Next Music Distribution's video: Wouter Kellerman - 7 Rings

DOWNLOAD / STREAM ► https://orcd.co/_7rings Grammy winner Wouter Kellerman reinterprets the Ariana Grande hit, 7 Rings. Ariana Grande's chart-topping song, '7 Rings' from 'Thank U, Next', is a play on the classic tune 'Favourite Things' from the Academy Award-winning movie, 'The Sound Of Music'. 'Favourite Things' is about finding joy in small moments and simple objects, and was written by the iconic songwriting duo Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II in 1959 - then in 2019 Ariana Grande turned the song into a Billboard chart-topping anthem. Kellerman's cover of '7 Rings' features percussive fluting and the Contrabass Flute plus a touch of Latin-American and Hip Hop Dance. Globe-trotting flutist and composer Wouter Kellerman received a GRAMMY® Award for his album Winds of Samsara, also reaching on the US Billboard Charts and peaking at on the Zone Music Reporter Top 100 International Radio Airplay Chart. His following album Love Language was nominated for a GRAMMY® for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, and also debuted at on the Billboard World Music charts in its first week. Kellerman thrives on experimenting with the shades, textures and colors that his magic flute is capable of painting, and creatively blending them with other instrumentation and vocal sounds. Over the course of nine albums, and through many high-profile live performances and collaborations, Kellerman has steadfastly built on the rigorous classical training of his youth, to create a signature sound that’s earned him both critical praise and multiple awards. He has won a total of eight SAMA's (South African Music Award, the South African equivalent to the American Grammy®), reinforcing his status as one of South Africa’s foremost musicians. Kellerman composed the song ‘The Long Road’, a solo flute piece which Wouter wrote for Nelson Mandela, which won the 2016 Global Peace Song Award in the Acoustic/ Contemporary Music category. Wouter’s composition ‘Soweto Travels’ won first prize in the instrumental category of the 2018 USA Songwriting Competition. In 2018 Kellerman collaborated with the Ndlovu Youth Choir (a rural choir based in Moutse, Limpopo, South Africa) to help showcase their talent – together they created a South African version of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’. The song became an internet sensation, with tens of millions of views, and winning awards like the HMMA (Hollywood Music in Media Award) for ‘Best Independent Music Video’ - pushing the Ndlovu Youth Choir firmly into the international limelight and all the way to the 2019 finals of America’s Got Talent. Wouter has performed in places like Berlin, Shanghai, Delhi and Sydney, including three sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In 2010 he performed at the FIFA Soccer World Cup Closing Ceremony to a global audience of 700-million viewers. A 2016 highlight was a performance in Johannesburg for the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, and a television audience of more than 200 million. For his continued efforts in helping give these children better lives, Kellerman was nominated by the SOS Children’s Villages for the Inyathelo Special Recognition Award for Philanthropy. He continues to facilitate the teaching of young music and dance students in his country. VIDEO CREDITS Director/DOP/Post: Dominic Black (SASC) Latin/contemporary dancers: Muntu Ngubane and Kabelo Sebusi Breakdancer: Juanpierre Moss Hip Hop Dancers: Happy Seitlhamo, Zeferino Moopelwa, Juanpierre Moss, Lorraine Makatile 1st Camera assistant: Aubrey Moloto 2nd camera assistant: Sam Sogo Produced by Tholsi Pillay and Wouter Kellerman Location for Shoot: Maboneng Lifestyle Centre, Arts On Main, Maboneng, Johannesburg STUDIO CREDITS Composed by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Ariana Grande, Kaydence, Njomza Vitia, Tayla Parx, Victoria Monét, Tommy Brown, Charles Anderson and Michael Foster Produced by Wessel van Rensburg and Wouter Kellerman Arranged by Wessel van Rensburg and Wouter Kellerman Flutes: Wouter Kellerman Programming: Wessel van Rensburg Flutes recorded by Wouter Kellerman at Kellerman Music Studios in Johannesburg, South Africa Mixed and mastered by Bill Hare at Bill Hare Productions, Milpitas, California, USA WOUTER KELLERMAN https://twitter.com/wouterkellerman https://www.instagram.com/wouterkellerman https://www.facebook.com/wouterkellermanmusic NEXT MUSIC https://www.facebook.com/nextmusicza https://www.instagram.com/next_music_south_africa https://twitter.com/NextMusicZA P&C 2019 Kellerman Music / Next Music COPYRIGHT WARNING: It is illegal to directly re-upload this content to a 3rd party channel without prior consent. Private / 3rd party channels that do so will be reported for copyright infringement (which can result in a channels permanent removal from YouTube).