HEIDI VINCENT: HAPPY NOW

HEIDI VINCENT

HAPPY NOW

© 2006 Heidi Vincent (621365092624)

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A unique balance of edgy songs incarnate with rock, reggae, new wave, pop, punk, it’s a monster. Girly, defiant, tongue in cheek, the album articulates life. It's a monster because giant hits lurk within.

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INDIE ARTIST HEIDI VINCENT WITH DEBUT ALBUM HAPPY NOW HAS ARRIVED

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11 new originals from Heidi Vincent, a new indie project in the alternative pop vein. Happy Now is the anticipated debut release. It's the result of my life experiences, my love of writing and singing. It’s the result of 8 months of rehearsing and recording. It’s a result of the incredible and talented musicians in Vancouver that have indulged my vision and have become good friends in the process. We all came from different backgrounds, new wave, reggae, pop, punk even metal and this is what helped give the songs a flush feel and a positive result.

There was only one way to record this album and that was to just do it. No talking, no second guessing and no re-visiting old material. The goal was to grow, experiment and put it down on tape, well ok, the drums were on tape and the rest was digital. We had already completed the pre-production with a month of jamming out the tunes at the Rockspace and by the time we got to the studio it all fell into place.

Drums and Bass were recorded at John McLean’s studio The Factory (Marilyn Manson, Motley Crew, Billy Talent, Bon Jovi) in Vancouver, BC on the Neve 8048 62. I wanted to capture the warmth of tape for this part of the album, and we stayed as long as I could afford it. A lot of positive energy was generated in those sessions, when it came time to lay down the guitars we were more than excited. Lab Monkey Studio’s in Vancouver, just off Commercial Drive is owned and operated by the definitively venerable, Shawn Cole. And, although the studio is a beat up, slightly musty and hard to find, it was a significantly positive and a creative womb to us.

This is where the album was fleshed out, through the fall and over the dark winter months we moved along in a natural progression. Guitars, overdubs, keys, vocals, harmonies, all the extras, tweaking everything along the way and even adding crazy things like horn section in few songs. You just find what it needs as you go along. Finishing co-incidentally as the spring arrived, a brand new year and brand new opportunities.

I had recorded an album before, had my songs played on radio internationally. I’d showcased on television. I’d played live and supported bands such as Morning Maker, The Winks, Bocephus King, Craig Jacks, Simone Pope, Deluxe and had headlined shows at some of the best Vancouver venues. I’d done quite a bit for someone active for a mere 6 years. But, never with a full album that I was excited about or had even been able to get printed. That time is here with Happy Now.

I love music. I love expressing myself through music. These songs are more sophisticated, they are the dirty-pretty sound that I have searched for, the ones rattling around in my empty head for a couple of years. Girly, defiant, murderous, tongue in cheek, the album articulates every emotion of my love and life.

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  • Great Album from a Very Talented New Artists
    author: B. Allen

    WOW! Just when I thought great music was lost. The debut album from Vincent comes as a remarkable surprise in a time of over-comercialized and lackluster artists. Sure, it has some influences - Garbage, No Doubt, for starters. But it somehow manages to sound fresh and unique. Definitely recommended. It's amazing that a major label hasn't picked up Vincent yet. To borrow a line from the album, "am I the only one" who thinks vincent is superstar material?

  • Thank you to Vincent supporters
    author: Miss V

    To all of you who have supported Vincent since inception we would like to say thank you with all our hearts. It's been tons of fun so far and is getting better and better by the day. This is a special email to all of our new friends we've inherited in the past few days, they are the newest of the new and we want to SHOUT OUT thank you!!! This is now going to be a new section to my newsletter from now on. Larry from Seattle Washington - You are the bomb, your letters to the iTunes CEO's are killer! Jeff from Salinas, California - That was so cool of you! Gina from Garden Grove, California - Rock on and thank you from Vincent! Dave from Saltspring Isl, BC - We are going to come and rock the island up next year! Matthew from Camas, Washington - You are the greatest, thank you! Don't forget! The FREE Vincent download for December is "The Only One" - Just right click and it's yours. Should be available in 36 hours from this 4:32pm pst :-) Vincent is still being played on satellite Channel 75 - Hear Music (Starbucks) and in some of the Starbucks stores across the Americas and local stations near you. We are currently looking into requests for Vincent for this station. Thank you to ALL stations currently and continually broadcasting us! We appreciate it. We are available on iTunes in full and single digital download options. Vincent is also available at Zulu Records (4th in Vancouver), CDBaby and Project Opus it looks like Vincent is "Happy Now." There is a rumor that Vincent will be in the studio again next year so keep your ears open :-) Rock on, Miss V www.vincentrocks.com - Sign up: Vincent Newsletter, Support Vincent Street Team, leave a message in the Vincent guestbook! Happy Now available here via PayPal, iTunes or Cd Baby. www.myspace.com/vincentrocksu - Come and check out some of our friends! www.xmradio.com/contact_us/directory.xmc - (choose Channel 75 "HearMusic" Starbucks) www.apple.com/ca/itunes/ - Available for digital download www.projectopus.com/vincent - Available for digital download www.cdbaby.com/vincentrocks - Available for physical purchase

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