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January, 2009
06 January, 2009
I hope you had a safe 2009...
I will be going to Lansing on Monday for my radio/tv interview with WLNZ - Lansing Community College ... The show aires from 8-10am, and my interview is set for 9:45 - the TV portion of this interview will only be seen on local cable - you can stream live - go my appearances page for the link... I will then head to Mount Pleasant for my booksigning on 17 January from 1-3pm... Thank you to Kris again for inviting me back to The Book Mark - bookmark handouts will be sent up this week...
Back in the studio next month to finish the Mozart on Ice track and put down another track titled Captured...
Next update on Friday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thanks you so much for visiting...
~ 10:39am ~
December 2008
31 December, 2008
Happy 2009...
~ 9:57am ~
26 December, 2008
I hope everyone had a good Christmas...
Just before Christmas I loaded my core version for the peice I wrote titled “Mozart on Ice” recorded in the first movement...
Here is a behind the notes history of how I created “Mozart on Ice” -
It took me over a period of three years to write and complete the scoring ~ dynamics ~ tempo for Mozart on Ice... Written in three movements - my inspiration came from my classical training and after watching Boyd Tinsley (a classically trained artist) from the Dave Matthews Band perform his volin solo during a perfomance of “Trippin Billies” from a Music Choice special in 2002... I wrote this peice from 2002~2005 and along with the rest of my music from Projection in Artistry ~ “Window Preview” (a registered copyright of 2007) - now completing the finishing studio work at Big Sky Studios in Ann Arbor with my Engineer Chris Duross - www.bigskyrecording.com ... I will be loading the complete version with all three movements - somewhere between January and Feburary... Thank you to Boyd Tinsley for his artistic creativity that assisted in my inspiration... I hope you enjoy listening to the core version - please send me an email or comment in my guestbook...
Next update on Tuesday or Wednesday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 10:39am ~
22 December, 2008
The core studio version for Mozart on Ice is now available for listen - please visit my music cd & audio page... Let me know what you think about it, and thank you for waiting...
Merry Christmas - Happy Hanukka - Happy Kwanzaa (let me know if I missed anyone), and thank you so much for reading - listening - visiting all year long...
Buon Natalie...
Have a safe holiday...
Next update on Friday or Saturday...
~ 8:15pm ~
19 December, 2008
Handouts will be going up to The Book Mark in Mount Pleasant in the next two weeks... I will be working over this weekend to get the music loaded...
Next update on Monday or Tuesday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 10:55am ~
15 December, 2008
Thank you to Nicole at As The Page Turns for having me at her bookstore yesterday - the bookstore is not normally open on Sunday’s so this was a special event from just 2-4pm...
I owe The Park Bar a very overdue open mic - sometime this month, and I will let you know...
Back Pages Excerpt and Music up in the next update on Friday or Saturday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 1:23pm ~
11 December, 2008
I still have a final track edit for Mozart on Ice - I will be working on that this weekend in between my booksigning at As The Page Turns on Sunday... I guess I should stop saying music up this week, until I know the edit will be done...
I will be in Northville on Sunday - please stop in for the event...
I will be doing another radio interview in Lansing on Monday 12 January... WLNZ originates from Lansing Community College - I will be on their morning program Coffee Break, which is also a TV show, so I will be doing a radio/tv interview... The show aires from 9:00-10:00am, and I will doing a 5-7 minute interview at 9:45am with host Jack Robins... They do stream live, so you can listen at - www.lcc.edu/wlnz ... The TV Show aires only in the Lansing area... Thank you so much to Host Jack Robins and WLNZ for inviting me to be on their show...
I will also have the Backpages excerpt up next week....
Next update on Tuesday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 6:56pm ~
08 December, 2008
Music will be up this week...
If you are in the area - stop by on Sunday at As The Page Turns in downtown Northville, Michigan... I will be posting another excerpt from Backpages, and continue putting it together for a spring release while I finish the EP...
Thank you so much reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 7:36pm ~
04 December, 2008
The Housing Works copies will go out on Monday and the BookMark Handouts to Lemuria Books... I will have the music up next week and be back in the studio in January to finish the EP... I may sit in on an open mic this month - will let you know... I will be performing two peices of music next Sunday at As The Page Turns and reading from ~ pages ~ and maybe a couple forthcoming excerpts from Backpages...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 8:15pm ~
01 December, 2008
Bookmark Handouts are now available at As The Page Turns in downtown Northville, Michigan - stop in and visit the bookstore before my signing to get one... I will also be bringing more of them with me on 14 December... I will be sending copies of my writing/poetry preview collection out to Housing Works in New York next week - there will be both handwritten & printed copies - I will let you know if they are put out for the the holidays... Thank you to Housing Works for taking my donations last year for the holiday... I will also be sending Bookmark Handouts up to The Book Mark next month before my signing in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and to Lemuria Books in Jackson, Mississippi next week...
