The Star Prairie Project releases new video for To Warm a Cold Heart

The Star Prairie Project has released a new music video for “To Warm a Cold Heart,” a song from Nolen R. Chew Jr.’s Wisconsin-based recording project. The release pairs a reflective track about empathy and emotional distance with a Portugal-filmed video and signals more music ahead, including a finished 12-song Americana album.

Why it matters: - The Star Prairie Project has built a growing catalog around original songs that blend folk, country, Americana and rock. - The new release adds another visual push for a project that has already surpassed 15 million Spotify streams. - The song centers on trust, kindness and the challenge of reaching someone with a “cold heart,” giving the release a clear emotional hook.

What happened: - The Star Prairie Project released a new music video for “To Warm a Cold Heart.” - Nolen R. Chew Jr. is the songwriter behind the project. - The video was created and produced by Pedro Salvador and Pedro Martinho. - The video was filmed in Portugal. - More The Star Prairie Project at HIP Video Promo - More The Star Prairie Project on their website - More The Star Prairie Project on Instagram

The details: - Chew built the project around writing original songs and collaborating with musicians and producers to finish the records. - Contributors have worked with Chew from Los Angeles to London. - The project’s catalog now spans ten studio albums and more than 100 songs. - The name combines Chew’s hometown of Star Prairie, Wisconsin, with a nod to the Alan Parsons Project. - The music moves across folk, country, Americana and multiple forms of rock. - Chew started songwriting later in life and first picked up a guitar at 51 with no musical background. - Before music, Chew spent 25 years in the Air Force working in nuclear operations and arms control. - Chew retired in 2001. - Chew now lives with his wife and pets in a cabin on a lake in west-central Wisconsin. - Gardening, long walks and an open schedule feed Chew’s writing routine. - Chew may write in the morning or late at night, often while looking over the lake or sitting by the fire. - The catalog has more than 15 million Spotify streams. - The project has appeared on The David Bowers Awards podcast. - Vents Magazine and Buzz Music Magazine recognized the act as an upcoming artist. - Chew describes the music as “unique but familiar” and “classic yet original.” - Chew cites influences including the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Coldplay, the Black Keys and Greta Van Fleet. - “To Warm a Cold Heart” started during one of Chew’s long walks along a lake road. - Chew said the song grew from thinking about people with closed minds and cold hearts, and how those conditions require different kinds of change. - The lyrics focus on trust, empathy, kindness and the possibility of starting over. - The closing section leans toward love and hope as ways to restore connection. - Chew is promoting the current album while continuing to develop new material. - Chew and Rudiger have completed a 12-song Americana album drawn from more than seven years of collaboration.

Between the lines: - The release positions the video as a behind-the-scenes look at the recording process rather than a separate storyline. - That approach keeps attention on the musicians working together, which fits a project built on collaboration. - The finished 12-song album suggests Chew is maintaining a steady pipeline of new material instead of treating this release as a standalone moment.

What’s next: - Chew will keep promoting the current album. - The completed Americana album with Rudiger is ready to follow as the next full collection. - The Star Prairie Project is likely to keep pairing new songs with visual releases as the catalog grows.

The bottom line: - The Star Prairie Project is using “To Warm a Cold Heart” to extend an already sizable indie catalog, while setting up the next album in line.