10C collaboration (2-feign-reluctance & mfc2006)

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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    new song(s) bump! 8-)

    hey everyone...
    just thought we should update you all on what we've been up to. we've posted 3 new songs here :
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling and here: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

    the new songs are: We Will Remain, Faster Than You Know & Pulse Race. check 'em out when you get a minute or two. i'm just about to start working on our next song that Chris sent me & i've been looking forward to it all day!

    cheers & thanks for listening--
    Matt & Chris
    (mfc2006 & 2-feign-reluctance)
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    quick update...

    Chris (2-feign-reluctance) & I have both been really busy lately, but we've finished 3 more songs! They are: Unanswered, Roll My Tongue & Brace Yourself. you can listen to them here:
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling and here: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

    just shoot us a pm with you email address if you want mp3's. thanks for listening! 8-)
    Matt
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    quick update!

    Chris (2-feign-reluctance) & I have posted 3 new songs on our pages--"All I See", "Run Alone" & "Let The Music Play". you can listen to them here: www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling (has 10 most recent songs) and here:
    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling (to listen to all of our songs).

    Some exciting news....
    We've selected 13 of our 25 or so songs for an album!! I've gone through & touched up & boosted the volume on some of the songs & we're really happy with how it's come together. We're both having so much fun with this collaboration & we're each working on new song ideas to bring to the table very soon. In any case, these 13 songs will be submitted for copyright & then will be placed on iTunes. We'll post/share the iTunes info & tracklisting once it's all set. We just want to thank all of you guys for listening & for your support & encouragement.

    It's pretty damned cool that we met on this board several months ago....The ideas have been pouring out since day 1 and we're really excited to see what's next.

    Thanks-
    Matt & Chris
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    New Year's Update!!!

    Chris (2-feign-reluctance) & I have wrapped up working on our latest 4 songs (Betting Man, Echo, Pieces Apart, & Black Horse) and you can hear them on our sites listed below.

    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    (most recent 10 songs)
    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
    (all of our songs)

    album update...
    we've sent our 13 album songs for copyright. my sister is hard at work on the artwork & we should have the album posted on iTunes (& possibly other sites as well) in the next 2-3 months. no plans to distribute hard copies just yet, but we're considering it in the future.

    thanks for all of your encouragement & support in 2009. 2010 is going to be exciting!! Happy New Year!!

    Matt
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    2 new ones have been posted! we have 2 others that are almost done & several that are in the early stages...
    you can listen to the new songs (New To Me & Reels Fly By) at www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling OR here:
    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

    thanks for all the support!! more songs & album news coming soon! 8-)

    Matt (mfc2006) & Chris (2-feign-reluctance)
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    I think it's awsome that you two are working together......

    very cool.

    keep us posted on the itunes, I will purchase for sure. Congrats !
    Peace, Love.


    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    the wolf wrote:
    I think it's awsome that you two are working together......

    very cool.

    keep us posted on the itunes, I will purchase for sure. Congrats !

    thanks, Wolf!!
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    we just posted our next two songs ("Stay" & "Go Home") on our page. 2-3 more new ones should be posted in the next week or so! this year has gotten off to a really fast start! thanks for listening!!

    Matt
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • Hi all

    Matt and I just posted two new songs "Blue" and "Oh, My Darling" at www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    There are 2 more new ones to be posted "Inside Out" and "Rise & Fall" in a few days. January has been extremely productive! We have 2-3 others we're working on at the moment as well. As songs get posted we seem to quickly replenish them with new ideas!

    If you want to hear all the songs we've done thus far those are at www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling and we've got a great new blog at www.leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com

    Check it out!

    Thanks for listening!

    Chris and Matt
    www.cluthelee.com
  • nice work, guys :-) keep sharing here!!!
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    nice work, guys :-) keep sharing here!!!


    thanks, Janet!!! & congrats on the new job!! :thumbup:
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    hey everyone...

    just a quick update for ya. Chris & I wrapped up January with a bang by finishing up 3 new songs (Inside|Out, Rise & Fall, and Grown--which was just posted today!). thanks for all of the support & take a listen when you have a few minutes.

    happy february,
    Matt

    links:
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
    follow us on blogger here:
    http://leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com/
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • bunnybunny Posts: 270
    Nice to meet you, matt and chris.

