've missed our online community and every lovely person in Marinawood. </p>
<p>Would love to see you, we're back to the same schedule. <br>Tune in anytime, even for a minute and say hi! <br>twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/64517842020-10-08T12:35:57-07:002020-10-08T12:35:58-07:00My Dad<p>My dad died suddenly 2 weeks ago and I still can't fully process it all.</p>
<p>I couldn't come to the funeral in Moscow and be there with my brother or my dad's friends.<br>It's been really hard.</p>
<p>No concerts for a while longer. I need a little bit more time.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your kind emails and messages on social media, means a lot.</p>
<p>This is my favorite photo of us.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/9758b2d77fed513246657c79d8b29a004585fc32/original/papa.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/64302492020-09-10T12:24:58-07:002020-09-10T12:24:58-07:00At the SpringBoard Music Festival!<p>Excited to be a guest speaker at this year's SpringBoard Music Festival taking place Sept 10-12, 2020.</p>
<p>I'm on the "SMART ARTISTS USING CREATIVITY IN A CRISIS" panel moderated by the industry veteran, Ritch Esra.</p>
<p>I will also be performing (virtually) at the conference.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/d25f3fbd7c4fb7ce5f5e2073c95c75dd3663be6c/original/springboard-marina-v.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/64260922020-09-05T15:57:54-07:002020-09-05T15:57:55-07:00I'm performing at the French Riviera Film Festival <p>I am excited to announce that I'll perform and unveil my version of "HOTEL CALIFORNIA" by the Eagles on September 19th at the Virtual Awards Ceremony for the 2nd Annual French Riviera Film Festival! </p>
<p>Part of the event will be hosted live from The Beverly Hills Hotel (the very hotel on the Eagles album cover!).<br><br>And... one of my Russian songs is featured in end credits of one of the festival finalists! More on this soon!</p>
<p>To buy your festival pass and watch the whole event Sept 18-19 please go to <br><a contents="https://frenchrivierafilmfestival.com/frff-2020-program/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://frenchrivierafilmfestival.com/frff-2020-program/" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://frenchrivierafilmfestival.com/frff-2020-program/</u></strong></a>. </p>
<p>My part will be during the Awards ceremony, which starts on Sept 19 at 5pm Pacific.</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/64198542020-08-28T17:55:37-07:002020-08-28T17:56:03-07:00143 - Marina V (Official Lyric Video)<p>I rarely write love songs but this is one ❤</p>
<p>And while the title was inspired by the Mr Rogers documentary, this is very much "You Make Me Beautiful" 2.0 ❤</p>
<p>Huge thanks to Paul Braun of Cygnus Productions for this lovely lyric video, to Nick for writing this song with me (and for being the subject of the song :)), to Steve Horner for the beautiful cello arrangements/mixing/producing the track with us, and to Alex Kharlamov for mastering it for the album!</p>
<p>I am truly lucky to have so many amazing and talented friends in my life.</p>
<p>"143" is from my new album "In V Minor", now streaming everywhere.</p>
<p>Downloads & signed/personalized CDs available at https://www.marinav.com/v </p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Xk8ifszLQOo" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/Xk8ifszLQOo/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xk8ifszLQOo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/63878922020-07-20T11:36:32-07:002020-07-20T11:36:32-07:00YogaClub!<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><strong>YogaClub</strong></span></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://yogaclub.eat8mo.net/9XjR3" style="" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/5c58eb332af13f1a2d46aa8a98ae0767b65cd8a2/original/yogaclub.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_center border_none" alt="" /></a>I am loving YogaClub! As a new mom, I have no time to shop around, so YogaClub is perfect. Super comfy, high quality, for a fraction of the cost. You take a style & preferences quiz and they ship you great outfits. You choose the frequency as well!<br>Make sure to use my link to check it out: <u><a contents="https://yogaclub.eat8mo.net/9XjR3" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://yogaclub.eat8mo.net/9XjR3" style="" target="_blank">https://yogaclub.eat8mo.net/9XjR3</a></u></p>
<p><br>P.S. Here's my <u><strong><a contents="little video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=939696686506849&id=6385092883" style="" target="_blank">little video</a></strong></u> :)</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/63790352020-07-07T15:10:10-07:002020-07-20T11:33:40-07:00My testimonial for NeoGenesis<p>I am so excited and honored that NeoGenesis is using my testimonial! <br> <br>I recorded <a contents="this video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1HUswlATRP/" target="_blank"><u><strong>this video</strong></u></a> in the last month of my pregnancy. Their Recovery Serum saved my skin & I am soooo grateful! ❤ <br> <br>During pregnancy my face broke out with painful acne (those hormones!) and NOTHING else worked (nothing that's safe while pregnant). <br> <br>But NeoGenesis products are stem cell based and organic, they have no chemicals and no side effects. <br> <br>The Recovery Serum reduced my inflammation pretty much immediately, and my acne scars started going away very quickly. <br> <br> <br>And... the Serum has anti-aging properties (not gonna argue with that😉 My skin looks/feels better than ever before!) <br> <br> <br>But what made me reach out to NeoGenesis was reading things on their website. They do A LOT of incredible charitable work and donate their products to burn victims and people undergoing chemo. Amazing product with amazing people behind it. I wish the whole world would operate like this ❤ <br> <br> <br>Anyway, I can go on and on, but you can check out <a contents="www.NeoGenesis.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.NeoGenesis.com" target="_blank"><strong><u>www.NeoGenesis.com</u></strong></a> for more. <br></p>
<p><u><strong><a contents="Video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1HUswlATRP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" style="" target="_blank">Click here to watch the video</a></strong></u></p>
<p> </p>
<p><u><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/718bd783b6ff34676206fadd61fb39094cbe7536/original/20200707-150815.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_center border_none" alt="" /></strong></u></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/63606292020-06-20T13:18:26-07:002020-06-20T13:18:26-07:00My 1200th concert!! And 100th concert on Twitch!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/0d92572546c4c844f5f3fa896fdf25c6186322af/original/img-20200614-123526-952.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/74e3aae2cf30a068cde1fbfba63f174c81a6b98a/original/screenshot-20200620-131001-gallery-resized.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
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<p>we just played our 100th episode on <a contents="twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank">twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic</a> !!!</p>
<p>I'm really proud of this accomplishment and the beautiful community - Marinawood - that has grown over the last year. </p>
<p>Nick & I started this online concert series, The Marina V Show, when I was 7 months pregnant (March 2019), as a substitute for touring after having the baby. </p>
<p>At that point some even scoffed at the idea of online concerts (and now everyone is doing it! ha). </p>
<p>And as you can imagine starting livestreaming in the most transformative period of my life wasn't the easiest. </p>
<p>But our amazing community of loveliest people (from all walks of life from all around the world) has been the most supportive and so very forgiving of this new mama :) <br>We share, we laugh, we sometimes cry, have ongoing inside jokes and support each other. </p>
<p>THANK YOU to all who made these first 100 shows amazing!! </p>
<p>Extra special thanks to our show producer, Karen Allen, who brought us to Twitch in the first place, and to everyone in Marinawood for all of your love. </p>
<p>It's beautiful and I am grateful. </p>
<p>Here's to the next 100 shows!</p>
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<p> </p>
<p>and... last week I performing the 1,200th concert of my career! </p>
<p>Nick & I have played shows all around the USA & Europe + Russia and Australia, from cozy private concerts to beautiful theatres and everything in between (including our online concerts). </p>
<p>We have gotten to meet the nicest people and to travel and experience so much. I am truly grateful for everything and to every one of you who's been there with us and to those of you who made it all possible ❤ </p>
<p>Where and when did you first see me perform?</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/62797062020-04-11T12:00:55-07:002020-04-11T12:00:55-07:00New Album Release Celebrations!<p>Please join us online for the New Album Release Celebrations for my 12th album, "In V Minor"! </p>
<p>Sunday, April 12 at 12:30pm US Pacific (8:30pm GMT+1) </p>
<p>Tuesday, April 14 at 7pm US Pacific (which is Weds GMT+11 at 1pm) </p>
<p>on <a contents="twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic/videos" target="_blank">twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic</a> (a.k.a. Marinawood) </p>
<p>Big hug to each one of you, see you online, </p>
<p>Marina <3 </p>
<p>Pre-save / order the new album: http://www.MarinaV.com/V</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/e2abb0b955cf9c59b74f3a30f9f377aae638995b/original/album-release.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/62775822020-04-09T13:42:14-07:002020-04-09T13:42:14-07:00I Want You To Hear The New Album!<p>My dear friends around the world, </p>
<p>Let me start this by sending each one of you a big virtual hug. </p>
<p>While I considered postponing our "In V Minor" album release <br>(scheduled for April 14, my babushka's birthday), <br>I came to the realization that perhaps now is exactly the right time for this record. </p>
<p>Music is such a magical force. <br>It has helped me deal with stress all of my life, just as it's helping me now. </p>
<p>I wrote most of these songs to get me through dark times and to ease my fears. <br>Perhaps they can be of help to others. </p>
<p>I know many people are struggling now and I never want lack of money to prevent people from enjoying my music. </p>
<p>Also, I really want you to hear this album! <br>"In V Minor" is a collection of introspective songs about love and loss, healing and depression, hope and despair, recorded with piano, guitars and strings (and vocals, of course). </p>
<p>I am making the album available for free, with the option to buy a CD or send a donation. </p>
<p>Pre-Save Now: <br>Here are Spotify, Apple Music & Deezer pre-save links: <br><u><a contents="https://MarinaV.com/V&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://MarinaV.com/V" style="" target="_blank">https://MarinaV.com/V</a></u></p>
<p>Download: <br>Free, with donation optional: <br><u><a contents="https://MarinaV.com/V" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://MarinaV.com/V" style="" target="_blank">https://MarinaV.com/V</a></u></p>
<p>Physical CD: <br>You are more than welcome to buy a CD, and I will sign/hug/kiss each copy, as always! <br>But we won't start shipping until it's safe to do so. <br><a contents="https://MarinaV.com/V" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://MarinaV.com/V" target="_blank"><u>https://MarinaV.com/V</u></a> <br> </p>
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<p><span class="font_large">ALBUM RELEASE CELEBRATIONS: </span></p>
<p>To make it convenient for time zones around the world, we'll have 2 concerts: </p>
<p>Sunday, April 12 at 12:30pm US Pacific (8:30pm GMT+1) <br>Tuesday, April 14 at 7pm US Pacific (which is Weds GMT+11 at 1pm) </p>
<p>on <a contents="twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank">twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic</a> (a.k.a. Marinawood) </p>
<p>Big hug to each one of you, see you online, and... HUGE thanks to every person who worked with us on the album and who sponsored and pre-ordered it. <br>More on that on the release date, April 14th!! </p>
<p>Marina :)</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/960a5e80e3d24a319be79f7d77eb255c2db0d8bb/original/in-v-minor-cover-art-600x600.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/62774792020-04-09T12:36:50-07:002020-04-09T12:36:50-07:00Marina V on KEXP<p>Huge thanks to the legendary radio station, KEXP, for featuring my interview and my Twitch story on their show, their podcast and the website!</p>
<p><a contents="https://www.kexp.org/read/2020/3/31/sound-vision-making-money-and-playing-music-live-twitch/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kexp.org/read/2020/3/31/sound-vision-making-money-and-playing-music-live-twitch/" style="" target="_blank"><u><strong>https://www.kexp.org/read/2020/3/31/sound-vision-making-money-and-playing-music-live-twitch/</strong></u></a><br><br>And, extra special thanks to our show producer, Karen Allen, who told KEXP about my "life" on Twitch!<br>Also, Karen recently wrote a very helpful book, <u><strong><a contents="Twitch For Musicians" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.twitchformusicians.com/" style="" target="_blank">Twitch For Musicians</a>,</strong></u> which I highly recommend!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/e94b6d251ba81c37fa4d306ab7dc7aeefeaa753c/original/logog-1.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.png" class="size_s justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/e6fe43cf2bcf517abab6840df95e7049e92b28c9/original/screenshot-20200401-100729-chrome.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/62471692020-03-12T16:55:50-07:002020-03-12T16:55:50-07:00New album "In V Minor"!!<p>I am SOOOOO EXCITED, the new album "In V Minor" officially comes out April 14th! </p>
<p>I just sent the digital download to all who pre-ordered it + to our 2 Songs A Month Club family. <br>You can join the club to get the album today too (please go to <a contents="patreon.com/MarinaV" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://patreon.com/MarinaV" target="_blank"><u><strong>patreon.com/MarinaV</strong></u></a> to join). <br>I can't wait for you all to hear it!! </p>
<p>I am really proud of the album and very grateful to each person who made it possible, from everyone on our creative team to everyone who contributed financially. It truly takes a village and I am beyond lucky to have you all in my life!!!!!! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/960a5e80e3d24a319be79f7d77eb255c2db0d8bb/original/in-v-minor-cover-art-600x600.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Meanwhile, see you on <a contents="twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic/videos" target="_blank"><u><strong>twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic</strong></u></a> a.k.a. Marinawood :) (our online concerts). Streaming schedule is below, we're playing each Sunday and Tuesday this month! </p>
<p>Hope you tune in, say hello and maybe even request a song!!</p>
