Dear (Your Name Here) Poignancy clenches your emotions when your heart is caressed by the emotive acoustic pop of Dear (Your Name Here). This music paints with all the colors of the human hearts spectrum, leaving a trail of emotional power that lingers in the air like the perfume of a beautiful women, leaving a tingling sensation inside that hints of bliss.
Emotions
Emotions are what music is all about, says Dear (Your Name Here). The art of writing good music is the art of shaping emotions through art. Music, for me, can invoke a number of emotions. Part of the emotional rush of music, according to this artist, is the release of pressure, the breath of catharsis that music brings. This is part of the package that Dear (Your Name Here) brings to its listeners. Music is most often a release of the pressures of daily life.
Empowerment
Music is also a form of personal empowerment, according to Dear (Your Name Here). For the artist, it is the strength of holding an audience in your sway, of touching the hearts of others and of finding a pathway for your feelings. I often feel empowered by music, as I believe it allows me to voice my views and opinions with a shout rather than a whisper. For the listener it is experiencing emotional intimacy with others through the sublime, mystic and distinct plane of musical energy, connecting with the artist and with fellow fans in a unique way. Music somehow has a way of communicating things to people that they would not normally understand or even be exposed to. One of the goals of my music is to facilitate this type of communication to expand the intellectual horizons of my listeners.
The Artist at Work
The summer of 06 saw Dear (Your Name Here) recording a debut album, A Speck of White under the supervision of producer Brian Johnson (Coldplay, John Mayer, Elvis Costello, Lifehouse). The following summer found Dear (Your Name Here) engaged in the artists first ever solo acoustic tour, a three-month excursion. Dear (Your Name Here) has evolved to a full touring band with a spring/summer tour on the way. In January 2008, Dear (Your Name Here) heads into the studio with producer Mark Troyer (Kiros). The resulting EP will hit streets in spring 08. Dear (Your Name Here) is currently working with A&R Select, the leading indie A&R firm in Hollywood, CA.
"Dear (Your Name Here) has mapped the terrain of the human heart with incredible precision for such a relatively young artist." - A&R Select
June 12
Hey everyone,
Our new EP, "Just Pull Back", is now available worldwide through CDBaby! Please check it out (and sample each song) at www.cdbaby.com/dearynh2. This site will allow you to purchase a physical or digital copy of the record. The album will also be available on iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, and a host of other digital distributors very soon.
For our hometown fans, I will be playing a solo benefit show for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma) this Saturday, June 14th, in front of Home Hardware. There will also be a fundraising barbecue happening at the same time, so please come out and support this worth cause. The event runs from 11 AM to 3 PM, and I'll be playing from about noon until 2 PM. Hope to see you there!
Also, we'll be playing the Lloydminster Folk Festival again this year. It will be a full band performance. The fest will be held on August 4th at Weaver Park.
Lastly, everyone throughout BC and Alberta, please stay tuned for the announcement of our August tour dates. We look forward to seeing all you lovely faces again!
Peace,
Joel French
Dear (Your Name Here)
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February 6
Hello everyone,
Dear (Your Name Here) is currently in the studio near Calgary, AB. We're done tracking drums and bass, and I just finished acoustic guitar about a half hour ago. Terry has been working hard on electric guitars and the project is starting to come to life. We are very excited about how this is turning out. As soon as we have some final versions (probably sometime in March), we'll be posting some new stuff on here, so stay tuned!
Peace,
Joel French
Dear (Your Name Here)
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October 10
Dear (Your Name Here) will be heading into the studio in January 2008 to record the follow-up to the band's debut album "A Speck of White". The new recording will be a 5-song EP to be recorded with Mark Troyer, whose most recent work is the new release by Canadian indie-punk sensations, Kiros. Stay tuned for more details.
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June 3
I regret to inform everyone that most of my US dates for this tour are not going to be happening. As an independent artist, I rely on my schedule booking up to be able to support myself financially, and it just hasn't been booking up enough. My apologies to anyone that was excited to see me in the US.
I will, however, still be playing in Buffalo, NY on July 14th and possibly in the Boston area on July 15th. And I'll definitely make it up to you at a later time.
To those of you in Canada, the tour is still going ahead as planned. I am playing throughout eastern Canada over the next couple months, and I'll be all over western Canada again in September.
On another positive note, I was in the studio the last couple days in London, ON, and recorded a new acoustic song. As soon as the mixing and mastering is done on it, I'll release it here on MySpace for your listening pleasure.
Lastly, I will be on the front page of PureVolume.com again this week, and I'm also being featured by HM Magazine in the summer edition of their podcast, newsletter, and a small spot of their magazine. You can check out HM at www.myspace.com/hmmag.
Thanks, and hope to see a bunch of you soon!
Joel
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March 25
Well, as we get closer to the beginning of the upcoming tour, I have confirmed more details:
- Solo artist, Joshua Gropp (www.myspace.com/joshuagropp), will be joining me for the entire tour. He will be opening for me on every stop of the tour and will also be playing guitar for me during my performance.
- Mark Anstey (www.myspace.com/markansteydrummer), who drummed on my new record "A Speck of White", will be touring with me as my drummer/percussionist/pianist.
- The Februarys (www.myspace.com/thefebruarys), an amazing up-and-coming act from Vancouver, will be joining me on most of my stops in BC at the beginning of the tour.
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OsMoNd
Great Job Guys! Hope to see you guys in concert this
summer!Your musuc is awesome!
posted Mar 04
XxHaRdCoRePrInCeSsxX
I love your music xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
posted Dec 31
southrnpimpcess817
\"Please Find Me In Your Dreams\"... God spoke to me
throught that song. thank you. it is AMAZING. you have
no idea how bad i needed those words today. wow God is
insane the way He does these things... thank you again.
posted Dec 31
IveGotThCurseOvCurves
i think i love u.
posted Oct 17
rae_flo
i love your music!! i play guitar and wrtie my own
songs too. i have yet to make a band username yet, so
when i do, ill cmnt on it!! lurvee rae
posted Sep 25
Akasha69eyes
Your vioce is amazing and the lyrics so beautifal and
feeled with emotion I love it.
posted Sep 19
surfchk13
let me know if you\'re ever in orlando
posted Aug 12
made_in_the_80s
that\'s some really rad music
posted Jul 19