Woohoo!
I did it!:) I had my CD release party , and it was awesome! Good friends, music lovers, and fans came to support the release of my CD “Validity”. I got such amazing feedback and everyone seemed to really have a great time. I loved doing it in the intimate setting of a house because everyone was really listening and it was way more interactive than being in a bar.

It’s all I could ask for. I went out and celebrated with my close friends and the celebration continued into Sunday, the day of Bay 2 Breakers (a day the city goes bonkers). It’s so nice to have your hard work pay off.

Now, I am gearing up for my next project which I’m so excited and nervous about and will be able to talk to you about it really soon. The details are still being worked out but let me tell you, it’s going to be awesome!

Also, I have big news! “Validity” is now available on itunes, amazon, AND CDBaby! Woohoo! I’m so very excited for you to hear it and to tell me what you think! I’m so very proud of this CD and I hope you like it as much as I do:) Go get your copy and listen to it on your big speakers!

Here are a couple of pics from the night……Thank you so much for all of your support. It means so much to me and I couldn’t do it without you.

Love,
Dana

The Gift Bags for all my fans!

Me and the amazing hosts!

(that’s me making my announcement)

Hear ye hear ye- I have an announcement to make! I have been finalizing the dates for my parties (yes plural) and I was going to wait until next week to talk about it but I can’t wait any longer. I’m just way too excited and I want you to put the dates in your calendar already!:) So without further ado…..

I am going to have a listening/birthday party on Monday May 7th at Fly Bar (762 Divisadero) from           6-7pm. What is a listening party you might ask? Well, it’s a party where we listen to the CD. I’m not going to play live, I am just going to blast it on the speakers so people can hear what I’ve been working on, and the album that I am so proud of.

(My Birthday is May 8th so it’s going to be a party to celebrate the birth of my CD AND the birth of me;) I’m so excited to get your feedback and I’m going to have fun ways to win copies. If you can’t come to that, don’t fret because….

On Saturday May 19th I’m having a “soft release” at a house concert. It’s from 7-10 (location revealed upon confirmation)and I’m really excited about it. It’s going to be a really intimate setting, and I’m going to do a “story-tellers” type of set. It’ll be free beer and wine and the cost is $15 (plus you get really awesome gifts:) . The seating is very limited so if you know that you are interested, RSVP to dana@danacarmel.com with subject RSVP and I will tell you how to proceed from there.

I have something else in the works that I can’t tell you about quite yet but as soon as it’s confirmed, you’ll read about it here first. If you want to know FIRST FIRST, get on my list because that’s where I share all the exclusive info. I’m so excited to see you at one or both of these events. Stay tuned for all that’s to come.

Thank you so much for all of your support. It really means the world to me.

all my lovin’,

Dana

OK, so I got my CD. I am so excited about it! It’s been ready for so long and I’ve been listening to it a lot and now I want to hear what everyone else thinks:)

The hard part is really knowing what to do next. I have people who come into the bar where I work and they ask “So when’s the album dropping?” and my answer is “I’m working on it”. Which is true. I have so much information coming at me from a million different directions. My music mentor Cari Cole thinks I should make 2 video firsts, then release each single, and THEN release my album. My patience and bank account don’t seem up for that.

I’m trying to find the balance between what people in the industry think and what I feel is right. When I released my EP “The Difference”, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I thought telling people about it would be enough to get them to the show and although my good friends came, no one else did. I had no idea about proper marketing and PR. So this time I’m taking all that into consideration.

I am trying to be patient and to do what is best for this album even though patience is not my strongest virtue. I just wanted to share how much actually goes into releasing a record. There’s a lot behind the scenes that even I don’t know about yet…. but that I’m learning. So I’ll share with you as I go. Glad you’re here:-)

-Lots of record releasing love,

D