<p> </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/61487232020-01-22T17:15:35-08:002020-01-22T17:16:09-08:00My 2019 in numbers <p>2019 was an amazing year, especially because of that very last thing on the list here, OMG!!! <br>THANK YOU to all of you who's been a big part of our lives this past year. I am one grateful mama/artist/friend. <br>Here's to a fabulous 2020! <3 I love you, guys!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/16271db42bdb70cd0fb66c85c55272b70f0ddb04/original/2019-in-numbers.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/61469842020-01-22T10:17:44-08:002020-01-22T10:17:44-08:00My song is on DAYS OF OUR LIVES today!<p>Today my song "Every Breath" is featured on NBC's DAYS OF OUR LIVES in an emotional and beautiful montage (a Justin & Adrienne montage, for those of you who know Days).<br>It's such a wonderful feeling when a song you write takes on a whole new life like this. <br>Or when it finds a home in your playlist or in your heart!<br><br>The song is available for streaming everywhere online and here on MarinaV.com: <br><u><strong><a contents="https://marinav.com/track/2177539/every-breath-from-days-of-our-lives" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/track/2177539/every-breath-from-days-of-our-lives" style="" target="_blank">https://marinav.com/track/2177539/every-breath-from-days-of-our-lives</a></strong></u></p>
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<p>EVERY BREATH </p>
<p>It seems I've dreamed enough </p>
<p>All the stories have been put to bed </p>
<p>In this fairytale of love </p>
<p>You're real and not just in my head </p>
<p>It's true </p>
<p>Every breath I take is yours </p>
<p>When I'm lost you are the door for me </p>
<p>It seems I've cried enough </p>
<p>Every tear has not been dropped in vain </p>
<p>I can always feel your love </p>
<p>You've erased my fears of yesterday </p>
<p>It's true </p>
<p>Every breath I take is yours </p>
<p>When I'm lost you are the door for me</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/dc5025a7752c03cc37600dd42b33291e8f837f44/original/dool.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/60298822019-12-18T13:53:05-08:002019-12-18T13:53:05-08:00Help sponsor our new album!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/66fc41bc6297ab7727343da143c88214a025bbff/original/sponsor.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Dear friends - <br>Would you like to be a part of our new album, "In V Minor"? <br>You can easily sponsor by pre-ordering, and it will be a big help to this new mama :) <br>All details are at <a contents="https://MarinaV.com/NewAlbum" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://MarinaV.com/NewAlbum" target="_blank"><u><strong>https://MarinaV.com/NewAlbum</strong></u></a> </p>
<p>Thanks to those of you who's already sponsored!! ALL of my previous albums were made possible with YOUR support and I hope you are as proud of the music you helped bring into the world as I am! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/59690552019-11-21T22:33:33-08:002019-12-18T13:33:01-08:00We WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<p>I'm excited to announce that WE BELONG, my duet with the amazing Dan Navarro, won a Hollywood Music in Media Award on Nov 20th! <br>I'm very proud of our win and this recording. </p>
<p>Below are a couple of our red carpet photos, and there are many more on Instagram & FB. </p>
<p>And.. Pardon the expletive... but this is the footage from our acceptance speech here (many thanks to Tod Hillman for this video! Tod directed our music video when I was 8 months pregnant). Music video is <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/visuals" target="_blank"><u><strong>here</strong></u></a><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="iST-LjNcC-g" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/iST-LjNcC-g/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iST-LjNcC-g?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br> </p>
<p>Huge thanks again to Dan, who co-wrote WE BELONG 36 years ago with the late Eric Lowen (we miss you!) and to Pat Benatar for making this song a huge hit in 1984. </p>
<p>And many thanks to my husband Nick who engineered this recording and to composer Alex Kharlamov who produced it with us and came up with a gorgeous string arrangement! </p>
<p>Thanks to all of you for the support and thanks to the HMMAs!!! What a fun night! </p>
<p>and... see you guys online for our next online concert this Sunday!! <br>at <a contents="www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank">www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/f885fdc282f8410c7173ee6b7dc10cdbbbf1933a/original/dannavarro-marina-award.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/27e2276a10ba5ac59c9bf22c4d880e93fbd0b144/original/dannavarro-marina-redcarpet.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/e4dae8ccbc8b31243bee60eea03e8d4f45ecd02f/original/marinav-dannavarro-hmmas2019-nomination.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/59246482019-10-12T15:40:55-07:002019-10-12T15:40:56-07:00Hollywood Music in Media Awards nomination!!<p>How exciting!! WE BELONG is nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Awards! Huge thanks to Dan Navarro for singing/playing so beautifully (and co-writing WE BELONG, of course!) and to Alex Kharlamov for his gorgeous string arrangement + editing/mixing/co-producing this song (and to my hubby Nick Baker for engineering the recording and saying "hey, you should finally do that duet with Dan you've been talking about for a long time" :) <br>If you haven't seen the music video (by the fab Tod Hillman): https://www.facebook.com/marinavmusic/videos/748361348949142 <br><3 #grammys2020 #fyc<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/5c2ead51a84f8e21dbdf1593bbfbf86a86042e0a/original/marinav-dannavarro-hmmas2019-nomination.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/59246472019-10-12T15:32:08-07:002019-10-12T15:32:08-07:00GRAMMYs first-round voting - thanks to all who voted!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/f8106bee456c723aeb5d58f43f14fd513bfab1b2/original/fyc-image2-banner.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>GRAMMYs FYC: <br>BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS & VOCALS CATEGORY <br>WE BELONG: Marina V & Dan Navarro <br>ALEX KHARLAMOV, DAN NAVARRO & MARINA V (arrangers) </p>
<p>Award-winning recording artist MARINA V teams up with legendary singer/songwriter, DAN NAVARRO, for a new and soulful version of a song NAVARRO co-wrote - PAT BENATAR’S 1984 GRAMMY®-nominated hit, WE BELONG.. </p>
<p>Serendipitous Fact: Pat Benatar was pregnant while recording this song, as was Marina (video was filmed 3 weeks before she gave birth). </p>
<p>About Marina V: The Moscow-born international singer/pianist/songwriter has released 10 solo albums, has written multiple songs for film/TV/ads and has performed over 1,100 concerts worldwide together with her husband/co-writer, Nick Baker. She’s won multiple awards including one from SIR BOB GELDOF. <br> The LA TIMES describes her voice as “hauntingly beautiful” and her fans from around the world have sponsored every one of her recording efforts. Marina and Nick have recently welcomed their baby girl, Violetta. They reside in Los Angeles (Oxnard). www.MarinaV.com </p>
<p>About Dan Navarro: Dan Navarro is a world-renowned songwriter, who (often with the late Eric Lowen) has written songs for artists as diverse as Pat Benatar, The Bangles, Jackson Browne, and The Temptations. He has advocated for artists and songwriters, on behalf of SAG-AFTRA, Folk Alliance International, Sound Exchange, The Recording Academy, and others. <br> Dan maintains a parallel career as a voice actor and singer, in major films like Pirates of the Caribbean 5, The Lorax, Oscar® winners Coco and Happy Feet, and hundreds more. www.DanNavarro.com </p>
<p>Personal Note from Marina: I was 8 months pregnant when we recorded WE BELONG (which you can see in the video) and knowing that Pat Benatar was pregnant when she recorded it 35 years ago made this duet even more special. </p>
<p>While I normally sing my own songs (that I write with my husband Nick), WE BELONG is a beautiful exception because I'm singing it together with a dear friend who co-wrote it with another friend of mine (Eric Lowen) who passed away a few years ago. </p>
<p>This song became intertwined with memories of feeling my baby girl inside of me, being anxious about birth, hopeful about her health, curious about her personality and full of love I already had for her. </p>
<p>And the string arrangement by another talented friend, composer/producer Alex Kharlamov, just tugs at my heart. </p>
<p>Executive Producer: Marina V <br>Song written by Dan Navarro & Eric Lowen. <br>Recording Engineered by: Nick Baker <br>Mixed, edited and mastered by Alex Kharlamov <br>Strings arranged by Alex Kharlamov </p>
<p>Contact: Marina V Music: Marina@MarinaV.com </p>
<p>Music video: <br>FB: https://www.facebook.com/marinavmusic/videos/748361348949142/ <br>YouTube: https://youtu.be/r7-CO0DcCsE </p>
<p> </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/58960852019-09-17T21:59:45-07:002019-09-18T11:29:12-07:00WE BELONG Music Video Premiere!<p>Dear friends - today WE BELONG music video comes out! <br><a contents="https://youtu.be/r7-CO0DcCsE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/r7-CO0DcCsE" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://youtu.be/r7-CO0DcCsE</u></strong></a> 12:15pm US Pacific </p>
<p>I'm honored to sing this duet w/legendary songwriter/artist & dear friend, Dan Navarro (who co-wrote this Pat Benatar's hit 35 years ago). In the video you can see my 8.5 month pregnant stomach (and did you know that Pat was pregnant when she recorded this song too??). </p>
<p>Huge thanks to an amazing team of very talented people who worked with us on the song and the video. Please share if you can - I am proud of this work and hope you are too. <br>And.. the song is now available in every digital outlet, including MarinaV.com </p>
<p>Also... <br>If you're on FB, we'll premiere the video at 11:30am on <a contents="facebook.com/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://facebook.com/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank"><strong><u>facebook.com/MarinaVmusic</u></strong></a></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/58668592019-08-22T15:00:10-07:002019-08-29T14:07:34-07:00WE BELONG: My duet with legendary singer/songwriter, DAN NAVARRO!<p><br><br>Directly from the artist: <u><a contents="https://marinav.com/track/1798178/we-belong-duet-with-dan-navarro" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/track/1798178/we-belong-duet-with-dan-navarro" style="" target="_blank">https://marinav.com/track/1798178/we-belong-duet-with-dan-navarro</a></u><br><br>SPOTIFY, APPLE MUSIC, TIDAL, DEEZER: <u><a contents="https://ffm.to/lrra0px" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ffm.to/lrra0px" target="_blank">https://ffm.to/lrra0px</a> </u></p>
<p>iTUNES: <u><a contents="https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-belong-single/1475807384" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-belong-single/1475807384" style="" target="_blank">https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-belong-single/1475807384</a></u> </p>
<p>AMAZON: <a contents="https://www.amazon.com/We-Belong/dp/B07W4C89PF" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/We-Belong/dp/B07W4C89PF" style="" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/We-Belong/dp/B07W4C89PF</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/ec90dd1a2c6fcb497e1c2fc40c3406b076673e54/original/we-belong-single-cover-1-updated.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Dear friends - <br>Baby V is already 3 months old (I have some photos on Instagram)! <br>And while she's napping, I thought I'd share some very cool news with you. </p>
<p>I am very excited to announce my collaboration with legendary singer/songwriter, DAN NAVARRO! In the last few weeks of my pregnancy Dan & I recorded our duet of WE BELONG (PAT BENATAR’S 1984 GRAMMY-nominated hit). </p>
<p>Dan is a good friend and is one of the two songwriters of this amazing song (the other one being the late Eric Lowen, RIP, dear friend!). It's such an honor to sing this song with Dan. </p>
<p>Another one of my talented friends, acclaimed composer Alex Kharlamov, added a gorgeous string arrangement to our rendition. I am really proud of how this recording turned out. </p>
<p>And did you know... Pat Benatar was also pregnant when she recorded this song! Sometimes things just line up and it's beautiful.</p>
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<p>I hope you save to your Spotify playlists and order online! <br>Marina (and Nick and Baby V) </p>
<p>P.S. Many thanks to James Aiken for this cover art, to Jenna Ryin Photography for the photos and to Analuisa Sanchez for my nice hair/makeup!!<br><br>Music video (by Tod Hillman) is coming out on Sept 18th!</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/58103222019-07-01T10:50:46-07:002019-07-01T10:50:46-07:00My song on The Young And The Restless today!<p>See if you can spot my song You Make Me Beautiful in the July 1 episode of The Young and the Restless ?❤ Many thanks to Beth Wernick & Imaginary Friends Music Partners, very excited to have my song on CBS again! ?? <br><br>P.S. Nick and I wrote You Make Me Beautiful for each other as our special song, so it still blows my mind how it has taken us around the world over the years, from a radio hit in Brazil to an award ceremony in London (hand-delivered by Sir Bob Geldof), and beyond. \</p>
<p>Grateful for it all.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/44d0bcafc9ba1e36e5fbaa90129a929b586a9ecc/original/65686666-10156257001625373-3276258794929127424-o.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/57923562019-06-14T18:27:49-07:002019-06-14T18:27:49-07:00One month old ?<p>A month ago yesterday I gave birth to our sweet little Violetta - Baby V ? But it still feels rather surreal, all of it! <br>I've been in my own happy sleep-deprived private bubble with our little family (my mum is here from Australia, such a huge help to me and Nick!),taking it one day at a time, being in the moment,enjoying the little daily routines and marveling at the simple wonderful Baby V-related things. All the while trying to do my best as a new mom. </p>
<p>I thought by this time I'd be ready to return to the "real" world but I am still adjusting, mentally and emotionally,and my body is still healing. </p>
<p>All friends who are parents have told me that this first month you're kind of in a survival mode,trying to learn "on the job" how to be a parent, how to stay sane, haha, and how to juggle all of the new responsibilities and how to care for this tiny little amazing human being. So I am letting it be while doing my best and am trying (trying!) not to be too hard on myself. </p>
<p>I originally scheduled our online concert (twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic) comeback for June 16th but I am sooooo not ready. And even though I REALLY miss performing and REALLY miss you guys (I love our online concert interactions!!!) I need a little bit more time in my little bubble. I hope you understand ❤ </p>
