Hey guys. In efforts to stay in the country I will cover any song you want and make a video.
That is right…my visa renewal is up and I need your help. Please help!
Music Video for New Orleans Night
I am so excited to share this music video with you.
Director Derek Ford did a great job. There are moments that made me super emotional every single time I watched the rough cuts (and trust me, there were a *lot* of rough cuts haha…thank you Derek for your patience with this) and I’m really happy with the way it all ties together, my original vision for “Stars, Exploding”.
There is a super crazy vinyl sale going on at the online store. $20 including shipping to anywhere in the world. If you live overseas it is like $15 to ship so you are essentially getting the record for less than cost. I recommend getting one now before I realize how crazy this is of me 😉
Tomorrow and Friday night I have two shows in Toronto, these will be my only Canadian dates. I am going back to Europe for shows in London with the Loyalties on March 30 and Berlin April 18th. April 19th I play at the Ramones Museum in Berlin and April 20th in Amsterdam. Will be announcing more dates soon. March 21st I play at Shanghai Cowgirl on Queen Street W. at 11pm and March 22nd I am at C’est What at 11pm. March 24th I will be in Allan Park, MI.
Please repost this video. All the people involved worked for free in the hopes of just gaining some exposure. I really hope this video reaches a lot of people because it truly was a labour of love by the people involved…so let’s pay it forward people!
Love you forever,
Billy
PJ Bond and I
I am joining my good friend the seriously talented PJ Bond on some of his tour dates. Come and hang out with us <3 Also more Europe dates coming down the pipeline starting with The Ramones Museum in Berlin on April 19th
me with Pj Bond this week:
Wed / Mar 06 - Buffalo, NY - Sound Lab
Thu / Mar 07 - Syracuse, NY - The Lost Horizon
Fri / Mar 08 - Cambridge, MA - The Democracy Center
Tue / Mar 12 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft
Wed / Mar 13 - Glen Cove, NY - Glen Cove Moose Lodge
Thu / Mar 14 - Danbury, CT - Heirloom Arts Theater
Fri / Mar 15 - Middlesex, NJ - Warehouse Motor Club
then
Thu / Mar 21 Toronto, Ontario Shanghai Cowgirl Canada
11:00pm 538 Queen St W. Toronto, ON
Fri / Mar 22 Toronto, Ontario C’est What Canada
11:00pm 67 Front St E Toronto, ON
Sun / Mar 24 Allen Park, Michigan Simons After Dark United States
8:00pm. Address: 4936 Allen Road.
Fri / April 19 Ramones Museum Berlin
Krausnickstr. 23 10115 Berlin-Mitte
Berlin, Germany
more europe dates to come ♥
“Perspective” Now on iTunes Plus Some Shows
Why release Perspective? They’re essentially alternate versions of some of the songs Jamie and I ended up recording as well as a few bonus tracks. I played everything, including drums and percussion and acted as producer. It was so much fun running around this huge studio and playing every part one at a time. The engineer joked that he saw me improve at drums as the week progressed…we started with just a kick drum and a snare drum, every day adding another piece like a cymbal or a tom.
These sessions were recorded over several months as I held down a warehouse job and was committed to creating with every spare cent I had. I would get a paycheck and hand it directly over to the studio. When Jamie and I started talking about the recordings that would become Stars, Exploding, I didn’t want to back out of the time I have reserved at the Hive. Initially I planned to just make these recordings and keep saving up for the rest of the year until I could get to LA to work with Jamie. Finally, late one night I created the Pledgemusic campaign that went on to fun Stars, Exploding after someone called me crazy for not getting in to the studio to work with my dream producer as soon as possible. “You’re right…what was I thinking?!”
I guess was hesitant to do another fan funding campaign as my first full length had done the same. Also it was only a year later. Now that these recordings are out I am dying to record some of the 30 new songs I’ve written and seriously considering *another* Pledgemusic Campaign. Would you support this? What type of incentives would you like to see?
Oh also the Perspective sessions were not mixed or mastered. I couldn’t afford it.
Enjoy.
Billy.
Get Perspective on iTunes here:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/perspective-ep/id607002833
some shows:
03/05/13 Los Angeles, CA Room 5 United States
8pm 143 North La Brea Avenue Second Floor Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States. Venue phone: (323) 938-2504.
03/21/13 Toronto, Ontario Shanghai Cowgirl Canada
11:00pm 538 Queen St W. Venue phone: Phone:+1 416-203-6623. Part of Canadian Music Fest
3/22/13 Toronto, Ontario C’est What Canada
11:00pm 67 Front St E Toronto, ON M5E 1B5 Venue phone: +1 416-867-9499.
03/24/13 Allen Park, Michigan Simons After Dark United States
8:00pm. Address: 4936 Allen Road. Venue phone: +1 313-388-8808
Music News Because I Love You
1. The people on the mailing list will be getting a link to download free of charges a bunch of song demos. If you’re in to that kind of thing, sign up.
2. On March 6th I will be putting 6 tracks on iTunes from the sessions where I produced and played all the instruments (yes, even drums). Some are songs you may have heard before, some are not. It’s called Perspective.
3. 3 music videos will be launched this month, stay tuned.
4. Happy Valentines Day.