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2010-11-10T00:18:00.000-08:00

HEY!!!! How's everyone doing?!! I rarely update here anymore, but things have been going AMAZING!!!

For more up-to-date posts, check out my tumblr page at rhettprice.tumblr.com, or twitter.com/rhettprice

:)

-Rhett

Anonymous

2010-10-01T04:50:00.000-07:00

This evening I decided to have a little fun and began answering anonymous questions on formspring.me/rhettprice.

Here are a few of the resulting questions and answers:

Q: Hi. Do you have any rituals you do before you play?

Actually, yes! Before almost every show I talk to God for a short amount of time and listen to Yo Yo Ma playing a Bach cello suite to calm me down, shortly followed by a high energy song to pump me up, often Family Force 5. Before several shows I eat Fun Dip, and before/during almost every single show I drink a Rockstar energy drink so I can perform at my fullest. :)

Q: I made a twitter just to follow you. well, you and justin timberlake now...

I feel so special right now! That's awesome! :)
Q: when did the whole fun dip thing start? i came in like halfway through the joke, so fill me in por favor.

hahaha It's FUN DIP! How could I not fall in love with it?? Ok no seriously....I have a HUGE sweet tooth, and one day in Midland, Tx, we were talking about candies we hadn't had since we were kids.....I remembered Fun Dip, and just couldn't stop thinking about how bad I wanted some. I bought one and ate it on the way home, and bought like an entire box the next day! Since then, nothing has come halfway close to rocking my world like Fun Dip does! lol Anddd people are awesome enough to keep my stash full by mailing it to me! :D

Q: i think your man crush on john mayer is sososo cute. <3

hahaha At one time I would've replied, "I DON'T HAVE A MAN CRUSH!" But I can no longer deny it, John Mayer is the freaking man. No really though.....last summer (2009) I would get up every day and before going to the studio or gig or anything, practice my violin along with his solos on the Where The Light Is dvd. Amazing! My friend Charlie Howery (used to play with him in Tx!) showed me John's music a few years ago, and I owe him. Big time.

Q: I made a twitter just to follow you. well, you and justin timberlake now...

I feel so special right now! That's awesome! :)

Q: Do you have what it takes to be a porn star? I've seen your tight pants at shows!

HAHAHA

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2010-09-30T23:14:00.000-07:00

You can find this along with my usual updates on tumblr (rhettprice.tumblr.com), but I thought this was worth putting up here!

I'm not allowed to say much more about this, but here's a pic of a live room in a studio we might record our next album at!

Thanks for making these things even possible! I'm so excited and so, so blessed to have the support and love of so many people! Thank you!

Love,

Rhett

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2010-09-17T10:18:00.000-07:00

I will continue to post big announcements and exciting events here; however, I will almost continually update my Tumblr profile at www.rhettprice.tumblr.com! Thank you so much for all the love and support, I hope I can eventually live up to it!

Rhett

2010 SUMMER TOUR!!!

2010-09-07T15:29:00.001-07:00

Drunk Cougars!

2010-08-30T13:18:00.001-07:00

In the United States, from 1920-1933 there was an era known as the Prohibition Era, when the government ruled that it was illegal to consume, sell, make, or transport alcohol. Of course that wouldn’t last long, and soon there were places known as Speakeasy’s that would illegally sell alcohol. Friday night, we played in Austin, TX at a venue called Speakeasy, hands down one of the coolest venues we’ve ever played!

After we finished sound check at this amazing establishment, I met up with my sister and a friend from my short time at WTAMU and walked around downtown Austin, stopping in an absolutely AMAZING restaurant called Pita Pit! Ok if you’ve known me for very long at all you know how easily I can get distracted so I just want to say right now that John Mayer is the single most influential musician in my life right now, and he is the freaking man.

So I get back to Speakeasy 30 min before the opener goes on, and as I wait for the bartender to pour me a water for the show, a lady at the bar begins to talk to me. She’s middle-aged, quite attractive, and very well spoken. After asking my age, she tells me she’s 31 years old, and that she’s at the bar with her friend, who’d newly single. Her friend then gets up, after claiming that the violin is her favorite instrument, hugs me for quite a long time. I insist that I must go hang out upstairs with my sister and my friend, so she kisses me on the neck, hugs me once more, and says she can’t wait to see us perform. Great. By the time we were playing, she was wasted…..walking up to the stage and taking photos of me and trying to show me, and she even wrote a note with her name, number, and email address on it!

We have a date tomorrow night. Hahaha Just kidding!

I didn’t have a lot more to say, and Will just saved me because now I apparently HAVE to go eat burgers- well, I suppose I’ll sacrifice myself and eat a delicious burger! Haha Hope you’re enjoying the crazy stories! We only have one more show on the tour, and then we’ll be touring the East Coast throughout the Fall!

Love you all so much!

Rhett

2010 Texas Tour: R.I.P. SRV

2010-08-29T12:53:00.000-07:00

Friday was a special day for me. We were playing our first Austin, TX show of the tour (the first Austin show I’ve EVER played), and it just so happened that 20 years ago to the day, Stevie Ray Vaughn passed away in a fatal plane crash. Stevie was one of the most influential guitarists to ever live, ranking with the likes of Les Paul, Jimi Hendrix, and Carlos Santana. His amazing guitar playing was as tasteful as it was impressive, and his music has left a lasting impression on generations of musicians, and will continue to do so for many generations to come. As I walked up to the Stevie Ray Vaughn memorial statue in silence, I felt as though I was at his actual funeral…..it was 5pm in the blazing hot sun, and people were still walking up to the statue, sitting around it in silence, respectfully reflecting in the experiences they have had through Stevie’s music. I was one of them.

As I stood there looking at the statue, still in awe at the pure raw talent that this 35 year old man had been blessed with, I found myself feeling a bit emotional. I never met Stevie, as he passed away when I was only a year old, and I have never even met anyone who had met him, but standing there I still felt a quite profound feeling of sadness and respect, something unusual for not having personally known him at all. But music does that to people. Music connects people in an amazing way that almost doesn’t even make sense to me, and I love it. The first record I ever owned of Stevie’s was Live at Carnegie Hall, and as first walked up to the statue of a man I so deeply admired, that record began playing through a boombox placed behind the statue by someone. Excuse me for using such a cliche phrase, but it was a strangely magical moment.

After we left the memorial, exchanging stories and memories involving Stevie and his music, I realized that just a year ago, 19 years to the day after SRV had passed away, I was loading up a small Ford Focus with my dad to head to Boston to attend my dream school, the Berklee College of Music. Since I went to Berklee, I have performed with Ayla Brown, joined Will Makar & The Red Line, recorded with George Massenburg (James Taylor, Billy Joel, Dixie Chicks, Linda Ronstadt, Journey, etc.), and been offered a record contract. A year later, I am in Austin, on tour with Will Makar & The Red Line, the only band I have ever performed with and been truly entertained with at the same time. I have been so blessed, so privileged to have experienced what I have experienced through the past year, and through SRV’s music, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. August 27th is a special day, and I look forward to what may happen until next year. RIP Stevie, you are missed.

Rhett

2010 Texas Tour: Midland/Greenwood, TX!

2010-08-29T12:48:00.000-07:00

Wednesday night we performed in Midland, Tx, at a coffeehouse called the Ground Floor. Several of the guys had never been to Texas prior to this tour, much less West Texas, and they were in shock at the sight of the landscape when they awoke. When we left Houston there were trees and vines growing, dark green lawns, hills, etc., and when everyone woke up near my parents’ house in Greenwood (just outside of Midland) Monday night, they were surrounded by the exact opposite. The land was flat, with no trees or wild vegetation of any kind more than 3 feet tall, and you could see buildings 10 or 20 miles away with no problem. At one point, just as we began to approach the house, a tumbleweed was blown across the dirt road we were driving on, and everyone freaked out, as I sat there laughing. “I CAN’T BELIEVE I JUST SAW THAT! IT’S JUST LIKE THE MOVIES!!!” It was then that I thought it was an appropriate time to warn everyone about scorpions, rattle snakes, and coyotes. “Ok, this is as Western as it can get”, they thought. Wrong. On the way to do soundcheck Wednesday night, we actually saw, amongst tall downtown buildings and a street full of office workers, a man riding a horse on the sidewalk. Welcome to Texas! Haha

After falling asleep around 1:30 am for 4 hours, we woke up began getting ready to head to my’s high school, Greenwood High School, where we performed for around 500 students in the gym. We were all excited to play for all the students, but at the same time we were extremely nervous about the sound quality. The auditorium is currently being remodeled, so we had to play in the gym, where the sound bounced around a ton, and our awesome sound tech Kevin was worried that everything would seem too blended and not as clear and distinct as it should be. But we didn’t have much time to think about that, cause it was show time!

After playing a song and a short speech about Greenwood, my career, and Berklee, the students began to wake up. By the second song there were students lined up along the rail dancing, singing, and having an absolute blast, regardless of the sound issues we had been so worried about! It was a load of fun, and we all hope to come back to Greenwood again in the future! The Ground Floor ended up being packed out, every seat was taken and there were people standing around listening to us jam….it was such a great show, and everyone there had an awesome time! After a trip to eat with our new Midland friends at IHOP, we again slept for 4 hours before heading to Austin, Tx!

Thanks so much Midland, that show was one of the best, most fun shows of the tour! I met some great people, and I can’t wait to see y’all again soon!

Love,

Rhett :)

2010 Texas Tour: KY, TN and Houston TX!

2010-08-29T12:23:00.001-07:00

During the tour I have slacked on blogging directly on this blog. Why? rhettprice.tumblr.com Not good enough? wmakarredline.tumblr.com Still not a good enough excuse? berkleeblogs.com See, I've been blogging about the tour a TON, but just not here! SORRY! haha So here ya go:

Our 2010 Texas Tour is just now closing in on the first week, and it has been both crazy and an absolute blast! While in Bowling Green, KY, Will and Corey performed an acoustic set on the Tony Rose morning radio show as the band prepared to perform on ABC 13 WBKO later that day, and Music City Cigar that night in Nashville.

After our adventures in Bowling Green and Nashville (including spending 2 nights at a huge mansion in Kentucky), we went back on the road to Houston, TX, at 4am; however, we had a LOT of work to do the next day. August 19th, Will woke up at 6am, waking up the band members one by one with his seemingly neverending vocal warm-ups. We then went to FOTW, where we performed for 4,500 people, going on stage at 9am and powering through the inevitable sleepiness, shortly before going on to Dosey Doe for our soundcheck there in The Woodlands, Tx. After soundcheck at Dosey Doe, we went over to CPHS, performing for a crowd of almost 1,000, nearly selling out of many of our tour shirts.

The crowd there was so amazing, so receptive and energetic, and we had an awesome time! After our packed out show at Dosey Doe last night, we took the band to Whataburger, where a few of the guys were treated to their first ever Whataburger experience! WHAT!!! Yep, that’s right…..these New England kiddos didn’t know what they’d been missing! After shakes and burgers we went back to the house we were staying at where we did inventory on tshirts, CD sales, Berklee flyers, and absolutely CRASHED- it had been one rough day!

It might have been a long one, but we loved it! Thanks to all the wonderful people who came out to see us play and met us afterword- it was fun! Then last night we opened for Honeybrowne- one group of really cool guys!

Tonight it’s onto College Station, where we’ve been invited to party at a sorority house tonight! I’m sure there will be some interesting stories after that haha

Take care y'all,

Rhett

2010 Texas Tour: Nashville, TN

2010-08-17T00:10:00.000-07:00

Last night we pulled into Bowling Green, KY, to one of the biggest houses I've ever seen. Enter Will's family, the sweetest, most beautiful family ever! After an absolutely amazing home-cooked meal and a great night of rest, Will, Corey, and Kevin (our sound guy) went to a radio station to promote our Sept 2nd show and our new record, as the rest of the band kept sleeping.