Music is on the way....
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 8:19pm ~
November, 2008
28 November, 2008
I have confirmed my booksigning/reading & small performance for The Book Mark in Mount Pleasant, Michigan for Saturday 17 January from 1:00-3:00pm... They now have a website that you can visit if you go to my appearance page... Thank you so much to Kris at The Book Mark for inviting back to her bookstore... I was last there in October of 2005... Mount Pleasant is a very nice area in Michigan and home to Central Michigan University - that I almost attended right out of high school and was accepted in 2004 but did not attend to complete my Engineering degree...
I will be taking Bookmark Handouts over to As The Page Turns in Northville, Michigan tommorrow - if you are in the area stop in - see the store and pick-up one of my handouts before the booksigning & reading/performance on 14 December...
I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving - next update on Monday or Tuesday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 11:37am ~
23 November, 2008
Thank you to everyone who tuned in on Friday to listen to my interview with Community Radio WMPG in Portland... I thought this was a 30 minute interview - a last minute schedule adjustment changed this... Thank you so much to Hashim Alliah and Ray Wallace for having me on their show and for the return “on-aire” invite to do a 30 minute interview at a future date...
Mozart on Ice will be up soon - I am sorry I keep delaying this as I am working with the “edit/don’t edit” decision - when I finally upload this - you will see...
I will do another update this week - it’s Thanksgiving week...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visting...
~ 1:30pm ~
21 November, 2008
I am not sure that I will be doing my radio interview with WMPG today - it may be moved to next week - please tune in at 1:00pm to see if this will still take place - I will also post a last minute update on my myspace page & maybe here - definitely check my myspace page... I apologize for the last minute change...
I have confirmed Sunday - 14 December from 2:00-4:00pm Book Reading & Signing at As The Page Turns in downtown Northville, Michigan... Thank you so much to Nichole for having me at her Bookstore... Please see my appearance page for information...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 9:30am ~
18 November, 2008
My WMPG interview is on Friday at 1:00pm - you can get the site from my appearances page... I will be loading “a” version of Mozart on Ice this week... I am not sure of the date for the booksigning at As The Page Turns - will let you know... The date for The Book Mark looks like January - I will also let you know and it will be on my appearances pages when I have confimed dates...
I am still working on the Random page...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 10:36am ~
13 November, 2008
It will be about a week more before the Mozart on Ice track is up... I apologize for not updating last Friday - I am putting the Random page back together, and wanted to wait until you could navagate on that page before uploading again... I will be getting back to open mic’s and I am still working on booking some independent performances in the area... I am still looking for a bookstore in the Chicago area, so if anyone knows of a good independent bookstore - send me an email or let the manager of the bookstore know about my website and work... It looks like I will be doing a signing and small performance at The Book Mark in Mount Pleasant, Michigan sometime in January... I would like to get back to Chicago to perform next spring, and will be working on that also...
Next update on Tuesday....
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 10:27am ~
08 November, 2008
I will be doing the radio interview on Friday 21 November from 1:00-1:30pm - WMPG - Portland, Maine Community Radio program “Freedom Through Expression” with DJ Hashim Allah - they also stream live - see my appearance page for location... Thank you so much to Hashim for inviting me...
Mozart on Ice will be loaded next week - sorry for the additional delay...
It looks like my signing at As The Page Turns will be on 07 Deccember at 7:00pm - I still have to confirm this and will let you know...
I am still working on the Random page - you will be able see where I am at if you look at it...
Open mic’s are on the way...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 7:56pm ~
03 November, 2008
I will be loading Mozart on Ice this Friday - then back in the studio in two weeks to record Captured...
I was out on Friday with the radio on when they played some Jimi Hendrix... Hendrix was mostly an artist of the notes and instrument - not really a vocalist - his vocals served his creativity - made his words exceptional...
There was a technical problem with the Random Entry Page and it is currently being rebuilt - I will let you know when it is up...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 10:45am ~
October, 2008
31 October, 2008
Mozart on Ice - 1st studio version will be uploaded next week... I will be taking bookmark handouts over to “As The Page Turns” - next week - thank you to Nichole for a really nice display on my writing/poetry preview collection...
