Olivia Dawn - Lions - Berklee Valencia Studio Recording

This video is part of a series of music videos recorded at Berklee's campus in Valencia Ann Kreis Scoring Stage to showcase the talent and creativity of its students. -- read more below.

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Olivia Dawn is a violinist, singer-songwriter, DJ and producer based in London. Having studied piano and violin since she was five years old, Olivia made her solo violin concert hall debut at the age of 9 with the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra in Hong Kong and has since performed at internationally renowned venues such as the Hong Kong Cultural Center, Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York. A soulful vocalist, she has competed on season 2 of the Voice of China. Notable shows include opening acts for TEDxBerkleeValencia, TEDxFenway and the World Business Forum in Madrid. Upon her arrival at Berklee, Olivia delved into songwriting and electronic music production and within a year, she was already producing her own songs, with an EP due for release this upcoming June. As a violinist, she has a strong technical background in classical music as well as the ability to fluidly improvise in jazz, Celtic and Arabic styles. She is featured on Zebbler Encanti Experience's new album, Inner G. As a singer-songwriter, she has written songs for other pop artists through Peer Music Publishing. Now a budding electronic music producer, Olivia combines all these facets, bringing to life her unique sound – modern European synth pop with melodic anthems, a mellow, pulsing groove and an air of cinematic suspense.

Olivia holds a Bachelor degree in classical violin performance from The Juilliard School in New York, and two master's degrees in Contemporary Performance and Music Production, Technology, and Innovation respectively from Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain, where the song and the video were recorded.

The recording session took place in April 8, 2016. Both audio and video were recorded during the same session.

LIONS
Olivia Dawn

Gullible, weak, soft feet,
Trapped in the lost and found
They’ll hunt you down like an animal
I can feel their front teeth
Circling round their hunting ground
Their fangs bearing low, bearing low,
Everybody wants a show
It’s a game of tic tac toe
They’ll never let you go

‘Cause the lions
Won’t save you when you’re through
All that defiance
You take them for a fool
And you know that silence
Won’t save you from the truth
And just ‘cause you’re silent
Don’t make you bulletproof

I never thought you’d entertain them
I always wonder why you’d tell a little white lie
To cover up the real problem
You keep it inside, it bleeds you dry
Their fangs bearing low, bearing low
Do they really have to know
It’s a game of tic tac toe
They’ll never let you go

'Cause the lions
Won’t save you when you’re through
All that defiance
You take them for a fool
And you know that silence
Won’t save you from the truth
And just 'cause you’re silent
Don’t make you bulletproof

Bullet, bullet, bullet, bullet, bullet proof...

'Cause the lions
Won’t save you when you’re through
All that defiance
You take them for a fool
And you know that silence
Won’t save you from the truth
And just 'cause you’re silent
Don’t make you bulletproof

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Music and Lyrics by Olivia Dawn
Music produced by Olivia Dawn
Performed by Olivia Dawn
Recorded and Mixed by Pablo Schuller
Executive Producer: Amanda Tornel
Technology Manager: Liz Teutsch
Operations Manager: Salva Raposo
Shooting Director: Alberto Hidalgo
Director of Photography: Hernán Pérez
Make Up Artist: Workshop Experience Make Up School
Lighting: Lux Team
Art: Help!
Video produced by: Studio Harley

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