When I woke up, we were ushered off to the Nashville/Southern Kentucky ABC TV station, where we rocked "Love Cliche", "Hit Me Below", and "I Won't Make It Out". At times it can get discouraging when you work really hard all the time and don't hear a lot of good feedback, but the in-house sound man couldn't stop talking about how great we were! He was super nice and was absolutely in love with our sound, it was great! After the TV performance/interview we strolled over to Chic-Fil-A, where more than half our team had that delicious chicken for the first time in their lives! Me being the broke musician I am, was going to skip lunch until we got back to where we were staying, until the manager recognized Will and gave us free food! YAY, success! :) Moments later, a couple families stopped and asked if we were Will Makar & The Red Line, which was pretty cool since we're not from the area!

So tonight we played in Nashville, aka Nashvegas, at a last minute show upstairs on Music Row! It was definitely an interesting experience, perhaps not one I would repeat but one that I won't forget either way! At one point, the awesome female bar tender mentioned to one of our openers that "They're all so cute....it's like a buffet in here!" hahaha Later in the night, right after we finished performing our version of John Mayer's tune, "I Don't Need No Doctor", she proclaimed, quite seriously, "I love John Mayer, and he just satisfied ever wet dream I've ever had about him!" HAHAHA Good job Will!

While I haven't heard that statement about my sax/violin playing so far on the tour, I have had the time of my life! Tomorrow we will leave and head south, driving all the way to Houston, Tx! We then have a day off and BAM get back on it, shows every night! Our first day in Houston we have 3 shows! Whew! But it's almost 4am and we're leaving in a few hours so I better go to bed.

As they say here in the south,

Goodnight, y'all!

Rhett

2010 Texas Tour: Berwick, PA

2010-08-14T22:36:00.000-07:00

"Oh I know what she's done to me, now that she's hit me below"

The tour officially started today, 08/15/10. And today was awesome. Before indulging in amazing lasagna (take note, ladies: lasagna is my FAV food!) prepared by Corey's mom, we ran over to Berwick High School (pictured above) for a 2 hr long sound and light check before heading to Emmypalooza, where we had an acoustic set alongside Mark and Aaron from Breaking Benjamin! Will, Corey, and Kazumi played great, but I have to say the crowd at Emmypalooza wasn't exactly the crowd you'd expect at a WM&RL concert.

Once we got to the venue, hanging out backstage, I began to feel nervous. I don't get nervous, I never have. The last time I was nervous was at my audition for Berklee College of Music in December 2008, so the feeling is a bit foreign to me. As I sat on a table, I noticed the lights dim until we were surrounded by complete darkness. Then Ale (drums) & Adrian (bass) began playing. Slowly the rest of the band joins them on stage to start the show, with me walking onto the stage last. Right before I went on, in that moment in which I looked out onto the stage to see my closest friends and the best musicians I know, I suddently became extremely excited and my heart started pumping. "We're doing it. Right now, we're doing it. This is what I've waited for my entire life!", I thought.

And walking off the stage after the encore, I couldn't help but smile at everyone, thinking to myself, "So that's what it's like!"

Thank you soooo much to everyone who came tonight or who plans on coming to see us during the tour! I simply cannot express the deep gratitude I feel for anyone who helps to make this possible for me! I love you so much!

Peace and love,

Rhett Price
P.S. Perhaps you will experience the backstage excitement with me during the tour, live on ustream......check twitter.com/rhettprice for updates on when we will be streaming!

Big feet, big.......

2010-08-10T04:17:00.001-07:00

Being from Texas, you can imagine my reaction when I first met the oh so famous "Naked Cowboy".......not your typical cowboy! haha The man was suprisingly sexy though, and made me want to go tan and work out, until I met up with a beautiful young lady there in Manhattan and spent the afternoon wondering throughout New York City with her. That night we (Will Makar & The Red Line) performed at Gavin DeGraw's venue The National Underground, and had an absolute blast! That night, our manager was put in contact with a publicist who's worked with the likes of the (RED) campaign, John Mayer, Herbie Hancock, etc.!

Of course that was exciting - ended the weekend on a good note for sure, but then the week began.............and John Mayer showed up at Berklee! Did my week just get better?

John Mayer jamming with students at Berklee

Ok so what can top that? Megan fox asking ME on a date? Russell Brand bringing me a box of Fun Dip? Well actually yes, those two would very much top it but that's not the point - what happened the next morning was sooooo exciting!!!

OUR DEBUT RECORD WAS RELEASED ON ITUNES!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm soooooo excited to see what everyone things of the record, and we're already writing music for our next record! I have to say, my favorite track on the record is titled, "Hit Me Below", which is absolutely, certainly, without a doubt, not about the joys of felatio. ;) wink wink

Last but not least, the tour starts this weekend and I AM SO EXCITED!!!! I will try my very best to blog each and every night that I have internet access and/or a good story to tell! :) Last night I spent 2 hours sleeping in a Berklee College of Music practice room so now I'm off to sleep in my friend Chris's bed while he jogs and masticates on salad!

Love love love!

Rhett

Day 55: John Mayer, New Records, and a Tour!

2010-07-27T00:18:00.000-07:00

Last night I stayed up on ourstage.com voting until 5am for a contest our band is in to hopefully open for John Mayer in Houston, Tx September 5th! We were #1 in the first round (out of over 250 bands), and now with less than two days left in the second round, we're again#1! (now out of the top 20) I then woke up around 1pm, went to Faneuil Hall with my trio, Pricele$$, and performed for the lovely people out there!

On the way, I saw one particularly interesting Boston character, "DJ Night Train", who apparently was a big DJ in the 80's and is still stuck in the 80's! As I stood there in the subway station, he listened to music on his walkman and giant headphones, turning his invisible nobs and spinning invisible records to the beat....so strange. Sometime remind me to tell you about the Back Bay mirror lady, she's crazy too! haha

I just finished a record with Pricele$$ that was released last week, the record for Will Makar & The Red Line will be released soon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAJZOnaaXvs), and we're almost done recording the debut record for my indie band, Elephant Sky! I'm SO stoked to see things progress!!! So some of you don't know about my homeless ventures- yep, I'm homeless! I'm lucky enough to sleep on friend's floors and couches most of the time, with the occasional trip to Berklee practice rooms! haha However, this will end as soon as the tour starts!

OH SNAP RHETT'S GOING ON TOUR SOON?!!!

Yes, and I CAN'T FREAKING WAIT!!!!!! Will Makar & The Red Line are going on tour starting August 13th! The dates on the tour poster only show our Texas dates, but more dates are available at willmakar.com and on our myspace page! I'm pretty stoked for all the radio/tv/newspaper interviews, a performance on a Fox morning show, and our show with Honeybrowne!

If you want to interview the band for your blog or radio station, email me at rhettprice@gmail.com with subject heading "WM&RL interview" and I'll reply ASAP!

I LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING! AHHHHH!!!! :)

Muah! ;)

Rhett

Day 41: Elephant Sky

2010-07-13T16:56:00.000-07:00

Hipster. Indie. Folk. Alternative. Amazing. All of the above describe both the weekend I spent in Delaware, and the band I went there with, Elephant Sky. It's an interesting thing, playing in a band at events full of "hipsters", and I had an absolute blast.

When we arrived in Dover, I woke up to the sight of a quite enormous white house, quite the opposite of my nonexistent Boston home. I slept in the guest room and had an amazingly sensual night with the housemaid. Well most of that's true, anyway.

The following morning we practiced in the garage, bringing me back to my junior high days, before using the rest of the morning and early afternoon to finish the debut record trailer for Will Makar & The Red Line

THEN WE ROCKED OUT AT A HOUSE PARTY! Free food, cool people, and fun music, hosted by a lovely young lady with whom I still keep in contact with!

Then it got crazy the next night at our Cool Dog concert, where Sean Cheezum opened for us, as we co-headlined with the wonderful Liz Longley, who our guitarist is still madly in love with, although he has yet to talk to her! haha Shhhhh don't repeat that!

WM&TRL are still #1 to open for John Mayer with our new single Love Cliche, our new iPhone app will be released soon, and our Texas Tour starts 5 weeks from Friday!!!

I love you. :)

Rhett

Day 30. NYC. New Single. Opening for John Mayer? :)

2010-07-02T02:44:00.000-07:00

Left to right: actor Brandon Polanco, fashion/celebrity/entertainment blogger Jon Valdez, and me!

This weekend was an absolute blast! I went to New York City Tuesday evening and represented the band at an event called Summer Social 2010, held in Manhattan at The Cult. At first I was worried the guy at the door with an ipad would say I wasn't on the list, but instead he said "Oh, you're good, I remember that name." Oh, ok! haha I spent the evening meeting all kinds of wonderful people, drinking free drinks, eating free food, and taking pictures with new friends!

Wednesday morning I woke up and hung out in the Sony offices for a while, discussing marketing and promotion ideas with an executive on the 21st floor who also happens to be the President of the label I'm on! I then rode the subway to the venue while talking to an amazing young girl who's attending art school in Florida, and got prepared for the show. The venue was absolutely, completely EMPTY. Fail. Then, about 10 min before we were supposed to go on, (4 bands opened for us) loads of people started appearing out of nowhere! PERFECT TIMING!

Performing at Sullivan Hall in Manhattan!

It ended up being a great show with a great and beautiful audience, and as we packed up our van to head back to Boston, a lady came out who went on and on about how much she loved our music. Turns out she books shows for an artist. Turns out that artist is James Taylor's sister. Oh snap! She asked for a card, and gave us hers. Some legit shows are being booked right now :)

And that's how you do it, folks!!! A couple successful days for a homeless man, who didn't sleep last night because I'm finishing two videos for Will Makar & the Red Line, which will be online soon!!!

Speaking of the band, our new single, Love Cliche, is now available on iTunes! Check it out on our myspace here: http://www.myspace.com/officialwillmakarmusic

Peace and much much love,

Rhett

P.S. We have an opportunity to open for John Mayer in Houston, Tx! Go to http://www.ourstage.com/go/johnmayerhouston, click "Houston, Tx" and if our new single shows up, put us at #1 and submit the vote! John Mayer is seriously my hero, and I will cry if we make this happen! Let's do it!

Day/night 23 of a homeless musician. Oh snap!

2010-06-25T10:14:00.000-07:00

As it turns out, not showering for a generous amount of time does wonders for my hairstyle! Before, when I had an apartment, I had to put a reasonable amount of time into doing my hair, using Axe hair styling paste, and really working at achieving the perfect look. Now, however, I have found that the styling paste is no longer necessary! haha I just took a shower though, so now I have to work at it again, no worries!

I spent much of yesterday evening/night with singer/model Julie Dubela, chatting about the music business and running around the city, missing her train, then missing the bus, then FINALLY, at 1am, making it to the right place at the right time for her to head to New Hampshire. I say this to explain why I was all the way out at South Station at 1am. If you're from Boston you know the subway only runs until 12:30am, and I definitely didn't have the money for a cab.

"It's a little sketchy, but nobody will talk to me....I'll be fine!", I thought to myself.

After a few minutes of walking I see this diner and REALLY wished I had money, as I recognized the diner immediately from one of my favorite movies, 21, about MIT students who took millions from Las Vegas casinos on weekends. A minute after I took that photo, a young guy walks out, probably in his early 20's, carrying a huge suitcase with him. "Hey man, do you know where a 7 Eleven is? I need to find something cheap to put in my stomach." "Sorry bro, I'm not sure....let me look on my phone and try to find one for you," I replied.

He had just arrived all the way from Phoenix, Arizona, and had $5 to his name. "I had $55 when I left, but now I only have $5". I wanted so badly to take him back to the diner, sit down and chat, and buy the guy a good meal, but I just simply couldn't afford that either. We kept walking along, and I soon found out that he came to Boston to be with his girlfriend and his daughter. This, in a strange way, made my night. It sucks so much that he is broke, and in a new place with no job or home, but he came all the way to boston to be with his girlfriend and daughter. Rather than doing what so many young men have done when they were young and had a child, he did what should be done and is doing whatever he can for them. He is broke, and doesn't know what will happen, but he's trying his best to do what's right, and I really really respect him for that.

