tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957143062319239242024-03-12T20:14:11.197-07:00Perhaps I've Shed Too Muchrkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-63311589982950217682011-10-03T08:49:00.000-07:002011-10-03T11:22:42.565-07:00New EP!My new worship EP has dropped! If you're interested in buying an actual CD of this new 5-song worship project, go here: <a href="http://rosskingmusic.com/home_buy.htm">http://rosskingmusic.com/home_buy.htm</a>.<br /><br />If you want to download it, go here: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/god-undefeatable-ep/id469947046">http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/god-undefeatable-ep/id469947046</a>. right now they have it priced too high, but it should be corrected within an hour or so. While you're waiting for the change (to $4.99), you can sample it and see what you think!rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-29345943426141619252011-09-09T09:45:00.001-07:002015-03-13T10:29:22.873-07:00John 1:1-7 to musicThese songs are now available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/king-things/id973221143" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U9RVIDW/ref=sr_1_25_rd?ie=UTF8&child=B00U9RVKB2&qid=1426018014&sr=1-25%3C/a%3E" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/King_Things_Sing_and_Learn?id=Bwmbb5c6a74atc7wgpuxfktpl7u" target="_blank">Google Play</a>. Enjoy!rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-62427699564153046112011-09-09T09:15:00.001-07:002011-09-09T09:26:57.348-07:00HelloOK, OK, what can I say? I got tired of blogging and started hanging out <a href="http://Twitter.com/rosskingmusic">here</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=885250482">here</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ross-King/200367526049">here</a> instead.<br /><br />And on top of that, I started pursuing more songwriting -- as in, writing songs that other people can sing instead of just writing songs for me to sing -- and slowed down in my pursuit of gigs and such.<br /><br />It's a long story. In short, I'm still alive and I'm still doing what I've always done, but my life and career are just shifted and shuffled a little.<br /><br />If you want to know more, just ask.<br /><br />In the meantime, here's something that some of you have asked about. The homeschool co-op that my family is in needed to memorize a short section of John chapter 1 in both English and Latin. So I put it to music for them. This isn't a super-high quality recording (it's not bad, just not maybe up to my regular "put it on the record" standards), but I think it's pretty fun. Also, my Latin isn't very good (which is to say that I don't speak Latin). I learned this by listening to the recording of a Latin teacher reading the passage. So have a little grace if I'm mispronouncing anything.<br /><br />OK, here it is in English:<br /><br /><br><a href="http://www.oronjo.com/live/next/?fi=78063"><br /><img src="http://www.oronjo.com/live/images/image.php?id=78063" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />And in Latin:<br /><br /><br><a href="http://www.oronjo.com/live/next/?fi=78065"><br /><img src="http://www.oronjo.com/live/images/image.php?id=78065" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />Ninety-nine cents each. Good for teaching your kids (or yourself!) 7 verses of scripture. And I think it's a decently catchy tune as well.<br /><br />Obviously I have much more to catch you up on. I won't make any promises about how well I'll do with that. If you really want to keep up with me, <a href="http://twitter.com/rosskingmusic">follow me on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=885250482">friend me on facebook</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ross-King/200367526049">like me on facebook</a>.rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-40360123632412566002010-11-25T08:28:00.000-08:002010-11-25T08:44:40.549-08:00Thank you sir, may I have another!?!Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Actually, I hope you're not actually spending today reading blogs, so ideally you're reading this at a time when it would make more sense for me to say "hope you had a great Thanksgiving."<br /><br />Either way, I've got another video for you.<br /><br />After watching the last one, I was thinking that maybe I did too much talking, and didn't get to the awesome-face-rocking soon enough. So I decided that this time I'd just upload the song without the "here's how I wrote it" stuff. If you really must hear me talk about these things, you're welcome to come see me play sometime soon. Info on upcoming shows can be found <a href="http://rosskingworldtour.blogspot.com/2010/11/news-and-things-of-that-nature.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ross-King/200367526049?v=app_178091127385">here</a>.<br /><br />Anyway, the new video is below. For some reason, if you watch it here on the blog, I'm like half out of the shot. It's framed better <a href="http://www.youtube.com/revrossking">here</a>.