<p>P.S. This pic is from last week, happy/tired post-breastfeeding glow, thanks to my amazing hubby for capturing the moment</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/3fae370e3c66b599caa5206f12ee325c5b5af209/original/marina-and-violetta.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/57591982019-05-18T06:12:33-07:002019-05-18T06:14:53-07:00Our little Violetta - Baby V - is here!<p>Our little Violetta - Baby V - is here! ? <br>She was born on Mother's Day, May 12, which was her official due date! Nick took this photo just 7 minutes after she came out (the photo of Nick is the next day). It's the most amazing/surreal/wonderful thing that's ever happened in our lives. But it also the hardest/most challenging too, on every possible level. Hence the delay on our announcement - it's either get some sleep/eat/shower (what shower?) or write a post? But we are so happy and I can't imagine loving our little girl any more than we do. Baby V is healthy, born 7lb 13oz and 20". Thanks so much to all of you for your sweet messages and caring (especially since I haven't been online or posted anything for several days). If you have reached out to me please forgive me that I don't reply ❤ We just need a few days/weeks to adjust to our new incredible life and let my body recover as well. <br>Love, <br>Marina & Nick </p>
<p>P.S. Nick would like to thank all of you and the horses (let's see if you get the reference ?)</p>
<p><span class="font_small"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/b0271035bb9543a2582a710b690c2a304476be9f/original/60322331-10156157727395373-4976072882066030592-n.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/6a7717b6c0c5f887125375c1c864bed83cb5c9d3/original/60337750-10156157727450373-6581922263111565312-n.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></span></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/57153292019-04-10T21:36:55-07:002019-04-11T11:40:53-07:00Online Baby Shower! ? ?<p>Hi guys! I'm so excited about our Online Baby Shower on April 13th! ? ?<br>All of the details are here: <strong><u><a contents="https://www.marinav.com/onlinebabyshower" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/onlinebabyshower" style="" target="_blank">https://www.marinav.com/onlinebabyshower</a></u></strong></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/b8fd0782de5482f8c998ca5ba8a3a4a51b259b2a/original/baby-shower1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/56907752019-03-23T13:43:36-07:002019-03-23T13:43:36-07:00Launching The Marina V Show: my online concert series on Twitch.tv !<p>I'm very VERY excited to announce the launch of THE MARINA V SHOW, <br>my online concert series on Twitch.tv <br>where I'll be performing and talking to you every week (until the baby is born, that is, and then we'll resume)! <br>Streaming live from my house! <br>First stream is: <br>Sunday, March 24 at 2pm Los Angeles/US Pacific Time (9pm London/GMT) <br>Need a Time Zone converter? </p>
<p>HOW TO WATCH? <br>Just go to www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic a few minutes before the stream starts. <br>It's free! </p>
<p>Make sure to create an account on Twitch.tv (it's easy & free) so you can say hi to me & everyone in the chatroom. </p>
<p>To request a specific song (please do!) and/or to make a donation (very much appreciated!), please see instructions below (scroll down past the image). </p>
<p>Please please don't ask me any tech questions because I will be of absolutely no help :) <br>Just read the instructions below (they'll make sense once you watch the stream) and then, during the concert, feel free to ask the moderator in the chat if you have any other questions! </p>
<p>I can't wait to see you guys online! I LOVE love love performing and I'm so excited to start hanging out with you every week! </p>
<p>And I'll show you my baby bump :) </p>
<p>Huge thanks to my friend Karen Allen for helping me set everything up!! </p>
<p>Hugs, and see you soon! <br>Marina (and Nick) :) Scroll down for the instructions etc </p>
<p>INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO WATCH, PARTICIPATE AND REQUEST SONGS, etc: </p>
<p>We strongly suggest you use a desktop/laptop to join the stream as opposed to a mobile device. <br>It will be easier to chat and request songs. <br>Or if you watch on a mobile device, make sure to download the Twitch app! </p>
<p>TO WATCH THE STREAM FROM A DESKTOP/LAPTOP </p>
<p>Go to www.twitch.tv/marinavmusic <br>You will need to login or create an account (it’s free!) to participate in the chat </p>
<p>TO WATCH THE STREAM FROM A MOBILE DEVICE </p>
<p>Download the Twitch app from the Android or iOS store <br>You will need to login or create an account (it’s free!) to participate in the chat <br>NOTE: You will need to use a mobile web browser, like Safari or Chrome, to use the song request link. The browser that opens in the Twitch app won’t render it properly (doh! They're working on it!). <br>You can also enter www.twitch.tv/marinavmusic into a mobile web browser, but everything will be tiny (and you won't be able to join the chat, no fun!) </p>
<p>TO MAKE A SONG REQUEST: </p>
<p>Find a song you want to hear on the list www.bit.ly/requestMVsong <br>Click the "Request" button to the right of the song <br>Click "Add to Queue" <br>--OR-- just enter "!request (song title here) by (artist here)" as a message in the chat (recommended if you’re on a mobile device) </p>
<p>TO MAKE A SONG REQUEST WITH A DONATION: </p>
<p>Find a song you want to hear on the list www.bit.ly/requestMVsong <br>Click the "Request" button <br>Click "Copy" to copy the song title <br>Click "Go To Donation Page" <br>Paste the song title in the Donation Message box and make a donation - any amount! <br>--OR-- enter "!donate" in the chat, click the donation link, and put the name of the song you want to hear in the Donation Message box when you make a donation </p>
<p>TO MAKE A DONATION ONLY: </p>
<p>Go to www.streamlabs.com/marinavmusic and make a donation. <br>--OR-- enter "!donate" in the chat and that url will pop up. </p>
<p>NOTE: when you're watching on the app: if you swipe down with your finger, the stream/concert keeps going and you can go to the info section of the Marina V Music page which is where you can donate or request songs. It’s tricky at first, but try swiping down!</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/56700162019-03-05T13:45:58-08:002019-03-05T14:04:19-08:00New song: COLD COLD WINTER<p>I am so excited!! "Cold Cold Winter" is officially out today!!<br><br>You can get it here: <u><strong><a contents="https://marinav.com/track/1672083/cold-cold-winter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/track/1672083/cold-cold-winter" style="" target="_blank">https://marinav.com/track/1672083/cold-cold-winter</a></strong></u></p>
<p>This is my new song from the upcoming "In V Minor" album ❤ <br>Huge thanks to our extraordinarily-talented friends for their beautiful contributions to this song: GRAMMY-nominated artist Jim Kimo West (guitar), composer/producer Alex Kharlamov (string arrangement, mix & production) and Maria Ramirez-Adams (photography)❤ <br>I feel so lucky to be surrounded by all of these amazing people in my life!! </p>
<p>And thanks to my inner circle/our 2 SONGS A MONTH CLUB members for making the recording of this song possible!! </p>
<p>NOW AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE ONLINE! Here are a few links:</p>
<p><u><strong><a contents="iTunes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cold-cold-winter-feat-jim-kimo-west-single/1453835870?fbclid=IwAR2L2iEcs5Tf_Gj5k45ejk-2g5VMShfm3BLctNqUkD508v8nw2JcN3a079g" style="" target="_blank">iTunes</a> </strong></u><br><u><strong><a contents="Amazon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NZ8RWLV/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_wySFCbAWCW6KH" style="" target="_blank">Amazon</a></strong></u><br><a contents="SPOTIFY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/07FmnamO7JhV5RT7y4n1Zq" style="" target="_blank"><u><strong>SPOTIFY</strong></u></a></p>
<p> <br>or you can join our<a contents=" 2 songs a month club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.patreon.com/marinav" target="_blank"> 2 songs a month club</a> to get this song as a gift! <br> </p>
<p>COLD COLD WINTER <br>(written by Marina V & Nick Baker) </p>
<p>Life is changing, the world is passing by <br>They're all moving, but I am left behind <br>That's how it's been lately <br>And I don't know why </p>
<p>It's been a cold cold cold cold winter <br>And the grey is here to stay <br>It's been a cold cold cold cold winter <br>And the ice won't melt away <br>Oh it seems I've lost my way </p>
<p>Faded colors, faded by my mind <br>It's getting harder to see what’s left inside <br>Been so dark lately <br>I need a little light </p>
<p>It's been a cold cold cold cold winter <br>And the grey is here to stay <br>It's been a cold cold cold cold winter <br>And the ice won't melt away <br>Oh it seems I've lost my way </p>
<p>Oh that's how it's been lately <br>And I just don't know why </p>
<p>It's been a cold cold cold cold winter <br>And the grey is here to stay <br>It's been a cold cold cold cold winter <br>And the ice won't melt away <br>Oh it seems I've lost my way <br>Oh it seems I've lost my way <br>Oh it seems I've lost my way</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/d319226b3a77733739afcbae97f21a907f845d53/original/cold-cold-winter-cover-flat.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/56077652019-01-22T15:47:02-08:002019-01-22T15:47:02-08:00Exciting personal news ❤<p>Nick and I are beyond excited to share the news with you: I am pregnant!!!!!!!!! </p>
<p>We've been together for many years now, through some of our most difficult to our happiest moments, discovering the world together while making very personal and honest music. And starting this new chapter in our life is simply indescribable. Happiness and love, levels of which I've never felt, mixed with a million of other emotions and feelings, are very hard to put into words. So I won't even try ? <br> <br>But I am so glad to share this very personal news with all of you. <br> <br>We will continue making music, of course!!! Just will have to halt our touring for a little while. But Nick and I will always be writing, recording and soon we'll be doing online concerts. <br><br>I am 5 1/2 months pregnant. We are expecting our little girl in May❤<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/73be88d5277117f20326ada321ca7440a3bdc69b/original/50397897-10155914475265373-3236192337809899520-o.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/55920072019-01-11T13:56:41-08:002019-01-11T13:56:41-08:00A few concerts in California + Las Vegas!<p>Hope to see you!!!!!!!!<br>All details on the <a contents="Tour page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/tour" style="" target="_blank">Tour page</a></p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/719ce202da9d046b3a80e33af38eb9a95106582a/original/winter-2019-shows.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/55634422018-12-20T16:39:27-08:002018-12-20T16:39:27-08:00Gift Certificates Available! ?<p>Last minute gift ideas! ? :) <br>A few times a year I host private concerts and also Dinner & Concert At My House events (when I also cook a Russian dinner for you).<br>You come to my house (Oxnard, California) and Nick and I perform your song requests.<br>These evenings are super fun and we limit it to a few people at a time.</p>
<p>Who wants to come to the next one?</p>
<p>Details: <a contents="https://marinav.com/gift" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/gift" style="" target="_blank">https://marinav.com/gift</a></p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/gift" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/1d5a17e7c436718028ffc84a13fd53a01070a6fc/original/dinner-concert-gift-cert-collage.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/55414742018-12-05T16:07:55-08:002018-12-05T16:07:55-08:00BE A PART OF THE NEW ALBUM: HELP SPONSOR BY PRE-ORDERING! ?<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/e962e267798f4ae47149ed9b8ddead71fd85346d/original/img-20181205-105120-197a.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>BE A PART OF THE NEW ALBUM: <br>HELP SPONSOR BY PRE-ORDERING! ? </p>
<p>My dear listeners and supporters of my music!! </p>
<p>I am super excited to announce that Nick & I are working on a brand new album, "In V Minor". <br>It will be a piano-vocal album (with occasional strings) which (if all goes well!) will come out in April 2019! <br>Why "In V Minor"? C Minor is my favorite key, and my name is, well, I think you know my name..... so there you go ? </p>
<p>Many of you have helped with my previous albums, which wouldn't have been released without your contributions. <br>I hope you are proud of the music you helped bring into the world! <br>And I hope you would like to be a part of this album too ?<br><br><a contents="Click here to contribute!!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/newalbum" style="" target="_blank"><u><strong>Click here to read more & to contribute!!</strong></u></a><br> </p>
<p>?</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/54639512018-10-10T14:58:44-07:002018-10-10T15:07:26-07:00My bday + 1 yr anniversary + last show of 2018<p>Around my birthday last week (and the 1 year anniversary of our album BORN TO THE STARS) I started reminiscing about my life and about who I am. I ended up writing this on FB but then decided I'd post it here too. It's long (maybe 3 mins to read? does that qualify as long?) and personal. Scroll down below the photo collage (this is the insert of BORN TO THE STARS artwork + a photo of me as a kid + photo from last year celebrating the release of the album). <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/de2ffb961be7bc55898b4f2fedf0cb70aeec4ab7/original/collage.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>I grew up in a strange world because I lived through Soviet Union's collapse (and its consequences). We (pretty much everyone in USSR) were quite poor by today's American standards. Basically, we had very little. It's amazing to look back because life then was so incredibly different, as if it were a fictional world or a hundred years ago. Yet it happened in rather recent past. Like most people, I had 1 pair of jeans for 2 years (which never quite fit, as they were either too big or too short). 1 pair of shoes. 1 sweater. We hand-washed everything. We stood in line for any product you can imagine. I remember waiting in line for several hours to buy bananas (exotic product!) on a rainy September evening, and then we'd split each banana 5 ways (there were five of us living in our 3 room Moscow apt: my mom & dad, his mother, and myself + my little brother. 1 apartment for 5 people was actually quite a luxury!). We washed our hair with bath soap. Never went to cafes or restaurants (there were very few of those places anyway. The first time I encountered a waiter in a restaurant was when I was 15 when I came to the US and I had no idea how to talk to him, haha). But I had my family, a great school, and music and books. And nature. I wished for more food (we had desserts only on birthdays or holidays) and more clothes but, to be honest, I didn't feel poor. </p>
<p>Looking back I realize I've always been a dreamer and an optimist. A skeptical one, but an optimist nonetheless :) I hope I will always stay one and try to make the very best of everything this life brings my way. </p>
<p>I've taken my share of crazy risks and many leaps of faith, some of which have paid off and many of which haven't. </p>
<p>I've had my share of hardships (from fighting severe depression to being raped at 16 and keeping it to myself for two decades to having significant health issues in my 20s to major career letdowns, broken promises and dealing with several malicious music industry people) but I've had my share of lucky breaks too. </p>
<p>I've gotten to meet and know so many brilliant people (including the love of my life, Nick), I've been able to travel the world with my music (almost 1,100 concerts!!) and learn a great deal about life and about myself. </p>
