Today’s April Moment

TODAY’S SUCCESSES include (but not limited to)

1. I hiked in the rain and gave honor to the river, then drove home in the downpour with all windows down and moon roof wide open, rocking out to loud music.
2. I was fully being the offering and making people’s day.
3. I got to Counsel alcoholic homeless teens in the center of town. Made them laugh and inspired them to drink the lithia water.
4. Dressed up and recorded it while being vulnerable and scared of the camera, and myself.
5. I heeded the call for spontaneous solo adventure.
6. I made requests from a friendship.
7. I asked for help.
8. I played an old honky tonk piano and sang in a freshly closed little cafe and made 4 (or more) new fans.                                                                                                       9. I Booked a work/play weekend in SF and get to be with my beloved and to be featured on a Talk Show with 3 other inspiring women musicians.                             

10. I lived well, ate well and blew bubbles with my kitties in the driveway. And filmed it.

fromeuropewithlove:

Belem Tower, Lisbon, Portugal

dirty carharts, striped pajamas

wood choppin’ tom boy whiskey winter nights

richard brautegan inspired confessions

one woman one piano

cackling laughter

obsessive black and white schemes and themes

meets

high heeled boots, dancer’s leg warmers

short skirt

long tutu, top hat, black gloves

bell of a voice

delicate purring

curious introspective snow covered cedar groves

autonomous lover, arpeggios, tripplets

Satie meets Simone in secret

fierce edges, white sheets, dark chocolate

dangerous corners, early mornings

extremely hot baths with lavender

ninja bear cub pantherina

spiritual investigation, cloud gazing

introverted extrovert

hearty          earthy       sturdy

vulnerable, personal

short hair, long framers

women’s voices throughout ages

guess work, ritual— dedicated footwork

quiet moments of caffination

contemplation

flirtatious psychic penis

home maker, heart breaker

Gershwin and Chopin

Bessie Smith and Nick Drake

old patched pants meets the

V- Dress

vagenious

ostenado, pianissimo

visceral connection with the unseen

a cheerleader for LOVE

consciousness is sexy

bold and subtle, well placed dynamics

Hey there music lovers,

The hard copies of Adey Eight’s Full length debut album “Rogue” (aka my new baby) is here and ready to be shipped to your house/office/venue/coffee shop ASAP!

Go to http://adeyeightmusic.com and go to the music/video link and email me your payment/shipping info and receive a neat-o ADEY EIGHT MUSIC bumper sticker FREE!

Also, Rogue and I have partnered with Sacred Mysteries Productions and we are being distributed by them and Music Design so we shall be traveling in retail stores and music catalogs across the globe! Yeehaww!

Adey Eight Music INC is proud to announce the birth of the Adey Eight Oasis, my brand new transportable recording studio brought to you by Dome Guys International!!

An absolute dream come true…. this sweet 20’ baby is home to the baby grand, Rhoda (the Rhodes) and me. We have sky lights and a beautiful hard wood floor, the acoustics are epic and we are gearing up to see what the recordings will sound like…… yum. Dome Guys and I are working together to put together a time lapse video of the construction/erection of the Oasis, complete with Adey Eight soundtrack for promotion of both amazingly rad companies. I will keep you posted!

In the meantime, here are a few photos:

meow.

Until next post,

ciao.

And thank you. Really.

-Lady A

The center.

Here I am in Los Angeles last week.

I have been Brain Storming, making art, seeing incredible art, playing music with beloveds from the Cafe Gratitude family, listening to The Visionary Activist Show, hanging out and loving life with the ever inspiring iRev - we had an epic photo shoot (pics coming soon), a few house concerts, and had a great open mic experience at the famous Kulak’s Woodshed—- (video coming soon!) kulakswoodshed.com….

AND i even made the LA Times!

I have so much to be grateful for, glad to be back now in Southern Oregon, feeling grounded and ready to get back to the studio. Meow.

But before I delve into some of the exciting projects I want to share a bit about my SHADOW side…. Being from the mountains of Northwest Montana and spending a lot of time in rural areas, visiting LA gave me a lot of opportunities to run into my own psychological  “crazy town” and confronted me as a woman on the planet, an intimate musician and a performance artist.

One of the big things that came up was, well- this town is f-ing huge! Where in the world does one “little” musician woman start…. with a brand new album in my pocket and a hunger for grand pianos I felt pretty insignificant and overwhelmed. And scared.

The first key was to acknowledge my fear, and be myself despite not knowing what to do. I really hate not knowing what to do… my ego feels weak and unprepared and as a “one woman cabaret of emotional impressionism”— I should have my sh*t together.

“Ha!” the Universe laughs in my face. As soon as I acknowledged the fear, cleared with an ever present mirror (the iRev)— I felt much more at ease. I started having a relationship with my fear, and my confidence in my amazing abilities grew, despite being one of the 15 million artists swimming together in the sea of LA.

Then the ocean of YES opens up. I start meeting rad people, pianos offer themselves to me, the tribe starts pulling the threads of the network together to help me share my gifts—!! My picture appears in the LA times, I get a great plug plus a great video of my performance, and make great connections at Kulak’s Woodshed (beautiful Steinway piano- video coming as soon as i can figure out how to post it :)…

I feel not small at all, but special. My musical gifts aren’t made for every venue, or every music fan. People who WANT what I have start appearing, supporting, and appreciating Adey.

