August 26, 2010, Los Angeles, CA – Music Director Michael Bearden was the Music Director and close friend of the late “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, scored, associate produced and music supervised the film, “This Is It” and has composed and produced a new profound song titled “One Last Goodbye,” a musical tribute in honor of Michael Jackson’s birthday on August 29th, which is now available on iTunes.
“One Last Goodbye” is beautifully written and performed by Ayanna Irish, who was discovered by Patti Labelle and also shared the stage with her on a major tour a few years ago.
In mirroring the philanthropy efforts of his late friend Michael Jackson, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the MuisCares Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1989 by The Recording Academy that provides emergency health and human services to music people in need.
In regards to composing a tribute song honoring the birthday of Michael Jackson “I wanted to write something special to commemorate Michael’s memory since his passing and recently created the most perfect song titled “One Last Goodbye.” It is a genuine expression that best represents how I feel about my friend and colleague. The song pulls at your heart strings and immediately makes you feel loss and love at the same time. I believe it upholds the strong characteristics of MJ but also has elements that represent some of the daunting times he had to experience. Those particular times are a reminder of how we need to treat and embrace one another now and in the future and I believe that was one of Michael’s greatest missions” said Bearden.
The song was recorded using a brand new harmonically unique groundbreaking piano program called Ivory II by Synthogy which will be on the market in September of 2010. Michael Bearden is the first keyboardist to use this program in the studio.
“One Last Goodbye” was just unveiled and greatly embraced by the ‘King of Pop” fans on Michael Bearden’s facebook fan page. In addition, Michael Bearden will perform a live version of the song on UStream and engage fans by answering questions about his work with the late pop icon. “After Michael passed, I started receiving countless emails on my personal facebook page from Michael Jackson fans who wanted to learn about my untold experiences working so closely with the “King of Pop.” Ultimately I think fans really just wanted to connect with anyone who was directly linked to Michael Jackson. From this, I was inspired to launch and design my fan page as a place or refuge for fans to continue to talk and fellowship with each other keeping the spirit of Michael Jackson alive” he affectionately stated.
After receiving the download of the song on iTunes, please join his facebook fan page and share your comments about the Michael Jackson Birthday Tribute song “One Last Goodbye” Produced/Composed by Michael Bearden. Please go to Michael Bearden facebook fan page and become a fan at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Beardens-Fan-Page/ …
Michael Jackson fans interested in viewing the live performance are encouraged to pre-register at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/michael-tribute
Established in 1989 by The Recording Academy, MusiCares® provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares’ services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community. For more information, please visit www.musicares.com.
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