Some here might find it nice/interesting/fun to know (and I simply find it fun to tell ) that a cd that was created from A to Z in Sonar Producer 8.5 has led to a nomination for Best new talent, one of seven categories in the Dutch equivalent of the US Dove awards, called 'Zilveren duif' (Silver dove).
 
The cd is called Laid down my crown and the artist is Robin van Engelenhoven. It was released in April this year and got some good reviews and a lot of airplay on christian radio stations in the Netherlands. I wrote 9 of the 12 songs and arranged, played, recorded, mixed and mastered (well, sort of...) everything myself from A to Z in Sonar and all that with only Sonar effect plugins..!
 
So... it IS possible to do it ALL in Sonar. Thought some might find that nice to know.
 
In the meantime a 6 track EP (called Fire and ice) has been recorded and that one will be released on iTunes later this year.
 
BTW Both I laid down my crown and Fire and ice should have been available on iTunes already by now but (believe it or not) hurricane Sandy got in the way (crashing some computers in New York to which all files were uploaded...!) As soon as the albums are online, I will post it here because some of you might also find it nice being able to check out that music does not have to sound PERFECT to be nominated... (The nomination was purely based on the cd btw and not on live performances because Robin hardly performs live (due to circumstances).)
 
EDIT
Here is a link to a Dutch site that sells the physical cd (you can hear parts of the 12 songs there):
 
http://www.bol.com/nl/p/laid-down-my-crown/1000004012246530/
 
And here is the 'Zilveren duif' site where you can see he REALLY is nominated.  
 
http://www.weekvandechristelijkemuziek.nl/index.php?w=zilverenduif
 
And I forgot to say that coming friday there will be a big show where the winners will be announced (live on national tv and radio, but broadcasted by small christian companies... so no millions of viewers there. Unlike in the US the christian music scene is very small in the Netherlands).

Very cool - thanks for sharing

Good News!

Hi Jeroen

That's great news - you must be very proud. I remember very much liking Laid Down My Crown when you posted it before in the song forum - amazing how much your son sounds like you too - what a great team !

Good luck  - hope he wins ( and remembers to give sufficient credit to the producer ! )  ;)

Nice!
 
 
Edt: mooi man!

Excellent, and thanks for the links.

Well done.  

paulo


Hi Jeroen

That's great news - you must be very proud. I remember very much liking Laid Down My Crown when you posted it before in the song forum - amazing how much your son sounds like you too - what a great team !

Good luck  - hope he wins ( and remembers to give sufficient credit to the producer ! )  ;)

Thanks for the kind words (everyone else too) and for remembering the song and us, paulo!  


About giving the credits: little problem there, because if he wins I will be the one who has to collect the trophy and it's a bit hard to give sufficient credits to myself LOL  


Robin can't be there tonight because he has moved to Thailand where he works with (little) children that come out of or are connected to prostitution (you don't want to know what western tourists are doing over there...): he also visits prisons and hospitals to provide the basic means to people who have nothing. This is the reason why he doesn't perform live that often. And since he lives on gifts alone he can't easily hop on the plane just to collect an award...  

We wrote a song about the situation over there: I will post it in the Songs forum because, come to think of it, I haven't done that yet.


EDIT
Here it is: Faceless child

Hey Hellogoodbye!!


Cool news! Fingers crossed!

And that's a great song too! Awesome voice. Thanks for sharing

Congrats on being part of it Jeroen.

Just to be nominated is in itself praise enough I should think.