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December 2023
12/31/23 Happy New Year's Eve! 🎉🥳 2023 has been a phenomenal year for me! Finally, uploaded and released my music for the first time, and shared it with the world! 🌎 Thank you so much for supporting me and listening to my music! I can't wait to show you what I've been up to preparing for my Debut, Full-Length Studio Album! In the meantime, here's a recap of everything I released in 2023:
Available 3/24/23
Available 2/24/23
Available 4/21/23
Available 5/19/23
Available 6/16/23
Available 8/11/23
Available 7/14/23
EP - Available 1/13/23
Available 10/6/23
Available 11/3/23
Available 12/1/23
EP - Available 9/8/23
12/30/23 Created a new Hypeddit Pre-Save page for All My Fault, "My Divorce Song". Comes out January 26th, 2024! Also, created more short form video content. 🎥 Can't wait to share it with you! Make sure to follow me on all the socials:
12/25/23 🎄Merry Christmas! 🎅🤶 I hope you have an amazing one! And my gift to you, the Album Covers of the first 3 singles of 2024 revealed! 🎁 All My Fault, Baby Baby 10 Weeks Old, and Crash and Burn. Check out their individual pages to see the Back Covers, which includes Track Listings. 2024 is going to be an amazing year! All 3 singles can be Pre-Saved now to ensure they're added to your Spotify Library. As always, thank you for supporting me! Exciting things to come!
12/24/23 Better to fight and fall than to live without hope. 🪓 Until Valhalla! Merry Christmas Eve! Also, filmed some video footage with Beckett, my son at the helm. He was directing and filming with the Insta360 Flow gimble. He did great! Can't wait to share the footage.
12/21/23 I setup my January Discovery Mode campaign. From the screenshot below, you can see I've been adding less and less songs to Discovery mode. It is reaching new listeners, no upfront costs, but I don't like the 30% commission they're taking on the backend. I don't want this to be a trend in the future, taking commissions in other areas of Spotify. I'm not completely abandoning it, but it won't be a major focus for me at this time.
12/20/23 I've become eligible for Spotify Showcase! I'll be promoting my debut single: All My Fault. Artists can use Showcase to promote music if they have more than 1k streams over the last 28 days in at least one of these target markets.
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12/17/23 Out and about in Sanford, FL recording video content for All My Fault. 🎥 Jhonny behind the camera. Thank you brother!
12/16/23 The year's not over yet! NEW SONG ALERT! 🔥You Are My Why🔥Song #11 for the year and #167 overall.🗒️
12/12/23 🗒️Registered my Little Blue Couch Session songs; All I Can Be, Thinking Out Loud Again, and Come With Me to:
12/10/23 NEW SONG ALERT! 🔥Forgive Me🔥Song #10 for the year and #166 overall.🗒️
12/9/23 Created a Spotify Canvas (8 sec. video) for my debut single, All My Fault. Pre-Save it now!
12/7/23 Pitched All My Fault (aka "the Divorce Song") to Amazon Music and Spotify! I also, recorded a quick introduction to the song on Amazon. I might have to add these as extras when the full-length debut album comes out. Pitch below. Yes, a bit bold, but it's time to step it up a notch for 2024!
I'm James and I plan on revitalizing Rock Music! I create alternative, modern, pop rock that's filled with emotion and drive! Catchy guitars, heartfelt lyrics, and unique melodies. My debut single, All My Fault "the divorce song" is an emotional rollercoaster! The highs, the lows, the deceit, and the aftermath of my actual divorce in 2020. From the fierce intro to the melodic verses, the driving chorus to the satisfying conclusion, you'll have this song on REPEAT! This song will be everywhere!🤘
12/4/23 Come With Me (Little Blue Couch Sessions) [Official Cover Art Video] premieres! Also, created a new Digital Business Card with Dot! 📱 James Gavin's Profile(dot.cards)
12/3/23 Added another music link to the Streaming page: Soundcloud 🎧
12/2/23 🔥Entered All My Fault, aka the Divorce Song, into the 2023 American Songwriter Song Conest! Fingers crossed! 🤞
12/1/23 NEW MUSIC FRIDAY!!! 💿 Come With Me (Little Blue Couch Sessions) 🔥 Last single of the year! Listen on Spotify or your favorite streaming platforms! 🎧 Remember to hit that Follow button! 🤘 Thank you.
