Blog Archives
January, 2007
to all our friends… HAPPY NEW YEAR !! We wish all the best for your health and wealth in the New Year and hope our music gives some inspiration to be the creators of a wonderful year.
"WAITING FOR THE NIGHT" VIDEO - Moody has made is Video Editorial Debut… and it is a wonderful collection of live shots and bus trips to Downtown Toronto at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern… (please note that this is a first edit and some minor changes are being made next week)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afxtbhOAcxY
Cancer Benefit Concert @ The Red Rooster ----- Randy Greengrass has put together a brilliant compilation of artists to raise money for Cancer research. He has a great story behind his motives and you can read about him at www.projectbenefit.org… Doors open at 8:00 and Ripped go on at 10:00 pm.
January 28th - The Red Rooster - 484 Plains rd E Burlington, Burlington, Ontario, Ontario - $5.00, CD $10.00
"Waiting for the Night" is on Dead Famous compilation cd # 18… this is a cool series of various artist releases put out my Mike Puskas of Astral Records & Music, here's the link to listen and purchase…
"Ripped voted as one of the top 16 artists at Tunesbaby.com"… here's the link… thank you Jag for all the love & support
http://www.tunesbaby.com/artists/top16/
A Big thank you Jim Oxley at Pulse Rated for playing us on the A List again this January 2nd… check out our page at Pulse Rated
Also, Thank you to Mark Watkins for featuring "Call Me" on Blast 1386, Christmas Day… he plays some awesome cool music and his show and you should have a listen, goto www.blast1386.com, & Check out Mark's Myspace page
December 10, 2006
There is much going on in the world of Ripped… Moody has just completed level 1 of "the Singer's Body" by Orville Heyn and Sandi has just done Level 3… thank you to all our classmates for a wonderful time and to Orville for the most amazing teachings. You can see his website at www.orvilleheyn.com. He is a brilliant teacher and a very talented, fun, outrageous vocalist.
Video for "Afterglow"… see it on our website now under the video page. this is an impressive video with a lot of atmosphere and cool photography… it is once again shot in our underground ( see also CALL ME )
Ripped's "Blow Your Mind" is now available at Puretracks…
DON"T FORGET… Holiday Special !!!
Both our CD's for 14.95… see the merchandise page
Thankyou to our podcast friends for playing Ripped this week:
UC Radio Podshow
AC Radio Podcast
Ripped on the A-List 2 weeks in a row (Pulse Rated) - playing Anodyne again ! Hear us 12/12/2006 at 7:00:00 PM GMT
http://www.pulserated.com
http://uk.pulserated.com/artist.aspx?id=3032 (our artist page) vote for us here !
Thanks Beyond The Ordinary again for the continued support… listen to mind opening concepts & get wise www.beyondtheordinary.net
December 1, 2006
Happy Holiday Special !!
Get both of Ripped's CD's for only $14.95… check out the Merchandise page for details.
"Notes & Hopes" is a wonderful CD that is going to help raise money for Cancer Research… Randy Greengrass has put a lot of work and effort into this release which features various Canadian Artists ( including Ripped ) that have donated songs to help raise money for the cause… you can get more details at www.projectbenefit.org…this CD will soon be available on CD Baby…
Welcome back Jamie Ferraro on drums…he has been a good friend for many years and played with us in the early days of Ripped ( even before we were Ripped ! )… you can see him in "The Haunting" & "Call Me" videos…there is a new lovely picture of him on display in the photo section & we want you to give him a warm welcome to the family…
Joe's Podcast is getting a great response and features Ripped this week.…check it out at http://jpc.podbean.com. "The Expedion" is a new Thriller released from "New Blood Entertainment"… we had the opportunity to get a sneak preview and it is 'bone chilling'… if you are a fan of the "Blair Witch" and enjoy a good scare , then this is for you… it features a score written by Moody & Sandi… it also has music of Ripped and the DVD contains a special bonus… the video of "Show Me" !… check out the website www.newbloodentertainment.biz
November 20, 2006
There have been a lot of people helping us out recently and spreading our music all over the world. Our website is now at an all time high for hits because of your support. We would like to take this time to mention a few… please check out the links and see who is new in our vast network of friends…
Ripped would also like to thank the following podcasts that have played us recently
A lot of our friends out there are big fans of the movie "What the Bleep Do We Know ?"… we would like to let you know that Part 2 "Down The Rabbit Hole" is now available on video. Here is a link to the website:
http://www.whatthebleep.com/rabbithole
Look for updates on our new Recordings in the next newsletter.
Have the best day ever
RIPPED
Current Events - November 2006
Great News !! Ripped have now hooked up with Astral Records and Blue Pie Poductions… our music will have established, international representatives to take Ripped on to the world stage and give our music a new life for the millions of fans waiting to get Ripped… thank you to Mike Puskas ( CEO, Astral Records )… check out the web pages here
Astral Records / Blue Pie Productions
A very cool video game now features the music of Ripped… Jari Komppa has come up with a great idea called "Boom Boom Driller" and uses "Anodyne" as the background of the game… he has had great success in game competitions and thousands of fans downloading the game every month… check it out here
Jari's video game "Boom Boom Driller"
The slapstick comedy/horror master, Christine Whitlock, has released her 3rd motion picture "Marina Monster"… this film features "Exposed" and is a good friend with an incredible work ethic ( 3 pictures in just over a year )… check out the latest news here
Marina Monster
We would like to thank Max Laing for his support and inspiration… he has an excellent music/audio CD that uses new technology to keep the mind focused and positive all day long… you can learn more and get cool information on "Genuine Dichotic" at http://www.piddleport.com… congratulations on the wedding and all the best from Mooooody & Sandi
Current Events - September 2006
Our merchandise page is now updated with a new DVD available… you can check out some of the videos on our video page… we have been busy writing a new CD and Movie combination for our next release… if you are able to volunteer your services to help with the movie ( actor, cameraman, editor, gapher ) then we could really use your help… please e-mail us on the contact page and leave us your info and we will contact you when the shooting is ready to start…
Daily Ritual is now done and ready for view… check out the video page for a preview of this great video… a BIG Thank You to everyone in Vancouver ( Geoff, Ian, J.P., Jessica, Natalie, Sam & Zorn… Cheers from Ripped!
Compilation CD's… we are looking forward to "Notes & Hopes" coming out very soon ... this is a benefit for cancer and is the great work of Master Randy Greengrass… check it out at http://www.projectbenefit.org .... we have also been picked for the next Dead Famous compilation and "Anodyne" made it as track #2… goto www.astralrecordsandmusic.com and check out some cool music