The project Cotton Candy – a music album for kids aims to create new, original songs for the youngest kids. The project foresees the creation of new original songs that are aimed at the youngest audience, but at the same time contain messages of friendship, dreaming, belief in goodness, festivity, and hope for the future. The project brings together six artists (musicians) from Varna to create three original songs for children, which, together with the pilot song Friend will be included in the music album Cotton Candy.
Creative team:
- Daniela Belcheva (music author, vocal performer) – In 2020, she returned to her hometown Varna and released three albums, Acoustic Me, Silver Button, and Naive, well known to the Varna audience for her delicate sensitivity and philosophical explorations as a female artist.
- Dimitar Semov (drums) – musician and producer, born in Varna, has participated in a number of festivals in Bulgaria and abroad, such as the Bansko Jazz Fest, Martenitsa Music Days, Varna Summer, and Apollonia Arts Festival.
- Dian Dimov (bass) – a Varna musician with many years of experience in Bulgaria and abroad.
- Detelin Yosifov (guitars, studio recording, mixing, and mastering) – a musician from Varna, guitarist with the band Fandango and audio engineer on numerous music productions.
- Neiko Bodurov (trumpet) – a well-known musician from Varna, composer, and organizer of jazz festivals.
The project was implemented in four stages:
- 1 July – 31 August 2025 – Creation of music and lyrics for three songs
- 1 September – 15 September – rehearsals and recording of the songs
- 15 September – 31 October – processing, mixing, and mastering
- 1 November – 28 November – digital distribution and promotion
The Cotton Candy project is supported by the Culture Fund of the Municipality of Varna