Playlist Pick: Valentine - Kina Grannis
Thankful For: A happy successful Monday!!!
8.24.2009
NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 8.24.09
Playlist Pick: Scared Away - Ron Irizarry
Thankful For: Another week to continue the pursuit of my dreams. It's all good people!!!
8.04.2009
ronmusic | e-newsletter | 8.4.09 | August & Everything After...
Playlist Pick: Rain King - Counting Crows
Thankful For: Being loved...
Ahh, August...
2009 has moved at the speed of light. Just a quick note to fill you in on what's up. I continue to gig steadily, & I've been writing & creating new material w/ some great writers I've been working with. I'm hooked on a new show on MTV called Making His Band about musicians that’s really cool, and I’ve been enjoying the Summer!
I'm gigging all throughout August, so please check my schedule at www.ronmusic.com for all the dates and times. Come out for some music and fun as always! I have been co-writing new songs with a really great musician named Greg Hejja. It's been really great to collaborate with someone who you can connect with. We are a couple songs in, and the chemistry is really great. So, I'm excited about the future songs we will collaborate on. If it's going well this early in the game, then the future looks bright!
So, Making His Band on MTV... Here's the scoop, it's a show where Diddy (Sean Combs) is searching for his backup band to tour his new project. The great thing about this show is that it's about musicians and music. His other Making the Band shows were filled with so much fluff and drama, that was focused on, to sell the show. This one, so far, just focuses on the music, the musicians, and a more vulnerable side of Diddy. You can see the look of fear on his face here and there as he focuses on really coming back in a big way with his music. I really appreciate the human side he shows of himself. I admire his hard work and dedication to his craft and business. It's an inspiring story for me, for a man who started at the bottom, and worked his way to the top of his game. I aspire to follow his model, and he inspires me to continue to work hard at my dreams until they are fully realized. I'm on his twitter feed, and he started a "Locked In" movement where you focus and work hard on what you do. Late last night he re-tweeted one of my tweets to him. Call me a dork, but technology is amazing. Something I wrote to him, he read and reacted to it, taking the energy to re-post it right after I posted it. So I got a response from Diddy! I was really excited! He has no clue who I am, but it was a technology based connection. Hopefully before I die, I'll get to meet Mr. Combs and work on music with him.
Real quick! Tomorrow night I'll be doing an online interview that I'm really excited about on Artist On Demand Channel on BlogTalkRadio. I'm super stoked about it, so please listen in. All the info is below, just click and the link will take you there. If you are free, please stop by and listen in!
Lastly, this Friday night I'm performing for the 2nd SHO Foundation "Art SHO". Visit www.shofoundation.org for all info and stop by!!! Rubox will be doing some colabo's with me. It's gonna be a fun night for a great cause!!!
Peace and have an amazing day!
8.03.2009
NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 8.3.09
Playlist Pick: It's A Shame - One Republic
Thankful For: Music, and the magical, spiritual effect it has on me...
7.04.2009
5.23.2009
Indie Film Jam Recap & Kris Allen American Idol!
Playlist Pick: Heartless - Kris Allen (Kanye West - Cover)
Thankful For: Friends
Just a quick update from last weeks Indie Film Jam at the Florida Music Festival. It was a really great time, and the biggest thing that made it the great experience it was, were all the positive, supportive people I got to meet, and the positive vibe and energy from everyone there. I hung out with my friend and music video director David Bermejo who was also screening a video.
John Theisen, the Program Director of the Indie Film Jam, has really created a positive and supportive atmosphere. Everyone I met, directors, artists, musicians, were just so positive and supportive. It's not something you usually experience in the entertainment industry. Usually people are looking out for themselves, so man was it refreshing!
I got to meet some really cool people. The winners of the audience award for the music video competition were a band called "King Bee". I had the opportunity to meet them, and they were very very cool down to earth guys. They were kind enough to give me some of their music, and I quickly loaded it onto my iPhone where I've been acquainting myself with their bluesy, raw, rock sound. Check them out, you'll dig em'!
Brook Pifer Rockstar Photographer was on site shooting photos and doing her thing. She also had all the bands and artists take part in a music video of a cover of "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey. It's going to be awesome once it's released.
Late Saturday night, I got to hang out with my bud David Siegel. David wrote the biggest hip-hop hit of 2008 (Whatever You Like by T.I.), and the biggest hip-hop hit of 2009, (Kiss Me Through The Phone by Soulja Boy).
