Friday, April 22, 2022

"Live for Today" released

Here's a master track of "Live for Today". During the first therapy session Denise explains to the group that her husband is the one that has driven her to seek consultation and that she can't get the images of him dressed like a woman out of her mind. Mark tries to help with a simple counting exercise and she admits that when she goes online and flirts with other men her problems seem to fade away. It's sung by Sienna Stocky with Mark and Luke Colombo singing the backup vocals.


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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Alsup songs on YouTube Music

YouTube has been around for a long time. It started out as a streaming video service and over the years it's been trying to figure out how to best serve musicians and their listeners. I remember creating videos with a single image so I could upload a song to YouTube; eventually, Google Play came along, but it was discontinued in 2020 and customers had to migrate their music to Google Music instead. Today, YouTube Music behaves like most streaming music sites and it's free to use, but you'll have to get a YouTube Premium Membership for ad-free listening and/or download music to listen offline, in the background.

Alsup Songs on Google Music
April Alsup songs on YouTube music

Here's the link to the official April Alsup Google music channel. I can't wait to hear from all the Google peeps out there. I'm planning to add more songs each month so please hit the SUBSCRIBE button if you want to stay up-to-date with all my music. Peace! ✌

Monday, March 21, 2022

Introducing April Alsup Radio

I finally got approval for an artist account on Apple music and it includes a radio station for my music. It made me think about how Wolfman Jack would spin 45s for the AM radio in my Chevy back in the day. It's amazing how much the landscape for music has changed over my lifetime. It seems like we use our phones and the Internet just as much as records, tapes, CDs and the airwaves to listen to music anymore. In any case, I wish I could hear the Wolfman Jack introduce my latest song...I can hear it now (in a raspy voice), "It's the Sweet Bell that Tolls... coming to April Alsup in West Virginia". 👹

Monday, March 14, 2022

Alsup music for Amazon Prime customers

Here's a link to my Amazon Artist Account. It's my understanding that if you use Prime for things like groceries, television and/or product specials on Amazon you'll have direct access to all my songs and it's FREE! I can't wait to hear from all the Prime peeps out there. I'm planning to add more songs each month too. Enjoy!


 

Wednesday, March 02, 2022

New streaming music services for 2022

We've expanded our streaming music services for 2022 to include; SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple, Amazon and YouTube. We want to make sure everyone has the choice to hear April Alsup songs on their favorite online music platform. Select any of the icons below to access April Alsup music and please let us know your thoughts. We love hearing from you! Peace ☮

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

"A Song For My Piano" released on Spotify

We've released "A Song For My Piano" as a single on Spotify. WYSIWYG opens and closes with Ron singing to his piano. He considers music a godsend, something he can rely on to express feelings he finds hard to talk about. It's sung by Blake Nawa'a and it was completed in January 2022.


Friday, February 18, 2022

Using QR Codes for theater programs

I've always had a genuine interest in environmental science. As a teenager growing up in the seventies, I witnessed an increased emphasis on being good stewards of our planet. Today, there seems to be a greater sense of urgency to embrace this philosophy in whatever way we can and as a result, I've adopted an electronic media strategy for delivering scripts, scores and even our theatrical programs to performing arts organizations, producers, artists and our fans. Over the last few years, we've been recognized as a "green" leader for the music theater industry by several prominent music theatre organizations and festivals.
2018 WYSIWWG Festival Program
Let's start to get away from providing all our music theater collateral in hard copy form. There are so many benefits to going "digital". With all the iterations that take place from the beginning of a music theatre project to it's final production it's truly mind-boggling the amount of waste we create for our beloved planet to deal with. Please consider this the next time you mount a show.

Friday, January 14, 2022

Composing music theatre works during the pandemic

I've been composing the music for a new musical theater piece about a small island in the Hebrides over the last couple of years and the pandemic was not going to stop me. It's amazing that we live in a time where we can regularly meet with people who are sometimes thousands of miles away using the internet.


It was important for me to capture the nuances of Scottish Ceilidh music, so I started working with several professional accordionists on Skype during the Pandemic. Mike Aman owns Monarch Accordions and we work on my repertoire and technique. His accordion orchestras are legendary and his daughter is a national accordion champion. Sandy Brechin is in Edinburgh and he's one of Scotland's best known Ceilidh accordionists.

Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Insta360 underwater camera enclosure

Here's some underwater video footage of some exotic fish. I used the One X bullet time string to lower the Insta360 underwater enclosure with the One X 360 camera into Gates Pond at the Denver Botanic Gardens. In post I used the Insta360 software to add keyframes and VideoPad for video editing and stock music.


The consistency of the spherical images created by the plastic enclosure make the content nearly unusable for any thing other than reconnaissance footage.

