Saturday, May 24, 2014
Time Passages - Fire in the Rainstorm
Every Friday, I will be uploading videos about my music, stories about the music, and talk about my friends too. I may have a guest or two and do some collaborations with some of my musical friends. If you have suggestions.. let me know! I am enjoying learning how to make videos.
Check out the latest upload, and if you like what you see/hear leave a comment or two!
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
In loving memory - Ardis Cari Collazo Marletta
My friend Cari passed from this world into the next on Saturday May 17, 2014. She was a beautiful soul. I will miss her Brooklyn accent, and her crazy sense of humor. I wrote this long ago when I was performing my shows via streaming online into SecondLife. I did a re-write and recorded it at Imaginary Road Studios, Vermont.
Many people walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart - Eleanor Roosevelt.
My thanks to those of you that have left footprints in my heart by joining me on my personal journey to release "Fire in the Rainstorm".
Click on the picture, it will take you to the track or click here: NUNU'S SUNRISE
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| NuNu's Sunrise |
More to come...
klc
Monday, May 12, 2014
Happy May - Pledge Alert!
Oh hey! Thank you for reading my words. Without your support of my music, I would not be here today.
I need to ask for help. While we went over our $4k goal at Pledge Music ( we hit 5k!!), I need $5k more to get this album manufactured and marketed. My goal is to release the album first to the Pledgers, and then there is a release date of September 2014 for the rest of the world.
As most of you know, I am deaf in my left ear. I cannot mix, master or even record the album on my own. I do have hearing, but it is not good enough for those three things. I need a producer to kick my ass in order to get the best possible music out of me. So while it may be cheaper for some musicians to record their albums, for me its not. Team Imaginary Road Studios aka Will Ackerman and Tom Eaton, work together quite well, and having them as producers with me, brought out the VERY best of music out of me. Much of the grueling work has been done, we still need to mix, master and manufacture the album. There are many people that like digital albums, and there are people that like the physical album. So I am going to release in both formats.
This is my life and dream, I cannot do this alone. You don't have to pledge thousands of dollars or even hundreds... you can Pledge from $10.00 up to $30.00 and you will get my music or even Will's music plus the new album!! There are extras that you can grab while Pledging. "Fire in the Rainstorm" is an album that is expressing my struggles and stories about my friends, in solo piano form. I am also working on radio versions of some of the songs as well.
You can click here to pledge today! PLEDGEMUSIC - FIRE IN THE RAINSTORM
For those of you that have Pledged already, THANK YOU SO much! I am so grateful for those of your friendship(s) and for your awesome help with my music.
More to come...
Kori
I need to ask for help. While we went over our $4k goal at Pledge Music ( we hit 5k!!), I need $5k more to get this album manufactured and marketed. My goal is to release the album first to the Pledgers, and then there is a release date of September 2014 for the rest of the world.
As most of you know, I am deaf in my left ear. I cannot mix, master or even record the album on my own. I do have hearing, but it is not good enough for those three things. I need a producer to kick my ass in order to get the best possible music out of me. So while it may be cheaper for some musicians to record their albums, for me its not. Team Imaginary Road Studios aka Will Ackerman and Tom Eaton, work together quite well, and having them as producers with me, brought out the VERY best of music out of me. Much of the grueling work has been done, we still need to mix, master and manufacture the album. There are many people that like digital albums, and there are people that like the physical album. So I am going to release in both formats.
This is my life and dream, I cannot do this alone. You don't have to pledge thousands of dollars or even hundreds... you can Pledge from $10.00 up to $30.00 and you will get my music or even Will's music plus the new album!! There are extras that you can grab while Pledging. "Fire in the Rainstorm" is an album that is expressing my struggles and stories about my friends, in solo piano form. I am also working on radio versions of some of the songs as well.
You can click here to pledge today! PLEDGEMUSIC - FIRE IN THE RAINSTORM
For those of you that have Pledged already, THANK YOU SO much! I am so grateful for those of your friendship(s) and for your awesome help with my music.
More to come...
Kori
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Recorded!!
Hey Everyone!
So I am finally home from being gone 3 weeks. For two weeks I was working in Vermont, recording "Fire in the Rainstorm".. and then for a week I was in San Antonio Texas helping my daughter Claire. She came back from Afghanistan, ( she is in the Army), and so she will be coming home on leave.
