Joe Bongiorno "Somewhere Within - solo piano"

I am proud to annouce the release of my third solo piano CD "Somewhere Within" !

 

Three years of heart & soul went into this music, and I was blessed with the opportunity to record this in private at my Piano Haven Studio in suburban Seattle.

 

Three tunes from it have just been released in sheet music:

Melancholy Morning, Tears of Joy, & Touched

 

Tune into the Whisperings broadcast to hear the music, or visit my webiste http://www.mellowsounds.com

for samples of each tune, download links to iTunes & many other retailers, and to purchase the CD & sheet music!

 

I invite you contact me personally with any notes & thoughts as well, joe@mellowsounds.com

 

Wishing you peace & joy in music,

 

Joe Bongiorno

Classic Tunes Productions ~ Mellow Sounds Recordings

Joe Bongiorno: pianist - audio engineer - mobile DJ

piano music site: www.mellowsounds.com

DJ / piano performance site: www.pianojoe.com

206-949-9179 ~ Seattle, Wa.

New Sheet Music by Jennifer Haines

Hello All,

I've just uploaded 6 new sheet music selections to the website and I wanted
to let everyone know.

The new pieces are:

From Thoughts and Dreams

1. The Storm Begins
2. Pacific
3. Wildflower
4. Flurries

From Christmas Magic

1. Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
2. Noel Nouvelet/Veni, Veni, Emanuel

To purchase .pdf files of the music please visit:

http://www.usfourmusic.com/music2.html

I'm still working on more sheet music and hope to do another big upload in a
few weeks. I'll keep you posted...

I've also added my arrangement of the song "O The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus"
to my podcast which can be found here:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=259622649

Let me know what you think. This will be for my upcoming solo piano hymns
album.

Take care everyone,

Jennifer Haines
http://www.usfourmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/jenniferhaines
http://www.download.com/jenniferhaines

Solomon Keal's Music Newsletter

Hello Everybody.

Welcome to the July/August edition of my Music Newsletter.

I'm happy to announce that the sheet music for my solo piano piece "Surrender" from the album "Peace of Heaven" is now available for purchase and download.  

Go to http://www.lulu.com/solomonkeal to find out more infomation, and to buy and download PDFs of my sheet music for $3.95.

Have a great day!

Sincerely yours,

- Solomon Keal

Pianist, Composer, Recording Artist

"Peaceful Solo Piano Music"

Peace of Heaven Music

http://www.SolomonKeal.com 

Get Solomon's CDs for as little as $11.00 a piece when you sign up to receive his monthly e-newsletter!

Steven Cravis releases Piano and Rain MP3 download

I posted a 5 minute piano improvisation mixed with rain sounds, and a free quick preview at http://www.lulu.com/content/1058766

There's also a .WAV file of it HERE

Both the .WAV 53MB and .MP3 7.1 MB are 99 cents each.

Nordstrom Pianist - Bob Dahl (CD selling suggestion)

Hello everyone!  Just another note from me, Bob Dahl, the Nordstrom pianist in Tigard Oregon.  My present schedule has me playing there Tues-Sat from about 11AM - 5PM.

 

Many of my CD sales are made to parents with babies and toddlers.  I have a new sales pitch, which has been working pretty well.  I suggest that my music is a great choice to play for children during nap times.  I have a six year old myself and back when she was taking naps regularly, she would enjoy listening to her dad's music on the CD player.  It would help her to fall asleep.  Many of you may have already thought of this idea...just thought I would share.  Have a wonderful summer everyone!

 

Bob Dahl

www.bobdahlmusic.com  

Whisperings!! Matthew Tavis update 7/9/07

Hi all!!

