Kelly Greene: News

2008 is off to a great start and we're thrilled to announce that two songs from Kelly's first release, the title track You Leave Me Here and Memory, have been chosen for representation by Songs With Vision, a fantastic California-based music publisher. These tracks are in great hands and we can't wait to see the results from this deal.

Happy New Year! We're off to a great start and are more than happy to let you know that "Empty Handed" has been noted as one of the Pop Category Honorable Mentions for The 2007 Song Door International Songwriting Competition and we're in some great company. Not a bad way to kick off 2008.

Swing by the Muse's Muse and check out the Singer-Songwriter Spotlight page. Kelly Greene is one of the spotlighted artists. We'll even give you the direct link!

www.musesmuse.com/artistspotlights-singer-songwriter.html

A quick shout out to Taste Budd's to say thanks for having us out to play an afternoon set today and thanks to our fans who made the trip out to see us. We're glad you could come hang out.

I had a great time at the Newville Sessions in NYC at Banjo Jim's last night. I was priveleged to be able to perform three of my songs with some amazing NYC talent. Special thanks to Brooke Lundy for inviting me to be a part of the night. Check out http://www.myspace.com/newville to find out more about these sessions on the last Thursday of every month.

In addition to the track "Empty Handed" licensed in late August by Octobertunes, six more of Kelly's songs off of the album You Leave Me Here have been added to the deal. It's a very exciting time to be added to the roster as networks are under-the-gun to place great new music in this Fall's episodes. Here's to hoping we hear one of these tracks in the background on prime time soon.

It's official. Late in August 2007, Kelly Greene signed a non-exclusive licensing deal for her song Empty Handed with Octobertunes, a Canadian publishing company with an excellent track record. You've heard their placements in many areas, some of the more recognized being two popular American TV series "Dawson's Creek" and "Party of Five."

It's been a while since we've posted any news, but we don't consider what we have going on behind the scenes news unless it's a done deal, so we'll continue to keep you in suspense for a bit. However, we are more than happy to tell you that we are working on our FALL 2007 acoustic show schedule and will be announcing dates once we get them settled with the venues we are discussing details with. We're excited about doing these smaller more intimate shows for our fans and soon-to-be-fans (Come on, who can resist a chick with a guitar!). You'll even get a sneak peak of some of the new songs that have not been released yet. How's that for suspense?

As always, we want to send out a huge thank you to all of our fans who came out to last nights show and of course, thanks to The Chance for having us as an opener on the bill. Your support is appreciated more than you know. Smile Empty Soul, The Exies and Identity were all fantastic and to make things even better, just happen to all be really nice guys.

We had a special guitar giveaway for all those who purchased a copy of You Leave Me Here at The Chance last night and drew the winner at the end of the show. Congratulations to Scott Roeber who walked away with a beautiful Gretsch in his arms. I think she likes him as much as he likes her :)

We're just getting started with scheduling our spring and summer shows, and at the risk of sounding totally 90's, are totally psyched about the first two shows coming up. May 1st at The Annex and May 29th at The Fat Baby Bar, both in NYC. Check out our show dates for details. If you want to receive reminders about shows in your area, please use our contact page to send us a note with your email address. We'll put you on the fan-mail list and keep you posted.

Audio Style airs on www.evolvingartist.com every Tuesday night at 7 PM on Engage Internet Radio and will be adding "I Guess I Like the Abuse" to the April 10, 2007, show. Show your support for Kelly and Audio Style by tuning in. Should you happen to miss out on the show, never fear, Joey Stuckey and the Audio Style team keep a nifty archive of all their shows posted so you can catch up on what you've missed. You can listen to any show at any time by going to www.audio-style.com.

Tell everyone you know to go and vote for us. We're one of 15 semi-finalists in the Mountain Jam 2007 Join the Jam contest. Mountain Jam is a huge Rock n' Roll festival in Woodstock/Hunter Mountain, NY and it would be an awesome opportunity for us to play there. Go to the link below, register, take the survey and VOTE FOR "DON"T LEAVE ME ALONE - KELLY GREENE"!!!!! Thanks, everybody!!! Spread the word!

http://www.wdst.com/get/join-the-jam/

We had a great time last night playing for our guests at the Gibson Entertainment Showroom. None of this would have been possible if not for the generosity of Gibson and more specifically Norena Barbella - thank you for everything! Enough of the serious talk and onto the fun stuff. Be forewarned, the following paragraph is filled with not-so-subliminal thank you's and shout outs for both the official and unofficial support.

