Thanks to all those that attended the Echelon Productions sponsored show at the Rock & Roll Hotel this past Friday (Oct. 6). We had a great turnout and a good time was had by all! For those that slept, here were the surprises we were telling you about. We debuted Outputmessage manning the beats for Person. Young Rae stepped up to the mic for "You Ain't Hot." Metropolitan Burlesque flaunted and increased the heat for Person's set by struttin' their stuff for the last two numbers. And a new remix of Person's "Business Class" done by producer Alex "XXXChange" of SPANK ROCK! Yes, yes, ya'll. You heard it right. We're getting ready to release a limited edition 12" single with said remix and another remix of "Pharisee Pride" by Outputmessage. That ish is going to be off the chain! We'll also have it available on ITunes. So keep an ear out for all these upcoming releases.

Again, thanks for Bellflur, Ladycop, and Schooner for making the eclectic night a success!

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Echelon Productions

Busy is an understatement 'round these parts. So this will be brief, but saccharine sweet.

First off, this Friday, October 6, Echelon Productions is hosting a show at the fabulous new DC venue, The Rock & Roll Hotel. Our friends Bellflur, Ladycop, and Schooner will be playing with yours truly as Person. I have some surprises in store for the performance, so you'll have to find out for yourself as to what those may be. Peep the flyer, done by Carlos of Bellflur right here. The venue (1353 H St., NE, Washington, DC) is 18 and over, the cover charge is $10, and doors open promptly at 9 pm! So come on out!

Second, Stamen & Pistils have been busy trying to finish up our recording. We've asked many of our friends to collaborate with us this time around and frankly we're pretty excited about the whole thing. We'll let you in on the details as time passes.

--cheers
echelon productions

DC is really gross right now, and if you can help it, I don't recommend anyone step outside. I know how hard I've tried to avoid doing so. Thanks again to everyone who came out to see Stamen & Pistils last week at the Black Cat. Great times and great turnout. That will be the last scheduled show until at least October when, assuming everything goes according to plan. they resurface with a recording of a new album in tow. Very excited for that one, as a few friends, both new and old will be joining the lads in the Meadhall for the sessions.

Thanks to Smother for the kind words about the Person album. Right now you can scoop up the record from our shop or other fine establishments such as AmpCamp, Amazon, and CDBaby, amongst others.

This weekend we've got a couple of things going on to help keep you busy. And they are air conditioned, so you can avoid the blistering heat. On Saturday, August 5, come join us at Murky's Coffee in Arlington as S&Pers John and Miguel rock out in their other band, Metropolitan. This is an all ages show, $5. Murky's is located at 3211 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington VA. Then on Sunday, August 6th, Person will be gracing the stage at DC's newest hotspot, The Red & The Black. He will be joined on the roster by The Roosevelt & The Motion Sick.

Oh yes! And our good friend, artist, and fellow collaborator Outputmessage has a brand spanking new record coming out next Tuesday. Its called "Nebulae" and you can pick it up at Amazon. Featuring some pretty shit hot art designed by us here at Echelon, this record will be released worldwide by the kind folks at Melodic. A pretty brilliant collection of tunes that we've been grooving to all summer. Get yr pre-orders in now. (Don't tell anyone, but the vinyl version is our favorite. Shh...)

Whew. lots going on. Stay tuned here and on MySpace for more info about upcoming shows and upcoming releases. We're hard at it to make it all happen for you.

Things have been hectic around the camp as of late. We've gotten some interesting press for Person's Entitled. For those who know him, folks are aware that he has a certain something that attracts gay men. And this review from Treble Zine is no exception.

Once the dust settles, we should be back on track. Hope everyone's 4th of July is safe.

Deadlines have gone and I sit here still trying to catch the wave of organization.

Yes yes YES! Bbq weddings and summertime one-minute rendezvous flings in the laundry room, where unfortunately the dryers don't work. But enough about ruminating on events-that-will-never-be. Let's talk about things that are slated to occur in the most endearing of ways. You know, reality. I find that endearing, don't you?

