Allan James :: music in mind

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September 4th
Music in the Park (Rose Hill Park) 6PM

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April/May 2009
During what seems to be a very short Spring, I have had the opportunity to record new upbeat edgy songs. I had some great late night jams where I composed and recorded several new songs all in one evening. I played each take straight through, all first takes, of rocking guitars, riffing bass, and rhythm guitars. No fancy tricks today... just straight forward guitars, leads, bass and drums. I hope to publish these songs out soon to MySpace, CDBaby, and others so that everyone can have a listen.

I also sent out songs to some very cool leads for feature films. Five of my songs were sent out to be considered for music in these upcoming films that are due out in early 2010. I also continued communicating and preparing to record with some talented new local female vocalists. Lots more details on this as we really get into it later in June.

March 2009
- Upcoming small show at The Battletown. I didn't have any live performances in February, and the good people at Battletown wanted to book a show for March so we picked a date in late March, the 28th. It is a Saturday and as usual it should be a really fun night! BTI is a great place to jam up close and personal and mingle with the crowd. It's a nice local small venue, where lots of good friends get together, and even the gray ghost likes the music. My very good friends Donnie and Tom will be joining me to have a great jam that evening.

- While revamping the studio and surrounding areas to get everything in top shape for 2009 and to finish the final songs for the new CD, I came across several boxes of tapes and CDs. Well... this was, an old goldmine of music... I knew they were somewhere, and I just did not have time to go through them yet. So I took some time and listened to some of older music. It was nice to hear some of my old songs and jams and great to know that many years of music has been captured!

Now I can bring some of the songs into the studio, remix and put out for all to hear or archive some of the old jams to just have for memories. So even though it has been great moving forward so fast with new music, sometimes it's also nice to reflect back and listen to older music, rehearsals, concerts. It's also a great way to use some ideas and creativity from my past and use them in my future music.

Feb 2009
- I've been revamping the studio, with new equipment, and new designs and streamlining the workflow. I will be writing and composing in full force finishing and recording the final songs for the new CD. Some very talented musicians will also be working in the studio. During the end of last year until now has been research, purchasing, rebuilding, upgrading, and preparing for much better quality sound and product. Now it's time to rock!

January 2009
- New website is coming mid to late 2009... and it will include several new photos and video clips from previous performances will be published in the next months. There will be a new section of the website to let people view lots of other media. This site is taking time because of the technical and artistic emphasis I want to put on it. Not just pop up another cool site with some pretty photos and a few mp3s, I want it to take the visitor on a journey!
You can also view some new photos on the MySpace page.

- Two new additional websites are being developed/designed and launched: www.allanjames.tv and www.jamfortheworld.com. These web sites will have Live Webcasts, archived videos, shows, interviews, and more. Stay tuned for more details and check the Performance schedule to catch one of the Live webcast shows.

Beautiful Garden

This tune was written with 12 string guitar and vocals just raw, then a little piano and strings were just added to have a listen to it with some depth until final recordings and production is done. Rough vocals and other parts will be re-done as this song is being recorded for the new CD.

Circles

Another new song that is almost ready for the CD. This song was written (words and music) and recorded one late cold night in NOV. This was done with just a simple piano and vocals. Rough vocals and other parts will be re-done as this song is being recorded for the new CD.

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