Though it’s been somewhat less than five years since A Tropical Depression was released, we are coming up on the fifth anniversary of the events that inspired it. Five years ago this weekend New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina, then a few weeks later we were hit by Hurricane Rita. Rita wasn’t as bad [...]

I’ve been thinking for some time now about changing the site’s theme/design. I’ve tried a couple of new themes, have tired of them quickly and so will be embarking on another round of experimentation and customization. It may be chaotic around here for the next month or so. If it looks like crap and doesn’t [...]

I’ve read a number of articles over the years about what you shouldn’t do if you’ve got a site like mine, one that is both an artist website and a professional site in the sense that it promotes the artist’s product or brand. While there is some merit in the do’s and don’ts there’s also [...]

My new EP, Sand In My Shoes is now available in online stores, iTunes, myspace, Amazon mp3 and Napster. (I was not able to get it into Rhapsody at this time, though previous albums are available there.) It’s a five song EP, so it’s cheap thrills. Cool, breezy music for sunny summer days. You can [...]

That’s right, summer’s around the corner and I’ve got some sunny summer music for you. I delivered the five song EP today, so it’ll be trickling into stores in the next few weeks. I’ll keep you posted on when it hits which stores. In the meantime you can read the liner notes for the album.

Yesterday and today I’ve been working on my YouTube profile since they’ve now implemented the new design/layout/options. I also uploaded a new video with a clip of “The Witching Time” from Halloween Soundscape. The video is short and amateurish as always, but it’s got a spooky vibe. The actual track is much longer than the [...]

Though it was released a couple of years ago, this year is the first year my Halloween Soundscape album will be available on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon mp3 and Napster. Want to hear it before you decide to buy? It’s streaming during the month of October on my myspace profile and all the time on my [...]

The rootsy EP I did on the heels of hurricanes Katrina and Rita is now for the first time widely available. A Tropical Depression is now available from iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, Napster. All profits goes to benefit the American Red Cross, so please tell your friends and pass it on. Once again, I’d like to [...]

Some of you may have noticed that the MusicBlaster app from BlastMyMusic.com is dead and gone. I’ve had the EP A Tropical Depression and two singles there, using that site to release singles between albums. I’d been thinking about moving the EP to iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, Amazon, etc. and this extended outtage combined with a [...]

New Streaming Tunecore widget in the sidebar (and this post). All songs, all albums. Here, and everywhere! Enjoy the music! You can click through to buy through iTunes. Songs also available from: Amazon mp3, Napster, and Rhapsody (iLike).

I can say that I’ve had a very productive week and gotten lots of Gymshoes stuff done and can also say that I’ve had a very frustrating week and gotten no Gymshoes stuff done. Both are true. If by “stuff” I mean myriad details relating to my online presence, promotion, website, social/music networks, then yes, [...]

I’ve been meaning to let you in on one of the projects I’ve been working on for the past year, involving field recordings. In the spirit of immediacy (since I should have done this sooner) I’ve uploaded one of my most recent recordings of rain (and frog!). Just under 3 1/2 minutes, it’ll be a [...]

As a Tunecore artist my music is available from the new Tunecore app for iPhone, TuneCore: Discover Music which is available from the iPhone store. Unfortunately, the app features the top 25 Tunecore artists, overall, by category, or by location which means that you’re more likely to see a big artist (or at least one [...]

Gymshoes is now on Twitter. You can follow me at: http://twitter.com/Gymshoes_ (Don’t forget to put the _ at the end!)  I’ve got a Twitter widget in the sidebar and assuming it loads (which it doesn’t if  Twitter is overwhelmed) you can read my latest tweet and use the arrow at the bottom to scroll back [...]

All albums are listed with iTunes, Napster, Amazon mp3 and Rhapsody, but there is a problem with Rhapsody regarding the new album, 3 EPs. Currently they are only offering 3 tracks because of some problems they’re having. As a Tunecore artist, I at least have someone who is working with Rhapsody on the issue which [...]