<p>All of this is reflected in my songs, in subtle or straightforward ways<br>BORN TO THE STARS album is my artistic mission statement. <br>BORN TO THE STARS is who I am. <br>And BORN TO THE STARS music video features many of my friends who have lived amazing lives and taken similar risks and leaps of faith and didn't let any disappointments or obstacles stop their dreams. I admire these people tremendously. If you haven't seen the video, you can :) https://youtu.be/KEnZaoj2nnQ </p>
<p>Last week we celebrated 1 year anniversary of this album's release. I am so grateful to every person who helped make it, creatively and financially, and to all who purchased the album. You are amazing, my friends! Without you I couldn't continue doing what I do. Special shout out to our 2 SONGS A MONTH CLUB members for your continued monthly support. </p>
<p>And if you haven't bought BORN TO THE STARS yet - please do (or you can join our 2 SONGS A MONTH CLUB and get it as a gift). I don't mean to end this on a sales pitch (which I guess I'm doing, oops) but I can't say enough how important it is in this life to support artists and ideas and institutions and causes you believe in with your hard-earned money. Words are nice but when backed by actions they are truly powerful. </p>
<p>You can buy BORN TO THE STARS at www.marinav.com/music-store If it's a physical copy, I'll sign and personalize it for you:) and kiss and hug it. And send you a Russian postcard too:) </p>
<p>"We are, we are, we are <br>We are born to the stars, we are. <br>We are never to stop, never to stop <br>Even if it scares us <br>We are, we are, we are <br>We are given a chance, we are. <br>We are never to stop, never to stop <br>We are the only chance we've got" </p>
<p>Thank you for reading this, thank you for listening to my music and thank you for supporting my art. </p>
<p>and.... for those of you in Los Angeles.... my last (public) show of 2018 is Sunday, October 21st in Woodland Hills. It's sponsored by 88.5FM and is free and all ages. Details at <a contents="MarinaV.com&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/tour" target="_blank">MarinaV.com</a></p>
<p>Hugs and lots of love, Marina :) </p>
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<p>----- www.MarinaV.com </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/54368292018-09-20T12:12:09-07:002018-09-20T12:13:05-07:00Mayor of Los Angeles in my audience? Yes!!! :)<p>On September 16, 2018, Nick & I had the honor of performing a song at <a contents="Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jesseforassembly.com/" target="_blank"><u><strong>Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel</strong></u></a>’s swearing-in ceremony in Los Angeles (Reseda).</p>
<p>We were proud to be a part of this event as Jesse stands for and fights for many issues and causes very close to my heart (supporting the Dreamers, for one). </p>
<p>An added bonus was meeting and hanging out with several amazing California politicians, including the honorable Mayor of Los Angeles - Eric Garcetti! </p>
<p>Here are a few photos! :)</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/112cd215dcf9b6ccc697d315cbfb7264e7dc2cc5/original/jesse-gabriel-marina-v-nick-baker.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />(L-R: Nick Baker, Marina V, Jesse Gabriel)<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/43421a5560fa1fecde918f4d047f4c5c45c3392a/original/mayor-eric-garcetti-nick-baker-marina-v.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />(L-R: Nick Baker, Marina V, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti)<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/8f9a2a6731ebd79a7549c9390d85ceeba93c5b0a/original/img-20180916-103340-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />(after the soundcheck, before the ceremony I thought I'd pose with the flags!) <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/2eef9e95c67ea49357f3572af7f893373b99a75f/original/program.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />(a part of the program)</p>
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<p>:)</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/53028182018-06-18T13:21:52-07:002018-06-26T13:57:57-07:00Summer 2018 tour<p>My favorite thing in the world is touring and performing live. I am excited about my shows this summer! A few in California and Nevada, and one in London!!!!!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/eb8f19b83aa4664143a75d8faf65b65066d306cd/original/summer-tour.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/52237082018-05-08T16:35:57-07:002018-05-08T16:35:57-07:00A few shows coming up!<p>My favorite thing in the world is performing onstage and sharing my music with you!<br> I have a few very cool shows coming up, can't wait! All details at <a contents="https://www.marinav.com/tour" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/tour" target="_blank">https://www.marinav.com/tour</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/b4383095f0d0917bdc297402cafac91fb5c6830b/original/may-june-shows.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/52039292018-04-26T12:00:17-07:002018-04-27T12:36:37-07:00Big Milestone! OUR 2 SONGS A MONTH CLUB FAMILY NOW HAS 200 MEMBERS!<p>I am thrilled and grateful to all 200 of you (from all around the globe!)<br>for your love and support, both moral and financial! You guys are amaze-balls! </p>
<p>And if you're reading this and would like to join (who will be 201st member?) - this is how it works: </p>
<p>Go to <u><strong><a contents="www.patreon.com/MarinaV" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.patreon.com/MarinaV" style="" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/MarinaV</a></strong></u> , pick your price per song (minimum $1) and sign up. <br>In the end of each month I will send you 2 brand new songs, most of which will never be released anywhere else. And I send some other very special perks as well :) </p>
<p> </p><script async defer src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/51748282018-04-10T16:37:40-07:002018-04-17T22:41:09-07:00Online cooking event! Fun! :)<p>This Sunday I'm joining my award-winning Scottish-Italian-American food & travel writer/fabulous cook, Christina Conte, for a special cooking event - streaming live from her kitchen! Christina & I will cook our favorite simple recipes, and chat with you, our audience!</p>
<p>3pm US Pacific at <a contents="www.facebook.com/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/MarinaVmusic</a> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/21f41b7b25d45dc89ac8defcfaa6656827e037f0/original/christina-marina.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Check out Christina's lovely website at <a contents="https://www.christinascucina.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.christinascucina.com" target="_blank"><u><strong>https://www.christinascucina.com</strong></u></a></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/51427372018-03-22T14:28:46-07:002018-03-22T14:28:46-07:00Winter 2018 Tour Documentary<p>Our winter tour was incredible! We opened for the amazingly-talented GRAMMY-nominated blues/pop artist & a dear friend of mine, <a contents="Beth Hart" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.BethHart.com" target="_blank">Beth Hart</a>.<br>It was beyond cool performing in beautiful theatres and hearing 1,000+ people singing with me on BORN TO THE STARS night after night!! <br>Here is a tiny clip: <a contents="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf1caD3nIDB/?taken-by=marinavmusic&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf1caD3nIDB/?taken-by=marinavmusic" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf1caD3nIDB/?taken-by=marinavmusic </a></p>
<p>Would you like to see more?<br>I just finished making a special 1 hour TOUR DOCUMENTARY. It has tons of soundcheck, behind the scenes, travel & concert footage. <br>I made it exclusively for our 2 Songs A Month Club family! You can join too! </p>
<p>To join, please go to <a contents="www.patreon.com/MarinaV" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.patreon.com/MarinaV" style="" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/MarinaV</a><br><br>P.S. Huge thanks to Beth and her music family for welcoming us yet again on a tour, and for their love and awesomeness! And lots of thanks to Beth's fans and my fans for making this tour incredible.</p>
<p>Make sure to check out my <a contents="Tour Blogs" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/food-travel" target="_blank">Tour Blogs</a> for pictures:)<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/46f62f637248c9333fb86df16ee7b5e66f7d271f/original/winter-tour-2018-sold-out.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/51427342018-03-22T14:20:04-07:002018-03-22T14:20:05-07:00My collaboration with Jim "Kimo" West<p>Last year I collaborated with <strong><a contents='Jim "Kimo" West' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.mokumaluhia.com/" style="" target="_blank">Jim "Kimo" West</a></strong> - we recorded<strong> </strong>a new version of "Pesnya O Tebe", my Russian song from "Simple Magic".<br><br>Here it is:<br><a contents="https://www.marinav.com/track/1221126/pesnya-o-tebe-in-russian-feat-jim-kimo-west-on-guitar?feature_id=394321" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/track/1221126/pesnya-o-tebe-in-russian-feat-jim-kimo-west-on-guitar?feature_id=394321" style="" target="_blank">https://www.marinav.com/track/1221126/pesnya-o-tebe-in-russian-feat-jim-kimo-west-on-guitar?feature_id=394321</a><br><br>Jim is one of the world's top Hawaiian slack-key guitarists and the nicest of human beings (and a fellow gardener)!<br><br>He also has been playing guitar with Weird Al Yankovic for the last 30 years, which means he can play extremely well in literally any style/genre. He is truly amazing. </p>
<p>Nick & I originally met him backstage at the Weird Al show a few years ago. Then a couple of years ago I sang guest vocals at Jim's show in Santa Barbara <a contents="(join our 2 SONGS A MONTH CLUB" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.patreon.com/marinav" style="" target="_blank">(join our 2 SONGS A MONTH CLUB</a> to get the live recording of "Maria Elena" in Spanish that I performed with Jim).<br><br>I also sang guest vocals with Jim in Altadena. One of the songs was "Pesnya O Tebe". I loved Jim's guitar playing and we decided to record it in his studio. It was done live in 1 take. I hope you enjoy this recording. To me it is so cool to have such beautiful guitar work on a song I wrote, and it has been a joy working with Jim.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/track/1221126/pesnya-o-tebe-in-russian-feat-jim-kimo-west-on-guitar?feature_id=394321"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/202ac9aec53edc59025ec32e31c984c0cb4f13e5/original/cover-jim-kimo.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/50898122018-02-20T13:47:39-08:002018-05-04T14:35:02-07:00On the cover of Russians in America Magazine<p>Honored to be on the cover of Russians in America magazine! </p>
<p>Most of you already know that one of my big passions in life is sharing my Russian heritage through music with people around the world?? </p>
<p>Ever since I came to the United States at 15 (thanks to the Future Leaders FLEX Program scholarship & American Councils for International Education), I have been proud of and thrilled with my role as a cultural ambassador, working on improving cross-cultural understanding and promoting peace through music. </p>
<p>Whether singing in Russian, cooking Russian dinners for my friends and fans, or being Moscow (in December) with the Recording Academy & the GRAMMY Museum - I am happy and proud to share the love ❤❤❤</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/e6afdec89967b7ea3fdb7e3a8d0b9a0d6b7e5986/original/img-20180220-130104-379.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/70950bd29d51e648573590b4d17f6e684ccfd9c2/original/article-a.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/50898112018-02-20T13:46:30-08:002018-06-01T04:32:51-07:00Tour with Beth Hart!<p>THANK YOU all who came to our Winter 2018 Tour concerts! It was amazing and a true honor to tour with the incredible Beth Hart again. Thanks to Beth, her team and every one of you for making this tour amazing! I ❤ you!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/033ce3fbb0edc4c8cee40692d5c48c61add67f9d/original/la-show.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/50417652018-01-24T15:28:18-08:002018-01-26T14:21:28-08:00Marina V at NAMM 2018<p>For those of you attending NAMM Jan 2018 in Anaheim - come say hi!<br>I'll be performing at the Sennheiser Booth stage on Sunday, Jan 28, at 3:30pm!</p>
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<p><a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1017795&u=1710296&m=51655&urllink=&afftrack=" style="" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/51655/300x250-B.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></a></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/50372092018-01-22T12:56:31-08:002018-01-22T13:57:12-08:00I wrote a song for a book: NO TIME TO SAY GOODBYE<p>I have a new song called NO TIME TO SAY GOODBYE - I wrote this song for a book! </p>
<p>In the past, I have written & recorded songs for films, ads and tv shows. And I have recorded a couple of songs for a children's book.</p>
<p>But this is my first time writing an original song for a book! </p>
<p>One of my friends, Bill Adler Jr, is a critically-acclaimed writer. He recently wrote a time travel novella called NO TIME TO SAY GOODBYE. A few months ago Bill asked if I would be interested in writing a song for his book. The sci-fi fan that I am, I immediately said YES! </p>
<p>As I was reading his book, I was making notes of feelings evoked and the words that stood out to me. <br>The emotions I felt became the music, and the words (some paraphrased, but a handful verbatim) inspired the lyrics. Nick & I recorded NO TIME TO SAY GOODBYE at our home studio in Los Angeles and had it mixed/mastered by my friend/sound engineer Kostya in Moscow. </p>
<p>Would you like to read Bill's book? Here is the amazon.com link: <strong><a contents="http://tiny.cc/ntsg&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tiny.cc/ntsg" style="" target="_blank">http://tiny.cc/ntsg</a></strong></p>
<p>If you are fascinated with time travel (like me) you'll love this story. It's quite original and has a great twist (shhhh, you didn't hear it from me). </p>
<p>:)<br><br>You can buy the song <strong><a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/track/1398433/no-time-to-say-goodbye-theme-song-for-a-time-travel-novella-by-bill-adler-jr" style="" target="_blank">here</a></strong></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/f2ffa7ab2acd59814cc8af1ec69766b621b86b28/original/no-time-to-say-good.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/50254242018-01-15T20:32:51-08:002018-01-15T22:49:43-08:00My song "Every Breath" on NBC's DAYS OF OUR LIVES today!<p>If you tune into NBC's DAYS OF OUR LIVES today (January 15, 2018 - Season 53, Episode 78), you'll hear my song during a very sexy scene, featuring Eli Grant and Gabi Hernandez.<br><br>The song is "Every Breath" from my album "Small Collection of Interesting Songs" (which you can purchase here: <a contents="https://www.marinav.com/album/438388" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/album/438388" target="_blank">https://www.marinav.com/album/438388</a> )</p>
