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Thursday, February 14, 2008
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Current mood:  artistic Category: Music
 ..>..>..>..> ..> February Newsletter
Journal, What's up for 2008, Website Changes,
Featured Artists, Fun and Helpful Links |  | Hello Again~
I am bundled up in my jacket,gloves and wool socks staving off the cold. I have a beautiful view from my window of snow covered trees and a glistening ground cover, but it has been a bit challenging here with the ice. My family is having a reunion in Mexico and I am really wishing I had opted to go! Paul and I are diligently working on the next album and busy with other projects, one of which I mentioned last newsletter. Sage Sweetwater's adaptation to one of her novels is still underway and we are working closely with Finnur Bjork in Iceland with this project.
We will start a series of video shoots starting this Sunday of some of our practices and the making of the up coming album and will be posting regularly on YouTube.com. You can access this by typing 'Shay Dillon' into the search bar on YouTube's website.
With all the changes in the music industry and a slightly stressed :-) economy, I am putting together advertising proposals for upcoming full production videos, CD's and associated products. We are looking to sell Ad time at the beginning and/or end of the video to help fund this next project as well as spots on websites,blogs,newsletters,and the weekly video shoots. If you have a business or product that you would be interested in advertising and think we might be a good match with your product or service, please contact me at shaydillon@sbcglobal.net to receive a media kit. I am working hard to avoid having to put my music on the backburner in order to make the mortgage! (I know a lot of us are in this predicament), so both Paul and I have been burning the candle at both ends to step everything up a notch.
Our studio and production website, Para-Sight.com, will be adding a social site (like myspace) for musicians and music lovers to come and share their creations as well as their thoughts and knowledge. This should be ready in a week or so. We will also be launching a Para-Site Presents Podcast within the month as well. Please join us there!
If you haven't been in a while, there are quite a few changes to ShayDillon.com website. A new look and added media and links. I will be adding a social site there as well soon. Hotmix106.com will be joining us next month or in April for a live broadcast of me and the boys (We are working on a name for the band...my favorite so far is "The Dear Johns"). We will be scheduling the event here in Nevada City or the greater Sacramento area. I will be announcing when and where when we get things squared away. In the meantime, be sure to check out their internet based radio station at www.hotmix106.com...They are playing my songs!
I picked up an article about music and wanted to share it with you...
"This is your song...If you can't help belting along to Madonna (or replace with an artist that you like!) in the car, you may be doing more that giving your lungs a workout. "Music is an integral part of our neural makeup," says Daniel J. Levitin, Ph.D., author of 'This Is Your Brain on Music'. "Not only do songs access deep-rooted momories but music also changes your heart and respiration rates and can even raise levels of the feel-good hormone dopamine." In other words, your whole outlook can change with the right tune. How to unleash this sensory superpower? Take note the next time you find yourself turning up the volume, concentrating on catching lyrics or phrases, or moving your body to the beat of a song. Peaople usually know "their" song when they hear it, say Levitin. Explore new radio stations and take advantage of free downloads-you'll be amazed at what ispires you!"
article by Anna Davies in Jan.08 issue of Redbook Magazine
With that said, make sure you check out the links included in this newsletter for radio stations that have offered wonderful support to the smaller indie artist and the links to this month's featured artists!!!
Peace,
Shay
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Radio Stations~Find New Music ...They're Playing "MY"Song!
www.HotMix106.com...Give Jomama a listen this Sunday between 4 and 8pm PST, He will be releasing the new single "I've Got A Song"...Helped along with my A-Team of reviewers who gave many wonderful and helpful tips and comments to make the song better!
Thank you A-Team...
