Caroling with the Merry Maskers at:
Danada Square WEST
120 Danada Square West (off of Wheaton & Butterfield Rds)
Wheaton, IL 60187
Village of Clarendon Hills
Caroling at the Annual Tree lighting Ceremony and Christmas Walk with the Merry Maskers.
I’ll be the shorter one with the tall hat.
113 – Fun at the Fest
Recorded 8 September 2009
On this episode of With A Voice Like This:
4-AM
- I talk about the experience we had at the Buffalo Grove Days and all the great people we worked with and yes, I said I’d put a few pictures up here, so here they are:
- If you want to read more about it, you can see the 4-AM writeup and thank you to Karen the Entertainment Director of Buffalo Grove Days for a great operation and Ed the guy who ran sound for us.
News You Can Use
- Yes, it’s the start of the Holiday season for those who perform during the holidays and there’s a new site for Chicago area Professional Christmas Carolers. I’m a part of this group and it’s something I’m very proud to be a part of The Caroling Connection. So if you’re looking for entertainment for the holiday season, take a look and see what you think.
Comments From the Podcast Gallery
- A comment from Lani Ford of Stark, the band website can be found at http://www.starknyc.com
and you can follow the twitter account at http://www.twitter.com/starknyc.
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083 – Another Snowy Night in Chicago
Recorded 23 December 2008
4-AM
- See the preview of “Bound for Love”, the short film we’re in. Email me at [email protected] for the URL and password
- Stories from the Sunday caroling gig – from freezing to driving to the kindness of strangers and everything inbetween
News You Can Use
Thanks to the Podsafe Music Network, here are the shows that played my music:
- Acapodcast #52 – Christmas Angel and Deck the Halls (I go a little Fanboy on this show and its host, Chad Bergeron)
- Getfitpod #078 – Christmas Angel
- Geek is Chic Episode 26 – Christmas Angel
Surprise, Live Music
Okay, I tired something that required a little post production because of technical issues, I sang two of my Christmas songs live. And told a story or two and those were:
- Deck The Halls
- Christmas Angel
If you liked that, I’m planning to do a live streaming concert of 5 of the six songs on the album live tonight on Ustream.tv. Let me know if you want to see this happen tonight.
Comments From the Podcast Gallery
A thought or two from LaSal, the winner of the autographed copy of With A Voice Like This Christmas
Want to be a part of the show, call the Comments from the Podcast Gallery Voicemail line at 630.492.0487 or send an email along. you never know when it will pop up in the show.
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082 – Filming, Faux Pas and a Winner
Recorded 19 December 2008
4-AM
- An update on the filming we did for the Royko.tv folks
- A performance faux pas while caroling at a Trade show
- Tales of the road – yes, OF the road, this week’s weather travels
News You can Use
- And the winner is… LaSal won the autographed copy of With A Voice LIke This Christmas. I drew her name from my caroling top hat (I thought it was only appropriate) from all the entries in the contest. Congratulations to you LaSal
- A brief overview about the RIAA new plans as written in the Wall Street Journal article, Music Industry to Abandon Mass Suits
I Have
Three podcasts that played my Christmas music. They are:
- TKPN Podcast #16 – Christmas Angel
- Belle of the Ball Podcast #41 – The Wassail Song
- Life with Mungo #60 – Christmas Angel
Thank you to the show hosts who played my music and to the Podsafe Music Network which gives musicians a place to showcase their music.
Remember, it’s not too late to buy the EP for the holidays, it’s available via download from CD Baby, iTunes and Amazon.com, among others. Share the holiday spirit with those around with some new holiday music.
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Merry Maskers in Clarendon Hills, IL
5:45 – 8:45 pm
Village of Clarendon Hills
Village Hall (outdoor event)
1 North Prospect
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
Merry Maskers at the Royal Melbourne Country Club
7:00 – 9:00pm
Royal Melbourne Country Club
Long Grove, IL
Merry Maskers at Rockford Country Club
This will actually be 4-AM as the Merry Maskers from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Holiday dinner at
Rockford Country Club
Rockford, IL
Merry Maskers at Algonquin Commons Mall
Algonquin Commons
1900 S. Randall Rd.
Algonquin, IL 60102
Caroling in and outside of the stores
077 – Announcements, a Question & an Addition
Recorded 13 November 2008
The time, she is a-flying, just the second full week of November and these are the topics on With A Voice Like This:
- My first caroling gig of the year this weekend
- A new addition to the website (in the upper right corner)
- A question to you about what type of calendar you like to see (Take the poll below)
- Contest update (and a huge hint how you could be the next entrant)
- A very vague hint at next week’s show
I played A Round for the Holidays from my Christmas EP found at CD Baby. Take a listen and see what you think. It’s a nice gift for the Holidays as well.
Links from the Show
- Come and see me at my first caroling gig of the year
- EventCalendar WordPress Plugin by Alex Tingle seen at www.WithAVoiceLikeThis.com
- Gigs Calendar WordPress Plugin by Dan Coulter seen at www.4-AM.net/calendar
- All the information about the Contest
- Cyber PR newsletter sign up page
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073 – Christmas in October?
recorded 16 October 2008
While it seems early, especially for me to start talking about Christmas, it’s a necessity from a singer’s point of view. The Holidays are traditionally the biggest time of the performance year and now comes the scheduling rush. But also, there’s a bit more promotion going on recently and here’s how some of what 4-AM does is being marketed now. With more music and video which has been recently recorded as part of getting the word out.
4-AM in ‘A White Christmas Holiday Revue’ on:
- artistsandevents.com
- devarcreative.com [Update: website no longer exists]
- upcoming.yahoo.com
- and lest we forget… 4-AM.net/calendar. [Update: website no longer exists]
Merry Maskers on:
- artistsandevents.com
- devarcreative.com [Update: website no longer exists]
Plus, a little bit of talk about the 1 year anniversary of With A Voice Like This coming up and talk of a new release of the Christmas EP With A Voice Like This Christmas. Now is the time to talk if you want to work during the holidays.
Comments From the Podcast Gallery
This show we heard from Andrea from the Geek Is Chic podcast and Matt from The Plug Show.
Question For You
When you go to a band’s website, do you prefer to see their gigs in a chronological list or in a calendar format?
Join the Podcast Gallery by leaving your answer in the comments section or calling the Podcast Gallery voicemail at 630.492.0487. I’d love to hear from you.
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