FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Best Children’s Music Album - StorySongs, Book 1
INSPIRATION
“Why would anybody release a bunch of songs based on Fairy Tales in 2022? Aren’t they outdated in by now? In a word, “No”.
Look closer and you’ll see that these are modern stories about real life cultural issues we struggle with every day.
Minority discrimination is laid bare in “The Ugly Duckling”; escaping abusive relationships is at the core of “Cinderella” and “Rapunzel”; and the perils of vanity, self obsession and abuse of power drive “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and “Snow White”. The list goes on…
So to breathe new life into these lessons, I set about writing a series of songs where each song tells an entire fairy tale. I call them “StorySongs”. And to sing these songs, I created, a mythical band called, OUTTA THE BOOKS.
Singing timeless tales about real life.
“Outta The Books are reimagined fairytales set to music that your children will love. It encourages them to read and, to my amazement, does not make the adult in the room reach to turn the volume down. An imaginative new perspective on classic stories.” - Curt Smith, Tears For Fears
“Outta The Books is a wicked collection of tantalizing tales we know and love. Full of magic, mystery and spells…” - Children’s Theatre Digital
"This fabulous musical brings classic tales to life and reminds us how wonderful humanity can be” - Jack Zipes
“…some of musical theatre’s most exciting performers…”- Broadway World
Credits:
Producer: Brian Banks
Songwriters: Brian Banks, Phil Barlow, Elles Bailey, Maudie Lowe, Steve Bayley, Ian Kellett, Andy Nunn
Singers: Elektra Banks, Ryan Heenan, Karl Queensborough, Sharon Rose, Carl Spencer, Charlie Sumpter
Instruments: Brian Banks
Additional Instruments: Phil Barlow, Steve Bayley, Ian Kellett
Mixing Engineer: Steve Evans