rethinkyourmind's video: Winning Cover Art - Mark Morriss - Read the Signs - SoundsInspired

Congratulations Charlotte Middleton whose art 'The Waterlily' was selected by Mark Morriss of 90's Chart topping band The Bluetones to become the cover art to the single 'Read the Signs'. Read More... Students at Leicester College were asked to create the cover art based upon on how the song and lyrics inspired them. Professional assessors selected 5 pieces from all the entries to be published in & Mark then selected this piece to become the cover. The song becomes part of a digital wellbeing resource, providing simple tools, practices, spoken word & music with the aim to help empower people in maintaining their health. TY Assessors Emma Fay, Will Johnston, Gillian McFarland & Siyuan Ren https://rethinkyourmind.co.uk/read-the-signs-cover-art/ Music video was filmed by Doug Jenkinson of James Douglas Media at Deadline Studios in Leicester and we express our deep thanks for all his support of the project. https://www.jamesdouglasmedia.co.uk/ Students & staff were invited to attend the prize presentation at The House of Lords hosted by Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE. Pieces also featured at New Walk Gallery and Museum as part of the wider Yellow Book Gallery. Those selected were announced at The College Music Showcase. Acts from Leicester & Peterborough Regional College performed to become the next rethinkyourmind music artist in front of a judging panel including Tony Brookes Tour Manager of artists inc The Kooks, Cerys Matthews, Beverley Knight & many more. SuRie who was selected to represent the UK at Eurovision 2018 & acclaimed Music Video Director Tom Clarkson. Tony, SuRie & Tom also spoke around their work in the industry to the students attending the event at The Sue Townsend Theatre Leicester. https://rethinkyourmind.co.uk/college-music-project/ Mark Morriss Mark Morriss as lead singer with The Bluetones, Mark has enjoyed a 25 year recording career that produced 6 studio albums, 3 of which achieved Top 10 sales in the UK, including the album ‘Expecting to Fly’, 13 Top 40 singles, and a Brit Awards nomination in 1996. Mark has recorded 4 solo albums, including Look Up released in September 2019, and music for various side projects, including the title music for all of the audio book versions of David Walliams’ children’s stories, and as a member of Matt Berry’s touring band ‘The Maypoles’. Mark has also been a judge on the Album of the Year panel for the Ivor Novello Awards. https://markmorrissmusic.co.uk https://bluetones.band Lyrics Read the Signs I sat right down and Realised how far I'd come when I heard the melody come loud and clear from a radio It sang look to others for fulfilment You'll never be fulfilled Be content with what we have & how things are look to others for fulfilment You'll never be fulfilled Be content with what we have & how things are And the more I seem to be The more I seem to know Your eyes will read the signs And the more I seem to be The more I seem to know Your eyes will read the signs I sat right down and Realised how far I'd come when I heard the melody come loud and clear from a radio It sang look to others for fulfilment You'll never be fulfilled Be content with what we have & how things are You know what your heading for You know what you'll see And the more I seem to be The more I seem to know Your eyes will read the signs And the more I seem to be The more I seem to know Your eyes will read the signs When its feeling so strong inside And your moving out the dark you gotta wish to make it happen You got the will to make it right and you will know and you will know You know what your heading for You Know What You'll see And the more I seem to be The more I seem to know Your eyes will read the signs And the more I seem to be The more I seem to know We look forward to receiving your submissions - rethinkyourmind https://rethinkyourmind.co.uk/ 'Read the Signs' is a collaboration of Refuge & Mark Morriss and has been donated to the rethinkyourmind project Pete Hirst, Doug Jenkinson, Mark Morriss, Sam Munton, Phil Seaman https://musicfromrefuge.co.uk/ Recorded, mixed and mastered by Adam Ellis at Deadline Studios 2019 http://deadlinestudios.co.uk Video by Doug Jenkinson of James Douglas Media https://www.jamesdouglasmedia.co.uk/