A Wizard or a Cleric or a Thief...
You guys.
I am tucked in on the couch with my mama in southeast Arkansas, warm and safe while the (unprecedented) snow continues to fall outside.
I know it's been a little odd for some of you to imagine me on winter vacation and not out on the road bustin' ass and playing shows constantly... But I have more than a little to show for it. And I'm feeling gifty tonight. So. Here, have a FREE NEW SONG!
By the way, this new song has a music video as well, which means I HAVE A MUSIC VIDEO! FINALLY! Thanks to the brilliant Ben Dobyns of Dead Gentlemen Productions, I have a music video! I haven't even seen it yet, but I was there for the filming day...during which we got silly and were awesome at a sweet comic shop in Tacoma...so I KNOW it's delightful!
aaaand I don't have a link for it yet, BUT I WILL SOON. If you're in Tacoma Washington this Saturday, you can see it at Dead Gentlemen Productions' screening of JourneyQuest at the Tacoma Little Theater--more information on that here.
The video will be included in the special features of the Dead Gentlemen DVD rerelease of The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, set to hit stores in April 2011. Dead Gentlemen Productions is known for its RPGeek-friendly films, such as The Gamers and The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. Castmembers of those films, including the sinfully gorgeous Jen Page, guest star in the music video. I FEEL VERY GEEKILY FAMOUS.
You can watch all sorts of Dead Gentlemen videos at their website, linked above.
I hope you guys dig the song. This is my first time writing and releasing a parody: "D&D" is sung to the tune of "The Napoli" by Mr. Steve Knightley of British folk group Show of Hands. Vixy & Tony turned me on to their music right around this time last year. Definitely give a listen to the original as well as to my parody version--it's every bit as cool for different reasons, being about a (relatively recent) shipwreck...there's piracy. Tony did the tracking in Seattle, and I am hoping that in the near future I can add Vixy!singygoodness and Betsy!cellogoodness to the recording.
Little bit of free music industry trivia, to go with your free download: I had to ask permission to release this parody and to move forward with the production of the music video, because songwriters in the UK actually have some right of veto over who does spoofs of their stuff--we here in the United States have no control over that whatsoever. Weird Al asks because he is Nice, not because he Has To. EDIT: apparently this is not universally true (see comments if interested) in the USA; I guess I wasn't finished doing research after all.
This is very exciting for me, guys, not least because I have proof now that my years of filling out character sheets has, in fact, paid off...or it will, if you help me spread the word. Please download the song and share the link with others--encourage friends to explore my other available downloads as well; you know how it works, every little bit makes a difference!
So thanks Ben and Barry and Jen and Chris and the whole gang; thanks Mr. Knightley and Mr. Pearce; thanks Vixy, thanks Tony, and thank you!
I am tucked in on the couch with my mama in southeast Arkansas, warm and safe while the (unprecedented) snow continues to fall outside.
I know it's been a little odd for some of you to imagine me on winter vacation and not out on the road bustin' ass and playing shows constantly... But I have more than a little to show for it. And I'm feeling gifty tonight. So. Here, have a FREE NEW SONG!
By the way, this new song has a music video as well, which means I HAVE A MUSIC VIDEO! FINALLY! Thanks to the brilliant Ben Dobyns of Dead Gentlemen Productions, I have a music video! I haven't even seen it yet, but I was there for the filming day...during which we got silly and were awesome at a sweet comic shop in Tacoma...so I KNOW it's delightful!
aaaand I don't have a link for it yet, BUT I WILL SOON. If you're in Tacoma Washington this Saturday, you can see it at Dead Gentlemen Productions' screening of JourneyQuest at the Tacoma Little Theater--more information on that here.
The video will be included in the special features of the Dead Gentlemen DVD rerelease of The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, set to hit stores in April 2011. Dead Gentlemen Productions is known for its RPGeek-friendly films, such as The Gamers and The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. Castmembers of those films, including the sinfully gorgeous Jen Page, guest star in the music video. I FEEL VERY GEEKILY FAMOUS.
You can watch all sorts of Dead Gentlemen videos at their website, linked above.
I hope you guys dig the song. This is my first time writing and releasing a parody: "D&D" is sung to the tune of "The Napoli" by Mr. Steve Knightley of British folk group Show of Hands. Vixy & Tony turned me on to their music right around this time last year. Definitely give a listen to the original as well as to my parody version--it's every bit as cool for different reasons, being about a (relatively recent) shipwreck...there's piracy. Tony did the tracking in Seattle, and I am hoping that in the near future I can add Vixy!singygoodness and Betsy!cellogoodness to the recording.
Little bit of free music industry trivia, to go with your free download: I had to ask permission to release this parody and to move forward with the production of the music video, because songwriters in the UK actually have some right of veto over who does spoofs of their stuff--we here in the United States have no control over that whatsoever. Weird Al asks because he is Nice, not because he Has To. EDIT: apparently this is not universally true (see comments if interested) in the USA; I guess I wasn't finished doing research after all.
This is very exciting for me, guys, not least because I have proof now that my years of filling out character sheets has, in fact, paid off...or it will, if you help me spread the word. Please download the song and share the link with others--encourage friends to explore my other available downloads as well; you know how it works, every little bit makes a difference!
So thanks Ben and Barry and Jen and Chris and the whole gang; thanks Mr. Knightley and Mr. Pearce; thanks Vixy, thanks Tony, and thank you!