Stamen and Pistils get to play this Sunday, July 2nd @ the new Red & Black (1212 H St., NE Washington, DC) with newfound friends from Richmond, VA, Homemade Knives. We'll also be playing with Baltimore's Madagascar, Seattle's Emma Zunz, and Western Massachusett's John Shaw (of Son of Earth/The Believers). Doors open @ 8:30 and the fee is $7.

It will be transplendant.

We are sending out a friendly reminder that, Person's "Entitled" will be available on Amazon.com and in our shop. We'll let you know once it's available through other avenues, too!

We're slowly starting to get some press for the album, too! New York City-based 75 Minutes weekly podcast has Person's track, "Motives," featured in this week's episode (Episode No. 046). He is featured alongside the likes of People Under The Stairs and Andrew Broder aka Fog. Go check out their webpage and MySpace page!

Also, New York-based indie music blog, Hip Pop Hooray!, has taken quite a liking to the new record. We'd say they got what Person was going for. Show them some love.

Echelon is starting the summer off proper, let me tell you.  Last week, S&P laptop-DJed at the Outputmessag/FFFF's/Mimeth show at the Warehouse Next Door.  This past Monday, S&P played with Psychic Hearts and Parachute Musical @ DC9.  And we still have lots more to offer!

Metropolitan will be playing with a few new up and coming local bands this Saturday, June 10 @ DC9. The lineup includes; Let's French, Seth Kallen and our new buddies, Deleted Scenes. Peep the Echelon designed flyer here.

Then of course, the CD Release show for Person is coming up on Wednesday, June 14th! This show will also be at DC9 and will feature Baltimore's Dan Deacon, label mates and fellow Baltimoreans Video Hippos and Chicago's Bird Names.  Yes we know it's a Wednesday, but what better way to celebrate hump day?  We couldn't think of any other way, either! Check the goods here.

Hope to see you all there!

A lots been stirring round the DC scene as of late. We've made some new friends and some of our old ones have surprised us with new tricks up their hip corduroy sleeves. Our good friend Nick P, of Planaria Records/Design fame, has recently joined forces with some DC movers and shakers, and launched a new label (which we love), called Gypsy Eyes Records. The lineup is sick and we hope to work with some of the cats gracing their roster.

Our good friend and label artist, Bernard, aka Outputmessage, has been named as one of Urb's 2006 Next 100 (or what they like to call "the hottest of the hot new shit"). He's mentioned alongside the likes of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah,  She Wants Revenge, Ariel Pink, and I'd say about approximately 96 more hot up and coming artists! Pick up a copy and take a gander at his dashing mug on that piece!

He's got a song currently out on the 2CD Idol Tryouts Vol.2 compilation (Ghostly) and is about to drop his long-awaited debut full length called Nebulae (June 5, 2006 on Melodic!).  He has also contributed his mad production skills on one track in the upcoming Person debut album, Entitled!  Be sure to stay tuned because Outputmessage will be dropping more hits in 2006!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Stamen & Pistils show this week. Special thanks to BigYawn.net for having us, and Asobi Seksu for the great show. S&P will be playing a house party with Carol Bui and others in a couple of weeks, for a benefit show to raise money for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Check out the flyer here.

Stay tuned for the latest updates regarding Person, as we approach the release date we'll be lacing you with information on shows, downloads, release info, new website, maybe even a remix or two. What? Nothing. Just stay tuned. In the meanwhile, get yr fix here.

In other news, the new installment of the Sockets CDr Audiozine has been released. Radel Esca has a track on it, and is featured along with the likes of Chris Grier, Guy Picciotto and Eddie Janney, Slim Castle, Echolalia, Occupational Athlete, Layne Garrett, Aaron Leitko, Dan Caldas, Justin Moyer, Rivers in Fields, Jonathan Morris, Carolina Mayorga, Gnome Hobo, Stereo Moon, Insect Factory and McCavitt|Jones. Yeah, very special set of artists on this one, and you know it. I think we should be getting some copies into our shop, but in the meanwhile, you can scoop it up here. In other Sockets related news, Stamen & Pistils recently recorded a new song for an upcoming installment, we'll keep you posted about that, too.