When I was asked to take part in a free Noistrade sampler on behalf of foryourplaylist.com, I was honored. The line-up of Nashville-based artists asked to take part told me that I’ve not been forgotten in music city. Among my friends and contemporaries in the sampler, the caliber of talent represented is immense. It’s like a collage of the Nashville indie scene, an aural yearbook of the times. Foryourplaylist did an excellent job selecting the talent for this project. While choosing artists from various musical backgrounds, they’ve achieved a certain blend in the sampler. The tracklisting is as follows:
- Matthew Mayfield – Fire Escape
- Jillian Edwards – Mind Made Up
- Ross Cooperman – Someone to Someone
- The Delta Saints – A Bird Called Angola
- David Ramirez – Shoeboxes
- Clemency – Boys’ Choir
- Marie Hines – Perfect Kiss
- John Flanagan – Stoplight
- Bayland – One To Blame
If you’re not familiar with the workings of Noisetrade, basically by entering your e-mail you can download the entire EP/album/sampler. Payment is optional, and in this case all tips go towards 147millionorpans.org. But don’t hesitate! The sampler is only available for a very limited time. Download it at Noisetrade today.
A Touch of Madness
As musicians, we do what we must to make a living wage. We wait tables, fold sweaters, valet cars, and generally neglect our college degrees as much as humanly possible all to avoid a mind-sucking 9 to 5 hamster wheel existence. So when a job comes along where we can actually make money off making music, we gladly bid our Maggiano’s/Abercrombie/odd jobs farewell, and we take it.
Every once in a while – if we’re lucky – the job is totally sweet too.
I am happy to announce I have just accepted a position with Disney at the California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, CA. No, it’s not touring the country in support of an album or getting a development deal or writing a smash hit for Rihanna, but it’s a job. A great job. A job where I get to use my voice to bring music to life for huge audiences… and not just singing some theme-park-sillyness, but singing Queen, Journey, Stevie Wonder, Police, Bon Jovi, and more. And what is perhaps the icing on the cake: I do it all wearing expensive costumes and a bright orange, feathered wig. It’s basically Disney drag and I couldn’t enjoy it more.
What does this mean for my career? It means exposure, regular work, great music contacts, and a paycheck that will enable the creation of my next album, so hang tight! And if you find yourself in Southern California some summer (Wednesday) night, drop by and see me perform.