New band record???
A new band record is in the planning stages and here's the deal: we need your help.
Ryan Montbleau Band is still a completely independent operation over here. We found distribution for our last record “Patience on Friday” through a record label, but that only means they help us get the CD in stores. We run our own ship. We paid to make that record and are still paying for it.
And we're dying to make another one. So we moved into a house together this very week and new material is already well in the works. Studio time is being booked for this summer and fall, but we're simply not in a position to fund another record on credit.
If you would love to hear another record from Ryan Montbleau Band, we would love your help! Proceeds from the upcoming solo-acoustic release
Stages: Volume II will go directly towards making the new band record. I'll also be doing a series of house concerts in September to raise money for the recording. More info, and more incentives are on the way.
But in the meantime, consider buying the solo record to help us make the big, bad, band one! Drop-cards are
on sale now and you can unlock bonus tracks immediately.
Much love to all of you and thank you for getting us this far! There is so much more on the way...
Mother Earth Thanks You Very Much
And so does democracy. In 2008 we donated a portion of ticket sales to two wonderful organizations:
Rock the Earth and
HeadCount. Thanks to your contributions, we were able to send about $4000 to these worthwhile causes. Nice work, you! Way to go!
Ryan Is All Alone
Ryan is embarking on a
six-show solo acoustic tour. These shows are being recorded for the
Stages: Volume II album.
Aside from limited edition screen-printed posters, there will be special pre-order
download cards for sale which will allow you to download
Stages: Volume II way before it comes out. They will also allow you to unlock a ton of bonus material (extra songs, video, deals at the store) in the coming months. For all others, the album will be released September 1st.
New Management!
Hello from the endless road! As the shows continue, there is much going on behind the scenes...
After months of deliberations, we're excited to announce that we have found new management.
525 Worldwide is a smart organization of folks (two guys, actually) who have done a great job over the years managing artists we respect. We're delighted and honored to work with these guys, and I feel they are a really great fit. May we continue to follow our vision in and around this insane industry!
Upward and onward,
Ryan.
Shot Out of a Cannon
"Hello from a hotel somewhere north of Cincinnati. The start of 2009 has had the feeling of being shot out of a cannon. Where to begin?"
Click
HERE to read the blog and find out what in the sam heck Ryan's been up to.
Check out some new videos (thanks to Bob O'Donnell!) and get psyched for the Spring tour through the NE, the Midwest, and Texas.
"Jealous Guy" (w/ Zach Deputy)
"L.I.D.S."
"Thriller" (w/ Zach Deputy)
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