Dec 12, 2014
I am writing this, while I am laying in bed. Southern California has been finally blessed by the weather gods and we got another storm, courtesy of Hawaii. The Pineapple Express is drenching the city and the L.A. river, for once, looks like a river. I am happy for the plants and the hills. This was a long and pretty intense week, as I was also fighting off a cold. We shot and recorded a bunch more live videos, some of which will go up shortly. Christmas songs, yea. And others. I recorded some songs on Dragon Age Inquisition (video game) and recently it's been fun getting all the positive feedback from the fans. We also laid down some foundation for the official "Hero" video this weekend. Without revealing too much yet, this is going to be epic and so much fun. Hint: swords, storyboards, epic adventure and cloaks to be involved. Here is one of the songs I sang for Dragon Age, by the way. It's quite fun and mischivious: In any case, as I am writing this, the sun is coming out. I am feeling contented, although tired. There's a lot of work ahead before my birthday and the year's end. But I am feeling hopeful and accomplished. Hard work, passion and faith will get me there....
Nov 21, 2014
Last night's show in Moscow was very special. First and foremost, this was a great show for both myself and the guys. Secondly, this is my home turf – I grew up here. To perform in front of a few thousand people and win them over is something every artist dreams about, I suppose. This was a proper way to finish off this year, so to speak. Now it's back to recording and focusing on music and planning for next year. My birthday is coming up,...
Nov 17, 2014
The show in St. Petersburg was wonderful and terrifying. Wonderful because, well, any opportunity to perform my songs in front of many, many people is wonderful. Terrifying because I was having tech issues 2 minutes prior to my set, and then others IN my set. Fortunately they stopped. But having your microphone misfire in front of 8,000+ people is not something I care to do a lot unless I want to have an early stroke. Anyway. I am in Moscow now and it snowed a bit yesterday. Nothing to write home about, though. I was also fighting off an ear infection for a few days, and only now it seems like it's mostly gone away. I kept myself in denial about it because the last time I had one was when I was 11 or something – but after a couple of days of my ear being distinctly unhappy, I had to admit to myself there may be a problem. All in all I pulled it off, but I am hoping to crush it day after tomorrow. Also, I wasn't able to do my live broadcast with Bambuser because this train we took back to Moscow did NOT have wi fi. It was quaint and quite old and restored etc – but no whiff of wi fi anywhere. Oh well. I am thinking I should do it this Thursday before or after the next concert. Yes, Thursday there's another big show, and it's a big deal for me – home turf and all – also quite a good way to finish up this year of Hero EP, touring Russia...
Nov 2, 2014
There is a lot going on in my world these days, and I know I haven't exactly been very visible. But all of this is about to change:) This is a chance to catch up, for me to explain what is coming up, chat live with fans & friends. This stream will go live Tuesday, November 4, at 4:00PM PST and I will be on air for 30 minutes. Be there! You can also follow it from my Facebook Artist page, as well as the actual Bambuser channel, where you can chat with me live, via the Chat feature. Your browser does not support...
Jul 8, 2014
Here I am in my old city again. What is happening in my life, you may ask? Well, lots and lots. First and foremost, I am working on an acoustic EP, called Fairytales and Satellites, to be out by summer's end. It's all just piano and voice… ok voices, and some beautiful strings here and there. The titles are: Icarus Familiar Satellite Fairy Tale for Girls Bella Anima I am very excited about it because unlike HERO, this EP very will be very pure and acoustic. I get so ambitious when I record or arrange these days. Fairy Tales and Satellites is a good counterpart to Hero because it is so stripped down and breathes differently. As a matter of fact, the original takes that are being used were not even recorded to click – they are performances, and it also gives the songs/tracks a different kind of vibe, which is not as polished and very organic. Plus, the full Hero album promises to be pretty ambitious and full sounding, just like the Hero EP, so Fairy Tales and Satellites provides a welcome harbor for those of my fans who miss Beatrix Runs. Also - Bella Anima is a hybrid pop/opera kind of song, just like Odi et Amo, so since the Hero EP didn't have any opera on it, this should soothe the pain;) This past weekend I was a guest of B2 at Russia's largest open air rock music festival, aka NASHESTVIE. It means Invasion, more or less. I guested on one of my favorite songs of theirs – Молитва, or Prayer. Actually, I am going to post a cover of it shortly. By the way, do you see a pattern here:...
Apr 15, 2014
Official music video for “Sorry” from the HERO EP, featuring Malece Miller, Nico Greetham & directed by Nicolas Randall, photography by Isaac Bauman.
