Time To Be Brave

For those of you who don't know, Utica was a pretty amazing time. I must have played "Back Of Your Car" four million times in my bedroom over the past seven years. To come full circle and play it with the band was unreal. I'm still trying to figure out if it was all a dream. Maybe Leo Dicaprio can make me a totem.

I'm here tonight to make a confession. As much as I talk about my voice and how great the songs are, the truth is that I haven't been confident in my ablities at all. Utica, however, changed all that. To quote Gaga, the experience I had "made me brave". I realized that I'm not scared to be on a stage in front of a huge crowd. If anything, the crowd put me on a high. It fueled my fire. Made me want to perform at my best. In short, I realized that this is what I want to do for a living. I want to perform in front of people and get a crazy reaction like that over and over again. With that motivation in mind, I have an announcement to make for all of you.

On November 23, 2011, I will begin production of a 5-Song Acoustic EP!!

For the past six months, I have been writing constantly. Out of hundreds of ideas, I have five songs that I consider to be my favorite. These songs will be recorded the only way I know how; me and my guitar. It's all about honesty is this EP. The lyrics are true stories from the heart that need to be heard. Instead of sugar coating them with synth, lead guitar, and....[twitch]....auto-tuning, I'm going to let my voice do the talking. One thing I take pride in is my ability to sing. I believe I have a strong enough voice to get the message across in every single piece. The only way to prove that to you is have you listen to the finished product. Will it be perfect? Doubt it. Will it be true to who I am as a person and musician? Hell yes it will!!

It's time to be brave my friends. I can't continue to be afraid of failure. The least I can do is try and hopefully you all like what you hear. There's no release date for this EP yet but once I have one, you will all be the first to know. Until then, stay tuned.

Lessthanthree,
Doug