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Sure, most of the regulars probably know that I'm an engineer by day. And some of them probably know about my real career, my passion -- my music.
I'm a singer-songwriter (for lack of a better term) and I just released my debut CD. It's available today on cdbaby ( http://cdbaby.com/cd/jtspangler ) -- go check it out!
You can also stop by www.jtspangler.com, and www.myspace.com/jtspanglermusic. Feel free to post here with questions or comments, or to friend me on myspace, sign up for the mailing list, or whatever.
The CD will also be up on iTunes (and Napster, Rhapsody, and every other digital distro site), but for right now they're still lagging behind.
One small request -- please write a review when you buy (it doesn't have to be long, and if you haven't heard the songs yet feel free to wait and listen to them before writing the review) -- I think the ratings can help me out.
I'm about 90% excited and 10% terrified. Or maybe those percentages are reversed. Either way, it's freaking awesome.
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The CD release party is probably closer to you, actually. Aren't you in Covington? I'm playing in Hammond tonight. Here's the location.
It starts at 9 -- you're more than welcome to come if you're not busy. But I'll keep you posted about New Orleans gigs.
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I'd love to come but since I'm on vacation from work right now, I'm crashing in New Orleans. '
But yeah, I'm in Covington so future shows at either location would work (wow, haven't been out to Hammond since I quit my job at the movie theatre. haha.)
But it sounds great and congrats on your inevitable future success!
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Listening on your website. The songs are really great, but it sounds kind of raw. Like you need sound edit to clean it up.
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Mine didn't come in yesterday's mail. I have to wait by the mailbox until Monday, now. I think I'll put on a sweater. It's kind of drafty out here at the end of the driveway.
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So... I'm up at one of the neighbor's and Adam the Cool Kiwi Dew-d (this is how he asked to be represented...) came around peddling magazine subscriptions. In our kind-natured-niceness, we decided to hear him out. He's energetic, he's funny, he's engaging so... one of the neighbors and I decided to go 1/2's on a subscription.
He came in the house to fill out the paperwork and I decided that it was time for him to give us a little something back... So I told him to listen to the music and give me some feedback. He said it was really good, tried to figure out who it was, he tried to bet me he'd heard it before...
Long story short, here are his comments about Love Songs for No One:
Very Poetic Calming Good at what he does
So - then I asked him if he wanted me to put them up... and he said that he wanted it up on the forum (his words) because "I want everyone in the world to know how I feel about this man" at which point the three of us (and i think i heard the two dogs laughing, too) cracked up... Adam laughed, too, after commenting that "okay, THAT didn't come out right"...
Anywhoooo - I got my copy. It's good. Listen. Buy it. Play it for the door-to-door salesmen, shucks, buy them a copy, too!!! If you're smarter than us, though, you'll do it BEFORE they sucker you into getting a subscription (or, as trish kept saying, prescription)... ; )
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Whereas I am going to tell people "Oh, JT Spangler? I spent a weekend in Vegas with him back in '07. . ."
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quote:Originally posted by ElJay: Whereas I am going to tell people "Oh, JT Spangler? I spent a weekend in Vegas with him back in '07. . ."
Oh yeah, me too. And I have songwriting credit on his first album. Which makes me just go squeeeee!!!!!Posts: 10397 | Registered: Jun 2005
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I get paid more if you download through CDbaby, and you also get the mp3s without iTunes DRM (as well as a zip file with the artwork and liner notes).
But I really don't care one way or another. Any way someone is able to get a copy of my music is fine by me. Posts: 5462 | Registered: Apr 2005
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I figured you got more money through CDBaby; I wasn't sure, though, whether sales numbers through iTunes, popularity rating, etc. were important. If they're not, though, CDBaby it is! Do you get more/less for buying the CD, or is it basically the same?
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I actually get more money from the mp3 sales than the physical CD, but again, that doesn't matter so much. I prefer physical CDs to mp3s, personally, but YMMV. Buy whichever you prefer, from any source you like.
I don't anticipate selling enough on iTunes to make a dent on their sales charts. If I did, that would make a difference.
I have sold way more in person than online, and I expect that to continue to be the case. Not that the online people haven't made a real strong showing, though.
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I think your lyrics are great. My favourite at this stage is a tie between Bounce Back and impossible (I love the beginning of Impossible in particular.)
Tony said some of your lyrics remind him a little of Tim Freedman's music (this is a good thing - we both really like the Whitlams).
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