IMPORTANT MESSAGE - Please Read

Greetings friends, family, acquaintances and/or fans...

It’s James Gillice here. As you may or may not know, in my spare time I am an independent singer-songwriter. I completely write and produce all of my music by myself. You may even be aware of the fact that I’ve been working on completing my third album for quite a few years now. Well it’s finally done! It is called Here Nor There and it is available to download right now! As you might imagine, I am pretty excited about this. This represents countless hours of work over many years. And now that it’s finished I only want one thing...for as many people as possible to hear and own it.

But here’s the problem...it turns out that it is no easy trick in this day and age to get people to even listen to your music, let alone consider parting with their hard earned cash to purchase it. So here’s the deal...I want EVERYONE to own this album. EVERYONE! If you are reading this, I want this album sitting on YOUR CD shelf or taking up YOUR hard drive space, playing on YOUR iPod, being listened to BY YOU, in whatever way and at whatever time is most convenient to you. That is my greatest desire.

I understand that it ridiculous to expect people to pay “full price” for music that they may be only marginally interested in. I certainly don’t do that myself. No one in their right mind would. And so I don’t expect you to either. I know that If I tried to charge (any amount really) for my music, 95% of you will just not be interested, and the music will remain unheard and un-enjoyed. That is just the reality. That is absolutely NOT what I want. Remember, I want EVERYONE to hear and own this album!

Here’s where I need your help. As of today I’m making Here Nor There available as a “pay what you want” download. What I need from you is simply for you to GO AND DOWNLOAD IT! That’s it. That’s all I ask. You will be able to pay whatever amount you feel it is worth to you. For many of you that amount might be zero. That’s OK!!! It is completely legitimate and I have no problem with that. Remember, I WANT you to have this more than anything! I’d rather you have it for free than not have it at all.

But here’s the other part of it...IF this music IS worth something to you, and you have the financial means to do so, PLEASE pay whatever you feel is a fair amount. No amount is too small or too large. Think of it more as giving a tip than making a purchase.

Also, if it just so happens that you DO enjoy this music, there are many other ways you can “pay” for it that have nothing to do with money. Recommend it to a friend...post about it in your blog...post a link on Facebook or MySpace...write a review on iTunes or Amazon...leave a comment at any of those places...there are dozens of things you could do to help without ever paying a dime. The more people that hear about the music the better. But again, the only thing I am truly expecting and asking of you is to PLEASE at least download this album for yourself. That is the minimum “requirement”. Pay if you want, but PLEASE download either way. Please don’t let money be the reason that you don’t own this.

Thank you for your time. Happy listening.
James

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Album Release Information

Here it is folks. An official album release announcement!

Here Nor There, the third album by James Gillice, will be digitally released on Friday, November 26th. It will be available for download starting at midnight on Friday morning. This will be a "pay what you want" release. More details to follow.

Make the music of James Gillice a special part of your Holiday Season.

Go HERE to preview tracks now and to download on the 26th.

Something to Be Thankful For...

I worked on about 5 songs last night. I can tell I'm getting close to finishing because the work goes very quickly these days. It's only the smallest of tweaks and changes that need to be made now. It's very, very close...and just in time for the Holiday weekend!

Stay tuned for a big announcement!

...OK...Maybe Not

So in my last post I said there was only one song left that needed work. Upon further review it turns out that many songs needed a little help. I was able to help 3 of them last night, and there are probably at least 3 more that need a bit more work. I would say 2 of those 3 need major work.

Still making progress, just not as much as I'd hoped. I'm not a perfectionist really...I just know I will have to live with these recordings forever so they need to at least sound good.