TIPS FOR HAPPY CONSCIOUSNESS:

My mind is a radio. I choose the Station.

My allies and co-operators are standing by! Caroline Casey and Tom Lescher are two of my favorite co-horts and AMAZING ASTROLOGERS tuned to excellent living- using the tools in our infinite tool belt is essential.

The Ocean refuses no Rivers. I am a beautiful river!

Avatarism is Real! click

And now- I dive back into my world here, dedicated to sharing my truth for the good of us all, including the musicians who wonder- “what the hell am I doing?”

First on the docket of exciting yes-ness -I am building a 20’ DOME for the Adey Eight Music Recording Oasis!!! I am placing my baby grand piano in the center, setting up my mics and getting ready to have 24/7 access to my studio so I can explode musically as never before. THIS IS REALLY HUGE FOR ME.

I will be keeping records, taking pics and keeping ya’ll updated on how it unfolds… Stay tuned!

More to come, thanks for your patience and support- “Rogue” continues to get praise and press and exposure…..

I leave you with this list of concepts from the Hendricks Institute:

I free my natural genius to create my magnificent life.
I commit to becoming aware of the unconscious patterns that limit me.
I discover the essential questions of my magnificent life.
Blessings flow in the parts of my life I used to complain about.
With ease, I turn all my heart’s desires into reality.
I love as much as I can, wherever I happen to be.
I wonder about all the things I used to worry about.
Life flows easefully as I speak honestly and keep my agreements
impeccably.
I look for things to appreciate wherever I go, and I speak my
appreciation liberally.

Meow.

Adey Eight

In all of my projects and creation cyphers where I collaborate with the people I choose to create art and culture with, I find that even my greatest friends and smartest people practice unconscious “systemic black magic”- a kind of “grown up” thought pattern that results in weakening of the inner child/magician- making infinite possibility and unleashed imagination feel like a silly thing to do.  We are told we are unrealistic, childish, foolish, stupid even—- these put downs can be subtle yet defeating, especially when you’re creating art with someone who does not know what they’re doing.

What can I do?

I practice Systemic White Magic:

Moving away from the “problem person” who lives amidst constant disaster, perpetuating the “guilt and blame train” resulting in disharmonious and fractured relationships,

I am a “solution oriented, magically creamy, radiant rainbow light being” who lives in eternal peace, cultivating the “beauty and truth train” resulting in joyful, transformational, ecstatic relationships.

I first recognize that I am not my emotions, I am not “their” emotions, I can create a play land within this moment that has my own resonance and beauty, regardless of who’s playing whatever game at that time. And I hold space for the growth and evolution of all the souls involved, including my own- and I joyfully depart from an old, dark way of relating and creating in a chaotic manner, and set my sights for a horizon filled with my own revelations and insights, beautiful truths and sweet acknowledgment and love for everyone involved. Whew. Easier to write about in hindsight, getting easier to practice in “real time.”

I invite you to check out http://www.avatarism.org/ for more on this subject- Recognize this pattern occurring in your own life, and experiment with your White Magic.

To Be Continued,

AdeyEight

avatarismblog:

To embody superhuman archetypes, to learn the skills I want to learn, and be of the character I choose, I must confront my shadow characteristics. I am a magnetic and powerful creator but I want to balance it with self inquiry and the ability to inspire others.

In a conversation with my…

Dear Family, meet Rogue.

adeyeightmusic.com

is where you can find her.

The download is $10, if you want to pre-order the Limited Edition Hardcopy email me at

theladyadey@gmail.com and give me your order info…… They’re still out getting put their Sunday Best on…. but you’ll have them soon.

I am so proud to release this work of music into the world and thank you all AGAIN AND AGAIN for the incredible support and lovin’……. couldn’t have happened without you.

So enjoy, I’ll keep you posted about the Rogue Tour and share her with your friends and family! Feedback is always welcome!

Love love love,

Adey

and HOLY wow…….. I feel like I’ve been waiting for my first album to manifest for a LONG time.

But wait no longer! THIS WEEKEND, (May 15, 2011) my first full length, solo albumis dropping into the ether for all to enjoy….. Men, women and children of all ages are sure to take something from this long awaited creation….

Here’s what’s in store:

All original 11 song line up download-able in a few short days …………. $10

and if you’re into actual matter and DIY craftiness- buy the hardcopy …………….$12

and that comes with one free download of the album (available immediately with purchase) and then I send you an original, limited edition Do it Myself hardcopy complete with handwritten lyrics, thank you’s and limited edition artwork with special secret goodies….

But don’t worry, for those downloading you still get access to the pictures, artwork and lyrics in your download package, viewed on your own time, any time, on your computer.

So without further adieu, I am dive back into work, putting on the finishing touches, casting the magic spells and continuing the labor of love that will happily make it’s way onto your ipod, favorite radio station, and car cd player sooner than I can say,   “whew”.

Thanks for all the love, support, well wishes, random texts, emails and epic cheerleading that has fueled the momentum for the birthing my first baby. I love you so VERY much.

Lady A.