About Philip Hernandez & "the beat of my heart" "The real inspiration came from a 'personal journey' to know and accept my cultural heritage. A search for who I am as a person and an artist, and the desire to leave that legacy for my daughter." True music artists like Philip Hernandez are inspired by the elements of life that make up the very foundation of who we are. In his debut release, the beat of my heart, Philip offers a peerless collection of Latin and American jazz standards that he has breathed his own personal fire and passion into. While dedicating himself to exploring the music, language and culture of his Puerto Rican roots, Philip searched for the songs he believes offer real insight into the experiences we all share and to what he personally wanted to express. Inspired by the passion of Latin music that touched him to the very core of who he is as an artist, he selected classic songs like Night & Day. A song that expresses the burning desire we all feel when we can't physically be with the one we love. Then in I'm A Fool To Want You, Philip explores another side. The helplessness we all feel when we are drawn to another by a desire that builds and drives us even though we know we shouldn't allow it to. The beat of my heart could easily be described as a collection of songs that have inspired Philip Hernandez and which you will surely find common feeling in. But it is far greater than that. It's a concept album in the tradition of the great Frank Sinantra's Songs For Young Lovers (1953) and Only The Lonely (1958). It's a celebration of life and romance. Those who open themselves up to the inspiration inside the songs and this album may find that it is not only the "soundtrack to their life," but the music to their own personal journey as well.