It is wayyyyy to early and I went to bed wayyyyy too late, but honestly I am more excited than I have been in a long time as there are so many cool and great things happening!
First, it’s my first anniversary with Amy and I have an entire weekend full of surprises for her, so I can’t wait to share that with her! Secondly, we are getting ready to head off to the farm in Melfort for some lake and family time, and then on to Dauphin MB for Dauphin’s Christian Music Festival July 16-18 where I will be performing on a couple of stages. Thirdly (is that proper word usage?) the new ‘EP’ Come Inside is almost ready to be sent to Nashville for mastering.
I am really stoked for this album. I think that Derek (Steinbrenner of Bentley Studios Edmonton, AB) and I have worked really hard to make this EP something that every person who has ever heard me sing or play can find accessible and enjoyable while at the same time stretching ourselves as musicians, producers and engineers. I am proud to say that I played multiple instruments on this album as well as engineered alot of it, and co-produced it with Derek. I had some great talent come alongside of me to fill in some pretty big gaps with my old friend Dean Dynna driving all the way from Prince Albert, SK just to lay down 4 bass tracks, Jared Salte on keys, and my drummer Bryan Boyce taking care of the grooves. Derek also played a lot of guitar and even stretched out into some mean slide playing!
On July 21 at 6:00 p.m. the Qualico Patio Series at Festival Place in Sherwood Park, AB will be the place to be as I unveil for the first time my songs with a full band. We have been rehearsing for a couple of weeks now, and the band is getting tighter by the minute, and I think this will be one show you don’t want to miss with more to follow as I take my music to the next level by playing more live band shows as well as continuing to do the ‘smaller’ gigs as an acoustic solo artist.
Life is moving very fast it seems and before we know it the summer will be over, my cd will be on sale, and the shows to come will be shows to be remembered. You don’t want to miss out on any of it!
See you down the road!
Blake