<br /><br />A little bit of back story:<br />I actually didn't want to play this tune on my ukelele, but we were at Jeff's house, and my acoustic was locked up in a church building for a gig we were doing that evening, so I just went with the uke. It turned out pretty good anyway, and made for a nice, different-sounding arrangement.<br /><br />Also, this arrangement is in A, while the version on the album is in Bflat. Again, that wasn't something we planned. It just turned out that we only had one capo, and I wanted it for the uke, since I can only play like 6-7 chords on it (mainly chords in D, G, and E), and Jeff didn't want to play acoustic in actual Bflat. I know, that's all terribly hacky, but there you go.<br /><br />Having said all that, I think this turned out really good.<br /><br />Enjoy, and please go buy and tell your friends!<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FxdEnlNhsY4?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FxdEnlNhsY4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-84213652641372158082010-11-23T18:37:00.000-08:002010-11-23T20:00:32.547-08:00Mo Vid YoHello.<br /><br />A quick update. The CD is selling great. I mean, it kind of has to sell great, because in about 40 days, sales will drop off like crazy. So it's good news that the CD is selling well. Thanks to everyone who bought it, and special thanks to anyone who told someone else to buy it or bought several to give away. If you have the project and like it, please tell your friends. You are my PR firm, people. The pay ain't great, but... well, the pay ain't great.<br /><br />Secondly, I'm working like mad on a new website, and it's just taking longer than I'd hoped. The RK World Tour office is rather spartan in it's personnel, so it takes us a bit longer to roll out these big changes than it sometimes ought to. Hopefully I'll have it rolling the Monday after Thanksgiving.<br /><br />Finally, in my continued efforts to drum up interest in the record, I've got another video to show you. Check it out and feel free to send your "I don't know if I want to buy another Christmas record, especially from some goober that I've never heard of" friends to it.<br /><br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/op9mYHam19A?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/op9mYHam19A?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object>rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-21435164922523393262010-11-09T18:58:00.000-08:002010-11-09T19:04:56.544-08:00another fun video! it's like actual marketing.Yep, here's something else for you to watch. I know I always love to have videos of me to watch, and if you're like me, then you do too.<br /><br />Seriously, go watch this. My pal <a href="http://twitter.com/andrewkilzer">Andrew Kilzer </a>shot and edited it.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MjDOzvZVpaM?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MjDOzvZVpaM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-35419174542852507342010-11-09T07:52:00.000-08:002010-11-09T08:12:36.522-08:00A weekend of great causesHey! Quick Update!<br /><br />The CD will be out this Friday. I'll be mailing them this weekend to anyone who has pre-ordered. <a href="http://rosskingmusic.com/home_buy.htm">If you want the pre-order price, you've got 3 days left!<br /><br /></a>Now, onto upcoming dates:<br /><br />If you're in the Central TX area, there are two great opportunities this weekend to give your money, your time, and your ears.<br /><br />First, this Friday, I'll be in Waco, joining <a href="http://www.brettandemilymills.com/">Brett and Emily Mills </a>and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/James-Mark-The-Cool-Band/55702884425">James Mark Gulley </a>for a <a href="http://jesussaidrock.com/">night of great music and powerful stories of redemption</a>. <a href="http://jesussaidlove.com/">Jesus Said Love </a>is an amazing ministry, bringing light and hope to dark and hopeless places. All the info you need is <a href="http://jesussaidrock.com/">here</a>, and of course you can just email me or leave a comment on this post and if you want more info.<br /><br />Second, this Saturday I'll be playing <a href="http://www.cbcbryan.org/">here</a> in BCS for <a href="http://www.hopepregnancy.org/">Hope Pregnancy</a>, a wonderful group of folks who reach out to young women who find themselves unexpectedly with child. As an adoptive father, I am deeply grateful to ministries like this, because they play a huge part in the way that infertile couples get babies! That's obviously a self-centered way to look at it, I know, but there you go. They do lots of great stuff and they need money to do it. So come see us or, at the very least, go find a ministry like this and give them some of the money that you'd use to buy unnecessary stuff.<br /><br />As always, I'm thankful to be playing music, especially for great causes like this. What a great job I have.rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-25173866565680067932010-11-05T13:12:00.000-07:002010-11-05T13:19:06.533-07:00Vidyo.Hey. Have you bought the Christmas album yet from Ross "talks about himself in the 3rd person" King? Well, you should.