Lavender Beat Collective is a worldbeat project started in Long Beach, California in 2021, and is at its essence not a band but a creative habit. Founded by vocalist/producer Tien Nguyen (SAÍGO, Kan Wakan) and drummer/producer Max MacVeety (Bunky, Shots Fired, Crown City Rockers, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe), LBC is a weekly creative session designed to unite remote-recording musicians from around the world. The mission: to create soulful, danceable compositions that combine the wisdom of the musicians' collective traditions and experiences. The first song to emerge from this collaborative process is "The Path", a hopeful, groovy, meditative song which draws inspiration from Afrobeat, R&B, Desert Blues, and Jazz. The song features contributors from Brazil, Nigeria, and the United States. The lyrics are a concise mantra: "All of the good yet to come / awaits on the path you've begun. Whether you win or you lose / it's never too late or too soon". "The Path" features: Max Macveety (drums), Samson Olawale (percussion), Cooper Appelt (bass), Evandro Hasse (trumpet), Nicolas James Scott (Keys), Shea Springer (Guitar), Tien Nguyen (vocals, flute), Dominique Toney (vocals), and Jessica Childress (vocals).