Back to the recording... It was inspiring.. and humbling, amazing, tiring.. you name it the experience was unlike anything I've gone through before. Will Ackerman is a task master, and he worked me hard.. pushed me in directions I didn't think I had in me. Tom Eaton, engineer... let me just say, my music is in GREAT hands with him. I am grateful to have met him and work with him. He's very down to earth, and open.
I had to be open about what inspired all of the music that was pouring out of me. That my friends is vulnerability. Once I opened up, the music flowed, and tears fell, and WOW. The album is so beautiful.
Here is a sneak peek:
From my heart:
We have reached our goal of 4k, however, there is manufacturing still to be done, and promotion etc, shipping, marketing. I'd like to at the very least hit 10k mark. I know economics are tough, but $10.00 can get you a digital download of the album, AND previews of the music.. $15.00 can get you a physical signed copy AND a digital download. I would be honored to have you a part of this journey to release this album. Also, a percentage of the monies go to Hearing Health Foundation... a charity that is doing so much research on curing hearing loss! You know me, I'm all over that.. because I suffer from hearing loss in my left ear. In fact I am deaf in that ear.
Click here to become a part of "Fire in the Rainstorm" - Pledge Music
Thank you for those that have joined my journey already and for those of you that have donated your time and talents for my album.
When I say, I love you.. I mean it. I am VERY grateful as well.
More to come.. and love, LOVE,
Kori
So I am finally home from being gone 3 weeks. For two weeks I was working in Vermont, recording "Fire in the Rainstorm".. and then for a week I was in San Antonio Texas helping my daughter Claire. She came back from Afghanistan, ( she is in the Army), and so she will be coming home on leave.
Back to the recording... It was inspiring.. and humbling, amazing, tiring.. you name it the experience was unlike anything I've gone through before. Will Ackerman is a task master, and he worked me hard.. pushed me in directions I didn't think I had in me. Tom Eaton, engineer... let me just say, my music is in GREAT hands with him. I am grateful to have met him and work with him. He's very down to earth, and open.
I had to be open about what inspired all of the music that was pouring out of me. That my friends is vulnerability. Once I opened up, the music flowed, and tears fell, and WOW. The album is so beautiful.
Here is a sneak peek:
We have reached our goal of 4k, however, there is manufacturing still to be done, and promotion etc, shipping, marketing. I'd like to at the very least hit 10k mark. I know economics are tough, but $10.00 can get you a digital download of the album, AND previews of the music.. $15.00 can get you a physical signed copy AND a digital download. I would be honored to have you a part of this journey to release this album. Also, a percentage of the monies go to Hearing Health Foundation... a charity that is doing so much research on curing hearing loss! You know me, I'm all over that.. because I suffer from hearing loss in my left ear. In fact I am deaf in that ear.
Click here to become a part of "Fire in the Rainstorm" - Pledge Music
Thank you for those that have joined my journey already and for those of you that have donated your time and talents for my album.
When I say, I love you.. I mean it. I am VERY grateful as well.
More to come.. and love, LOVE,
Kori
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Salty Saturday...
Why is it salty? Just because "Fire in the Rainstorm" is getting close to being recorded. I will be leaving this week for New England, and recording starts Thursday. I will be writing about it, taking pictures and video.
So many have taken the time to watch the video about my project at PledgeMusic and have chosen to come aboard. We would welcome you with open arms! Not only that you will be privy to the videos that I will be posting while working.. etc.
I've been talking about this since Fall of 2013, and here in a few days, we'll be recording! The process will be grueling, the people I am working with, are FUN and professional! I am looking forward to it all.
So come on over to PledgeMusic and join us. You will be helping the project, AND Hearing Health Foundation. I chose HHF to be my non-profit partner. A percentage of proceeds from the monies raised by my PledgeMusic project will go to them. Their research is so important for those that have hearing loss, which is ME and many others I have come in contact with.
My thanks to those of you that have taken the time to come on board, to share, or donating your time and talent to "Fire in the Rainstorm".
Without you, this project would not be happening! You have my thanks, and my love.
MORE to COME!!
Kori
So many have taken the time to watch the video about my project at PledgeMusic and have chosen to come aboard. We would welcome you with open arms! Not only that you will be privy to the videos that I will be posting while working.. etc.