Matthew Tavis Johnson from Whisperings here, I just wanted to give a quick update about what will be happening very soon! I have received many requests for Little Sister (Bem's Theme) sheet music over the past several months. I have taken those requests to heart; I will be releasing sheet music for Little Sister (Bem's Theme) next Monday, July 16th! Thanks to everybody who gave me input! In celebration of the new sheet music, I will be conducting a free download day on my MySpace site on that same Monday. If you haven't already, definitely check out my page and grab a few free songs at the same time!! My MySpace site can be found at http://www.myspace.com/mattsoccer7

While you're at it, why not check out my website? It has had several major upgrades over the past month; tell me what you think! Any feedback is appreciated: do you like it, hate it, have some suggestions for improvements that could be made? I'd love to know YOUR opinion. I want my website to be an enjoyable place to visit, so any suggestions I get will be strongly considered. I'll also send you a link to download a free song (from one of my first two unreleased albums) for trying to help!! Thanks to my brother's awesome company for the website creation.

Lastly a thanks to everyone who purchased my recently released "Walk With Me" album. You've helped motivate me to keep working hard and to get more great solo piano music recorded and released! If you haven't had a chance to pick it up yet, please go grab it!

Looking forward - A quick look at my future plans: As of right now, I am still planning to release a new album in early 2008 (most likely January) to start off the new year! It is going to be an album full of very melodic happy songs! As far as sheet music goes, 'Sad Again' from the 'Reach for the Sky' album is next on the list. There is currently no ETA at this time.

Everyone, thank you again for your continued support, I will keep working hard to bring you my best! Have a great day, and feel free to contact me anytime.

Enjoy your summer!


Sincerely,

Matthew Tavis Johnson

mtj@matthewtavisjohnson.com
http://www.matthewtavisjohnson.com
http://www.myspace.com/mattsoccer7

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News From Jennifer Haines

Hi Everyone!

This is just a quick note to let you know that "Thoughts and Dreams" has arrived at iTunes! If you'd like to purchase downloads they are available by clicking on the following link:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=259267871

Also, I've been busily working on my next CD. I'm not going to say much about it yet, but I will tell you that it is going to be a solo piano Hymn CD. So be looking forward to that in the near future!

I'm starting a podcast as well. Be sure to check it out because I will be adding prerelease material soon. The podcast can be found here:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=259622649

Take care all,

Jennifer Haines
http://www.usfourmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/jenniferhaines
http://www.download.com/jenniferhaines

Bob Dahl - Nordstrom Pianist

Hello all of you.  I submitted a blog quite some time ago, just a kind of "hello" to all.  I suppose I am doing that once again.  I am a pianist at Washington Square Mall in Tigard Oregon.  I absolutely love my job and having obtained this steady job of playing the piano five days a week, has been a dream of mine.  I was a sub. for about 12 years, before I finally was offered a steady job.  I am still so thrilled to come to work each day and if any of you ever pass by me there, please stop to say hello. 

 

Although I do compose, I also play familiar tunes from many eras.  I particularly enjoy coming up with my versions of some of the contemporary pop music out there today.  It's a fun challenge trying to work out a nice solo piano rendition of an Avril Lavigne, Nickelback, or an All American Rejects tune.  Take care all.

 

Bob Dahl 

Solomon Keal's Music Newsletter

Hello everybody,

Welcome to the June edition of my Music Newsletter.

I spent the month of May in three primary areas:

Studio: I continue my work on three different recording projects, which I look forward to sharing with you once I get a little further with them.

Performance: I had a very enjoyable time playing background music for a private cocktail/dinner party this past month.

Sheet Music: I'm still working on notating "Surrender" from the album "Peace of Heaven." Now is the time to send in your requests for the next piece of sheet music I will notate!

Have a great day!

Sincerely yours,

- Solomon Keal

Pianist, Composer, Recording Artist

"Peaceful Solo Piano Music"

Peace of Heaven Music

http://www.SolomonKeal.com

Get Solomon's CDs for as little as $11.00 a piece when you sign up to receive his monthly e-newsletter!

News From Jennifer Haines

Hi Everyone!

I'm pleased to announce the release of my latest CD "Thoughts and Dreams". This CD is my tribute to imagination and creativity. After two years spent working with Christmas carols it was delightful to be composing again. I spent every spare moment I had writing, playing and just enjoying the creative process. Each song is a moment or feeling or thought that has been set to music. The liner notes include a brief story about the origin of each piece and also an original poem ("Aspen") that I wrote while I was dreaming one night. If you'd like to purchase a copy please visit http://www.cdbaby.com/jhaines4.

