Mashonda Releases Visual for the Melodic ‘Positive Distraction’

Singer/songwriter Mashonda has released the visual for “Positive Distraction,” the second single from her EP “Note to Self” coming this fall.

The video compliments the soothing summer melodic jam co-written and co-produced by Mashonda and The Millennials for her Tifrere Music label. Directed by Push and Pull Media, the clip captures the her sensual side. “I wanted the visual to feel ethereal, sultry and passionate,” Mashonda states. “It presents those intimate and private moments that exist as one daydreams of lovemaking.”

“When we kiss I heal
You take me there
A place I didn’t think was real”

“Positive Distraction” is about a healthy, healing relationship. “I wanted this song to be about someone connecting with a person that makes them completely forget about anyone or anything that has ever hurt them,” says Mashonda. “Nothing else matters because this person gives you a whole new life, they rewrite what love means for you, what romance means for you.”

Fans of 1980s pop will love Mashonda’s nod to The Police’s 1981’s classic “Everything She Does Is Magic” which influenced part of the melody of “Positive Distraction‘s” chorus. “I’m an ‘80s baby at heart,” she explains. “I was on my way to the studio and ‘Everything She Does Is Magic’ came on. It’s one of my favorite songs. I was singing it in my car, and when I got to the studio, I couldn’t get the melody of the hook out of my head. So, I played it for the producer. I said, ‘Give me a track.’ I started singing what became my version of that song.”

“Positive Distraction” follows “Note to Self‘s” first single entitled “Forbidden Fruit.”

Mashonda‘s company Art LeadHer, a platform dedicated to empowering women in art. Held it’s second summer exhibition showcase, “Art Genesis: The Beginning of Legacy” this month in Silver Lake, CA.

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