{"id":2365,"date":"2014-07-23T21:17:25","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T21:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/?p=2365"},"modified":"2014-07-23T21:17:25","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T21:17:25","slug":"jim-wilson-my-mothers-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/jim-wilson-my-mothers-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Wilson ~ My Mother\u2019s Son"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jim Wilson<\/p><\/div>\n

My name is Jim Wilson, and I\u2019m a recording artist of piano-featured, contemporary-instrumental music. While I\u2019ve been composing since I was 7, it wasn\u2019t really until my best friend died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 37 over a decade ago that I began to pursue my music career in earnest.\u00a0 It really brought home the point that you never really know how much time you have in life, so whatever your dreams are, you damn well better get on with it.<\/p>\n

I began recording my first CD straight away.\u00a0 It\u2019s amazing how when you\u2019re really aligned with your purpose, the universe responds.\u00a0 The second I made up my mind that I was going to make that first recording, some very talented friends came to my aid: Davey Johnstone (guitar player for Elton) and Dave Koz, among others.<\/p>\n

So, 6 months later, with finished CD in hand, I set out to get a deal.\u00a0 Rule #1, as we know, is do NOT send your CD to labels unsolicited. Guess what? I did not abide by that rule!\u00a0 I\u2019d gotten my hands on an A&R Directory and faxed (yes, this was a few minutes ago) specific A&R folks. I followed up to let them know a package was being FedEx\u2019d to them that included a CD Carole King says \u201cis a magic carpet ride of melodic beauty\u201d and David Crosby says is \u201cemotional, elegant and delicious.\u201d
\n(Note to aspiring artists: Get quotes and\u00a0reviews beforehand.)<\/p>\n

Of the 20 packages I sent out, I got yes\u2019s from 7 of them.\u00a0 Four of those \u201cput paper on the table.\u201d\u00a0 Crazy. Looking back, I can\u2019t believe I had the moxy to pull that off. I ended up signing with Angel EMI and my first CD, Northern Seascape<\/em>, made it to #21 on the Billboard New Age Chart.
\n(While my music is more folk\/pop\/contemporary instrumental, that was the only category they could put me in.\u00a0 Hey, I\u2019ll take it!)<\/p>\n

Well, that was 1997. I\u2019ve since had the pleasure of making 7\u00a0records (yeah, I\u2019m old school), 3 of which have made the Billboard Top-20 New Age charts. I have 2 PBS specials under my belt. My CD, A Place In My Heart<\/em>, was nominated by radio programmers around the world for Album of the Year.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had the extraordinary honor of being joined on my recordings by some amazingly talented guest artists, including Stephen Bishop, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Sanborn and Chris Botti.<\/p>\n

\"JimCurrently, I\u2019m working on 2 new projects. The first CD is Jim Wilson: The Solo Piano Collection<\/em>, a compilation of piano-only versions of my most popular songs. \u00a0The second CD is my My Mother\u2019s Son<\/em>. I had that song title for a while, and I planned to write the song and sing it for my Mom.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, I got a call that my Mom’s health had worsened and decided to go visit her. As I waited for my ride to take me to LAX, I sat at the piano and the melody and lyric concept of the song suddenly began to take shape.\u00a0 I developed it further on the flight. As I got off the plane, flowers in hand, my niece greeted me with the news that my mom had died an hour earlier. My Mom was my biggest champion and supporter of my music. While she never got to hear this song, I\u2019m happy that the sentiment of the song and video will live on as a tribute not just to my Mom, but to Moms everywhere.<\/p>\n

The title cut features J.D. Souther on harmonies and was mixed by Bob Clearmountain.\u00a0 The music video is up on my website (link below), and it features mother and son pictures submitted by over 100 fans and music luminaries Burt Bacharach, Richard Carpenter, Lisa Loeb and Quincy Jones.<\/p>\n

In the indie spirit of this new era of crowd-funded projects, I started a Kickstarter campaign, so anyone can participate and bring this dream to life. Though the recording, video and promo budget for the 2 new CDs is much higher, I set a pledge target of $15,000. Momentum has been gaining and we\u2019re on our way.\u00a0 We loaded the pledge tiers with lots of rewards and goodies.\u00a0 The campaign runs through July 31.<\/p>\n

Check out my Kickstarter campaign and join in if you can!
\nhttp:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/384799303\/my-mothers-son-tribute-and-bonus-solo-piano-cd<\/a><\/p>\n

Bonne chance to all aspiring artists out there, and as I was told early on: \u201cKeep reaching for the brass ring!\u201d<\/p>\n

Cheers,<\/p>\n

Jim Wilson
\nwww.JimWilsonMusic.com<\/a>
\n@jimwilsonmusic<\/a>
\nFacebook<\/a>
\nInstagram<\/a><\/p>\n

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