Thank you to all of my myspace friends for being my myspace friends...
I still do not have bookstore dates - will let you know...
Have a Happy and Safe Halloween...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 1:15pm ~
28 October, 2008
I will be uploading “Mozart on Ice” - Friday or Tuesday - I apologize for the delay... Copies to Housing Works will go out in two week’s - I will let you know when they are available... I will know more about bookstore performances next week... I may self-sponsor a performance and signing before the holiday’s - I am looking for a venue... I am also working on more radio time for the bookstore location’s...
More studio time on the way...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 11:23am ~
22 October, 2008
It will be next week when I upload Mozart on Ice... I will post a blog on my “myspace” page when I attend the last two open mics...
I will be doing a radio interview - WMPG Community Radio - University of Southern Maine in Portland will interview me live on their show “Freedom Through Expression” which aires Friday’s from 1:00-1:30pm in November... I will let you know the date - it looks like it would be the second or third Friday - they have a live streaming broadcast - www.wmpg.org ...
~pages~ printed version is now available at As The Page Turns in Northville, Michigan - www.asthepageturns.biz - see my locations page... I may be doing a signing in November... Thank you to Nichole the owner for taking my collection in her bookstore... This is a new independent bookstore in downtown Northville at N. Center and Dunlap - a really nice store with a diverse list of events and authors... I will also be dropping off some of the bookmark handouts next week...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 8:23pm ~
20 October, 2008
I will be loading Mozart on Ice Friday or Monday... I am going back into the studio in about three to four weeks to record more peices from my EP - this has taken me longer than anticipated - kind of like standing on the porch steps in 1986 ...
My open mic dates will be in the next few weeks...
I will be sending out more bookmark handouts to bookstores and five copies of my writing/poetry preview collection wll be sent to Housing Works in the next four weeks...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 8:29pm ~
17 October, 2008
In the studio yesterday with Chris Duross at Big Sky Studios - this week’s studio word “BLUE” - a nice studio mic... Thank you to Chris for engineering my session... I put down a few tracks of “Mozart on Ice” - which I still consider a rough cut in the core of production and will load one of them next week... I will soon debut a vocal piece in open mic’s and in the studio called “Captured”... I have never considered myself a vocalist - I write - therefore - I sing... I have always had to work at my vocals - I hope you like it...
I will also be putting up another excerpt from my forthcoming collection - “Backpages”...
Next update Tuesday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visting...
~ 10:24am ~
14 October, 2008
I am in the studio on Thursday, so uploads for Mozart on Ice will not be until next Tuesday - I will do an update also on Friday...
Still working on bookstore performances - travelling to Magdelina’s next week...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 12:35pm ~
10 October, 2008
Thank you to Tiffany once agian at Macomb Community College for inviting me to be the guest performer at their Talent Show - played two peices in abbreviated form and stayed for a short time to watch some talented students... Traveling the 696 at 5:00 is definitely a challenge - I just should have taken 8 Mile to Gratiot...
I am in the studio next week and looking to book some signings and small performances...
Nect update on Tuesday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 11:29am ~
07 October, 2008
I will be at Macomb Community College tommorrow night as the guest performer for their Talent Showcase... I am opening the show and will perform two peices of my music at 6:00pm... I still have Open Mic’s at Magdelina’s and The Park Bar this month...
If you have visited my location’s page - you have noticed two of the bookstores gone from the Midwest location - Nomad Bookhouse in Jackson, Michigan has unfortunately closed it doors and I only had a six month availability for my collection at Sandmeyer’s Bookstore in Chicago - so I am currently looking for a new Chicago Bookstore to place them at...
I have changed the shipping cost to no charge if you would like to order my collection online and are ordering domestically - within the United States and Canada...
Back in the studio next week with Big Sky...
Next update Friday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 12:10pm ~
02 October, 2008
I will be the guest performer next week at Macomb Community Colleges Talent Night - I will open the show - it runs from 6:00-8:00pm - see my appearances page for location and details... Thank you again to Tiffany for inviting me... My studio time has been moved to the week of 13 October - Mozart on Ice will be available on here after that... I will be booking some bookstore performaces also next week... The Macomb Talent Show will move my open mic at Magdelina’s back a week - sorry for all of the schedule changes...
If you are located in an area that does not have my writing/poetry preview collection available and know of an independent bookstore in your area you would like to see it in - send me an email or let the store manager know about my work....
