HALIE JOINS THE SUGARBEETS!     

Episode 56 of Indie Music Sampler releases at 12:01 Friday, 7/27/07,  which includes 'Maybe I'll Fly'.   
The direct link to the podcast is http://indiemusicsampler.com/2007/07/27/ims-056/ 

6/6/07

My song," Lucky", has been selected as 1 of 12 songs included on The Diaspora for Africa Benefit CD compilation series.  This series is the vision of producer/artist Alain Nkossi Konda from the DR. Congo. Alain serves also as "ICISRI-ISP Special Envoy for Germany" nominated at the United Nations by Secretary General Dr Manini, Ambassador Remigio Maradona (Head of CISRI-ISP). The project was designed to Fight Global Malnutrition and poverty by assisting credible organizations such as the International Foundation Against Malnutrition (IFAM), which is Headed by Goodwill Ambassador Juliet Hanlon in affiliation with the CISRI-ISP Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations.  http://www.diaspora-for-africa.net/

The well thought out project which has taken a little over 9 months to complete is slowly being unveiled in 3 phases thanks the support from our direct sponsors from Germany, Denmark and the United States.

The 3rd and final stage will be the First Annual "Diaspora For Africa" Benefit Concert, which will take place at the TIVOLI Concert Hall (http://www.tivoli.dk) on November 17th, 2007. 

Some photos from September's "Full Circle" CD Release show have finally been posted on the Past Events page!  Click on the photos to visit the page and the full-sized photo versions:

Visit www.empowerment4women.org and enter to win autographed copies of 'Full Circle' as well as other nifty prizes.  Good luck!  

For another chance to win copies of 'Full Circle' plus CDs from many other artists, visit http://www.ravenentertainmentpromotions.com/contests.html

New Reviews: 

Several new reviews of Full Circle just posted, including excerpts from the most recent two I’ve copied in below.  Empowerment4Women includes a lengthy interview about my music as well as give-a-way Halie Loren CDs plus several other very nice prizes in their ‘Karma’ section.  Good luck to everyone who enters! 

..."Intelligent, sophisticated, and downright impressive contemporary alt-pop piano rock marked by McLachlan-esque vocals and captivating emotional intensity...As one might imagine, we receive a lot of independent releases for review consideration here at E4W. Yet few have been quite as impressive as Halie Loren's new release, Full Circle. An intelligent, sophisticated, and downright impressive collection of contemporary alt-pop piano rock tracks, Full Circle delivers, essentially, the full package: interesting musical arrangements, inspiring vocals, and clever lyricisms. It's absolutely delightful." (Carly Hope Finseth, Editor of Empowerment4Women, www.Empowerment4Women.org)

"It took about fifteen seconds for me to decide that 22-year-old Halie Loren was bound for greatness; that's the point at which quiet piano gives way to powerful voice on "Maybe I'll Fly," the first track on her stunning debut album, Full Circle. It's a voice that's been compared (deservedly) to greats like Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan and Joni Mitchell (who Halie delicately and wonderfully covers on Track 4, "River")... Rich, dark, bittersweet, and oh-so satisfying. (Michael Fiegel, www.OnlineRock.Com) 

More reviews posted on Reviews Page. 

Hello to Everyone! 

As some of you may have noticed, I’ve not been performing as much the last couple of months—this is mostly due to my heavy school requirements this term.  Thank goodness the winter break is just ahead so I can have some time to get out and perform a few shows. Go to my events page and take a look at what's coming up.  Hope to see you at the shows! 

Several new Reviews of 'Full Circle' have been posted - check them out!  Also, I'm starting to book shows for the upcoming months.  Take a look at the Events page to see what's coming up.  

NEWEST ADDITIONS:
I'll be performing a follow-up CD Release show in Corvallis soon--planning is in the works, and details will be announced soon!

