It's been a week since my EP release show, and even though I wrote about the experience on social media I didn't get the chance to share it on my website until now. So here goes:
The show was incredibly fun and I couldn't have asked for a better turnout or a more supportive crowd! I'm really grateful for everyone who came out and packed the place.
The other two acts who performed, Rare Diagram and Coco Columbia both played killer sets and it was a real pleasure to share the stage with them. Coco joined me on stage for a Björk cover and her band's incredible drummer Micah Hummel played a couple of tunes with me too, it so much fun collaborating with these guys!
Here's a photo (shot by Hunter Paye):
I'm now gearing myself up for my upcoming shows which I'm really excited about! I'll be a musical guest on the local PDX comedy talk show Who's The Ross, share the stage with Seattle act General Mojos, play a live session on KPSU and perform at Southern Oregon Coast Pride! Plus more... here's a list (photo is also by Hunter Paye, taken at my release show):
Oh, and my EP The Pressure is officially out of course! It's available on most online digital music stores or streaming websites. Here are links to Bandcamp, CDBaby, iTunes and Spotify. Cassettes were released on Dazzleship Records and are available at shows.
I was lucky to be a guest on two fantastic local shows recently. Podcasts for both shows are now up!
The Portland Playlist, hosted by Teri Briggs and Veronica Bisesti on Portland Radio Project 99.1 FM was so much fun. I got to chat with the two wonderful hosts, air my EP tracks, share influences and perform live! Check it out HERE:
I was also on the Puck Fortland podcast hosted by the awesome and funny Edward Rogers, where I got to noodle on his synth, drink whiskey and have tons of laughs, here's a link:
These shows are very different from each other, yet both were extremely enjoyable in their own ways and I'm so glad I got to be on both! I'm really loving the local Portland music scene.
I'm happy to present my new music video for The Great Abyss, second single off the new EP!
It's now premiering on Next Northwest, CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT!
The video was directed, shot and edited by John Thompson. Complete credits are on the YouTube video description.
Big thanks to local commercial radio station KINK FM for adding my single 'The Pressure' to their playlist!
Really glad to announce that my first single 'The Pressure' has made it on to Portland Radio Project's playlist! Tune in at 99.1 FM in Portland or www.prp.fm online to support this amazing radio station which plays a local artist every 15 minutes!
Vortex Music Magazine has premiered the title track and first single from my debut EP 'The Pressure', out on September 17th! Check it out here, and please share if you enjoy.
I am also proud to announce that this song has been chosen to be included in local Portland label Tender Loving Empire's upcoming compilation!
Hey, here's a short tour update:
I'm now in the Bay area with The Secret Sea, we had two shows here so far and they were both really great. Today we play a house show here in San Francisco and then we head to LA tomorrow to play at The Mint.
Unfortunately our car broke down on the way to California and we had to rent one, which is really expensive so we had to cut the tour short and cancel our last show at Old Towne Pub in Pasadena.
And now for some better news:
Pro photographer Sarah Neill attended our show at Turn Turn Turn in Portland earlier this month and took these awesome photos. Check them out here!
I have two fabulous new press features to share with you all. A couple of weeks ago I was lucky to be a guest on Luke Neill's fantastic radio show Sounds Of PDX (Portland Radio Project) and premiere some tracks from my upcoming debut EP. The show's podcast has now been uploaded, you can check it out here!
Just a day before I was on that show, I met up with Kelly M. Jones from Portland Notes to chat about my upcoming shows and debut EP. She has now published an extremely supportive article with an audio interview and live video! Check it out here.
I am so grateful to both these amazing people for their incredible support!
Stoked to be playing some fun shows this week!
Thursday, August 4th at Maher's Pub in Lake Oswego.
Friday, August 5th at The Portland Art Museum as part of the Piano Push Play concert series (on a beautifully designed unique grand piano, check out the image below!). CLICK FOR FACEBOOK EVENT.
Saturday, August 6th at Turn! Turn! Turn! in Portland, together with my friend The Secret Sea who will be celebrating his new single release and with whom I'll be touring the week after! CLICK FOR FACEBOOK EVENT.
I had such a great time on Portland Radio Project's Sounds of PDX hosted by Luke Neill. Those 2 hours flew by! We chatted about the music we love, shared influences, plus I got to air my brand new EP tracks and play 2 songs live! So thankful for Luke and the PRP crew who show so much love and support for indie musicians.
I will share the podcast as soon as it's up!
Yesterday I was a guest on Dan Cable Presents Podcast, Dan and his team are awesome and I had a lot of fun. The performance was captured in HD video as well! You should check out the podcast and leave them a good review, I will share the episode with me once it's up!
Tomorrow (Thursday) I have the honor to be a guest on Portland Radio Project's "Sounds of PDX", hosted by Luke Neill! The show airs between 7-9PM, I'll be performing live, airing tracks from my upcoming EP for the first time, and sharing music by my influences! Tune in to 99.1 FM in Portland or stream live HERE.
Really excited about all my upcoming summer shows, which include a short west coast tour with my good friend and incredible musician The Secret Sea! You can find all the show details HERE.
Nord Keyboards, manufacturer of the awesome keyboard and drum machine I use to perform my music have featured my live TVPDX performance on their Website's Homepage as well as their Facebook and Twitter pages!
I've been using Nord keyboards since the first stage model came out, and as an ardent user and huge fan I find this super exciting. Thank you Nord!
Online music mag Coming Up Mag featured GLASYS as one of their new music discoveries. Check it out here!
