The lyrics to this months track ‘Living Room’ suggests that you “open your eyes when you dream”. The last 8 months have been nothing shy of that. We have met dozens of incredible artists, met hundreds of new fans, all while raising almost $5,000 for local charities. Most importantly, we have all of you to thank for it.

‘Living Room’ was recorded at Lakeside Studios, and mixed by engineer Kyle Crosby. Our good friends at DC Life Magazine have helped us launch the track this month, click here to get your free copy of ‘Living Room’.

The artists this month are:
Day 8 – Living Room – Writer: Victor Honoré
Day 8 – Living Room – Artist: Wendy Anderson
Day 8 – Living Room – Musician: Ted Hovis & Jamie Kowalski
Day 8 – Living Room – Film Maker: Cathy Ceigersmidt

A glimmer of hope can get you through a lot, just like a candle offers comfort when things are at their darkest. Already half way through the Twelve Days Project, we are beginning to close in on the light at the end, and we are releasing the track ‘Candle in a Blackout’.

This month the creative urban arts blog Ready Set DC is carrying the promotional torch. Visit http://music.thedreamscapesproject.com to download Candle in a Blackout!

The benefit concert this month will be at the State Theater July 23rd. Presale tickets go to benefit the Sitar Arts Center in DC and are available at http://www.figmentalrecords.com/live

Like last month, we have decided to give each artist their own separate spot light during the next twelve days, so keep checking back as we announce the releases.

Day 7 – Candle in a Blackout – Film Maker: William ‘Shaggy’ Chrapcynski
Day 7 – Candle in a Blackout – Artist: Roberta Thole
Day 7 – Candle in a Blackout – Writer: Cynthia Daffron
Day 7 – Candle in a Blackout – Musician: DJ Lion L

‘Candle in a Blackout’ by Cynthia Daffron
Inspired by the song ‘Candle in a Blackout’ by the dreamscapes project

Cynthia Daffron is a freelance writer living in Washington, DC. Recent art explorations include learning to paint with oils, as documented on her blog, Artful Mistakes, http://www.cynthiadaffron.com. The following story is her contribution to the Twelve Days Project.

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‘Candle in a Blackout’ by Roberta Thole
Inspired by the song ‘Candle in a Blackout’ by the dreamscapes project

Roberta Thole is an incredible abstract artist from Reston. After seeing her work online, I was so excited to have Roberta agree to join the Twelve Days Project. You can see this piece which she created for the Twelve Days Project as well as her other artwork in person at the Reston Art Gallery and Studios on Lake Anne – 11400 Washington Plaza West, Reston, VA. Open 12pm-5pm Saturdays and Sundays.

‘Candle in a Blackout’ by William “Shaggy” Chrapcynski
Inspired by the song ‘Candle in a Blackout’ by the dreamscapes project

Sticking with the theme of a power outage, we figured the closest thing to a film when the power is out would be a comic strip. Musician, producer, and 3D graphic artist William “Shaggy” Chrapcynski brought us this Candle in a Blackout themed piece for Day 7. See more of his work at http://www.bsodcomic.net