💿 Bandcamp Fridays in 2023 | Bandcamp Daily. On the first Friday of the month since March of 2020, Bandcamp has waived their revenue share to help support artists on Bandcamp. Over the course of just those 30 days, fans have paid artists and labels more than $106 million USD. If you’re among the nearly 1.6 million fans who have participated, thank you. The next Bandcamp Friday is December 1st, and Bandcamp Fridays will continue on January 5th, 2024. As always, isitbandcampfriday.com has the details. 🎶
November 2023
11/28/23 Created a dot.cards page! Has all my contacts, socials and music links. 📱 Except for my phone number of course! If you want that, you'll have to ask me for it. 🤪 https://dot.cards/jamesgavinmusic
11/21/23 Just found my Shazam Artist Page! 🎶 Pretty cool! For all you Shazam users, check it out.
11/20/23 Joined Musixmatch Pro! Designed by artists, for artists, Musixmatch Pro is the go-to destination for lyrics and credits management. Musixmatch Pro empowers you to distribute your lyrics across all major digital streaming services and social networks so that you can showcase your work, boost your career, and grow your audience with ease.
11/19/23 📣☎️📞Calling all artists, bands, and singer/songwriters! 🌎🎸🎤🎙️🎧🥁🎹 I'm currently curating 6 Spotify Playlists: 🤘
Check out the Playlists page for consideration! Cover art below:🔥
11/18/23 ✌️ Added left and right arrows to the Video pages for easier navigation! You're welcome! Also, finally getting around to making www.jamesgavinmusic.com Mobile friendly! 📱 I do all my editing on my computer and I've been neglecting the Mobile view. No longer! From not on I'll be more Mobile focused. 🧐
11/17/23 Thinking Out Loud Again (Little Blue Couch Sessions) [Official Visualizer Video] out now! 📺
11/16/23 🤮Happy barf day to me! 🥳🎂 And with that, new pics! 📷 See the rest of the Sanford photoshoot on the Pics page!🔥
11/15/23 Calling all singer/songwriters, bands, for Playlist Consideration! New page created: Playlists 🎧
11/14/23 The Scene has hit 100k Streams on Spotify! Pretty cool. Nice early b-day present.
11/12/23 NEW SONG ALERT! 🔥Tomorrow is a Day Not Promised🔥Song #9 for the year and #165 overall.🗒️ Here's a little sample, 1st Verse: Summer is ending but you're not dead. All these thoughts still in my head. A blood red moon pierces the sky. Another excuse to use to die. A shot in the dark that no one knows. Don't you leave me, don't let go. 😮
11/11/23 🪖🎖️❤️Happy Veterans Day! Originally known as Armistice Day, it's a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. In other news, I also added a few new links to my Hyperfollow page!
11/10/23 Updated the Streaming page with new background and additional links! 🎧 Or check it out just to see me sitting on the edge of the world! 💀📷🔥
11/8/23 Added all the links to each of the music streaming sites for Thinking Out Loud Again (Little Blue Couch Sessions) to the Home page!🔥Listen wherever you want to! 🎧
11/7/23 Just uploaded the first single to my upcoming Debut Full-Length Studio Album! Release set for January 26th, 2024. To get a sneak peek of the song name as well as cover art, CLICK HERE TO PRE-SAVE IT! These new songs will feature the full band. I can't wait to share them with you! Stay tuned, more info coming soon.
11/3/23 NEW MUSIC FRIDAY!!! 💿 Thinking Out Loud Again (Little Blue Couch Sessions) 🔥 Latest single out now. Listen on Spotify or on your favorite streaming platforms! 🎧 Remember to hit that Follow button! 🤘 Thank you.
Also,💿 Bandcamp Fridays in 2023 | Bandcamp Daily. On the first Friday of the month since March of 2020, Bandcamp has waived their revenue share to help support artists on Bandcamp. Over the course of just those 30 days, fans have paid artists and labels more than $106 million USD. If you’re among the nearly 1.6 million fans who have participated, thank you. The next Bandcamp Friday is November 3rd, and Bandcamp Fridays will continue on December 1st. As always, isitbandcampfriday.com has the details. 🎶
October 2023
10/31/23 Happy Halloween! 👻 💀🎃
10/30/23 🎥 New Official Visualizer Videos have been created for all of the songs from Little Blue Couch Sessions as well as my Debut Full-Length Studio Album! 💿 They turned out amazing! 🔥 All I Can Be (Little Blue Couch Sessions) [Official Visualizer Video] premieres on YouTube! Click the link to watch it!
10/29/23 New format for all the Pics pages! 📷 Created individual pages to help with loading. Also, added left and right arrows at the top to make it easy to quickly scroll through all the pages. I'm trying to make every page as user-friendly as possible. Hope you like it!