A little ways down the road, two very sketchy guys stopped us and were telling us not to run away from home, assuming his luggage was because he was leaving his home. "Come on, it can't be that bad," the guy said. When he found out the guy was broke and hungry, he held up a grocery bag packed full of donuts and offered one to each of us. This guy was as tall as me and twice the size, so I definitely obliged. Then it hit me. I just took a donut from a homeless guy. So do I keep eating it, (not knowing where it came from) or do I throw it away? I can't throw it away, it came from a homeless guy! But what if I get sick?

It had little pieces of apples in it. It was yummy. :)

My new friend saw a 7 Eleven at the next block, and said bye. Hey buddy if you ever somehow end up reading this.....know that I'm praying for you, and I wish you the best! Don't give up!

Rhett

Day 19 of a Homeless Musician (and some musical goodness!)

2010-06-20T22:02:00.000-07:00

This photo is for trance artist Kid Merkury. Jealous much, Merk? :)

Last night my good friend and drummer of Pricele$$ gave me the keys to his apartment so that I could sleep on his couch for the night. I had heard about a man robbing someone with a gun a block away from us once so I locked the door before I fell asleep.

There was just one thing I didn't consider- I hadn't gone to bed the night before, so I was absolutely exhausted and sleep deprived. Oh, and the door was locked and I had the keys on the inside. And he had nowhere to sleep if I didn't wake up when he knocked on the door, but that wasn't much of an issue.

He didn't knock on the door. He didn't bang on it, either. He apparently hit it so hard neighbors woke up and came out to see what was going on.......all as I slept peacefully inside. Sorry, Mike!

Every few years I begin listening to an artist who's completely is new to me, which then evolves into listening to a genre that's new to me, followed by the new music becoming fresh inspiration for me to practice and really get my chops up, which then turns into "I have a new group I'm so stoked about!!!!"

So for now, just watch that video and groove. Ya digg?

Who is homeless?

2010-06-19T07:17:00.001-07:00

According to the United States Government, a homeless person is:

An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.

So the question is......if that is the definition by which the United States Government operates, am I actually homeless, or am I wrong in assuming I am homeless simply because I have no place to call home?

Am I an individual? check! Do I lack fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence? check! I suppose I actually am homeless! In fact, statistics say that "homeless" people in Chicago can make upwards of $35,000 a year! That absolutely blows my mind, as I am not making that much right now! If I had $35,000 I would definitely have an apartment, and would be farrrrrr from homeless! So I suppose I'm actually a legit homeless dude. Wow, that's weird. Ok I'm getting money and finding a place to live, it's official! haha

Day 17 of a Homeless Musician

2010-06-18T22:23:00.000-07:00

That's a sad face, because I am sad.
I'm sad because my alto saxophone got dented and now it's in the shop! Soooo I only got to rehearse on the songs with a violin at rehearsal with Will Makar & The Red Line!

The cool thing about the situation, is the guy known as the "Sax Doctor" is fixing my horn.....he fixed Stan Getz's horns, and works on Sonny Rollins' horns.....and now Rhett Price's as well!

BEING HOMELESS IS NOT EASY!!!!! I now have more respect for the people standing on street corners all day with signs, begging for money. Yes, some of them have made bad decisions that led to their current condition; however, I can only imagine how hard it must be for these people to give up their dignity and beg for money in the steaming hot summer weather.

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

"How do homeless people have internet access?"
*I have been using my friends' internet to keep everyone involved in this journey, as well as Berklee's student internet.

This guy is tired of being homeless, and is now setting out to change his current living situation! Yes, I know.....my clothing, style, and overall physical appearance don't depict the typical look of the American homeless man......and that's one reason I must find a home! Oh yeah, and I could probably sleep in my bed sometime. haha :)

An amazing professional photographer has contacted me about doing a photoshoot soon. The theme: homeless in Boston.

Stay tuned for the new pics, videos, and info on what I've been doing on my homeless adventures, including a story about venturing into the Back Bay Fens at 3am and miraculously making it back alive!

Love,

Your favorite, sexiest homeless friend-

Rhett
youtube.com/rhettcprice
twitter.com/rhettprice

P.S. If you missed my live broadcast while I was in the studio, you can see my next on here:
ustream.tv/rhettprice I'll definitely update facebook when I'm live on Ustream again!

Day 7-9 of a Homeless Musician

2010-06-11T11:56:00.000-07:00

PRICELE$$

Day 7 and 8 kind of blended together.....I stayed up till 4 or 5am both nights, woke up at 8am, grabbed coffee with Chris Murphy, singer of my street trio "Pricele$$", skipped lunch while performing at Faneuil Hall, ate dinner, and found a friend who would let me crash at their apartment for the night. Like all good homeless men, I am now on a schedule of no sleep, asking (in a roundabout way) for money on the street, and eating free food whenever offered, regardless of the food. That's the hard part for me....I'm such a picky eater, but as a homeless man I can no longer be picky about food or where I sleep!

Now we get to the good part. Last night I slept on a hardwood floor. DO NOT DO THIS. That's what we call a disclaimer. :) haha It was not fun, and I will never again sleep on a wood floor!

Being a homeless musician is hard.

Tonight I have a recording session for a guy's single at 10pm.....that's the musician part.

Tonight I will probably sleep in the Prudential Center.....that's the homeless part.

I have a new homeless friend....crap, I can't remember his name right now, but either way he's my new homeless friend, and he's HILARIOUS! The other day he held a sign that read, "Niggers killed my family....need money to hire Klan members to hunt them down." hahaha Apparently he has like 5 kids, and somehow he makes enough money to feed them, while completely humiliating himself everyday because he has nothing else going for him.....he's super jolly and nice, but it makes me sad at the same time. Ok that's deppressing, I'm gonna go eat some Fun Dip!

Really though....some of these legit homeless guys are so nice and so positive....much more positive than many of the millionaire berklee students I know!

I love you all and wish you the best, keep yo head up...it'll be fine, at least you have a bed! :)

Rhett
P.S. I'm not sure how long this homeless endeavor will last, as soon our new single will be released, and it is seriously going to be a hit. Let me know if your friends like it! :)

Day 4-6 of a Homeless Musician

2010-06-07T23:03:00.000-07:00

I deeply apologize for failing to be online the past few days, but I'm homeless, remember? On Day 3 of my homeless journey, I traveled to Berwick , PA with Will Makar & The Red Line, ate homemade apple pie and cookies, and slept all morning. On Day 4, we did sound check, ate homemade lasagna, and performed at Pepper's to an absolutely amazing crowd. After the show, we had coffee, food, conversation, and lots of laughter with a handful of the audience members, including a few absolutely lovely young girls, one of whom gave me a bracelet that I'm wearing right now!

Sound like a homeless man's rantings to you? It sure doesn't to me, either. Day 5, the awesome/fun giver of the bracelet leaves at 6am, I sleep for an hour before heading back to Boston. I start to notice my hair is getting longer than desired. I then notice the growing need for a razor. My tight black pants have distracted the women from my growing mullet for a while now, but I am starting to fear that their gaze will wonder upward, where they will not be pleased! haha

What I am trying to say is, the first thing to go is your selectiveness for certain foods. The second, as I am discovering, is your appearance. Have you ever noticed that homeless people all hang out together? It is not because they all have no homes, but because they all fit into a group together, mainly due to physical style, done by choice or out of necessity.

Style is a huge thing to me, I will NOT let homelessness steal away my sex appeal as a performer!!!!

Send haircut coupons, scissors, or razors to:

Rhett "Homeless" Price
168 Mass Ave SB 2271
Boston, MA 02115

Together we can resist the changes homelessness tries to place on me!!!

:) Love you all dearly!

Rhett

Day 3 of a Homeless Musician

2010-06-04T22:20:00.000-07:00

Last night I, again, stayed awake all night, mostly due to being scared that I wouldn't make it to Faneuil Hall in time to perform with Priceless$$. The drummer was up all night drinking and was still asleep when we headed out to play, so it was one less person to split the money with! YAY!

I planned on using part of the money I made to get a haircut and not look like the homeless mullet man I am right now, but the band was in a hurry to get to Pennsylvania so I still look crazy! haha

And that's where it gets weird, to me.....We arrived in Berwick, Pennsylvania tonight around 10:30pm or so, and had warm, fresh apple pie and cookies waiting on us. We then sat around a fire singing and playing music, before it began raining, at which time we took the opportunity to come inside and play Corey's xbox 360. It's official, I live in two worlds right now. Yesterday I was playing a game of Halo so I could have a free meal, and tomorrow night I'm playing a concert, eating free food, and going to an after party being thrown for the band.

There are certainly great things about both worlds, but I think I would pick the rockstar world much more than the homeless world I've been in the past few days. However, I have learned to not be so outrageously picky about all kinds of things, mainly food. We should all be thankful for what we have, that is for sure!

I hope everyone has a wonderful, safe weekend!

Much much love,

Rhett

Day 2 of a Homeless Musician

2010-06-03T22:30:00.000-07:00

Day two started just like this:

"What's that stupid noise?"........"IT'S SO LOUD!".............2 hours later............."Hey man, sorry I'm so late, I slept through my alarm."

Yes, it's true, homeless men DO have alarms! At least, that's the only thing I can figure out, as they're always the last to go to bed and the first to get up! And by "they", I now mean "we"!

We all know that the homeless struggle to eat, and that is why the beg for money.....well, either that, or they need some alcohol. Today I needed the prior, so I went over to my old apartment building where my friend has my last few bits of food in a box. HE WAS GONE!!!

So what do I do now? I go to another apartment, see two guys playing Halo 3 and I take advantage of the situation. "I bet you dinner I can beat you at Halo!". That's all it took, and an hour later I was eating dinner for free! I'm definitely learning how to do whatever it takes to get food, that's for sure! And thanks to all of you amazing friends and fans, I still have quite a bit of Fun Dip to keep me happy! :)

I had considered attempting to sleep in the Prudential Center (the mall here) tonight because they keep the doors unlocked 24 hrs; however, I was given the opportunity to spend the night in a fellow musician's apartment! So much love around me right now! :)

Speaking of all the love around me, tonight I spoke with a pretty young lady from Texas on skype for a little while, and after a while she volunteered her phone number, followed by "Oh nooo....I just gave my number to a homeless man!" hahaha See, ladies, not much has changed! ;)

Take care, and eat some Fun Dip for me!

Rhett
P.S. We only recieved one question today, from several people:

"Is there an address I can send a care package or Fun Dip to?"

*Absolutely! Please send letters, care packages, and the amazing Fun Dip to:

Rhett Homeless Price
168 Mass Ave SB 2271
Boston, MA 02115

Thanks so much! I love everyone for everything I've already recieved, and although it may take time, I will reply to every one of the letters sent to me!

Day 1 of a Homeless Musician

2010-06-03T00:23:00.000-07:00

06/02/2010

Last night I didn't have anywhere to sleep, so I stayed up all night long in one of the Berklee buildings, emailing venues about fall 2010 bookings. It's a strange thing, emailing a huge venue in Mississippi about booking the band I'm going to be on tour with, while not having anywhere to spend the night. Once the sun started rising, I went over to a friend's house, where I crashed, waking up at 3pm. When I woke up and checked facebook on some stranger's stolen internet, I had a bazillion notifications and messages, mostly asking how in the world I was going to survive, and where I was going to sleep! At the time I had no clue.............and I still don't, really...but that's what we call adventure!

An hour or so later, I headed over to Faneuil Hall and began preparing to perform there on the street with my new trio, Pricele$$. Now that I think about it, the name is quite ironic........I am now a homeless musician, and my street trio is called "Pricele$$"....wow. haha After meeting several appreciative music enthusiasts and one drunk man from Africa, we headed back to Back Bay (my area of Boston) and I shared my last bag of spaghetti noodles, as I no longer have a way of cooking them! Yum! Rehearsal with Will Makar & The Red Line until midnight, and then it was time to sleep.....uh oh!

