Kristy Chmura’s “Wake Up” is not just a song but is a reckoning wrapped in ethereal sound.

With the cinematic sound that you would expect from a composer raised on both classical training and emotional intuition, Chmura has created a track that pulses with purpose. This re-imagined version, which was released on Earth Day this year, hits differently.

From the moment the track opens, there’s an atmosphere of awakening – of something slowly rising from within. Christian Eigner’s haunting percussion and Niko Stoessl’s textured production create a sense of vastness, while Damien Musto adds a grounded, human pulse.

Lyrically, “Wake Up” is deceptively simple. Each phrase carries a gentle but unmistakable plea about our responsibility for Planet Earth and a desire to reconnect with both the planet and ourselves.

But what truly gives “Wake Up” its staying power is the integrity behind it. Kristy not only sings about the Earth from a distance, but she lives the experience. As a decade long member of her local Shade Tree Commission, she has spent years helping to preserve the tree canopy in her New Jersey town, advocating for native species, fighting invasive ones and reminding neighbours of the quiet power of trees.

When wildfire smoke from Canada blanketed the East Coast in an eerie, apocalyptic glow, it was not a headline for Kristy. It was much more personal and close to home. That moment pulled her back to “Wake Up,” and from that tension this new version was born.

And Kristy Chmura is not just an artist reacting to a world on fire. She is actively tending the garden so to speak. Her music is that extension of her roots in the soil.

As “Wake Up” swells into its final chorus, there is hope. Not the shiny kind of hope, but the slow and stubborn kind that quietly grows. This song invites the listener to feel, but also to act, to plant, to listen and to love what is left and protect it fiercely.

About Kristy Chmura

Kristy Chmura is a singer-songwriter, harpist and environmental advocate. Classically trained, her songs bring introspection with social consciousness, inviting listeners into spaces of reflection and transformation.

Beyond the music studio, Kristy serves on her town’s Shade Tree Commission, where she helps preserve and protect the local tree canopy.

Her upcoming album “Inner Solstice”, explores the tension and healing found at the intersection of inner life and outer world. With each new release Kristy is continuing to bridge art and advocacy, offering music that resonates beyond the moment

Find out more about Kristy Chmura on her Website

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