<br /><br />But either way, watch the video below.<br /><br />My good pal and resident idea-guy/consultant/creative genius Andrew Kilzer shot and edited the "bumper" thing at the beginning. We're still working out the kinks on it, but I thought it looked cool enought to try it out. It's not like I'm known for super-professional-looking videos.<br /><br />Anyway, check it:<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BEeAe5L9avQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BEeAe5L9avQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-6212181132158472422010-11-02T11:53:00.000-07:002010-11-02T12:19:37.587-07:00News and things of that natureOK, first of all, a big thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered the new album. I’m so thankful to have your trust and, well, your money. For those of you who haven’t ordered yet, there’s still time. I’ll be doing pre-orders for another 7-10 days. Go <a href="http://www.rosskingmusic.com/">here</a> to order for a discount.<br /><br />And of course, as most of you know, I’m running a sale right now on my back catalog. All of my older CD’s (except for the ones that are out of print), are $5 for a limited time. I’ll probably extend this sale for another 2-3 weeks. Go <a href="http://rosskingmusic.com/home_buy.htm">here</a> to buy cheap stuff!<br /><br />Barring any weird surprises, the new CD – <em>The Christmas Stories</em> – will release between Nov 11th and 15th. I will alert everyone as soon as I have them, so that you can have some idea of when to expect them in the mail.<br /><br />The album should be available for download –on iTunes, Amazon, etc – a few days before the actual CD is released. Probably early next week.<br /><br />Now some tour/concert news. Below you will find my travel calendar thru Christmas. All dates subject to change, but I doubt that will happen. All these are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.<br /><br /><strong>Nov 6</strong> – Kids’ concert in Houston, TX. I think this show is <strong>closed</strong>, but if you have questions, call me and I’ll see if I can get you in.<br /><strong>Nov 7</strong> -- leading worship in The Woodlands, TX for <a href="http://fbctw.org/fbctw/home">this church</a>.<br /><strong>Nov 12</strong> – benefit concert for <a href="http://jesussaidlove.com/JesusSaidLove/JESUS_SAID_LOVE/JESUS_SAID_LOVE.html">Jesus Said Love </a>in Waco, TX. <strong>This show has a ticket price</strong>, but there are two other acts playing, and the proceeds go to fund an awesome ministry, so it’s worth it. More info <a href="http://jesussaidlove.com/JesusSaidLove/JESUS_SAID_ROCK.html">here</a>.<br /><strong>Nov 13</strong> – benefit for <a href="http://www.hopepregnancy.org/">Hope Pregnancy </a>in Bryan, TX. This is the kind of ministry that, among other things, allows couples like me and Staci to get babies even though we can't make 'em the "normal" way. Support this!<br /><strong>Nov 14</strong> -- leading worship in The Woodlands, TX for <a href="http://fbctw.org/fbctw/home">this church</a>.<br /><strong>Nov 21</strong> -- leading worship in The Woodlands, TX for <a href="http://fbctw.org/fbctw/home">this church</a>.<br /><strong>Dec 3</strong> – Christmas concert at <a href="http://www.thevillagedowntown.com/">The Village Café </a>in Bryan.<br /><strong>Dec 4</strong> – Christmas concert in Tyler, TX at <a href="http://www.phbctyler.com/">this church</a>.<br /><strong>Dec 5</strong> – Leading worship in Tyler, TX at <a href="http://www.phbctyler.com/">this church </a>(same place as the night before).<br /><strong>Dec 8</strong> – Christmas concert in Richardson, TX at <a href="http://woodcreekchurch.com/home/">this church</a>.<br /><strong>Dec 10</strong> – House concert in Arlington, TX.<br /><strong>Dec 12</strong> -- Christmas concert for my peeps at <a href="http://www.comchurch.com/Home.aspx">Community Church </a>in College Station, TX.<br /><strong>Dec 17</strong> – Christmas concert in Houston, TX (details coming).<br /><strong>Dec 19</strong> – leading worship, doing mini-concert in Arlington, TX for <a href="http://www.connectchurch.com/">this church</a>.<br /><br />As always, if you have questions about any of these shows, leave a comment on the blog, email me, or contact me thru <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2088215&id=34400789#!/pages/Ross-King/200367526049?v=wall">facebook </a>or <a href="http://twitter.com/rosskingmusic">twitter</a> or whatever.<br /><br />If you’d like to host me for a house concert (or whatever) sometime in the next 2 months, please let me know. House concerts are free as long as you provide me some food and invite lots of friends!<br /><br />Finally, my new website should be up around the time that the CD is released, if not sooner. Be on the lookout for that.rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-1582503716210296802010-10-25T12:23:00.000-07:002010-10-25T14:36:17.350-07:00It's the "Ross Needs More Fans SALE!!!"The Christmas record is pre-selling, at a discount, <a href="http://rosskingmusic.com/">right here</a>! Go buy it, please! And tell your friends.