– February Preview
Down to the last few days in January, already? Wow, it’s been a productive start to 2011 and I hope you’ve enjoyed some of the fruits of that labor. There have been two major song releases, a podcast, a start at Twitter and YouTube, my regular blog, and then lots of behind the scenes effort to get all of my web presence pages looking consistent, easy to use, and packed with as much content as the various sites will allow!
There’s still lots more to do and tons of content in the pipeline for February. Here’s a glance at my upcoming “to do” list:
– The third major song release for this early group of new recordings, “Water Colors”: It’s another with lyrics passed to me by Cait Rosellini. It’s got a different feel that I am really digging – those who have heard it think it has a David Bowie sound. I’m a bad judge of these things, but perhaps because of the metaphor-style storytelling? Anyway, I’m excited to have you listen and tell me what you think of it yourself.
– Two new recordings with Americana singer Jessica Lynne: I’ve got two recordings coming with her that are cool variations on already released songs. One is a version of “Colored Life” – you can hear a preview of that from the (horrible visual quality!) live video that was taken of us performing the song together. Jessica has a great voice that fits the song perfectly and I’m very happy to have a fully produced version of the song with her. We also got her recorded on a version of David Rix’s “Carry On” which takes the song in an interesting duet direction.
– Recordings with other artists: Speaking of David Rix, we’ve got 3 of his songs in pre-production that I’m hoping to start rolling out in February. He’s a super-talented songwriter and it’s a lot of fun arranging his songs for full production. I also have a very different “sparse electronica” project moving forward with Adena Atkins. Trying to hit somewhere in the Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush/Imogen Heap realm with this one. I can’t wait to hear how that turns out!
– Videos: I filmed nine songs for my “Solo Acoustic Fireside Series” last week of which I hope to release at least five finished videos. While these are mostly for March, I’m really itching to get one out during February so stay tuned for more on this project.
– Photos: One thing that’s conspicuously missing on ChrisKlimecky.com is a photo gallery. It’s my goal for February to correct this with at least a roundup of existing photos from my other sites into a single reference area here. Then I can start sprinkling in some new photos as they come with a lot more ease and tell you about them here.
– More useful blogging: In January, you got a tiny taste of my thoughts on the music business and producer perspective. I want to crank that up a lot more and really get some discussion going about best practices, tips and advice, lessons learned, etc. These are important topics that I’m hoping you find interesting enough to contribute comments and insights from your experience as well. Look for more “Producer’s Desk” articles, thoughts on Social Media, the local scene here in Seattle, and more.
– Podcasts and other Songwriters in Seattle-related news: I’ve gotten good responses on the podcast, so I’m going to keep the monthly release of those flowing. And no shortage of artists wanting to chat about their music, so keep an eye out for the announcement of my next guest. Also, I’m hoping to have a major announcement with regard to moving Songwriters in Seattle forward – I’m just going to tease for now as I’m not sure we can get it done in February, but we’ll certainly give it our best shot!
– More live shows: I’ve taken a bit of a break from the live shows lately to focus on creating content for online release. Now that I’ve got a good baseline established and lots of projects in the pipeline, I’m ready to go back out and perform! I’m starting with a test of some of these new songs at the comfortable Songwriters in Seattle monthly showcase at Spotted Cow, then will be branching out to at least a few other performances this month. I’m going to try to get a steady ramp up toward the spring and then hit it hard during the summer in advance promotion of the release of “This Journey” the new album due for Fall 2011.
Whoa, I just read this again and realized February is a short month – I’ve got to get moving!!! Catch ya later and have a great February yourself!