Next update - Tuesday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 10:14am ~
September, 2008
26 September, 2008
I will be in the studio next week... Magdelina’s Tea House will be in two weeks - was not able to get a performance time... The bookmarks for Lemuria in Jackson, MS will be available next week and the bookmarks that I sent to Park Road Books in Charlotte are now available... I will be sending out some the printed version copies to Housing Works next week - along with some handouts - I will post on here when they have arrived and are available in the the store...
More updates on Tuesday or Wednesday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 11:46am ~
23 September, 2008
See you tommorrow night at Magdelina’s Tea House for their Open Mic if I get a spot - I will post my performance time on myspace if I am able to get a time - if not - I will try again in two weeks... I still have The Park Bar - I will be attending their Open Mic the first week in October... I have studio time next week... I just sent out the bookmark handouts to Park Road Books in Charlotte - look for them on Thursday... The bookmark handouts for Lemuria will go out on Thursday...
Next update on Friday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 11:45am ~
19 September, 2008
I will be booking - bookstore performance’s and signings starting next week - October and November will be the months and I will know more next week... I am definitely in the studio for Mozart on Ice and will be uploading that version on here - MySpace - Detroit City Page...
The bookmarks for Lemuria Books and Park Road Books were delayed - they will go out on Monday - look for them at the end of next week...
More updates on Tuesday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 10:39am ~
15 September, 2008
I will be back in the studio in two weeks... Next week I will be traveling to Lansing for the open mic at Magdelina’s Tea House...
$1.00 of my donations from any copy sold over the next few months will be donated to help the people from Hurricane Ike and the people of Hurricane Katrina - please visit my Random Page...
Next website update on Friday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 4:23 pm ~
12 September, 2008
The Schoolcraft Connection article will be out in the 23 September issue - I will scan the article and post it on my Press Page - it will be in the Campus Life Section of the Newspaper... They asked alot of questions - information - interviewed my former Professors and other people at Schoolcraft... Thank you again to Jillian and Ja’Nee for featuring my writing - music - work - my story...
I will be back in the studio at the end of this month...
I will also start work on Backpages that should be out sometime this Winter... Look for an excerpt soon...
Join my email update list - see the contact page...
Next update - Tuesday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 9:00am ~
09 September, 2008
I am working on booking some bookstore performances.... I will have more information in the next few updates... Studio time is soon... and more open mics... I will be sending more bookmark handouts to Lemuria Books in Jackson and Park Road Books in Charlotte by next week... If you visit these stores please let me know...
I did the interview on Saturday for The Schoolcraft Connection article - it should be in one of this months issues... Thank you so much to Jillian and Ja’Nee...
Next update on Friday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 10:38am ~
05 September, 2008
Thank you so much to Tiffany in Student Services and to Patricia and Heather of the “Free Your Mind Book Club” for inviting me to present at the Macomb Community College Book Symposium on Wednesday... It was nice to be able to present my work... I will be doing further events there sometime this fall and winter - thank you again for inviting me back... Look for them on my Appearance’s Page...
I also stopped by Trixies Coffee on Wednesday after my presentation and dropped off some postcard handouts - pick one up if you are in the area or if you stop by for coffee...
Mozart on Ice - it’s out there - it will soon be here - then will soon be here in studio form... I am heading back to the studio to put this track down, so I apologize for the delay in getting out to you...
I have a new page out there on the Detroit City Site - www.detroitcity.com/victoriazande - thank you to the owner Dave for allowing me to create a Detorit City Page... There are alot of really great Detroit based and Detroit born Artist’s on this site...
The next Open Mic - Magdelina’s Tea House and then The Park Bar - I will finally be heading down to The Park Bar.... Check the Appearances Page for details...
Next update Tuesday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 12:04pm ~
02 September, 2008
Thank you to everyone at Trixies Coffee - a nice place to perform for open mic’s - thanks to the host Dave for giving me a welcoming introduction and to the audience...
Tommorrow is my presentation at Macomb Community College Book Symposium - the Book Sumposium will be held in Building K Room 316 located just off of Hayes Road... For more information - see my Appearances page... I will be presenting at 1:30 with a Meet & Greet from 2:00-3:00pm... Hope to see some of you there...
Thank you so much to Tiffany for inviting me last Wednesday to sit at the Book Sympoisum table from 11:00-2:00 to be the Guest Author/Artist and pass out flyers and some of my handouts... I got meet alot of really nice people...
