Treya Lam - Colossus (Original Song) | Amplified

Treya Lam performs their original song “Colossus“ in an exclusive live recording session in Brooklyn, NY. The chorus of Colossus was one of the first phrases to emerge from several year-long writer's block, that began after my mother, grandmother and friend passed away. The song captures the feeling of wandering through the barren lands that follow loss and finding the light that has been left behind by those who have transitioned. I was originally thinking about the moon when writing this but the light can also be interpreted as the torch from the Statue of Liberty. The outro to this song was inspired by Emma Lazarus' poem The New Colossus and was written the week a Trump Immigration Official revised the poem for the worse to defend a change in policy that limits migrants from seeking public benefits. Treya Lam is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter whose joyously complex identity informs but does not define their work, whether solo or when collaborating with a variety of multidisciplinary ensembles. Their strident voice politically charged songwriting, and fluent instrumental prowess on guitar, piano, and strings recalls Nina Simone and Andrew Bird. Their debut album Good News was created entirely by an all-women and gender-nonconforming team and released via Kaki King’s label, Short Stuff Records. Lam is currently developing Otherland - an audiovisual chamber-folk album on radical self-acceptance, intersecting identities, and healing in the wake of grief and loss. Lam is an active member of the Resistance Revival Chorus and has their song Dawn featured on their debut album This Joy - released on Ani Difranco’s Righteous Babe Records. Treya was a resident at Joe’s Pub in 2019 and frequently works with ecotheatre company Superhero Clubhouse. Lam has performed original music at Lincoln Center, the Prospect Park Bandshell, MASS MoCA, Greenwood Cemetery, the American Museum of Natural History, and the New York Public Library. AMPLIFIED is an Adorama Music original series that features today’s inspirational and influential musicians performing live recording sessions of their original songs. SUBSCRIBE AND TUNE IN WITH THE ADORAMA MUSIC FAM: ⫸ https://www.youtube.com/AdoramaMusic ___________ ✘ FEATURED GEAR: * Grand Piano Options https://www.adorama.com/l/Kawai~Kurzweil~Musical-Instruments?sel=Item-Condition_New-Items&searchinfo=grand%20piano #treyalam #originalsong #adoramamusic ___________ 𝔸𝔻𝕆ℝ𝔸𝕄𝔸 ⫸ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/adorama/ ⫸ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adorama/ ⫸ Twitter https://twitter.com/adorama ⫸ Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/adoramaxp MORE 𝔸𝔻𝕆ℝ𝔸𝕄𝔸 ⫸ Shop https://www.adorama.com/l/Musical-Instruments ⫸ Blog https://www.adorama.com/alc/ ⫸ Podcast https://www.adorama.com/g/adorama-podcast# ___________ Listen to Treya: ✰ https://treyalam.bandcamp.com/ ✰ https://fanlink.to/TreyaLamGoodNews Follow Treya on Social: ✰ https://www.instagram.com/treyalam/ ✰ https://www.facebook.com/treyalam/ ✰ https://twitter.com/treyalam ___________ 🎙️ Julian Evans → Web http://www.julianevans.info/ 🎙️ Follow Audioworks NYC on social! → Web https://www.audioworks.tv/ → Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AudioworksPr... → Twitter https://twitter.com/audioworksnyc ___________ We appreciate you taking the time to listen in.