Sometimes, you get exciting news when you least expect it.
My song The Pressure was played during halftime at the Portland Trail Blazers game last night, thanks to the NBA team's Director of Game Operations Todd Bosma. He tweeted this yesterday morning:
It was a great way to start the week for sure! :)
Due to popular demand, I uploaded the full Björk cover I performed with special guest Coco Columbia at my EP release and Tender Loving Empire's compilation release! This video was shot a couple of months ago when we were rehearsing.
Hope you enjoy, and don't forget to subscribe to my Youtube Channel if you want to know when I release new videos!
I had a great time performing at local record label Tender Loving Empire's compilation release show last Thursday! The TLE staff is amazing and it was fun sharing the stage with 5 fantastic local acts.
I played a brand new challenging song for the first time, you can check out a short video from the performance HERE. The full version of the song will be featured in an upcoming episode of PDX Spotlight featuring GLASYS and The Secret Sea!
I was also lucky to have the amazing Coco Columbia join me on stage to perform our Björk cover for the second time. Check out some photos:
Photos by Natalie Shaki Assayas
The compilation album Friends & Friends of Friends 9 features 39 tracks by local acts, including my single The Pressure. You can pick up a copy HERE.
My EP was reviewed in the November issue of Positively Entertainment, check it out HERE (it's on page 5).
"Very unique music that seems to have taken the best elements of differing musical styles to create songs brilliantly written and performed. To put it in simple terms, the music is inspiring."
I'm really excited to be included in the lineup for Tender Loving Empire's upcoming compilation (Friends & Friends of Friends Volume 9) release show with some great local acts (Cat Hoch, Astro Tan, No Aloha, Slow Corpse and Mo Troper) this Thursday at Holocene!
The compilation itself features tracks from 39 local Portland acts (including my single The Pressure), and all sales at the show will go towards the non-profit crisis line Call To Safety.
Tour Worthy recommended the show and wrote an awesome little writeup about me, click the image for the full article:
You can also click the following poster design for the show's Facebook event page and order tickets HERE.
Other great stuff that's coming up this week - A live taping for an episode of PDX Spotlight featuring me and The Secret Sea, and a feature + interview on KBOO's 'Artists Rising'!
My single The Pressure was featured on the latest episode of Homoground (LGBTQ Music Radio). Check out the episode HERE!
Two new exciting features to share with you all today:
1. Northwest Music Scene has featured me in 100 Bands in 100 Days Presented by Verity Credit Union! Big thanks to their staff for the in-depth feature and kind words. Check out the article HERE.
2. My live session and interview on KPSU's Live Friday with DJ Rachelle is now streamable in podcast format, check it out HERE! I had such a great time on the show last Friday, the KPSU crew is amazing.
Photo by DJ Rachelle
That's pretty much it for now - Oh, and I'm really looking forward to my upcoming shows this week, hope to see you there Portland people!
Tomorrow I'm performing a live set on KPSU and PSU.tv between 5-6pm on DJ Rachelle's show 'Live Friday'. Tune in to www.kpsu.org for audio or www.psu.tv for video!
Also, Who's The Ross was really fun a couple of nights ago! Here's a shot of my live performance:
This coming Tuesday I will be the musical guest on the local Portland comedy talk show Who's The Ross! I've seen videos of this show and it's hilarious.
I'll be playing a couple of songs and then I'll be interviewed, really looking forward to it! 10PM at Dante's.
Click on the pic for the Facebook event:
Came home to a nice surprise last night - The Deli Portland featured the two singles from my debut EP for 'Saturday Night Sounds!' Click here for the article. Looking forward to my two guest appearances this week, and my full show next week on October 11th at Kelly's Olympian!
"A master at the keys, Isreal instrumentalist Gil Assayas shares animated vocals with faultless keyboard and synth playing to make jazzy electronic you can't help but dance to." - The Deli Portland.
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'm really grateful for my EP release show being recommended by local press! Thanks Portland Mercury, Willamette Week and Vortex Magazine.
'Things To Do' in The Portland Mercury:
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!
My new single The Pressure has already been aired on a number of local radio stations and shows, including XRAY FM's Take It To The Bridge hosted by Theo Craig. You can stream the episode HERE.
Just a couple of days after Vortex Magazine premiered my first single 'The Pressure', a live video of the song performed on Dan Cable Presents Podcast was uploaded. Check it out! There's another video from the same session on the Media Page as well.
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!
