Singer and self-described pop princess Shara Strand is one of the many performers who will take the stage at this weekend’s New Hope Celebrates Rock The Block Party.
To celebrate the occasion, Strand will debut a new dance remix of her song, “I Will Carry You” from her debut EP “Born Tonight.”
She said the remix will be more club-friendly thatnthe original version.
“We did the acoustic version and the regular pop version,” she said of the version of “I Will Carry You” on the EP. “On May 14, we’re releasing a whole remix package and there’s going to be nine other remixes. It’s been a very serious journey coming to the place where we’re releasing something with 10 or 11 tracks. There’s just something about being at a nightclub performing at 1 in the morning. People are so with you, with fists in the air and loving it. I want to give ‘I Will Carry You’ that energy. I feel like it’s a celebratory song, and in a club we should be able to be with the people we love and dance.”
Strand added that the song is also meant to be inspirational to her gay fans.
“It’s a song of support and it’s about surrounding yourself with positive, truthful, happy people who are just right for you,” she said. “It’s a universal theme. I feel that I’ve always gotten that level of support from the gay community. Being at different Prides and being able to sing and share myself, I just feel like I’m creating such a solid, loyal fan base, and I love giving back, especially with this type of music.”
Strand performs along with Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta, Josey Greenwell, Trisha Dasch, Dwayne Dunlevy and Laura Cheadle, at New Hope Celebrates Rock the Block Party, 1-4 p.m. May 18 at Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St.
For more information, visit www.sharastrand.com or www.newhopecelebrates.com.