<p>And here is the still from the scene (I took it from my TV screen) :)<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/424fa63a441f3ed4d2b35dedd205b5b575d25b1b/original/20180115-201127-resized.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/50225552018-01-13T15:47:37-08:002018-01-13T15:47:37-08:00February 2018 Tour with BETH HART (and other shows)<p>I am THRILLED (in all caps, yes!) to announce that I'll be touring with the incredible & super-talented Beth Hart again - see the dates in the image below.</p>
<p>These are all such beautiful theatres, including the gorgeous Ace Hotel Theatre in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>Beth, her team and her fans have given me (and Nick) so much love during the Sept tour, it was magical. I can't wait to do these shows!</p>
<p>I hope you guys can come and see one of these concerts - get your tickets now as some shows will be (and some already are) sold out. You will fall in love with Beth and her music, I promise ❤</p>
<p>Check out <a contents="www.BethHart.com/tour" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.BethHart.com/tour" target="_blank">www.BethHart.com/tour</a> for all the info and tix ❤</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/9a80494dd5de466c76bc612f56fe2a454a4e181f/original/01winter-tour-2018-500x500.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/50053012018-01-03T13:28:05-08:002018-01-03T13:28:05-08:00LA Talk Radio<p>Huge thanks to the very awesome Nikhi Korula (of the Nikhil Korula Band) at Wake Up Hollywood radio show for such a fun interview tonight! <3 <br><br>You can listen to the show at <a contents="http://latalkradio.com/content/wake-hollywoodunder" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://latalkradio.com/content/wake-hollywoodunder" target="_blank">http://latalkradio.com/content/wake-hollywoodunder</a> January 2, my part starts at 11:40. <br><br>P.S. The third photo is my attempt to use a selfie stick for the first time :)</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/58db1730f6531598a2fea86332a561b62a178537/original/la-talk-radio-nikhi.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/687fcf63dadea64ea5debec1cf1f39dd21bfcafe/original/la-talk-radio-nikhil.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/c491a91e575f49080ac925d044e20d6acf921231/original/la-talk-radio-nikhi-and-ronnan.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/49872612017-12-20T19:24:42-08:002018-01-22T13:33:21-08:00Exciting news: GRAMMYs in Moscow! ❤<p>I'm excited to say hi to you from Moscow where I am assisting the GRAMMY Museum with the first ever GRAMMY exhibit in Russia! We just had the VIP opening reception at the Kremlin as part of the Russian Music Awards. And on Dec 17 we're having the official opening at the Smolensky Passage (mall) for general public viewing (until Feb 2018). </p>
<p>Most of you know that for years now I've been extremely passionate about promoting Russian-American relations through music. I love both countries and it breaks my heart that there's an ongoing political tension between US & Russia (all my life, really). But through music - the magical universal language - we can feel (and we are!) more united than divided. </p>
<p>I am proud to continue my role as a cultural ambassador and proud to play a part in this historic event which will help foster relations not only between US & Russian musicians, but between all of our people. </p>
<p>On a very personal note, coming to Kremlin every day is beyond cool. It's a very special place, centuries worth of history. A couple of days ago I got to walk here at midnight, entirely by myself (except for the guards). It was incredible. </p>
<p>Also, staying at the hotel in Moscow is strange - because I always stay at my dad's place. But I'm loving the view (we're at the National Hotel across the street from the Kremlin/Red Square). </p>
<p>I posted (and will post a lot more) pics on the Instagram: <br><strong><a contents="www.instagram.com/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/MarinaVmusic" style="" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/MarinaVmusic </a></strong></p>
<p>And here is a little video from one of the Russian news channels <br>where I'm telling the reporter not to touch the Michael Jackson's glove, haha :) <br><strong><a contents="https://www.facebook.com/marinavmusic/videos/10156040999477884" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/marinavmusic/videos/10156040999477884" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/marinavmusic/videos/10156040999477884</a>/ </strong></p>
<p>I'd like to express my gratitude to Bob Santelli (the GRAMMY Museum Foundation founder/director) whose vision and tireless work have made it all possible. And of course, thanks to our GRAMMY Museum team, and Mikhail & Sait Guseriev & everyone who has worked hard to make it all happen. </p>
<p>Okay! Signing off for now. Gotta get some sleep, it's been a very very busy last several days with little sleep, fighting jetlag and tons of work, but it's all good. <br>Not complaining :) <br>Hugs & lots of love to every one of you, <br>Marina</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/0dc8445cfb0e1ced3000fa4019ab60bd9a39cd81/original/marina-grammy.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/f0b983d39b8566dc1ee9e48d4f5f3d581fb652c4/original/25395052-10156048176237884-8010587513758477715-o.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>And below are photos with Bob Santelli, the director of the GRAMMY MUSEUM Foundation and founder of the GRAMMY MUSEUM.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/5cda9065bbc43a1956e2eeb6db6091806038f8fc/original/par-7140.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/187c0eabe512b31120d7eb687b50543135bf5827/original/stv-7256.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/49655542017-12-06T14:07:19-08:002017-12-06T14:07:19-08:00to all who have been abused and hurt<p>I was raped when I was 16. <br>For years I never talked about it. But, inspired by brave women who have recently publicly shared their stories, I decided to speak out. </p>
<p>People often ask - why are these women coming out now, so many years later? <br>For me, the voices of this community have helped alleviate feelings of isolation and have given me tremendous strength. </p>
<p>Speaking openly is my way of saying I am done feeling like a victim. </p>
<p>I wrote SPEAK about standing up for myself. Today I dedicate this song to all who have been abused and hurt, to all who have felt ashamed and alone. You are not alone. We have strength in numbers, and our voice is our power. <br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="YhLptgNVhfE" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/YhLptgNVhfE/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YhLptgNVhfE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>#metoo #speakup #speakout #UnleashYourInnerSuperhero</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>SPEAK </strong></p>
<p>I want to scream at people </p>
<p>who are mean to me </p>
<p>But I’m too nice, too nice </p>
<p>I’m a nice girl </p>
<p>I’m the quiet type </p>
<p>Never argue, never fight </p>
<p>Always agree, afraid </p>
<p>Afraid of controversy </p>
<p>Afraid to hurt the feelings of people who don’t care </p>
<p>Don’t care about me </p>
<p>But now I’ve had enough </p>
<p>I will speak up </p>
<p>I will speak out </p>
<p>And I will speak my mind </p>
<p>Don’t care if they freak out </p>
<p>I will speak out </p>
<p>And I will speak my mind </p>
<p>Not gonna worry what they think and I’m not sorry </p>
<p>Got my voice and I will be heard </p>
<p>I’m done with compromise </p>
<p>Don’t ask me to be nice </p>
<p>Too nice, too nice, cause I’m a nice girl <br><br>Cause now I’ve had enough </p>
<p>I will speak up </p>
<p>I will speak out </p>
<p>And I will speak my mind </p>
<p>Don’t care if they freak out </p>
<p>I will speak out </p>
<p>And I will speak my mind </p>
<p>And I will never apologize </p>
<p>Never apologize for being myself </p>
<p>Cause I’ve had enough </p>
<p>I will speak up </p>
<p>I will speak out </p>
<p>And I will speak my mind </p>
<p>Don’t care if they freak out </p>
<p>I am gonna speak out </p>
<p>And I will speak my mind </p>
<p>I will speak up, speak out, and I will speak my mind </p>
<p>I will speak up, speak out </p>
<p>And I will speak my mind<br> </p>
<p>Music & Lyrics by Marina V & Nick Baker.<br>Produced by Ryan Franks.<br>Remixed by Marina V & Nick Baker, 2017.<br><br><br><br>You can purchase SPEAK (2017 remix) at <a contents="http://www.MarinaV.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/music-store" target="_blank">http://www.MarinaV.com</a><br>100% of proceeds from sales of this song will go to RAINN.org</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/49245052017-11-08T11:33:46-08:002017-11-08T11:33:46-08:00Album Release Party in Los Angeles Nov 12th!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/397578e08c28830abd39ac9f9edc7446cf672cd3/original/marina-v-album-release-celebration.jpg?1510169527" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Hi to my LA friends!! Nick & I are back from our European tour and we hope to see you this Sunday at our BORN TO THE STARS album release concert + celebration in Los Angeles!! </p>
<p>I'm sooooo excited to play with my band again, it's been over 4 years! </p>
<p>Big jet-lagged hug, can't wait to see you all, hug each and every one of you and share the new songs and sounds! <br>All details below. <br>Marina :) </p>
<p>Sunday, Nov 12 @ Three Clubs <br>Marina V BORN TO THE STARS album release celebration <br>1123 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90038 <br>Must be 21+ (sorry, kids!) <br>8:30pm sharp, doors 8pm<br>Tickets: $10 in advance at MarinaV.com or $20 at the door. </p>
<p>Tickets: <a contents="https://marinav.com/event/2028697/454020141/album-release-celebration-w-my-band&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/event/2028697/454020141/album-release-celebration-w-my-band" target="_blank">https://marinav.com/event/2028697/454020141/album-release-celebration-w-my-band </a></p>
<p>Please try to arrive by 8:15pm to get a drink and a seat!</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/48970742017-10-18T12:48:47-07:002017-10-18T14:55:44-07:00New music video: Beautiful Forever<p>New video for my song BEAUTIFUL FOREVER.</p>
<p><strong><a contents="https://youtu.be/4F7z_vLC-Rw" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/4F7z_vLC-Rw" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/4F7z_vLC-Rw</a></strong></p>
<p>Dedicated to all we miss ❤ From my new album BORN TO THE STARS. If you like the song, please consider supporting my music & buying it at <a contents="https://www.marinav.com/music-store" data-link-label="Music + Store" data-link-type="page" href="/music-store" target="_blank">https://www.MarinaV.com</a> Thank you, Marina ❤</p>
<p>Music & lyrics by Marina V & Nick Baker.<br>Guitar by Adam Werner (yes, I can play guitar but Adam played it better) :)<br>Mixed & Mastered by Steve Horner.<br>Video directed & edited by Katya Tsyganova. Filmed at Lake Castaic, California <br><br><strong>BEAUTIFUL FOREVER </strong></p>
<p>It’s so hard to find the words </p>
<p>Happy memories always hurt </p>
<p>Cause you were always part of me </p>
<p>And I will always think of you </p>
<p>And I will always dream of you </p>
<p>And you will always be </p>
<p>Beautiful forever </p>
<p>To me </p>
<p>Found your picture on my phone </p>
<p>Making faces, having fun </p>
<p>Your smile will always shine for me </p>
<p>And I will always think of you </p>
<p>And I will always dream of you </p>
<p>And you will always be </p>
<p>Beautiful forever </p>
<p>To me </p>
<p>I don’t know what tomorrow brings </p>
<p>But I know you will always be with me </p>
<p>And I will always wish for you </p>
<p>And I will always dream of you </p>
<p>And you will always be </p>
<p>Beautiful forever </p>
<p>To me</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F7z_vLC-Rw&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/29ba5d0f787fa486b44cdd9396aa4ced237b14a6/original/mar-beaut-still.jpg?1508356175" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/48756622017-10-03T13:33:45-07:002017-10-03T13:33:45-07:00It's my birthday! :) Buy my music today & I'll send 50% to the Red Cross!<p>My dear friends around the world, </p>
<p>for my birthday today I am donating 50% of all www.MarinaV.com sales to the Red Cross. <br>With all of the recent disasters & tragedies, their work is needed more than ever. </p>
<p>So if there is an album/shirt/Russian stacking doll you don't yet have, consider buying it today. <br>Or maye as a gift for a friend. <br>Just please specify for whom I should sign, there is a "notes" field as you're clicking to purchase. </p>
<p>Singles, ditital albums, and personalized, hugged & kissed CDs: <br><a contents="https://www.marinav.com/music-store&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/music-store">https://www.marinav.com/music-store </a></p>
<p>Shirts, lyric sheets, matryoshka dolls, and posters: <br><a contents="https://www.marinav.com/shirts-merch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/shirts-merch">https://www.marinav.com/shirts-merch</a> </p>
<p>And here is the secret link for BIG FANS ONLY. It has my old or very limited edition releases: <br><a contents="https://www.marinav.com/big-fans-only" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/big-fans-only">https://www.marinav.com/big-fans-only</a> </p>
<p>If you buy tickets to my Hollywood Nov 12 album release concert, I'll donate 50% as well. <br><a contents="https://www.marinav.com/tour&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/tour">https://www.marinav.com/tour </a></p>
<p>Thank you for your love & support. <br>If you don't want to buy anything from my website, you can donate at <a contents="RedCross.org" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.RedCross.org" target="_blank">RedCross.org</a> - either way, thank you!!! </p>
<p>Hope to see you at one of the tour stops. <br>Germany tour coming up, then Moscow, L.A., Las Vegas, Big Bear & Sydney!! </p>
<p>hugs and lots of love, <br>Marina :)</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/1dc3c8f64e35b2a5602a7999979ddb280fa088b8/original/bday.jpg?1507062774" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/48580132017-09-20T10:09:26-07:002017-09-20T10:09:26-07:00Hello from the road!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/b592dc761a3ffedb08f3cd7b2915bf4d546e86f2/original/b9a4741.jpg?1505927243" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Hi guys! The tour has been going so well, huge thanks to all of you and to Beth Hart's fans for so much love!!!!<br>You can see my tour blog with tons of photos and behind the scenes at the <a contents="" data-link-label="Food & Travel" data-link-type="page" href="/food-travel" style="" target="_blank">/food-travel</a> section!<br>Hugs & lots of love from Lincoln, Nebraska!!</p>