10/28/23 New Featured Video: All I Can Be (Little Blue Couch Sessions) [Official Spotify Canvas Video] on the Video page and YouTube! 📺 Check it out below. Also, added a Banners section to the bottom of every music page for each song. Also, added left and right arrows for ease of navigation. Now you can zip through every song currently available, and a few upcoming tracks as well. Check it out!
Featured Video
10/27/23 New Music next Friday, 11/3/23 - Thinking Out Loud Again (Little Blue Couch Sessions). Pre-Save it while you still can!
10/26/23 Signed up for November's Discovery Mode on Spotify. It continues to help with new listeners, streams, playlist adds and saves. Also, pitched my upcoming single, Thinking Out Loud Again (Little Blue Couch Sessions) on Amazon and Spotify. It's coming out Friday, November 3rd. Pre-Save it now to ensure it's available on your Release Radar on Spotify! Thanks you guys!
10/21/23 Updated the homepage to include all Pre-Save Banners now. 📣 Check it out!
10/20/23 Working on creating Visualizer videos 📺 for all the songs on Little Blue Couch Sessions, as well as my debut, Full -Length Album set to come out in January 2024!
10/19/23 💿 I was practicing songs for my 2nd Full-Length Album and decided on the ones that made the cut. Also, finalized the song order. I already had a selection of songs months before, but since writing new songs, I had to include them. Mainly, because these new songs fit so perfectly with the overall theme of the album. It's crazy how this 2nd album has changed and evolved. Even the title had multiple iterations. For those interested, the original song selection and album names will be exclusive content that I'll add to Patreon. Extra stuff for the Super Fans! I'll keep you posted when that goes live. 🤘
❤️ As always, thank you for your continued support! I can't wait to share my 1st Full-Length Studio Album, slated for the end of January 2024! Till then, check back often for New Music every month!
10/15/23 🎥 Updated the formatting of the Video pages. I have all the older content at the bottom and newer stuff up top.
10/14/23 🎧Added some Spotify playlists to the Home page, Music page and below. Give them a listen and follow me on Spotify! Thank you for your support. Enjoy the music and remember, new songs every month!🤘
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10/9/23 📺 All I Can Be (Little Blue Couch Sessions) [Official Single Screen Video] out now! Check it out on the YouTubes! 🤘😁🔥
10/6/23 NEW MUSIC FRIDAY!!! 💿 All I Can Be (Little Blue Couch Sessions) 🔥 Latest single out now. Listen on Spotify or on your favorite streaming platforms! 🎧 Remember to hit that Follow button! 🤘 Thank you.
Also, Bandcamp Fridays in 2023 | Bandcamp Daily. On the first Friday of the month since March of 2020, Bandcamp has waived their revenue share to help support artists on Bandcamp. Over the course of just those 30 days, fans have paid artists and labels more than $106 million USD. If you’re among the nearly 1.6 million fans who have participated, thank you. The next Bandcamp Friday is October 6th, and Bandcamp Fridays will continue on November 3rd, and December 1st. As always, isitbandcampfriday.com has the details.🎶
10/3/23 Upcoming single All I Can Be (Little Blue Couch Sessions), coming out this Friday! Pre-Save it while you still can.
10/1/23 Added all the past marketing Banners to the Pics page. Check them out! If you see where it says Exclusives on there, I'm working on a Patreon page. Coming Soon! Those links will be active when it's done. It will have exclusive content like unreleased songs, pics, video, all my album covers for the upcoming Debut Studio Album coming out next year, lyrics and songs from future albums, all the weekly banners I have created already for every week of next year, and so much more! I'll keep you posted when it's ready. Thanks for all the support.
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September 2023
9/30/23 Planned out the release dates for upcoming banners for the rest of the year as well as all of next year. 📣 Also, added more pre and post release banners for each upcoming release. I love marketing! It was my major in college.🎓
9/27/23 💿Added Album Cover Art to the pics page! 📷 Check them out!
9/24/23 Pitched All I Can Be (Little Blue Couch Sessions) to Amazon Music and Spotify!
Get ready to embark on a journey with James Gavin's latest release, "All I Can Be." This heartfelt track takes you behind the scenes of a rock band's life on the road, sharing the raw emotions of love, separation, and the strength that comes from having loved ones by your side.
James Gavin is not your average artist and he’s thrilled to share his latest creation with you. With a commitment to releasing new music every month, he's dedicated to keeping your playlist fresh and your emotions stirred. Whether you're a dedicated fan or new to his music, there's something special waiting for you in each release. Don't miss out on the magic - follow James Gavin on (Amazon Music/Apple Music/Deezer/Spotify/Tidal/YouTubeMusic) today, and let the music speak to your heart.
