LISTEN TO NULL PARADOX!
Album
Crystal Sherry–lead vocals
Saynt–guest rapper from Rize 2 Power Media (upcoming album)
Chris Mick–lead guitars
Jake Rye–guitars and backing vocals
Dave Ziozios–drums
Mark Byerly–trumpet
Tom Libertiny–bass, keyboards, guitars
Book
The first book in the trilogy, “The Onion and the Ants, Gertrude and Grace,” will be edited by Rachel Stroud of editzing.
She and author Tom Libertiny are excited to announce its 2011 release
and encourage you to keep updated on the book, its marketing tour, and
the music album that tells part of the tale.
History
The book, songs and live show are written about keeping the childlike
wonder in ourselves, regardless of our age. They are also about
understanding that difficult decisions must be made throughout our lives
including what many consider to be the ultimate decision.
The story behind the concept of Null Paradox and what was to
originally be one book, “The Onion and the Ants,” started behind the
wheel of an old jet-black mustang traveling through northern Michigan,
USA on a sunny afternoon. The road was less than well-traveled and the
speed, well, some would call it reckless. Commitments to the god of
“bite-off-more-than-you-can-chew” are often made during these
adventures. This one was no different.
A gig as a freelance engineer was the reason for Tom Libertiny’s trip
through northern Michigan–a job he needed to help pay for his final
year of college. Four hours with just the roar of the wind and the
engine as company conspired to bring together the concept of growing up,
the need to make critical life decisions and, strange to some, quantum
physics. It didn’t make sense to him either at the time. But as the
miles rolled by, the idea emerged about how to look at the former two
issues, ones that he was facing, from the perspective of something
small. Perhaps not even a human perspective but one that could
appreciate what it meant to be human.
Years went by with the outline of the book taking place in fits and
starts. His work with a variety of musical endeavors–string quartets,
rock bands, musicals–as a song and lyrics writer and
multi-instrumentalist helped the book along. Songs and lyrics became
analogous to chapters in a book. The friends that he made–Chris Mick,
Dave Ziozios and Jake Rye–would fortunately participate in what was to
become Null Paradox the music band.
And so one book was divided into three. The books continued to morph
and include a world-view built on his travels with his wife Suzzy,
their adventures together, their community service, and a place called
their secret garden. The first album was written and recorded. Artists
he admired in the music and visual arts communities agreed to work on
the project–much to his surprise and delight. And an Irish-American
singer named Crystal Sherry joined the fun.
What do the songs on the first album mean? They fill in the details
of chapters in the first book–chapter-by-chapter. The songs are
arranged in the same order as the chapters in the book. Also, all of
the songs are meant to stand on their own–to set a mood through lyrics
and music that makes sense outside of the context of the book. Your own
personal interpretation is highly desirable and it’s always interesting
to hear about the similarities and differences between people’s
interpretations of the songs.
No, the first book is not completed yet. Lessons learned from
completing the music album are being incorporated into the book so that
the album is more clearly an extension of the book and vice versa. And
the live show is an interactive extension of both the book and the music
album.
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