    Though I've seen your posts several times, i didn't know you two are the musician.
    i read this thread yesterday,and listened to your songs over and over again.
    ...very soothing melody & beautiful voice...i really like :)
    it's really regrettable that I cann't understand your lyrics without the lyric sheet...
    please send me mp3 when you have time.
    Thank you for the nice music.
    kazuki
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    kazuki.k wrote:
    Nice to meet you, matt and chris.

    Though I've seen your posts several times, i didn't know you two are the musician.
    i read this thread yesterday,and listened to your songs over and over again.
    ...very soothing melody & beautiful voice...i really like :)
    it's really regrettable that I cann't understand your lyrics without the lyric sheet...
    please send me mp3 when you have time.
    Thank you for the nice music.
    kazuki

    wow! thanks for the kind words, kazuki!! just let me know (through private message, if you prefer) which songs you'd like mp3's of & your email address & i'll send them to you. thanks so much for listening!!

    Matt
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • bunnybunny Posts: 270
    mfc2006 wrote:
    kazuki.k wrote:
    Nice to meet you, matt and chris.

    Though I've seen your posts several times, i didn't know you two are the musician.
    i read this thread yesterday,and listened to your songs over and over again.
    ...very soothing melody & beautiful voice...i really like :)
    it's really regrettable that I cann't understand your lyrics without the lyric sheet...
    please send me mp3 when you have time.
    Thank you for the nice music.
    kazuki

    wow! thanks for the kind words, kazuki!! just let me know (through private message, if you prefer) which songs you'd like mp3's of & your email address & i'll send them to you. thanks so much for listening!!

    Matt

    Thanks matt :P ,
    I'll choose tonight, and send you mail(PM)!
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    new song with a bluesy stomp called "In A Corner" has just been posted!! take a listen! :thumbup:
    Matt

    i was going to post the links here, but then i realized that they're all over this thread!
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    hey, hey...

    two new ones ("Misconception & Man Of The Mountain) are up. take a listen.
    several new ideas brewing & in various stages of recording/mixing. plus, new album news coming soon!

    thanks for listening.

    Matt
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    hey everyone...

    Chris (2-feign-reluctance) & I just posted 2 new songs (Not Listening & Don't Question) that couldn't be more different from each other! take a listen here:
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

    and read about them & catch the latest album release news here:
    http://leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com/

    Happy Tuesday to all...

    Matt
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    hey everyone...

    Chris (2-feign-reluctance) & I have posted 2 new songs (Life Can Go & This Is...).
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

    and read about them & catch the latest album release news here:
    http://leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com/

    thanks for listening!!

    Matt
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    update:

    Chris (2-feign-reluctance) & I just found from a rep at the Library of Congress that our debut LP "Here We Are" has been copyrighted & that it's now a part of their archives!! What a trip!! We hope to have it on iTunes soon. BIG congrats to Chris & a BIG thank you to all of our friends, families & listeners!! cheers!!!

    -Matt

    oh...one more thing. we've posted another new song called "Defrost Mode!" enjoy it! :wave:
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    hey everyone!

    just wanted to update you all on what's been going on! i received our (myself & Chris or 2-feign-reluctance on the board) copyright certificate for our first record, "Here We Are", today in the mail!!! the artwork is nearing completion & pretty soon it will be available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, and several other online digital music retailers! we want to thank all of you for your encouragement, comments & support!!! it's so cool that we met HERE....on this board and yet we haven't met in person!! that's all going to change in June when Chris & his wife come down to TX for a visit.

    we also have two new songs (April Day & Drift On) that have been posted since we last updated this thread. be on the lookout for a few more to hit the sites this weekend! you can listen to them here: www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling AND HERE: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling.
    you can also follow us on our blog here: http://leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com/ and on twitter here: http://twitter.com/clutheleemusic

    enough links for ya? :D

    again, thanks so much for your encouragement & support...it means a lot to both of us. time to steal Donny's line...