Connect with James on all major social platforms (Facebook/Instagram/TikTok/Twitter/YouTube) to stay in the loop and engage in the excitement surrounding each release. Your support means the world to him, and it's the fuel that keeps his musical journey alive.
9/23/23 Updated the Merch page navigation! Making it easier for you to explore.
9/21/23 💿Album Cover artwork for the 10 upcoming singles on my debut album are finished! 🔥 OMG! 😮 You're gonna love it! ❤️
9/18/23 Signed up and downloaded the Session Studio app for free. Get your musical finances in order: 💰
Interested Parties Information (IPI)
International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC)
International Standard Recording Code (ISRC)
International Performance Number (IPN)
International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI)
9/17/23 Edited my Electronic Press Kit (EPK) with some additional external links to music and pics. 📷📱
9/16/23 NEW SONG ALERT! 🔥Not sure the title yet, either: 'Together We'll Weather the Storm' or just 'Weather the Storm'🔥Song #8 for the year and #164 overall.🗒️ Ferris Bueller quote in this one! 🎥😁
9/15/23 Discovery Mode Campaign setup for October on Spotify! Check out James Gavin Radio!
9/12/23 Created new WPRK 91.5 Marathon Merch! 👕
9/11/23 We remember! 📣 The September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance or 9/11 Day is a federally-recognized National Day of Service that happens in the United States on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
9/10/23 New Good Acoustics Merch! Check out the new products and designs!
9/9/23 New layout for the Music page. 🎶 Hopefully, it's easier to navigate and explore! Also, the new 7 song EP from the Gavin Brothers, WPRK 91.5 Marathon, is available on bandcamp now!
9/8/23 NEW MUSIC FRIDAY!!! 💿 WPRK 91.5 Marathon 🔥 7 song EP featuring John and James Gavin. Listen on Spotify or on your favorite streaming platforms now! 🎧
9/5/23 NEW Gavin Brother's pics for the upcoming EP release of WPRK 91.5 Marathon! More photos from the photoshoot on the pics page. Remember to Pre-Save the EP! Comes out this Friday, September 8th. Enjoy!
9/4/23 Happy Labor Day! Hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend! Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.
9/2/23 Put my old bio into ChatGPT and it spit out some magic! ❤️ Go read it for yourself and let me know what you think. 🔥 New bio on the About page!
9/1/23 💿 Bandcamp Fridays in 2023 | Bandcamp Daily. On the first Friday of the month since March of 2020, Bandcamp has waived their revenue share to help support artists on Bandcamp. Over the course of just those 30 days, fans have paid artists and labels more than $106 million USD. If you’re among the nearly 1.6 million fans who have participated, thank you. The next Bandcamp Friday is September 1st, and Bandcamp Fridays will continue on October 6th, November 3rd, and December 1st. As always, isitbandcampfriday.com has the details. 🎶
Pre-Save: WPRK 91.5 Marathon! 🎙️ The Live Acoustic EP featuring James and John Gavin consists of 7 songs recorded live from the WPRK 91.5 Rollins College Radio Station in Winter Park, Florida. 🎧
August 2023
8/29/23 Uploaded Come With Me (Little Blue Couch Sessions) to DistroKid! The upcoming single comes out Friday, December 1st, 2023. Pre-Save it now! Also, added a Spotify Canvas Video!
8/28/23 Just created an Electronic Press Kit (EPK). I'm diggin' it! What you think? 📷🎥🔥 Also, registered the 3 upcoming Little Blue Couch Sessions singles with BMI.
8/27/23 Updated all the Video pages. 🎥 New layout, quick links, and videos. Check it out!
8/26/23 Upcoming music till the end of the year; WPRK 91.5 Marathon (EP) and singles from the Little Blue Couch Sessions: All I Can Be, Thinking Out Loud Again, and Come With Me. Pre-Save them now!
Little Blue Couch Sessions - All I Can Be
Single - Available 10/6/23
Little Blue Couch Sessions - Thinking Out Loud Again
Single - Available 11/3/23
Little Blue Couch Sessions - Come With Me
Single - Available 12/1/23
WPRK 91.5 Marathon
EP - Available 9/8/23
8/25/23 Pre-Save: WPRK 91.5 Marathon! 🎙️ The Live Acoustic EP featuring James and John Gavin will have 7 songs recorded live from the WPRK 91.5 Rollins College Radio Station in Winter Park, Florida. 🎧
8/22/23 New Spotify Canvas Videos premiering every day leading up to the release of the upcoming EP: WPRK 91.5 Marathon.