 GRRRLZ Rock Concert series 
Celebrating the contribution of women in the local music scene.  
Lineup: 
7-7:30 Little Girl Big Spoon
7:45-8:15 Subterranean Black Jacks
8:30-9:30 Halie Loren
9:45-11 The Deb Cleveland Band
$6 (All Ages - Kids under 6 free)

Hello Everyone!  J 

It’s been a long time coming, and I couldn’t have done it without your patience and support.  ‘Full Circle’ has now been ‘officially’ released! 

The CD Release Show at Luna on Friday the 29^th was a wonderful success, even more than I imagined it would be, and I want to thank each and every one of you who came to the show as well as those of you who performed, cheered, purchased CDs or participated in some way (Dancers, you know who you are!).  I hope everyone who attended had as much fun as I did!   I enjoyed seeing everyone, chatting with you in between sets, signing your CDs, and, of course, performing ALL the songs off my new CD plus all the other favorites!  J  I’ll post some of the photos from the event on my website in the next few days when I can take a break from homework—I’ll send out a note when I do. 

Best Wishes, Halie

There is so much on which I need to update you all, I hardly know where to begin... but I'll make my best attempt!  

First and foremost, for those of you who don't yet know about my CD Release Show on September 29th at Luna, check out my Events page for more details... the main thing you need to know, though, is that it is going to be a super-duper, fantastically fun time for all!  I'll be joined on stage by many of my talented friends--and there will even be a real acoustic piano for me to play :)  There will be other special treats as well (hint: things you can buy in addition to more copies of the new CD!).  This is definitely not a show to be missed!  

Second, "Full Circle" has been receiving reviews and radio play all over the place on the web--a few awesome places where you can look for my music include :

~ CD Reviews by You (www.cdreviewsbyyou.com -- NOTE: I am the featured Alternative Artist on this site!)

~ Pandora Radio (www.pandora.com)-- one of the most awesome online stations around!!

~Whole Wheat Radio (www.wholewheatradio.org)

And many others!  Check out my Links page for a more expansive list of sites at which you can find my music archived or currently featured.

Third, I will be playing every Wednesday evening at Luna/Adam's Place in Downtown Eugene from 5:00 to 7:00 starting next week (first scheduled date: Wed., 9/20) for Luna's newly re-instated "Martini Club Night".  It'll be just me and the lovely acoustic piano, playing originals and cover songs from such a wide array, even I don't know what I'll pull out of the old song-selection hat... :)  Come on down and check it out!  Heck, request a song while your at it.

On another note, I have temporarily taken down my guest book page due to a spamming issue... sorry to inconvenience those of you wishing to post.  I will have it up and running again very soon!  Hopefully sans rude postings of mass amounts of "colorful" arrays of links that have nothing to do with anything on this site, music in general, or even good taste.  I apologize to anyone who may have seen and been confused by the guest book issues.

Thanks for visiting my site!  Hope everyone's enjoying the beginning of Autumn so far!  Stay tuned for more news in the very near future...

 I'm back from vacation!  More event updates to come soon :) 

*** CD RELEASE PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCED*** 

Friday, September 29th, 8:00 PM at Luna - See Events Page for Details  

Collected Sounds is a great site focusing mainly on independent female musicians, singer/songwriters. This site contains interviews, music news, record reviews, concert reviews and more (ie. Halie Loren)!  :)  

Go Read Article and CD Review at Collected Sounds Website! 

An on-line magazine dedicated to covering and supporting the independent/underground scene which includes music, art, fashion, film, culture and entertainment.

Go Read Interview Space Junkies Magazine Website! 

On an entirely different note, I want to thank all of you who made it out to the first CD release-related show at CD World this past Friday!  It was great to see so many faces there, and I can't wait to see you at the CD release shows in September!  It's gonna be a good month :)

I'm leaving for vacation in 4 days, and won't return until the end of August--until then, have a great rest of the month!  

See you in September :)

P.S. if you haven't already, feel free to check out my Guestbook and leave a comment...  And thanks to those of you who have done so already!!

