the never ending now album

Project Description

The Never Ending Now is a deeply personal project for me and some of the most vulnerable art I’ve ever created.

The album is a unique blend of spoken word, intimate conversation, and classical composition by pianist Isabella Turso. It explores various themes including mental & emotional health, dreams, growth, acceptance, fear, purpose, empowerment, gratitude, and ultimately love.

It runs at 40:04, and is meant to be experienced straight through on the first listen, preferably without distractions, so put some headphones on, sit down, take a walk, hike, or drive and get lost in the world.  

With love and gratitude,  

IN-Q 

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About IN-Q

IN-Q is a professional spoken word artist, Emmy nominated lyricist, multi-platinum songwriter, world renowned keynote speaker, and the best-selling author of the poetry book “Inquire Within”. His career started in Los Angeles, over 25 years ago, where he was one of the original members of the historic open-mic Da Poetry Lounge. He has also been featured on HBO's Def Poetry Jam and won the National Poetry Slam Championships along with his team in 2004.

Other notable achievements include being named to Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders, being the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque du Soleil, and being featured on A&E, ESPN and Verses & Flow.

As a songwriter, IN-Q’s hit single “Love You Like a Love Song” by Selena Gomez went multi-platinum, winning him a BMI award. He has written with renowned artists including Aloe Blacc, Miley Cyrus, Mike Posner, ZHU, and Foster the People and has collaborated with RockMafia on 50+ songs for Disney Television. His songs have accumulated over two billion views on YouTube alone. Most recently, he co-wrote 4 songs for Descendants: The Rise Of Red franchise, which went #1 on the Billboard Soundtrack charts.

Countless audiences around the world have been inspired through his performances and storytelling workshops. Many of his poetry videos have gone viral with over 60 million views combined, and his stand-up poetry special, IN-Q - Live at the Ace Theatre, streams exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Album Details

Recording Type: Album
Recording Date: July 2022 - August 2023
Artist Type: Feature/Collaboration
Artist/Performing Name: IN-Q featuring Isabella Turso
Title: The Never Ending Now
Release Date: May 1st, 2024
UPC#: 859785772561
Record Label: N/A

Track Listing

1. Dreams (2:23)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP, Bluebelldisc Music - SIAE)
Vocals: IN-Q
Piano: Isabella Turso
Additional Vocals: Andriana Manfredi

2. Growth (4:08)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP, Bluebelldisc Music - SIAE)
Vocals: IN-Q
Piano: Isabella Turso

3. Interlude 1 (0:34)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP)
Vocals: IN-Q
Additional Vocals: Andriana Manfredi

4. Acceptance (2:16)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP, Bluebelldisc Music - SIAE)
Vocals: IN-Q
Piano: Isabella Turso

5. Interlude 2 (1:25)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP)
Vocals: IN-Q
Additional Vocals: Andriana Manfredi

6. Sadness (3:48)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP, Bluebelldisc Music - SIAE)
Vocals: IN-Q
Piano: Isabella Turso

7. Interlude 3 (2:51)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP)
Vocals: IN-Q
Additional Vocals: Andriana Manfredi

8. Fear (3:22)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP, Bluebelldisc Music - SIAE)
Vocals: IN-Q
Piano: Isabella Turso

9. Interlude 4 (1:23)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP)
Vocals: IN-Q
Additional Vocals: Andriana Manfredi

10. Happiness (1:51)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP, Bluebelldisc Music - SIAE)
Vocals: IN-Q
Piano: Isabella Turso

11. Purpose (1:22)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP)
IN-Q: Vocals

12. Life (3:41)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP, Bluebelldisc Music - SIAE)
Vocals: IN-Q
Piano: Isabella Turso
Violin by: Eloisa Manera
Cello by: Daniela Savoldi
Synthesizers by: Ludovico Clemente

13. Interlude 5 (1:36)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP)
Vocals: IN-Q
Additional Vocals: Andriana Manfredi

14. Love (4:27)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP, Bluebelldisc Music - SIAE)
Vocals: IN-Q
Piano: Isabella Turso
Violin by: Eloisa Manera
Cello by: Daniela Savoldi
Synthesizers by: Ludovico Clemente

15. The Never Ending Now (4:51)
(IN Q MUSIC - ASCAP, Bluebelldisc Music - SIAE)
Vocals: IN-Q
Piano: Isabella Turso
Violin by: Eloisa Manera
Cello by: Daniela Savoldi
Synthesizers by: Ludovico Clemente