8/21/23 Just realized I've posted over 100 videos on YouTube! 🎥 🎉 Hip-hip hooray! 🥳
8/20/23 Also, Official Spotify Canvas Video YouTube playlist created! 📺 Check it out now! These are the 8 second videos looping in the background when you listen on Spotify. Thought it would be cool to share it with you guys if you listen to music on a different streaming platform. 🔔
8/19/23 New YouTube playlist created: Official Single Screen Video! 📺 Subscribe to the channel and hit that notification bell to stay on top of all the new videos coming out! 🔔
8/18/23 Created new QR codes!🤘😎
8/17/23 New page created called Support Independent Artists! Tips are appreciated. I can't thank you enough for supporting me on this musical journey! ❤️🤘👍
8/16/23 Creating new Single Screen videos for all my songs. Check out my YouTube channel. Click the notification button so you'll know when new videos drop and of course hit that Subscribe button! Thank you. https://www.youtube.com/@jamesgavinmusic
8/14/23 Updated the Video page! 🎶📺 Also, it's the premiere of It' s No Accident (Live) [Official Visualizer Video]! The latest single from John Gavin. Check out the YouTube page, like, comment, and subscribe! Hit that notification bell so you know when we upload another video!🎧
8/13/23 Setup a new bandcamp page for the brother man! https://johngavinmusic.bandcamp.com
8/12/23 New music, pics, playlist, and bio for John Gavin Music on Spotify. 📷 Check it out!
8/11/23 NEW MUSIC FRIDAY!!! Check out John Gavin's 2nd single: It's No Accident!🔥Listen on Spotify or your favorite streaming platform now! 🎧Thanks!
8/9/23 Uploading the lyrics and synced lyrics to the WPRK 91.5 Marathon EP. 💿 The upcoming live EP will be available Friday, September 8th. Pre-Save it now at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jamesgavin/wprk-915-marathon 🎶
8/7/23 He Said She Said (Live) [Official Visualizer Video]. 📺 Check out the YouTube page, like, comment, and subscribe! Hit that notification bell so you know when we upload next! Follow John Gavin on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6OMCAx0fXNuVj5wd6E7BYH?si=U2YjyvUZSZiYwx_PvdgNUw 🎧
8/6/23 Created a Genius page. 🤔 Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insights about the songs and artists they love. Check it out at https://genius.com/jamesgavinmusic ✏️🗒️
8/4/23 💿 Bandcamp Fridays in 2023 | Bandcamp Daily. On the first Friday of the month since March of 2020, Bandcamp has waived their revenue share to help support artists on Bandcamp. Over the course of just those 30 days, fans have paid artists and labels more than $106 million USD. If you’re among the nearly 1.6 million fans who have participated, thank you. The next Bandcamp Friday is August 4th, and Bandcamp Fridays will continue on September 1st, October 6th, November 3rd, and December 1st. As always, isitbandcampfriday.com has the details. 🎶
8/3/23 🤘Created a bandsintown for artists page! Check it out and follow me here: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/15525437
8/2/23 💿 Putting the finishing touches on the 3rd song on my 2nd studio album. Just needs 1 last thing!
July 2023
7/31/23 Pre-Save All I Can Be (Little Blue Couch Sessions). 🎙️ Recorded locally in Orlando, FL. Also, available on YouTube: Little Blue Couch Sessions Playlist. 📺
7/30/23 New Home page layout. 📱 Check it out! 😮
7/27/23 Uploaded the WPRK 91.5 Marathon. 💿 The upcoming live EP will be available Friday, September 8th. Pre-Save it now at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jamesgavin/wprk-915-marathon 🎶
7/26/23 Happy 7th birthday to my beautiful daughter Evie! 🥳 You're growing up so fast. I love you! ❤️
7/15/23 Opted in for the August Discovery Mode on Spotify! Anyone else using it? Pros? Cons? Let me know what you think. 🧐
7/14/23 John Gavin's first single: He Said She Said is out now!🔥Go listen to it on Spotify or your favorite streaming platform now! 🎧
7/9/23 NEW SONG ALERT! 🔥How Do I Say Goodbye🔥Song #7 for the year and #163 overall.🗒️ There's a Goonies reference in this song 💀🎥
7/8/23 Uploaded John Gavin's second single, It's No Accident! Releases on August 11th. Pre-Save it now! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/johngavin/its-no-accident-live. New Merch Alert: Added iPhone and Samsung phone cases. Check out the James Gavin Music Store and use Promo Code: SUMMERVIBES20 for 20% off! Limited time only!
