I‘ve been following Jviewz for a few years now, first as a fan when their first brilliant album Muse breaks came out, and then as a friend and colleague of Jonathan Dagan, who is the mastermind behind the project and I even had the privilege of mixing one of the tracks (This city) from their new album “Rivers and homes”.
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The album started as a project called “Work in progress”and involved Jviewz fans and supporters who pledged to donate to a small amount to the project, effectively per-ordering the album and gaining access to some cool exclusive content as well as remixes and a chance to hear each song just as it was released.
Jonathan Dagan
The album is out now eventually after the work in progress phase was complete and is available on itunes, amazon and more. I personally love this band’s sound, Noa Lembersky’s soulful vocals and Dagan’s detailed production skills are making this album more than the sum of it’s parts. Here is an article from the Wall Street Journal about Rivers and homes.
I think this also demonstrates a new approach to music distribution and interactiveness. The fans got involved in every step of the way and the got to be a part of what is usually behind the scenes until the finished product hits the market. I think it’s a brilliant move by Jviewz and I’m sure this is going to be yet another amazing year for them. Here is their most successful single “Salty air”-