Immediately after the "Don't Leave Me Alone" music video premiered, Kelly, Jon, John & Marc opened the set with a hard-hitting live version of Woe Is Me, and immediately felt the thrill of playing in a such a fantastic space. The setting couldn't have been more perfect with fans up close and delicious hors d'ouvres, served by Patrick Horrigan and his crew, just a few feet away. Guests hung tight with the band through out the performance moving only a few feet away to grab a bottle of Sam Adams (Thanks Dave!), or any of the many Pepsi products displayed so beautifully at the bar. Getting to hang out with the family, friends, fans and newly-earned fans from this St. Patrick's day gig, was one of the best parts of the night. Well, heck, the whole night was the best. On that note, we want to thank everyone for coming and all the staff that we had on hand as part of "team Greene." You talents, time and effort are much appreciated. Oh, and yes, we will post pictures of the event as soon as we have them available.

First of all we want to thank all our fans and friends for coming out to the show at Barnes and Noble this past Saturday. It was great to perform for all of you - we really appreciate your support. Many thanks to Barnes & Noble Poughkeepsie for being the first retailer to carry our CD and for having us in to perform. It was a lot of fun! Special thanks to Nick, B&N Music Manager, for being such a great help with everything and the rest of the associates we tasked with little things. Last, but not least, thanks to our insta-road-crew, Dan & Jackie, and the amazing Donn Lord, our sound man, for saving all of our ear drums from the feedback demon. We can't wait to do it again!

A great big thanks to all my fans both old and new! We've already sold out at CD Baby, but not to worry, the CD will be in stock again on Friday, January 5, 2007, so hang in there - you're only two days away from being able to get your copy online. If you click through to buy on this website, CD Baby will give you the option to order yours in advance and it will be sent as soon as they have it. Thanks again for your support. As always, my fans are the best!

Just a reminder to everyone out there that our next show is in Poughkeepsie, NY at the Barnes & Noble on Route 9. Check out our show page for details. For those of you who are not familiar with the way Barnes and Noble fits in their musical guests, we will be performing in the cafe area. Due to the space restrictions, there will not be a full band, however, it will be a fully electric performance, so don't come expecting to see me sitting on a stool singing all by my lonesome with an acoustic guitar. The band members that can't be with us due to shortage of room will be perfectly represented by their studio backing tracks along with myself and Jonathan Dale on guitar and of course, live vocals. So come on down and enjoy, we're excited to perform for you!

Great news, everybody! All tracks from You Leave Me Here are now available for purchase on our song page. As always full CDs are available for purchase through our albums page for those of you who have yet to fall in love with downloads.

We have so many exciting things to tell you and so little space to do it in! First of all we want to tell you how unbelieveably excited we are to announce that Gibson Guitars will be hosting the album showcase for You Leave Me Here at The Gibson Entertainment Showroom, formerly know as The [legendary] Hit Factory, in NYC on March 17, 2007!

At this point in time it looks like this will be a private event, however there may be a limited number of seats open to the public. Please continue to check our website for updates on this event or use our contact page to ask us for updates.

The album is now available online through CD Baby. If you are looking to purchase the CD, you can do so through the link on our albums page which will take you directly to the CD Baby page featuring You Leave Me Here.

The CD is now available for purchase at Barnes & Noble, 2518 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie, NY 12603, so run down there and get your copy now!

***Special Drawing*** Purchase of Kelly’s debut release You Leave Me Here from this Barnes and Noble location any time between now and the end of the show on January 20, 2007, makes you eligible to enter in the drawing for a Special Edition Guitar and other great prizes! You must come to the show with your reciept in order to enter the drawing. Winners will be drawn at the end of the January 20th performance. *Proof of purchase required* *Winners must be present at time of drawing*

Just a quick note to say thanks to Kelli & Lance from Izze for giving us the opportunity to perform at their special event. We had a great time!

Special thanks to Chris Mahoney for taking the time to join us as our third guitar during our "3-guitar acoustic gig." It's always a pleasure.

That's right, ladies and gentlemen, the album is now available as of December 16, 2006, at Alto Music on Route 9 in Wappingers Falls, NY. The CD will also be available online early next week - still in time for all you last minute shoppers to have the ultimate gift delivered to your favorite person! Again a little shameless self-promotion there, but wait, there's even more great news. We will also be available on iTunes and several other download retailers within days as well. So many choices, so little time...try them all out! Check back early next week for details on which retailers are carrying the CD online and how to order.

The album is going to press today, which means it will be available in certain retail outlets before Christmas! Just in time to get last minute stocking stuffers for EVERYONE you know (hint hint). Admit it, you know you want one.

Seems like forever, but we are finally in the studio finishing the album. We hope to be ready to release in late October/early November. We are really excited about the new tracks and can't wait for you to hear them. Until we rock again (a little pop-cheese for your Monday morning)...