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Update #37: The Teenage Years: Track 3 & 4
Hey pals! It's been a long time since we last talked. In case you haven't been paying attention to Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc... The Teenage Years are still going strong!!
Track 3: "Stay Right Now" // produced by Joanna Katcher (of Mitten)
Track 4: "Oh Yeah See" // produced by Chuck Brody
Download #4 FREE for the next week!
As of yesterday, my new record is finished being mixed. Which means now we go to mastering to finish this son of a bitch up. Then it's time to lay out album art and start work on baby's first PR campaign. It's gonna be a big summer. Stay tuned, more updates coming soon!
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Update #36: The Teenage Years - Track 2: "I Had To Do It"
Oh hey there. I'm currently cruising up the coast of California towards Los Angeles to start a West Coast tour with Rachael Cantu, and I realized I totally forgot to post the new Teenage Years track! Of course, if you follow me on Tumblr or Twitter or Facebook or my Mailing List, you already knew about it. For the rest of you, here it is!
Click here to listen and download!!!
"I Had To Do It" was produced by the wonderful Dan Romer!! Percussion by Seth Faulk and me. Guitars by me and Dan Romer. Rhodes and other keys by Dan Romer. Engineered by Dan Romer. Mixed by Dan Romer. Mastered by Dan Romer!! www.drawingnumberone.com
That's all for now! If you live on the west coast, come see me.
Expect an album update later this week!!!!!!
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Lyssa Michele on April 2
This depresses me because I am deployed and I am stationed out of California but I am coasting somewhere in the big blue on a carrier and I am missing your tour, I need you to promise you will come back to the west coast!
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Update #35: The Teenage Years - Track 1: "When We Get There"
"When We Get There" is the first track off of my new time-release record: The Teenage Years!! I wrote this song in 2005 and finally recorded it this past month! Produced by Andrew Futral, mixed by Mike Eisenstein, drummed on by Zach Jones, with some subtle bg harms by Maia Macdonald of Mitten, and a sweet logo by Hiller Goodspeed. STAR STUDDED.
If you backed this project for $15 or more, you should have just gotten this track in your email inbox!
For those of you who didn't get in on the action while you still could, do not fret!
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John Hobley on February 1
So I pledged $30 and have the link to download it, but when i'm there I can stream it but see no download option. Am I being stupid or...?
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John Hobley on February 1
Scratch that, just had to use "Download Linked File" on the right click menu in the email, rather than left clicking.
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Update #34: Two Weeks Later.... Teenage Years or Teenage YEAR??
OH HEY THERE. Two weeks is so long, internet. I've missed you!! I've been busier than ever finishing out this year. I've got a tour coming up, I've been mailing out a ton of packages, and I've been rehearsing and recording the acoustic version of this new record!!! It's sounding so great! I'm stoked to show it to you!
Here's the thing. I've been thinking a lot about the Teenage Years EP. The original idea was to choose four songs and put them out together in the months following the album release. Turns out, you guys were super excited about way more than just four songs, which got me thinking.
2012: The Teenage Year???
I propose that instead of taking a vote and only releasing four songs, I instead record TWELVE songs. Do you see what I'm getting at? That's one song a month, released on the last day of the month. Every month. For a whole year. Everyone who donated over $15 to this project will receive said song in their inbox for free. Everyone who missed out will have the opportunity to purchase each song as they become available.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?!!!
Ultimately it's up to you, Internet. I promised I would make you an EP, but I think this new way could be better. Let's go over the pros and cons...
Cons
- You have to wait a full year to acquire all of the songs
Pros
- You get 12 songs instead of 4
- Nobody has to choose which are their favorites
- I get to work with different producers and musicians on each track, spending the right amount of time to make everything sound the way it should
- Something to be excited about every month!
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Please comment and let me know your personal pros and cons!
See you soon!
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p.s. if you were a Tell Everyone Award winner, look in your KS inbox within the hour for a message from me because I need your addresses
Update #33: WE DID IT... AGAIN!
Ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between... we did it. After thirty days of wild and crazy internet fun, we raised $30,795 towards the future of Allison Weiss Music Inc., two-and-a-half times as much as the original $12k goal. All because YOU are amazing.
Last night was incredible. Thank you everyone who came and hung out at the first ever TELETHON. I had a blast getting to talk to so many of you. I got phone calls from fans all over the USA, talked to my dear pal Bess Rogers & producer Chris Kuffner, and I even got a real-life visit from friends and tourmates, Mitten. If you missed out, you can totally stream the whole thing over at http://allisonweiss.tv and relive it all moment by moment.
SO WE MET EVERY GOAL. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!
It means every person who donated $15 or more is going to get a digital copy of my NEW RECORD, the ACOUSTIC version, and a TEENAGE YEARS EP (to be released later in 2012). Everyone who donated will get my cover of "Call Your Girlfriend." Plus I've got so many pizza dates ahead of me.
Special thanks to the mysterious Tess (last name unknown) who sent us over the $30k edge last night with a super generous donation, and is totally winning this original artwork from Daniel Fishel which you may recognize from the I Was An Island EP cover!!
Oh Internet, I am so tired. Our telethon lasted until two-something-in-the-morning and I sure as hell couldn't go right to sleep after so much excitement. Plus I may be suffering from a little PEDAS (Post Excitement Depression/Anxiety Syndrome)... I miss you already!!
But this isn't the end of the fun. It never is, you know? I'll be spending the next few months finishing this record. It still has to be mixed, mastered, put in some kind of order, and titled. I've got to figure out the artwork, who will promote it, and when it will come out. One of the main purposes of this next project is to take all of this to the next level. After so many years as a DIY artist, I think it's time to put together a team.
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT!! LET'S DO THIS.
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Adam Snape on December 14
Being 5 hours ahead, I was on my way to work when the telethon ended but I don't mind. I'm so stoked that the target was met. All those Teenage Years songs are amazing.
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My name is Allison Weiss, I write songs about my feelings and play them for audiences across the USA. I love pizza and I love you. I was totally DIY until I Kickstarted my last record... and now I'm gonna do it again!
