Saturday, October 31, 2009
James Gillice, third CD almost completed
Hello all,
I spent almost two hours last night talking with my little brother on the phone (I use a prepaid calling card from AT&T since I have no long distance service). We talked about everything under the sun. We discussed various ways to make money on the Internet. One idea I have is to promote and sell my son's Cd's online. He is already selling them on Amazon.com and itunes but he isn't actively marketing his music. I would like to get his name out there as he has written some great music. He produces and records his own songs. He will be completing his third CD very soon.
He loves his music (singer/songwriter) but as a responsible family man he has just finished his Bachelor's at Utah Valley University in Orem Utah,where he also is employed as a "media services engineer". He graduated last May, but has been working there for a few years now. While attending school and supporting his family he had to put his songwriting on the back burner for a few years. He is back at it again. If you are interested in hearing his music just google "James Gillice" and you will find several websites where you can go to hear his songs.Some links are listed below. My favorite song is entitled "Lyla in the Middle".
His first CD is mostly about love lost, his second is about love found and I can't wait to hear his third CD. I have heard some of his new music/songs and they just keep getting better and better.
I will display some current pictures of him on my side bar. You can go to several of his websites to listen to and/or download his songs. He is also active on facebook.
An interesting thing about his music is that he plays the instruments (or computer effects) himself, and when you hear more that one voice, he has recorded all of the parts and he harmonizes with himself. He also plays harmonica and whistles in a few of his songs. He is basically a one man show. He has written the music and lyrics, and self produced his CD's and done all the legal stuff to protect his property rights. I would love to see his music used as background music in movies and commercials. It would be great if he could produce his own Music Video next.
His senior project in college was a group project where they made a commercial type program/video about a food bank in Utah. They had Miss Utah and several people that work at the food bank interviewed and told how it helped the community. James' music was used for background and worked in perfectly. I wish I could find a way to get this project put on UTube. It is really professional quality (It should be since he and his team members got their degree's in mass media communications (or some such title). I may be biased but he is really talented.
When James was a little boy he would often daydream in school. I remember his teacher in first grade wanted him checked for petite mal seizures because he would zone out during class. His EEG showed no problems. I later asked him what he was doing when he went into his own little world, and he said "I listen to the music". He has had music running through his head since he was very young.
When he was about 11 or 12 his favorite music to listen to, was a Bach tape. He would listen to it day and night. One day he couldn't find it so he asked his grandma B, "where is my Batch tape?" His other favorite tape about that same time was MC Hammer. Go figure! What a variety that kid had and still has in his taste in music.
He didn't pick up his first guitar until he was 16 years old, then taught himself to play. He has now taught himself to write music as well. Even after he was a missionary (for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) in New Zealand, where he did not pick up a guitar for two years, he came back and just picked up as if he had never taken a break.
I hope that you will take the time to check out his music and if you like it spread the word to others. You should not have to buy anything to listen. If you have any marketing ideas please share them with me. So much for my walk down memory lane with my son and you. I will be back soon.
Love CJ
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Websites to hear, play, and/or download James music are:
ReplyDeletewww.jamesgillice.blogspot.com
www.soundclick.com/JamesGillice
www.garageband.com/James-Gillice-MP3
www.unsignedbandweb.com/JamesGillice
www.ilike.com/JamesGillice
His music style is Alternative, Alternative County, Indie. He has a very unique sound.