Posts tagged aj rafael.

in honor of the next American Idol, Jessica Sanchez, here are some pics of us in DC with a bunch of our friends!! woo!

BEAUTIFUL ESCAPE (Original) - AJ Rafael

LYRICS:
i don’t know where this is going
i don’t know how this all came about
but all i know is that i’ll never—
forget the way you looked at me that night

maybe someday you’ll be leavin’
maybe one day we’ll say it’s over and done
but right now, i wanna breathe it in and sing it out
i’m not afraid of where it’s taking me tonight

and somehow this is not the way i planned it
i didn’t think i’d need someone right now, then there was you

chorus
let’s get away from here
away to a universe that’s not so close, my dear
and in my arms you’ll stay
amazing how you take my breath away

i’m hoping for the real thing
and i know i find my realness in you
these nights are never-ending
to have you here would be so overdue

and somehow i’m just falling way too quickly
the moment that you put your hand in mine
no wasted time

chorus

bridge
can stars determine what will be of you and me
cuz i see stars when i look into your eyes
can we imagine what it’d be, just you and me
endless possibilities, in your eyes— can we

chorus

band photo shoot by the lovely Felisha Tolentino

AJ Rafael
Andrew Rhim
Danny Morledge 

taken at the LA Art District

more photos here: http://facebook.com/ajrafaelband

EMMA WATSON MUSIC VIDEO FAN CUT SUBMISSION

everyone has a celebrity crush. i wrote a song about it, and happens to be named “Emma Watson”. since it’s the perfect summer song off my album, i decided to make a music video before summer without totally giving up on having Ms Watson actually making a cameo in the official video. 

i’m making a fan cut video and i’m asking you all to submit lip-sync videos of you singing my song “Emma Watson” which you can download here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/red-roses/id437581878 

put your video on YouTube and title it “Fan Cut: Emma Watson - AJ Rafael” or post a link to it on Twitter with the hashtag #EmmaWatsonMV

make it on your webcam, dslr, digital camera, whatever! be creative, sing to your own celebrity crush, have a party with friends, just have fun! 

i’ll be taking submissions til Saturday, and we will put a clip of every video submitted by then. any videos submitted after that we will pick and choose depending on what we need to finish the video. 

i’m excited.

AJ

this is a long shot but…

i’m going to make a facebook page to get the attention of Emma Watson so she could hear my song and maybe make a cameo in the music video for it! sounds crazy, but i think with your help we can make this happen! 

i need help making a title for the page like

Emma Watson for AJ Rafael’s Music Video

or something like that. short, sweet, and creative. then i’ll need your help liking the page and all that. so reply in my ask box or just reply straight to this post, or @reply me on twitter! k thanks!

if you haven’t heard the song here it is:

http://soundcloud.com/ajrafael/emma-watson-1

Music Speaks 2012

Music Speaks is an organization I started to raise Autism Awareness through the power of Music. I’ve put on six Music Speaks concerts (Anaheim, Arizona, Boston, & New Jersey) in the past 3 years and two live stream events entitled Music Speaks LIVE!.

Music Speaks Artists from past concerts include the choir I direct called MVCC, Jeremy Passion, Gabe Bondoc, Quest Crew, Jennifer Chung, JR Aquino, Jane Lui, Mike Isberto, Tori Kelly, Taylor Parks, Michael Carreon, Leejay Abucayan, Devotion, Victor Kim, Cathy Nguyen, New Like Us, Timothy dela Ghetto, Angie Girl, The Adrian William Project, Jenny Suk, Melissa Polinar, Derek Portea, Paper Dolls, Kat Badar, Nessa Rica, Bryce Vine, TJ Brown, Joelle James, Sid Sriram, Ryan Bandong, AHMIR, and more.

I wanted to announce that we are doing a Music Speaks this year! Last year got really busy for me and my team, but this year we are going full force with the concert. We are aiming for November 2012. The lineup will be insane, with the first act already confirmed which is my choir of 6 years, MVCC (MoVal Concert Chorale).

Thanks for your continued support for this project! And the project just became a little more official. We are taking steps to becoming a full non-profit organization so we thank you for the love you’ve given us so far!

The first event this year will be the Red Roses Formal 2012, which is raising money towards the expenses of the concert. You can find more info here: http://redrosesprom.tumblr.com

Love,

AJ Rafael

i just found out one of my good friends was assaulted and raped in her neighborhood walking to a friend’s house around 10am. i am heartbroken— i ask for your prayers for her and her family during this time of healing. i’m so thankful that she is alive. ladies, be careful and don’t walk around alone. there is still so much evil in this world… love must overcome and we need to instill goodness and LOVE into each other’s hearts.

Grammy Rehearsals 2012

reblog please! spread the music :) you may make someone’s day! this song lifts my spirits high. 

this is my choir and I singing this awesome Jason Mraz song. we are missing like half the choir, but it’s a great sound coming from them nonetheless. 

RED ROSES - watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXCemjZo9Aw&feature=channel
enjoy!
AJ