making a record... part xy

Hey folks!

Woahaa...!!! Fab will mix my record next month! I am very excited. I will also have the record mastered in NYC and then return to Munich finish the artwork and off we gooooo...

I am glad to be able to do the artwork for my record myself aswell. The record will also come along with a great relaunch of my website!

Like I metioned before, it will all happen this fall! I will set a date for the release as soon as the artwork is finished, the website is ready, the video shoot and the record is pressed! Hurray, let's get to work! Have a good week!

Alev

concert last thursday

Helloooo. Here I am again!

Just wanted to say thanks to the awesome crowd that supported me last thursday at the Jazzbar Vogler in Munich! There was quite a competition that night: FC Bayern was playing, Germany's Next Top Model was on and Katie Melua was playing in Munich aswell. Despite all this the Vogler was packed! Yipiee! Thank you so much! I had such a fun time!

I will upload pictures, as soon as I have them!

Have a great weekend!

Alev

My first blog!

Hello everyone!

Woah, I have a blog. Crazy s***! I know, y'all have probably been blogging forever, but for me this is brandnew.

Just like "a website" is new for Gonzo, check out what he wrote in his blog (yeah, I've been checking other people's blogs before I got started!):

http://gonzales.artistes.universalmusic.fr/2008/04/02/gonzpiration

Lol. Thought that was funny. I kind of feel like this with having a blog! But I also thought it might be actually interesting for you guys to see how my record developes and to learn something about the process of making a record and finally releasing it in times like these, if you know what I mean. Not that I know anything (well, I do know quite a lot about this biz, but then again nothing), but I will share my experience with you. That's what a blog is for, right?

First steps have already been taken: the record is finished! Quite a bis step, right? After writing it mainly in New York City, I recorded it in three sessions in Berlin with da great DON PHILIPPE at AUDIOCUE with Rainer Robben as a terrific sound engineer.

Right now I am deciding where to mix the record. Fabulous Fab made a wonderful remix and that makes it very possible that I will finish up the record in NYC with him.

And then finally I will release the record this autumn! YEAH! It will be available in stores in Germany, Switzerland and Austria and in the internet in every other country on planet earth! The internet, how sweet it is! I will release it through my own record company! Now that's exciting. I decided a major record company would be fine thing, but do we (the artists) still need them? It's kinda hard for me to let go of the dream of signing this super major deal with this super expensive stylograph and later on opening a bottle of champagner. But life is far more exciting. It suprises you and challanges your dreams, it's provocative. Isn't it? After meeting some majors, I decided: I'd rather be working for a paycheck
than waiting to win the lottery (thanks to the fantastic Bright Eyes for that line!). And after all; the major's don't offer you millions anymore. Go figure!... lol

So, the next weeks I will keep you informed about mixing and mastering the record, making a video, making the cover and and and... But I also thought about blending in some old infos about me. Like live recordings at open mike bars, maybe some old pics and youtube stuff and whatever I think might be interesting!

Let's make this a great blog!

Alev