There is one selection of sheet music from this album available as well. The song is "Thoughts and Dreams" and it may be purchased at http://www.usfourmusic.com/music2.html.

I also want to let you know that I've decided to start a newsletter. If you would like to sign up please visit my website at: http://www.usfourmusic.com/newsletter.html

Benefits to signing up:
-You will be kept up to date on all new CD and sheet music releases
-You will get sneak peaks of upcoming projects
-You will be notified when new music hits iTunes
-You will receive a FREE exclusive mp3* - available only to subscribers!
-Your information will not be given to anyone and...
-You are free to cancel your subscription at any time - no questions asked

*Mp3 will be sent within 24 hours of signing up
I look forward to hearing from you!

Jennifer Haines
http://www.usfourmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/jenniferhaines
http://www.download.com/jenniferhaines

May 9th Update from Matthew Tavis Johnson

Hi everybody! My new album "Walk With Me" was released recently, and I wanted to let the Wisperings community know!

A little bit about 'Walk With Me' released April 23, 2007…

A new CD, entitled "Walk With Me", is out!! Sorry for the delay but yes, I have finally released my 2^nd album!! Most of the songs were written over the past year to two years; it is a collage of friend and fan favorites. It has a variety of emotions within it, from the emotional "Natsuki's Song" to the fun and intense "Black Key Trilogy!" Check it out, you are sure to enjoy it! Feel free to write me anytime with questions!

My website and free sheet music…

As many of you may have already seen, I now have an 'official' website at http://www.matthewtavisjohnson.com/. I haven't updated it much yet, but plan to update it more and more as time goes on. If you play piano or know someone who does, feel free to download the "A Glimpse at Happiness" sheet music from the "Sheet Music" page on my website. Starting Monday, it will be taken off 'free' status again, so download it while you can! J I have been getting a lot of requests for various sheet music – which is awesome! Please be patient on that end: I am working hard to get more sheet music made and released. The next sheet music will be for the song "Bem's Theme" which I plan to have ready within 2-3 months.

Future plans…

I went into the studio and recorded a new album called "The Light CD" which is actually half of a project, the other have (as you may have guessed!) Will be called "The Dark CD." I'm really excited for this to release because I think it is my best work yet! The Light CD will focus more on happy songs primarily a major key, and the Dark CD will focus on intense/sad songs in a Minor key. There isn't an estimated delivery date on this product yet, but there will be one soon, and I will keep everyone posted on that with all of the details etc. I am now doing home concerts as well, so if you are interested and in the Oregon/Washington area please contact me and I can send over the appropriate details. They will eventually be up on my website as well.

Closing….

Thank you so much everyone for reading through this and supporting me, I can't explain how much it means to me. As I mentioned earlier, if you ever have any questions/comments/ANYTHING don't feel hesitant to contact me about it, I always love hearing from you guys!

** Both of my albums are available via Cdbaby! Check them out today! Check back often for specials etc. as well!** www.cdbaby.com/cd/mtj2

**Subscribe to my newsletter for the chance to win a FREE CD as well as other opportunities that only subscribers can take advantage of. **

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Matthew Tavis Johnson

mtj@matthewtavisjohnson.com

http://www.matthewtavisjohnson.com/

http://www.myspace.com/mattsoccer7

Solomon Keal's Music Newsletter, May 2007

Hello everybody,

Welcome to the May edition of my Music Newsletter.

In case you didn't get my newsletter last month, I'm happy to announce that I have a new website which you can view at the same address: http://www.SolomonKeal.com.  And I also have my first piece of sheet music available, which you can purchase and download by going here: http://www.lulu.com/solomonkeal.  

The first piece of sheet music that I have available is for the piece entitled "Star Gazing" from the album "Thoughts and Affections."  I am currently working on notating the sheet music for the piece entitled "Surrender" from my new album "Peace of Heaven."  I will let you know when that becomes available.

