Christopher Blog

Hi All,

The artwork is being done right now. It looks fantastic. Why? Because I’m not doing it. Doing everything yourself is severely overrated.

The front cover is done but the inner sleeve and liner notes need to be finished. The visuals are somewhat related to `Smoke and Origination’ and the `artwork for each song’ concept is present on this album. When I have a tangible release date in my mind, I’ll post the artwork. I would hate to post it now, and through some profound bad luck the album is held back until 2009. 

Some other notes:

I don’t have a whole lot to report on regarding the release date of `Torched Laughter.’ I’m shooting for September but I am going to take my time and release it properly with hopefully minimal stress.

Press folks, you’re getting the album after it’s released. It has nothing to do with illegal downloading. It has everything to do with the 1-5 month lead times websites and magazines have. Trying to synchronize my record to your schedule just does not work. It certainly didn’t work last time. And I have no cocaine to bribe you with.

I was going to post a `final last word’ on the `Torched Laughter Studio Diary’ experience. I’m looking over it now; it’s very long winded and quite negative. I think I’m going to give myself some more time before I write my final thoughts on this recording experience. It was pretty exhausting all the way to the mastering process.

Thanks to all of you checking out my Hockey Night In Canada Theme Song Entry. Please view it and share it. Here it is again: http://anthemchallenge.cbc.ca/mediadetail/298424

http://anthemchallenge.cbc.ca/mediadetail/298424

I just submitted my entry to the Hockey Night In Canada Theme Music Contest. Please check it out.

For you non-Canadians who are not familiar with this contest, here is the backstory:

Hockey Night In Canada is one of Canada’s most watched weekend shows. It features NHL Hockey games. The Theme Music to this show has been part of the Canadian lexicon since 1968. Over the past year there has been a legal and financial rift between the show producers (CBC TV) and the composer. Neither party could come to an agreement so the license for this original Theme song has not been renewed.

CBC decided to hold a contest to see if us Canadians could come up with a new theme. Thousands have entered (like myself) and the odds of winning are fairly low. I am going to assume that most views, comments, and ratings will play a large roll in the voting process. The goal right now is to get this submission into the Semi-Finals so you and CBC producers can vote on it. So please view it, share it on facebook, tell your friends if you like it.

I’m up against famous Canadians and other signed or former signed acts along with hobbyists and struggling artists. I believe that the theme I created is an appropriate addition to the Hockey Night In Canada program.

The name of the piece is called `Yours to Hold High.’

Again the link is: http://anthemchallenge.cbc.ca/mediadetail/298424

`Torched Laughter’ was officially finished on August 2^nd 2008 at 3:12pm.

More details to follow.