Next update later this week...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~11:27am ~
August 2008
26 August,2008
Okay, lets try this one more time - meet me at the Trixies Coffe House tonight - I will post my time - hopefully I will get one - on my myspace page after 6:30pm...
Due to the Book Symposium at Macomb Community College - I will move Magdelina’s Tea House open mic date to next Wednesday the 10 September which will move The Park Bar date to the 17 September...
The Book Symposium time is 1:30-2:00pm for my presentation and then the meet & greet... Hope to see some of you there...
One more week before loading Mozart on Ice...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
Next update will be next Tuesday...
Have a great holiday...
~9:44 am ~
18 August, 2008
I will be heading to Trixies Coffee tommorrow evening if I am able to secure a performance time that is not to late - if not I will try again next week... I am moving Magdelina’s Tea House open mic date to next week... I am still working on my presentation for Macomb Community College and the Mozart on Ice version to upload - I have one more week before I put the track down for this...
I will be featured in an article in the Schoolcraft Connection as an alumni of Schoolcraft Community College in Livonia in one of the September editions... I will let you know which one - they are not online with their newspaper yet, although it is a top college newspaper, so if you are able to stop by any of the college campuses and pick one up - they are free... I will scan the article and load it onto my myspace page - I will see if I am able to load it onto here - but it will definitely be on my myspace page when it comes out... Thank you so much to Jillian and the Schoolcraft Connection staff for covering my work and story...
Next update soon...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 1:41 pm ~
12 August, 2008
I will be attempting to secure a performance time for Trixies Coffee tonight - its a call ahead venue, so if I am successful in getting a time that is not exceptionally late - I will post it on my myspace page about 6:30 pm... This is a very well attended open mic - if I am unable to get a performance time - I will try again next week... Still working on the Mozart on Ice version to upload should be done in the next two weeks... The Park Bar Open Mic Date looks like September...
I am working on my presentation for the Macomb Community College Book Symposium - I am fortunate to have taken speech class in college... Performing music on stage is different than having to speak - so I may not be the best talker in the room - please ask any questions you want while I am up there if you attend... I will speak and perform a peice of my music for 30 minutes...
Next update soon...
Thank you so much for visting...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~10:02am ~
05 August, 2008
I will be doing my presentation at 1:30 pm on the 3 September at Macomb Community College’s Book Symposium and a Meet and Greet from 2:00 - 3:00 pm... I will be selling and signing copies of my printed version of ~ pages ~ for $5.00 at my Meet and Greet... I will also bring bookmark handouts and postcard handouts... I have moved the Trixies open mic date to next week... The Park Bar Open Mic date will be either the last Wednesday of this month or the second Wednesday of next month... I will let you know next week... Magdelina’s Tea House will be 20 August... I will also be heading out to Ann Arbor in September or October to attend the Open Stage at The Ark... I apologize for all of the moving around and change in dates....
Studio time in September and I am still working on getting a Mozart on Ice version up soon...
I am currently talking to The Book Mark in Mount Pleasant about doing a small reading and performance in October or November...
Thank you so much for visiting...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~ 7:03 pm ~
July, 2008
30 July, 2008
The open mic date for Magdelina’s Tea House has been moved by about two weeks - I will let you know in the next update when I will be traveling to Lansing... The open mic date for Trixies Coffee is still on... I was invited to a Book Symposium by Macomb Community College on 3 September in Warren, Michigan - thank you so much to Tiffany... The information is not on their website yet, so please check back - visit my appearances page... The Park Bar date looks more like the end of August - I will let you know...
It looks like September for my studio time, although I am still putting together a version of Mozart on Ice to upload - so that should be up next month...
Please email or comment if you have bought a copy of the printed version for ~pages~ and let me know how you like it...
I will be sending more handouts to Lemuria Books in Jackson, Mississippi next week... If you visit a store that has the handouts listed on here and they are out - please send me an email so that I can send more out to them...
I am trying to update sooner, and will let you know when I do...
Thank you so much for visiting...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~ 10:21am ~
22 July, 2008
I waited to update this week, my updates will be sooner - I have been working on the peices to continue performing at open mics and to be able to upload Mozart on Ice... I changed my open mic date for Magdelina’s Tea House to 30 July and I still have not set the date for The Park Bar... I will probably being going back into the studio at the end of August, although I may have a version to upload before that... Thank you so much for waiting...
If you have been to one of the bookstore locations or ordered a copy of my printed version for ~pages~ - I would like to know and know how you like it... Comment in the guestbook or send me an email or myspace message...
