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Wow, what an evening we all had for the CD Release concert.  The fans were such an encouragement and it was a blast for all of us in 4tified.  We also need to thank the Franklin Parks Arts Center for accommodating all our needs and to congratulate them on a great facility.

The concert was a sell-out and there were people standing in the back.  Brian Boswell (Pedal Steel) and Allen Stoudt (Harp) joined us for the evening and they really added an extra punch to the music - thanks guys! 

We hope everyone had as much fun as we did!

We have begun posting clips of the new CD songs on the Music page of the 4tified.org website.  Have a listen and let us know what you think!  Either just reply to this blog entry or email us.  

The Music page also now has more information on the making of the CD and how to pre-order your copy today!

You voted, we listened.  Here are the winners for the picture for the front and back of the new CD. 

We are finalizing the layout for all the CD art work in the next few days and we should ship it off to the duplicator by Tuesday.  We need to have the CDs ready for the concert on May 30th.

Thanks everyone!

We are finalizing our choice for the CD front and back cover pictures.  The 4 voices will be on the front and the band will be on the back.  We have a shortlist of candidates and need your help!   You can find the pictures posted here.  If you are a Facebook user, you can vote right on the facebook page by hitting the “Like” link.  If you are not a facebook user, just reply to this blog entry or email us with your favorites to cdcoverpicture@4tified.org. 

Vote now as voting ends Thursday April 23rd.

Thanks for your help!

We have scheduled our CD Release Concert for May 30th at Franklin Park Arts Center in Purcellville. We expect the tickets to go fast, so order yours soon!  Below are the details:

We finished our 3rd and final recording session this week!  Woohoo!  This has been a long time coming and everyone really had to put in some long hours to get to this point.  We had many extra practices over the last month to get ready for this last session.

Monday and Tuesday were band recording days and the band was in studio until 11:30pm on Tuesday.  The voices had their turn on Wednesday and we started at 9am and finished up around 9:30pm.  That was a very long day of singing and our voices were put to the test.

For this last session, we recorded 5 songs!  They are: He Reminds Me To Forget, Unexpected Cross, O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (a capella), The Bush Is Still Burning, and Looks Like Love.

Now comes the work of making this CD a final product: final editing, choosing song order, graphics, mastering, duplication, etc…  We plan to have the CD ready at the latest in May.  Stay tuned for more updates!

Well we made it through our second CD recording session the week of December 5th.  The first recording session we recorded Man On A Mission (for Radio not the CD), Through, and My Lord & I.  This time we picked off: When He Talked About His Home, Something To Shout About, Satisfied, and Beulah Land. The Band recorded on Monday and Tuesday, and the vocals recorded on Friday.  Everything went smoother this time, as we had figured out some glitches with the instruments from session #1 and everyone was much more relaxed and knew what to expect.  You can see some pictures from the recording session here. 

Our 3rd and final recording session will be in February and we plan to have the CD ready by late spring!

Merry Christmas everyone!

We have set the dates for round #2 of our CD Project!  We will go into the studio again the week of December 1st to record 4 more songs for the CD.

Round #3 (Final) is tentatively targeted for February, and we hope to have the CD finalized and ready for distribution before our 2009 season starts in the spring.  Our producers are Rob Maletick and Nathan Zwald.  Nathan is based in Nashville and has produced for many well-known artists.