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on July 20, 2011
John Pippus
Posted project update #19Wrapped Up In The Blues
Post CommentHey Kickstarter Supporters:
I'm really excited about my new, all-blues album, "Wrapped Up In The Blues" due for release at the end of August. Here is the album cover. And please have a quick listen to the preview track, "Walk Away" and let me know how you like it. Really. Because I would like to use a few comments in my early press releases to promote the album, so that it's not just me blowing my horn. (Warning: There's a weird bit in the middle I call the traffic jam section). Best to email me at: jpippus@gmail.com
Thanks!
John
P.S. Operators standing by for your precious pre-orders of the new album at: download.johnpippus.com
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on March 7, 2011
John Pippus
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on September 23, 2010
John Pippus
Posted project update #17"BAG" Official Launch
Buzz Building: One Week In The Life Of "Born A Genius"
Wednesday Sept. 15th, 2010 Official release date of "Born A Genius".
Thursday, Sept. 16th Radio Promoter, Bryon Tosoff teams up with me to select and promote a single from the album to radio stations across Canada and the USA.
Friday, Sept 17th RadioSubmit selects me to be one of the "Featured Artists" on their home page. (Other featured artists include Foghat and The Commodores). KCOR, Kansas City's #1 blues station downloads five songs from the album for airplay. Canoe FM in Haliburton, Ontario does the same.
Saturday Sept. 18th Radio personality Terry David Mulligan plays a cut from "BAG" album on his CKUA show "Mulligan Stew" (right after playing a cut from Elvis Costello!). Some of the other artists on the playlist on this particular show include: Eric Clapton, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, and Los Lobos. If you're known by the company you keep....
Sunday Sept. 19th Earshot Magazine posts a positive review of "Born A Genius" on their website. This is the site that is the hub for Canadian college radio. The review says: "It appears that he has exorcised a few of his demons after the lonely pre-dawn lament of his first album, and he’s got stuff to say." This is the second review of the album. Previously, The Province's Tom Harrison said in his review: "humor and energy might be the album's unifying factors."
Monday Sept. 20th Songwriters Association of Canada (SAC) posts a "frank and generous" interview with me about all aspects of getting the new album heard in a sea of releases. The video for the title track, "Born A Genius" is the Featured Video at the SAC home page.
Tuesday Sept. 21st Patrick Zulanov, Music Director at Shore 104.3, emails to say: "We'll wait for the new single you decide on and look forward to the DMDS delivery". NOTE: the first single will be the second track on the album, "Hey Now Hey". CBC radio's "On The Coast" plays a cut from the new album on their afternoon 'drive home' show. In the evening, I play live "in the round" at Shari Ulrich's Bluebird North Series at the Roundhouse in Yaletown to an appreciative audience.
Wednesday, Sept 22nd Alan Cross, Senior Program Director for CORUS Entertainment ,and host of "The Ongoing History of New Music", in an email says: "Watch for posting on the front page of ExploreMusic.com on Monday". Tom Harrison from the Province newspaper says he will write about the first week in the life of "Born A Genius".
So there you have it Team BAG. We've got a little wave started that I continue to push along. A small flame that I whoosh on with tiny breathes. A.. well enough with the metaphors. Thing is, it's not easy to get ANY kind of notice in this crazy indie music biz. So I'm enjoying what success I've had so far. Savoring it, then moving on. Trying to leverage the success that is coming my way.
For the latest on this musical journey, find me on Facebook. Or visit my "news" page at www.johnpippus.com
Thanks all!
John
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on July 18, 2010
John Pippus
Posted project update #16"Oh Winnipeg!" on CBC Radio
Here's a six minute interview that was aired today (Saturday, July 17th) on CBC radio in Manitoba. I talk about growing up in Winnipeg and about my one-man play I'm doing here at the Winnipeg Fringe Fest. The segment includes a live in-studio performance of a song from the play (and the new album), "Jack Knives and Cannonballs").
The run is going well - four shows down, seven to go - the critic from the main newspaper, The Winnipeg Free Press, was at the show tonight. Which could be good, because tonight's audience was the most responsive yet. They were clapping and laughing all over the place, much to my delight. The review will be in tomorrow's paper. Fingers crossed....-
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Myna Lee Johnstone on July 18, 2010
My brother was 10 ils too.
He was born in Saskatchewan. We lived 45 miles from Moose Jaw.
So you couldn't call it Oh Moose Jaw.
But you explained why
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Myna Lee Johnstone on July 18, 2010
Besides, many Canadians know that many of our famous and sort of famous have a connection with Winnipeg!
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on July 14, 2010
John Pippus
commented on a projecthey sorry you didn't make your goal. still 800 dollars worth of support must tell you something... come on back and do it again. you've got a good heart, i can tell, and people will respond to that. john
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on July 8, 2010
John Pippus
Posted project update #15Problem Solved. See the YouTube Video
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on July 8, 2010
John Pippus
Posted project update #14Getting an Error Message When You Try To Download?
Post CommentI've heard from two people that they're getting an error msg. Grrrr... I got it too. Then I tried again and I was able to download. Anyway, I've asked the support desk at BandCamp to look into it. I'll let you know what they say.
UPDATE ON THE UPDATE: Problem solved. For your free download of the album go to:johnpippus.bandcamp.com
P.S. Here's a shot that Kickstarter Backer Glenn Bowie took of me at a recent music conference on Vancouver Island.
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on July 8, 2010
John Pippus
commented on a project updatethanks lins. takes one to know one
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on July 8, 2010
John Pippus
Posted project update #13You Can Download "Born A Genius"
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John Pippus
Vancouver, Canada
I write, perform, and record songs. Sometimes I write alone, sometimes collaborate. My first full-length CD (This City" released 2009) was deemed a "folk/roots GEM" by SoundProof Magazine. More reviews on my "song" page at my ... view more
Yay John. So happy to see all the activity around your musical journey.