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LONG WAY OR THE HARD WAY [MUSIC VIDEO RELEASE DAY]

6/13/2025

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"Long Way Or The Hard Way" [MUSIC VIDEO RELEASE DAY]
This song is about my Lenape Citizenship and the lessons I learned from Standing Rock (2016). The video is going back to my roots.

After incorporating a lot of Standing Rock footage in my last two music videos, I wanted to lean more on symbolism for this video. I went back to my origin, on the banks of the Little Miami River and at the Historic Loveland Castle, which are two places I spent a lot of time as a child. To me, the castle always represented something that can be built over the course of a career or lifetime. Sir Harry Andrews did it, and he did it for kids like me to be inspired. I met Katie on that river and you better believe I brought her to that castle on our first date. We had our first kiss there, and we got married there.

My cousin Abigail filmed everything at the Castle and my friend Silence filmed everything out in South Africa.

I picked a location between Table Mountain and Lions Head. In the valley between the long way and the hard way.

Thank you to everyone who has been following along. I hope you enjoy the new song and the new music video. We're three weeks away from the next new single.


[Spotify]
https://open.spotify.com/album/0xcuuhS9TBr5O3dJ9SPVuB...

[Apple Music]
https://music.apple.com/.../long-way-or-the.../1814708877

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#SongsInTheKeyOfFreedom
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"UBUNTU" ALBUM TURNS TEN YEARS OLD TODAY!

6/10/2025

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The “Ubuntu” album turns ten years old today. 2014-2015 was a wild year for us. I wrote this record in parts of Kenya, Uganda, Botswana, South Africa, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Netherlands, Germany,  and all across Great Turtle Island during our 2014 Summer Tour (back when we had our veggie bus). Lots of stories w/ this record. 

David Lessing recorded the keys in Cincinnati, OH. Dave King recorded bass in Denver, CO and Matthew Pizza recorded the congas and washboard in Salt Lake City, UT. I recorded with Cinch dB at his studio in Lyman, SC and the album was mastered by a guy named Disco Dave in Bellingham, WA.

The album artwork was created by Katie using sticks and stones and beads that she collected from our world travels. Emily King did the graphic design. It takes a village.

Thank you to all the people who bought this album on cd. And thank you to the folks who still request these songs at shows. They’re still some of my favorites to play. 

If you wanna give it a ceremonial stream. My  top 3 songs from this record are: Migration, Be Brave, and the third one is a hard choice, but I think it’s Be Grateful.

[Spotify]
https://open.spotify.com/album/0uuQbck22EuOCLqB2Ml45v?si=D7QIDLwtQBGk6l2SAfoB8g


[Apple Music]
https://music.apple.com/us/album/ubuntu/1005960630


Thank you for all the years of support.
- Brian

Below is a picture trail from the year long #HUMANityTour


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10 SONGS DOWN, TWO MORE TO GO

6/10/2025

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Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me through this year long record release. We're ten songs in and have two more left. I'm excited to share the rest of the album with you, as well as two new music videos for "Stand For What's Right" + "Carry Me Home."

Order a vinyl if you'd like to hear the rest of the album before it's released to the public. 

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UPCOMING EVENTS - NEW MUSIC VIDEO DROPS FRIDAY

6/9/2025

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Thank y'all for all the love this week! ICYMI: My new single "Long Way Or The Hard Way" just dropped. Listen wherever you stream music, or purchase a vinyl if you want to hear the album before it's completely released to the public. 

Spotify: 
https://open.spotify.com/album/0xcuuhS9TBr5O3dJ9SPVuB?si=PY6cZ5KQRjGAHOUS24tQIQ

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/long-way-or-the-hard-way/1814708877

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/brianernstmusic

Thank you again, 
Brian
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GRAND MARSHAL

6/8/2025

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Thank you Fernandina Beach Pride for the tremendous honor to Grand Marshal the parade. Happy Pride.

#LifeLibertyPursuitOfHappiness
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NEW MUSIC RELEASE DAY

6/6/2025

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NEW MUSIC RELEASE DAY
My new single, "Long Way Or The Hard Way" is now available on all streaming platforms. I'm really proud of this song. It's a song about my Lenape Citizenship, and a song about some of the lessons I learned from Standing Rock (2016).

Big thanks to my friends who helped make this possible:
Mckinley Devilbiss at Make Your Mark Studios (Myrtle Beach, SC), Je Spence at North Florida Recordings (Fernandina Beach, FL), and my producer, Ben Badenhorst Music (South Africa).

[Spotify]

https://open.spotify.com/track/1cJOFBzh3OriV0YkIHSE7a...
[Apple Music]
https://music.apple.com/.../long-way-or-the.../1814708878

BrianErnstMusic.com
Instagram | YouTube | TikTok
#SongsInTheKeyOfFreedom
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THANK YOU COLOR IT GREEN FOR CARRYING MY NEW VINYL

6/4/2025

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"Songs In The Key Of Freedom" is now available at Color It Green (downtown Fernandina Beach, FL). They also carry Katie's River Of Humanity jewelry and skin care line as well. Thank you Color It Green for supporting my family and for everything you're doing in the commUnity. 

Album artwork by: Ahchipaptunhe (Lenape)

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HELLO JUNE

6/1/2025

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