Industry News

We have recently been working with a music company out of Chicago, called Sweet Pickle Music. We are working with a very knowledgeable gentleman named Andrew, who is one of the creators of a band named Tin Horse, who will be appearing at various venues early next year, including a major event in Las Vegas, on January 05, 2008.

Andrew has selected a few of our songs to Tin Horse producers, which include Your Touch, Clean Sweep, and A Woman Knows. He also forwarded some songs to some other artists he's in touch with...mostly up-and-comers, but you may have heard of them. They are Fulton County Live, Hoosier Highway, and Highway 101, so keep your ears listening for some new songs from them.
 

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A Woman Knows

While Greg works mainly with Pat Sheridan, he recently co-wrote a country ballad with Erik Nelson, owner of Eclipse Studios in Normal. Erik is a gifted keyboardist, a top engineer, an excellent producer, and an accomplished musician on several instruments. Together, they wrote a song called A Woman Knows, one that has received rave reviews from local audiences. A local DJ called the song "excellent," and we should be hearing it on 104 FM on your dial in Peoria, IL. You know the old saying, Will it play in Peoria? We'll find out soon enough.

This song is sung by local talent, Janet Durham, who also moderates a bi-weekly opry in Bible Grove, IL. What a great town name for a hub of country and gospel music. If you're ever in the area on a Saturday evening, stop in. You'll walk away having had a great time! Janet will be selling a 2-song cd with A Woman Knows and a song of her own, Behind That Smile. We look forward to that.

A Woman Knows has also been heard in Nashville by local performers. One called it a sure-fire Top 40. We believe this as well, and Erik will be taking this song to producers in Nashville in mid-November. Stay tuned!

 

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Local Performances

Recently, Greg attended a local songwriters' night in Normal, IL, at local establishment, NV Lounge, where area songwriters gather and take turns performing their songs. Greg is a non-performing songwriter, and he was very please to hear 4 of his songs performed that night. In fact, these 4 songs were performed by 3 different performers, including Pat Sheridan, Ashleigh Morrissey, and Anjanel Folkens, who all performed well.

Pat did an acoustic solo of a new song, one we may have him sing in the studio, titled You Stop Talkin'. This song is a story about a struggling relationship, where the woman closes up to the man. It's his plea for her to let him back in.

Ashleigh sang 2 songs back-to-back, those songs being Your Touch and Tonight. The audience in this usually bustling lounge was clearly captivated by her brilliant performance. In fact, people gathered around to listen to the songs, as they did for Anjanel's strong performance of Clean Sweep. Anjanel's vocals and inflections grab listeners' attention. They all did a marvelous job. In fact, most songwriters that night stopped and talked to Greg, and 2 of them agreed to co-write a song each with Greg, so stay tuned for this advent.

All-in-all, it was a truly enjoyable night out in Normal.

 

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NSAI

Erik Nelson is a recent member of NSAI, or Nashville Songwriters Association International, which is based out of Nashville, of course. We are entering A Woman Knows into a songwriting contest, which is sponsored by the NSAI in conjunction with CMA, the Country Music Association. Entries have to be submitted by Nov 15th, so we should hear how we fared later in the month. We'll post any news we receive.

Pat and Greg have decided to join the NSAI as well, as this opportunity provides them with increased market reach, and in the music industry, this reach is what it takes to succeed.
 

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Upcoming Vocalists in the Studio
 

On Nov 14th, Chris Krause is honoring us by coming in to sing 2 new songs, License and Somethin's Missin'. License is more of a neo-traditional country song that evokes memories of a grandfather and grandson, living in a small, rural town. Somethin's Missin', on the other hand, is more of a contemporary country, if not an alternative country song. It is very different, and we're real excited to hear Chris' vocals on it. We already have great confidence in Chris' rich, deep vocals for License, and we're curious about how he'll sound in a different sub-genre, deviating from gospel and more traditional country songs. He is a supreme talent, which we believe will break through to the national market any day now.

Chris has also honored us with the last 2 songs he did with us, Hope You Know and There Is Here, both songs that fall somewhere between neo-traditional and contemporary country.  You can hear both songs on his site (www.chriskrausemusic.com), on reverbnation, and on our www.2gdp.com web site. We hope you listen to them both, and we'll all appreciate any feedback.
 

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Upcoming Songs

We have recording dates in Nov on the 14th, 15th, 21st, and 29th. In Dec, we'll be at Eclipse Studios on the 1st, 8th, and 15th. After that, we will stop recording at least until January, even though Pat and Greg are still coming out with new songs, nearly weekly, including You Ain't Sayin', No Einstein, No One's Askin', and Goin' Nowhere. We will also be re-doing 2 other songs, Give Me a Kiss and Semi Sweet Sam. Give Me a Kiss is a provocative song about falling in love, which will be performed by a very sexy, young singer, Ashleigh Morrissey, who has also sung some other hot tunes, including Your Touch (a real steamy song) and Tonight (a love song about taking advantage of love and the night).

We are also extremely honored to have another local talent join us in the studio in December. She is Karen Bair, lead singer of a talented local band called Biscuits n' Gravy. She's taken on a huge challenge with us--to sing a revved up song about a female truck driver, titled Semi Sweet Sam. Yes, this song is gonna gain attention, wait and see. Hopefully, Karen will join us on future endeavors, as she is another strong, superlative vocalist from Middle America. Please stayed tuned.

We will also be honored once again to have Brandon Howard join us in the studio on Dec 1st. Brandon, who has worked with us a couple of times in the past will join us again. This happy new father will join us for 2 new songs. Well, one of them is actually an older song that Pat has modified somewhat, and it is a song we believe will become popular quickly. It is titled, Come Dance, and just wait until you hear this new rendition. Brandon has also agreed to sing a new one titled Your Time, which is an ode to a mom's advice about slowing down. This captivating song has already drawn attention from listeners between Boston, MA and Portland, OR, so coast-to-coast, there are listeners eagerly awaiting these 2 songs.

Finally, Janet Durham, vocalist on A Woman Knows, has agreed to honor us with her singing a couple of new songs, including Ts and Oh So Casually, 2 songs that are different from the ballad, A Woman Knows. We can't wait for her return to the studio.