Unreleased JPT Song in Microsoft Competition -- Playlist 7!
We just received some awesome news!!! Our song (Deeper Than from the upcoming release "The Burning") will be one of 50 songs in the Song Pool available for download for one week starting on Monday, 2/1/10 at 11:00am EST and ending on 2/8/10 at 11:00am EST. The competition is called "Playlist Seven".
So, not only is this the FIRST TIME you get a taste of the new album, it is FREE!!! Even though the mix is not the final mix of the song -- it will definitely be a collector's item because this is the ONLY place it will be released.
We Need YOU!
Excited? You should be! So spread the word. If you are on Twitter or Facebook send out a status update to let everyone know. Thanks in advance for downloading AND for helping to promote this JPT song. Our last Microsoft Sponsored song garnered over 1200 downloads!!! Let's top this!
One of the ladies Michelle Ovalle from HLM Photography has been featured with one of her JPT photos in the "Red Gallery" for Splash of Red (asbury park's literary arts magazine)!
Oh, and Danielle Lovallo (also of HLM) was recently featured here as well (even though her submissions weren't JPT!). See Danielle's Red collection here.
You can find HLM Photography (including Melodi Onursal) on MySpace, DeviantART (Dee, Michelle, and Mel) and Flickr ( Michelle, Mel). You'll definitely see some of other JPT pics floating around their portfolios...
His name is Samuel. He's 8 years old, loves sports and music.
Here's the story right from his mom...
"Once I bought him your 'Call Me Red' CD, he started listening to it non-stop!! He took the CD downstairs to practice his hockey shots...he says it helps him shoot better.
"He also took it to the public school for his classroom's version of American Idol. He sang "Praise Adonai" along w/ the CD. I was actually quite surprised that he did it...he tends to be shy.
"We also bought one of his good friends a "Call Me Red" CD for his friend's birthday. We'll make sure we distribute the cards you sent and thanks for the shirt!! Keep singing his praises!!"
Samuel -- It is with honor that we would like to honor you as the FIRST inductee to the Hall of Tru Cru (Justpassingthru's Fave Fans). YOU ROCK!!!! Thanks so much for sharing and blessing us with YOUR story!
Here's a link to a recent live 'acoustic' video of Praise Adonai on YouTube (also on Facebook, MySpace, Vimeo).
We just sent him a Justpassingthru T-shirt and some Free Song Download cards to give to all his friends... As a side note you probably didn't know that Justpassingthru music helps you excel in sports, particularly hockey. ;-)
Send us YOUR fav fan stories about Justpassingthru or their music and maybe you'll be the next inductee to the Hall of JPT Tru Cru!!!!
Here are the winners from Justpassingthru's Spring Blaze Drawing:
Emily Serrano -- bass guitar autographed by Justpassingthru Kelly Larkins -- Call Me Red CD from Justpassingthru Angelica Hernandez -- Call Me Red CD from Justpassingthru
Hey, we had an AWESOME time rocking out with everyone at Spring Blaze 08 (Rutgers U). So cool to share the stage with Switchfoot, Luna Halo and Reilly!!! Luna Halo is really cool!
ALSO, we took a TON of pics with FANS so here are a couple (from JEN -- THANKS!)... post all yours as comments to this posting (our upload to our MySpace site Spring Blaze 08 album -- there are already a few more over there...)!!!
SO, we got a note from one of the DJ's at WDHA FM that they will be spinning one of our tunes -- tomorrow, Wednesday, 4/9 @ 11:35pm. So listen in on FM radio or streaming online at WHDAFM.com.
whats up kiddies..thanks for the CD...yea sorry to miss you guys but im never at wdha during the day hah...anyway, i'll spin a track this wed...4/9..the spotlight is 11:35pm..you can listen at wdhafm.com or 105.5:)...i'll plug your myspace too
xoxo lindsay
Make sure you send Lindsay some love from all of us!!!
