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Summer in Soundzania

scottflory — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:08:18 +0000

This has become more of a seasonal newsletter – I think I missed June. No matter, things are hot here in Soundzania and the new album is starting to take shape!!

I am posting my rough mixes over at ssounds.net – under the “Soundzania” project – you can take a listen and drop a comment if you like – I’d love to get some feedback as I go. These mixes are not anywhere near final.
bass desk
The picture of the desk shows some of the interesting sound makers that are employed on “Bus Ride” – one of the new songs. I also added another picture of my favorite bass It locks down the beat in every song.

Well, take care and stay cool.

Scott

Springtime in Soundzania

scottflory — Sat, 22 May 2010 16:00:57 +0000

Springtime
We’re most of the way through spring here in Soundzania and everything is blooming and green and windy and fun. Anyone gardening out there? Here’s what we have growing in Soundzania:

Here's the garden after a month and a half

We also finished up a lot of visits to pre-schools! Here are some photos of those visits:

and these are called the bellows...

woo hoo - we love Soundzania!

Fire Sale
And last – we’re getting some warm weather around here, so I am inspired to make a fire sale on CDs and see if anyone still needs to pick up a few. If you need another copy, or know a friend who needs one – now is the time…. use the coupon code [[sign up for the newsletter to get the code]] to get 50% off anything in the Soundzania store !!! I’m not kidding.

Take care and remember to use your sunscreen

Scott – writing for Ben Joe who is off somewhere doing a documentary on an elementary school

Performance at Knollwood Preschool

scottflory — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:17:36 +0000

We’ve been at it again. Another visit to a preschool. This time – Knollwood. I’ve attached a clip of a version of Pancakes I play on the banjo – there is some good clapping from the kids during the song.

Enjoy,

Scott

Performance at Agudas Achim Preschool

scottflory — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:33:53 +0000

Soundzania has been visiting more local preschools and having a good time! The kids love the music, get to clap along and shout some animal names out. Along the way, I share my instruments – stand-up bass, guitar, banjo, ukelele, accordian, tenor saxophone and the kazoo.
I am sharing a video clip here of the stand-up bass section… the kids are laughing at the sound of the bass (unless its me

Enjoy,

Scott

Helping the Charis House in Indiana

scottflory — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:12:48 +0000

Soundzania has national appeal.
Our passion is to create music that makes kids smile – and a recent initiative has done just that in places like Fort Wayne, Indiana. One avid fan helped us partner with the Charis House homeless shelter for women and children. They are the largest homeless shelter for women and children in the region – and have to turn away, on average, 100 women and children a month because they are at capacity – and all of the other shelters in the region are full as well. As part of the Charis House fundraising campaign to build a larger shelter, Soundzania has provided donated CD’s to sell with proceeds going directly to help the Charis House serve more homeless children. As part of our support, Soundzania music will be offered at their upcoming Extreme Makeover: Charis House Edition Live & Silent Auction on March 20, 2010
The homeless children at the Charis House are grateful for the silliness and smiles that Soundzania gives them to brighten their day.

Charis House

About Charis House:
Charis House is a part of Fort Wayne Rescue Ministries which has been providing shelter, food and clothing to the homeless to Northeast Indiana and the surrounding region since 1903. We were recognized as exempt from federal income tax in 1935 and continue to maintain our 501(c)(3) status. Thus, contributions to our organization are tax deductable. We are in the process of building a larger shelter specifically for the women and children in need with an expected completion date of April 2010.
Learn more about the new Charis House

January in Soundzania

Ben Joe — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:00:58 +0000

Well Happy New Year everyone!

I’m sitting here listening to the first Soundzania album while my youngest falls asleep. I’m excited to think of the recording and songwriting that will happen this year as we work to create the third Soundzania album.

Also, I’m gearing up for a few local pre-school visits in the next couple of months. I will be visiting Good Shepherd Preschool as well as Knollwood Preschool. If you are in Northern Virginia and would like Soundzania to come visit your pre-school, let me know – I thoroughly enjoy sharing my music! If you want to see some of what we do, check out some of the video from last year’s performance.