This is where I say two word: THANK YOU! The same friend whose apartment I crashed at this afternoon is allowing me to spend the night at her apartment tonight! Ok, I've made it through 12 hours since I woke up, 12 hours of being homeless!

If there's anything that's changed already, it's the way I look at rooms in buildings. When I saw my friend's laundry room tonight, my first thought was, "Could I get away with sleeping in here for a couple nights?"

Thanks for all the tweets, facebook posts, and messages! I'm sure we'll be entertained through this, and perhaps we'll learn something!

Love,

Rhett Price

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

Pamela: "So does this mean you will be sleeping on the street? or what? what exactly does this whole homeless thing entail in your eyes? lol"

*I am trying to sleep inside buildings if I can get away with it and not get arrested, but as I walked through the Fens today I looked to see where I could get away with sleeping and not get stabbed or raped....we'll have to wait and see if I end up doing that. This shall entail eating many free meals (everything I ate today was made by friends! Thanks y'all!), spending minimal amounts of money, and working hard!

Anna: "Wait, so are you really living on the streets of boston...urban nomad style?"

*haha I like the term "urban nomad"! I am living on the streets, and hopefully not sleeping on them unless I have to!

Mac: "Where are you going to sleep?"

*For now, I'm hopping from friend's places to random buildings, looking at public buildings that I can sleep in, possibly including Berklee practice rooms!

JOIN ME IN MY NEW JOURNEY, STARTING TOMORROW!

2010-06-01T13:09:00.000-07:00

Rhett Price, the new face of Boston's homeless.

Starting tomorrow, June 2, 2010, I will begin to experience the struggles of being homeless. I will report on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Youtube, and Ustream what it is like to live in Boston without a place to call home! I will be performing daily with my new trio, Pri¢ele$$, at Boston's famous Faneuil Hall, and later this summer will be on tour with pop/rock band Will Makar & The Red Line.

Join me on my journey here as I blog daily on the issues I face and the obstacles I must overcome as a homeless musician! Of course, I will undoubtedly be the best dressed homeless man you've ever seen! hahaha :)

I love y'all so much, thanks for all the support!

Rhett Price

New York City Debut!

2010-05-24T12:58:00.000-07:00

This weekend we went to NYC, again, but this time it was not to record! If you're reading this, and you were at Arlene's Grocery Friday night, you know exactly what went down!

I had never performed in NYC before, so I was very excited, with a bit of curiosity of what playing in such a well known venue would be like. We left Thursday and spent the night discussing, with the label, the plans they have for us for the next 18 months. Can I say I'm excited?!! :) Great things are to come for this band! Ale and I spent the night competing on Wii Bowling, until we finally gave up and went to sleep.

When we woke up the next morning, we headed towards the village and handed out flyers to promote the show! Let me just say one thing to the female inhabitants of that area of Manhattan: WILL YOU MARRY ME? The women there are outrageously gorgeous, I tell you! I know where I'm moving! :) Speaking of gorgeous, Project Runway model winner Kalyn Hemphill came to our show with fashion blogger Jon Valdez (of orangejuiceandbiscuits.com), and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and hanging out with them after the show. Thanks for coming Kalyn and Jon!

That night, something amazing and life changing happened during the ongoing Wii Bowling competition between myself and Ale. There is no further explanation needed, as this video speaks for itself.

Hahaha We obviously always have a great time when we're in New York! Thanks everyone for coming to see us perform! And to everyone reading this blog- thank you so much for hanging out and seeing what I'm up to, it gets crazy sometimes! haha You're the best!

With much love,

Rhett

P.S. Miss Stephanie from San Antonio, thanks for the random late night talks on Facebook IM! I'm up late and everyone else always falls asleep! haha I actually just spoke with you there, but it's super late and the sun's coming up so I'm gonna crash....again! lol

The band with Kalyn and Jon after our show at Arlene's Grocery!

Finished!

2010-05-15T05:47:00.000-07:00

I've been up till the sun was rising every night we've been in the studio............................playing Wii bowling against Ale. haha We actually did record until 2 am or so, but we've had some fierce competition between the two of us and finally, around 8am this morning, I scored a 258, which is now the new all time high score! VICTORY, baby!!!

WE'VE FINISHED RECORDING!!!!!!

That makes me happy, because this record was so much fun to make, and now it's down to computer work more than anything! Only a couple months and it will be in your hands!!! Oh and I still have red spray paint on my arm from the photoshoot we did yesterday.....I'm sure the label will put pics up on the facebook page soon. And I'm probably not supposed to tell you, but the design for our new shirt is similar to what we all wore in one of the shots! :)

I still haven't gone to bed, and I'm pretty much dead. But I do want to say a big thank you to all my friends, fans, and family who all support me in everything I do. I love you! By the way, Will Makar is an amazing singer. Seriously, he surprises me all the time, especially when we're performing! OH! Speaking of which, we're playing our first New York City show as a full band soon at Arlene's Grocery! I think the show is May 21st, and 7pm.......again, I'm sure it's on the facebook page!

I'm going to go crash for a few hours, but after everyone leaves the studio (except me), I'm going to record a pop song on saxophone, similar to my Tik Tok video, and probably in one improvised take again! haha

Love and happiness,

Rhett

P.S. That makes me feel like I should be in the 60's

Nearing the light at the end of the tunnel!

2010-05-12T05:52:00.000-07:00

Will Makar & The Red Line, minus our drummer, Ale Giuliani!

As I type this, I'm on the Bolt Bus headed to New York City from Boston, jammin out to my main man Lil Wayne! It's kinda funny to me, as while he's been in jail for a while (and will remain there for a year), his new single was released yesterday on iTunes! haha Man, the guy's career is soaring and he's in jail....that's when you know you're successful!

Anyway, so I pretty much never go to bed before the sun comes up, and I don't trust myself with waking up early in the morning. Since our bus was leaving at 8:30 am, I decided to stay up all night long, so that there was no way on earth I could miss the bus. I already know what you're thinking - "And then Rhett missed the bus." But guess what? It wasn't me this time! I arrive at the bus terminal before anyone else on the bus does, I sit down and eat my yogurt/fruit parfait and have coffee before anyone else arrives, then soon I see Ale. Then, at 8:05, I get a text from Kid Merkury (Aj) that says (censored version) "My phone messedddd upppppppp!!!!!!", followed by, "So....I didn't wake up." So the trip that took me 45 min to make, he now has to make in 20. Twenty minutes later, nobody. Everyone boards the bus. Still no Aj. Oh wait, one more person gets on.....still no Aj. And then, out of nowhere, like a rabbit out of a hat, THERE'S AJ!!! It was nuts, and he almost missed the bus to NYC, and we almost had to rely on Will to lay down some bass tracks, which would've sounded oh so amazing! hahaha

The reason I'm so pumped is because our band Will Makar & The Red Line, are finishing recording our record this week in New York! Will's killer, and so are the rest of the musicians in the band....I can't wait for it to be released for all y'all, it's gonna be KILLIN!!! I think my favorite track so far is called Beautiful, but we'll see if it stays that way after mixing and what not!

And I know I keep promising this, but I really will be emailing everyone on the email list soon, probably while we're in the studio! I love you guys so much, and I can't ever thank you enough for all the love and support you've continued to show me over the years! And if you go to my high school, Greenwood High School, we're making a surprise visit sometime in the fall! :)

Much love and respect,

Rhett

Toms no shoe day, new drummer, Fun Dip, and legendary clubs!!! :D

2010-04-09T09:14:00.000-07:00

I suppose I should start with an apology.....sorry it's been like a month since I posted last! I have soooo much to talk about!!!

Let's start off with Tom's No Shoe Day. It was a great cause, supporting www.toms.com in an effort to help people realize what children without shoes have to go through everyday; however, I thought I was going to DIE!!! I had done this a couple times in Texas where I would walk from the carpeted dorm through the grass to class, then on smooth concrete, etc....but in Boston it was a different story, my feet were seriously sore for 3 days afterword! That said, I'm purchasing a pair of TOMS shoes! haha

We auditioned several drummers for Will Makar & The Red Line, and we ended up unanimously deciding Ale Giuliani (www.alegiuliani.com) was the one! He's an awesome guy and wonderful drummer, and we're all super excited to have him in the band! The photo on the left was taken at a photoshoot we did a few weeks before auditions started, so he isn't there. Who is there are......drum roll.......Kazumi Shimokawa (shredding da piano), Adrian 'Merk' Sealy (slappin a bass), Will Makar (vocal amazingness), Me (fiddlin and playin da sax), and Corey Rupp (holding it down on the guitar)!

The photo will likely end up on/in our new album, which rocks because Will's got my clothes on and that monkey on the necklace is my buddy! haha If the album sells super well maybe I should sell the necklace on Ebay! hahaha Just kidding.

I'm super stoked about Saturday night, cause I'll be performing with my friend and fellow label-mate, American Idol star Ayla Brown, with my bud Jason Castillo playing guitar!

Andddd............................we're opening for Tony Orlando at Lowell Memorial Auditorium! This should be a very neat experience, as far as I know I've never opened for anyone who has their name on a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! That's when you know you've made it! haha

But hey, I spelled my name in gold star stickers on my wall.....does that count? lol

Ok so we're performing in New York City a bit this summer and I was already really excited, but then I started looking into the venue we're performing at on May 21st, which will be our first performance in New York City, at a venue called Arlene's Grocery. Apparently Lady Gaga, Third Eye Blind, Dashboard Confessional, Jeff Buckley, The Strokes.....all kinds of huge bands have performed here, and I'm both super excited and super nervous....I hope we can live up to that!

I guess that's all I've got for now! It's 5:49am and the sun's coming up.......hello, starbucks!!! :D
But before I go.......thank you sooo much for supporting me. If you buy my music, listen to it, watch my videos, read my blog, or just message me to say hi.....all this is what makes it possible for me to play music day in and day out. It's you guys how make it happen, and I can never thank you enough. So from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!

I love you guys so much!

Rhett

Spring Break in NashVegas!

2010-03-19T17:24:00.000-07:00

My spring break this year was spent yet again meeting amazing musicians who have helped pave the path to my sound as an artist. I went to Nashville with a group of Berklee students, where I met Everyone from Alison Krauss (who's won more Grammy awards than any woman ever) to Taylor Swift's producer (who's latest album has won more awards than any other Country album ever), to the writers for hits "This Kiss" and "I Can't Make You Love Me" (one of the writers has a song that's #1 in the UK right now as well)! So, as you can imagine, it was amazing.

Oh, and that guy in the lumberjack shirt? That's legendary virtuoso Bela Fleck, who I met at Warner. I'm not usually one to feel ecstatic or nervous around famous musicians; however, I was kind of freaking out when I met Bela! haha If you aren't familiar with his music, check out Bela Fleck & The Flecktones.....one of my favorite songs is called "Snatchin", which has an awesome sax solo by the sax player who's now touring with Dave Matthews Band!

The last night I was in Nashville, I was out with a few friends and my close friend and great artist Patrick Taylor texted me from LA saying he saw Russell Brand and Katy Perry on the street! I had just met Bela Fleck, but I have to admit I was still pretty jealous.......UNTIL I found out last night that Russell Brand is coming to Boston doing stand up comedy!!! Needless to say, I shall hopefully meet Russell Brand soon! :)

OH, BEFORE I FORGET!!!!! I finally have music on Facebook for you to listen to! Please let me know your thoughts, I love hearing what everyone thinks of our music! :)
Click Here: http://www.facebook.com/rhettcprice to add me as a friend, or go to my facebook fan page to listen! :)

Much much LOVE!

Rhett

Tik Tok, oh the party don't stop, no!

2010-03-06T16:37:00.000-08:00

Wake up in the mornin feeling like P Diddy......

play while reading for optimum Rhett Price experience

That's how we do it at Double Deal Records! haha I'm in New York City right now, shooting a video and recording sax trax for a song from my upcoming album! Steak, champagne, partying with Ke$ha, it's been an awesome weekend! Speaking of Ke$ha, the track we're recording tonight has a similar groove! Partayyyy!

