ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Harmony N The Hills is a partnership within the creative community. We are partnering with Musicians and Artist to bring a nature filled immersive intimate experience between the Artist, Fans and Nature. Artists will deliver intimate concerts, healing sound sessions & workshops.

Our intention is to assist independent artist to connect with their audience in a more intimate way. It allows the Artist to be able to relax and deliver performances their heart vs financial needs. The Audience has an opportunity to experience the rare ability to listen to their favorite artist while being bathed in the sound waves of music and rays of the setting sun. In this time of heightened stress, anxiety, and depression. We are honored to create this opportunity for one to renew, reconnect, re-energize, and absorb the harmony of sound vibrations while healing some of our deepest traumas within.

ZION COLLECTIVE

ZION COLLECTIVE BIO: 

Zion Collective is a unique and fresh Roots Reggae sound and vibe, known for its mystical feel  and deep pocket groove. It’s four core members are Simrit Kaur(lead vocals), Kenyatta  Itola(bass), Ryan ‘Ishence’ Willard(guitar) and Sajid Ammor(keys). The crew is based in the  neighboring northern California mountain towns of Grass Valley and Nevada City. 

Born in inner city Washington DC, Kenyatta’s cultural perspective was influenced by the African  Diaspora through Caribbean and African American liberation movements. Musically his  influences were deeply steeped in DC’s thriving music scene. His first band was ‘Pure Light  Seed’ playing R&B and Funk music. In 1993 in New York he met Tippy and co-founded IGrade  Records and soon after met Vaughn Benjamin from the Midnite/Akae Beka band. These  relationships would lead to the release of countless timeless classics that would go on to  influence a whole generation of striving Rasta people and Reggae music fans. Kenyatta’s bass  playing lives in the pocket right behind the hi hat. Its a pulse, rhythm and melody. 

Born and raised in the mystic mountains of California’s Eastern Sierra, Ishence was deeply  influenced by Rastafari music and culture. Singing, playing and producing music from his  teenage years…Ishence has gone on to record and perform with many Virgin Island Reggae  artists and has built a strong catalog showcasing these works. To date, he has released 15  albums on his label ‘Higher Bound Productions’, including four with Vaughn Benjamin aka Akae  Beka/Midnite, including ‘Hail The King’ which was an iTunes top seller and reached #6 on the  Billboard charts in 2019. Ishence continues to build and create, with many big albums and  singles on the horizon. His subtle and steady guitar and vocals add a powerful cohesion and  pulse to the Zion Collective recordings and performances.  

Simrit Kaur grew up in the mystical music and dance traditions of her Greek(island of Crete)  and Northern Egyptian lineages. She was born in Athens, Greece and was orphaned at birth  until she was adopted by Greek-American parents into South Carolina at the age of one and  half. During her formative years, her naturally evocative voice was cultivated by singing ancient  hymns in the Orthodox church. Over the past decade she has toured internationally and  released many albums with the SIMRIT band, playing their own style of hypnotic world music,  which created a palpable movement attracting devout fans across the globe. Many of the  SIMRIT albums reached and remained at #1 on iTunes World music chart for multiple weeks at  a time. Some of these same albums also reached top 5 on Billboard charts. 

Born and raised in Morocco, Sajid’s musical influence was grounded in the ancient tribal,  northern African culture. Moving to California at the age of 17, his cultural influences expanded  with the influences of the thriving African, Latin American and Caribbean musical scenes. A  virtuoso playing many instruments, Sajid has been blessed to perform with Ras Michael & The  Sons of Negus, Cheer Khaled, Big Youth, The Scientist, Imperial Sound Army, Ras Attitude and  many more. He has also done sound for Youssou Ndour. Studio wise, he has released many  albums and singles under his West Coast studios and SajMoor Dub imprints. Look out for  upcoming releases with Trevy Felix, Arkaingelle, Fikir Amlak, Michael Bogle and Noble Culture.  Playing keys for the Zion Collective, Saj brings a steady percussive feel along with a deep  mystical and melodic brilliance to the music.