Another update sooner...
Thank you so much for visiting...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~ 10:12pm ~
14 July, 2008
I have listed a couple of more open mic dates - I still have not listed the exact date for The Park Bar - it looks like 20 August right now, although I will know more in a couple of weeks... I would like go back into the studio to give you the Mozart on Ice version to listen to here... I will know more on that also next week... Look for more frequent updates as I continue to travel to open mic cafes - finish the music - promote the printed version of ~pages~...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~9:22pm ~
12 July, 2008
Performed two peices of my music at the first of four open mic’s I will be attending on Thursday 10 July at the Coffee Beanery Cafe in Berkley... Very nice people - well run open mic with an exceptionally friendly audience... Alot of good artists just sitting in and playing for two hours... They have a nice sound system.... Mozart on Ice was performed in the First and Third movements for time consumption... Thank you to everyone at the Coffee Beanery that came and listened - thank you for lacing up my shoes...
~ 9:24 ~
08 July, 2008
I will be attending an open mic Thursday at The Coffee Beanery Cafe in Berkley from 7:00 - 9:00pm - visit my appearances page for location details...
Mozart on Ice will be up next update - sorry for the delays - this version does not resonate as well as I wanted - just my ears I guess, although I would prefer to do a current single studio track to introduce this - I will be performing this at my open mic’s... Thank you for waiting...
If you would like to order a copy of my writing/poetry preview collection - printed or handwritten versions, and do not want to order online - you can call any of the bookstore locations to inquire about ordering by phone and having it shipped to you... Most of the bookstores are able to take phone orders... ~pages~ printed version is now out on shelves at Schuler’s Books & Music Lansing and Walker (Grand Rapids) locations... Unfortunately The Book Cellar & Cafe in Plymouth, Michigan has closed it doors, so this location is no longer available ...
I will be posting my next open mic on Monday...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~1:07pm ~
June, 2008
27 June, 2008
The printed version copies for Schuler Books and Music are still not out on the shelves - an additional delay will put them on the shelves this upcoming week instead, so please still ask if you do not see them out...
I am delaying my open mic until next week... I was sitting in the versions to upload - it will be about Wednesday... This is a completely unfinished 1st movement and possible 3rd movement sitting in peices...
I will be shipping printed version copies of ~pages~ in the next two weeks to Housing Works Used Book Cafe in New York...
I will list my first open mic on Tuesday, and may be introducing a vocal peice - this would my first time performing with vocals - to say I will be nervous would be an understatement...
If you buy a copy of my printed vesion - please comment in the guestbook or send me an email and let me know how you like it...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~11:58am ~
19 June, 2008
The printed version copies for Schuler Books & Music Lansing and Alpine locations will not be on their shelves until next week... It took longer than anticipated to register in their system... The Lansing location should be available by this weekend... If you do not see them - please ask....
Open mic dates starting next week - check my my space page or here...I will bring both versions of ~pages~ with me and they will sell for $5.00 in performance... The Book Cellar & Cafe in Plymouth, Michigan is unfortunately closing its doors by the end of this month - if you are in the area stop in and see them - very nice people ... They were looking to sell the bookstore - have not been able to find a buyer... The handwritten version will be available their until next week...
Mozart on Ice - will be available in my next update - next week... This is a rough cut from a studio version last year in August, although the version I wanted to load still is not finished - I wanted to give you something to listen too... Thank you to Chris at Big Sky Studios in Ann Arbor for Engineering the track...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visiting...
~ 10:36pm ~
05 June, 2008
All of the bookstores now have the printed version for ~pages~ - it will be available at Books Etc. in Portland, Maine starting next week - thank you to Kathrine Osborne for taking my collection in her store... I am still working on putting my collection in more stores across the country... If you have an independent bookstore in your area that you would like to see it in - please email me on my contact page or ask the store to visit my website...
Mozart on Ice should be up within the next couple of updates...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
Thank you so much for visting...
~9:45am~
May, 2008
22 May, 2008
Printed version for ~ pages ~ is now available in most of the bookstores listed on my locations page... The Bookmark in Mount Pleasant and Schuler Books & Music in Lansing and Walker will be available at the end of next week, and all bookstores will have them at the end of this month... I will be donating some copies to Housing Works Used Book Cafe in New York next month... I apologize for the distribution delay’s... If you are in Chicago - visit Sandmeyers Bookstore on Printers Row - it’s slightly different from other stores...