I have a CD Release event planned (not the official CD Release "party"--that is still being arranged) for Friday, August 4th at 6:30 pm at CD World in Eugene.  It'll be an in-store concert, and my friends Ishi Woods, Weston Turner, and Chris Ward will be joining me to play half of the songs from "Full Circle" in a live setting.  There will, of course, be copies of my CD for sale, and other fun things.  And hey, it's FREE!  The show, that is, not the album :)

"Full Circle" is now available to purchase at www.cdbaby.com (it is still available via PayPal or order form on my Music page as well)

Reviews of the new CD are also being published online, and there will be more to check out very soon.  I will give you more updates as needed!  For now, you can visit the following sites to find a couple of the earliest reviews that have become available online:

http://femalefront.blogspot.com/

http://www.ravenentertainmentpromotions.com/Reviews.html

There will be more coming up, so check back again soon!

I've just returned from my Alaskan adventure, which included performing a fundraiser concert for the Sitka Fine Arts Camp (photos will be available soon!).  It was a wonderful trip, and I have returned from it feeling refreshed and inspired!  I can't wait to see everyone at the shows coming up in the near future... check my Events calendar for recent updates regarding new shows and revisions in terms of dates and times (namely the date change for the show at LaVelle Bistro this Saturday night).  

It's great to be back!  I'll have more news for you soon regarding CD release party plans!

Happy 4th of July to one and all... hope it was a fun one!  This year was the first year that I've missed fireworks on the 4th--I was too busy getting ready to travel back to Alaska (for the first time since I left 9 years ago)!  I'd say it was a fair trade :)  I can't tell you how very excited I am to have the opportunity to perform in my hometown of Sitka on July 7th (see the Events page for more details), along with finally seeing friends I haven't seen since I moved away.  I will be sure to update this website next week, as soon as I return from my trip, with news and photos from my travels!  

In other news, copies of my album "Full Circle" will be arriving on my doorstep in the next two days!  That's right, it's finally time!  And wow, is it about time.  I can't wait to share it with you!  In the meantime, check out the very new guestbook feature (click on the photo/link in my last News entry) and add a comment of your own!  

Until next week :)

Click on the book below to view or post comments:

(Sorry, the guestbook had to be disabled - some kind of malicious program was filling it with garbage!!  I will try to find a guestbook that is not vulnerable to corruption and let you know when it is available...)

Hope you enjoy the new look!

A sneak-preview of "Full Circle" will be featured on  www.netteradio.com today at 8 pm Central Time!  It is the first preview that will be available for the album, so be sure to check it out, or look for it in the archives if you miss the live radio internet broadcast...

As for news on the album, it was delayed in the pressing process and will now be available in approximately two weeks!  I know, there's been a series of delays, but it's for real this time! :)  

Update Re: New CD's Release:  "FULL CIRCLE" -- It's finally about to happen--the CD mastering was completed,  I finished the cover artwork, and sent everything off to the place that works its magic and sends everything back to me in lovely shrink-wrapped, shiny new jewel boxes, ready to go out into the world to be purchased by the untold thousands... I know, such realistic expectations for an indie album, right?? :)   Seriously, I'm getting excited to think that this stage is coming to an end and I can move on to the next phase... you know, the one where the CD gets raves reviews, wins awards, and ends up on every music critic's top 10 list... or maybe it's the phase where I have no shame and whine to everyone I come in contact with to please take a listen to the CD and purchase at least one copy for themselves, their mother, and their cat, etc. to validate that the end result is worth all the effort James House (Co-Producer/Co-Engineer extraordinaire who possesses more patience than I knew one person could have) and I put forth while slaving with no sleep, and only Wheat Thins and rice cakes for nourishment in a windowless recording studio for months on end to create and capture just the right sound to create the masterpiece that is "Full Circle"... Caution: B.S. issued by professional.  Do not try this at home.   

 I performed at the Willamette Folk Festival on Sunday, backed by an amazing sounding band consisting of musicians Weston Turner (bass), Ishi Woods (drums), Chris Ward (guitar) and Mark Bradford (guitar).  Being able to play on the Cuthbert Amphitheater stage to such an engaging, responsive crowd was truly an awesome experience!   I think that of all the gigs I've ever played, it may have been my very favorite--and I'm hoping to be able to do it again sometime in the future!  :)  See photos from the event on the Past Events page.  

