Thinking back over the last 9 months I sometimes find it difficult to remember all that I have done and all that we've accomplished with the band and the music. It's quite a bit actually.
- March 29 - Saw Bruce Springsteen in Detroit with my good pal Mat Murray. That was the wake up call moment for me to get to work.
- April - I began listening to all my old audio files and making a list of completed songs and half finished ideas. Roughly 60 in total.
- May - I began looking for players to jam with and slowly starting working on the band name, logos, website, social media plan and my team started to form.
The band started to take shape and songs were being fleshed out. This can sometimes be a slow and grinding process, but not this time. - June - Weekly rehearsals began and new music was introduced regularly.
Website was launched. Things are taking shape. - July - Started planing our first show and began working on our crowdfunding campaign.
New music added to the growing setlist. - August - Announced our first show. An intimate space provided by our great pals Mat and Emma Murray.
Began selling tickets and building interest for the band and the music to come. - September 9 - Our First Show! What a huge success it was. It sold out in a few weeks and in the end we had around 50 people there to watch us work out the kinks and find our footing on stage. We also launched our Crowdfunding campaign that night. We also recieved a great written review by Jack Hammond that you can check out on our Facebook page.
- October - We raised almost $2000 our first month of Crowdfunding and we couldn't be more thankful to everyone who was able to support.
Went into the studio to begin recording our first single release, Hey Now.
Announced our second show at the Lions and Sun.
Added more songs to the catalogue. - November 18 - Lions and Suns show is sold out! Around 100 people came to watch us on a bigger stage where we played for almost 2 hours. The support was electric and really genuine. It was a very special night for all of us. Received another fantastic review from Jack Hammond you can read here.
- November 30 - Released our first single Hey Now. It got 5000 streams on Spotify in the first two weeks and for us being a brand new band we were ecstatic for the love we got and continue to receive.
Crowdfunding support hit $3500 and we can't thank you enough. - December - Here we are, end of the year and Crowdfunding is at $4500
Hey Now is doing great on Spotify with over 6000 streams and 1000 monthly listeners.
We have added more music to our catalogue for recording.
Currently planning to begin recording our full-length album in February 2024 with around 20 songs to pick from.
Looking into a small number of shows for 2024 including some local festivals we are applying to.
As we head into the holidays and take some much needed down time we will still be working on new music and planning for 2024. We can't thank you enough for all the support you've given us and we look forward to making good on the promise to bring you The Whole Truth in the new year.
PJWT