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Canadian geese on Grasmere Lake

Here's a couple of framed-up videos of some geese on Grasmere Lake in Denver. I tethered the 360° camera to a drone and used the Insta360 software to add keyframes and VideoPad for video editing and stock music.

I like how the Insta 360 One X gyro keeps everything relatively stable since the camera is upside down on a short string under the drone, but I was disappointed in the artifacts created by the Insta360 underwater enclosure.



Sunday, November 21, 2021

360° Video of Blossoms of Light 2021

Here's a 360° immersive video of the Blossoms of Light at the Denver Botanic Gardens. It's a seasonal event that starts in November and goes through January. It's still pretty warm in Colorado and we haven't had any measurable snowfall yet. The complete tour takes about 20 minutes, but I have several scenes on my YouTube channel a little later in the evening for anyone interested.

Apple iPhones require a 360° plugin like VLC.


Tuesday, October 26, 2021

360° Video on Georgetown Loop Railroad

Here's a 360° immersive video of the Georgetown Loop Railraod in Colorado. We've had a longer than usual Fall this year and the Railroad authority extended the season as a result, but much of the Fall Foilage and colors were gone. The train climbs over 600 feet between Georgetown and Silver Plume and takes about 20 minutes.

Apple iPhones require a 360° plugin like VLC.


Sunday, October 24, 2021

360° Video on Grasmere Lake at Wash Park

Here's a 360° immersive video on Grasmere Lake at Washington Park in Denver. I used the bullet time string to hang the camera under the drone and get it out of the picture frame. One nice feature of the Insta 360° is the auto gyro that sets the horizon in post even it the camera is upside down and swinging when shooting the scene.

Apple iPhones require a 360° plugin like VLC.


Tuesday, September 21, 2021

360° Video on Broadway in Nashville

Here's a 360° immersive video of walking up the North side of Broadway between 4th and John Lewis Way in Nashville. It's amazing how many different bands you can hear on this street on any given night and in the Summer the windows are mostly open. This place is truly Music City, one block North is Ryman Auditorium where Bluegrass was born and one block South is the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Apple iPhones require a 360° plugin like VLC.


Sunday, September 12, 2021

360° Video of the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis

Here are a couple of immersive videos of the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis. The arch was built to commemorate President Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and was completed in 1963. I stayed at the Hyatt across the street from the complex. WTH...it was so windy, but a perfect contrast to a long day of traveling across Kansas from Denver.

Apple iPhones require a 360° plugin like VLC.

Apple iPhones require a 360° plugin like VLC.


Wednesday, September 01, 2021

"Hoopla" released on Spotify

We've released "Hoopla" as a single on Spotify. The scene takes place right after April's opening soliloquy and includes the entire cast. She's just told the audience that she's finally finished her Musical and wants to start it off with a big number. Hey, what's all the Hoopla...dressing up it's soooo fun! It's sung by Jessica Sotwick, Tony Domenick & Blake Nawa'a and it was completed in July/August 2021.

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Master Track for "IT'S A FEELING"

Here's a master track of "It's a Feeling". This is where April sings a song she has written for Carl online and they start to falling more and more in love...in cyberspace that is! It's a solo song sung by Blake Nawa'a and it was completed in July/August 2021.

Preparing for an audition? WTH...download our public domain Sheet Music for "It's a Feeling" and use SOUNDCLOUD to rehearse for your audition...Good Luck!

Monday, August 02, 2021

360° Video of Lost Eden Canyon at Lake Powell

Here's an immersive 360° video of Lost Eden Canyon at Lake Powell. This particular canyon is only accessible by boat and is across from Halls Landing. The water levels this year were as low as I've ever seen them. I stayed at the Defiance Hotel in Bull Frog, it has 48 rooms and is run by the Utah State Park Service. WTH...it was Hot...over 100, but the water temperature was perfect for cooling off.

Apple iPhones require a 360° plugin like VLC.


Wednesday, July 14, 2021

We love our WYSIWYG Website Peeps

When you go to a website the operating system collects and stores your IP address in log files. Analytic applications use reverse lookups tables to identify the general location of that address. It does not identify you as a person, but it is relatively accurate at identifying the country/state of the IP address; in any case, we enjoy seeing all the different places our WYSIWYG peeps are from.
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Monday, June 28, 2021

Hypnosis Scene Finale

Here's a master track of "In the Harmony". Brandon Bill is the therapist and the singers are Blake Nawa'a, Tony Domenick and Jessica Sotwick. It's the finale of the show and the moment where April and Carl embrace and kiss while under hypnosis. After the therapy session, April confesses to Carl that she is in fact Mary from online and is in love with him too. Carl can't believe it and becomes angry while Mark and Denise try to calm everyone down.

Preparing for an audition? WTH...download our public domain Sheet Music for "In the Harmony" and use SOUNDCLOUD to rehearse for your audition...Good Luck!