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| Imaginary Road Studios taken in the fall of 2010 |
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| The Steinway B, that I'm going to record the music on! |
So come on over to PledgeMusic and join us. You will be helping the project, AND Hearing Health Foundation. I chose HHF to be my non-profit partner. A percentage of proceeds from the monies raised by my PledgeMusic project will go to them. Their research is so important for those that have hearing loss, which is ME and many others I have come in contact with.
My thanks to those of you that have taken the time to come on board, to share, or donating your time and talent to "Fire in the Rainstorm".
Without you, this project would not be happening! You have my thanks, and my love.
MORE to COME!!
Kori
Thursday, April 3, 2014
April is the time..
Its been a CRAZY time. January till now I've been working my butt of ( still am) but wanted to take some time to let you know what is going on.
You may or MAY NOT know that I have partnered with Hearing Health Foundation. When you come on board with me on my journey at PledgeMusic, portions of the funds will go to them. I chose them because I am deaf in my left ear and their innovative research is to actually cure hearing loss! Pretty sweet I tell you! I hope to be able to hear full bodied sound someday!
I am charting out all the music before I get to Vermont. Its a BORING task.. but I have to do it and it will save time.
I will be uploading videos and updates at Pledge! So come on over and join us if you have not already!!
We are working on the cover art, the inside art. I have a fabulous Art team that is gonna pull that together with me.
Liner notes to write, which YOUR name can be immortalized with ink! You can find out more about that at PledgeMusic.
Most of all.. I am feeling particularly grateful for everyone past, present and hopefully the future.
More to come!!
kor
Saturday, March 1, 2014
A little Help from my friends, fans, sponsors, et al
Hello my Friends, Family, Fans!
Just a short 61 days until I go to Vermont and work with Will Ackerman and Tom Eaton at Imaginary Road Studios. I am SO excited, nervous, bouncing off the walls, emotional about this whole experience. I know this album is going to be one of my best. I know I have said this about all of my work, but this time its just me and the piano.
I would HONORED to have you join us already working to make this happen.. yes we are funded.. but EVERY little extra helps go towards marketing, manufacturing and promoting the album. Not only does it helps me, it helps Hearing Health Foundation. A percentage will go to them. I chose them to be a part of this project because I am deaf in my left ear. They are working on research to prevent and cure hearing loss. They are doing GREAT work!
Should you choose to come on board and journey with me to record this album, you have several exclusives you can choose from! For example: A signed album by Grammy Award Winning guitarist: Will Ackerman, Skype time with me for 30 minutes, original pieces of art from my friends Pat Sylvester and Barbara Ehlo Holbert. Fashion at its finest: vintage clothing from my cousin who works in the fashion industry. ALL of my previous albums signed. Also video blogs of my time at Imaginary Road. Sneak peeks of the music!
Hop on board today and pre-order your copy of "Fire in the Rainstorm" ~
Pledge Music: Fire in the Rainstorm
LOVE...
Kori
Just a short 61 days until I go to Vermont and work with Will Ackerman and Tom Eaton at Imaginary Road Studios. I am SO excited, nervous, bouncing off the walls, emotional about this whole experience. I know this album is going to be one of my best. I know I have said this about all of my work, but this time its just me and the piano.
I would HONORED to have you join us already working to make this happen.. yes we are funded.. but EVERY little extra helps go towards marketing, manufacturing and promoting the album. Not only does it helps me, it helps Hearing Health Foundation. A percentage will go to them. I chose them to be a part of this project because I am deaf in my left ear. They are working on research to prevent and cure hearing loss. They are doing GREAT work!
Should you choose to come on board and journey with me to record this album, you have several exclusives you can choose from! For example: A signed album by Grammy Award Winning guitarist: Will Ackerman, Skype time with me for 30 minutes, original pieces of art from my friends Pat Sylvester and Barbara Ehlo Holbert. Fashion at its finest: vintage clothing from my cousin who works in the fashion industry. ALL of my previous albums signed. Also video blogs of my time at Imaginary Road. Sneak peeks of the music!
Hop on board today and pre-order your copy of "Fire in the Rainstorm" ~
Pledge Music: Fire in the Rainstorm
LOVE...
Kori
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