We worked very very hard on perfecting this project. NM8B is the product of twelve months and close to 1200 hours of labor spent writing, recording, drawing, scrapping, crying, hitting, sleeping, panicking and trying to make my Java updates go away. We put 110% effort into making sure we are proud of each and every single piece of this project. These songs mean a lot to us. I've never worked on a project this big, and so I'm very very happy to say that it is now released to the world.
Thanks to long-time supporters and the huge support with the pre-order campaign, we were able to invest more of our time (and budget) into making something really awesome.
To those who preordered: THANK YOU!!! Your digital download should be in your email and your signed digipack CDs with art booklet are coming to a post office near you!!
If you didn't preorder, you can still get a CD! They are matte digipacks with laser printed discs and full-color art booklets in the pocket. Natalie and I are signing them. They will be reavailable for ordering SOON along with jewel case versions.
I'll post lyrics for individual songs as they go up on YouTube. Included in the digital download is a PDF of the art/lyric booklet.
Posters! We got several hundred posters printed. You can see pictures on Facebook and Tumblr, but they are gorgeous. We've been giving them away as prizes, but soon they'll be available for order! We're working out who's going to sign and ship, so stay tuned!
The two singles from NM8B were released earlier this year.
Keep an eye out in August for the Phoenix Remixes EP!! We have some awesome work being done for this project and I'm already very pumped. Producers can pick up the public stem drop and remix Phoenix here:
Artists!! You can win some awesome ALAO and NM8B toys and stuff with the fanart contest Natalie's hosting. We have been blown away by the talent you guys are coming up with in the entries so far, and everybody has a chance! Creativity is key!!
For those who missed the message, All Levels at Once is now a duo. The artwork for this project was managed by Natalie. She drew the cover artwork, digipack artwork, booklet art, promotionals, and all website themes. She's worked incredibly hard and spent hundreds of hours working on NM8B with me.
Special thanks goes to Chat, Momo, and Deirdre for additional artwork, support and love.
I don't know where the future is going, but we have plans for future ideas of a sound/artwork projects that are more than just an album or a single. We will see...