<br /><br />Also, in celebration of the new project, I'm running <a href="http://rosskingmusic.com/home_buy.htm">a sale of my entire back catalog</a>. Normally, my CD's are $12 at my online store ($10 plu $2 shipping), but for the next couple of weeks, I'm running a super-cheap sale. All my CD's will be $7 ($5 plus $2 shipping).<br /><br />Not sure if you want to buy? Well, if you're brave enough to wade thru the retro-tastic and somewhat skank-nasty myspace waters, you can hear some samples <a href="http://myspace.com/rosskingmusik">here</a>.<br /><br />So, if you've got some friends that you want to turn into crazed, maniacal Ross King fans, this is your chance to do it at a discount. Got some family that only listen to old Carman records? This is your chance to blow their minds with musical awesomeness, while also making yourself look super-generous.<br /><br />Or maybe you've got some friends who you want to fool into thinking that you're now really rich! I know I do. Well, go buy a boatload of CD's and then be all like, "yeah, it's no big deal. I just buy tons of CD's cause i'm rich." Ha! They won't know you spent 5 bucks a pop on 'em! Zing!<br /><br />OK, seriously, <a href="http://rosskingmusic.com/">go buy some stuff</a>.<br /><br />Oh, and I'm still working on the site, so be watching for a whole new look by the end of the week.<br /><br />Thanks for your support!rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-12895724645437466642010-10-12T14:27:00.001-07:002010-10-12T18:27:31.031-07:00Merry Christmas?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-PWbXpaKxhYYC8W9j3pA-vOQgmFQodhbfQi4pkcRUlPJRqP-cGDtYTYKV_E2U_TDBZGxqiUZuWREqxXe1zhwqZjjDaAG3hJ84xGh_AUwyOnXXII-_eVxoApC_rCaPOfOM6Ew9sx0E8I/s1600/xmas+front+cover.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 358px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527274714199174130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-PWbXpaKxhYYC8W9j3pA-vOQgmFQodhbfQi4pkcRUlPJRqP-cGDtYTYKV_E2U_TDBZGxqiUZuWREqxXe1zhwqZjjDaAG3hJ84xGh_AUwyOnXXII-_eVxoApC_rCaPOfOM6Ew9sx0E8I/s400/xmas+front+cover.jpg" /></a><br />The CD is done. That’s the cover up above. Photo by the great Tim and Kristen Douglass of <a href="http://www.fidelisstudio.com/">Fidelis Photography</a>, and design by my pal and sometime drummer Michael Steele of <a href="http://brightcompanyonline.com/">The Bright Company.<br /></a><br />As for the audio part (even though my 38-year-old hotness will surely compel many to buy, I still have to have some music on the CD as well), I will be sending it off to be mastered (a process not worth explaining to those who don’t know what it is) and then duplicated within the next few days. It will be ready for download on iTunes and Amazon by the end of the month, and the actual CD’s should be out the first week of November.<br /><br />I’m very excited to show you these songs. I’ll probably try to put a few preview tracks up on myspace (just because it’s got a free music player) and/or somewhere else sometime early next week.<br /><br />I’ll be posting more updates frequently, but for now, here’s what you need to know.<br /><br />Pre-orders will begin next week. I’ll be making the CD significantly cheaper to anyone who pre-orders. In addition, I’m going to be running a HUGE SALE on my entire back catalog, probably running thru the rest of the year, or at least until Christmas.<br /><br />Oh, and I’m in the middle of a website update. That should be up early next week as well.<br /><br />Finally, I’ll be announcing a bunch of shows early next week. Mainly Houston and Dallas, but probably a few other places as well. If you’re interested in hosting or helping with a show, let me know!rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-21556392174106782232010-09-29T07:30:00.000-07:002010-09-29T07:33:36.374-07:00Progress ReportThe Christmas CD is nearing completion. Basically I’m now just listening thru all the tracks and making sure that everything sounds the way I want it to sound. For the first time in several projects, Keith (co-owner of <a href="http://www.themixlab.com/">The MixLab </a>and good pal) won’t be mixing the record. I love Keith’s mixes, but he’s wanting a little break from mixing, and I’m fine with that. My old friend (and my original partner in engineering/producing) <a href="http://www.jonmeyermusic.com/">Jon Meyer </a>is going to mix. I’ve already started sending him stuff.<br /><br />Right now, it looks like I will have no problem getting the project ready for download (on iTunes, Amazon, etc) by November 1. The actual, physical CD’s may not be out until a few days after that. I’ll know more in a couple of weeks.<br /><br />I’m currently putting together concerts for the release. Right now, I have 2-3 in DFW, 1 in Houston, and 1 in Tyler. I’ll keep everyone posted, but if you’re interested in me doing something (and if you’re in TX or pretty close), let me know asap.