Piano Performance of Eyes That Say I Love You

My first public performance of Eyes That Say I Love You at the Southern Theater last weekend was a spontaneous one.  I didn't get any video of the event as I was busy working myself into the show last minute.  I stepped into a first video with a recording at the Minneapolis Central Library.  Central Library has a grand piano room that you can 'check out' for a half hour block to play.  Saturday's attempt was decent but my vocals were completely drowned out by the piano using an iPad as a camera.  On Sunday I returned with a microphone which ensured a better vocal recording.  I still used the iPad, leveraging GarageBand's audio recorder to do a few takes.  I synchronized the audio and video manually at home to get the video below:

First Performance - Balls Cabaret

I just returned from my first performance at Balls Cabaret @ The Southern Theatre in Minneapolis!  I haven't tried to sing and play simultaneously for ages, it was time to get out of the studio and onto the stage!  Balls Cabaret is the perfect place for it, with a friendly crew running the show and a great audience.  I had concerns about how my mobile setup would work.  It's a 49 key get-up attached to my iPod, attached to an ipod dock that was loud enough to match my voice on stage.  

I played "Eyes That Say I Love You" as a piano/vocal version.  The technical director queued up the electro-pop version to play in between acts as I left the stage.  It felt really good to hear it pumping out over the PA.  I hope to use the same method for future songs, 'Black Bird' will be up next once I get the vocals redone with my new mic.  Tomorrow I hope to make it to Minneapolis Central to record a similar piano/vocal version on their grand piano.

Awesome feedback for Eyes That Say I Love You

"Eyes That Say I Love You" has gotten superb feedback on SoundCloud.  Check out this sampling of great comments below!

"Eyes That Say I Love You" is now available on:
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Sparkling synths, hard-hitting drums, and powerful bass tones surround Rich Thomsen's vocals in this electro pop rendition of Beck Hansen's "Eyes That Say I Love You".  This track is an international collaboration with Chris Upfield of Square Spiral.

Eyes That Say I Love You - Now on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play!

I released my first single!
"Eyes That Say I Love You" is now available on:
iTunes  Amazon  Google Play  CDBaby

Sparkling synths, hard-hitting drums, and powerful bass tones surround Rich Thomsen's vocals in this electro pop rendition of Beck Hansen's "Eyes That Say I Love You".  This track is an international collaboration with Chris Upfield of Square Spiral.

Leading up to and following the official release, "Eyes" has gotten exceptional feedback on SoundCloud:
"its a whole new genre, its a bit rock and electro and wobbles, really original"
"Really great production. I'd put this in a DnB set somewhere. Vocals are nice and mastered well!"
"the drumming and synth arrangement is not only catchy but the quality is just plain nuts"
"perfect production. All so well balanced and mastered. What I TRULY love here is the combination of 80s vibes with dubstep wobble bass. YOU ARE INSANELY GOOD. Cool!"
"This track is an example of how somewhere there is someone you've never heard of, who is combining styles you never thought of, and probably deserves more attention. Really original, nice work"
"BOLD. GREAT."

After your purchase of "Eyes That Say I Love You", I'd really appreciate it if you could spend the extra couple of minutes to leave a review for the song, and share this track with your friends.

Every bit of publicity helps!