Wayne, mr record label, made Captain Crunch Chicken for dinner. Get a record deal, you don't know what you're missing! I watched "Alice in Wonderland" at the midnight release, drank a bottle of Moet during it, and crashed before coming down to NYC! I also bought a Bose speaker system for my apartment, and the first song I played on it is my new theme song, "Money To Blow"!!! haha :D Oh bee tee dub, (btw) the rifle in the video I recorded was used in "Independence Day", and the hand gun was used in "Die Hard" by Bruce Willis, no lie!

I did a photoshoot Thursday evening with the Will Makar band, and it was awesome! Check my website and facebook soon for pics from the shoot! Also, I will be releasing a free track from my album pre-release, and my facebook friends will know about it first so add me, or click "become a fan!"

Well I've gotta make more coffee and record a video of me playing Robin Thicke's "Lost Without You".

Word.

Later, player.

Rhett

Band photoshoot, new album, New York City.... :D

2010-03-01T03:51:00.000-08:00

The pic is from a photoshoot I did with Aly Ocampo (click here to view her myspace) a few weeks back, and I think it's pretty awesome. And that face is just priceless. haha

I'm listening to "Gravity" from the John Mayer Trio album, 'Try'. One of these days I'll go through and write down how many of these blogs say I'm listening to a Mayer tune....likely in the triple digits! haha I'm almost completely nocturnal now, and it's kind of strange. Ok, I lied....I AM completely nocturnal now. In fact it's 7am and this is the first time I've seen daylight in 2 days, no kidding! I felt bad waking up to 7 missed calls, 9 texts, 26 facebook notifications, etc., and decided to change! Well for a few days, at least! :)

THURSDAY!!!! That's when we're having a band photoshoot with Will Makar! Check out his website here! I'm not sure if I'm supposed to say this or not, but I'm going to let the cat out of the bag anyway: Once the pictures from the shoot are released, I want everyone to look at the clothing Will is wearing, specifically his shirt and jacket, because he's going to be wearing my shirt and jacket! haha Due to my absolutely impeccably amazing style, he asked if I would select something for him to wear during the shoot, which I will! Heck yeah!!! haha :)

Ok, time for another picture!

That pic's by Cory Brownlow, part of a photoshoot we did shortly before I left for Berklee!

Look, this might seem random and off subject, but you're probably already use to my random ramblings. Anyway, I just want to say something to the dreamers. To those of you who have dreams, goals, ambitions, and something that you want to really accomplish with the life you're given here: DO IT. Talking about doing it only goes so far. Talking really only gets me into trouble anyway, so I like to take action, even if that means I'll get into trouble on occasion as well! haha Seriously though, you can do it. You know you can. Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he successfully invented the lightbulb, but he created one of the greatest inventions known to mankind. I can only imagine how many of his friends and family members questioned his motives after he tried, day after day, to do the seemingly impossible; however, he didn't listen to them, he DID it! So tell everyone else to go shove it, you CAN do it!

I keep a journal of all the crazy stuff that happens in my career, including the instances in which I get extremely frustrated at people close to me who lack any kind of faith in me and my career. I've been in Boston almost 6 months, and my world has been turned upside down and back. And my career is doing 100 times better than it ever has. I'm working on my new album in New York this weekend, my EP has been heard by people from Billboard Magazine, Sony, RCA, etc., without a single negative comment, and I perform and tour with an American Idol finalist. Things are going great.

That said, six months ago I was wondering if I was going to be able to deal with living in Boston, if I would be able to pay for rent, if I would have to become a server at a restaurant while attending school so that I could pay my phone bill and still eat. I questioned almost everything about my life and my choices, and I trusted God and did what I assumed He really wished that I would do. I still can't say for sure if I did what He wanted, but it sure seems that way. So trust in God, pray about it, and ask for a clear answer for what to do. He'll show you. And don't give up, don't give up, don't give up, don't give up. I can't stress that enough. Don't ever give up. It will happen.

Love and peace,

Rhett

Feels like a 20 degree summer!

2010-02-19T13:26:00.000-08:00

Lately I've been waking up feeling like it's summer, yet it's super cold outside! These days I've been busy doing everything except completing class work, which is changing though....no worries! This is my last semester at the Berklee College of Music, and I've enjoyed it here very much. Everyone I know asks the same thing when I say that, so I'll go ahead and answer your question:

No, I'm not graduating.

No, I'm not quitting school.
Ok I lied- I'm quitting school.

My career path does not necessarily require a degree and, therefore, I am choosing to go no further in debt in order to continue learning at Berklee. Unless God decides to change my path (which has happened many times already, so it's quite likely!), I will continue to live in Boston, performing with various groups and producing music of my own. I am signing a contract with Double Deal Records and I will be working with them for a while, making music and having a great time doing so! :)

And you should know I bought a pair of the tightest black pants I've ever seen, and they're a little Russell Brand-esque. Hey, don't judge! haha The pic is of me and Will Makar at a performance at All Asia in Boston, MA in December '09! And although this may seem random, it isn't- I'm going to be on the 9th row, in the 9th seat, at a John Mayer arena concert in 2 nights, and I'm soooo super duper excited! I CAN'T WAIT!!! :D And I was chosen to be part of a group of Berklee students who will be in Nashville over spring break, and one of the people I'll meet is Taylor Swift's producer, who is going to hook me up on a date! haha ;)

Here's the song that's currently leading in sales on the EP, next to Baby Blue!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/waiting/id337671807?i=337672002

God Bless every single one of you! :)

Rhett

Promo shoot in New York City!

2010-02-05T13:28:00.001-08:00

I spent this weekend just outside of Manhattan, shooting a quite ridiculous promo video at the Double Deal Records studio. For the first half of the shoot I had to be extremely dirty and grungy, and look like a homeless man. Nothing was done to my appearance for this to be captured effectively. I then took a shower, did my hair, put on a $5,000 Dolce & Gabbanna Suit and grabbed a bottle of Cristal Champagne. The Cristal actually came from the Dixie Chicks- one of their albums went platinum and they sent 10 bottles of Cristal over to our man at Sony, Wayne!

Here's the video:

After we took a break late one night and began eating amazing salads and steaks Wayne had expertly cooked for himself, Will Makar, and I, he asked me if I would be interested in signing on and joining the Double Deal family!
Double Deal Website

I am very happy and very excited to be working with Wayne, Will, and Ayla Brown (also on the label) in the near future!

Speaking of which, I am now writing music with Patrick Taylor, which will be available on my upcoming album in late 2010!

Blessings,

Rhett Price

Reality

2010-01-25T05:34:00.001-08:00

This song was written by Matt and only after recording a couple takes and reviewing them in the studio control room did I realize the lyrics. It's like this song was written for me! haha Enjoy.

REALITY
-Matt Green & Rhett Price

Little boy don’t lose your dreams
One day you’ll see they can be reality
And late at night you’ll fill your head with many things
That you will always wanna do

Well hold on and then you’ll see
That these can be reality
You just remember one thing
You can be anything

Now go and make your reality

I wonder why we tell our kids
“Go get a job and make all the money that you can
And then you’ll see how happy you’ll be
No not your dreams, those will never be reality”

Well don’t let them fill your head
With nonsense like that and future regret
Cause my Papa always said,
“You do what your heart is telling your head”

Now go and make your reality
Your reality
Yeah

So take this chance and remember
When you were young and you were wiser
And you didn’t care what the ponder
You just listened to your heart

And you took hold of your dreams and pursued them with all your might
So don’t be put down by a sinister frown, you just go and you live your dreams
And you make them your own
Your own reality

Yeah
Your reality

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/reality/id337671807?i=337671996

What is this white stuff?!!!

2010-01-19T05:56:00.000-08:00

As I sit on my apartment bed in Boston, MA my second morning back on the East Coast, looking out of my window into the white mystical wonderland outside, I begin to contemplate the possibility of the end of the world, or perhaps a miracle. I am from Midland, Tx, and if you've ever been there you will know that snow just doesn't happen there.....ever. I lived in Midland for more than a decade, and I can count one one hand the number of times I saw it snow. For me, the sight right now is a bit ridiculous- people with shovels clearing the sidewalks, the top of the Prudential Center is blocked by snow (a miracle by itself!), and every square inch of land that hasn't been walked or driven on is white! This is NUTS!

Back in my day we had these things called "snow days", and when it snowed we would not have school! In fact if anything white was falling from the sky, it was likely we would not have school due to the fear that the roads would be too bad. No kidding.

But now I pay a small fortune for school, and I must venture out into this wintery wildness and learn from some of the best in my field.....and have myself a good ol' time doing so!

You ladies and gents take care!

Rhett

P.S I almost forgot to explain the pic! When I went to Barnes & Noble to pick this reserved book up, the lady at the front desk takes one look at the cover, one look at me, and asks "Wait, is that the right book??", followed by her head shaking disapprovingly after I confirmed that, in fact, that is the book I ordered.

Weekend of music with Charlie Howery

2010-01-10T21:54:00.001-08:00

Thursday we headed over to Snyder, Tx and performed at the awesome Manhattan CoffeeHouse, (where my EP The Improv Sessions will be carried soon!) ate at Whataburger with a few peeps, and went back to spend the night at a generous barista's house. Everyone slept extremely well except for me- I was online tweeting, facebooking, working on a promo video, and doing everything BUT sleeping! The next morning a cute young girl from Snyder who had been at the show that night picked me up early, and bought be breakfast.....Jessie was her name, I believe.

Here's a video about the morning after our show in Snyder:

I'm becoming more and more excited about the summer tour, as this weekend was a lot of fun traveling, playing music, and meeting many people and many lovely young ladies!

I intended on writing a much longer blog, but these interviews with Russell Brand on YouTube have grabbed my attention, which will likely last late into the night! Speaking of YouTube, I posted 3 new videos to my YouTube tour blog channel at www.youtube.com/rhettpricemusic

Take care!

Rhett

Manhattan CoffeeHouse!

2010-01-07T17:19:00.000-08:00

As I write this, I'm listening to Natalie Thompson as she opens for Charlie Howery and I at Snyder's Manhattan CoffeeHouse! This girl is as pretty as she is talented....and she really gets into it! This place is so tight....well here's a pic, even though it doesn't show the brick wall and the decaying architecture. It used to be a hotel, called the Manhattan Hotel I believe, when the owner bought it and turned it into the coolest coffee house I've ever been too, including the ones on the east coast! That's a pic of me and Natalie hahaha :D (click to see the whole thing)

Oh sweet, the guys next door at the Big Apple Deli just brought us our sandwiches to eat before we play! Mine's called the "Skinny Dipper".....yep, I got it for the name! hahaha So these days I'm all about trying new things and finding out whether they're for me or not, and I just tried my first cigarette with the barista here! General concensus: DISGUSTING!!! Yeah, that's the last one for me! Good thing the drug known as coffee isn't looked down upon in society! :) hehe

Tonight we're staying with a barista, Austin, and then taking off to Lubbock to play at the one and only Sugar Brown's!!! This place is so cool, and the owner's brother is one of the guys in the Christian group "Shane & Shane"! And the owner himself has won 8 grammys, and he's only 23 years old!!! Ok, that last statement was complete bull but hey it's still a freaking awesome venue, and if you're in the Lubbock, Tx area you seriously don't want to miss out on this!!!

They're griping at me for blogging instead of doing a sound check, so I'm gonna get some more of their coffee and get on up there! Wish me luck!

Blessings,

Rhett

P.S. Miley Cyrus's "Party In The USA" rocks, for real!

The Will Makar Band 2010 Tour Promo!!!

2009-12-16T19:33:00.000-08:00

I'm pretty sure the video tells it all! :) I'm leaving in around 33 hours to head back to Midland for a month! See you fellas there!

Peace,

Rhett

Almost the end of the beginning!

