Rivas ’26 and Collaborators Release New Song, ‘Homegrown Lemonade’
Jose Rivas ’26 (Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Musicianship & Entrepreneur Development), under the artist name The M. Mori Project, released the new song and music video, “Homegrown Lemonade,” on Wednesday, Aug. 28.
“The song ‘Homegrown Lemonade’ is about loving yourself and finding lasting joy in all aspects of life,” said Rivas. “The old saying, ‘when life gives you lemons,’ was a big inspiration for this song, except these lemons are ones we might grow ourselves. We can learn how to turn those sour situations into something we can enjoy and be proud of.”
It is available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music and more, under The M. Mori Project. The music video is available on The M. Mori Project YouTube channel.
Additional Shenandoah University student, alumni and faculty collaborators include:
- Co-Producer/Recording Engineer: Daniel-Jericho Johnson ’24 (Bachelor of Arts in Collaborative Audio Arts)
- Mixing Engineer: Wayne Romero ’24 (Bachelor of Music in Music Production & Recording Technology)
- Mastering Engineer: Tom Preston ’23 (Bachelor of Music in Music Production & Recording Technology)Drums: Jacob Blair ’26 (Bachelor of Music in Music Production & Recording Technology)
- Bass: Nick Walker ’27 (Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Musicianship & Entrepreneur Development)
- Piano: Gary Garlic ’24 (Bachelor of Arts in Music)
- Music Video Recording/Editing: Rebekah Lamarre ’24 (Bachelor of Arts in Collaborative Audio Arts)
- Video in collaboration with the CONTEMPO Ensemble, through CONTEMPO’s Offstage Video Series led by Director and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Music, Rod Vester, Ph.D.