I am still completing the version of Mozart on Ice that I will be uploading for listen and download... Working on it until I feel the version that sits well on this page...
Bookstore appearances look like they will not happen until Fall - although I will be doing open mics and bring copies of both the printed and handwritten versions like I told you in the last few updates... They both sell for $7.50 ... The open mic dates will be posted on my space and here, so please check both sites - if I play a last minute open mic it will be posted on my my space page... Most open mic dates will be posted about one to two weeks before...
I will still be finishing the EP by the end of spring...
Next update - Mozart on Ice...
Thank you so much for visiting...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~8:34 pm ~
April 2008
29 April, 2008
31 may, 2002 ~ 08 october, 2003 “the reason’s why” ~ pages~ printed version is now available... It will be available in all bookstores listed at the end of next week... You can order it on my website also - visit the order online page for more information... The handwritten version will still be available - most bookstores will also have handouts - I will list them once I ship the printed versions... I am also working on bookstore signings and performances - I will let you know the dates... Please comment in the guestbook or send me an email and let know how you like it???
Mozart on Ice will be available for listen within a few weeks and I will attend an open mic...
Thank you to all of the bookstores for taking copies of my printed version...
See you at an open mic or signing...
Thank you so much for visiting...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~5:56pm ~
15 April, 2008
A new bookstore has been added - Sandmeyers Bookstore in downtown Chicago will be selling copies of ~ pages ~ in both the handwriiten and printed versions - it will be available at the end of this month - see the locations page for information and their website... Mozart on Ice will be avalable for listen also at the end of this month and I will be attending at least one open mic before the end of the month - I will post it on here and on my myspace page... $0.50 from every copy sold in the printed version wil be donated to pancreatic cancer research - $0.50 from every handwritten copy sold will continue to be donated to help the people of the hurricanes...
~ pages ~ printed version will be available online and in some bookstores at the end of this month... I will continue to add bookstores across the country - they will be listed on my locations page...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~2:40 pm ~
March 2008
19 March, 2008
I am almost finished with the printed version for ~pages ~ and have started to list the bookstores that will be selling it on my locations page... I am continuing to work on adding new stores across the country... I continue to work on finishing my EP, and Mozart on Ice will be up next month in the music section... I still have to attend The Park Bar - to perform at their Open Mic Wednesday’s ... Other venues that I will be visiting include - The Ark in downtown Ann Arbor - The Blue Note Cafe in Pontiac - back to the Plymouth Coffee Bean in Plymouth - Magdalena’s Tea House in Lansing (sometime this spring)... I will post the date’s one week before... I also look forward to readings/signings/performing in bookstores... If you visit my site and would like a bookmark handout - send me an email with your address and I will send one to you...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~12:21pm ~
05 March, 2008
My featured music backpage is now up - “vision’s of love” is one of the excerpts from my forthcoming collection “backpages”...
The printed version for ~ pages ~ is almost completed - it should be available in April... I am still working on adding bookstores across the country for both version’s of ~ pages ~, and I will add them to the location’s page when I have them...
~ window preview~ should be completed by the end of spring - “mozart on ice” will be up sometime next month... The Park Bar date is being moved - it looks like another two weeks before I can go down and sit in on their Open Mic - I will post it on my “my space page” about a week before and also on here when I do... Sorry for the delay’s...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~ 12:59pm ~
February. 2008
26 February, 2008
I attended the Plymouth Open Mic on Monday 18 February - although was not chosen to perform... I will be going back in a few weeks... The Park Bar is still set for 12 March... I am finishing up the printed version for ~ pages ~ - it is almost completed... I will be bringing both versions to all of my open mic’s... I am adding new bookstores around the country that will be selling the printed and handwritten versions... If you have a bookstore in your area that you would like to me to sell it in - please email me at my contact email and let me know... I continue to work on finishing the EP and will be putting up another peice of my music “Mozart on Ice”... I would like to say that this should be completed by the end of spring... I really like getting out to the open mic’s and cafe performances to bring it to everyone - it’s nice to see how it works... An excerpt of “music backpages” will be included in my next website update...