Credits

All lyrics written by: IN-Q
Music composed, arranged by: Isabella Turso
Synthesizers and guitars by: Ludovico Clemente
Violin by: Eloisa Manera (on “Life”, “Love”, “The Never Ending Now”)Cello by: Daniela Savoldi (on “Life”, “Love”, “The Never Ending Now”)
Recorded at: Studio City Sound, Studio City, CA
Engineered by: Andrew Schwartz
Additional Engineering by: Ludovico Clemente
Mixed by: Andrew Schwartz
Mastered by: Andrew Schwartz
Photography by: Daniel Johnson
Album Art & Design by: Corrina Gramma, Sophia Bentaher, Joshua Temkin
Album Coordinators: Sophia Bentaher, Joshua Temkin, Boban Zlatkovic

"IN-Q is one of the greatest poets of our time.."

Al Gore

Former Vice President of the United States

"IN-Q writes to entertain, inspire and challenge his audiences to look deeper into the human experience.."

co-founder & CEO | rothy's

"IN-Q is a true visionary. His performance inspired us to shift opinions, promote change and drive culture."

Evan Greene

Former CMO The Recording Academy

"IN-Q's poetry is a huge inspiration for me. He's made me cry, laugh and ponder deeply all within the same piece."

Aloe Blacc

Grammy nominated Multi-platinum recording artist

"The Never Ending Now is an incredible work of art."

Mike Posner

Grammy nominated Multi-platinum recording artist

"IN-Q is a true visionary. His performance inspired us to shift opinions, promote change and drive culture."

Evan Greene

Former CMO of The Recording Academy

"IN-Q's poetry is a huge inspiration for me. He's made me cry, laugh and ponder deeply all within the same piece."

Aloe Blacc

Grammy nominated Multi-platinum recording artist

“I’ve watched IN-Q grow and transform over the last 20 years into one of the foremost poets of our time. His most recent album, the Never Ending Mutha Fucking Now is a timely and important work that reaches down to touch your soul and connect to your heart. IN-Q speaks the truth through his mastery of the spoken word.”

Ross Hogarth

Multi-Grammy winning Multi-platinum music producer/engineer/mixer

“IN-Q is an amazing spoken word genius poet.”

Will.i.am

Multi-Grammy winning Multi-platinum recording artist

“The Never Ending Now album is a one of a kind, incredible work of art.”

Mike Posner

Grammy nominated Multi-platinum recording artist

“There is a quality to
IN-Q’s poems that is simple, basic, human, yet that still cleverly makes us question our assumptions.”

Tom Teicholz

Forbes

“IN-Q's poetry is so inspiring, because no matter how dark or deep his poems may be, he always pushes us in a direction of hope."

Simon Sinek

NYT bestselling Author and Inspirational Speaker

“IN-Q crafts verse that not only entertains but challenges listeners to take a deep look inward and consider their place in the world.”

Rich Roll

Podcast Host & Ultra-Endurance Athlete

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"IN-Q writes to entertain, inspire and challenge his audiences to look deeper into the human experience."

"IN-Q is one of the greatest poets of our time."

About IN-Q

Album Details

Track Listing

Credits

"IN-Q is one of the greatest poets of our time.."

Al Gore

"IN-Q writes to entertain, inspire and challenge his audiences to look deeper into the human experience.."

"IN-Q is a true visionary. His performance inspired us to shift opinions, promote change and drive culture."

Evan Greene

"IN-Q's poetry is a huge inspiration for me. He's made me cry, laugh and ponder deeply all within the same piece."

Aloe Blacc

"The Never Ending Now is an incredible work of art."

Mike Posner

"IN-Q is a true visionary. His performance inspired us to shift opinions, promote change and drive culture."

Evan Greene

"IN-Q's poetry is a huge inspiration for me. He's made me cry, laugh and ponder deeply all within the same piece."

Aloe Blacc

Ross Hogarth

“IN-Q is an amazing spoken word genius poet.”

Will.i.am

“The Never Ending Now album is a one of a kind, incredible work of art.”

Mike Posner

“There is a quality toIN-Q’s poems that is simple, basic, human, yet that still cleverly makes us question our assumptions.”

Tom Teicholz

“IN-Q's poetry is so inspiring, because no matter how dark or deep his poems may be, he always pushes us in a direction of hope."

Simon Sinek

“IN-Q crafts verse that not only entertains but challenges listeners to take a deep look inward and consider their place in the world.”

Rich Roll

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“Defining is like confining myself. So I undefined myself to find myself.”

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“There is a quality to
IN-Q’s poems that is simple, basic, human, yet that still cleverly makes us question our assumptions.”

“Defining is like confining myself.
So I undefined myself to find myself.”