Hello. There’s been a lot going on in New York City … I want to write all about it soon.
For now, though, you can check out “Wake Up Love” for free at the Rabbit Room today. Why? WHY YOU ASK? Cuz it’s the song of the day, that’s why. You can also download the whole album for $7.
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How are you doing?
…has a green room. Thought you might like to know.
Recently some nice folks have been writing about Wake Up Love on the Interweb. ”Blogs” I think they’re called. All the rage. Anyway – here are the links just for fun.
Also have been so inspired recently by some of the artists in my life. I kinda would rather write about them. I think I will soon. Oh, by the way, herewith some random photos from my life via various iPhones.
photo credit is to Joe Spix.
In the April CT issue, Mark Moring also gives a shout out to Sojourn’s Over the Grave album, produced by my friend Michael Cosper. It’s a hymns album and it’s great. You will listen to “Warrior” on repeat. Buy Over the Grave here.
Now the day is almost over. But The Rabbit Room featured Star’s Lament as its song of the day today. And, for just a few more hours, you can download all of Wake Up Love for $7. I am super grateful & honored to be included in The Rabbit Room.
Also some nice news today from Christianity Today. Apparently there’s a write up in the April paper issue. I’ll try to find it & post it tomorrow. I’m glad the Christian community has embraced this album – although I have not tried to be a “Christian artist.” I’m not even sure what “Christian artist” means. Undeniably, I am a Christian … and on my good days I am an artist.
By the way – if you’re in NYC I have a couple of shows coming up. Monday April 5 at Rockwood Music Hall. And Friday April 30 at the Living Room. The Living Room show is at 8pm on a Friday. Good time slot. I hope people come out (that means you).
More later.
From Arsenio Orteza of World Magazine.
I had a lot of fun at the cd release party for Wake Up Love – surrounded by good friends and musicians that I care for and also some strangers. It was a high point of my life and could not have gone better. I – and a lot of others – had worked hard for about two years to finish the record and, yeah, RELEASE is definitely the word.
Oddly, the day after the cd release party my back started feeling strange. Twinge-y. The day after that I woke up and could not move because of pain. It hurt to stand, hurt to sit, hurt to lie down. To make a long story short, I limped through the next week in a haze of pain-killers and, at the end of it, was admitted to Mt. Sinai hospital for spinal surgery.
I was in the hospital for 2 nights because of a ruptured spinal disk. I took 2 weeks off from life, and am now, cautiously, in the swing of things again.
But it makes me wonder, I mean, that’s crazy timing right? I put out this record that I’m so proud of – and then a week later am immobile and in the hospital. Why did those 2 events happen so close together? Maybe making the record was too “heavy” for me? Maybe it felt burdensome to put it out? Maybe I put so much pressure on myself to get it finished that, when I finally did, I … well … let go … and something in me gave?
I’m healing. I’m getting better. Hustling to promote the album as much as I can. I believe that recording this album helped make me stronger. But then I wonder if it broke me just a little.
My first record is called 'Wake Up Love'. Click the cover image above. It will lead you to a place where you can buy this record. Definitely buy it.
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