<br /><br />I plan to do some pre-sales, as well as some giveaways as previews. Keep a lookout for that stuff.rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-39443735015296467112010-09-19T19:53:00.000-07:002010-09-19T20:01:59.429-07:00New Christmas Project!!!OK, I’m way behind with my updates, so I’ll try to catch you folks up just a bit.<br /><br />The Christmas project, tentatively titled Christmas Stories, is well under way. Here is the song list. The first 4 on the list are the traditional/covers, and the other 7 are songs that I wrote:<br /><br />The First Noel<br />Jingle Bells (a very fun duet with my wife!)<br />Joy to the World<br />Angels (this is a variation/re-work of “angels we have heard on high”)<br />Song of Gabriel<br />Bethlehem<br />Merry Christmas to All<br />Rise Up (co-written with Michael Farren of <a href="http://www.pocketfullofrocks.com/">Pocket Full of Rocks</a>)<br />My Christmas Eve (co-written with <a href="http://www.jimmyneedham.com/">Jimmy Needham</a>, and also a very fun duet with my wife!)<br />All Things New<br />Macy’s Parade (a very strange song which may end up being titled “Weird”)<br /><br />Some of you may remember "Song of Gabriel" from way back when I had it for free download on my old site. And you may have heard "All Things New" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/revrossking#p/u/4/2PAZaoj-5vc">here</a>.<br /><br />One thing that I'm really excited about is that, even on the songs that I didn't write, I added/wrote/re-worked something on the song to make it seem more personal and creative to me. Don't worry, I didn't ruin any classics (I don't think). I just did some fun little tweaks and additions that I think/hope people will enjoy.<br /><br />I’m very, very excited about the record. I plan to release it on November 1. I’ll give more updates asap. Tell your friends!<br /><br />But I will say that I’ve already got some Christmas concerts lined up, and I’ll be looking for more dates very soon. I’ll post about that asap.<br /><br />That’s all for now. More updates soon!rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-60346379314391693782010-08-26T08:24:00.000-07:002010-08-26T08:45:15.690-07:00Various Things!Like the title says, here are some various things.<br /><br />First, I meant to do this like 3-4 months ago, and I didn't, but it's not too late. My good pal Todd Wright is a fantastic songwriter. He consistently writes worship music that is singable, powerful, and has meaning. If you know anything about the "business" of worship music, you know that there's lots of fluff and "rock star" going on. That ain't Todd. He's the deal. If you don't have his <em>All the Freed</em> record from a few years back (which I had the honor of producing), <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-the-freed/id276317293">go get it</a>. It is, song for song, one of the top 5 worship CD's I own. No kidding.<br /><br />But that's not what I want to tell you about. Go get <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/maker-of-my-days-single/id375125745">this</a>. It's a tune that Todd wrote a few months ago called "Maker of My Days." For some reason that completely escapes me, he decided to record it at some <em>other </em>studio instead of mine. In spite of that epic fail, the track turned out great. It's really a very, very good song and a great production. And hey, it's only 99 cents. I don't tell you folks to go out buy very many things (usually I tell you to buy things exclusively from me, because I am completely unfettered in my desire to pay my bills), but I feel confident about encouraging you to spend your money on this.<br /><br />Second, if you haven't ever heard of <a href="http://www.jesussaidlove.com/JesusSaidLove/JESUS_SAID_LOVE/JESUS_SAID_LOVE.html">these people</a>, go read about them now. Moreover, get on their mailing list and let their powerful stories of real, on-the-edge ministry move you.<br /><br />And even moreover to that first moreover (the public schools didn't teach me how to use multiple "moreovers"), find a way to support what they do. <a href="http://jesussaidlove.com/JesusSaidLove/JESUS_SAID_LOVE/Entries/2010/8/24_Jesus_Loves_Donna.html">Here's just one example </a>of the amazing stuff God is doing thru Brett and Emily.<br /><br /><div></div><div>And finally, in the least important news of the day, I really am going to do a Christmas CD. I've already scheduled the studio time. To promote the record, I'll be doing some Christmas-ish concerts in November and December. Mainly house stuff, but some bigger shows as well. If you're interested in hosting something, contact me directly at <a href="mailto:ross@rosskingmusic.com">ross@rosskingmusic.com</a>.</div><br /><div>That's all for today.</div>rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-6183048110338742942010-08-24T09:47:00.000-07:002010-08-24T09:56:11.783-07:00Nice to meet you.Yes, yes. I know. Where have I been, you say? The answer, for the most part, is that I've been writing songs. There's more to the story than that, of course, but most of the other stuff isn't all that interesting, so we can leave it at that.