Please let me know if you have requests for any of my compositions you would like to see in sheet music form.  I will start assembling a Request List, and I will notate my music on a first-come-first-serve basis.

I've had a very busy winter and early spring with many enjoyable "for hire" studio projects.  Starting this month I will begin recording a Flute and Piano album with my sister Roxanne.

Have a great day!

Sincerely yours,

- Solomon Keal

Pianist, Composer, Recording Artist

"Peaceful Solo Piano Music"

Peace of Heaven Music

http://www.SolomonKeal.com 

Get Solomon's CDs for as little as $11.00 a piece when you sign up to receive his monthly e-newsletter!

May Piano Notes from Mike Strickland Productions

Mike Strickland Piano Notes
May 2007

Greetings!
This month has been very exciting with some new releases!
One is a ringtone! In addition we have just released Mike's
arrangement of Pachelbel's Canon in D in sheetmusic for the first
time. Please let me know how you like them!

Free Ringtone of

"Spread Joy!"

Download a free,
30 second ringtone of this
catchy tune. Just click on link and
follow instructions for your
particular phone!

Get "SPREAD JOY" ringtone!

NEW
SHEET MUSIC AVAILABLE!

Mike's popular arrangement of Pachelbel's Canon in D is now available
exclusively at LULU.com I'll have it on our website as well soon.
The sound recording on the CD "The Piano" that this sheet music was
transcribed from is our most popular download on iTunes.

SPREAD JOY NEWS

Mike's song "Spread Joy" is being animated by the talented Dustin
Haynes. I don't know when it will be done but I will keep you
up-dated. The story of the song has come alive with Dustin's clever
animations. The drawing you see in the Free Ringtone offer box above
features the MC (Main Character) of the animation. He looks a bit
like Mike, right? Here's a couple more screen shots of the
animation:

Meanwhile, Mike is re-recording the song and adding vocal harmonies,
a gospel choir and more dog barks. To see some of Dustin's other
amazing work click HERE

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
June 21st - June 27th - Spring Tour in Washinton State and Oregon

AUGUST 20th - SEPTEMBER 22nd 2007 TOUR TO THE EAST COAST
Our tour to the East Coast is still in the planning stage. I do know
we will be going all the way to Atlanta GA! Contact me to get on our
line-up of house concerts and other performances!
Kristi Strickland
Mike Strickland Productions
PO Box 19443
Seattle WA 98109
ph:206-285-4863
fax: 206-286-0641

Update from Robin Spielberg

Hello All!
I am back from my trip out west.
For three weeks I traveled through rural Montana and Idaho with a Steinway grand in tow; it was an adventure! I posted a few photos here to give you an idea what it was like: http://www.robinspielberg.com/montana.html


My concert tour wraps up this month, but there are lots of new dates added for Aug '07 - 2008! http://www.robinspielberg.com/cncr.html



Are you dreaming of summer like I am?
I can't wait to get back into the garden...and I know kids and teachers alike are excited about school letting out soon.
You can show some appreciation to your favorite (female) child/gardener/teacher/friend with a Dreaming of Summer tee shirt...now on sale through this e-mail offer only!
(Supplies are limited)
Sizes are:
S womens 6-8 ( also perfect as a nightshirt for girls 3-6 yrs)
M womens 8-10
L womens 10-12.
Tees come in white or pale pink with the sunflower dreaming of summer logo.
SEE THE TEE: https://www.robinspielberg.com/tshrt.html


Regularly priced at $18.50, tees are $15 if you type in "SUMMER DREAMS" in the notes section of the online order form! Tees/Dreaming of Summer CD combo was a huge hit in our school district last year, so AN ADDITIONAL $2 off if you order both!

Happy Spring/Summer!

Robin Spielberg

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upcoming concerts:

4/14 Janesville, Wisconsin

4/28 Walton, New York

http://www.robinspielberg.com/

http://www.myspace.com/robin_spielberg

Solomon Keal - Peaceful Solo Piano Music

I have some exciting things to announce this month!

