We are almost finished with the recording of "Peppermint BAy"!!!
The latest and greatest album to date from Tommy spase & The Alchemists!!!
Please note that the musical sections in this video are from songs on the album,
but are not finished mixes and contain scratch tracks as the album is a work in progress!
Well, we are finally here! “Peppermint Bay”, the long awaited new album from Tommy Spase & The Alchemists is almost finished. Welcome to our next evolutionary, revolutionary album! For those of you familiar with my music, this one is a bit of a departure, but like all Tommy Spase music, it is a theatrical, musical journey of epic proportions that is sure to take you for a wonderful, whimsical sonic ride! It has been a long time in the making. Covid, economic obstacles, logistical scheduling snafus and overall Universal timing, and of course, ...uh,... LIFE, have conspired to have this artistic offering arrive at this point in time...NOW!!! And not a minute too soon, if I do say so myself! Yikes!!!
If you have been listening to my music for any length of time, you know that it is my mission to bring you beautiful, inspiring, fun, epic, musical medicine to soothe the soul and uplift the spirit, and “Peppermint Bay”, is just what the doctor ordered! Our intention is that this album will be the breakthrough that allows us to get out there and play LIVE for you. So many people ask me if we are coming to their town. For anyone who knows, touring is an expensive endeavor and requires a substantial following to boot. We have been building our fanbase for the past few years and with the release of “Peppermint Bay”’, we plan to “Go Viral”, so to speak and get this wonderful music out to as many people as possible. We hope you will be a part of this endeavor!
One of the most beautiful things about being an independent artist is the close relationship the artist has to the listener. And the most heart warming aspect of this is the bond that is formed when someone really gets the music and message contained in the songs. And more so, when the songs actually render some kind of assistance or aid to a “Fellow Traveler”. I can’t tell you how validating this is for me. On top of that, is when the people who have been following my music trust in me enough to invest their hard earned money to support our musical efforts and actually become co-creators by providing the resources needed to bring this music into existence. I am always and forever grateful to those of you who step up in this way. You are near and dear to me, because making this music is my life’s purpose and you have truly helped me in accomplishing my mission. To make this as rewarding as possible for you, I have created the many rewards/tiers available to fit your situation. So check them out, and lock in your rewards today before someone else does!!! Some of these rewards are very limited, so if you have your eye on something, best act immediately! BTW, The first 30 people to get reward/tier 5 or higher will receive a FREE Magic HAT!!!
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Every penny raised is sacred to us!
I cannot express how deeply appreciative I am that you trust and value this musical expression enough to "pre-order" this album. Well, much more than "pre-order", but actually contribute to see this musical vision realized. You are truly co-creating this musical work with us, and I am acutely touched by it! Below, you can see how the money raised will be allocated....
In the Pie-Chart, you can see that the majority of the money raised is going to studio time and manufacturing. Currently, we are set to go in and record the vocals, and then begin mixing. Mixing is definitely the big chunk of the studio time remaining. Once it is mixed, we will send it off to get mastered and manufactured. Once we get a good idea when this will all be accomplished, we will set a firm release date. On that day, we are going to have a LIVESTREAM LISTENING PARTY! Is this a strange concept? In the early days, we would always have a listening party where we would gather everyone around and present the album through a great sound system. Good fun! So we thought we would do the modern version of this and do it on a Livestream. And this will be a first time listen for even the people involved, including band members, the engineer…and of course, all of you. There will be options to participate, interact and ask questions as well, through the live chat ,a Zoom meeting, and a phone line. We are also going to invite folks who may be in the local area of Los Angeles to join us in the studio to listen with us as we broadcast the album LIVE to you on the livestream. So get a good sound system together at home, or a good set of earphones so you can listen to it in all of its sonic fullness and we can all listen to it for the first time, TOGETHER! Immediately following this Livestream event, the Digital Download of the album will be sent to those who got the reward/tier that includes it. Within days, your physical rewards packages will be sent out. Yay!
This album is a bit of a departure. I almost recorded this album before “The Carousel Cabaret”(previous release) but one night I was going over all of the songs and realized “The Carousel Cabaret” needed to come forth first, and it made more sense in the overall arch of the discography. Why is it a bit of a departure? Well, this one is a bit more whimsical. Yes, there are rockers and some deeper stuff, but it's also quite an upbeat album. A lot of my favorite tunes are on this one. And as with all of my albums, it is an epic musical journey!
The challenge thus far has been wrangling schedules with the guys in the band. This is one of the reasons it has taken so long to get this thing done. LIFE Happens! But we are pretty much past that since almost all of the instrumental tracks are complete aside from a few. The other challenge has been the 9 hour recording sessions. Yes, you heard that right. In order to get a good hourly rate at the studio, we have to book it for 9 hours per session. Playing guitar for 9 hours is harder than it sounds..HaHa. The next marathon session will be vocals, then mixing!
WhooHoo!
This is the digital download for the single "Peppermint Bay", the title track for the album! This is the entry level - Reward/Tier 1 of the crowdfunding campaign for recording and production of "Peppermint Bay",
Thank you for your support!
