{"id":38639,"date":"2018-08-07T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=38639"},"modified":"2019-01-02T13:42:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T18:42:04","slug":"new-single-from-unique-messengers-against-gun-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/new-single-from-unique-messengers-against-gun-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"New Single from Unique Messengers against Gun Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BROOKLYN, N.Y., Aug. 7, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) \u2013- While gun control continues to be a talked about topic, Unique Messengers is not only joining the conversation, but singing about it. This musical group is on a mission to deliver \u201cmusic with a message\u201d and their latest single, \u201cGive up That Gun,\u201d is no exception to the rule.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Unique Messengers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0807-unique-messengers-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"Unique Messengers\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0807-unique-messengers-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0807-unique-messengers-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0807-unique-messengers-696x522-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\nOfficially released in August, the song contains a pertinent message they hope would inspire listeners to make positive changes in their lives and support gun reform. \u201cGive up That Gun\u201d was written by Winfield Craig, produced by Albert Henry and mixed by Micangelo at the Mix Palace on New York\u2019s Long Island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had many sleepless nights while producing this song, but I was determined to expedite getting it finished. The message in this song is very important and one that everyone should hear. I pray that God touches your heart as you listen to this song,\u201d Henry says.<\/p>\n<p>Craig says that he was actually inspired for the melody in a dream he had many years ago. \u201cIt was God who inspired me and then later helped me to write the lyrics,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s my hope that those who are moved by the song will support us by downloading it, because when they do, they will be playing a significant role in helping us increase awareness on the importance of gun control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Craig and Henry were recently invited to preview their song at TOP Civic Center in Brooklyn during the Fourth Annual Evening of Remembrance and Reflection Reception to End Gun Violence. The event was to support families who lost children to gun violence and to raise awareness and money for the Public Safety Coalition pilot program \u2013 the first of its kind in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Give up That Gun - Unique Messengers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0807-giveupgun-cd-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"Give up That Gun - Unique Messengers\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0807-giveupgun-cd-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0807-giveupgun-cd-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0807-giveupgun-cd-696x522-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\nThe song was well received and garnered positive feedback. The event was well attended by clergy, police, politicians, and families of gun victims, gun control activists and their guests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive up That Gun\u201d can be described as relevant, thought provoking and inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith an unexpected melody and powerful lyrics, the song grasps your attention from the start and leaves you with a desire to listen to it again and again,\u201d Craig says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive up That Gun\u201d is available for download on all major digital distribution outlets including iTunes, Google Play, Amazon.com and CD Baby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Unique Messengers: <\/strong><br \/>\nUnique Messengers is comprised of two men who are passionate about their desire to inspire and motivate others through the messages in their music.<\/p>\n<p>Craig is the founder of Unique Messengers, the writer of most of their spiritually-inspirational lyrics and he also performs with the group (lead and background vocals). He moved to the U.S. from Trinidad after having a powerful and inspiring dream about Jesus Christ\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<p>Henry, also a native of Trinidad and Tobago is the producer for Unique Messengers. He is a lead and background vocalist as well as a songwriter who helps with writing original music for the group.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/uniquemessengers.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/uniquemessengers.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2ImI5aBlkFBeIMF8ufc_RA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2ImI5aBlkFBeIMF8ufc_RA<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uniquemessengers\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uniquemessengers<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uniquemessengr\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/uniquemessengr<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uniquemessengers\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uniquemessengers\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*PHOTO links for media:<br \/>\n(1) Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/18-0807s2p-giveupguncd-300dpi.jpg<br \/>\n(2) UniqueMessengers.com\/images\/gallery\/photos\/big10.jpg<\/p>\n<p>*VIDEO (YouTube): <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bpSGE_ifLVA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/bpSGE_ifLVA<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Give up That Gun - Unique Messengers (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bpSGE_ifLVA?wmode=transparent&#038;fs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BROOKLYN, N.Y., Aug. 7, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; While gun control continues to be a talked about topic, Unique Messengers is not only joining the conversation, but singing about it. This musical group is on a mission to deliver &#8220;music with a message&#8221; and their latest single, &#8220;Give up That Gun,&#8221; is no exception to the rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9780,"featured_media":38603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[191,10656,1,37,8,559,40],"tags":[10187],"class_list":["post-38639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-recording-news","category-brooklyn-business","category-business-news","category-entertainment-news","category-new-york-news","category-products-news","category-video-news-release","tag-stop-gun-violence","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":7233,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9780"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}