Smudgie CD's Sold Out!

Hey,

Wow guys, gurls, Smudgie's 1st CD is sold out already! This is so very exciting. Thank you so much for your support of my "quirky alternative pop rock"!!!

Ciao for now,
Smudge from Smudgie
http://cdbaby.com/cd/smudgie

Smudgie Featured on CD Baby NOW!

Hey Blog Reader(s),

Check out Smudgie's CD which is now being featured in CD Baby's website under "POP QUIRKY" and "ADULT ALTERNATIVE POP/ROCK":

http://cdbaby.com/style/141
and
http://cdbaby.com/style/714


What an amazing opportunity to be able to do music!


Ciao for now,
Smudge

Smudgie's 1st 10 song CD for Sale!!!

Hey,

My Smudgie "Smudgie" very first 10-song physical CD is now up on CD Baby for $8 US for sale!!!

Check out the Smudgie CD Baby page:

http://cdbaby.com/cd/smudgie

It's an eclectic mix of quirky alternative pop rock with a hint of lime....in the flavour of some complex mix of Dido, The Cranberries and Evanescence. Plus there's a never before heard track "All Go Away" on it!

This physical CD includes all lyrics, photos, and liner notes which the digital versions won't have. Please note that the digital versions of all 10 songs will be coming later this summer on iTunes etc.

Be the first Smudgie "Smudgie" reviewer and receive a personalized physical CD. Just email me, Smudge, at smudgie@live.ca and let me know what you want to say on your copy!

So very excited!!! What a journey from a poem created in a tiny flat in London, UK, on a rainy night to a singing booth in Aurora, Canada, to a CD designer and manufacturer to a website music aggregator called CD Baby, and eventually, this summer 2009, to an online music retailer like iTunes!

Ciao for now...starting to think of ideas for the next Smudgie album....hmmm maybe a dance track?

Smudgie releases "A River No One Knows"

Smudgie is releasing a fresh new song called "A River No One Knows", a song about death. Check it out at: http://www.mp3unsigned.com/Smudgie.ASP

Smudgie on the verge of releasing 1st CD online!

Hi,

Well...it's been designed, manufactured and now shrink-wrapped. So now, the countdown has started for the little CD that could, to soon make it's way into the wild blue Web World.

Stay tuned for Smudgie's first alternative, soft pop-rock, neo-60's CD coming online to a Web near you. It is simply called "Smudgie".

In the studio, my producer and I produced one song at a time which, from what I understand, is not the norm in recording. Artists typically stockpile songs and sing them all at once. I think the advantage of the "one at a time" method is that each of the ten songs captures the various unique emotions at the various points in time when they were written.

When the very first song, called "Unintentionally" was produced, I recall taking the mastered version of the song and parking across from the liquor store in my car (which had the best stereo system) and blasting it....there was no liquor involved honest! I was truly overwhelmed with emotion when I heard it. There is nothing like creating your very own raw packet of emotion and trying to convey that feeling through music, lyrics and ultimately vocals (though that's hard for me, being new at singing). Hearing it back was so personal and so fullfilling.

Anyway, what I can say is that each song is just a simple, honest reflection of emotions. If one person is moved in some way by any of the songs, then that would be so cool because, to me, it would mean an invisible bond between the writer of the song and the "absorber" of the song, has been forged.

Cheers,
Smudge