This is the digital download for the entire "Peppermint Bay" album! This is reward/Tier 2 of the crowdfunding campaign for recording and production of "Peppermint Bay", the new album from Tommy Spase & The Alchemists. Thank you for your support!
This is the Eco Wallet CD version of "Peppermint Bay" !
INcludes:
- get it signed and personalized
- Digital Download
- Official sticker
- "Peppermint BAy" POstcard
Thank you for your support!
This is the Deluxe DigiPak CD version of "Peppermint Bay" ! Includes:
- get it signed and personalized
- Lyric Booklet/Extra artwork
- Digital Download
- Official sticker
- "Peppermint BAy" POstcard
Thank you for your support!
This is the "Immortalized" Deluxe DigiPak CD version of "Peppermint Bay" ! Includes:
- get it signed and personalized
- Lyric Booklet/Extra artwork
-your name "immortalized"
-Framed Commemorative Personalized/signed CD
- Digital Download
- Official sticker
- "Peppermint BAy" POstcard
Thank you for your support!
This is the "Immortalized" Deluxe DigiPak CD with T-shirt!
Includes:
- get it signed and personalized
- Official Commemorative Immortalized T-shirt
-Framed Commemorative Personalized/signed CD
- Lyric Booklet/Extra artwork
-your name "immortalized"
- Digital Download
- Official sticker
- "Peppermint BAy" POstcard
Thank you for your support!
Note:
What does "Immortalized" mean?!?
This means that your name will be included in the CD artwork/liner notes, Where you will be Listed as one of the few people who stepped up as a "Co-Creator" and benefactor of this album. IN other words, you will have a credit on the album , "Immortalized" for everyone to see!!! Please know that this is a big deal for us and means a great deal. It means you are truly a team member who put in a big contribution to seeing this artwork completed! Your name will also appear on the "official" PEppermint Bay Immortalized T-shirt!
This is the Framed Commemorative signed and personalized CD that comes with the "Immortalized" reward Version of the CD!
Private LIveStream
Personal, Private LIveStream Performance of the songs of your choice!
INcludes:
- signed and personalized "Immortalized" Deluxe CD
-Framed Commemorative
- "Immortalized" T-shirt
Personalized/signed CD
- Lyric Booklet/Extra artwork
-your name "immortalized"
- Digital Download
- Official sticker
- "Peppermint BAy" POstcard
-FRee Magic HAt Guaranteed
Thank you for your support!
House Concert!
Tommy Spase & Lady Di will come to your place and perform LIVE! (WE may be able to get a few of the alchemists to come along, but we can't guarantee it) Limited to a 250 mile distance from Los Angeles(give or take)
INcludes:
- signed and personalized "Immortalized" Deluxe CD
- "Immortalized" T-shirt
-Framed Commemorative Personalized/signed CD
- Lyric Booklet/Extra artwork
-your name "immortalized"
- Digital Download
- Official sticker
- "Peppermint BAy" POstcard
-FRee Magic HAt Guaranteed
Thank you for your support!
Executive Producer Credit!
That's right, be the big gun who helped produce the album! Your name will be prominently displayed in the album credits for everyone to see forever! And what a massive contribution to the creation of this album.
INcludes:
- signed and personalized "Immortalized" Deluxe CD
- "Immortalized" T-shirt with your name listed as "Executive Producer"
-Framed Commemorative Personalized/signed CD
- Lyric Booklet/Extra artwork
- Digital Download
- Official sticker
- "Peppermint BAy" POstcard
-FRee Magic HAt Guaranteed
Thank you for your support!
!!!ConTeSt!!!
the first 30 people who get Reward/Tier 5 "Immortalized CD" or higher,
will get a free Magic Hat!
Act Immdediately and get yours before they are gone!
"Peppermint Bay" postcard 10 pack! This is a lovely "Add on" item and can be added to any of the rewards/tiers. If you got a physical reward that is mailed to you(reward/tier 3 or higher),
you will receive a single signed/personalized postcard as part of the reward. With this "add-on" item, you get 1o postcards to send to friends and family!
lyric page of a song of your choice. Handwritten and signed by Tommy Spase!
This is another "Add-On" reward item, which means you can add this to any reward tier that you get...and...you can add as many as you like!!!
This is an option for those who may just want to donate without receiving any rewards!
Set amount through Shopify .
(you will receive the Digital Download of the album!)..
Thank you for your support!
If you would like to donate a different amount....
Note:
The Digital Download rewards will be sent to your email inbox immediately after the LiveStream Listening Release Party for those who acquired these digital rewards or any of the higher tiered rewards. Also, you will receive a free Peppermint Bay Postcard with every physical reward package sent.
Snippet from the outro of "Peppermint Bay", the title track for the album.
For those of you taking notes, the vocals are scratch tracks on this (because we haven't tracked the vocals yet) as is some of the instrumentation. And, no there are no "Pirate" voices on the album...aarggh!
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