<p>P.S. Here is a lovely show review of our Phoenix concert: <a contents="http://www.kataklizmicdesign.com/events/2017/09/19/beth-hart_9-12-17/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kataklizmicdesign.com/events/2017/09/19/beth-hart_9-12-17/" target="_blank">http://www.kataklizmicdesign.com/events/2017/09/19/beth-hart_9-12-17/</a></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/48371592017-09-04T13:57:22-07:002017-09-04T13:57:22-07:00New song: Darker Than Midnight<p>We just added "Darker Than Midnight" to the digital store!!<br>Here is the link: <a contents="https://www.marinav.com/music-store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/music-store" target="_blank">https://www.marinav.com/music-store</a><br><br>I co-wrote this song with a talented composer friend of mine, Michael Levine (fun note: he has also written the famous "Give Me a Break" Kit Kat TV commercial!).<br><br>Michael & I wrote this song as an end-credits theme song to a heart-wrenching documentary called City 40 (<strong><span style="color:#c0392b;">nominated for an EMMY 2017</span></strong>!), directed by Samira Goetschel. The film is now on Netflix. For more info: <a contents="https://www.facebook.com/CITY40documentary/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/CITY40documentary/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CITY40documentary/</a></p>
<p><a contents="https://marinav.com/track/1309740/darker-than-midnight-theme-song-from-emmy-nonimated-documentary-city-40-marina-v-michael-levine?autostart=true " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://marinav.com/track/1309740/darker-than-midnight-theme-song-from-emmy-nonimated-documentary-city-40-marina-v-michael-levine?autostart=true" target="_blank">https://marinav.com/track/1309740/darker-than-midnight-theme-song-from-emmy-nonimated-documentary-city-40-marina-v-michael-levine?autostart=true </a></p>
<p><strong> Thank you :) ❤ </strong></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/16bd0a1c6800675663ed94833fac2638868271cf/original/emmy.jpg?1504558632" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/3479e1193ded1d11b806386958d4d7b80409cd47/original/city40.jpg?1504558578" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/48348972017-09-01T14:58:09-07:002018-07-26T23:12:33-07:00US & European tour, Emmy nom, new album & other news!<p>Hi to my friends around the world! </p>
<p>I've been working non-stop and I am sooo excited about our BORN TO THE STARS big tour in the US in September (opening for the incredible Beth Hart) and Germany + Moscow in October! And then we will have our big full band shows (first time in 4 years!): ALBUM RELEASE concerts in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. See all dates below. Some tickets are on sale, please see MarinaV.com for all details & links. </p>
<p>I wish I could extend my tour and play everywhere so I could see every one of you! If you'd like to organize or sponsor a show in your home/city/country, let me know - it might just be possible! </p>
<p>In other news - I recently co-wrote the end-credits song (with a brilliant composer Michael Levine) for a documentary called City 40 (it's now on Netflix). The movie has been nominated for an <strong>EMMY</strong>! My song is the only song in the movie, and I am very honored to be a part of the talented City 40 team! </p>
<p>And... The new album BORN TO THE STARS is almost here! I am beyond excited and extremely proud of this album, its message and the songs. Nick & I are signing and numbering all of the special edition copies today (see photo: <a contents="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYd9cvjgTNB/?taken-by=marinavmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYd9cvjgTNB/?taken-by=marinavmusic" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/p/BYd9cvjgTNB/?taken-by=marinavmusic</a>), my hand is about to go numb from writing so much, but this is a very happy numb :) Thanks to all who pre-ordered and to all of our 2 songs a month club family for making this album possible. I love you, guys! You are my tribe! </p>
<p>You can order BORN TO THE STARS here: <a contents="https://www.marinav.com/new-album-born-to-the-stars" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/new-album-born-to-the-stars" target="_blank">https://www.marinav.com/new-album-born-to-the-stars</a> <br>I'll have the CDs next week & will be able to sign & personalize them for you and ship before I leave on tour, so order today! You can order digital download only too. </p>
<p>I have been & will be writing about our tour in my travel blog at <a contents="https://www.marinav.com/food-travel" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/food-travel" target="_blank">https://www.marinav.com/food-travel</a> - check out my latest post from Big Bear, CA!! </p>
<p>Ok, this is way too long. Are you still reading??? :) </p>
<p>Hugs & lots of love, <br>thank you for being a part of my musical journey. <br>Marina :) P.S. Have you seen the BORN TO THE STARS music video? <a contents="https://youtu.be/KEnZaoj2nnQ" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/KEnZaoj2nnQ" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/KEnZaoj2nnQ</a> </p>
<p><br><strong>We now have BTTS tshirts and posters available at the shop, too!!</strong></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/325ec865bc8879192bbb8b0ab7abd07ad47a119d/original/poster-web.jpg?1504302907" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/48087742017-08-09T16:37:29-07:002017-08-22T14:07:52-07:00A few more tour dates added!<p>Can't wait to see you all on the road! Details on the Tour page!<br>hugs :)</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/5dcadf98efeada960a146d8a89ce59f9afe303b7/original/new-sept-2017-tour.jpg?1503436001" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/47932112017-07-26T14:26:02-07:002017-07-26T14:26:02-07:00New tour dates!<p>My dear friends,</p>
<p>I'm very excited to announce that I'll be touring (as an opener) with a very talented singer/songwriter, Beth Hart, in September. I've been a fan of her music and friends with her for many years now. I'm really looking forward to sharing the stage with Beth! We'll also be doing a few solo shows in the midwest.</p>
<p>In October, Nick & I will be back in Germany! Looking forward to returning to this beautiful country.</p>
<p>In November, we'll have our first FULL BAND show since 4 years ago. It will be at the beautiful Whitney Library Theatre on Nov 19th!</p>
<p>Meanwhile, we'll be having some DINNER & CONCERT AT MY HOUSE dates.</p>
<p>Hopefully, will see you at one of these shows!</p>
<p>All tour dates are at <a contents="https://www.marinav.com/tour" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/tour">https://www.marinav.com/tour</a></p>
<p>Can't wait! </p>
<p>Hugs, </p>
<p>Marina :) P.S. If you're coming to a specific show, email love@MarinaV.com w/the date in the subject and your song request, and I'll try my best to sing it for you.</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/47610092017-06-29T00:17:09-07:002017-06-29T00:17:09-07:002 days left to get a LIMITED SPECIAL EDITION of the upcoming album<p>Dear friends & fans of my music! <br>Thank you for all of your support in the past. <br>Because of you, I have been able to make the last few albums, have opportunities and grow as an artist. </p>
<p>As you know, we have a new album in the works. <br>Nick & I are very excited about the songs and the sounds. <br>It is named BORN TO THE STARS, after the song which celebrates human spirit and perseverance. </p>
<p>We are raising funds to finish the album.</p>
<p>Would you be able to help us reach our goal? </p>
<p>You will get a <strong>LIMITED SPECIAL EDITION</strong> copy of the album (with slightly different artwork), numbered, signed & personalized for you. </p>
<p><strong>Please pre-order here: <a contents="https://www.marinav.com/pre-order-the-new-album&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/pre-order-the-new-album">https://www.marinav.com/pre-order-the-new-album </a></strong></p>
<p>HUGE THANKS to all of you who have already contributed! </p>
<p><strong><span class="font_large">Contribution levels: </span></strong><br><br>$10+ digital downloads + behind the scenes (members of our 2 SONGS A MONTH CLUB will receive the <br>digital download as part of their membership) </p>
<p>$25+ LIMITED EDITION numbered & personalized CD + all of the above </p>
<p>$100+ all of the above + your name in the Thank You credits </p>
<p>$300+ all of the above + feel free to pick one of the following: <br>ticket to a dinner/concert at my house, a painting, skype call, lyric sheet, etc. <br>I'll email you and ask which reward you'd like, and I'll try my best to make it work </p>
<p>$700+ all of the above + feel free to pick one of the following: <br>up to 5 tickets to a dinner/concert at my house, a painting, skype call, lyric sheet, etc. <br>I'll email you and ask which reward you'd like, and I'll try my best to make it work </p>
<p>$1,500+ all of the above + your name (or your company's or your pet's name) as the ASSOCIATE PRODUCER of the album. </p>
<p>Lots of love, and thanks again! </p>
<p>Marina :) <br>P.S. Have you looked into joining our <a contents="2 SONGS A MONTH CLUB" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.patreon.com/marinav" target="_blank">2 SONGS A MONTH CLUB</a>?<br>Members will get the digital download of the new album as part of their membership.</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/47436962017-06-13T14:53:44-07:002017-06-16T13:16:01-07:00Online Concert June 17th!<p>We'll be doing a little online concert is this Saturday at 2pm US Pacific, streaming live from my home studio.</p>
<p>It will be on <a contents="facebook.com/MarinaVmusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/MarinaVmusic" target="_blank">facebook.com/MarinaVmusic</a></p>
<p>Can't wait! ?❤</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/47384182017-06-08T14:27:49-07:002017-06-12T12:21:50-07:00My first biopsy<p>Just wanted to say THANK YOU to all who wrote to me with kind words of support as I was awaiting the results of my first biopsy.<br>It really helped me through the process.<br><br>Why did I have biopsy?<br><br>Back in April I noticed a lump/thickening/something in my left breast and went to the doctor to get it checked out.<br><br>Then I had my (first ever) mammogram (as well as ultra sound) in May.<br><br>Had the biopsy on May 30. After 4 days of waiting, I got an email (a very wonderful email!) from my doctor notifying me the lump was benign. <br><br>They diagnosed me with Fibrocystic Breast Desease (apparently, quite a lot of women have this desease).<br> <br>I won't lie: the whole biopsy experience was scary. Some of it was painful, and the recovery process takes a while. But I should be back to 100% soon.<br>And I am SO GLAD I went to get it checked out. <br><br><strong>The reason I am telling you this </strong>is because so many women (and men) do not go to the doctor when they notice something wrong going on.<br>And when they do eventually go it might be too late. <br><br>This happened to my aunt. And to my grandmother. It is just heartbreaking because their cancer could have been caught early.<br>But their cancer metastasized instead. And they both died way before their time. There isn't a day I don't think about it.<br>And I wear a pink Cancer Awareness bracelet as a reminder.<br><br>So... please please please... whether you're a woman or a man, if you (or your loved one) are feeling something wrong going on, please go get it checked out. Early detection can save your life (or save the life of someone you love). <br><br>❤</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/46674102017-04-12T09:16:31-07:002017-04-13T12:30:12-07:00BORN TO THE STARS music video + Vol. 1 of BORN TO THE STARS album!!!<p>My dear friends around the world! <br>I am beyond excited to annouce that our new music video <strong>BORN TO THE STARS</strong> is here!!!! <br>There are cameos from some really amazing artists you might recognize :) <br><br>Watch it here: <a contents="https://youtu.be/KEnZaoj2nnQ" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/KEnZaoj2nnQ" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/KEnZaoj2nnQ</a><br> </p>
<p>And, today BORN TO THE STARS Vol. 1 is out!!!<br>It has 3 songs:<br>1. Born To The Stars<br>2. I Am Iron<br>3. my cover of Bob Marley's Three Little Birds. <br><br>Get it on iTunes <a contents="https://tinyurl.com/MarinaViTunes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://tinyurl.com/MarinaViTunes" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/MarinaViTunes</a> !! <br> <br>OR... just PRE-ORDER the full album and we'll send you the download of these songs at <a contents="https://www.marinav.com/pre-order-the-new-album" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/pre-order-the-new-album" target="_blank">https://www.marinav.com/pre-order-the-new-album</a></p>
<p><br><strong>THE VIDEO:</strong><br>I wrote #BornToTheStars during a dark moment in my life, but this song helped me get through it.<br>Every time I sing Born To The Stars live, I feel strong, empowered and inspired. If you find this song inspires you too, please share ❤ </p>
<p>I'm honored to have cameos by several amazing people whose spirit and determination I admire tremendously. <br>Thanks to: </p>
<p>Steel Panther <br>David Ellefson (Megadeth) <br>Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie) <br>Bruce Kulick (KISS/Grand Funk Railroad) <br>Jill Sobule <br>Jim Kimo West (Hawaiian Slack Key/Weird Al) <br>Astrid Plane (Animotion) <br>Sandro Monetti (writer/journalist) <br>Eliina Nicole (Regain Your Voice) <br>Marci Chiarandini (Las Vegas Public Library) <br>Jack Douglas (John Lennon, Aerosmith) <br>Steve Horner <br>Katya Tsyganova <br>Elke James <br>Raggi Olafsson (Árstíðir) <br>Manda Mosher (Calico The Band) <br>Shannon Hurley & Ben Eisen (Lovers & Poets) <br>Cole Coleman <br>Ali McManus & band <br>Nikhil Korula </p>
<p>BORN TO THE STARS: written by Marina Verenikina & Nick Baker. <br>Produced by Steve Horner. Guest vocals by Árstíðir. </p>
<p>LYRICS: </p>
<p>Whatever happened to <br>The dreams that we once knew <br>Whatever happened to us <br>Did we grow up too fast? <br>Well, I don’t want to be <br>Whatever they decided for me <br>And I don’t want to feel <br>The way it’s making me feel </p>
<p>We are, we are, we are <br>We are born to the stars, we are <br>We are never to stop <br>Never to stop <br>Even when it scares us <br>We are, we are, we are <br>We are given a chance we are <br>We are never to stop <br>Never to stop <br>We are the only chance we’ve got </p>
<p>Whatever happened to <br>The brave and beautiful <br>The hope in songs & books <br>Discovering the universe <br>Well I don’t want to be <br>Their sensible version of me <br>And I don’t want to feel <br>The way it’s making me feel </p>
<p>Whatever happened to <br>The dreams that we once knew <br>Whatever happened to our childlike wonder <br>I need to feel the light <br>The hunger for this life <br>The beauty lies inside <br>So go and find it <br> </p>
<p>VIDEO directed & edited by Katya Tsyganova. <br>Filmed at Studio 519, Redondo Beach, CA. </p>
<p>SPECIAL THANKS <br>to Don & Joelle Adkins at Studio 519 for going above & beyond, Mike & Denise Bundlie for lending us equipment, Steve Horner for producing this song with us so beautifully, to Árstíðir for their fab tribal vocals, to Katya Tsyganova for all of her filming & editing magic, to all of our guest stars and to all of our 2 Songs a Month Club members who made this video possible. </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/46421052017-03-22T21:09:51-07:002017-04-05T11:40:55-07:00Pre-order the new album!!<p><span class="font_large"><strong>PRE-ORDER MY NEW ALBUM, "BORN TO THE STARS" (and help us finish & release the album!)!!! </strong></span></p>
<p>Hi, guys!!!! I am beyond excited about our new album, BORN TO THE STARS!! </p>
<p>We will release it digitally in 4 volumes over the next 4 months, but you can pre-order the FULL ALBUM (digital or physical) now! </p>
<p>The album is named after one of my songs. <br>It is about making the most of the life that we've been given, about taking chances, dreaming big and never giving up, no matter how hard it gets. </p>
