#8 on MTV Logo’s Top Ten Videos

You did it again!  I just heard from MTV that ‘Rise Above’ reached #8 on Logo’s Click List for this week, starting tonight.  Thanks to everyone who voted – you know that your votes count!  Let’s keep this going and keep climbing the charts

I also got an e-mail earlier this week for another chart ranking: Artist Underground.  Their electronica charts show that ‘What Would You Do’ premiered at #40.

If you’re in the Denver area in the next week, we’ve got two shows coming up at PrideFest on Sunday, June 21st.  Check out the events page to get the details.

Have a great weekend

After Canada, it’s show time again

It’s been a while since the last blog post, and the reason I haven’t been in touch is because I ran off to Canada to get married. Despite the snow and ice, it was a wonderful trip and our families were very supportive. I guess all the lyrics in “I Believe” did come true after all.

Now that we’re back it’s time to shift into performance mode again, with a show in Pueblo, CO this Saturday [June 7th] at Pirate’s Cove. The 2-set show starts at 9 PM and we’ll be there ahead of time to hang out and meet everyone. Tickets are $12 at the door or $10 in advance, available at the venue. All the details can be found on my events page.

After that, we’ll be hitting the local PrideFests with Denver’s on June 22nd and Colorado Springs on July 20th, with some other show dates being worked out. Can you think of other venues that would want to put on a show? Let us know at booking@bluediscorecords.com

You Did It! MTV/Logo’s Top Ten Videos

Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote, Rise Above has reached #10 on MTV/Logo’s top ten music videos!  You can view the Click List ranking here, and if you have a minute, please vote again here.  Ask your friends to vote too and let’s see if we can make it to #1!

Top 40 National Club Charts!

After dropping off the Most Added Charts January, Rise Above has returned… this time on the Top 40 National Club Charts!  DJ Times has it listed right now on their website [DJTimes.com] and it should be in print for their April issue.

Last night Rise Above was featured on the Locals Only show on Channel 93.3 KTCL in Denver, and it’s still in heavy rotation on Sirius Radio, Area 33.  If you have a minute, please call in or e-mail them and thank them for supporting independent music!

Denver Magazine

Denver Magazine caught wind of the MTV Logo premiere and has posted a fun little news clip in their online newsletter.  This week you can read about “Denver’s New Squeeze” here

MTV’s Logo and Music Connection Magazine

If you missed the ‘Rise Above’ premiere on MTV’s Logo channel Sunday night, you can still catch it on their website this week. Click here or look for their ‘NewNowNext Music: Videos’ page. If you have a minute, please also go to their contact page to request the video again! This is a great opportunity to get the message out to more people around the country.

Also, thanks to my artist friend Chris Valenti, I got to talk to Music Connection Magazine about some recent exposure on Satellite radio and how it benefits artists. Their article can be found here.

On MTV’s Logo this Sunday

I just got word from MTV that they will be airing the Rise Above music video on their Logo network this Sunday night [Feb 24th]! It’s been an ongoing project over the past few months to get the video closed captioned and in their hands, and it has finally happened.

The video will air on their NewNowNext Music show at Midnight Eastern Time. You can find out more about Logo’s TV listings here.

If you’re in the Denver area, we’re planning on getting a group together to watch it. E-mail me if you’d like to join us!

“Rise Above” in the charts!

If you pick up a copy of this month’s DJ Times Magazine [print version], you’ll find Rise Above listed as #5 in the National Crossover “Most Added” Chart… sandwiched between such artists as Cascada, Enrique Iglesias, and Mick Jagger! The song also charted at #14 on the Illinois Record Pool’s Top 50 Dance Singles Weekly chart last week.

If you’re a club-goer, be sure to request Rise Above at your clubs! ..and if you don’t have a copy of the enhanced CD-single with the club mix music video, you can pick up your copy here

The New King of Dance Music?

About.com’s Ramone Johnson and Kurt Kirton have some very nice things to say about the ‘begin’ album:

“It’s not often a solo male dance artist (independent or not) comes along that can pull off a release of this caliber. Bravo! I cant wait to get this disk back in my CD player!”

You can read their comments here and pick up your copy of ‘begin’ here

Free download for the holidays

To say Thank You to everyone who has kept in touch this year, I’ve posted an MP3 of Silent Night in the members section of my website. This is a track that can be found on the Christmas album, Season of Giving.  Just click on the members area link and type in your e-mail address that receives the newsletters.  From there, you’ll find it in the audio downloads section.  Not a member? You can become one by signing up on the Contact page!

Happy Holidays,

James Roy