7/7/23 Finally found a merch company I like! ❤️ Spring - https://jamesgavinmusic.creator-spring.com. New Swag added! 🔥 Enjoy. Adding new merch all the time! Check back often. Thank you for supporting my musical journey! oPeN fOr BiZ 🤘Added new QR codes to the home page! Check them out. 😎
7/4/23 Happy Independence Day! A federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, on July 4, 1776. Also, my dad's b-day. Happy birthday dad! Love you! ❤️
7/3/23 Added a featured video to the Home page. Subscribe to my YouTube channel! 📺
7/2/23 Updated the Lyrics page to have album covers, as well as easier navigation. Check it out! Also, setting up the Pics page with new photos from my recent photoshoots in Sanford, FL. 📷 Coming soon!
7/1/23 Started creating a few Album Cover ideas for Little Blue Couch Sessions. 💿 I'll be adding them to the Music page soon!
June 2023
6/30/23 New Banners up for John's 1st single: He Said She Said coming out Friday, July 14th! Pre-Save it now! Also, started building some secret pages (Exclusive Content) for an upcoming Patreon page. Check back for updates. Added a back to TOP link at the bottom of every page for convenience of navigation.
6/28/23 Updated the mobile version of the website to make it more user friendly. 📱
6/27/23 Embedded Spotify Music Players on the Home page. 🎶 Check it out! Wanted to make my music available for anyone that doesn't have a go to streaming service. 🎧
6/25/23 Updated the Music page as well as added a Lyrics page. Also, added the past years to the News page. Check it out!
6/21/23 Summer has begun! 🌞 For all of us in the Northern Hemisphere, anyways. 😎 The summer solstice occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun.
6/19/23 Celebrating Juneteenth! ✌️ A federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. ❤️
6/18/23 Happy Father's Day! 👔 Hope everyone is having a great weekend with family and friends! ❤️
6/17/23 Uploaded John Gavin's first single: He Said She Said. 🔥 Pre-Save it now! New music from my brother on Friday, July, 14th 2023. 🎧 Super excited to have him finally releasing his music to the world! 🌎
6/16/23 Thinking Out Loud Again (Live) is available now! 🎧 New Music Friday! 🔥 Enjoy!
6/12/23 🎤 Recorded vocals for When a Friend's in Need.🎙️It's sounding amazing! Super excited for this song. Just needs a few more edits and back-up vocals.🎧 Also, setup Discovery Mode for July's campaign on Spotify.
6/11/23 🔥300 followers on Spotify! 🤘 Thank you from the bottom of my heart for following me on this musical adventure! Your support is truly amazing and keeps me going. I'm truly grateful and in return will do my best in providing as much new and exciting content soon. 🎧 Love you guys! ❤️
In other news, NEW SONG ALERT! 🔥🔥🔥 Human After All. 🔥🔥🔥 Song #6 for the year and #162 overall.🗒️ I'm really loving this song! Memorable melody, catchy guitar rhythms/intro, and cool lyrics. Definitely fun to play. Though all new songs and creations do that. That's why we continue to pursue and create new things. 🙂
6/10/23 Recording has begun on my 3rd song off my 2nd album currently in production. Recorded acoustic guitar and it's sounding amazing! Can't wait for you guys to here this one.
6/9/23 Pitched Thinking Out Loud Again (Live) to Amazon Music and Spotify. Coming out soon on Friday, June 16th. Pre-Save it while you still can!
6/4/23 205K+ Streams on Spotify! 🔥 Pretty awesome! Blows my mind. Thanks for all the support. New music every month!
6/3/23 Banners are up on all socials for Thinking Out Loud Again (Live). Upcoming single will be available Friday, June 16th. Pre-Save it now! 📺 Talk to Me (Live) [Official Visualizer Video] premiering, Saturday, 6/3/23 at 9:00am. Watch it on YouTube!
6/2/23 Check out This is James Gavin on Spotify! All my songs on one playlist.
6/1/23 Thinking Out Loud Again (Live) has been uploaded to DistroKid for distribution. Pre-Save it here! Single will be available 6/16/23.
May 2023
5/30/23 ❤️Talk to Me is currently #1 🔥on the Hiking Music Playlist for over a week! 🌎 Check out the playlist here! 🎧 Also, The Scene is my 1st song to reach the 50k mark. Pretty wild! Currently, we're at 192,911 streams all time for all 10 tracks. Closing in on 200k! Super excited for the future! Great job you guys! New music every month. Be sure to add This is James Gavin and Acoustic Rock playlists to your library. Thanks again.