<p>While I wrote this song (with Nick) during one of my darker times, BORN TO THE STARS helped me feel stronger and braver each day. <br>Naming the album after this song felt right. </p>
<p>We already have most of the songs recorded, thanks to the support from the members of our 2 SONGS A MONTH CLUB! </p>
<p>Pre-order below and, if you are able to, add any amount over the minimum price! <br>It will help us cover the costs of finishing & releasing the album! </p>
<p>THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!!! hugs, Marina :) </p>
<p>P.S. If we get enough pre-orders to help cover the costs, the album will be ready in September! ❤ <br>P.P.S. If you wish to donate $2,000 or more, you will be listed as the "Associate Producer" on the album!<br><br><strong>PRE-ORDER <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/pre-order-the-new-album" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong></p><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marinav.com/news/blog/pre-order-the-new-album" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/4184c752b647199846029e90db0292db6f9fcfdd/original/cover-preorder.jpg?1491417588" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/46289522017-03-14T00:38:06-07:002017-03-14T00:38:06-07:00"SPEAK" is the end credits song in a beautiful movieI'm proud to announce that my song SPEAK is the end credits of a beautiful short film, <strong>Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man</strong>.<br><br>It is narrated by the Hollywood legend, <strong>Ed Asner</strong>, and stars <strong>Jaeden Lieberher</strong> (a brilliant young actor known for his roles in St. Vincent and Aloha, to name a few), and a few other wonderful actors.<br><br>This is a powerful film and I'm so honored that SPEAK is the end credits song in this movie.<br><br>Here is a photo of me and Nick at the film's screening a few months ago:<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/6ad5341f98cfe006b8ede3fa2487f4396efa2dc4/original/framed-screening.jpg?1489476545" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>And here is a one with (L-R) Brenda Lau (director), Ed Asner, the costume designer (so sorry, forgot her name, I know I'm horrible!), Sylvia Kahn Versace (producer and descendant of the main character), myself and Nick.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/3686bdecb6e9bc544731e68133acb6b10062986c/original/ed-asner.jpg?1489476603" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>The film is now making the festival rounds, but soon will be out on DVD.<br>You can check out more about this at <a contents="http://framedthefilm.org/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://framedthefilm.org/" target="_blank">http://framedthefilm.org/</a> Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/46168222017-03-04T14:45:56-08:002018-10-25T23:47:02-07:00LYRICS CONTEST!!<p>We have a fun lyrics contest!<br>Guess the words Marina is whispering in the bridge section of her song HELLO and win a prize! </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><strong>DETAILS: </strong></span><br><br>Song: HELLO (from Marina's 2017 INNER SUPERHERO album). <br>Listen on iTunes, MarinaV.com or youtube: <br><a contents="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBlB6OyP8oc " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBlB6OyP8oc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBlB6OyP8oc </a><br><br>At 2:15 in the song (bridge part), Marina is whispering a few sentences. </p>
<p>Guess the words she is whispering. </p>
<p>Leave a comment under this post here, on FB or Instagram (or email<strong> love@MarinaV.com</strong>) with your guessed lyrics! </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><strong>PRIZE: </strong></span></p>
<p>The correct lyrics (or closest to correct) gets:<br>Signed & personalized "INNER SUPERHERO" album + skype with Marina. </p>
<p>Honorable mentions for 2 runner ups + honorable mention for funniest lyrics! </p>
<p>Winners announced March 13!<br><br>Good luck! :)</p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/45806072017-02-07T14:41:47-08:002017-02-15T10:24:04-08:00PRISON CONCERT<p>Nick & I recently performed at Lynwood County Jail.<br>Out of 850+ concerts we have performed, it was one of the most unusual, emotional, soul-rewarding yet heartbreaking experiences.<br><br>It was an an amazing show, far beyond my expectations. To be honest, I didn't even know what to expect.<br><br>My friend Keisha works with Healthright360, which is a non-profit organization that provides treatment, rehabilitation and re-entry services to adults in Los Angeles who have been incarcerated and who are making positive changes and rebuilding their lives. When Keisha asked if I wanted to perform in prison, I immediately said yes. I have done many benefit concerts in the past, but I really had no idea this would be as emotional for me as it was.<br><br>Some of the women at Lynwood are there just for a few months, some for years, and some are serving life sentences. I was surprised. I didn't know that a County Jail would have inmates serving life. But they do. Prisons in US are overcrowded, and some of the inmates have to be sent to local jails.<br><br>I had never met anyone before who was serving life. I had only visited a minimum security prison (in Illinois, as a college student) in the past.<br>But here there were women serving life sentences.<br>After the performance, I gave one of these women a big hug, which I was immediately told not to do (nobody told me I couldn't!)<br><br>The inmates were incredibly grateful for our time and music, clapped along and sang along and gave us an incredible amount of love and warmth.<br><br>Yvonne, one of Healthright360 staff, passed around a little diary where the inmates could write messages to me and to Nick. I read all of the notes when I got home, and was moved to tears. Some inmates shared their stories but most told us how much music means to them. <br><br>They also gave me a hand-sewn doll (similar to which they make for children's hospital). Photo below.<br><br>While in Lynwood, Nick & I learned that the inmates are lacking some of the basic necessities, like soap and shampoo.<br>So we decided to make our next LA concert a "soap & shampoo drive". <br>It's amazing that we can make someone's life a little better, if we only try, right?<br><br>All you have to do is bring a few travel-size shampoos & bars of soap to the show!<br>Thank you :)</p>
<p>CONCERT:<br>Saturday, February 25 at Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles (see tour dates page).<br><br>About Healthright 360:<br><a contents="https://www.healthright360.org/los-angeles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.healthright360.org/los-angeles" target="_blank">https://www.healthright360.org/los-angeles</a> <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/f2b122c9e0439b6e7bcd51626259cb46bf1a1c70/original/marina-v-in-lynwood-county-jail.jpg?1486506405" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/23b8c4c85bd8b0b4c4071efc473de4e22934ca02/original/marina-v-in-lynwood-county-jail-2.jpg?1486506404" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/42ca7016d8f15ed53beca0c16c0b6e33f2961f3b/original/mar-car.jpg?1486506406" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br> </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/45686202017-01-29T21:58:13-08:002017-01-29T21:58:13-08:00Join our 2 songs a month club!<p>Every month (for the last 3 years!!) Nick & I release 2 brand new songs for our club! <br>I am so very proud of our accomplishments and of every song we share. <br>If you like my music, join us! I promise you will love the songs, stories and videos I share with you each month!<br> <a contents="www.patreon.com/marinav" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.patreon.com/marinav" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/marinav</a><br>How much does it cost? It's up to you. Whatever you contribute, it helps us continue making music!<br><br>THANK YOU to all of our current members, we have created quite a community, right? <br>I love you, guys!!! <br>More than this pillow :) :) :) </p>
<p>Photo by Erik Fischer, Jan 2017<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/8e55b04f7d04664db26282114afdd01b651ba8b6/original/patreon-square-2017.jpg?1485755824" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/45486722017-01-13T00:52:10-08:002017-01-13T12:48:47-08:00My new album, INNER SUPERHERO, is here!!!<p>Hi guys!! My new album,<strong> INNER SUPERHERO</strong>, is here!!<br>It is now available on every digital outlet worldwide (<strong><a contents="iTunes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/inner-superhero/id1193813546" target="_blank">iTunes</a></strong>, amazon, etc)!<br><br>And signed physical copies (and mp3s/digital downloads, as well) are available here at <a contents="www.MarinaV.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.MarinaV.com"><strong>www.MarinaV.com</strong></a><br><br>I am very, very proud of <strong>INNER SUPERHERO</strong> and the album's message.<br>It is about finding the inner strength and looking for light when sometimes it feels there is only darkness.<br>Each song deals with searching for/finding love, strength, positivity and light. <br><br>Below are the lyrics and credits. Thanks so much to everyone who made this album possible!!!<br><br>iTunes: <a contents="http://apple.co/2iQA8oy" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://apple.co/2iQA8oy" target="_blank">http://apple.co/2iQA8oy</a> <br>Spotify: <a contents="http://bit.ly/2jNa3e8" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/2jNa3e8" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2jNa3e8</a><br>Google: <a contents="http://bit.ly/2iQxejP" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/2iQxejP" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2iQxejP</a> <br>Tidal: <a contents="http://bit.ly/2jspFjY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/2jspFjY" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2jspFjY</a><br>Amazon: <a contents="https://goo.gl/dCo9dU" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://goo.gl/dCo9dU" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/dCo9dU</a><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/4441c9501dcdd8bbcb246e07b14e90a9cef9a648/medium/marinav-inner-superhero-cover.jpg?1484297366" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /><br><strong>INNER SUPERHERO </strong><br><br><strong>Chapter 1: SPACE ROSE </strong><br>1. Hello <br>2. Run <br>3. Win* <br>4. Speak <br>5. Fairytale or Not <br>6. Stand <br><strong>Chapter 2: THE HAPPY ENDING </strong><br>7. Light Up The Dark* <br>8. Enjoy The Ride <br>9. Say Hello^ <br>10. Going Home* <br><strong>BONUS: </strong><br>11. Run (Russian version) <br>12. Wind Of Change (Scorpions cover) <br><br>All songs written by Marina Verenikina & Nick Baker (except #12 written by Klaus Meine)<br>(c) 2013-2017 Marina V. All rights reserved. <br>All songs produced, arranged and mastered by Ryan Franks except <br>* produced & arranged by Alex Kharlamov <br>^ produced by Craig Parker Adams <br><br>HELLO <br>Let me come <br>And show you how to <br>Feel no pain when you’re bleeding <br>In the night the wind is howling <br>You go insane because you needed <br>Someone there until sunrise <br>I know that you can save my life if you just tried <br>I scream hello.. </p>
<p>Tell me, are you out there? <br>Tell me, are you out there? <br>Hello, hello.. <br>I just need some sort of sign <br>I need a little light to give me hope <br>I scream hello... </p>
<p>Let me come <br>And show you how to lose your soul to all your demons <br>I have seen the other side <br>I know that you can save my life if you just tried <br>I scream hello... </p>
<p>Tell me, are you out there? <br>Tell me, are you out there? <br>Hello, hello.. <br>I just need some sort of sign <br>I need a little light to give me hope <br>I scream hello... </p>
<p>I believe <br>I believe and I know I can save my life, if I just tried… <br>Hello… <br>RUN <br>You, you screw me up <br>mess with my mind <br>it’s just my luck… <br>Your magic worked <br>I don’t know what to do <br>I want your spell <br>I want your spell <br>I want your voodoo <br>So I'll run run run <br>And I won’t stop <br>and I feel the burn <br>but I'm catching up <br>so I'll run run run <br>til I cross the line <br>I'll run run run <br>til your love is mine <br>You know our stars have been aligned <br>So I'll run run run <br>til I fall or til your love is mine <br>You, you freak me out <br>You wove the web <br>I can’t live without <br>You hypnotize <br>I don’t know what to do <br>I want your spell <br>I want your spell <br>I want what you do <br>So I'll run run run <br>And I won’t stop <br>and I feel the burn <br>but I'm catching up <br>so I'll run run run <br>til I cross the line <br>I'll run run run <br>til your love is mine <br>You know our stars have been aligned <br>So I'll run run run <br>til I fall or til your love is mine <br>You, you screw me up, you make me chase you… <br>WIN <br>Not gonna fight it <br>I won’t deny it <br>They’re gonna lick their wounds and like it </p>
<p>I’m gonna taste it <br>I’m gonna live it <br>I’m gonna take more than they’re giving </p>
<p>I’m gonna win tonight <br>I’m gonna win this fight <br>I won’t deny it <br>I’ll win or die trying <br>It has been written in the sky <br>That I’m gonna win tonight <br>I’ll win or die trying <br>And I’m gonna win tonight </p>
<p>I like it faster <br>I like it harder <br>They like it smart <br>I like it smarter </p>
<p>I’m gonna face it <br>I’m gonna ace it <br>Not gonna stop til I’m in space and </p>
<p>I’m gonna win tonight <br>I’m gonna win this fight <br>I won’t deny it <br>I’ll win or die trying <br>It has been written in the sky <br>That I’m gonna win tonight <br>I’ll win or die trying <br>And I’m gonna win tonight </p>
<p>There’s no need to suffer <br>Just know that I </p>
<p>I’m gonna win tonight <br>I’m gonna win this fight <br>I won’t deny it <br>I’ll win or die trying <br>It has been written in the sky <br>That I’m gonna win tonight <br>I’ll win or die trying <br>And I’m gonna win tonight </p>
<p>SPEAK <br>I want to scream at people who are mean to me <br>But I’m too nice, too nice <br>I’m a nice girl </p>
<p>I’m the quiet type <br>Never argue, never fight <br>Always agree, afraid <br>Afraid of controversy <br>Afraid to hurt the feelings of people who don’t care <br>Don’t care about me <br>But now I’ve had enough </p>
<p>I will speak up <br>I will speak out <br>And I will speak my mind <br>Don’t care if they freak out <br>I will speak out <br>And I will speak my mind </p>
<p>Not gonna worry what they think and I’m not sorry <br>Got my voice and I will be heard <br>I’m done with compromise <br>Don’t ask me to be nice <br>Too nice, too nice, cause I’m a nice girl <br>Cause now I’ve had enough </p>
<p>I will speak up <br>I will speak out <br>And I will speak my mind <br>Don’t care if they freak out <br>I will speak out <br>And I will speak my mind </p>
<p>And I will never apologize <br>Never apologize for being myself <br>I’ve had enough </p>
<p>I will speak up <br>I will speak out <br>And I will speak my mind <br>Don’t care if they freak out <br>I am gonna speak out <br>And I will speak my mind <br>I will speak up, speak out, and I will speak my mind <br>I will speak up, speak out <br>And I will speak my mind </p>
<p>FAIRYTALE OR NOT <br>I feel like rain <br>I’m empty yet overwhelmed <br>I’m cold yet burning up <br>I feel that I screwed up <br>How can I make this whole again, whole again </p>
