Bleu's Holidang Spectacular Email, Free Holiday Music! (December 23rd, 2008)
..howdoogie-doodle howzers!...
..the last few months of this year have been bananas, so, i've been a bit spotty with my mailers..lots to ketchup on.....
...but FIRST: i worked on three lovely holiday songs this year, and i want to gift them to you
..you can download them for free here!: [link]
(get 'em now...free songs available only until Jan. 1, 2009)
..."Cold, Cold Christmas" is a song i wrote months ago with the soulful Mr. Mike Dinallo...just a demo i did at home, but i thought the background vocals were pretty cool...
hope you enjoy...
..i co-wrote "Silent Tonight" only a few frickin' days ago with Nashville via Boston artist Madi Diaz and her writing partner Kyle Ryan...just finished this little production today so i could get it out ta ya!..Madi's voice kiLLs me.....well, after hearing these two tunes you might think that i'm having a depressing little christmas (i'm not), but, this next one should lighten the mood!..
..i think i've mentioned before that i've been working a bit with a new artist Chris Mann on his solo-debut, coming out next year on Sony..they commissioned me to produce a version of "O Come All Ye Faithful"...it ain't your mamaa's "o.c.a.y.f."....haPpy hoLidAng!..
...man..it has been a crAzy year...i've had the opportunity to write with and produce so many incredible artists and work with some of the best writers and musicians out-there...i've gotten to play a bunch of cool shows all over the country (and even Japan)..i self-released a neato record with my band The Major Labels [link] (which has ended up on a few 2008 best-of lists), and i bought some reaLLy cool ALF memorabilia... [link]
..i want to very sincerely thank all the industry folks (my managers, publisher, Waterstone Guitars) all my amazing friends (many of whom have actually housed and fed me along with helping me make music on a daily basis), my incRedibly supportive family, and of cooourse, the music fans who help keep us all going.... thank you thank you thaaAaank yooOou!...
..next year is going to be really exciting...i've been threatening to release some new material for quite some time, and it wiLL finaLLy happen..come hell or highwater "A Watched Pot" and my new record "FOUR" will come out in '09, as well as the LoudLion project, and perhaps even some new TML wackiness?...i will definitely be playing quite a bit in support of some of this material..i just tried out my first couple of "living-room" style shows and it was a real blast (thanx Bob and JoeJoe!)..if you're interested in hosting your own Bleu show email bleulist@mail.com [mail] for details.
..so i've finally gotten some pix and video up from some of my latest adventures:
..the little east-coast tour i did with Aussie power-poppers The Wellingtons was suPer rAd...the whole thing coincided with some TML dates, and our last show with them was covered by Rock and Roll TV..it's actually pretty f-n cool (thanx guys!)... [link]
...those guys stayed a few days after the shows and we got to spend halloween with them..as you'll see, Stacey and i went as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, and The Wellington's Kate and Zac went as Kurt and Courtney..madness ensued... [link]
...and of course, i needed to put some pix from japan up...whew... [link]
..and before this email is over i have to mention the passing of the wonderful matriarch of my crazy family clan..the one-and-only Grandot...our world is not as bright without her wild light guiding the way...she is sorely missed...
..i'm making donations to a couple of my favorite charities as some of my holiday gifts this year....if you're so inclined, you should do the same...
www.farmsanctuary.org [link]
www.redcross.org [link]
www.soundartla.org [link]
weLp....thanx for a wonderful year everyone!!!!...see ya in '09...
- bleu
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