Here are a couple of pics of Mooki and P.O.D. (Payable On Death) at the Hard Rock Cafe in DC (3/29/08). It was a great show! The place was PACKED with around 600 fans and thanks to Bruce Haggenbarth, Mooki and his wife Allie were escorted right to the back stage to meet the boys from P.O.D.
Mooki, Bruce, Allie, Sonny, Marcos, Traa, Wuv
Mooki chatting with Traa Daniels (P.O.D. & Ryot Phoenix)
Justpassingthru played its first virtual gig ever in Second Life on Sunday, 4/6. It was a blast! You should have seen Ron when he first got there... ;-) Hope to rock out there again soon!!!
Here are some pics of Mooki (JPT Roux) and Ron (JPT Kitaj) from the event.
Here are 2 PDFs of the Spring Blaze/Switchfoot event poster (same poster design, different file size/quality). Download, print and post these everywhere!!!!
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If you need help posting these banners to your sites, there is an easy tool to use here.
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Okay everyone -- here is the latest video offering from Justpassingthru for the song FALLEN (from the Call Me Red release).
An original music video of Justpassingthru's song, Fallen (from the Call Me Red release).
"You've got to be lost to be found, sick to be healed, poor to be rich...everyone is in need of someone to come to their rescue is some way or another. somebody, somebody, somebody -- save me." (Mooki from the band Justpassingthru, March 4, 2008)
Event Info Date: 05/03/2008 Event Time: 6:00 pm Door Cost: $19 and up
Spring Blaze **SWITCHFOOT** Louis Brown Athletic Center 83 Rockafeller Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 Phone: 1-877-go-blaze Web Site: http://www.autumnblaze.org
This is at Rutgers Athletic Center and a STAR99.1 event.
Justpassingthru was selected for an Artist Spotlight in the most recent newsletter from Gydget -- a web widget that makes it fun and easy to connect with fans AND for them to promote the artist!
Gydget has decided to use Justpassingthru as a case study for their very cool widget. Justpassingthru is the first independent artist that Gydget has done a case study on!!!!
Justpassingthru is an alternative rock band out of New Jersey. For several years they have performed concerts, youth events, rallies and fundraisers, evolving from a local garage band into a mature, modern rock group. When they launched their second independent album in 2007, Call Me Red, the band began looking for new ways to promote their events and increase their fan base.
See how high Justpassingthru's version of Praise Adonai is listed in the results for searching on "Praise Adonai" in the iTunes Store!!!! Listen to the other versions and you will likely find that JPT's is set apart by raw, honest passion and energy.
Justpassingthru recently joined an independent artist community (www.IndieHeaven.com) on 1/25/08 and has been very warmly received! In the short span of 2 weeks the band has garnered some amazing stats (over 13K song plays and almost 1100 profile views -- WOW!):
Profile Views : 1072 Audio Plays : 13146
On top of that the band has been selected as a featured artist on the sites Staff Picks (check them out right now on IH.com's home page!)
The band's song Praise Adonai has climbed to #13 on the TOP 20 Chart (IH.com's radio chart page).
So, WE NEED YOU to send Justpassingthru to the TOP of the charts! Go to IH.com and vote for JPT/PraiseAdonai now. And drop some comments and love there as well!
This song, Praise Adonai (a modern rock version similar to the sound of Daughtry),is by far the most downloaded song from Justpassingthru's latest release (Call Me Red). So, here a little video with the studio recording by Justpassingthru, live concert footage, some nature and images of Adonai (Jesus).
Video: Waterfall (storyboard preview) by Justpassingthru
So -- a good friend of ours, Thomas Gorgolione, is currently finishing up a animation video for Justpassingthru's song, Waterfall (from the band's first album -- Reason), and this is a storyboard sketch from the process.
This song has such a great message. No matter who you are -- chances are that you have at one time or another wrestled with insecurity, lack of self-worth, some of that stemming at times from not being understood or appreciated for "who you really are" -- who you were created to be...