<br /><br />I'll do my best to blog a little more in the coming days/weeks, but in the meantime, here are two things of import.<br /><br /><strong><em>First</em></strong>, I am working on a Christmas CD. It will be mainly original songs that I've written about Christmas, and a few "standards." I know that no one on earth -- well, maybe my mom -- is dying to hear Ross King versions of holiday classics, so I won't fill the CD with too much of that. But I do have several new songs that I want to share, and I have some ideas for how to produce/arrange some of the familiar stuff as well.<br /><br />So be looking for news on that. When I release it -- Lord willing, in late October or early November -- I'll be doing some concerts to promote it. Let me know if you're interested in hosting something in November or December.<br /><br /><strong><em>Second</em></strong>, go watch this:<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=535454070421&ref=mf">http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=535454070421&ref=mf</a>.<br /><br /><br />I love it when real people act crazy and embarassing on video for the whole world to see, and I love it even more when they use my music as the soundtrack to their craziness.<br /><br />And speaking of "Juicebox," who has ideas on how to get Juicy Juice to use my song as their jingle? How hard can it be?rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-37057791942760386852010-07-14T19:30:00.000-07:002010-07-14T19:45:53.490-07:00Houston! I'm coming for you! Be warned!Hey people. Come see me this Saturday night. Randall Goodgame and Clayton Faulkner will also be playing. Info can be found <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=106206956095636&index=1">here</a> and <a href="http://sharethewellconcert.com/">here</a>. It's a free show and the proceeds will go to an amazing charity/ministry. Hope to see you there!rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-82355878976164243102010-07-12T10:06:00.000-07:002010-07-12T12:59:52.698-07:00Allow me to introduce myselfHey, it's Ross. You know, the guy that used to blog here.<br /><br />Sorry for the long absence. I have no excuse, other than the fact that I've been working, mainly writing songs. Despite what you may think from reading my brilliance and wit on this page, I don't make any money when I blog, at least not directly. Songwriting pays the bills. So when I am faced with limited time, and choices have to be made about how to spend it, songwriting always wins.<br /><br />Hence, my absence.<br /><br />I have a couple of upcoming shows, and I hope to post about those this week. Either way, I wanted you to see this. It's a video of me and Sam (my 6-year-old son) playing music together. This video marks the first time he's ever actually played with me at a gig. I've been hesitant to put him on stage, especially when leading worship. I have lots of reasons for my hesitation. First of all, putting children on stage and trying to make them into stars seems to be a highly dangerous game, even when it's highly profitable. Second, I -- rightfully, I think -- take worship leading pretty seriously. I don't want to turn it into a gimic or a talent show. Putting your child on stage with you could probably do that.<br /><br />On and on.<br /><br />The point is that I haven't been eager to do this kind of thing.<br /><br />However, I had the pleasure of doing a children's camp this summer, and since many of the kids at the camp were Sam's age, I figured it was a good time to give it a go. I did worship every day and night for the kids, but Sam just joined me for one session. Baby steps and all.<br /><br />Anyway, here tis, below. Enjoy. There's nothing fancy, but he does a fantastic job of keeping time and he doesn't show off. Those of you who are musicians will notice how adeptly he handles the interesting time aspects of the pre-chorus of this tune. Lots of drummers try too hard to do something cool with it, when it often works just as well just to play right thru it. I was proud of him for (well, lots of things, but specifically for) keeping his head in the game, so to speak, thru the difficult parts.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-4nYLqMtjxU&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-4nYLqMtjxU&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-23678084270290929892010-06-17T21:40:00.000-07:002010-06-17T21:43:40.456-07:00Tomorrow night!I'll say it again, mainly because it's the only thing I have to say right at this moment, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ross-King/200367526049?ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=130714303605822&ref=mf">COME SEE ME TOMORROW IN HOUSTON!</a><br /><br />That is all for now.rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-44359614599884168352010-06-07T21:54:00.000-07:002010-06-07T22:08:16.999-07:00Shows! Updates! Wanna book me for a house concert? Ecksetera!Don’t you hate when people say that word wrong? Well, I do. And you should too. I spelled it wrong just so that, if you are one of those people, you'd see how silly it looks. Sound it out, people.