    Cheers,

    Matt & Chris
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    late night bump!
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • Hey all

    Matt and I just posted two new songs; Hands and Tick Tock. We had a nice long break the last month or so but are back on full steam ahead for the summer! Thanks for listening!

    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    www.leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com

    :D

    Chris
    www.cluthelee.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    Hey everyone....
    2 new songs have been posted online--"Orwell's Warning" & "Stagnant In Park".

    Also....my sister finished the album artwork, so the album will be avilable on iTunes & other online retailers very soon!!!

    Chris & I are beyond excited about it & really appreciate your support!!

    Thanks!
    Matt

    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • stuckinlinestuckinline Posts: 3,365
    matt & chris,

    CONGRATS !!!!
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    hey everyone!!!!

    the day has finally arrived! our 1st record, "Here We Are", is available for download here:
    www.cdbaby.com/cd/ClutheLee

    my sister Maura designed the album cover & it looks amazing. i'm still in shock over the whole thing, so I'm just going to copy & paste Chris' (2-feign-reluctance) email/blog post from earlier today. thanks so much for your support!!!!

    Matt

    HereWeAre_cover.jpg

    Matt and I are very excited to announce that our debut record titled “Here We Are” is NOW available for purchase & download at http://cdbaby.com/cd/ClutheLee

    Songs from “Here We Are” are available individually for .99 cents or you can purchase the entire 13 song record for $6.99. The record will be on iTunes in the next 2-3 weeks and over the next 2-4 months will become available for download on 14 other online music retailers including Amazon, Rhapsody, and Zune to mention a few. We do plan on selling physical CD’s of “Here We Are.” We will be taking pre-paid orders for those. We will have that information coming very soon, so stay tuned!

    Matt and I are both overwhelmingly excited about this event and hope you all share in our excitement. It took nearly 12 months for all the elements to come together in order for us to share “Here We Are” with not only you, our faithful supporters, friends and family, but hopefully new listeners all over the world! I know Matt would agree when I say that this day represents more than the completion of this record, but the start of a long musical journey that is so very special to us! We both send out our heartfelt thanks to all of you who hear us, inspire us and give meaning to our lives! Lots of love!



    Chris
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    hey everyone...
    thought i'd copy & paste our latest blog/email entry here. thanks for listening & for your continued support!!!

    Matt & Chris

    greetings from ridiculously hot Waco, Texas.

    things have been incredibly busy lately in our music world! as we said a few days ago, we're beyond excited that our 1st album, "Here We Are", has been released through cdbaby! (you can find it here: www.cdbaby.com/cd/ClutheLee) the response from friends, family & fans (?!) has been awesome & we truly appreciate all of the support. i think i can speak for both of us when i say that the support has left us feeling a tad shy and very humble. THANK YOU!

    while all of the album stuff was being finalized, we continued to write & record. it just took us a little while to catch up and get our bearings. these two songs that we're releasing today have been "in the works" for a couple of weeks and we're really happy to share them with you all today. they share a common theme/meaning, but the journey to find this meaning is quite different for each song...both musically & lyrically. here's some info about each song....look for album news right below the song info.

    links to hear these songs:
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

    "Beautiful"
    Lee: (music) Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals, Drums, Mixing
    Cluthe: (words) Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitar

    to be honest, i wasn't exactly sure of what to do with this song when i first heard it. i just knew that i wanted to do something. Chris pushed me to try out the lead guitar on this one & i hadn't played leads in any of our songs for awhile. i just listened, closed my eyes & played. in my opinion, this lead doesn't sound like me at all. not sure if that's a good thing or not!! in any case, i had a blast & it was one of my favorite leads that i've written thus far. i just love the flow of this song & i also love the story behind it. so much so that i asked Chris to shoot me an email containing this story in his own words. here it is:

    "The intro and outtro of this song was written in late 2002 just when I started 4 tracking song ideas on tape. It was one of the very first songs I recorded on my own with multiple parts. The first demo had something like 4 guitar parts going on in it! I remember sitting down and developing out this idea after a long talk with a good friend of mine named Dave. It was a talk about a girl that he had just met. I remember listening to him talk for hours about her and after the conversation I had this melody playing in my head. I titled the idea "Beautiful" for a lot of reasons, but mostly because I was reminded of how beautiful falling in love with someone is. When I went to revisit this idea in April I recall putting D, G chords as a little tribute to my good friend Dave G., who called me last month to tell me he proposed to the girl we'd talked about nearly 8 years ago."

