There are no musical boundaries and there will be no apologies for what has transpired beneath the surface of the proverbial "scene". Coming up from the "UN-scene" is a new spirit of Alternative Jazz Funk and Soul. Welcome, to Mothers Favorite Child's self entitled album. An organic jazz and funk-flavored attitude matched with a thick, sticky groove.
All Songs Recorded at Desert Rock Studios.
In exciting news R&B/Soul stars Paris Toon and Mothers Favorite Child reveal another aspect of their versatile ability with the release of "Law of Attraction", love ballads with heart-touching introspective lyrics.
Visionary producer and song writer Paris Toon and Mothers Favorite Child have a well earned reputation for setting dance floors on fire with their soulful high energy R&B/Soul that calls back to their roots playing alongside of the true "A-list" of the music industry. That passion and ability have come together in their latest release the love songs "Law of Attraction", dripping with raw honesty and sure to be a new favorite. The surprise ballad shows a vulnerable side of Paris Toon, shining a light on just how deep the songwriters abilities stretch.
In addition to producer Paris Toon, who brought Mothers Favorite Child together, other superstars in the A-list lineup performing on Law of Attraction include Billboard charting and award winning artists like CeCe Peniston, Tanya Tiet and Vaughn Willis, to name just a few.
Don't miss out on Mothers Favorite Child exploring the lighter and darker sides of love on "Law of Attraction", it's living proof that amazing R&B/Soul is very much.
The Paris Toon demo recording project, enigmatically titled, Beautiful Demon, is a portion of a life narrated by Morris Alan performed by Mothers Favorite Child. MFC is and has always been a musical collective, whimsically constructed by intuition and nurtured by divine talent. This is a movement on a mission to expose truth in sounds and words. TRUTH – minor and major, raucous and romantic, soulful and . . . spiritual. The man behind the lyrics and production is Paris Toon, producer, lyricist and composer. Paris ritualistically defaults to his gut when the time comes to gather musicians and give birth to new songs. This is the method to his rarely observed madness. Since Mothers Favorite Child is a product of this method, it is only natural that its musicians and vocalists would be chosen to provide the soundtrack to the more deeply shaded thoughts of Paris Toon, the man.
The voice you hear behind Beautiful Demon is the talented Morris Alan. Morris passed unexpectedly on September 4, 2015 but will forever live in the hearts of MFC and his fans. The songs on Beautiful Demon were unfinished demos sitting on hard drives in the MFC vault. The demo project was originally to be distributed by Island/ Def Jam but shelved for years at request of Paris. He did not want the demo project being released to the public not being fully produced to his liking. Paris was not emotionally ready to finish the project with the proper respect he felt the songs deserved but after many requests from fans and seeing it being bootlegged with bad quality on the Internet he decided to leave the songs exactly as they were the last time Morris last heard. "You can't say Mothers Favorite Child without acknowledging the letters of Morris' name that help to spell it" says Paris Toon.
The music of the Beautiful Demon project revolves around the mother of all emotions, Love. As many individuals have experienced, love can fuel so many other emotions and sensations and it can also take many shapes, sometimes making it vulnerable to misinterpretation. Lust, mistrust, admiration, honesty, intensity . . . these are all stops along the way on this journey through a human soul. This is a true Baptism by Fire by the Beautiful Demons that have sometimes surrounded us all.
Purple Funk reaches #2 Billboard Hot Singles Charts.
If that inspiration was not enough, adding the undisputed "Queen of House Music" CeCe Peniston to the track was the icing on the cake. You can be sure this funky, dance jam is going to be heard everywhere – including the EDM scene that adores CeCe as much as anyone.
The new single features the bonus track "Wish," which offers with a heavier edge calling back to the funk of the 70s and icons like Chaka Khan. Many will be surprised to see the versatility that CeCe delivers.
There is a lot of talk in the industry about how the art of making music has been taken out of the hands of musicians and placed in the care of computer programmers and machines. There is plenty of evidence to support that, but there are some great exceptions to the rule. Paris Toon and his musical collective, Mothers Favorite Child, earned exceptional status by proving, as their most-respected predecessors did, that the use of traditional instruments can create a more soulful sound than you can get by simply triggering computer generated sounds. The proof is prominent in the new Mothers Favorite Child self titled album.