So, what's up with the reference to a waterfall. Well, glad you asked! So much of life is affected by our own perspective. 3 blind ants could be standing next to an elephant and could accurately describe the elephant completely different because they are ony capable of sensing what's right in front of them. So, back to the waterfall... I love waterfalls -- that's part of the reason. But the other part is that for this example, someone could see a waterfall and think it was sad because of all the water pouring down which might seem like it was crying and thus sad. But it's not sad, it's beautiful and just the way it was supposed to be made.
Moral of the story: You are so beautiful as a creation of God and though you may not always be understood and appreciated for who you really are, that does not change you identity or lessen your value. So, RAWK ON, BABY!!!!
Cool Gydget for your site (& help promote Justpassingthru)
Please show your support! Add this widget to your MySpace or other web pages and get events, news, video and more. Click 'grab it' now.
This is actually REALLY cool! You can find a date on the band calendar and use it to schedule a reminder to cell or email now (or a specified time before the event), send an email to all your friends with a personal note (and an option to import email addresses), download the event as a standard file that can be imported into your calendar program, and purchase tickets online (if available). WAY COOL! Justpassingthru gives this widget a "4 Thumbs UP" (for both hands and feet)!!!!
Oh -- and there's this 'Grab it' feature which makes it really easy to post this widget on your site (MySpace or whatever!).
So - Justpassingthru was scheduled to be a featured artist on the roster for this year's Cross Festival. And a clip of the band's version of Praise Adonai was played during a radio promo for the event. Listener began calling immediately to find out WHO the artist was and WHERE they could buy the cd. Pretty Awesome!!! Go check out the site for the radio station and request Praise Adonai or your fav JPT tune from you local radio station! A huge thanks goes to Jim Butt (Cross Festival) and James, Sean and Barclay (Power FM)!!!
Listen to Waterfall Live (from JPT practice studio)
Hey -- all you VIP's from the JPT-Cru!!! So we finally remembered to hit the record button last night in our practice studio -- and we just posted this LIVE take of Waterfall. Now a lot of people like the recorded version of Waterfall from our first release, Reason. But this is a lot more of the new sound of Justpassingthru (and the way we play it at shows now). NOTE: the drums are a little loud in the mix... =)
Here's a link the cut from practice: Waterfall (Live) .. 2007-11-06
You can preview and download the Produced/Studio version of Waterfall (Reason) at the following places: * iTunes (check out this previous blog post for more info on JPT and iTunes) * blastmymusic.com * Napster * Yahoo! Music * And many other digital distribution outlets
PS -- Be a PAL and drop a comment on this post!!! =)
HearItFirst.com is partnering with Casting Crowns and Gibson to bring you the Search for the Ultimate Church Band!
Bands from across the country have entered the Search for the Ultimate Church Band and are now battling it out online to win Gibson gear for their band and the chance to meet Mark Hall of Casting Crowns and the opportunity to perform for his youth group!
Round 2 voting runs 11/6 to 11/12. Vote now for your favorite 10 bands! You can vote once a day and the top 25 bands proceed to round 3! Get started!
Don't be sad if you are unsure about your subscription to JPT-mail (JPTcru) -- there bigger chickens to fry -- trust me!!!... See Pic 1A.
Pic 1A So you should be getting simple email telling you that you are on Justpassingthru's email list (you already know that). It also gives you the option to add additional info like you name, zip code, cell phone number/provider, etc... This info would be very helpful to us by giving us a way to send emails to the appropriate people (maybe someone in Norway may not be interested in last minute details for a gig in the Washington, DC area -- but there are definitely some people in DC that HAVE to know -- you get the picture (see Pic 4234763482734)).
Pic 4234763482734 ALSO, just in case you are a little unsure about handing over your cell number to a bunch of rockers, here's a little incentive. We will be offering links via text message for downloads of some exclusive recordings very shortly ONLY to those who have cell #'s on our list.