    "Say, Say"
    Cluthe: (words & music) Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Mixing
    Lee: Bass, Guitar, Shaker, Cymbals, Organ

    this is an oldie for me. i wrote this shortly after my wife & i started dating. i was in a band then & brought this song to rehearsal one day, but like so many others that Chris & I have re-worked, it just didn't fit. i continued to play it during solo gigs because it's just a lot of fun to play and sing. also, because my wife loves it. (which makes me very happy!) Chris was listening to some of my old songs & grabbed onto two of them--"Say, Say" and "Hold" (which i'm mixing right now)--and asked if I'd like to re-work them. this is all one take & i tried my best to stay true to the original core of the song. this song, like many of my songs, is for Laurel.


    ALBUM NEWS/NOTES:
    -"Here We Are" is on cdbaby now!!
    -"Here We Are" will be coming to iTunes in the next week or two!!! (crazy!!)
    -We're hashing out a plan for physical release/distribution as i type this. We think we have all of the pieces in place & hope to have a firm update in the next week or two---stay tuned!!!
    -The physical release involves more of my sister's amazing artwork, which she graciously agreed to do!! We can't wait to see what she comes up with!
    -Believe it or not, Chris & I are already talking about the tracking for the next record. We have about 20 songs picked out and our goal is to keep narrowing it down until we reach the magic number of 12-15. It's going to be a tough task b/c we both love these songs so much. Once everything is finished up on "Here We Are", we'll piece it together & submit Album #2 (Untitled right now) for copyright.

    So, there you have it. Lots of fun stuff going on these days in musicland. We're beyond thankful that you all are along for the ride.

    Matt

    **one more thing before i hit send**
    if you want to be on our mailing list or need to update your email address, just shoot us an email! or if you have any questions, thoughts or complaints (whoops!), they can also be sent to the same address. our email address is: <!-- e --><a href="mailto:presentlyfalling@gmail.com">presentlyfalling@gmail.com</a><!-- e -->
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    hey everyone...

    Chris & I are still a bit floored from yesterday, so I'm gonna keep this short & sweet. Here's what's going on:

    iTunes:
    Here We Are is now available on iTunes!! you can do a search for Cluthe/Lee (artist) or Here We Are (album name) or just go to this link:
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-w ... d383622562

    All That's Sacred:
    Donny (bigeye21) interviewed Chris & I on ATS #60! We had a great time talking about music, PJ and our collaboration. BIG THANKS to Donny for all that he does & for having us on his podcast! He even played a song from our forthcoming 2nd album called "On A Wire"...thanks, Donny. You can listen to that here:
    http://allthatssacred.blogspot.com/

    Other News:
    Through this whole process, we've been writing/recording/mixing new material constantly. You can hear all of our "newer" songs here: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling and read about what's new here:
    http://leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com/

    Physical Release:
    We do have plans to release physical (cd's) copies of the album. We're basically going to do a prepaid pre-order so we know how many copies to order. They should be available for pre-order in the next 3-4 weeks or so. If you want to order a copy, want to join our mailing list or have any other questions, pm either Chris (2-feign-reluctance) or myself. You can also email us at <!-- e --><a href="mailto:presentlyfalling@gmail.com">presentlyfalling@gmail.com</a><!-- e -->.

    Lastly, we'd like to thank all of you for your constant support. It's a trip that Chris & I met on this very board & have been going non-stop since. There's something to be said for the power & strength of this community. Thanks to all of you for listening, reading, posting and encouraging. It means a lot to both of us.


    Matt
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
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