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Just Right (draft one)

Here's the original version of Just Right I posted online, and the first version I sent to my producer in the dropbox! As you can hear I hadn't yet written the chorus I landed on for the song, and was...

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Indianapolis Livingroom Show June 3rd

Announcing a secret acoustic show in Indianapolis, IN June 3rd! Tickets for the public go on sale tomorrow at 6pm EST, but tonight for Patreons! Patreons also get 15% off when you use the code View Post

Columbus Secret Show June 1st!

Announcing a secret acoustic show in Columbus, OH June 1st! Patreons get an 15% off when you use the code imgoodenoughimsmartenough :)

2018-05-17 20:21:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Acoustic Live Stream

See you at 8pm EST tonight! Get ya requests in here <3

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thank you, everybody

Just feeling so overcome with gratitude in this moment. Thank you for your support and enthusiasm for the new record, it means the world to me. Looking forward to seeing you at the acoustic livestream...

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Thanks for coming to the show!!

If you missed it you can still watch it back. Next show is Wednesday at 8pm EST. See you then! Enter here! 

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May on Patreon Menu!

Happy May! Hope it's going well for you, I'm currently sitting in a local coffeeshop writing out the handwritten lyrics for Make Me A Robot tier. So far it has honestly been suuuuuuch a pleasure. I'm ...

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Happy Monday!

I'm back in Nashville from a week of shooting in Saint Louis! Had such a wonderful time shooting the first two music videos off Bad Ideas with Isaac White and his team. I was so nervous about my abili...

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Acoustic Live Show and Listening Parties!

Thank you so much for your May pledge! I'm working out what will be the best times to stream for everybody (I'm planning to do two of the acoustic shows, and two of the Listening Parties to accommodat...

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sHoOtInG tHe FiRsT MV

Just got back from our all night MV shoot for Crush! I am so tired I want to die lol we shot from 10pm-6am. All my internal dread about not being able to perform was for naught, all the footage looks ...

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behind the scenes of Dream

To celebrate breaking ground on the shooting of the first two music videos off Bad Ideas tomorrow night, I thought I'd post the behind the scenes for Dream! Isaac shot the covers for MTMT and Halloway...

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i done miffed it

alright so this video's sort of a mess (just like me right now lol), but basically I've been told that releasing songs early on Patreon could hurt my chances of finding industry interest because (even...

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Like You Used To (the first version)

Circa 2013 when I first started writing songs I would upload them unlisted to Youtube and only share them on tumblr! Here was one of the very first songs I wrote, with the first draft of lyrics (befor...

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WE HIT!! $6000!! THAT'S THREE SONGS FROM THE RECORD FOR NEXT MONTH!

Holy cow!! I'm going live on twitch in 20(ish) minutes to celebrate! This isn't the patroon-only stream (Which will happen next month with more notice). Just an impromptu let's play some music!! Here'...

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THIS IS NOT A DRILL, THE THIRD GOAL HAS BEEN REACHED

VINYL!! IT'S HAPPENING!! Because we reached the third goal ($5000), I'll be able to fund the production of a vinyl run for Bad Ideas! I've never done vinyl before and I'm SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. Thank yo...

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WE HIT THE SECOND GOAL ($4000)!!

My hair is blown back by all the love today! Before the launch today I'd been feeling so afraid to come back to youtube and to do a fresh start on Patreon (what if no one cared?? what if people though...

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WE HIT THE FIRST GOALl!!

what!! the!! heck!!!!!!! I can't express the excitement (and relief) I'm feeling arriving at the first goal ($3000!). Today has been so wonderful, I was nervous about not posting any videos for a year...

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The Halloway B-Sides

Just released the Halloway B-Sides under the $5 tier here on Patreon: all five songs reimagined in a lofi world. I named Halloway after a character in Something Wicked This Way Comes, in the book Hall...

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Halloway B-Sides!

hi all!

I hope you enjoy this never before heard, Halloway B-Sides. It's the whole EP reimagined as lofi productions, I like to think of it as the songs if they'd been produced as Lullabies...

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four years ago!

Here's a picture of my set list from the first tour I ever did where I was playing my own music. This was before my first record came out, so at this point no one had heard any of my songs! Broken Rec...

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FULL STEAM AHEAD

I'm back in Nashville (and finally back with my one true love: my bed haha). LA was a whirlwind, we got a marketing company on board! (so!! exciting!!!). They'll be the people pitching the songs to sp...

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When your internal world doesn't match the external (or something).

Today was a strange mix of all really exciting good news and just general heaviness. We had so many meetings today and everyone just seems so genuinely eager and excited to help with the record, it's ...

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Day 8 in LA

I'm in LA this week (and five more days) trying to convince industry people they should invest (energy, money, time) in some capacity in the record. The amount I've learned in the last month about wha...

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Looking for places to do living room shows!

Host a living room show in your living room!

WELCOME ONE, WELCOME ALL. I’m looking for people to host living room shows in their homes this coming June 23rd - July 3rd!

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Final day in the studio working on Bad Ideas

unbelievable. I can't believe this was the last day working on the new record. In June of last year I came in to start the process, at the time Seth and I had agreed to about two months. At the time I...

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Interlude III - Acoustic Download!

Hi hi! Here's the download for the new acoustic song, Interlude III.


2017-12-12 22:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post

TOUR TOUR TOUR

Hello everybody! Super excited to announce a NEW U.S. TOUR with Secret Midnight Press (Jesse Cale and Ashley Dun) with Give ...

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repeating repeating (the way you say my name)

Right now we're in the process of recording final vocals for most of the project! A typical vocal day is pretty relaxed, it'll be about one half talking/eating/hanging out, one half singing. The way m...

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Where I been

Hello, everybody!

It has been a SEASON for me. I spent the summer working on a new record which right now is slated to come out in 2018. (when? can't tell ya yet. (because I don't know yet)). We're ...

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What makes you so special!

eyyyy. idk about you but I struggle with the idea of "what makes me so special?" or like "who am I to think I could achieve my dreams?" Here's my thoughts on that!

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