<br /><br />Well, I am officially unemployed again. May 30 was my last Sunday at <a href="http://www.grace-bible.org/">this church</a>. I’ve had a great time, but I’m ready to go back to being an extremely un-famous musician with a “how will my bills get paid this month” life.<br /><br />Many of you have been asking about the <a href="http://www.rudys.com/">Rudy’s</a> jingle. All I can tell you is that I’ve turned it in and it’s been approved. I really don’t know when it will be online and/or on the radio and/or on TV. But you can be that I’ll post updates here about it. I ain’t shy about such things.<br /><br />In the meantime, I’ve got lots going on. Here’s a list of the stuff coming up soon.<br /><br /><strong>June 14-17:</strong> I’m doing a children’s camp for <a href="http://www.nebible.net/">this church</a>.<br /><br /><strong>June 18:</strong> I’m doing a concert for <a href="http://holytrinityrec.org/index.html">this church </a>in <strong>Houston</strong> on that Friday evening. My pal <a href="http://www.johnnydrums.blogspot.com/">Johnny Simmons </a>will join me on percussion.<br /><br /><strong>June 20-25:</strong> I’m going to Nashville for various co-writing sessions with writers out there.<br /><br /><strong>July 4:</strong> I’m leading worship for <a href="http://www.connectchurch.com/">this church </a>in <strong>Arlington,</strong> TX.<br /><br /><strong>July 12-16:</strong> I’ll begin recording/producing a record for <a href="http://www.brettandemilymills.com/">these super-talented people</a>.<br /><br /><strong>July 17:</strong> I’ll be doing a benefit concert in <strong>Houston</strong> with <a href="http://www.randallgoodgame.com/">this guy</a>. <a href="http://sharethewellconcert.com/">More info here</a>.<br /><br /><strong>July 25:</strong> I’ll be leading worship for <a href="http://www.connect2riverside.com/">this church </a>in <strong>San Antonio</strong>.<br /><br />So, let me know if you want more info on any of the concert/worship dates, and pray for me as I write in Nashville. As many of you know, I would really love to be more of a “songwriter” by trade. I’ve already been blessed that a significant chunk of my income is from my writing, but I’d really love to have that be my “main deal,” so that I could travel only a little. I still love leading worship and doing house concerts and such, but I don’t like leaving my hot wife and my awesome kids at home, and we can’t afford a tour bus.<br /><br /><strong><em>One last thing</em></strong>: I’d like to book some house concerts around the DFW and San Antonio dates listed above. I’ll post something specific about this later in the week, but if you’re interested in hosting a DFW or SA show in July, please let me know.<br /><br />That’s all for now.rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-46313263466113742552010-05-20T07:28:00.000-07:002010-05-20T07:36:56.777-07:00More shows! Barbecue Songs!Hey. You. Yeah, you. Listen to this.<br /><br />I'm playing two concerts this weekend. The first one is in SAN ANTONIO. Specifically, I'm playing <a href="http://www.nebible.net/">here</a> at 4 pm on Saturday.<br /><br />The second concert is in Bryan/College Station. Specifically, I'm playing <a href="http://www.cstx.gov/index.aspx?page=1256">here</a> at about 6:30 or 7. It's a big picnic for Grace Bible Church, where I've been working for the last 20 months or so.<br /><br />Both concerts will be a mixture of kid tunes and my regular grown-up stuff.<br /><br />And, for those who have been following along, I turned in my Rudy's jingle yesterday, and as far as I know, it's a hit with my clients. I'm not sure when it "drops" (can I use that term here? Well, I'm gonna), but I'll let you know.<br /><br />Finally, I have more shows to announce soon, in Houston, DFW, and a few other places. I'll be starting a new "who wants to book a house concert" campaign in the next few weeks. Be on the lookout.rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-85605692235996142312010-05-13T20:44:00.000-07:002010-05-13T20:50:40.377-07:00Shows!Several upcoming shows to tell you about, some of them, like, extremely soon.<br /><br /><strong>Saturday May 15</strong> -- House Concert in Irving, TX<br /><br /><strong>Sunday May 16</strong> -- Concert at Community Church (my church) in College Station, TX -- Andy Gullahorn will be playing as well!<br /><br /><strong>Saturday May 22</strong> -- Concert in San Antonio, TX<br /><br /><strong>Sunday May 23</strong> -- Concert for Grace Bible Church in College Station, TX<br /><br /><strong>Saturday July 17</strong> -- Concert in Houston, TX -- Randall Goodgame will be playing as well!<br /><br />All of these shows will feature some of my kid music as well asmy regular stuff for grown-ups. If you want info on any of these shows, email me directly: <a href="mailto:ross@rosskingmusic.com">ross@rosskingmusic.com</a>.