5/29/23 🪖Happy Memorial Day! 🎖️Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. It's an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Unofficially, it marks the beginning of the summer season. 😎 Check out Soldier and give it a listen on Spotify!
5/23/23 Spotify Canvas (8 second video) 🎥 uploaded to Spotify for the upcoming single: Thinking Out Loud Again (Live). Pre-Save it now! Music dropping on Friday, June 16th, 2023!.
5/21/23 Talk to Me available on BandCamp! Check it out. Enjoy! 5/19/23 🔥NEW MUSIC FRIDAY! 🔥Listen to Talk to Me! 🎧 Available now! LET'S GOOOOO! 🤘
5/15/23 Thinking Out Loud Again (Live) has been uploaded to DistroKid for distribution. Single will be available 6/16/23. Pre-Save it here!
5/14/23 ❤️Happy Mother's Day! Love you mom! NEW SONG ALERT: Your Song. Song #5 for the year and #161 overall. Created a new Streaming page to list all the different Streaming Platforms where my music is available. It's located on the Music page at the top. Check it out right here: Streaming
5/12/23 NEW SONG ALERT: You and I vs the World. Song #4 for the year and #160 overall.🗒️
5/8/23 📀150,000+ streams for Good Acoustics EP and Singles (Holding on to a Dream, I Wanna Love You Like This Always, and The Scene)! Thank you for all the support, and keep on listening! New Music Monthly! Incorporating Zapier into my IG posts.
5/7/23 Banners are ready for my upcoming single Talk to Me. Available Friday, May 19th on all streaming services. Pre-Save Talk to Me now! 🎧
5/5/23 Revenge of the fifth! Happy Cinco de Mayo as well! 🎉
5/4/23 May the 4th be with you!
April 2023
4/30/23 Pitched Talk to Me to Amazon Music and Spotify. Also, added an 8 second Canvas video. Pre-Save Talk to Me. Comes out Friday, May 19th! ✏️NEW SONG ALERT: When a Friend's in Need. Only my 3rd song written for 2023, but song #159 overall.
4/28/23 Registered The Scene with BMI and Songtrust.
4/24/23 The Scene (Live) [Official Visualizer Video] on the YouTubes! 📺
4/23/23 Optimized the Mobile website! 📱 www.jamesgavinmusic.com 🤘
4/22/23 🎶Koji app has been updated with all my music links. Check it out! Also, Bandcamp page now has The Scene available!
4/21/23 🔥New Music Friday! 🎉 Newest single, The Scene is available now! 🥳 Listen on all streaming services. 🎧
4/16/23 Talk to Me 📞 Newest single will be available 5/19/23. Pre-Save it now!
4/11/23 The Scene has been pitched to Spotify and Amazon Music. Pre-Save the upcoming single now. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jamesgavin/the-scene It will be available on Friday, April 21st. Thank you!
4/9/23 🥳Happy Easter! Also, Happy Birthday to my brother, John Gavin!
4/7/23 🎉100k club! We're over 100,000 streams in just under 3 months. Thank you for all the love and support you guys! Keep listening and I'll keep releasing new songs. 1st full length studio album coming out soon. I'm already working on the 2nd full length studio album as we speak. Can't wait to share these songs with you.
4/6/23 Uploaded I Wanna Love You Like This Always (Live) [Official Visualizer Video]. Premiering Monday, April 10th at midnight! Check it out on YouTube. Like, Comment, Subscribe, and hit that Notification Bell so you now when new videos are coming out. https://www.youtube.com/@jamesgavinmusic 🔔
4/5/23 📷Photo shoot for my brother John Gavin as a birthday gift. Recruited the services of the talented Patrick Connolly again! Always great to work with! Through the blood, sweat, and tears I say---all in a hard days work. Totally worth it! John has new music coming out soon!
4/4/23 Holding on to a Dream [Official Lyric Video] on YouTube! Watch it now!
4/2/23 Pre-Save the upcoming single: The Scene.🎧This song will be available on Friday, April 21st. You can Pre-Save it now so you can get a reminder from Spotify when it's available to listen to. Remember if you Follow Me on Spotify, this track and ALL my latest releases will be available on your Release Radar Playlist automatically the day the track comes out. Thanks you guys!
