Gabe Furtado, Musician - "Flowers"
Your World of Creativity
Mark Stinson
5.0 • 45 Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2022
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Gabe Furtado brings positive vibes and self-love with his latest single, "Flowers."
We stamp our creative passport in Los Angeles today with Gabe Furtado
"Flowers" is the debut single off his album of the same name. Written as a love letter to himself, the essence of the lyrics and melody of the song depicts his evolution into positive self-acceptance and love. The track is packed with rhythmic sounds destined to make the listener get up and dance. Uplifting and healing in nature, "Flowers" transports listeners to a world of self-confidence that is certain to fill eardrums with positive energy and vibrations.
Produced by Hi5, Sandra Carletti, and Gabe Furtado, "Flowers" explodes with lyrics about staying true to yourself and was recorded in Gabe's home studio. The positive energy and upbeat vibe are Gabe's constant staple in his music. He states, "I feel so honored to be giving life to Flowers. The song and album talk about love, uniqueness, passion, faith, romance, and duality."
Known for being the epitome of creativity, Gabe's most prominent qualities are optimism, a positive mindset, and faith. In his presence, you are sure to have a smile on your face. He ensures listeners will want to sing along and dance to the vibrant and self-assuring lyrics paired with the hypnotic upbeat melodies of his latest track. With his life orbiting around fun-filled experiences, Gabe states, "everything I have accomplished in life is because I am blessed, I believe in myself, and because I have amazing people in my life supporting me the way they're able to."
"Flowers" is available on all music platforms.
About Gabe Furtado
Gabe Furtado initially was studying communication with a focus on journalism. However, while in school, his Dad suddenly passed, and he realized life was too short not to live your best life. With his new mindset, Gabe decided to drop out of college to focus on his passion for music. He began in 2014 by releasing cover songs by Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Mika. By 2017, he released his first professional EP titled "Just Feelings." The album had three cover songs, including his version of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," his most streamed on Spotify, receiving 200k streams. Gabe started making homemade videos on his YouTube channel for two songs to accompany his EP. With the success of the videos, he decided to make his original LP. Gabe launched his original music with "Last Goodbye," a song about his Dad's passing. Accompanied by stunning visuals, the "Last Goodbye" video sparked the attention of the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival. It was nominated for all the music video categories in the Los Angeles International Music Video Festival.
Gabe Furtado
Gabe Furtado initially was studying communication with a focus on journalism. However, while in school, his Dad suddenly passed, and he realized life was too short not to live your best life. With his new mindset, Gabe decided to drop out of college to focus on his passion for music. He began in 2014 by releasing cover songs by Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Mika. By 2017, he released his first professional EP titled "Just Feelings." The album had three cover songs, including his version of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," his most streamed on Spotify, receiving 200k streams. Gabe started making homemade videos on his YouTube channel for two songs to accompany his EP. With the success of the videos, he decided to make his original LP. Gabe launched his original music with "Last Goodbye," a song about his Dad's passing. Accompanied by stunning visuals, the "Last Goodbye" video sparked the attention of the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival.
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| 0:00.0 | Taff into your most original thinking, organize your ideas, and create the opportunities to launch a creative work. |
| 0:14.0 | Unlocking your world of creativity, with best-selling author and brand innovator, Mark Stinson. |
| 0:24.0 | Today we're traveling to Los Angeles, but talking to a Brazilian-born musician and Gabe Furtado. |
| 0:30.0 | Gabe, great to have you on the show. |
| 0:32.0 | Thank you so much for having me. I'm already having fun with you, so that's a good sign. |
| 0:36.0 | It is a good sign. Gabe has just released a new single called Flowers. |
| 0:40.0 | We'll talk about the new music, we'll talk about what it means to him and how it was produced and the creative behind it. |
| 0:47.0 | But we'll also be talking about some of his other creative inspirations and new work to come. |
| 0:51.0 | Well, first of all, Gabe, I was just noting when we started recording that your positive vibe really comes through. |
| 0:59.0 | And this is something you've really tried to put in the music, too, isn't it? |
| 1:02.0 | It is. I just love having fun. |
| 1:05.0 | And when I started thinking about my next album, I was like, I'm just going to have fun with it. |
| 1:11.0 | So because it's part of me, it's the major part of me, I guess. |
| 1:16.0 | So it's all natural. |
| 1:19.0 | And you actually call it a love letter to yourself. |
| 1:22.0 | Yeah, it is. It's it's me after this, like Flowers, like the single that I have out now, it came to me. |
| 1:30.0 | I say that it came to me because it's almost like, you know, this connection to the divine or whatever is out here with us. |
| 1:38.0 | It came to me after a breakup, like a month after like a breakup. |
| 1:43.0 | And it was like really intense. And it was beautiful. |
| 1:46.0 | But I was like really hurting and Flowers came to me and I was like, oh my gosh, I love it so much. |
| 1:52.0 | It's like, it's me saying to myself, it is so okay because you love you. |
| 1:57.0 | You know, no matter what, when it's all right or not. |
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