TV Placement! My song "Everything Fades" featured in Hollywood Heights episode 102

Finally! Proof that TV doesn't rot your brain, it helps your music! I just got my first television placement in episode 102 of the new Nickelodeon show Hollywood Heights. The episode airs at 9/8 pm central on Nickelodeon on Tuesday, June 19th. My song, "Everthing Fades," is featured towards the end of the episode. Check your local listings to see when Hollywood Heights is playing on your TV.

I am so excited about this placement and I am crossing my fingers hoping there are more where that came from. It's such an incredible feeling to know that such a large audience of new people that have never heard my music are going to hear it tomorrow on national television. My music is going to help tell a story that touches people. WOW. I'm so excited to see how the song has been placed. So, mark your calendars or set your DVRs and let me know what you think of the show, of my song, and how it fit in the scene.  The song will be available on itunes when the episode airs. But, if you join my mailing list, I just might share it for free :)  www.phoebesharp.com

Thank you for all your support. Spread the world like wildfire!

~PS

Moving from Open Mics to Full Shows

I opened my email today and found an article from CD Baby discussing exactly what I was pondering: How to transition from open mics/writers rounds to my own shows? I found this article very helpful. It definitely reminded me that it is important to start an email list early, always promote myself wherever I play, grow a community of musicians, and really utilize writers rounds. In Nashville, there are a plethora of writers rounds. I play a lot of them, but I want to start branching out to more venues. My ultimate goal is to do my own shows and I think the next logical step would be to open for some bands who already have a good relationship with venues and a larger fan base.

Anyway, I really loved this article and just wanted to share it with you all (or y'all as they say it in the south). http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2012/05/7-tips-on-how-to-transition-from-open-mics-to-longer-gigs/?utm_source=DIYNews&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=060712

Does any one know of any bands I could open for? Are you going through the same transition right now?

~Phoebe

OH CANADA, Day 4

As hoped for, my Montreal recording session is feeling out of this world. I can't wait to share my new music with everyone. It feels really good to be proud of a project. Today we finished writing, produced, and recorded final vocals on a BRAND SPANKING NEW song that we wrote in our co-write on Friday (June 1st). This track will have a lot of unexpected and exciting sounds, so get ready! My producer, John Nathaniel, even created sound effects with his ipad and iphone, and I did some vocal drumming.

So far, we have four songs fully recorded. I plan on writing a few more new songs as well as record some tunes that I have been trying out at writers rounds back in Nashville.

A new week = new things. I've tried three new things today:
1. Running on the treadmill barefoot (ouch, probably won't do that again)
2. Iced Coffee (feeling a little hyper!!! I should never drink caffeine)
3. An ice mask (brrrrrr)

John is also making me try some new techniques while recording vocals. My "favorite" and the most humiliating one being the pen trick. This involves placing a pen in your mouth and speaking your lyrics while focusing hard on annunciating. The worst part is that I had to do this in front of my investor and her daughter. LOVELY! lol

Right now, I'm listening to my newest song while John is working on it. It has some creepy parts! LOVE IT! After creating a really weird sound effect, John said, "That's what you get for playing with vampires, Phoebe." SMILING


Aurevoir,
Phoebe
(did I mention they speak french in Quebec?)

OH CANADA, Day 1

I LOVE CANADA. If I wasn't living in Nashville, TN, I would probably want to live in Montreal, Quebec.  This city has such an amazing energy and a European flare. It's full of art, old buildings, music, unique people, and interesting graffiti everywhere. It's an amateur photographer's worst nightmare because I just want to take pictures of EVERYTHING! I've been working in the studio with my amazing producer, John Nathaniel. We had a very important co-write today with another person who I will keep a secret for now ;) All I need to say is that I have a really good feeling about this record. I am so ecstatic about the songs we are writing and recording. It feels so wonderful to be creating a FULL body of work, instead of a small sampler.

This evening, we took a break earlier and went out to a Thai restaurant called Zing (did I mention Montreal has incredible food?). At this restaurant, I discovered my soulmate in dessert! It's as if this pie was made specifically for me.  Any peanut butter lover will agree that this dessert was sent directly from heaven:

Well, it's back to work now. We are going to record final vocals on the the first song going on my album :) 

~PS