Mothers Favorite Child's music is a celebration of times of past, but don't make the mistake of believing that this is nothing more than a nostalgia project. The songs on Mothers Favorite album should be considered as tracks that are listenable as opposed to disposable. This project is all about integrity, a theme that is present throughout the album, and how music across all genres needs to get back to its roots if it is to truly survive. Toon's lyrical tapestry in the song, "Vanilla Cookie", brings into focus his dismayed feelings about the current state of the industry while the entire composition effectively transfers the message within a mood.
It's often said that what is old will become new again, but that really only happens when the listener finds the soul of the artist embedded in the music. This is a natural occurrence for Paris Toon, who was inspired by many of the R&B, Funk and Soul greats of the past, which prompted him to devote a large part of his artistic life to ensuring that the old school sound is one that never goes out of style.
On the new album's first single "Tell", Saeeda Wright brings her magnetic and passionate voice to the R&B/Soul music collective Mothers Favorite Child, in what can only be described as a mesmerizing experience. For fans of R&B/Soul in the spirit of Sade there's plenty of reason to get excited about the new collaboration between the all-star music collective Mothers Favorite Child and rising R&B/Soul vocalist Saeeda Wright.
It only escalates from there as the accompanying tracks on the MFC album not only reinforce the philosophy behind the use of organic sounds but turn corners, entering spaces where the wildly imaginative mind of Paris Toon runs rampant. Tracks like "War with Cupid" and "Bipolar Love" bend the bones of pioneered sound like sunlight through a prism, reflecting the anomalous future of a pensive, old soul. This is the kind of creativity and sonic discipline that seems to be missing in much modern music, which may explain why Mothers Favorite Child is making waves on the charts.
The charting positions of Mothers Favorite Child's music have propagated an audience that is eager to revisit the times when music felt real and not fabricated; a time when one could stand on a groove without the fear of it collapsing beneath. It seems that many are putting their faith in Paris Toon and Mothers Favorite Child to deliver truth in sound. The Mothers Favorite Child album, set for release Winter/2019 is expected to be the very thing that revives the believer in all of us.
The majority of music producers are content to sit in the shadows and use their technical expertise to put their signature sound on the music they deliver. They can recognize where a particular style or sound can be improved, meaning that the finished article always comes off sounding totally polished and professional. A producer can make or break the music that he works with, which may help explain why Paris Toon likes to have a few more fingers in the creative pie. Not content with just producing great music, he also delivers lyrics that are real and aimed straight at the heart.
It is for this reason that Paris Toon is viewed as more than just one of the best up and coming music producers in the industry right now. There are also many that see him as a dual threat, with his lyrics also being ranked among the best of what's out there right now. If you need a perfect example of the kind of emotion that Paris Toon can put into words, you need to take a listen to "Who Are You," which features the sweet, soulful sound that is the voice of Vaughn Willis. The combination of Willis and Toon was one that reaped major benefits, as Who Are You was able to make it all the way to number 4 on the Billboard charts. The vocals combined with the heartbreaking lyrics penned by Paris Toon are what made this song such a break-out hit, as it can easily be described as heartbreak and loss described in under 5 minutes. You will hear this song and feel the pain contained in those lyrics, yet you will also be left with an uplifting feeling, as Paris Toon's words make it clear that this is a song about moving on, as well as about the loss that brought the pain in the first place.
The chorus of the song speaks to how badly the relationship went, followed by a second verse that really opens up about the details and pain delivered in the relationship. It is heartbreaking, as you are left feeling real pity for the person that had to go through that. Just as you are about to lose hope, the song finishes on a positive note, with the brilliant lyrics letting you know that moving on and finding real love is the next step.
What makes "Who Are You" so powerful is that it contains feeling and emotions that we have all felt when losing a love. The hurt, the anger, and the healing are all to be found within the words of the song, clearly showing why Paris Toon is a lyricist to be reckoned with and we look forward to the upcoming album Law of Attraction Volume 1. due out Summer 2017.