Good news! My live DVD, "SongCheck Live Presents Alec Bridges Live..." has been nominated at The Los Angeles Music Awards for the Triple A (Adult Alternative Americana) Album of the Year!

There is going to be a voting party at The Whisky in Hollywood on Thursday, October 8th.  If you are around and can take time out of your busy schedule to stop by and vote, I would be stoked!

If you have yet to get a copy of the DVD, you can find all the info on it on my blog...http://alecbridges-the109blog.blogspot.com/2009/06/dvd-is-here.html

Thanks for checking in.
Enjoy the day,

Alec

Check out the article on the DVD in the Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot, Friday, July 10th, 2009.  Thanks to Ashley for writing the article!

Coastline Pilot - July 10th, 2009 - A Musical Journey Homeward

If you want to grab a copy, you can go to any of the following places:

ONLINE
The 109 Blog
The 109 Blog - The DVD Is Here

SongCheck Live
www.songchecklive.com

IN THE REAL, PHYSICAL WORLD...huh?
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Long Beach, CA 90803
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Sound Spectrum
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(949) 494-5959

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Enjoy the day,

Alec

SO STOKED!

Go to the following link...
http://alecbridges-the109blog.blogspot.com/2009/06/dvd-is-here.html

Be sure to subscribe to my blog too!

Peace,

Alec

My track "Summer & The Rain" will be on the MTV show, TRUE LIFE, Saturday, April 25th at noon! Finally, my dreams have come true and I'm going to be a rock star on MTV! (kidding).
Here is a link to info on the show:
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/truelife/series.jhtml

And as if you don't have enough social networking sites already, here is another! It is all about MTV Soundtracks / Artists...I don't know, maybe you'll find some new music on there:
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/truelife/series.jhtml

Enjoy the weekend,

Alec

I have been working with SongCheck Live on a live DVD filmed with my entire band at The Coach House. The trailor is up on YouTube now!

Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTAHIrKTtis&fmt=22

(Let it fully load before watching it so it runs as smoothly as possible. It may take a minute).

The full DVD will be out in early 2009.

Enjoy,

Alec

I am very happy to announce that you can pick up a copy of "Move" on iTunes and CD Baby!

Of all the songs I have written so far, this is my favorite. Take a listen, buy it if you like it, write a review if you love it!






Thanks to Nate Wood for recording, mixing, and mastering the song.
Thanks to Jenny Begin of Star Mile Designs for the cover design.
And thanks to Katie Oswald for taking the photo on the cover!

Enjoy,

Alec

Hello,

This has nothing to do with my music. I am writing about the Cyclone in Myanmar. I have a special interest in this part of the world because this is where the style of meditation that I practice is from. Vipassana meditation is the technique that the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) discovered and used to attain enlightenment.

Myanmar, which used to be Burma, is where this technique that the Buddha discovered has been maintained, kept pure, and taught to countless people. Over recent years, retreat centers started in Burma that teach Vipassana Meditation have spread all throughout the world. I have been to two of these 10 day silent meditation courses, and they are incredible and life changing. Much of the music I write has been inspired from what I have learned and experienced at these courses, and they have transformed my life (and many others) for the better.

There are five of these meditation centers in Myanmar, and they all have sustained immense damage and need all the help they can get. If you are interested in helping out, there is a North American collection point set up by the meditation centers. You can send a check to the following address (in Canada):

Myanmar Dhamma Fund
4585 Harvie Avenue
Powell River, BC
V8A 2N9
Canada

Please make your check payable to Myanmar Dhamma Fund, and be assured that the incredibly corrupt government of Mynamar will have nothing to do with this, so you can be confidant that your contribution will reach these centers.

If you are interested in seeing exactly what it is that you are contributing to, then you can visit the following website for more information on Vipassana Meditation and the Dhamma Centers all around the world at www.dhamma.org

***Please pass this on to all of your spiritually mindful friends***

Thank you very much,

~ Alec Bridges

On Sunday, March 30th, 2008, Alec Bridges and SongCheck Live will be filming a live DVD at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA...and you are invited!

This show will be with the full band, and it is free!
You must make reservations via email...first come, first serve, to the first 150 people to email...

Email Address:
livedvd@alecbridges.com

More detailed information (special guest openers, show time, venue address, etc...) will be given when you email.

Make your reservation right now!

livedvd@alecbridges.com


Peace,

~ Alec

Hey there,

I am excited to let you know that I am the featured artist on The Hub this week.
Check in on The Hub's blog throughout the week for interviews and other things.

I highly recommend subscribing to The Hub's blog if you are interested in hearing about fresh new artists every week.

Thank you,

~ Alec

I personally am very happy to be done with 2007.
It was not the greatest year for me, but November and December made up for the rest of the year.

Over the holidays, I did the Master Cleanse for 8 days and I feel all fresh and renewed for the new year. It was interesting going to so many holiday gatherings with extravagant feasts and just watching others eat as I sat there with my bottle of lemon, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper! I wrote a couple of new songs during the cleanse that I am very excited about! They will definitely be going on the new album I started recording a few months ago.

Another huge highlight of the year for me was opening for Dick Dale at the completely packed Coach House on New Year's Eve! What a treat!! Huge thanks to Jasso & Garcia for inviting me to come play.

Many great things are on the horizon for this year. A new album, a live DVD with the full band, and whatever else the creator(s?) of this universe have in store!

I wish you all a fantastic year and many more to come.

Hello 2008.

ps...Here is a photo from the NYE show courtesy of Kerra Flood...


(( The rest of the pics are in the album titled NYE '07 in my pics section. More to come soon )).