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Jim
Blue Celebrates his Brilliant New CD "More Than A
Dream"
More
Than A Dream
My
dear friends,
Eighteen
months ago, I became utterly consumed by the
wonderful dream of creating the best CD
I have
ever recorded. Opening my heart to the world
and sharing the creative gifts I've been blessed
with, using music as my vehicle. The
gifts I'm speaking of are my talents in voice,
guitar, songwriting, and performing.
And
I mustn't forget the incredible gift that is given
to the songwriter (and subsequently given to the
world) when the songwriter infuses a thought (an idea for a song) with
unshakable determination, transforming what was
once simply an infinitesimal nanovolt of inspiration
into a one-of-a-kind recording that can be seen,
touched, played, and heard across the globe,
through our solar system, and millions of years
from now, even in other galaxies as the radio
waves continue to travel at incomprehensible
speeds throughout the universe. It just blows my mind.
I was
driven by the profound desire to express and record deeply
moving life experiences like love, romance, heartbreak, the
importance of living in the moment, savoring a 
summer breeze from atop a tall tree, standing in awe while
absorbing an amber sunset, the soothing comfort of a
mother's loving arms, sharing a park bench with
a wise old man, and the triumphant
achievement of a childhood dream.
The
authenticity of such sharing magnifies the music and
brightly shines through when the singer vocalizes the
lyric with the heartfelt emotions intended by the writer.
That's when
a song truly moves
you. That's when you can't get that melody or lyric
out of your mind. That's when it penetrates and
mingles with your heart releasing vivid memories of times in your life when you felt the same way.
You can feel your own strong emotions rising up from deep
within your soul as they are beckoned by the passion in
the artist's provocative performance.
Did
someone say passion? Was I passionately
consumed? You bet I was. I'm talkin'
extreme fixation on the goal. For a year and
a half, whenever anyone
would ask me "Hey Jim! Whatcha been up to?"
My response was always... "I've been working on my
CD!"
And
why would it take 18 months? Between writing
and rewriting the music and the lyrics, recording
track after track (I used no other musicians) of
instruments and vocals and finally producing the
music, It was almost overwhelming at times.
But
I couldn't stop. I didn't want to
stop. I seldom took a day off and
typically worked most weekends. And being
somewhat of a perfectionist and having nearly
perfect pitch, I often threw away weeks of
recordings because I didn't like the way they
sounded when I thought I was finished. But I
was always glad I did because the end result
exceeded my wildest expectations.
And now I stand here
elated to announce to you that, as of
12/19/08, my new "More Than A Dream" CD has
officially been released. It is now
available as a CD at CDBaby.com,
and will soon be available from all the major digital media companies
such as iTunes, Zune, and many dozens of others.
My new CD contains some of the best work I've done. The best vocals, the best guitar playing, the best songwriting, and the best production.
Speaking of guitar playing.... there is lots and LOTS of
guitar! Acoustic guitar as well as some of my best rock guitar work to date.
I've included 12 of my favorite songs.
I personally selected a variety of my tunes that represent
many of the spectrum of genres I enjoy writing and
performing. If I had to describe my music with a
single phrase, I would say that "eclectic alternative
pop" sums it up.
What,
exactly is eclectic alternative pop? Eclectic: Composed of elements drawn from various sources,
Alternative: Differing from the usual or conventional,
Pop: A genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hooks.
 I
will soon be booking gigs in Cleveland and the surrounding
areas and will be adding a calendar to my website. Check back
often for website updates. See you soon! With
love, Jim Blue
Copyright
2009 Jim Blue
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