They’re competing for some amazing prizes and by voting you not only help them out but you also get the opportunity to win prizes yourself – make sure you visit Sing2Win to help them NOW!
It was great running an online session in the studio for people to have a lookseey into what is going on with processing their Sing2Win recording entries and to also play an unplugged rendition of “Hope On My Horizon”.
It’s great to announce the winners of the Sing2Win Groove 3 30 Day All Web Access passes! These entrants were the first ones to both register and grab a recording spot at Parachute 2012.
A HUGE thanks to our friends at Groove 3 for providing the professional musician training prizes! Awesome people and awesome training!
If your name IS below then keep a watch on your letterbox where you’ll get your Web pass and whole lot of Sing2Win flyers – you’ll need the flyers to hand out to friends to get them to vote for you from Sat 18th 9PM onwards.
If your name ISN’T below you’ll still get some flyers in your letterbox so you can get your friends to vote for you when voting opens Sat 18th at 9PM!
Here are the Groove 3 30 Day All Web Access winners:
Emily Pegman Joanna Anderson Naomi Ludlow
Chanelle Bulluss Heather Warne John Purdon
Amy Altman Michaela Nicholson Estella Winnie’mcGee
Joshua Taylor Geoffrey Stewart Nicaela-Jane King
Eleanor Covell Hannah Doherty Danielle Derbyshire
Josh Blaikie Charlotte McConnell Michael Waru
Mark Van Echten
I was working away on the Sing2Win entries and it hit me – maybe you’d like a sneak peek of what it’s like inside a studio editing the recorded entries ….
And then I suddenly realised that the Sing2Win entrants only ever heard the chorus of Hope on My Horizon and not the full song …
The answer? This Sat 11th Feb 7PM NZ (PST Fri 10th 10PM / Romania Sat 11th 8AM / Tokyo Sat 11th 3PM / Sydney Sat 11th 5PM) I’m going to stream live on the interweb from my studio for you to take a look at how it works and then to sing you an “unplugged” rendition of Hope On My Horizon!
You’ll need to go to this link on Ustream and either create an account via FaceBook or make your own – then you need the extra secret special password to get access to the online event – it’s “iseehope”
See you at Sat 11th Feb 7PM NZ (PST Fri 10th 10PM / Romania Sat 11th 8AM / Tokyo Sat 11th 3PM / Sydney Sat 11th 5PM)!
The illustrious Parachute Music Festival opens today and we’re on for a wild ride of a weekend enjoying hanging out with amazing people and cramming our ears with fantastic bands!
Challenge Weekly have tons of info about Parachute 2012 it in their latest newspaper, including a bit to say about what Mercy Ships NZ and I are up to there – have a read below (and see you at Parachute!)
Christmas is gone but I’ve got $2,300 of amazing prizes to giveaway in my Sing2Win contest with Mercy Ships that launched at 9PM on Thursday 19 Jan 2012 NZ here.
Ever since I was a boy I’ve loved to sing – in fact my mother used to go crazy with me singing so loud all the time she would tell me to be quiet … but I guess that didn’t work!
Ken McKay commented on my website “Playing and writing passionately is what you do…take hold and spread it all around”. I wrote “Hope on My Horizon” for Mercy Ships to help pay for surgeries onboard the Mercy Ship for some of Africa’s most vulnerable children and I thought “… I wonder if anyone else loves singing and wants to come and record “Hope on My Horizon” with me?” [sic: I didn't think of my mother ]
Maybe that’s you or maybe you know someone? If getting the chance to record a song that will help the forgotten poor isn’t enough of a “win”, some partners from across the globe have pitched in with prizes for the challenge just to make it more interesting! $2,300 worth of prizes in fact!
I’ve gotta say a huge thanks to Cari Cole, Groove 3, Print Mighty, Bob Baker, Thomann and others as they’re helping some of Africa’s suffering children through this song with Mercy Ships NZ – they’re legends.
As Ken said let’s “spread it around” – how about singing with me to help the poor win (and maybe you’ll win to?)!
Even if you don’t want to enter please take Ken’s advice and get the word out to your friends and family online – we want to make sure that everyone knows about this great way to help the children in Africa and Sing2Win!
Pssst!!!! Here’s a secret sneak peek – I’m just about to release a competition with Mercy Ships NZ where you could win prizes from a NZ$1,100 prize pool and get to sing in a Recording Project with me just by singing one of my songs!
If getting to be in the studio recording an exclusive song isn’t exciting enough for you than there’s also prizes from:
Cari Cole – Music Coach to Grammy winners and American Idol finalists
More details are to be revealed but if you want to beat everyone else to the draw then make sure you keep a look out for more information about to come out soon!
Christmas is about giving. … so imagine if a gift you gave could be doubled!
This Christmas it can – up until December 30 any donation to Mercy Ships won’t just bring hope and healing to the world’s forgotten poor once – it’ll double itself because of a $1 Million Match Fund!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naRDT5CXQi8
I’ve already donated and signed on to Rock the Boat! You can click here and join me! http://www.mercyships.org.nz/
Mercy Ships, a global charity, has operated a growing fleet of hospital ships in developing nations since 1978. Mercy Ships brings hope and healing to the poor, mobilizing people and resources worldwide.
So I jumped into my studio and hacked together how it would sound in the song from the beginning … and here it is in rough form for you to hear [audio:http://peterwoolston.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/I-Believe-In-You-0.9-9-2-Intro-V1-PC1-C1-fade.mp3]
… so now I’m off to re-record the vocals, the guitars, and bass, and drums, and ….. just how you like it
I’ve felt like giving up … the last year has been really hard for me – suffice to say that some people close to me said some untrue things “in love” and my heart was discouraged and doubting. Thinking this through I realised what was ACTUALLY true – my answer was to keep on writing and playing songs that help people to find and face the purposes of their lives. I know that is what God has made me to do and be (and God has blatantly spoken to me again recently), telling me again to keep going making music – so I’m going to listen to Him above the self-doubts and above the well meaning but untrue “words in love”.
To take action on this I’ve almost finished writing a new song – it’s almost at a state I can give you but because you’ve supported me through this difficult phase I wanted to share the lyrics with you ahead of time.
Have a read – if you like it the hit “Like” below … also tell me what you think
If you’re facing discouragement and doubt about what you should do and be, then this song is for you too … together, each day, we can take a step towards being what we’re made to be despite the discouragement, while making a difference in the lives of people around us.
So here’s the lyrics for this new song – remember to “Like” it below and tell me what you think
Staring at your crisp white page while clocks stare from on high
This Parker blue ink paper cage locks up hope inside
You’re clutching at your dream though the answers can’t be seen
But you’ve got what it takes – I believe in you
No matter the pain, what you’re going through
Don’t care what they say or what comes your way
Somethings never change – I believe, I believe in you
When corporate concrete chills your feet with grey walls at your back
If your iPod skips a beat cos you’re losing track
Facing possibilities just trust what you believe
Cos you’ve got what it takes – I believe in you
No matter the pain, what you’re going through
Don’t care what they say or what comes your way
Somethings never change – I believe, I believe in you
With fingers gripping tight, signposts rushing by
Some people just don’t care
But where black leatherbound meets golden surround
You know your answers all live there
And you’ve got what it takes – I believe in you
No matter the pain, what you’re going through
Don’t care what they say or what comes your way
Somethings never change – I believe, I believe in you
Copyright Words and Music by Peter Woolston 2011
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