So, here is another screen shot of Justpassingthru featured as on of the Top 5 Rated Artists on HearItFirst.com... This is on the HOME page of the site...
Go here to see and then click on our artist page and rank us a big 5!!!! http://hearitfirst.com/
The newest release from JUSTPASSINGTHRU entitled, Call Me Red, is now available for sale online and at shows. Online purchases may be either in packaged CD or in digital formats (MP3).
JPT, Mandisa (American Idol), Sanctus Real, Britt Nicole
On July 21, 2007, JUSTPASSINGTHRU will be opening up for American Idol Finalist Mandisa, Sanctus Real and Britt Nicole at STARstock 2007. The event is being produced by New York's STAR 99.1 FM.
JPT will be kicking the concert off at noon! Don't be late for the FREE outdoor concert/fest in Zarephath, NJ!!! Bring your beach chairs and blankets! JPT will be available for signing CD's and T-shirts and a fan Meet and Greet.
JUSTPASSINGTHRU was just officially notified that they have been selected as one of 10 finalists to compete in the Revelation Generation (RevGen) BreakOut Battle of the Bands which will be hosted at the Safe Haven Cafe on July 14th (THIS COMING SATURDAY) from noon to sunset in Somers Point, NJ (close to Ocean City, NJ).
YOU ARE ALL WELCOME to join us rocking out in the beach sun for the grand prize of PLAYING AT THE REVELATION GENERATION FESTIVAL (RevGen)!!!! Bring blankets and chairs. Come join the JPT Cru!!! Feel free to comment on this blog entry if you are going to try to come down!!!
JPT, Finalist for Autumn Blaze Battle of the Bands
JUSTPASSINGTHRU was just officially notified that they have been selected as one of 6 finalists to compete in the Autumn Blaze Battle of the Bands which will be hosted at Beach Blaze '07 (August 4th from noon to sunset in Ocean Grove, NJ).
YOU ARE ALL WELCOME to join us rocking out in the beach sun for the grand prize of PLAYING AT THE CONTINENTAL ARENA for AUTUMN BLAZE!!!! We'll have a couple of tents and a LOT OF FUN!!! Come join the JPT Cru!!! Feel free to comment on this blog entry if you are going to try to come down!!!
We are very excited to announce that our new CD, Call Me Red, is now available for purchase [buy here] and also for download (including the artwork!) [download here] Our new t-shirts are also available for purchase at our 'JPT.net' store (we are offering FREE SHIPPING to all continental U.S. orders).
A HUGE THANKS goes out to ALL of our friends for being so awesome to us throughout this entire journey -- You guys rock!!!!
Please give us a hand and forward this info about how to buy Call Me Red to ALL your friends, fam & rock-lovin' homies all around the world (There's a FREE download of 'Don't Be Afraid' for everyone that signs up for the JUSTPASSINGTHRU List).
Tell us what you think and drop a line to OP Editor (Liz Slater, LizSlater@onepraisemagazine.com) to tell her YOUR thoughts about JUSTPASSINGTHRU and life... Maybe she'll publish you and maybe she'll feature JPT as one of their upcoming artists!!!!!
Winners will get... - 2 JUSTPASSINGTHRU CD's signed by each member of the band (at the 3/21 show if you attend otherwise -- we'll ship them to you); CD's are Reason (2006) & pre-release mastered mixes for our upcoming release entitled, Call Me Red.
Contest Rules... To qualify you must have the following... - send us a mail message on our MySpace page saying "JUSTPASSINGTHRU Rocks SOPAC Contest" - web pic flyer for the SOPAC (3/21) show on your MySpace page - JPT as one of your top MySpace friends - 4 of your top MS friends must have JPT as one of their top MS friends
3 winners will be randomly selected based on submission and adherence to the contest rules. Contest starts NOW, ends 3/20 @ midnight [EST] and winners will be announced on 3/21.
We are very excited to announce that our new CD, 