I also took part in an artist on artist interview with Real Radio 104.1 personality, and singer Tiffany Martin, and one of the members of the band The Schmeltz. We hung out on the Gibson Tour Bus, and jammed out on an impromptu version of "Umbrella" by Rihanna.
I got to meet some really cool people. The winners of the audience award for the music video competition were a band called "King Bee". I had the opportunity to meet them, and they were very very cool down to earth guys. They were kind enough to give me some of their music, and I quickly loaded it onto my iPhone where I've been acquainting myself with their bluesy, raw, rock sound. Check them out, you'll dig em'!Brook Pifer Rockstar Photographer was on site shooting photos and doing her thing. She also had all the bands and artists take part in a music video of a cover of "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey. It's going to be awesome once it's released.
Late Saturday night, I got to hang out with my bud David Siegel. David wrote the biggest hip-hop hit of 2008 (Whatever You Like by T.I.), and the biggest hip-hop hit of 2009, (Kiss Me Through The Phone by Soulja Boy).
I also took part in an artist on artist interview with Real Radio 104.1 personality, and singer Tiffany Martin, and one of the members of the band The Schmeltz. We hung out on the Gibson Tour Bus, and jammed out on an impromptu version of "Umbrella" by Rihanna.
Lastly, CONGRATS TO KRIS ALLEN, for winning American Idol. He's definitely music for the common man. I think he'll do a lot better as a commercial artist than his challenger was. The underdog pulls through man! I love it!Have a great evening, and see you soon!
5.16.2009
INDIE FILM JAM | 1 More go...
Playlist Pick: It's A Shame - One Republic
Thankful For: Positive peers in my industry
Hello friends!
One more go, tonight. Indie Film Jam at the Florida Music Festival. Music video program starts at 11PM, with awards ceremony right after. Red carpet arrivals... A little Hollywood in Orlando... It all goes down at City Arts Factory in Downtown Orlando. COME OUT AT SUPPORT!!!!
Peace and enjoy your weekend all!!!
Thankful For: Positive peers in my industry
Hello friends!
One more go, tonight. Indie Film Jam at the Florida Music Festival. Music video program starts at 11PM, with awards ceremony right after. Red carpet arrivals... A little Hollywood in Orlando... It all goes down at City Arts Factory in Downtown Orlando. COME OUT AT SUPPORT!!!!
Peace and enjoy your weekend all!!!
5.14.2009
RON IRIZARRY @ INDIE FILM JAM 09
Playlist Pick: Battlefield - Jordin Sparks
Thankful For: LIFE, LIFE, LIFE!!!
Come out to the Indie Film Jam tonight and Saturday night and watch my music video to "Henry Poole Is Here". It's gonna be an awesome night.
Also my good friend and talented "Rock Star Photographer" Brook Pifer will be shooting pics at her mobile photo studio at City Arts Factory. Stop by and get your photo done by a celebrity photographer!
Lastly, my boy Ryan Tedder is on fire, hot off the heels of Beyonce's latest single "Halo", he performed alongside Jordin Sparks on American Idol last night on her new single "Battlefield" that he wrote and produced! Check it out!
Have a great night, and follow me on twitter ya'll!!!
Thankful For: LIFE, LIFE, LIFE!!!
Come out to the Indie Film Jam tonight and Saturday night and watch my music video to "Henry Poole Is Here". It's gonna be an awesome night.Also my good friend and talented "Rock Star Photographer" Brook Pifer will be shooting pics at her mobile photo studio at City Arts Factory. Stop by and get your photo done by a celebrity photographer!
Lastly, my boy Ryan Tedder is on fire, hot off the heels of Beyonce's latest single "Halo", he performed alongside Jordin Sparks on American Idol last night on her new single "Battlefield" that he wrote and produced! Check it out!
Have a great night, and follow me on twitter ya'll!!!
5.11.2009
4.09.2009
ronmusic | e-newsletter | 4.10.09
Playlist Pick: Daylight - Kelly Rowland
Thankful For: God's grace and love even when you don't feel it...
Thankful For: God's grace and love even when you don't feel it...
3.30.2009
3.25.2009
"SHO-N-Tell"
Playlist Pick: Love of the Loveless - The Eels
Thankful For: The ability to help and inspire others
Monday was an awesome day with the Sho Foundation's first "SHO-N-Tell" event working with the children at Digital U. Check out the behind the scenes video at the link below!
http://www.vimeo.com/3835944
3.17.2009
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