I'm so happy that the cassette version of The Pressure EP (released on Dazzleships Records) is now available at two of my favorite local shops - Tender Loving Empire (on Hawthorne) and Music Millennium. Every copy is only $8 and comes with a download code for digital files. If you live in Portland, check it out next time you're at one of those locations!
In other news, I was invited to a Pre-NAMM Endorse Expo next week as a NordArtist. I'll also be attending the NAMM Show itself for the first time, really looking forward to it!
Check out these new business cards I made for the occasion. Graphic artist / musician JP Downer designed them and they were printed at Cravedog. The photo used on the cards was taken by my friend Hunter Paye. I'm really happy with the results, here's a pic:
Yesterday I had the pleasure of being a guest on The Monday Sampler on KBOO Radio with host Jessy Damon. It was awesome!
The GLASYS / The Secret Sea episode of PDX Spotlight has been released! We performed two songs each and had a fun interview with show host Luke Neil. Check it out:
The episode was featured on the front page of Oregon Music News, click the image for the full feature:
Furthermore, Synthtopia (biggest synthesizer news website in the world) has featured my PDX Spotlight performance of 'Malady' on the website and social media pages! Click the image for the feature:
I'm really pleased with the 'Malady' live video, it already has over 22,000 views on Facebook - and counting! Thank you so much to everyone who has watched and shared it.
Happy New Year, everybody! Some fun stuff coming up this winter. The episode of PDX Spotlight featuring GLASYS and The Secret Sea premieres TODAY at 6 PM on Comcast Channel 11 (Portland). It will also be available on YouTube, I'll post a link!
Tomorrow I'll be a guest on 'The Monday Sampler' on KBOO Radioat 2:30 PM!
I'll be in California after that attending a Pre-NAMM event for endorsed Nord artists, as well as The NAMMShow itself.
I'm happy to share a brand new song called Malady,performed live on PDX Spotlight, a great TV/Online show that showcases artists from Portland!
The full episode will feature both me and my friend The Secret Sea, and will premiere on January 8th on Comcast channel 11 in Portland. It will also be available for streaming at www.pdxspotlight.com.
A big thanks to the PDX Spotlight crew for having me, and to Andrew Grosse from Caravan Recordings for the great job mixing and mastering the session!
My song The Pressure was played on Irene Trudel's show on WFMU (awesome community radio station and longest-running freeform radio station in the U.S). Thank you Irene!
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:
I couldn't go to the game on such short notice unfortunately, but my friend Veronica Bisesti shot a video that you can watch here (Facebook) or here (Instagram).
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 Channelif 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.
"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'!
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!
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.
"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.
