"The resurgence of Mothers Favorite Child is upon us but not before its creator, Paris Toon, reintroduces himself and his “child” as only he can . . . through real, raw, MUSIC. The Paris Toon recording project, enigmatically titled, “Baptism by Fire,” is a portion of a life narrated by Mothers Favorite Child. MFC is and has always been a musical collective, whimsically constructed by intuition and nurtured by divine talent. This is a movement on a mission to expose truth in sounds and words. TRUTH - minor and major, raucous and romantic, soulful and . . . spiritual.

The man behind the music is Paris Toon, producer, lyricist, composer and driving force of all that he engages in. Paris ritualistically defaults to his “gut” when the time comes to gather musicians and give birth to new songs. This is the method to his rarely observed madness. Since Mothers Favorite Child is a product of this method, it is only natural that its musicians and vocalists would be chosen to provide the soundtrack to the more deeply shaded thoughts of Paris Toon, the man. The music of the Paris Toon project revolves around the mother of all emotions, Love.

As many individuals have experienced, love can fuel so many other emotions and sensations and it can also take many shapes, sometimes making it vulnerable to misinterpretation. Lust, mistrust, admiration, honesty, intensity . . . these are all stops along the way on this journey through a human soul. This is a true “Baptism by Fire”."



credits
released 15 January 2012
Produced by Paris Toon
Recorded at Carefree Studios, Carefree, AZ.
Engineered by Jason Parker
Mixed and mastered by Stephen Washington
Painting by: Joanna Ciampa
Graphic design: Travis O'reilly

Personnel:
Dowell Davis, Jamarl (JB) Baker: drums
Dowell Davis: percussion
Morris: vocals Tanya Thillet & Jennifer Browne: back vocals
Ted Belledin, Paris Toon, Roney Jones, Rachel Eckroth: rhodes, wurlitzer, clavinet, synths.
Ted Belledin, Kurt Fitchum: horns
Charles Bond & Tyrone Chase: guitar
Fred Thomas, Kent Phillips, Alex Kyhn, Dallas Huber: bass