<p>When I just don’t know where to start <br>I don’t know what I’ve got <br>I don’t know where I’m going <br>Fairytale or not <br>Not sure just who I see <br>Who is really me <br>Who I wanna be when I grow up <br>Fairytale or not </p>
<p>I feel awake <br>I’m burning at the stake <br>This dream it never ends <br>Not sure where it begins <br>What does it even mean to me, and what’s the cost </p>
<p>Cause I just don’t know what I’ve lost <br>I don’t know what I’ve got <br>I don’t know where I’m going <br>Fairytale or not <br>Not sure just who I see <br>Who is really me <br>Who I wanna be when I grow up <br>Fairytale or not </p>
<p>Yes, I’m unsure <br>But do we need to know? <br>Is there a cure <br>Or at least a placebo </p>
<p>STAND <br>Live or die with no regret <br>You and I will make it yet <br>Hold me, from the fire you pull me <br>Lift me up and show me beauty to be found <br>Hold me, promise you will hold me <br>Even if the world comes crashing down <br>When the world comes crashing down around us <br>We’ll stand our ground <br>On the edge of everything <br>Dance upon piano string </p>
<p>Hold me, from the fire you pull me <br>Lift me up and show me beauty to be found <br>Hold me, promise you will hold me <br>Even if the world comes crashing down <br>When the world comes crashing down around us <br>We’ll stand our ground <br>I will never break <br>I will never fall <br>As long as I see your eyes, I am whole <br>Live or die with no regret <br> <br>LIGHT UP THE DARK <br>Lost, I don’t know where <br>Holding on to nothing <br>There must be something there </p>
<p>Hope, it goes nowhere <br>Until I find a way and </p>
<p>LIGHT UP THE DARK <br>LIGHT UP THE DARK <br>It’s funny what we don’t see until we <br>LIGHT UP THE DARK <br>A flame from a spark <br>How beautiful life can be <br>When we LIGHT UP THE DARK </p>
<p>Love can lead me home <br>A place where I am stronger <br>A place where I belong now </p>
<p>Peace, I’ll find my peace <br>With a candle here I stand <br>I know my life is in my hands </p>
<p>LIGHT UP THE DARK <br>LIGHT UP THE DARK <br>It’s funny what we don’t see until we <br>LIGHT UP THE DARK <br>A flame from a spark <br>How beautiful life can be <br>When we LIGHT UP THE DARK </p>
<p>Together we can shine a light <br>Together we can shine a light <br>Together we can shine a light <br>Together we can shine a light <br> <br>ENJOY THE RIDE <br>You follow me <br>I follow you <br>I wanna be wherever you go <br>Through my mind and in my dreams <br>I see it clearly now <br>That I have found what’s hard to find <br>I only need you here beside me </p>
<p>Take me, take me <br>Take me to the place I love the most <br>Let’s run away together <br>Let’s get lost <br>I know that you’ll be by my side <br>So let’s enjoy the ride </p>
<p>You look at me <br>I look at you <br>And somehow I just know that <br>You can read my mind and dream my dreams <br>And I believe it now <br>That I have found what’s hard to find <br>I only need you here beside me </p>
<p>Take me, take me <br>Take me to the place I love the most <br>Let’s run away together <br>Let’s get lost <br>I know that you’ll be by my side <br>So let’s enjoy the ride </p>
<p>You are my favorite place </p>
<p>Take me, take me <br>Take me to the place I love the most <br>Let’s run away together <br>Let’s get lost <br>I know that you’ll be by my side <br>So let’s enjoy the ride </p>
<p>SAY HELLO <br>Put down your phone <br>Forget your email and your texts <br>They’ll be there later <br>There’s life outside these walls </p>
<p>Take a vacation for a minute <br>It’s okay to live a little <br>You can have it all </p>
<p>Say, say hello <br>To the world <br>To the sky above <br>Feel the love <br>Say, say hello <br>To the sun <br>It’s saying <br>It’s time you had some fun </p>
<p>So take a walk outside <br>Reintroduce yourself to your surroundings <br>And remember what it’s like </p>
<p>Sometimes you gotta take a moment <br>Take a break and smell the roses <br>Go fly a kite </p>
<p>Say, say hello <br>To the world <br>To the sky above <br>Feel the love <br>Say, say hello <br>To the sun <br>It’s saying <br>It’s time you had some fun </p>
<p>Don’t pay attention <br>To the people that don’t get you <br>Only you can set you free <br>You’ve got the right to be <br>What you decide <br>You’ve already got all that you need <br> <br>GOING HOME <br>Nothing feels right <br>Nothing feels wrong <br>But something is missing, missing </p>
<p>I think of a place <br>One that I know <br>It calls and I'm listening... </p>
<p>I'm going HOME <br>taking off today <br>HOME <br>I'm on my way HOME <br>cause I can't stay away, <br>I'm going HOME <br>where I belong <br>HOME <br>it's been too long <br>HOME.... <br>I'm going HOME </p>
<p>I’ve wandered this world <br>I’ve seen all its love <br>I tell you, it’s beautiful <br>It’s beautiful </p>
<p>Wherever I am <br>Wherever I go <br>One place keeps calling <br>It’s calling HOME </p>
<p>БЕГУ <br>Ты сводишь меня, cводишь с ума <br>Моя беда </p>
<p>В себя влюбил <br>Что делать мне? <br>И я хочу, Я так хочу <br>Гореть в твоём огне </p>
<p>И я бегу, бегу <br>И не остановлюсь <br>Уже вот вот вот <br>До тебя коснусь <br>Я бегу, бегу <br>Пульсирует кровь <br>Мне жизненно важна <br>Твоя любовь <br>У нас с тобой одна судьба <br>Тебя догоню <br>И ты влюбишься в меня </p>
<p>Ты, ты меня скрутил <br>Паутину сплёл <br>В дремучий лес завёл </p>
<p>Околдовал, Очаровал <br>Ты из меня, из меня <br>Чудовище создал </p>
<p>И я бегу, бегу <br>И не остановлюсь <br>Уже вот вот <br>До тебя коснусь <br>Я бегу, бегу <br>Пульсирует кровь <br>Мне жизненно важна <br>Твоя любовь <br>У нас с тобой одна судьба <br>Тебя догоню <br>И ты влюбишься в меня </p>
<p>И я гонюсь <br>За твоей тенью... <br><br><br> <br>Huge thanks to every person who worked with us on this album: our amazing and talented producers, Ryan, Alex and Craig, all of the komrades, sponsors, friends and families who made this album financially & emotionally possible, to our designer Jim, our photographers Emily and Amelia and to Giovanna for making me look glamorous. We are very grateful for all of your love, your talents and your time in helping us make our dreams come true. <br>Love, Marina (and Nick) :) <br>Associate producer: Alan Roche <br>Artwork & design: Jim Aiken <br>Cover photo + left insert photo: Amelia Yokel <br>Back cover photo + right insert photo: Emily Hanley <br>Makeup/hair magic: Giovanna Avila <br> Claps & choir vocals on Light Up The Dark & Say Hello: Erik Eason, Suzy Whitesel, JoAnn Arnold, Matt Muncie, Elvira Baryakina, Dave Williams, Shannon Hurley, Cole Coleman, Nick Baker, Ben Eisen, Manda Mosher, Denise Bundlie, Adam Sears, Alex Kharlamov, Steve & Debby Leavitt, Matt Dinan, Nicole Gordon, Tom and John Irwin, Laura Clapp, Dan Reed, Eva Hunter, Shai Shaashua & Noa Tucker, Astrid Plane. <br>Additional musicians on Say Hello: Bass: Ben Eisen, Laud: Cole Coleman, Ukulele & Guitar: Nick Baker, Wurlitzer: Shannon Hurley, Drums: Darren Augustus. Drums engineered by Tim Moore at Mas Music Productions. <br>Run & Stand mixed by Joshua Minyard. <br>Special thanks to Ayers Guitars, Sennheiser, TC-Helicon & Yamaha for their support. <br> www.MarinaV.com <br>____________________ <br>I would like to express my enormous gratitude to all of the amazing people around the globe who helped us make INNER SUPERHERO: <br>Alan Roche, Eric Pang, Vlad Marsavin, Kirk Gaudi, Joe Pizzuti, Todd Mitchell, Alan Claypool, John Schahfer, Bill Curry, Derek & Nicole Herr, Arlene, Alan Carey, Wim Jannes, Matt Kemerer, Matt Rhodes & Amy, Mark Gremling, Don & Joelle Adkins, Charles Roussel, Alex Dubovoy, Michael Clifford, Erik Eason, Steve Fowler, Laurent Testud, Brent Kashiwagi, Jason Bouzane, Ray McDermott, Kakuma Mori, Rich & Sue Hanson, Dennis Gray, Bobby Glidden, Marc Jacobs, Larry Kline, Jeff Mas, Dave Williams, Bill Stelzer, Heather McAlister, Sonya Elena, Sebastian Alexander, Mark Gardner, Nuno Esteves, Dwaine Maggart, Chris Doney, Jeffrey Richter, Dima Livotov , Byron Nesbitt, Bruce Alpert, Bob Sanderlin, Anita and Joseph, Donn & Mary Martin, Randy & Heidi, Arthur & Barbara Posner, Ron and Christy Hodge, Dev Mutha, Glenn Bakke, Stephen Carson, Doug Johnson & Sarah Phillips, Elias Azrak, Randy Bullock, Ken Barr, Greg Aziz, Tomas Calvo, Karl Hille, Mike Boldrick, Tom & Connie Elmore, Larry Hart, Vadim Ponomarenko, Chris West, Nick Smith, Roman Smith, Ted Thornton, Eugene Suchkov, Louise Valmoria, Joe Masiero, Marty Berardini & Jenn, John Kinnicutt, Slava Molotov, Alex Causey, Jerry Watson, Jesse Sparks, Paul Braun & Sheri Nash-Braun, Brian Wilson, Scott Wright, Dima Dagman, Andy Grant, Daniel Bellerose, Bill Adler, Bob Mutascio, Jesse Conklin, Raymond Steiner, Bruce Wallace, Kristen & Simeon Bethke, Sasha Zolotov, Josh Mailman, Jim Bertrand, Vu Pham, Dana Grooms, Jeff Axelrod, Anja Voorman, Irina Semenikhina, Albert Patrick, Patricia Gangwer, Eric Lallier, Rollin Lofdahl, Philip David Morgan, John Mitchell, Cathy Brown, Michael Doubovis, John Curd, Mike Osorio, Chris Pearce, Pete Miller, Abraham Abdullah, Michael Porrazzo, Dima Leonov, Melanie Wicker, Mary & Ella , Tom Wolan, Vladimir Andreev/Andrew Russet, Lisa Barber, Judy Norris, Malcolm Singer, Eddie Roosenmaallen, Maarten Avontuur, Monique Brown, Joseph Hecht, Elvira Baryakina, Joshua Cook, Todd Stark, Scot Kleinman, Natasha & Dmitry Pakhomkin, Matt Wilkinson, Bruce Holz, Paul Dymond, Christoph Bull, Ian Spain, Michael Palmer, Julie Davison, Jim Rhyan, Bob Keefer, Bill Costello, Tiffany & Mike, Pete Simpson, Maria & Andrew, Mike & Emily Hanley, Susan Galvez, Alex Kulagin, Brian Ervin, Kristin Dormuth, Michael Blaine, Amanda Brooks, Richard Hartwig, Kyle & Candie, Lionel Heredia, Matt Edwardsen & Lara Hollaway, Philippe Falleau, Andrew Bauserman, Joe Olson, Charles D'Andrea, Shannon Poe, Leo Lutz, Frederik & Gerda Van Der Linden, Ben Miller, Denise & Mike Bundlie, Rave Mehta, Sue Case, Donna & Dan VonLanken, my mom, Joann Arnold, Andy Sweeney, Nancy Hsieh, Clint Grimes, Steve & Debby Leavitt, James Mitchell, Suzy Whitesel, Ella Makarkina, Stephan Volz, Petr Furmanek, Nusi Dekker, Tim James, Ciaran Hope, Sergey Ulanov, Erik McCall, Helaine Munson, Bill & Vicki Heppe, Shawn Barry, Chris Krahn, Wayne & Sue Brask/BRASK concerts, Steve Cooperman, Richard Peabody, Stephen Odell, Wilma Vialle, Luke McQuillan, Nick Bilogorskiy, Tess Taylor/NARIP, Bonnie Scherer, Shane Pearson, Trevor Dunshea, Marcomé, Susan Hollander, Billy Sims, Thorsten Uekermann, Johanna Schiavo, Brian Clark, Nathan Rossin, Vicki Trask, Douglas Stingley, Moriah Hart, Kevin Jackson, Philip Hucks, Nataliya Borisova, Jamie & Karie Fitzgerald, Doug Dine, Jan Haase, Jeff Sorrell, Konstantin Vorobyev, Brian, Becky & Brooke Huckeba, Darren Augustus, David Yeager, David Likuski, Tom Irwin, Jan Jacobs, Maxim Fridental, Imtiaz Rahi, Astrid Plane, Rob Haas, Juli Ryan, Jill Pallack, John Whitmore, Kelley Knight, Bruce Mack, Dave Lama, Larry Bock, Paul Franco, Irina Segal, Charles Bennett, Patrick Descourtis, Laura Lekesiute, Brian Sager, Phil Harrington, Phil Halliwell, Marsi Trujillo, Jenn Allison, Alex Kinnan, Sandro Monetti, Jose Granha, Mary H Jackson, Aura, Laura Sullivan, Madeline Alpert, Peter Nagra. <br>You are my heroes. Without you, we would not have been able to bring this album to life. Thank you for believing in me and my music. Thank you for your love, support and trust! <br>Lots of love and see you at the shows!! <br>Marina (and Nick) :)<br> </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/45445282017-01-10T11:32:37-08:002017-01-10T11:32:37-08:00Happy New Year + Online Concert!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/0b8eac8a19b0937e8f2426dbd175f5d976c17467/medium/jan15a.jpg?1484076546" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br><br>Happy new year, dear friends! Can't wait to see you all online on January 15! <p>Online concert is Jan 15, 2017, at 1:30pm US Pacific Time (21:00 GMT/London) <br>Pay what you want!<br><br>Get your tix: <a contents="https://www.concertwindow.com/9673-marina-v" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.concertwindow.com/9673-marina-v" target="_blank">https://www.concertwindow.com/9673-marina-v</a></p>Will tell you all about my Christmas vacation in Australia!<br><br>:)Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/44960672016-12-04T13:07:37-08:002016-12-04T13:08:44-08:00Marina V at the Far From Moscow Festival at UCLA<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/5adfd5f75bc9659ced4ffd46931c266b06736648/original/ffmf-marina.jpg?1480885352" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p>Excited to be performing at UCLA on Sat, Dec 10, at the Far From Moscow Festival celebrating Russian culture.<br>It's free & all ages,<strong> 3:30pm</strong> is my performance at the Fowler Library on UCLA campus!!! <br>It is one of my biggest passions in life, promoting peace and cultural understanding between Russia and America. Many thanks to FFM for organizing this event!<br><br>#california #russian #tour #music #concert #ffmf #ucla #mumiytroll<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/ff2acbbddc0487567bdea3219dce2c8380082383/original/fest.jpg?1480885638" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/44805702016-11-22T23:14:56-08:002016-11-23T11:15:52-08:00My Tour Documentary!!!Hi guys!!<br>You can now rent our "Enjoy The Ride" Tour Documentary for only $5!!!<br>Go to the <a contents="Store" data-link-label="Music + Store" data-link-type="page" href="/music-store">Store</a> to rent! :) Or you can get it on DVD, if you'd like!
<p>Digital streaming of Marina's first Tour Documentary. About: In Summer 2014, the Russian-born award-winning singer/songwriter Marina V and her husband/co-writer, Nick Baker, documented their 7 week national tour across the United States. Sponsored by their fans and Toyota Santa Monica, Marina & Nick drove 11,200 miles in their Toyota Prius, played 25 shows, explored natural & historical landmarks, met with people from all walks of life and ate local food. Peppered with concert clips and set to Marina's songs as the music score, this documentary takes you on a journey across America's diverse & beautiful landscapes, big cities and small towns, while giving you a behind the scenes peek of an indie tour, its preparations and logistics. Fans have already dubbed this documentary as Marina & Nick's Travel Guide to America. Enjoy their story. Enjoy the ride! Trailer: <a contents="http://youtu.be/OcBWLSNqykw" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://youtu.be/OcBWLSNqykw" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/OcBWLSNqykw</a><br><br><br> </p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/44805692016-11-22T23:10:59-08:002016-11-22T23:12:10-08:00Hollywood Music & Media Awards<p>Well, our new song BORN TO THE STARS (feat. Árstíðir) didn't win the award, but I am proud to have been nominated and... I got to wear a cute dress :)<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/9b4b9d3af664908a761726f55fc07faab75d4dad/original/marina-moviestar.jpg?1479885053" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Marina Vtag:www.marinav.com,2005:Post/44597022016-11-09T15:27:38-08:002016-11-09T15:27:38-08:00Next Online Concert: November 19th!Can't wait to see you all online on November 19th! Wherever you are in the world, tune in!!<br><br><a contents="https://www.concertwindow.com/9673-marina-v" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.concertwindow.com/9673-marina-v" target="_blank">https://www.concertwindow.com/9673-marina-v</a><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/229579/531ff9e0f12143df5946f53b7081275332d806db/original/nov19-web.jpg?1478734047" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Marina V