2009-12-12T14:25:00.000-08:00

In 5 days, I will be getting on a plane headed to the not so huge town of Midland, Tx, where I will be for a month!!! I'll be performing at the Ground Floor, Sedona Grill, the Hemingway, Cigar Frog's, Lubbock Tx's Sugar Brown's, and Snyder Tx's Manhattan CoffeeHouse!

I'm really excited to be home, worship at the wonderful Stonegate Fellowship, play some music with my close friends and fans there watching and listening, and eat some wonderful southern food! I think the first thing I'm going to do when I get home is drive straight to Rosa's, and indulge in tacos, burritos, chips, salsa, queso, and fanta orange drink! haha The only sad part about this is that, as excited as I am to be home for a while and see everyone, I know I will really miss Boston. This is my home now, and I'm very happy here. Sure, life has it's ups and downs, but the ups have been so much higher here than anywhere I've ever been! I honestly think most of it is the music- I've played with many people in Texas who were very talented and fun to perform with, but when I came to Berklee and joined Will Makar's band and started my own jazz group, I finally felt like I was where I belong. It took me quite a while to find people who shared the same musical mindset along with a burning passion to record and write and perform music, but now I get to perform with some of the most talented young musicians on the earth, and I am extremely extremely thankful for this amazing opportunity!

Ok enough of that, how about a Berklee commercial break? haha I was in the Admissions office taking care of some business when I heard some really hip stuff coming from the recital hall in that building. I peeked inside, opened the door, and quickly made my way to a chair on the side....and a minute later I was movin to some wonderful music! I busted out with my Flip camera and recorded a clip of them playing some reggae-hip hop fusion sounding awesomeness! haha Here ya go:

Sorry for the awful videoing skills....we're not supposed to video these so I was being discreet! haha Anyway, I thought that girl could really really sing and I loved the style of the ensemble and the flow of everything! Unfortunately I didn't video anymore, but i wish I had!

Well before I go, I'm gonna brag on Berklee: A few weeks ago I was in a class of about 15 kids and legendary jazz violinist Jean Luc Ponty, then this week I was in a class of about 10 with Mark O'Connor. And I'm always finding out that one of my friends is famous and crazy insanely amazingly talented, and it blows my mind that almost everyone at my school is that awesome! haha

God Bless, and drink a Starbucks eggnog latte, they're great!

Rhett

Boston Debut!

2009-12-07T07:18:00.000-08:00

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Last night was sort of my East Coast "debut", playing at a club called All Asia in Cambridge, across the river from where I live! I'm listening to "I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)" by the great John Mayer right now, btw.... Anyway, I performed with Will Makar and the band, playing all originals until the end, when we blew everyone away with our rendition of Dave Matthews Band's hit "Ants Marching."

My new friend from Sony, Wayne Laakko, was nice enough to buy the band dinner before the show at a Chinese restaurant called "Pu Pu Hot Pot", upon my recommendation. I hadn't ever eaten there, I just liked the name. :) haha Oh I just thought of something, I should probably let you know who's in the band! From left to right we have Kazumi (keys), Adrian (bass), Josh (drums), Will (frontman-vocals/guitar), Me (sax, violin), and Corey (guitar). I met Will almost by pure accident, on the steps in front of my apartment one night when I first moved to Boston. Then after Will booked the show he played with different people until he found a good group of Berklee students who will put on a great show and have a great time, while playing some amazing music!

I absolutely love playing with these guys, and I can't wait to travel with them in the future. It's really nice to finally be part of a group that can, at any given moment, call out a famous pop song and perform it as if it were our own. These guys are a blast to hang out with and I really look forward to a fun and creative future with them!

Well now it's time for me to go eat breakfast at the restaurant where the hot chick works.....

Blessings y'all,

Rhett

Battle Studies

2009-12-03T02:53:00.000-08:00

John Mayer, as many of you know, is one of my most respected musical influences.

His new album, Battle Studies, was released November 17th, 2009, and changed my world. I don't say this as a huge Mayer fan, I say this as a musician. A musician who looks for more than a fun beat and something I can move to. This album is definitive of my life right now, and it's a very very powerful thing to attain an album which embodies everything you've been experiencing currently.

Battle Studies was released November 17th, and on November 19th my girlfriend ended our relationship. Mayer couldn't have released it at more of a perfect time. Within a week, "Assassin" became one of the top played songs on my iTunes, shortly followed by "Heartbreak Warfare" and the Continuum song "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room".

"Assassin" excerpt:
I was a killer, was the best they'd ever seen
I'd steal your heart before you ever heard a thing
I'm an assassin and I had a job to do
Little did I know that girl was an assassin too

Suddenly I'm in over my head and I can hardly breathe
Suddenly I'm floating over her bed and I feel everything
Suddenly I know exactly what I did, but I can not move a thing
And suddenly I know exactly what I've done
And what it's gonna mean to me, mean to me

I'm gone

I later began to try to fight my way out of the depressed state I had been in (I'm still in the process), and slowly "Perfectly Lonely" is making its way into my subconcious vocab. I've been learning a LOT this first semester since I moved to Boston....a lot about love, heartbreak, God, music, and decision making.....if you are reading this and you are going through the same thing, I encourage you to buy the album, it's great. And this is where the difference in the music of John Mayer and other pop stars comes into play: While the likes of Lady Gaga write music with a great beat that makes me want to move and have fun, I don't connect with that music unless I'm in a partying, dancing, crazy mood. When I am going through things in my life, I don't feel like I connect with that music; however, I feel like Mayer does a wonderful job of both creating catchy, soulful music and writing lyrics based on his life and his experiences which in turn creates a mood and feeling that people (who have experienced the same in their life) can connect with.

So now when I listen to "Perfectly Lonely" I don't have doubt and sadness, but rather a positive, anxious outlook towards the future. And that's what a songwriter's ultimate goal is- to have the listener think, "Hey, I think he understands!". And Mr. Mayer, that you do.

Thank you so much for everything you have done and for continuing to make the music your heart emits, and for not getting stuck in a stylistic rut but for moving on, moving forward. You and your music have done a lot for me, and I hope to play with you one day and extend the fullness of my appreciation for everything you have done for Pop music.

Much love and respect,

Rhett Price

Rhett's going on tour?!!

2009-11-27T18:14:00.000-08:00

Yep, you heard it right!

I've been so busy up here most of the time I just don't have enough spare time to keep everyone updated.....sorry guys! Anyway, I have a gig in Allston (a suburb of Boston) with Will Makar (of American Idol) December 6th and it will be my first gig with a band up here! I'm really really excited, and we've been trying to rehearse every night, but since this yesterday was Thanksgiving we've had a break and now I can catch everyone up on Boston life!

I've slowed down a bit on doing photoshoots (just have one in early December) and I'm putting a lot more concentration on my music career. Speaking of which, I have an extremely exciting announcement to make:

I'M TOURING WITH WILL MAKAR THIS SUMMER!!!!

As you can tell, I'm really excited about it! This is the exact reason I came to Berklee in the first place, and I've been saying for a long time that I wanted to tour this summer, and it's going to happen! I don't know many details about the tour, but I do know that we're doing everything from small coffeeshop gigs to a week playing at famous casinos in Las Vegas! So needless to say, I'm stoked! :) I will be posting pics on my facebook music page so everyone can follow me on the tour, and will blog more often then to keep everyone up to date on my first tour! :)

Take care and God bless!

Rhett

Weekend in New York City

2009-10-19T16:01:00.001-07:00

This weekend was simply crazy. That pic was of myself and my friend Patrick Taylor at the modeling event at Webster Hall in New York City. That place was really crazy, and definitely fun, but I didn't feel like I fit in so I went downstairs after awhile and watched an awesome band play. Patrick hadn't been to NYC before, so I took him to see the typical tourist stuff....times square, the empire state building, etc...it was fun!

Ok I can't keep talking about that because something has been bothering me lately. I took out almost fifty thousand dollars in student loans so that I could attend my dream school, and for a while it was just that...a dream. But now there's not dream anymore, just the emptyness of the sleep that is necessary. And by that I mean attending school daily, doing homework, and doing everything the school required, but not dreaming. I am a man full of dreams, expectations, goals, plans and ambitions, and although I'm at the best music school in the world I really don't feel like I'm any closer to my dreams. In fact, I did more with music in Midland Texas than I have here. Sure I've jammed with ridiculous jazz cats and recorded for a rock musical, but I haven't played a single gig in Boston. I haven't written a single song with anyone. And although I've played with a million musicians, I haven't ever enjoyed myself when I was doing so.

I always thought that music was about expressing yourself and your feelings and emotions, telling the world what's going on in your life and about your struggles and your joys through the art of musical expression. But being at Berklee I haven't experienced that a single time when playing with anyone, all I've experienced is a bunch of musicians trying to outdo each other. And that is NOT music. I'm tired of this, and I don't know what to do. I think I understand why everyone who does good leaves Berklee early.....this place isn't that great. Ok, correction: the school is great, but the people that make up the student body aren't that great at all. Hardly any of them know how to make music, and I feel like I'm in an empty desert and I'm thirsting for just a drop of real musicality, somebody who wants to praise God with music, somebody who wants to make music that expresses them, their life, their journey, without trying to impress anyone, but simply just making music that sounds great and that people actually enjoy leaning back and listening to.

We're all supposed to be the world's best young musicians, but I can't find anyone here who even seems like they want to make actual music, and I'm going crazy. Most of my posts are funny or exciting or something similar, but I had to get this out of my system, because I'm longing for someone to make music with and I don't know where to look.

Blessings,

Rhett

Modeling Exhibit in NYC?!!! Whaaat?!!! :D

2009-10-12T22:43:00.000-07:00

Where in the world had all my time gone?!! I have gotten so caught up with working on my new website (www.rhettpricemusic.com) that I didn't leave time for my oh so wondrous blog! haha

The other day I randomly had the urge to do something to further my career...and I know you're thinking "ummm rhett, you're at berklee...." but seriously I really wanted to immediately do something right then to help out my career! Maybe an opportunity to play music, or to work with some great photographers in the area, anything! So where does one go to do such a thing? Craigslist.org, of course! So I did just that, couldn't find much under music, or under modeling/photography, but I wouldn't take no for an answer, so I put up my own post with the subject line "Model/Photographer Collaboration". Within an hour I had gotten a reply, and by the next day I had gotten replies from 6 different photographers who wanted to work with me!

I ended up doing 4 shoots with 3 photographers, 2 of them with photographer Ginger de Vegh, who is absolutely awesome! After the 2nd shoot (i have included some pics from that shoot below) we met at a coffee shop and I was told the amazing news that I'm about to share with you: I'm being featured in Ginger's exhibit at Webster Hall in New York City Friday night!!!! I'm sooo excited, and I think I'll have a blast! :) Yay that's my happy face for the day! haha

I hope every one of you have a terrific day and I will keep you updated more frequently, as my website is nearing completion!!!

Take care!

Rhett

Time for a break....

2009-10-09T03:16:00.000-07:00

I couldn't believe the news I just heard, but it's true....Obama just recieved the Nobel Peace Prize for an 'attempt to foster international peace'. As one friend put it, "If I attempt to a fast swim time, I'd receive a purple honorable mention ribbon, if anything at all!"

Yeah, that guy. Excuse me while I cry myself to sleep. Great job, America.

My New Pace of 1,000,000 mph

2009-10-07T14:43:00.000-07:00

"Aaaaaahhhh..." That's the sigh of relief I expressed at the end of my Rock Strings lab today at 5 pm, marking the end of my academic day at the Berklee College of Music. Ok, let's have a recap....Saturday night- hours of sleep, Sunday night-3 hours of sleep, Monday night-5 hours of sleep, and Tuesday night-4 hours of sleep. Let's just say that Berklee isn't easy, and I'm about to die! haha Ok that's a bit of an exaggeration, but this place really knows how to push musicians past their limits!

It wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't spending time promoting my upcoming album, writing music for a future album, recording music for others in the area, doing photoshoots for photographers here in Boston, and playing on the street for money.......but the problem is, I AM doing that!!! So here's today's plan: SLOW DOWNNNNN..........

I'm not sure how well that will work, but I'm going to try it! I've had so many opportunities to appear in front of me recently that I don't know which to go with....so I'm just working with everyone and seeing which direction things take off in! It's pretty awesome though, it seems like everywhere I go people have been looking for someone who does what I do. For instance, while ordering my coffee at Starbucks last week, I ended up giving the barista my name and email so that his band can contact me to record on their upcoming album! Just little things like that keep popping up, and it's great!

I recently had 4 photoshoots here in Boston that went GREAT! You can see the photos from 2 of them at www.gingerdeveghphotography.com. Just click on "galleries", then "people" and there I am, in about a million photos! haha

I'm about to take a nap, but before I go check out the "leaked" single from my upcoming album with my friend and worship leader Matt Green, title "Baby Blue"!!! It will be on iTunes in early November! :) click here to hear the new single!

Thank you all sooo much for always being there and for supporting me in what I do, I really appreciate it!!!

Rhett

NEW EP SINGLE ON YOUTUBE!!!

2009-10-05T18:19:00.000-07:00

My new single with Matt Green, "Baby Blue", from our new EP "The Improv Sessions"--- on youtube now!!! Now I wonder who put it there....haha :) I hope you enjoy the very Dave Matthews Band sounding track! The album is scheduled to be released in November 2009! :)

God Bless,

Rhett Price

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AmAbsMIgIE

Berklee Cribs

2009-10-05T02:14:00.003-07:00

What happens when kids at Berklee get bored haha

Street Musician

2009-09-26T16:02:00.000-07:00

Today I played on the streets of Boston for cash with my friend Kristen Trayer (youtube her song "sea of love" from when she was 14, it's amazing). Actually it wasn't much of a street, it was more of a walkway with tons of stores on either side, full of tourists eager to spend their money so they could say something like, "Hey, you like that mug? I bought that while I was in Boston back in '93!" People are all over that place, like ants on a sucker. We passed by dancers, a live statue lady, a drummer playing on pots and pans, and some other random act (all within a square block) while we walked to find a good spot to play. After deciding on a bench near Crate and Barrel, we tuned our instruments and left Kristen's guitar case open, in hope for some generosity.

Seconds after we began playing, a guy threw some change in the case, quickly followed by another guy giving a dollar and some change (I later met him and found out he's a guitarist from Israel who wants to go to Berklee one day). Then, as we began playing our second song, we hit the jackpot, also known as a big group of teenage girls. It was glorious. They each came, one by one, giving money and watching as we made music.

"Excuse me, sir....Hey sir, sorry sir, but do you have a permit?", asked the really really really annoying official that had suddenly walked up to us and interrupted our version of Melanie Safka's "I've Got a Brand New Pair of Roller Skates". I pretended that I didn't understand what he meant, and kind of kept playing a little bit until he said, "You can't play here without a permit!!!" I found out where to get a permit, and told them that we would continue playing but wouldn't accept tips; however, he was extremely jealous at seeing us make $15 after playing there for literally 4 or 5 minutes, and said that we had to leave and couldn't play until we got a permit. Great.

We left and went over to the corner of the street where I got a dollar for playing a fiddle song for a guy, then we decided it was too cold and not enough people to stay! haha So we're going to get a permit and hopefully make a ton of money playing there!

Right now my neighbors are all cooking a thanksgiving feast out in the apartment hallway so I'm going to go join them! The people in my apartment are like my new family, I love every one of them, it's pretty awesome! And if you're reading this, chances are pretty good that I love you too!

Blessings,

Rhett

A little peak into the future!

2009-09-22T22:14:00.000-07:00

Here's something special for everyone who reads my blog - the cover of my new EP, due for release this fall!

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy154/rhettprice/improvsessions1-1.jpg

I never know what to expect!

2009-09-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

This weekend was crazy! An extremely close friend of mine came to visit so I spent a lot of time feeling like a tour guide, even though I was discovering half the stuff at the same time! Here are a few pics of what we found, some great, some awesome, some just flat out weird! haha

I don't even know how this happened. I was walking with my friend Patrick through the Boston Commons, and then we see this HUGE, just massive group of people walking around singing and eating food, smiling and laughing and such. Well of course we walk over there when we see food! We stuck out like a sore thumb, and had no idea what was going on until I stopped to take a picture of this procession. A guy gets out a microphone and announces that they were taking some kind of God or something up to the temple, and as we walk away we hear the band playing a Beatles' song with the lyrics "Hallelujah....Hare Krishna.....blah blah blah". Turns out we were at a Hare Krishna festival for like half an hour! haha

Oh. My. Goodness. We went over to North End and made a stop at Modern Pastry, an AMAZING Italian pastry shop that has been family run and owned for almost 100 years! I bought some cannolis and two thin slices of tiramisu to balance with the canned goods and ramen noodles I've been eating every day!

While we were at Government Center, the extremely tourist part of the city, we saw this golden lady (from head to toe, hairs, skin, everything was gold!) setting up, to later see a live statue standing on top of the wooden barrel...it was awesome!!!

These two pics are pretty self explanatory, but I was in shock at the number of amazingly influential people in this graveyard!

And last, but certainly not least, is a quick shot of the Boston Party Trolley. This thing drove slowly throughout Boston, with people partying inside. It was crazy! It was really smoky inside, there was a pole connected to the ceiling, people dancing and drinking, super loud music playing, flashing colored lights, and a disco ball! That was just so random and totally unexpected!!!

Then yesterday I was walking on the sidewalk when I see like 6 people all holding their camera phones outside of a small store like 10 ft from where I was, and then I look across the alley and I see like 4 professional photographers, and in front of the store was an Escalade parked on the side with emergency lights on. Two HUGE black dudes step out of the store, checking the area out, before motioning for the people inside to come out and get in the Escalade. First a lady steps out with one or two children. She had a bazillion scarves on, huge sunglasses, and had her head down, so I had no clue who it was. Then one of the best looking guys I've ever seen steps out of the shop. (yes I was jealous haha) And there standing in front of me was none other than Tom Cruise! That was crazy to me! This makes me wonder what crazy actor I'll see this week in Boston, as I seem to see famous people every week here! haha

Hope everyone's doing great!
Blessings,

Rhett

P.S. Might get to meet up with Family Force 5 tomorrow....we'll have to see!

CELEBRITIES EVERYWHERE!!!!

2009-09-14T21:25:00.001-07:00

What in the world is going down in beantown??? This place is hoppin! Especially Newbury street, where you can find Burberry, Armani, Brooks Brothers, all kinds of crazy nice shops for people with much more money than I have!

Speaking of people with more money than me, guess who I quite literally almost ran into on the sidewalk near Berklee yesterday?!! Kevin James, no kidding! And he was with a gorgeous girl who, without his fame and money, would normally be lightyears out of his league!!! Here's a pic of the two! Anyway, it was just really wierd. And I picked up 2 free tickets to see David Sanborn at the Berklee Performance Center this month! Today I randomly found a theater here in Boston where ZZ Top is going to be tonight! Then Colbie will be here soon, along with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Regina Spektor! It's nuts!

Oh and before I forget, I saw a group of models on Newbury street doing a photoshoot a few days ago! It's so funny, cause they stood out soooo much more than every other girl on the block, even the ones in 'normal' clothes! And then there was a super buff dude doing a underwear shoot and I left so I wouldn't get sad! haha jk

Speaking of modeling, I recently recieved a few emails from a modeling agency and some photographers concerning some possible photoshoots in the near future, so I am extremely excited at the opportunities that are already presenting themselves in this city! For now I am going to work on transcribing Cannonball Adderley's solo from 'Freddie Freeloader', but I will get back at you soon!

Blessings,

Rhett

P.S. John Mayer's new album "Battle Studies" will be released on November 17th! Get excited!!!

This is like a dream to me....

2009-09-12T12:57:00.000-07:00

So I've been in Boston for just over a week, and I am still floored by the number of incredible musicians around here! I have been spending a lot of time with my good friend Patrick Taylor (of Believe I May) and after hearing the music he made on his laptop, I told him we should record something....so to make a long story short, we're working on an r&b song that has a sort of Chris Brown sound to it! haha (BTW this photo is part of those done at a photoshoot by Hannah Foley of Hannah Katherine Photography- she's great!)

Many of you know that I attended West Texas A&M University for 3 semesters prior to quitting and auditioning for Berklee; however, many of you don't know how drastic of a change it is concerning the schools themselves. At WTAMU we learned how to conduct, perform, and write music through listening to classical music such as Chopin, Mozart, Bach, etc.... And then I came to Berklee! The very first class I had began with the teacher coming in and putting in All We Need Is Love, by the Beatles. Then we analyzed the beat of the song and talked about the music, even worked on conducting to the song! Then I went to Ear Training (I got into ear training 3 because of my audition, btw!) and learned from John Mayer and Esperanza Spalding! Then I ate lunch and heard about how in my next class we would do nothing but listen to and learn from the music of Beyonce! This place is like Heaven on earth for me, it's incredible! My first violin lesson was insane, the teacher played the fastest riff ever for like a minute or two, sat his violin down, and said "Could you play a little of that for me real quick?". Of course I tried, and succeeded after hearing it a couple more times, but the point is that every musician here is amazing, and we are all treated as if we are all professionals, so every single day we're pushed beyond what we thought were our limits, into a new realm of possibilities. It's insane. In other words, I was not made for WTAMU, I was definitely made for Berklee.

Today my posters came in the mail here in Boston! I'm sooo excited! I went to several shops on Newbury and finally found a place where I'll do most of my fall/winter shopping. It's legit. I actually found a suit tonight which I'll be wearing in my upcoming promo photoshoot, which will be done here in Boston! With that in mind, you may add me as a friend on Facebook (my primary source of communication) and message me if you are interested in one of these legit posters, as they're only 5 each and they will be helping me a lot up here in Boston! The first 25 sold will be autographed (last time I counted there were like 7 spots left so hurry if you want an autographed poster!!!!) so let me know if you would like one to hang up!

Guys it's been pretty awesome, I'm not gonna lie! Don't worry though, I haven't picked up a Boston accent! In fact apparently (according to his friend back home) my Canadian violinist friend up here is starting to pick up a bit of a Texan accent, and has started using the word "y'all", even though I don't think I'll ever get him to say "fixin' to"! haha Thanks guys and take care!

With much love,

Rhett Price

One fun filled day in Boston! :)

2009-09-09T13:49:00.001-07:00

Ok guys soooo much has happened since I last blogged! So I'm going to take it a day at a time! haha A few days ago Patrick Taylor and I were in need of some excitement in our lives (yes, I know we're in Boston, but we wanted to get away from the business of the back bay area), so we decided to get on the "T" and take a trip to the beach! Now this would've been cool anyway, but it just so happened that this fiddle player from Midland hadn't EVER been to a beach before at that point! I had been to lakes and whatnot, but I hadn't ever seen an ocean, as the only traveling I've ever really done was for music, which never took me anywhere remotely close to a beach......until now! haha It was beautiful, and just so quiet and calm....I loved it! And the best part was that it only costs $1.70 one way on the T, so for $3.40 I can go the beach whenever I want! It was so funny, because Patrick began walking towards the water and as we approached the wet sand I stopped and said something like, "Bro it's all muddy there!". He just laughed and told me to keep walking....then I was like "What, it's wet but I'm not sinking?!!" haha Seems simple and normal, but I thought that was so cool! One thing that really astonished both of us was the clothing people were wearing....while both of us had jackets and scarves on and our hands in our pockets, there we many people in bikinis and shorts laying on the beach! haha Oh and btw, Patrick happens to be a great photographer, so we're planning on doing a promo photoshoot at the beach soon! Perhaps I'll post some of the pics from the shoot.... ;)

After we left the beach we got back on the T and headed back to Government Center, where we were supposed to change from the blue line to the green line (I think); however we decided to get off and look around, as this is the tourist part of the city, much more so than were we live!
There we went to the harbor, which was full of sailboats and yachts...it was such a neat sight, especially coming from West Texas! haha

After we left the harbor and headed towards the streets, we saw many groups of people circled around street performers who were bankin! We quickly made plans to get a permit to play in the area...we would make all kinds of money! One performer we saw was this drummer playing on pots, pans, and buckets! (Youtube "boston street drummer")

This was the craziest, strangest, most purposeless thing I have ever seen in my life! It bubbled and smoked like this pretty much constantly! So random! haha

Anyway, that was an awesome day full of fun stuff! haha Oh and one other thing that was super cool to me was that, because my apartment is a block away from Fenway Park (the red sox stadium), game nights are crazy!!! People all over the place! It's pretty funny though, cause you can spot a tourist pretty much instantly! haha

Well that's all for now! I'm about to head to class before having my first private lesson! Btw, I LOVE this school, this city, the people, church, everything here! I love it sooo much! So thank you sooooo much to everyone who helped get me here!!! :D

Rhett

Baby Octopus?!!

