Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Thousands of CDs!

The CDs arrived yesterday from the duplicators. This is exciting! That means that in a few days they will be available for purchase on CDBaby. And little by little they will be available on all of the regular digital download sites (iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, DigStation, etc.).

Initially, only a small stock of CDs will be available at CDBaby. As soon as those are sold out I will be asked to send more. I hope you will be able to be one of the first to get my CD! If not, please be patient. And please let me know if you are trying to buy one. CDBaby doesn't want too many CDs in their warehouse unless they know there is a demand for it. The more info I can provide to CDBaby the better!

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Is it soup yet?

Today I received the CD from the mastering house. Mastering is the process of finalizing the sound of the audio so everything is consistent volume-wise and the highs shimmer and the bass pounds your inner mojo.

I think they did a fabulous job on it. I can't wait for you to hear it. The next step is the manufacturing process, which will take about two weeks. After that, it will be sent to CD Baby and that's where you'll be able to purchase it. As soon as I have the information from CD Baby I will pass it on to you.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Where Did My 19,000 Friends Go???

It just happened. I went to log in one day recently and my MySpace page had disappeared. Unceremoniously and without warning. All of my 19,000 friends were gone. I had no way to contact them. I would have to start over.

I have a CD coming out in just a few weeks and I really wanted to let everybody know about it. It seems so unfair, so cruel. It happened on 7/7/2007. Wasn't that supposed to be the luckiest day of the year...of the century???

Not for me apparently. Six months of building my site, creating friendships, being part of a community...all gone. I started to do some research and found out that I'm not the only band page to have this happen to. I've contacted MySpace. No response. They don't give a shit.

This is the best I can do. Just start over. What else can I do? It could happen again. I guess I need to plan on that happening. It's been distressing to say the least.

Please bookmark my web site (www.stevebarden.com) and check in periodically. I guarantee you that this web site will not disappear mysteriously!

Steve