<br /><br /><br />More info and updates coming soon!rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-5107651032767865542010-05-12T07:10:00.000-07:002010-05-12T07:54:32.688-07:004 out of 5 Big Mamas Recommend JuiceboxOK, OK ,I know it's been forever. I have excuses -- writing/producing/pitching/tweaking a jingle for a barbecue chain, preaching a church service and a wedding, numerous co-writing sessions and trips, etc -- but mainly I've just been lazy about blogging. I'm working on a big update and some concert/tour date info, but in the meantime, <a href="http://thebigmamablog.com/words-that-rhyme-with-orange-cd-giveaway/">go read a new review of my kids' CD</a>.<br /><br />For reasons that completely escape me, some people still don't own <em><a href="http://www.rosskingmusic.com/home_buy.htm">Words That Rhyme with Orange</a></em>. More specifically, almost everyone on earth has yet to buy it.<br /><br />Allow me to explain. <em>Ahem</em>.<br /><br />There are -- I've read -- approximately 8 billion people on the planet. If that data is correct -- and I got it on the internet, so you know it is -- then, using my mathamaticotious calculations as a proficient songwriter, I see that approximately 7,999,999,300 people still haven't purchased my CD. Now I know -- from my other readings on the internet (and in magazines when I am in the doctor's office and I'm trying to find something to do besides play games on my phone in front of people) -- that at least a billion or two of those people don't have CD players or (I'm not kidding about this) even iPods. So those people have an excuse. Someday, when all is made right with the world, this travesty will be corrected and shoeless children everywhere will have access to Kanye, Ne-Yo, and Taylor Swift. Until then, let's assume that I have maybe 5 billion potential buyers on the planet.<br /><br />To be fair, at least a few hundred of those haven't learned English yet. Again, how we Americans can sleep at night knowing that so many in this world have yet to learn how to say brilliant things like "I'm drinking my drink until I've drunk all of it and then I'll be drunk" or, "I know, right?" is beyond me.<br /><br />But this is getting too political, and I'm really just here to talk about juiceboxes and bacon and monkeys disguised as humans. I mean, no matter who we are, we can agree on those things.<br /><br />So moving on, if you haven't bought the CD yet, and if you can afford it, and if you speak English, you should go read <a href="http://thebigmamablog.com/words-that-rhyme-with-orange-cd-giveaway/">this</a>, then go watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/revrossking">this</a>, then go <a href="http://www.rosskingmusic.com/home_buy.htm">here and buy something</a>.<br /><br />Oh, and in caes you don't get sarcasm and you think I'm really a boneheaded, heartless American capitalist, go <a href="http://heartlineministries.org/default.aspx">here</a>, <a href="http://www.gfa.org/">here </a>and <a href="http://www.toms.com/our-movement/">here</a> to see what shoeless children really need.rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-84006794609192537312010-04-16T11:01:00.000-07:002010-04-16T11:05:31.772-07:00Me, live.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRZY3PZHgdbspXfEsJDdf7WvTw20rkdzYkLHFOT2QliSy_SPzrrIjy_k94kfrxWu1vgPnvGUdL3nNe7I2Z4hm8ZAgiMMcnt3up3whpkHxYIsVypX_MxdI-aWd7fuc-yy0-IoEjR96njg/s1600/small+live.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460798013798419410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRZY3PZHgdbspXfEsJDdf7WvTw20rkdzYkLHFOT2QliSy_SPzrrIjy_k94kfrxWu1vgPnvGUdL3nNe7I2Z4hm8ZAgiMMcnt3up3whpkHxYIsVypX_MxdI-aWd7fuc-yy0-IoEjR96njg/s400/small+live.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Hey peeps in Austin. Come see me tonight at 7, <a href="http://www.nwhillsumc.org/">here</a>. I'll be doing a mixture of kid tunes and songs for grown-ups. I will not be playing my new Rudy's jingle, even though it kicks lots of behind. You'll have to wait for the commercial for that.<br /><br />See you tonight!</div>rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-89770663535841602172010-04-13T22:24:00.000-07:002010-04-13T22:27:48.204-07:00Concert in AustinOK, sorry for the long absence. Been busy doing lots of songwriting and such. More on that later.<br /><br />For now, I have a concert this Friday night in Austin. It will be at <a href="http://www.nwhillsumc.org/">NW Hills UMC</a> at 7. Come check it out.<br /><br />More details tomorrow, hopefully.<br /><br />Also coming soon: a show here in B/CS with the great Andy Gullahorn, and some news on my new jingle for Rudy's Barbecue. Fun stuff!rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495714306231923924.post-7176755467846703512010-03-27T21:10:00.001-07:002010-03-27T21:13:42.608-07:00Sunday ShowHey folks. One last blurb about the show for Sunday Mar 28. It will be at the amphiteater/pavillion thing at<a href="http://www.siennaplantation.com/"> Sienna Plantation </a>in Missouri City, TX. I'll play from around 2:00 to 3:30. Lots of kids' songs, plus some of my regular music for grown-up people. Come see me!rkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com0