2009-09-04T10:56:00.000-07:00

Ok this is going to be short and sweet! Well maybe not so sweet....

I promised a video of another Berklee violinist eating a baby octopus, and I will deliver. Check it out:

Ummm yeah. Gross. Soon I'll tell you all about my amazing day I had yesterday with my friend and an amazing guitarist/singer, Patrick Taylor! We saw some awesome sights that I can't wait to share with everyone!!! :)

God Bless!

Rhett

Berklee Life!!!

2009-09-03T01:02:00.000-07:00

WOW!!! That's what I thought as I walked through the hallway of practice rooms yesterday here at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. This place is absolutely amazing. I have been here for only a few days and I already have a great group of friends, met people from all over the US and England, Ireland, Romania, Israel, Spain, Estonia and Canada, heard some of the most amazing musicians I've ever heard in my life (and played with a few of them!), moved into an apartment across from a huge park with tons of trees, flowers, water, canadian geese, and a great view of the Boston skyline, and eaten pistachio gelato from Little Italy! It's been so crazy and busy, and I apologize for not updating sooner, but I've just been soaking it all up and enjoying every minute here!

Soooo now that I'm into the swing of things, I will update much more often!!! Oh by the way, don't ever ask where Little Italy is in Boston....they get mad and tell you it's called "North End", and that Little Italy is in NYC! haha Found that one out the hard way...... Anyway, I really have nowhere to start so I'll put some pics up and then let you know all the crazy stuff that's happening!!! Just so you all know though, the posters did arrive this week and will be shipped out soon! And Tyler and I are working on the mixing process, as Jake is still working with me on the cd artwork! The EP will be out soon, I promise!!! lol

It's 4:21 am right now so as you can tell, life here is packed with crazy events! I already found a guy who plays guitar, sings, and writes songs and is amazingly talented, and we are going to start performing in the Boston area very soon! So look for my name in the news very soon! haha jk Seriously though, I cannot thank everyone enough for everything you've done and will continue to do to keep me up here at Berklee! Thank you soooo much, I am forever grateful!!! Oh and while I'm thinking about that, check this out: I can't get the rest of the loans from Berklee until September 25th, so I'm going to pretty much starve until then!!! haha Really though, I am pretty worried.....someone suggested finding a way for people to help, which I have done! THANKS SO MUCH AGAIN!!!

The Berklee building closest to my apartment on Boylston Street!

MOVE IN DAY!!! Yeah you can only imagine everyone moving into the apartments on the same day....let's just say the cops showed up very quickly! haha

Yes, that is seriously a fairy shop! hahaha It's shares a wall with my Canadian friend's apartment, and I thought it was hysterical! haha Chillin with my gnomies....wow haha

This has to be the most legit cigar shop I've ever seen my entire life! Isn't that sign amazing? haha

Oh I got my mailing address in Boston finally too! Send good Mexican food ASAP!!! haha If you feel like writing a letter or just feel like sending something, that would totally make my week!

Rhett Price
Berklee College of Music
168 Massachusetts Avenue
Mailbox SB-2271
Boston, MA 02115-3693

I'm sure I will have many more pictures and some great stories tomorrow or Friday, and I probably left out something hilarious, seeing as how right now it's almost 5am in Boston!!! On that note, I'm gonna go to bed! I'll make a video tour of my apartment soon so keep checking back and you'll see what Boston's all about!

Peace guys,

Rhett

P.S. I'll also post a video of my buddy Cameron eating a baby octopus, no lie!!!

On the last leg of our trip!

2009-08-29T20:34:00.000-07:00

WHEW!!! Almost there! Today we drove through Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and now we're on the edge of Pennsylvania, not too far from Philly! In face, right outside of town there was a sign that read "New York City - 115 miles", so we're not too far away!

It was so cool what happened Friday morning though! We were in our hotel in Hope, Arkansas, eating breakfast before a long day of driving, and my dad told me he would go pack everything and let me finish breakfast. I began talking to an elderly couple, who told me they lived in McAllen, Tx but visited family in Michigan every summer, and they were headed back home. I didn't think much of it, until I got in the car and began telling my dad about the couple. Apparently when my dad took an Amtrak train up to New York City when he was in his 20's, he met a couple in their 40's (this was 30 years ago) who were from McAllen and were headed back from seeing family in Michigan! I thought that was so cool, it was like history repeating itself almost!

That's really all I have to say for now, actually, except that this is my kind of truck!!!

Take care and God Bless!

Rhett

On the road to Boston!!!

2009-08-27T21:15:00.000-07:00

So life was pretty bland in Midland, then BAM! That was the Hillsong United Concert that I attended along with some of the great people from Stonegate Fellowship! Here's a pic I took on my iPhone....this was actually the only pic I took, as I was busy being overwhelmed by the amazing worship taking place!!! Here's a clip showing how many people where there:

Anyway, to make a long story short, I was completely amazed at the band's ability to both put on a great concert, and completely lead worship. What I mean to say is, while there were some amazing musicians and huge screens and awesome lighting, the only vibe I felt was not that of a concert, but that of a worship service, and nothing else. It was an amazing experience!

As I type this, I am in the Best Western in Hope, Arkansas. Today was our first day of traveling, and we drove for about 10 hrs before we decided to call it a day. Then I came in the lobby to update my blog, and I saw the biggest watermelon I've ever seen in my life! In Arkansas! Crazy! I suggested stealing it and eating it to save money while I'm at Berklee, but then I figured out that it probably weighed more than I do....like 3 times as much! haha Check out the picture below, but keep in mind that I wear a size 12 or 13, depending on the shoe!

So we still have 3 more days of traveling, and I've already seen some quite interesting things! Keep checking back, there's no telling what you'll find on here! haha

God bless, y'all!

Rhett

The Story of The Improv Sessions

2009-08-17T13:38:00.001-07:00

Up until now I have been more of a local gigging musician, playing all over Midland for various events and shows. Then this summer I began recording for Wireline Studios quite frequently, which was a whole new world to me! I was super used to playing live, and the studio is a whole different world....but I loved it! So that has been the extent of my music career so far this year- playing at church, performing and recording with Bill Yuhasz of Simplearth, playing at various venues and events, and recording with Wireline.

But early this summer I got a call from a very close buddy of mine from Dallas, Matt Green. Matt and I went to WTAMU together for 3 semesters before I left and auditioned for Berklee, and we had become friends through making music in the dorm courtyard whenever one or the other was around. Matt soon invited me to join him in leading worship on campus at the chapel on Thursday nights, which I gladly accepted! It was such a blast praising the Lord with Matt and all the WTAMU peeps, and I miss it a lot! Anyway, back to my original point......

Matt called me up earlier this summer and said that a buddy of his was going to school to be a producer, and would be graduating soon. To make a long story short, we got hooked up with free studio time in a studio-turned-school in Dallas. I was super excited, and flew to Dallas to get this thing done! That morning, as I sat in the Midland airport waiting to board my flight, I get a text from Matt saying, "Bro, we have a problem....the studio times had to get moved around, and we're recording today from 10-4." Wonderful.......my flight didn't even land in Dallas until 10:30. So I get to Dallas, jump in the car with Matt, rush to the studio, set up mics and equipment, and started recording about noon.

I hadn't played with Matt since April, and this was in late July, so I was already extremely nervous about recording. Then our recording time gets cut down to 2 hours shorter. Then I had to learn and arrange and produce 2 new songs that I had never heard before. "It's ok, it's no big deal....we're freaking good, we can do this," I told myself. Then I walked into the studio, saw like 5 platinum Stevie Ray Vaughn Albums, a gold Pantera album, and an 8 time platinum Destiny's Child album. My jaw dropped. Aaaaand I was pretty nervous!!! haha

That first day of recording we played straight through our version of Dave Matthew's "Gravedigger" and our song "Reality". We did pretty well to record all the guitar, vocal, and violin tracks for those songs within 4 hours, and were both very anxious about the next day of recording. We left the studio and just crashed for a couple hours, went out for some of the best frozen yogurt i've ever had in my life in this korean shopping center, and came back to the house to work on arranging the other 3 songs we hadn't recorded yet. The first one was a love ballad type song so it wasn't hard to play to....then we started working on "Baby Blue". I just couldn't think of anything cool for the sax or violin on that song, everything just seemed so.....idk, so cliche and cheesy. So I went to my miracle drug.....coffee. :) If you know me very well, you know that I loooove coffee. Pretty much live off of it! Anyway.....

Three pots of coffee and a few hours later, things started working. Guys I wish I had a recording of what I came up with before the coffee, so that you could compare it to what is on the album.....there's a ridiculous difference when I write music at noon with no coffee, compared to 2 or 3 am with a few pots of coffee!!! Soooo to make a super long story short, this week I am going to be working with Tyler Dodds on finishing up the mixing and effects side of things, and my favorite song by far is "Baby Blue", which should've been called the Coffee Song! haha

Keep in touch and God Bless,

Rhett

The Passing of a Legend

2009-08-13T21:22:00.000-07:00

Today was a very important day in history. Many extremely famous celebrities have passed away recently, and the media has been going crazy about the death of the king of pop, Micheal Jackson; however, today I shed a few tears for the one man definitely worthy of being called a legend, Lester Paulus, or Les Paul. For without Les Paul there would be no MJ. Without Les Paul there would be no overdubbing, no electric guitar, no guitar amps, no distortion or reverb, no multi track recording. Les Paul was, as far as I can tell, the single most influential musician to ever walk the face of the planet. He was a brilliant man, a kind man, and an extremely talented man. I hope and pray that we will never forget how much Les Paul contributed to the world, and that we will remember his legacy forever.

I had the privilege of meeting Les at the Iridium Jazz Club in Manhattan on March 18th, 2008. He blew my mind with his guitar skills- at the age of 93 he had a better feel and more style than any guitarist I know! While he couldn't move as fast as he used to when he played with Mary Ford on their tv show, he made up for it with pure soul! After Les finished the set and made his way to the table with his beer, a line formed almost immediately. I was near the end, and let everyone go in front of me so that I could actually converse with him rather than a picture and a handshake.

As I approached him, Les looked up and grinned, saying he was happy to see some young kids around. I then laid down a cd but before he had a chance to autograph it I asked him a simple question, "If you had one piece of advice you would give another musician, like concerning playing professionally, what would it be?" I still remember the tone of his old voice, a bit raspy, as he looked down at the table before looking up and pointing to me as he replied, "If you got an ear......and if you got good rhythm......the rest is all hard work! And of course you gotta love it, which I'm sure you do, right?"

What Les was telling me is that if you have a good ear for music and can keep time well, in other words if you have talent, the rest is all hard work! If you want to do it, work hard at it and you can do it! And that is exactly what I am doing.

Les, thank you so much for being such a huge influence in the world of music, and in my life. I pray that we never forget you!!!

Love and blessings,

Rhett