Welcome to “Tanner Sax” into the Soundzania world. He will be on the new CD no doubt and will likely make an appearance at the pre-school visits. I’ve been practicing on the sax now for a bit and its a blast!

Don’t forget – if you have ever bought a Soundzania CD, you are eligible to give one away!

If you subscribe to this newsletter via email, you got a monthly discount coupon in the email – this month it is 20% off anything in Soundzania. Signup for the email newsletter here.

Thanks and have a great year !!

Scott

December Soundzania Newsletter

Ben Joe — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:13:41 +0000

Brrr – its very cold here (I know Fargo – you’re laughing at us)… but we’re about to have a big snow storm (I know Buffalo – you’re laughing at us)… but anyway – its exciting. We might be building snowmen and sledding tomorrow.

I hope your winter is starting off well.

As for news in Soundzania – the CD giveaway is still going on. Remember – you can give away as many as you have purchased in the past! Just click here to get started.

There’s still time to order a CD as a gift for Christmas. I will ship your order the same day you order it. I ship via USPS First Class Parcel which is usually 2-5 days. So order today !!

Special deal (for email subscribers only) get $5 off any purchase between now and the end of the year. Even if you’re only picking up a $10 cd !!

Well – I hope the holiday season is treating you and your family well. Take care – and

Until next time – sounds good and good sounds

Scott

November Soundzania Newsletter

Ben Joe — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:02:36 +0000

Leaves and Rain

Thats what we have around here. Leaves and Rain. Must be Fall. This will be a short newsletter. Not much news to report, but I was surprised at the number of people who took me up on my offer to send out FREE CDs to their friends!

So, this month, all I’m gonna say is – send a Soundzania CD to a friend for free, on me, gratis. You can consider it the start of the season of giving.

Thats it. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! See you next month

Scott

Soundzania June Newsletter

Ben Joe — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:00:43 +0000

Soundzania June Newsletter

Oops – we skipped May, anyone notice? Well, we had good reason. May was very busy for Soundzania.

Preschoolers Love Ukelele

First, we performed at another local preschool. Yes, this is becoming a habit I really enjoy seeing the looks on everyone faces as I introduce them to instrument after instrument. This time, the ukelele brought the house down – they got out of their seats and started dancing. Wonderful! I recorded the show and posted a portion of it on soundzania.com for you to view here. Forward this email to your child’s preschool – or let them know about Soundzania – I’d be happy to perform there

A Magic Carpet at a Birthday Party

Second, like we’ve said in some of the past newsletters, we’ve been working on a new instrument. Well, it debuted, live at a birthday party! It was a hit! The Magic Carpet showed up and the kids jumped on it to make all sorts of fun sounds. We also used it to play games during the party. For this birthday party, we rallied two of the other Dads who helped compose the Soundzania CDs – Ken Hougasian and Andy Berry. The three of us performed several favorites at the birthday party. We have couple of clips from the performance here. If you know of a birthday party coming up soon that could use a little Soundzania – let us know – we’d be happy to help celebrate!

And the moment you’ve all been waiting for…

As always – thanks for your support! This month’s coupon code will be [click here to sign-up for the newsletter to get coupon codes] That code will bring you $3 off ANYthing in the Soundzania store. Enjoy !! Please – share this email with friends you know who might also enjoy Soundzania.

So, until next time – sounds good and good sounds!

Scott

ps: You can stay up to date with other events in Soundzania by watching our RSS feed here

Performance at a Birthday Party

Ben Joe — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:00:39 +0000

Soundzania was invited to perform at a friend’s birthday party – what fun !! We recorded it, of course, and can share a clip here with you.

We debuted a new instrument – the Magic Carpet… thats right, a magic carpet! The kids had a good time jumping on the carpet and making crazy sounds. We’ve got lots of ways to make the magic carpet part of the fun of a birthday party.

If you have a little one with a birthday coming up, let us know ! We’d love to come out and perform for the party!

Enjoy!