{"id":45843,"date":"2021-12-07T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=45843"},"modified":"2021-12-08T08:53:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T13:53:51","slug":"playing-cincy-grandace-no-beaches-in-ohio-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/playing-cincy-grandace-no-beaches-in-ohio-video\/","title":{"rendered":"GrandAce Reflects on Midwest Living with &#8220;No Beaches in Ohio&#8221; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GrandAce_AnnieNoelker_Fencewall_cute.jpg\" alt=\"GrandAce\" class=\"wp-image-45854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GrandAce_AnnieNoelker_Fencewall_cute.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GrandAce_AnnieNoelker_Fencewall_cute-324x243.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GrandAce_AnnieNoelker_Fencewall_cute-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GrandAce_AnnieNoelker_Fencewall_cute-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GrandAce_AnnieNoelker_Fencewall_cute-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Photo Credit: Annie Noelker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/playing-cincy-grandace-bus-back\/\" target=\"_blank\">GrandAce<\/a> takes the good with the bad while soaking up some sun for his new video, \u201cNo Beaches in Ohio.\u201d With co-director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ciaracruder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ciara Cruder<\/a>, the Cincinnati MC traveled to the beaches at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park in Michigan for the visual, which also features shots of the song\u2019s Australia-based producer, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inigomagno\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Inigo Magno<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe sent the beat to me and I did what I always do: I added my own touches,\u201d GrandAce tells <em>Audiofemme<\/em>. \u201cIt really was an active collaboration because we were talking about different ideas, switching out baselines, and doing stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo Beaches in Ohio\u201d was GrandAce\u2019s first time working with Magno, and since the single was such a collaborative effort, it was important for him to include the producer in the song\u2019s visual.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not something I could have made on my own because one, I don\u2019t play guitar, and two, that type of sound isn\u2019t where my head is at,\u201d he adds. \u201cI love working with people who bring their own complete sound like that, and then I was able to come in and add some sparkle. It\u2019s literally our song, because I would\u2019ve approached it completely differently on my own and it wouldn\u2019t have happened without him on there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sing-song-y track, underscored by synths and guitar, finds GrandAce reflecting on his Ohio dwellings, fighting against the comforts of nostalgia, and holding onto his passions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GrandAce &amp; Inigo Magno - No Beaches in Ohio (Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V84d39ogEVA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was a lot of reflection on what it\u2019s like living in the Midwest, and Ohio specifically. Depending on how you\u2019re doing in life, Ohio can be a very bleak place,\u201d he explains. \u201cThe winters are hard, the skies are grey. It\u2019s a very melancholy state, which is why everybody likes to rag on it. But because everybody likes to rag on it, it\u2019s actually becoming one of the more popular states to mention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GrandAce is quick to point out that there are &#8220;certain beauties&#8221; to living in Ohio, too. \u201cThings are not as expensive as they could be, which means you can stretch your dollar to more experiences. Partially growing up in Ohio, I have a lot of really fond memories here \u2013 hanging out with friends, throwing art shows, going to malls, typical stuff,\u201d he says. But with the simple pleasures comes a caveat: \u201cNostalgia is the enemy,\u201d GrandAce sings on the track. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are beautiful things in the midst of such a bland place, but it\u2019s very easy to get stuck here. It\u2019s very easy to be complacent when you\u2019re in a place like Ohio,&#8221; he elaborates. &#8220;I\u2019ve met a lot of very cool, talented people who, when I met them, had very big dreams. But life can kind of beat you down, and years later they haven\u2019t thought about what they love or their passions. Some people forget. That\u2019s kind of what I\u2019m trying to avoid because it\u2019s so easy to slip into that mode, and that\u2019s really what the song is about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Living by example, GrandAce has had a productive year, releasing a collaborative two-pack with Gladwell, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/grandace.bandcamp.com\/album\/pad-thai-ep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pad Thai<\/a>.<\/em> He also put out his <em><a href=\"https:\/\/grandace.bandcamp.com\/album\/french-vanilla-ep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French Vanilla<\/a><\/em> EP and loosies \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6xzAFpN2P0UwL6fJ5zBDiz?si=aUfigSp3S42nRQpwDVPu1Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Granite Countertops<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0NswHWKEcYv3V7zlyd49Xh?si=q5DUFCOKQXm0wRTrnxgyTw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sufficiency<\/a>,\u201d and has another single, video, and two full projects coming out early next year.\u00a0\u201cThe projects are finished now, but I keep adding to them and tweaking them,\u201d he says. \u201cWhat they are now might not be what they are later.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, \u201cNo Beaches in Ohio\u201d is a great reminder to keep at it, no matter where you are in life. \u201cThe song is appreciating the good with the bad and reflecting,\u201d GrandAce says, \u201cbut also being aware that reflecting too much can be a bad thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Follow GrandAce on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theegrandace\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> for ongoing updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GrandAce takes the good with the bad while soaking up some sun for his new video, \u201cNo Beaches in Ohio.\u201d With co-director Ciara Cruder, the Cincinnati MC traveled to the beaches at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park in Michigan for the visual, which also features shots of the song\u2019s Australia-based producer, Inigo Magno. \u201cHe sent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":45854,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8237],"tags":[12848,8270,8540,12846],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GrandAce_AnnieNoelker_Fencewall_cute.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45843"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45843"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45885,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45843\/revisions\/45885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}