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A Conversation with "Blue White and Red" Stars Nina Kennedy and Nejma Nefertiti

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Juneteenth 2020 marked the world premiere of a music video for the single "Blue White and Red"  starring lyricist/rapper Nejma Nefertiti  and pianist Nina Kennedy . An INFEMNITY Production , the video was filmed and edited by April Gibson . INFEMNITY:  Tell us how "Blue White and Red" happened. Nina Kennedy Nina Kennedy: The first step was that April's nephew Mike Gutta  [owner of Ryan Premier1989 LLC] sent us some beats to choose from. I listened to them and thought about which pieces in my classical repertoire would fit well around the beat. I decided on the opening of the Grieg Concerto since the mood is a bit defiant yet melancholic. I knew I'd have to slow it down for a track that kids could dance to, so I recorded the solo over Mike's beats. Then April put together a rough cut audio recording. She had the idea to aim for a Juneteenth launch, so we asked Nejma to write lyrics that would be appropriate for Juneteenth. We sent her what w...

"Blue White and Red" Drops Juneteenth

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2019 Contact: info@infemnity.com Blue White and Red Drops Juneteenth The single "Blue White and Red" - red, white, and blue reversed, indicative of America in distress - debuts Juneteenth*, (June 19, 2019). An INFEMNITY Production, "Blue White and Red" introduces a new music genre to the world, a combination of Trap music, Rap, and Classical music: "Trapsical." Lyricist Nejma Nefertiti collaborates with classical pianist Nina Kennedy, over beats composed and produced by Mike Gutta. Mixed by Brenda Alderman (aka B.Love) @ BettaGroove Studio, and mastered by Greg Dukes’ Studio,  "Blue White and Red" speaks of controversial issues, interspersed with fragments of the Grieg Concerto. "The emotion in this music sets the stage for Nejma's words about our country," says Nina Kennedy.  “Everything we ever were, you stole it. Everything we ever were, you control it. Everything we ever buil...