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Mineshaft, a song to calm concerns in the Coronavirus Pandemic wake

Student musician releases new song, “Mineshaft” to encourage calm during Pandemic

(Watch a video interview with Aaron Hanania below)

College freshman, writer and musician, Aaron Hanania, has composed a song to help ease concerns the public has over the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The music, “Mineshaft” is an “ominous” ambient acoustic musical instrumental he hopes will offer comfort to listeners.

“Mineshaft” is Hanania’s first ambient acoustic song with the “ominous” vibe.

“Mineshaft was made to feel like you are walking through an actual mineshaft. The echoes and ominous vibe mimic that of a real mineshaft,” Hanania explained.

Mineshaft, music cover, by Aaron Hanania

Hanania calls “Mineshaft” homemade because of how it was created. Using non-traditional instruments along with his guitar, Hanania performed the song solo, mixing the sounds to create a soothing melody.

“Mineshaft is definitely a homemade song. I used everyday items in my dorm room, including a mousepad, breath mints and my guitar. I wanted to show people that you can make music at home without professional equipment. This was my first time making a homemade song and it is not my last,” Hanania said.

“Playing around with those everyday items allowed me to create a very unique sound for this song that I could not achieve with regular acoustic instruments,” Hanania continued.

Hanania wrote the song in February as the COVID-19 Pandemic was accelerating in the United States and across the world.

“I made Mineshaft in February but I did not intend to release it until my next album. But then the Coronavirus pandemic exploded in March and I knew that this song had the potential to really calm the listener, so I chose to release it a lot earlier than planned. Part of the music industry is being on your feet and being open to changes, and this was a sudden change that I felt had to happen,” Hanania said.

Hanania explained that music is often a great stress reliever and he said he hopes listeners find “Mineshaft” to be both comforting and soothing to enjoy.

“Music is universal, music unites us during a crisis. So I knew that releasing a calm acoustic song would really benefit my listeners and help take their mind off of the virus,” Hanania said.

“Because, in the end, I make music so I can impact my listeners, music can spark past memories, inspire change, get us through hard times, advocate for nature, and that’s why I do music,” Hanania concluded.

You can listen to his song Mineshaft on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and many other music platforms.

For more on Aaron Hanania;’s music visit AaronHananiaMusic.com

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Interview with Aaron Hanania on his song “Mineshaft”

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Aaron Hanania

Aaron Hanania is an author, solo recording artist, and videographer. He plays both guitar and drums creating original music and lyrics and has published the dystopian fiction "The King's Pawn" (2018).

“I share music with my audience because music is a way for me to share my thoughts or views on a concept in a different form,” explains Aaron, who has been playing drums for more than 15 years.

"My writings take the readers to the ends of their imagination and document news and feature events in sports and everyday life."

His first album is titled "Deep Space" and was released in October of 2019.

Aaron is also a budding standup comedian who has performed several times to packed audiences around Chicagoland and the host of the online program the "It's Not So Late Show" which is broadcast on YouTube and available on most popular podcast sites including iTunes and Spotify.

His writings include features, news and opinion commentary. His videos address issues that young students address everyday.

His website is http://www.AaronHanania.com and his Youtube channel is http://www.Aaron411.com.

Follow him on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram @AaronHanania