OM Update

So! Hurray! I am able to bring you Universe!

On the Line (#4) and Get Yourself An.. (#6) have corrupted and my software crashed, I had to install an all new package. I was only able to re-record Universe today. SO this weekend I'll work on re-recording the others and hopefully work on Week 7.

Week 5, Universe:

Universe
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An unconventional love song for me is a song of unrequited love, not quite the norm. All done and tidied 07/07/07, re-recorded 27/07/07 (that's in NZ order, folks), copyright Kat McKenzie 2007.

Also available on MySpace.


xx
Kat

Operation Melody: Week Seven

Technical difficulties have unfortunately brought the project to a standstill. I am currently trying to bring you:

Operation Melody weeks
- 4: On the Line
- 5: Universe
- 6: Get Yourself An..
- 7:

The deal for #7:
Genre/Theme/Style: Country song about the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. (Yes Baldwyn, you're crazy.)

Song title: A New Hope

Running time: 3:06



Today I have crashed after a really long and hard work week, so it looks like I'll be trying to sort technical aspects today and finishing #7 tomorrow. Thanks for listening and sticking with it.

xx
Kat

Operation Melody: Week Six

Andy suggested a jingle for week six, and it's about time the technical difficulties set in.

Installment 4 AND 5 are both down as of present, and #6 isn't uploading properly. SO, I'm continuing to tweak. Fun times. But, keep checking, as you should be able to hear all 3 very soon, I'm not giving up on Operation Melody!

The deal for #6:
Genre/Theme/Style: A Jingle.

Song title: TBD

Running time: Approx 30 seconds



Thanks for your contributions, keep up the emails and feedback. Feedback is so important! It's great to know you're out there listening.

xx
Kat

Hiatus week

Due to.. well, many reasons, I've decided that every 5 weeks I'm going to have to give myself a hiatus week. So! Operation Melody #6 will grace the intarweb Friday July 20th.


xx

Kat

OM05 - Universe

Universe:

Universe
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An unconventional love song for me is a song of unrequited love, not quite the norm. All done and tidied 07/07/07 (that's in NZ order, folks), copyright Kat McKenzie 2007.

Also available on MySpace tomorrow, and a new recording will be available soon. I'm now taking suggestions for week 6's tune (as well as going through your emails/comments :).


xx

Kat

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Re-recording (as of Nov 07): Universe

OM04 - On the Line

On the Line:

On the Line
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A tune for home - 06/07/07 (that's in NZ order, folks), copyright Kat McKenzie 2007.

Also available on MySpace tomorrow, and a new recording will be available soon. :)


xx

Kat

Operation Melody: Week Five

Karina has suggested that I write "an unconventional love song", so that is my choice for Week 5.

Installment 4 AND 5 of Operation Melody will be up together, Friday/Saturday as usual. I haven't been myself lately, so I'm working on that while working on the songs.

The deal for #5:
Genre/Theme/Style: Unconventional love song.

Song title: Universe

Running time: 4:11



Thanks for your contributions, keep up the emails and feedback. Feedback is so important! It's great to know you're out there listening.

xx
Kat

And I got nothin'.

What a week! Work sucked and my health wasn't much better!

I owe you two songs this Friday, but I expect the first will be up before then.. say Tuesday?

xxx thanks kids


-KM

Operation Melody: Week Four

Home

This week's choice is close to my heart, and a great suggestion by Rajeev.

Installment 4 of Operation Melody is about my home town.

The deal:
Genre/Theme/Style: Pop/Rock piece, similar to "Find the Light", about Wellington, New Zealand.

Song title: On the Line

Running time: TBD



Thanks for your contributions, keep it up!

xx
Kat

OM03 - Heartbeat

Follow:

Heartbeat
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When I started this project, my friend Lili emailed me and challenged me to write something she called "stripped bare". She didn't want me to use any instruments. I was allowed to possibly use sound effects, but no instruments. So this is what came through for me - a piece stripped bare, finished 22/06/07 (that's in NZ order, folks), copyright Kat McKenzie 2007.

