August…Rush…I mean 17, 20 & 21
This is me excited. I just witnessed a quick, yet sick storm. The hard rain. High winds. I probably shouldn’t have been standing on the roof before that whole thing, with all the lightning, but it made for a good story. I also got a great photo from it too.
August 17th, “A MINUTE MORE” Releases digitally on iTunes and Amazon! On August 20th we are celebrating the release by doing a Live Stream Performance of ”A Minute More” along with a few other songs. More information will be announced very soon.
On August 20-21, I’ll be shooting a music video for the single “A Minute More.” I told you I was busy. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Run-On Sentences & Swimming Cars
Yahoo.com recently posted The Smurfs Movie Teaser Trailer. The movie releases next Summer. I don’t know if you watched the cartoon or not, but I sure did. That was my big brother’s and my cartoon. The Gummi Bears were mine and my little brother’s bonding time before school. Either way, I will most certainly be going to see The Smurfs in 3D. Talk about epic!
Did anyone forget where they put their car? My friend woke up to a car in their pool. Didn’t know if any of you had misplaced one.
I got some great news the other day. I was at a cookout with a few friends. Which, by the way, my friend Tim is all about cooking out. He loves it. Tim’s also an amazing cook, which some of it is attributed to his “secret grilling sauce” his grandfather prepares for him. We were all sitting out back, waiting for our pizza. Right, pizza. This night, Tim didn’t want to cook out, so we ordered Papa John’s. I get a call from my manager Jody, asking for my mailing address to mail me a plaque of some sort. Come to find out, Indiecharts.com ranked me as the #1 Independent Ambient/Pop artist in the nation. On top of that, “Broken But Breathing” was the longest running #1 single on their site, spending over 29 weeks at the top spot. Talk about exciting. I was thrilled. I still am thrilled…and thankful. I can work as hard as I’d like, but it’s seriously you guys supporting me that makes things like this happen. So, a huge ‘Thank You’ is in order. You’re loved very much. I hope I continue to create music that inspires and encourages you.
My August will probably be the busiest month for me this year. I’ll elaborate with an extremely awesome run-on sentence! – ”First, I have my single “A Minute More” releasing August 17th on iTunes and Amazon and until that day arrives, there will be a lot of things to do with press and business stuff, then we have a Listening Party on the 20th, where we will be streaming the event live , alongside my team at Red Rover (details to come soon) and then the 20th and 21st we will be shooting a music video for the song “A Minute More” which we’re looking at 2, 17+ hour days, which is exhausting and then we have a short break before I have a meeting on August 24th.” Sheesh. I’m going to read that back as fast as I can now.
I will be performing at an Orphan Walk Fundraiser for All Blessings International, an adoption agency, July 23rd at 8:00pm at Apollo High School in Owensboro, KY. If you’d love to come and walk for a bit, donate a few dollars for a wonderful cause and hear some music, do come out. Here’s the link for the directions. http://ow.ly/2d3R9
A lot of stew is a brewin’. – Insert your favorite metaphorical stew here to get excited. – I’ll be revealing some neat stuff here in the coming weeks. I’ll leave you with a quote that hit me the other day. Know you’re loved and appreciated.
“Happiness resides not in posessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.” -Democritus
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“A Minute More” Releases
I have some exciting news. After many requests and trying to be patient, I will finally be releasing “A Minute More” as an iTunes single next month. I am really thrilled to be able to have it available for you all to purchase. I wrote the song with my good friend Brent Lain right before he and his wife CJ got married. It’s about my future lady and how I can’t wait to meet her and share life with her and do the best I possibly can to love her unconditionally every day. I’ve performed the song at all my shows recently and feel it’s the most intimate and real song I’ve ever done to date, with one of the biggest crowd responses. There is very little production to it. It’s extremely raw, with only an acoustic guitar, a piano and my vocal. I think that’s what makes it so relatable, that it’s so stripped down and touches a topic every single person has experienced or is experiencing. Below are the lyrics, as well as a first-look of the new cover for it. A special shout out to my good friend Ryan Holmberg for designing a great cover, depicting the beauty of the song itself.
“A Minute More”
I’m on a highway down the road
I wanna be there right now
I’m in a stranger’s bed in my home
I can’t claim a place I don’t know
And I can’t wait til the day
You walk right in my door
And I can’t wait til the day
You walk right in my door
But I, I wait a minute more
They told me you were here, but now I know
I must’ve missed you some time ago
Lost amidst a crowd of things I’ve fought
No wasted feelings anymore
And I can’t wait til the day
You walk right in my door
And I can’t wait til the day
You walk right in my door
But I, I wait a minute
Crowds now parting
Everything begins to dissipate
Foundations breaking down
Roads get tangled everywhere
But still my hand you take
My hand you take
And I can’t wait til the day
You walk right in my door
And I can’t wait til the day
You walk right in my door
But I, I wait a minute more
We have a lot of buns in the oven. I always wanted to use that somewhere. I am excited to share them soon.
I hope to one day shake your hand. You have my love and support.
LIVE LOVE