  There are new song samples from three of the tracks that will be included on my upcoming debut album, "Full Circle"!  Have a listen by clicking on my Music page.  There will be full-length clips and more samples available soon!

Stay tuned for more album-related updates :)

  I had such a wonderful experience playing at the Planned Parenthood women's rights celebration last night, I just had to write about it!  It was an absolute pleasure to play for such a responsive and welcoming audience and in such an elegant setting (with a grand piano to boot!  Can't beat that.).  I was honored to share the "bill" with Senator Floyd Prozanski, AMAZINGLY talented spoken word poet Jorah LaFleur, UO Multicultural Director Carla Gary (who served as MC Extraordinaire), and other presenters.  Thank you so much to everyone who showed up to show your support for the event, and to my friends and fellow musicians Weston Turner and Ishi Woods for playing with me (and adding such an awesome energy).  This performance will certainly have a place on my "best gig experiences to-date" list :)

In other news, I have posted a plethora of upcoming gig dates and information on my Events page.  There will be plenty more listings soon, so keep checking back!  

  Since I mentioned the podcast I'll be doing in a couple of weeks (Jan. 4th entry), I wanted to give you one more website resource to access so you can find out more about the site and how to listen when my podcast is featured in February!  The very helpful additional url is http://www.brightsidebroadcast.com/brightsidebroadcast-band.html.

Contact me or the website itself if you have any questions!  Thanks :)

  Wow, have I been slacking on updates here or what?!  I blame the holidays... and my long hours in the studio finishing up my album :)  However, I did take the time to write up a short newsletter, which you can read HERE!

In other news, I have a few performances on the calendar for the upcoming months, including two (so far) at the end of January.  On January 21st, I will be performing at a Planned Parenthood celebration, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness of and to celebrate women's rights.  The very next day, I will be taping an interview and live performances of several of my songs for a podcast that will be featured on Brightside Broadcast (www.brightsidebroadcast.com--check out their previous podcasts of Everclear, Julia Dumas, and others!).  I will let you know when it will be available to hear online!

Progress on the album has been steady, but due to an ever-increasing desire for improvement, is taking longer than predicted (surprised, aren't you?)... let's just say it won't be too much longer--it'll be out before the flowers bloom again, at least.  I've given too many ballpark figures for release dates already... I'm anxiously awaiting the moment when I can announce the "official" release date!  Stay tuned for more updates... :) 

 If you've found yourself wondering "why, I wonder what Halie has been up to this weekend?", I give you two glorious words: ROCKRGRL CONFERENCE!!!  I just returned from Seattle, where I had one of the most music/networking/performance/estrogen-filled experiences of my life at the 2005 Rockrgrl Music Conference.  Check out the event's (and the organization's) website at www.rockrgrl.com/conference and check out what I had the honor of being a part of these past few days!  A big, HUGE special "thank you" to Holly Figueroa, who invited me to perform on the Indiegrrl showcase stage at the EMP's Liquid Lounge, among other amazing expressions of support.

As a side-note, I'm happy to announce that my song "Sand" has entered the #5 spot on Broadjam's top 10 for the "Alternative Pop" category as of 11/11/05!  Check it out by clicking "Review Songs/Alternative Pop" at www.broadjam.com.

Most of the many new photos (see top 'o the page) on my site were taken by Sally Yaich (Corvallis), a fabulous photographer and even better friend.  You'll know which ones they are when you see them if they're not indicated already (hint: you'll like them the best) :) 

There is so much to report, and so little space.  Look for more details in this month's Newsletter!  If you aren't yet a member of my newsletter list, e-mail me at halieloren@comcast.net!

Reminder: if you'd like to be informed about upcoming gigs, news, CD information, etcetera, please don't hesitate to join my newsletter/e-mail  list.  I will soon be installing a link for list registration, and for the time being, you may simply e-mail me at halieloren@comcast.net