Famalia Songs…
Some of my friends know I make up a lot of silly songs for my family and friends. We used to sing them in the guardian days on the road even. I just started recording some of the ones for my family. Saturday evening, I recorded this one in Gargeband.There are too many inside jokes and personal stuff for me to post the majority of them but one for Belles I think will be understood..and will give an idea of these goofy songs I write… Every time Heather or I changed Bella’s diaper, I would sing this song..Instead of “Diaper” I say “Biaper” like Belles would. Enjoy. :-)
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Inspiration…
Hoping that this rubs off in the room…
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Gratitude…
Tonight, I saw a friend whom I hadn’t seen in a few years.
He asked me, “How are you doing these days?”
Without thinking, I said “Man, I’m in the best season of my entire life right now!”
Even though it casually rolled out of my mouth, the moment I said it, it hit me; I truly am in the best season of my life right now.
It wasn’t wishful thinking, it’s true.
Thank you, Jesus for patience with me as I struggle through life. You are faithful.
jamie
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Southern Blues Denim Co. | The Story
Being marketing director at Visual Sound has been an absolute blast! But I also want to share my excitement for our sister company Southern Blues Denim Co. – Below is a short film that tells the story of Southern Blues…and Guardian friends will be pleased to find out that Karl’s son Hunter made this film. Jamey Perrenot did the score for this too.
Enjoy!
jamie
Southern Blues Denim Co. releases “The Story”
Tennessee based clothing company releases a short film telling the story of the Southern Blues Denim Co. brand.
Spring Hill, TN, June 25, 2012
Southern Blues Denim Co., makers of premium quality cargo jeans, have released a short film called “The Story” which offers an intimate look into the heart of this Tennessee based company. “The Story” was filmed and directed by Nashville based freelance video producer, Hunter Bennet Ney. Ney was able to capture the full history of the company as well as effectively communicating the story with a running time of approximately 5 minutes. The video is now streaming at southernblues.com.
Bob Weil, founder and president of Southern Blues Denim Co., had this to say: “Like every entrepreneurial company, Southern Blues has a good story. Actually, it’s two stories. But you’ll have to watch the video to know what that means. I don’t want to give away what’s in the video, but I can tell you that it will be worth five minutes of your time and that you’ll be encouraged by it.”
To coincide with the release of “The Story”, Southern Blues is pleased to offer their very first customer sales promotion. A 25% discount (off of your total order) at southernblues.com can be redeemed by entering the coupon code THESTORY during checkout. This promotion is good until July 4th, 2012. As always, all Southern Blues sales include free shipping. (USA sales only).
ABOUT SOUTHERN BLUES DENIM CO. LLC
Founded by Bob Weil and his wife Julie, Southern Blues Denim Co. was born out of a need for good looking men’s jeans that were consistently sized, well made, fit right, and had the option of cargo pockets. The company has recently expanded it’s product line with a selection of shirts for both men and women as well as a Southern Blues branded hat. For more information, please visit http://southernblues.com
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This Modern Music Business…
Easily, the best article I have read on the current state of the music business. David Lowery (from Cracker) has intelligently articulated his thoughts and at no time does he come off as cynical. He’s educated a bit more than the average musician and it shows in his verbage.
Thanks to Mike Picone for sharing this with me.
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After work fun…
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Worth posting one more time…
Glenn Campbell – “It’s your amazing grace”
Everything I have in this world
I give it to you, ooh, ooh
Everything I say in this world
I say it to you, oh yes, I do
You’re all that’s in my heart
You’re all that’s in my head
You know I believe this
It’s your amazing grace
It’s your amazing grace, yes, it is
I hold my head in my hands and I cry
When I think of you, amazing grace
It keeps us together
You’re all that’s in my heart
You’re all that’s in my head
You know I believe this
It’s your amazing grace
It’s your amazing grace, yes, it is
I hold my head in my hands and I cry
When I think of you, amazing grace
It keeps us together
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Bitter…
It always amazes me when I hear someone who was involved in Christian music “bag” on the scene. I’ve yet to hear someone who experiences success in it so passionately criticize it. It’s always those who have tried and failed. According to them, it’s always someone else’s fault. But when things go right, it’s because of you? Taking credit for the positive and blaming others for the negative is a victim mentality.