I had a wonderful time joining Lester Coulter on City Behind the Lights Radio last month...I sent out a quick post, but in case you missed it, check Lester's show out at the following link...
hwww.Citybehindthelights.net
On The Horizon Radio with host John Anderson:
John has been a long time supporter of my album Through the Fire a
Check out his show at www.theothnetwork.com/
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Featured Artists and links
Brad Davis
A prolific songwriter Brad has had his songs recorded by various country and bluegrass artists, including country star Tim McGraw (Aint No Angels). He has played on Marty Stuarts gold selling album "This Ones Gonna Hurt You", the Marty Stuart "Hit Pack", and Martys last MCA recording "The Pilgrim". He played on the soundtrack of Steven Seagals "Fire Down Below", and performed music for Billy Bob Thorntons Miramax releases "Daddy And Them" and "Waking Up In Reno". He also recorded with Sheryl Crow, and others, on the Johnny Cash tribute album "Kindred Spirits", played guitar on Warren Zevons final Grammy-winning recording, "The Wind", and was on Sam Bush's Sugar Hill release "King of My World".
www.myspace.com/braddavismusic
C (Noble Clark) Thurman started playing in bands back in the sixties. He plays keyboards, guitar, harmonica, writes and sings. He has performed with such artists as Bettye Swann, The Forrester Sisters, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Decoys, Gregg Allman, Jimmy Hall, Hank Williams Jr, Little Richard, Billy Dean, Percy Sledge, Donnie Fritts, Eddie Floyd to name a few. He has played on recording sessions with the likes of Roger Hawkins, David Hood, Kelvin Holly, Larry Byrom, Bob Wray, Russell Smith, Jack Pearson, Chuck Level, Tony Joe White, Bobby Whitlock, Butch Trucks, Robert Byrne and more. He has worked with legendary producers like Johnny Sandlin, Dann Penn, and Rick Hall. NC shares a nice body of songs written with Scott Boyer, some recorded by Gregg Allman, Jimmy Hall, Johnny Jenkins, Neal McCoy, Wayne Toupes, Chuck Levell, and more. He has also written with Eddie Struzick (Sharing the Night together), Nancy Muse, Roger Hawkins, Bill Blackburn, Donnie Fritts ( We had it All), Spooner Oldham, Terry Skinner, Don Von Tres, Kelvin Holly, Tonya Holly, and more His main gig these days is with Gary Nichols, James Leblanc, and his long time compadres The Decoys. He also plays on recording sessions and artist showcases.
www.myspace.com/ncthurman
Juldeh Camara is undoubtedly one of the leading riti players of West Africa, and one of the most prominent Fula musicians. A fine singer and a prolific composer, Juldeh's work has been very wide-ranging, from traditional Fula pieces through work with Ifang Bondi (for the past 30 years one of West Africa's leading electric bands) - all over Europe and in the USA - to recording with Norwegian guitarist Knut Reiersrud and British r'n'b artist Dee Ellington. His recording debut in 1990 was for Bill Laswell's Axiom label, produced by Laswell and Foday Musa Suso - one of the tracks was subsequently sampled by leading Senegalese rap artists Positive Black Soul.
www.myspace.com/juldehcamarauk
The Language of the Blues
A must read for blues and music fans....
To unearth the true origins and meanings of blues terms like "alcorub," "mojo," and "killing floor," Debra DeSalvo poured over lyrics, dug through obscure academic sources, and interviewed many blues artists. The result is a witty, ribald, and unparalleled dictionary of blues terminology, packed with anecdotes from DeSalvo's interviews with such legends as Little Milton, Robben Ford, Henry Gray, John Hammond, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Bob Margolin, Bonnie Raitt, Smiley Ricks, Hubert Sumlin, and Jimmie Vaughan. The Language of the Blues also includes photos - some previously unpublished-of more than twenty artists, and an insightful foreword by Dr. John.
www.myspace.com/thelanguageoftheblues
And Last but not Least.... We will be releasing video every Sunday on YouTube.com...listed under Shay Dillon. We started recording practices, some acoustic songs and out-takes of our crazy lives around here... "Sunday Night Sessions... Control Room Confessions" Please join us this Sunday Feb. 17th for the first 'very casual' "Sunday Night Sessions" and subscribe if you dig what we are doing!!!
That's it for this one.... Take care and give me a shout!!!!
Shay
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