Also available on MySpace, and a new recording will be available soon. I'm now taking suggestions for this week's tune (as well as going through your emails/comments).


xx

Kat

Operation Melody: Week Three

This week's next installment of Operation Melody should be up by Saturday. This week's deal:

Genre/Theme/Style: Stripped bare.

Song title: Heartbeat

Running time: 3:45


The videos are causing me grief, so I think those will be up at the conclusion of 10 weeks (when the first CD should be made/new recordings done). Thanks for your contributions, keep listening!

xx
Kat

OM02 - Follow

Follow:

Follow
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Guitar-based folk piece, written 15/06/07 (that's in NZ order, folks), copyright Kat McKenzie 2007. The levels/reverb are not quite right (and quite frustrating), but this project is about finishing it in a week, so it's pretty good considering all the different layered tracks in there! Let me know what you think.

Also available on MySpace, and a video/new recording will be available soon. I'm now taking suggestions for this week's tune (as well as going through your emails/comments).


xx

Kat

Operation Melody: Week Two

On the road

I've lost my voice!

BUT, the next installment of Operation Melody should still be up by Saturday. This week's deal:

Genre/Theme/Style: Guitar-based folk piece, about travelling across America.

Song title: Follow

Running time: Approx 5:00



Should have the video of Bluebird up this week, too. Thanks for your contributions, I'm still going through the older ones, but get thinking for next week!

xx
Kat

OM01 - Bluebird

Bluebird: Please try MySpace if this player "sticks" for you, I am working on it.

Bluebird
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In the style of Ella Fitzgerald, written 05/06/07 (that's in NZ order, folks), copyright Kat McKenzie 2007.

Also available on MySpace, and a video/new recording will be available next week. I'm now taking suggestions for this week's tune!

xx

Kat

Operation Melody: Week One

Jazz goddess

The first release of Operation Melody is nearly ready. This week's deal:

Genre/Theme/Style: In the style of Ella Fitzgerald

Song title: Bluebird

Running time: Approximately 4:30



Clips, lyrics, etc to be posted on Friday. Thanks for your contributions this week, get thinking for next!

Operation Melody

From Friday the 1st of June I am launching a project where I write a song a week!

I will be writing a song, whether it is 30 seconds or 3 minutes long, whether it's amazing or sucks. It's a way to get me writing more, a way to correct my failings and a fun way for you all to take part - I need your input! Each week I will be asking for suggestions of:

a) Genre --and or--
b) Theme --and or--
c) "In the style of..."

So! You can suggest a Rock song. Or you can suggest a Rock song about monkeys. Or you can suggest a Rock song about monkeys that sounds like U2 might write it. Or just the monkeys. Or just the U2 influence. It's up to you!


Rules::

- I have to be able to sing it. SO I can't really accept Hiphop or Rap as a Genre.
- I will be picking at random. I may pick your genre, someone else's theme, and someone else's style, or just go with a style for the week that I think works.
- I appreciate your suggestions, but don't see this just as a push or challenge to me .. I of course am looking to push myself and encourage writing, but it might just be too hard for me to write a U2 Rock song about monkeys.

So go to it! email me at katmckenzie@gmail.com or comment here. First songwriting session begins Friday June 1st.

Digital!

The Hiding EP is now available on iTunes! So search me out. Also available for download/purchase with:

Bitmunk
Daiki
MP3tunes
Napster
Tradebit
PayPlay
AudioLunchbox
BuyMusic
Inprodicon
MP3-Extension
MusicIsHere
Ruckus
Verizon
Muze
Interia

So go get it!

::April3:: Progress report

In progress:

Run
Trigger
Open Sky (working title)
Arise
So Long
21
Never Thought
Dark Horse


Incomplete/put aside (but will go back to):

Alive
On the Way Down
Untitled (waltz)
Fool's Blues
I've Always Known Him
Not Over Yet


♥

Tally it up..

So far, it appears that we have sold approximately 110 copies of the Hiding EP.

Well done, everyone. If you enjoyed it, please go to http://www.cdbaby.com/katmckenzie and write a review.

Keep spreading the word. Gig news to come.


xx

K

Happy New Year!

May 2007 be a fruitful one for the both of us.

News to come.


xxx

Kat & team