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Singer/Songwriter Greg Amici Returns With Aquatic Themed Lyric Video For “Ship Strike”

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Singer/Songwriter Greg Amici Returns With Aquatic Themed Lyric Video For “Ship Strike”

The multi-talented musician, writer, and actor Greg Amici is back with another innovative music video. "Ship Strike" is set to be featured on Amici's forthcoming album Tragicomic and the lyric video is out now. When asked about the inspiration behind the song, Amici admits he went outside his comfort zone. He's traditionally resisted writing protest-type songs in an attempt to avoid coming across as preachy. However, when someone close to him requested he shine a light on the plight of whales and the impact of shipping on their nighttime swimming habits, he was inspired to write "Ship Strike". Amici hopes to call attention to the issue and help push technology forward that could potentially be a solution to a complex problem. While originally written on piano, something was mis...

Multi-talented Greg Amici’s New Single “Greenwood” Out Now

Singer, musician, writer, and actor Greg Amici is back at it. He's gearing up for the release of his new album "Tragicomic". "Greenwood" is the new single and is available on streaming platforms now. Amici taps into an interesting backstory on "Greenwood." He explains that during a severe bout of depression in the 90's he decided to visit a Brooklyn cemetery called Green-Wood. As the final resting place of many new New Yorkers, he came across a tombstone with a photo of a 30-year-old guy in a leather jacket. From there Amici's imagination took over. Curious as to how the man passed, he thought it would be cool if he could feel the presence of his younger sister visiting his grave. The twist is, she's now middle-aged and old enough to be his mother. "Greenwood" features an accom...

Multi-talented Musician Greg Amici Drops New Single ‘Jennifer’

New Jersey-based musician, writer & actor Greg Amici has released a new single from his forthcoming album Tragicomic. He's opted to go with a cover of the Bert Sommer classic 'Jennifer'. Amici has assembled a talented group of musicians to play on the song including James Mastro (acoustic/electric guitars, bass, mellotron), Tommy Aboussleman (acoustic guitar), Joe August Gentile (backing vocals), Renee LoBlue (backing vocals) and Ray Ketchem (drums, percussion). Bert Sommer seemed to be on his way to stardom, he was young, incredibly good-looking and had a wonderful tenor voice. He then had a run of bad luck in the music business. It began when he was cut from the Woodstock movie because he was on a the 'wrong label.' His live version of 'Jennifer' at Woodstock is fantastic,...