Rig 1 (Ian McElroy) & BrightA (Brad Greenberg) release new single “Old Gaia” today
Rig 1 (Ian McElroy) & BrightA (Brad Greenberg) release new single
“Old Gaia” today on Flower Moon Records
Stream: "Old Gaia" on All Digital Platforms
Rig I (Ian McElroy) and BrightA (Brad Greenberg) are excited to release their new single “Old Gaia” today on Flower Moon Records. “Old Gaia is a love song to the Mother. A transmission from Rig1 an BrightA celebrating the sheer wonder, awe and miraculous nature of being here as a human, in this moment. Supreme respect to her magnitude, greatness and wild beauty.”
The digital single was produced by the duo and Mike Bloom (Jenny Lewis, Richard Edwards, Julian Casablancas). The single’s rollout is also supported by Subtle Mother, a music supervision and artist management company founded by Marcy Bulkeley.
BrightA and Rig1 met more than eight years ago in a ceremonial plant medicine setting. From very different musical back-rounds: BrightA, a Berkelee School of Music drum major, jazz and funk obsessive now medicine song recording artist, trained and self taught multi-instrumentalist. Rig 1’s indie rock upbringing crossed with a drive for rap music, lyrics of all genres and the meanings behind word encoding themselves. They merged in very similar life interests and became friends. A natural inclination to collaborate on music led to “Old Gaia”– the first release of this true collaboration.
Rig1 is Ian McElroy, an emcee born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, and currently residing in upstate New York. “He fashions intense narratives that straddle the line between independent hip-hop and spoken word, tackling existential questions with vivid wordplay, dramatic elocution and sometimes acid-tongued aplomb. It’s a modern take on the Beat Generation,” (Buzzbands LA). He has been writing & recording music since childhood, as a member Desaparecidos (ft. Conor Oberst) and Rig 1. BrightA, a soulful artist hailing from Southern California, weaves a tapestry of medicine music inspired by the enchanting rhythms of nature in the ebbs and flows of life. With humility, he embraces the opportunity to sit with sacred medicine, expressing its essence through musical prayers. Working with the alchemical power of music, BrightA’s aim is to aid in bringing balance and harmony to heart and spirit.
“Old Gaia” follows Rig 1’s 2023 release of the LP, Separation Illusion, and BrightA’s 2024 debut release, con reverencia (Subtle Mother). Previous Rig 1 releases include North of Maple and Above the Treeline, West of the Periodic, originally released by Team Love, and now on Flower Moon Records.
