Nicholas Kade- AYW

IT'S BEEN A WHILE!

My apologies. The past few months have been absolutely crazy! The great news is that I had a few things happen that were really awesome!

Nicholas Kade - The Drive
As You Were - I'll Call You Back

Both of these albums were released on St. Patty's day!

As You Were is my band. It's me, Nicholas Kade vocals/rhythm guitar/piano/drums, Paul M bass, and David Van Tassell lead guitar/ukulele/drums/ vocals. We have been going crazy!!!

As You Were released its first music video, "Out of the Bottle" on Youtube just a few weeks ago, and it's already gone over 200 views without any advertising! Check it out below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvQArPekjkA&list=UUk9l5GQbG9Lsy8naeZrDKQw&index=1&feature=plcp

I will be releasing a new acoustic album in the next week or so, I've been working on it non-stop since the release of the earlier albums.

We're also working on my next music video, "One Final Time." I hope to have it out in the next month, and I promise to make it REALLY GOOD.

A giant thank you to Rockstar Film Company for making the music video with us!

Business and Music

"I don't want to work. I wanna bang on the drums all day." -Todd Rundgren

Bad news, everybody. We can't just do that. Especially in music. Writing music takes, time, as with any sort of endeavour. You have to have the right stuff when you strike that first chord, a vision, an experience, an ambition. It's got to flow, and that can take days, weeks, months. Just to write one little song. So why are we going to try to work on the business side of this? We have no time.

A few reasons why:

1. Just because you wrote a song doesn't mean anyone will hear it.
2. People connect better with you if you make a conscious effort to do the same things they do.
3. Your music is truly special. Better for a thousand people to hear one song then one person to hear a thousand songs.
4. The more that know you, the more that will.

So put an emphasis on the basics with the business. These might help you:

1. Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Blogspot, various other websites.
2. Play live. If you can't play live, youtube and other sites can help you, just get a camera and start filming.
3. Stay organized. If you clean your guitar every other day and it's immaculate, then keep all of your information for contacts, websites, and shows the same way.

Finally, enjoy your music. My dry list of things to do sucks, but better that you're hating reading this from a brand new car you bought after signing a record deal than sitting on a tricycle you've been using to get to the nearest grocery store. Good Luck!

Ravens vs. Texans

It's the first quarter of a game that so many here in Baltimore have been so excited about for so long. A team that has made it to the playoffs for the fourth year running, the Ravens are ready to go. On the other end, since their recreation, the Houston Texans have only just got into the playoffs for the first time. The score is 17-3, and the Ravens are attempting to put the Texans down early. So here's to a good game and a strong finish. The Ravens are a good team, and so are the Texans. Give us your best, gentlemen, someone needs to go beat the Patriots.



Nicholas Kade
@kadsound
www.myspace.com/nicholas.kade

Pictures in Cities

It's been a while. Last week i had the opportunity to have a small photo shoot in Baltimore, Maryland, in the U.S.A. The city is beautiful at night. The shoot was for a possible front cover for my new album, The Drive. Just wanted to share a few shots of the city.