First: I'm happy to announce that I have a New Website! It looks really cool and has some great new features, which I could spend a long time talking about, but really you should just go see for yourself! Check it out at the same address: http://www.solomonkeal.com/.

One of the new features that I will mention now is a new audio player on the Listen/Buy page. (You may notice that the player does not include music from the album "Heritage." This is just a technical glitch that will be remedied shortly.) You can actually buy and download music directly off of this player, as well as simply listen to short clips of my music.

O.K., one more thing that I'll mention about the new website is a Rates Page. This page lists all of my rates for the various services I can provide including, Booking Rates, Licensing Rates, Recording Studio Rates, Piano Lesson Rates, Commission Rates, Consulting Rates, and Product Prices.

Second: I'm happy to announce that my first piece of Sheet Music is now available to purchase and download. The sheet music is for the piece entitled "Star Gazing," from the album, "Thoughts and Affections." To find out how to purchase and download this sheet music, click here, or choose any of the Sheet Music links on my website.

Please let me know if you have requests for which of my compositions you would like to see in sheet music form. I will start assembling a Request List, and I will notate my music on a first-come-first-serve basis.

I hope you have a great day!

Sincerely yours,

Solomon Keal
Peaceful Solo Piano Music
solomon@solomonkeal.com
http://www.solomonkeal.com/

New Jazz Piano Method by Bradley Sowash

I'm pleased to announce that my new jazz piano method, titled "That's Jazz" published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company, is now available nationally in most print music stores and online retailers. You don't have to be a jazzer to use it. In fact, I wrote it with traditional (non-jazz) pianists and teachers in mind, so I hope you'll take a look.

In lieu of a blurb, here's a description/review from
http://www.PianoAtPepper.com:

"Fun and fantastic! Great on its own or as a supplement to any piano method, That's Jazz is perfect for the adolescent and adult student who wants to learn the main styles of jazz (swing, Latin and rock) and have loads of fun playing the piano. Written by acclaimed jazz
pianist, composer and educator Bradley Sowash, this method will give your students a huge dose of inspiration. The three books in the series progress from the early intermediate to late intermediate levels. Each book offers awesome original jazz tunes by Bradley Sowash. All aspects of playing jazz are clearly explained in digestible doses. Students are given plenty of opportunities to try new concepts and to improvise. The enclosed CD includes a performance
of each tune in the respective collection, including the duet part. Highly recommended, especially for the teen student."

Learn more at: http://bradleysowash.com/BookThatsJazz.htm

Myspace MP3s and Snocap.com

I'm happy to announce a new way to preview and buy many of my tracks as MP3s.

At http://www.myspace.com/officialstevencravis there is a new music player on the left side of the page, under my main picture. Each song is 99 cents and can be purchased with Mastercard, Visa or Paypal securely through SnoCap the new official music partner of
MySpace.com

Each song has a 30 second preview.

Please note: My songs Hypnoprism ( 12 minute track) and Meditation Music ( 18 minute track ) can now be purchased as a single track, which isn't possible on iTunes (on iTunes the whole album price needs to be paid in order to include the songs that are over 10 minutes
long).

Steven Cravis
http://www.stevencravis.com

New CD Release by Laura Sullivan: Feast of Joy & Love

Laura Sullivan recently released her fourth CD on her independent label, Sentient Spirit Records. This new album is titled Feast of Joy & Love. An enticing banquet for the ears, it features a blend of piano with ethereal vocals and other acoustic instruments such as violin, saxophone and percussion. In a creative twist to the standard record organization, the songs are set up as a menu including appetizers, first & second courses and dessert. The music is relaxing and soothing while delving into heartfelt realms inspired by Laura Sullivan's personal life experiences connected with joy and love.