I hope to see some of you that the open mic’s... I will be booking cafe and bookstore perfomances later this year...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~12:09pm ~
05 February, 2008
The concrete dates for my Open Mic performances (if I get a spot) are 18 February - The Plymouth Coffee Bean - downtown Plymouth and 12 March - The Park Bar - downtown Detroit - visit my appearances page for location and time details... Yes, I will be nervous - Open Mic performances bring somewhat of a more captive audience than cafe performances... The Park Bar hosts some of the best artist’s in their Open Mic’s - I hope I fit the seat as good as the artist before me and the one that performs after me... I will be listing other Open Mic’s soon... Still working on the printed version for ~ pages~... Backpages excerpt will be up soon... Hope to see some of you at the Open Mic’s...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~11:48am ~
01 February, 2008
I listed my open mic dates on the appearance page - these are the definite dates I will be attending and peforming (if I get a spot) on the open mic stage...There will be more dates soon - I will also be traveling to The Ark in downtown Ann Arbor and Lansing in the spring to attend the Open Mic at Magdalenas Tea House...
~ 11:30am ~
January 2008
27 January, 2008
I will be starting open mic’s - first open mic will be Monday 18 Feburary at The Plymouth Coffee Bean - I may move this date up a week - I will post it here and on my “myspace poge if I do - second open mic The Park Bar - 12 March - again this date may be moved into the last Wednesday in February - I will post the date on my “myspace” page in the next week if it changes... I will be bringing Bookmark Handouts and handwritten copies of ~pages~ that will sell for $5.00 in performance... I will also sign copies if you would like me too... If you would like to join my email update list - I will send you an email with all of my open mic and website update information...
I will be going back into the studio to put down another track for another peice of my music next month... Sorry about the slower than aniticipated process... I will also be putting up another writing excerpt in the next month... I love what I do - I hope you like it... If you attend an open mic - comment in my guestbook...
Thank you so much for reading & listening...
~5:14pm ~
08 January, 2008
Happy 2008...
I am still working on the printed version for ~pages ~ while I finish my EP... I will be hosting another peice of music later this month... I pulled it back - when you are cementing your work in concrete - the imprint has to right... Still working with Big Sky Studios - I look forward to performing at open mics...
Open mic’s this month & next month - The Plymouth Coffee Bean - Plymouth, Michigan... The Park Bar - downtown Detroit, Michigan... The Ark - downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan ... I will be posting dates, times, and location information on my “myspace” page a few days to a week in advance...
I will be bringing Bookmark/Information Booklet Handouts, and copies of ~pages ~ to buy at all open mic performances... The cost for ~pages ~ at open mic performances will be $5.00 - these will be the handwritten version & I will be signing copies...
If you would like to be added to my email update list - send me an email - I will also be sending email’s with open mic dates... If you attend an open mic - leave me a comment in the guestbook and let me know how you like my music...
Hope everyone had a good holiday and new year...
Thank you so much for listening & reading...
~ 4:29pm ~
December 2007
20 December, 2007
Thank you to everyone who has visited my website this year and attended my cafe performances... I hope that everyone has a good holiday and great 2008...
I am still finishing my EP - some open mic locations won’t be available until after the 1st due to the holiday calendar... I will be posting my dates for open mics on my “myspace” page - if I attend one next week - I will post it on “myspace” at least a day before...
I will also be uploading another peice of music in January... If you would like to be put on the email update list send me an email....
Thank you so much for listening and reading...
~11:54am ~
November, 2007
24 November, 2007
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving...
~ 10:51 am ~
17 November, 2007
While I finish the EP - I am working on a printed version for my writing/poetry preview collection - this will be at some independent bookstores that also sell my handwritten collection and you will also be able to order it online... It should be completed by the end of this year...
When I do Open Mic performances they will be posted on my myspace page - if you sign-up for my email update list - I will email you with the Open Mic performances...
More music up soon...
Thank you so much for reading and listening...
~ 11:26am ~
05 November, 2007
Performance at The Urban Mill Cafe was slightly shorter than anticipated - nice... Many people attended... I handed out my bookmark/information booklets and got to speak with alot of you - thank you to everyone who came out for lunch and to listen... The acoustics once again - assisted me in resonation... Thank you so much to Matt and Tom at the Urban Mill Cafe for having me...
I now have a page on the Michigan Artist’s website - it’s located under the genre “unclassified” - you can visit it at - www.michiganaritsts.com/victoriazande ...
It’s back in the studio now to finish the EP - more open mics ...
Please comment in my guestbook and let me know what you think about “re~verb”...
Thank you so much for listening and reading...
~ 12:11 pm ~
October 2007
18 October, 2007
Music and Reading Performance Saturday at The Urban Mill Cafe... The Urban Mill Cafe is located across from Van Andel Arena...
I am starting out small with the live version of “re~verb” from my 2006 performance at the Urban Mill Cafe last year... This is a v | 