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Oriel - Freedom (Official Video)

Electro soul -singer Oriel is thrilled to release her new music video for her single “Freedom”. The music video was made in collaboration with Team 3XT, Directed by Ali Roberto, Creative Directed by Oriel. “Freedom” has already garnered over 600,000 streams on Spotify.

This song ‘Freedom’ is a call to action - to live and create from a heart-centred life - to step into a life with passion and purpose. I believe we may all find the path and have access to our personal Freedom, because "the truth is in our hearts."

Oriel says, Recently I completed a 10-day silent meditation retreat where we learned about Samadhi. Samadhi can be understood as a return to one's original state of balance. My time in silence has caused me to understand freedom from a new vantage point, as freedom from the mind. ‘Freedom’ is the liberation from things that keep us small, whether it be with our relationship to external events or circumstances or our relationship to our internal trauma, fears, or negative thought patterns. ‘Freedom’ is a state of being, a road map out of all which keeps us in a state of suffering. For when we release our monkey mind, our attachments, and our cravings, what we are left with is simply the pure nature of our being. When we are able to step into a state of mind untainted by the challenges of life, we find ourselves in a state of inner peace, in an experience of ease and joy. And more importantly, a connection to self-love, and love for each other.

Blending the worlds of music, art, and spirituality, Oriel is a multimedia artist who truly defies labelling. With hints of Lana Del Rey and Massive Attack, her music has evolved into a mixture of sensuality, emotion, and honesty that continues to captivate her listeners. Taking the helm of not only her musical vision, Oriel is deeply involved with the visual, having creative directed multiple music videos that continue to allure millions: both fans and new viewers alike. Born in the UK, Oriel grew up in the US and embarked upon a promising design career, but during the height of the recession following the economic crash, she discovered that her long time love, music, was her ultimate passion. Using the skills she honed as a production designer, Oriel now adapts her talents to self-manage and direct her music career. Being primarily self-taught, her melodies come from an intuitive feeling, rather than intellectual place. They are honest, free of pre-tense, and full of passion. Unburdened by what someone may have been taught or told they are supposed to do, her approach allows her to improvise and court inspiration wherever she finds it. Just as she has straddled the worlds of music and design, her songs float effortlessly between the worlds of the cosmic and of the human.

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