 

The songs on Feast of Joy & Love consist of Laura's own compositions along with several classical adaptations which have surprising variations. The opening track, a medley of Bach favorites, is titled Bouquet of Bach. Waltzing with Beethoven, adapted from the Sonata Pathetique, is changed to a new time signature of ¾ time. Albinoni's Secret Smile, is an arrangement of the traditional Albinoni's Adagio (sometimes referred to as the saddest song in classical music) with an unexpected joyful key change. Ala M'Ode to Joy, based on Beethoven's Ode to Joy, also astonishes us with an altered time signature to ¾ time. Also included among the delicacies is a new arrangement of Greensleeves using lyrics from a mysterious dialect. Laura Sullivan employs her sensitive piano techniques that have appeared on her previous albums, and makes her vocal debut with rich layers of angelic harmony in Feast of Joy & Love.

 

Raised in a musical family, Laura began playing piano at 4 years old. At age 8 she was writing compositions and by 18 had composed a body of work, including 6 feature length musicals for children which were performed with Laura's troupe, Star Company Children's Theater. Laura is a member of the piano artist collective Whisperings founded by composer, pianist and radio host, David Nevue. Two of her releases were produced by renowned artist Chris Camozzi, (appearing with artists Jeff Lorber, Michael Bolton, Maria Carey, Barbara Streisand and many others).

 

RJ Lannan of the New Age Reporter writes, "Laura Sullivan's music shimmers with an effervescent vitality." Laura's release, Mystical America, was designated the number one best New Age album of 2004 by Bill Binkelman of Wind and Wire.

 

Laura Sullivan's new album, Feast of Joy & Love, is available at:

 

http://cdbaby.com/cd/lsullivan4

 

And at online retailers Apple iTunes, Amazon.com as well as wholesale through Sentient Spirit Records. Please visit http://www.laura-sullivan.com/ for further details.

iTunes credit towards the rest of the album

Today, Apple introduced the "Complete My Album" feature Thursday on its iTunes Store. It now gives a full credit of 99 cents for every track the user previously purchased and applies it toward the purchase of the complete album.

For instance, most albums on iTunes cost $9.99 so a customer who already bought three tracks can download the rest of the album for $7.02.

So, if you've ever bought any tracks from my CDs on iTunes, but not the whole CD, and you would like to get the rest of the CD, Apple will honor this retroactively up to 90 days from now, for any purchases you made within the past four years (since iTunes first was
launched).

Here are all my links to my iTunes albums:

http://www.stevencravis.com at the 'buy downloads' links for each album.

Here is more information about the new 'Complete My Album' feature on iTunes:
http://tinyurl.com/2kzhud

S T E V E N C R A V I S
http://www.stevencravis.com
http://www.myspace.com/officialstevencravis
http://www.youtube.com/officialstevencravis

Solomon Keal's Music Newsletter, March 2007

Hello everybody!

Welcome to the March edition of my music newsletter.

My latest solo piano album, "Peace of Heaven," can be purchased from a number of locations:

1. Directly from me for as little as $11.00
2. From Amazon Marketplace for as little as $13.00
3. From CD Baby for $15.00
4. From FountainPublishing.com for $15.00
5. From the New Church Bookstore for $15.00
6. From iTunes for $9.99

I spent a good portion of this last month working on a really fun studio project. Nowadays it's pretty easy to find the soundtrack to a current movie. But there are many movies from not-that-long-ago that don't have soundtracks which you can purchase. Someone recently hired
me to create a soundtrack from an older movie. Using my digital audio sequencing software I was able to cut out dialogue and create a pretty fun soundtrack, edited straight from the movie!

My Sibelius notation software has arrived. Soon I will be learning how to use it, and then I will start to create sheet music, both of my own compositions and for my local church's new song book.

My wife and I had fun performing at the "Caring For Marriage Conference" in Bryn Athyn in February.
(http://www.caringformarriage.org)

A new look for SolomonKeal.com is in the works! Stay tuned!

Have a wonderful day!

- Solomon Keal

Pianist, Composer, Recording Artist
"Peaceful Solo Piano Music"
Peace of Heaven Music

http://www.solomonkeal.com

http://peaceofheavenmusic.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/solomonkeal
http://www.cdbaby.com/all/kealmusic