Stop throwing rocks at the parade you want to be in!
Take some responsibility!
I think of a time in the late 99 & early 2000′s when I was searching for a solo deal. I would get so close and then door would shut. Looking back now, my heart wasn’t right. My motives were selfish. I was a poor example of a Christ-follower and was living off the fumes of Grace. Should I become bitter and blame God? No! I should thank Him for not allowing me a bigger public position at the time. I was a mess. I needed to deal with “me”.
Christian music is not perfect. It’s like anything else. People doing their best to play music and spread hope. Flawed humans jack things up…no matter where they are at! :-) But, I am grateful to those who get in a van/bus/plane every week to encourage other believers and to have an opportunity to be used by the Spirit. Galatians 6:9 ya’ know…
’nuff said.
jamie
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New Guardian album…
You did it!
You took your belief in the band and put it into action. We reached our goal of 30,000.00 for the new Guardian record. Half of that came in in the last week. With a LARGE part of that coming in the last 3 days! I confess, I quietly had given up a few weeks ago. The 2 weeks ago, I got a call from John Elefante who sensed my discouragement and gave me a kick in the pants to start believing it can happen. This coincided with a band conference call where everyone began to rally… a bit late in the game..but just in time. I can tell you that using Kickstarter was tough for us. It feels weird to ask people to donate. But the math of our fanbase led me to believe that everyone could chip in a small amount and we could be off and rocking. In the end, 446 of our fans turned the key to unlock this new record. I cannot tell you how much I (we) appreciate those people! We found out that most of our Latin American audience, who have inspired us so much, don’t typically have credit cards. they use bank/debit cards. Which is great, but Amazon Payments didn’t accomodate those folks. If there was one thing I learned, Kickstarter really needs to integrate paypal. Also, if you are a band/artist wanting to use Kickstarter, I say go for it. But I’d also advise you to check out similar platforms like http://www.indiegogo.com/ I think if we could use the way back machine, we would have used them instead.
Now comes the really fun part: Getting the songs fine tuned and start recording! I am as eager to get this thing rocking as you are!
I have to give some major props to a few friends who helped spread the word:
Michael Sweet – stryper.com – My hero growing up, he gave us a major boost when he tweeted and posted on facebook. No one asked him to do it, he just did. We got a lot of “I didn’t know you were doing this til Michael posted” comments. Michael Sweet is the real deal folks. I appreciate him.
John DiBiase – Jesusfreakhideout.com – A great friend to the band since the 90′s. He gave us press right out of the box and we thank him.
Andrew McNeice – melodicrock.com – Andrew has created the “go to” site for 80′s and 90′s flavored hard rock. He gave us front page coverage of the note we sent out. He is appreciated.
John Elefante – For what I mentioned in the first half of this.
Phil Madiera – Phil was a major cheerleader to us behind the scenes. The man just got his own Kickstarter funded and was pushing us all the time to stop jacking around and get those updates going.
Shane “Kickstand” Boyd – Guardian road crew and now a successful radio promoter. He was shouting out all the time to his connections.
Edited to add this: I blew it! I had intended to include our Latin American Agent Eugenia Rivas Laise in this list! She is VERY important to us. She was driving our facebook efforts and was in my mind to thank here. I must have forgot when I actually wrote it. It’s important that I clear this up. Eugenia Rivas Laise was/is a MAJOR help to Guardian and all of us appreciate her greatly! I’m sorry I missed it. We thank you Eugenia and we love you lots!
And again,again, again! – Thanks to all 446 of you who made this happen.
To God be the glory!
jamie
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The Official Rowe House Easter Egg Hunt…
Tradition. Fun.
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