Our first project, Shake, Rattle & Rhyme, fuses nursery rhymes with ballroom music to bring your child an exciting exposure to dance rhythms, each one focusing on a different ballroom dance style.
Many studies have linked a child's exposure to music with high achievement later in life. We feel that a child needs to be more than "exposed" to music at a young age, they need to be "immersed" in it. If listening expands the mind, imagine what listening, feeling, dancing and participating can do? By getting your child on their feet, or into your arms their entire body and mind are involved in the music.
We chose to build this experience on familiar nursery rhymes and songs to connect with something the child may already enjoy. This is only the starting point, however, as the rhymes are then fused with ballroom dance rhythms, the lyrics expanded and a complete score is added. The resulting songs are completely original, yet familiar and fun. Imagine "5 little Monkeys" as a Mambo, or "John Jacob Jinglehiemerschmidt" as a Tango. Each song brings to life a different dance style and each song connects to a child through a different nursery rhyme.
Many children's CD's are designed to be listened to in the car on long trips or used to lull children to sleep. Shake, Rattle & Rhyme, on the other hand, is designed to get everyone out of their chairs, irresistibly moving to the music. Whether it is Samba, Cha-Cha or even the Tango, each song puts the baby in your arms, or the toddler in your hands and you find yourself dancing together around the room.
Credits
Executive Produced by Ronnie Silos & Thom Steinhoff
for Rocket Baby Inc.
Original Concept by Ronnie & Alma Silos
Original Lyrics and Music by Ronnie & Alma Silos
Music Tracks Recorded at Moonlight Studios, Los Angeles, California
Vocal Tracks and additional instrumentation recorded at
Rocket Baby Studios, Valencia, California
Recorded & Engineered by Ronnie Silos
Music Arranged and Performances by David Vasquez
Mixed by Jeff Lewis
Mastered By Nancy Matter, Moonlight Mastering, Burbank, California
Mix Consulting by John Steinhoff
Additional Keyboards by Tateng Katindig
Saxophone by Ner de Leon
Cover Design & Photography by Thom Steinhoff
Rocket Baby Designed by Eddie Young
Cover model: Riley Silos
Jierra appears courtesy of Waters Edge Entertainment
Manufactured by Saicomm.com
Published In The U.S.A. By Rocket Baby Records
Special Thanks To
Quenby Steinhoff, Jeanne Clark, Helena Diamond,
Bridgette Gerholdt, Luba Meltzer, Julia Hicken, Jeannie Block,
Claudia Knights, Leslie Berra, Sandra Ramage,
June and Nicole Almeida, Robert & Velma Silos, Saretta Savage, Eleanor & Stan
Tucker, Dori Wolfenstein, Lorri Arnason,
Evelyn and Mark Halperin, Carl & Christine Dayrit, Chad,
Jessica & Brandon Peckham, David McCullough, KIDiddles.com,
Andrea Vibe of Vibe Performing Arts, Ed Anthony, Ryan Kearny,
Nori & Letty Soriano, Rahul Khanna, Armen Santourian,
Jessica & Friends at Gymboree, Andy Vaslee,
The Valencia Mountain Biking Club & The Millenium Moms