4/1/23 Happy April Fool's Day! Uploaded the Holding on to a Dream [Official Lyric Video] on YouTube. Premiering this Monday at midnight! Remember to like, comment, subscribe, and hit that notification bell! 🔔
March 2023
3/28/23 Updated the footer on the website - cityscape. 📷 Also, created new pages for lyrics. ✏️🗒️
3/27/23 🤪Meme Monday! I Wanna Love You Like This Always [Meme Video - Elaine]. 😁 Kramer and Seinfeld approved. 🎥 Check it out on YouTube. 📺 Remember to Subscribe and hit that notification bell. 🔔
3/26/23 🗒️🎶 I registered I Wanna Love You Like This Always with BMI and SongTrust. 🌎💰
3/25/23 ❤️ I Wanna Love You Like This Always ❤️ available for download/purchase on Amazon and Bandcamp! 🥁Also, Merch page updated.👍
3/24/23 🤘It has begun! 🔥New music out now! 🎧🎵 I WANNA LOVE YOU LIKE THIS ALWAYS ❤️❤️❤️https://open.spotify.com/track/0piB2C3vZV9E6JGi2jepka?si=07bb8179af05446a Listen now! 😎
3/23/23 🎧Tonight is the night for new music!🔥I Wanna Love You Like This Always ❤️ tonight at midnight! Available on all streaming platforms.📱I'm super excited for you to hear it!😁There's still time to Pre-Save it!🤘
3/20/23 🌎New Single coming out this Friday, March 24th!🔥Pre-Save it while you can. I Wanna Love You Like This Always. ❤️🎧
3/19/23 Added some talented🔥local musicians to one of my Spotify🎶playlists: Local Music That Doesn't Suck. Central Florida local music that doesn't suck! 🤘 Hit me up on IG 📱for consideration: @jamesgavinmusic 🎧 Take a listen and follow the playlist. You're gonna love it! ❤️ SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC! 👊💪
Recently Added:
Big 10-4 - Tangled
Dustin Seymour - Death & Taxes and Up In Flames
Gasoline Heart - All the Way
Poverty Branch - House Fire
Riot of Me - Rust To Gold
Western Ninja - The Scene
Yardij - Distance
Comping vocals for You're Not Alone. 🎧 Comping vocals is the process of choosing individual segments from several vocal takes and assembling them into one single performance..🎤
3/18/23 🎙️Recording vocals on a new song called You're Not Alone, which will be the 2nd song on my 2nd full length studio album. I'm using the all-new Rode NT-1, 5th Generation Condenser Microphone, 🎤 and I'm loving it! ❤️🎶
3/17/23 ☘️ Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍻 Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland.
3/16/23 🍺Played Citrus City Craft in Lake Mary, FL with John Gavin and Friends. Nice venue! 🔥 NEW SONG ALERT: Mr. Right ✏️🗒️
3/15/23 🔥😮 Spotify just made Good Acoustics eligible for Discovery Mode! 😮🔥 How cool is that?! Get heard. Discovery Mode can help your music get heard in the areas of Spotify where listeners are most open to discovery. Spark repeat listeners. Artists, on average, see +50% in saves, +44% in user playlist adds, and +37% in follows in the first month. The campaign would be one month long starting in April. I'm super excited to see Discovery Mode help with audience growth, long-term engagement, and more streams! 🎧 Let's go! 🤘
3/14/23 🥧 Happy Pi day! 🤘 It was first called "pi" in 1706 by [the Welsh mathematician] William Jones, because pi is the first letter in the Greek word perimitros, which means "perimeter."🤔
3/13/23 New banners for the upcoming single, I Wanna Love You Like This Always are uploaded. 🔥 Pre-Save it now! 👍 Available Friday, 3/24/23 🎧
3/12/23 Holding on to a Dream (Live) [Official Visualizer Video] 🎥 Premiering at midnight! 📺 Added new gear to the About page; 🎸Ibanez Talman Bass Guitar,🎧KRK Studio Monitors, and the 🎙️ Rode NT-1, 5th Generation Condenser Microphone.🔥
3/11/23 Well lookee what we have here. 😮 James Gavin on Pandora! 🔥🥳
3/10/23 Ocoee Music Festival! Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will be headlining. 80's Hard Rock band, Night Ranger will be taking the stage. 2-day music fest; Saturday Rock and Sunday Country.
3/8/23 ❤️Happy International Women's Day! 💪🌹 A global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.✌️
3/5/23 New Visualizer Videos for all 7 songs off of WPRK 91.5 Marathon have been created! 🎥😎 They look pretty sweet! They will be available on the James Gavin Music YouTube channel very soon. 📺 Also, FB, Twitter, and YouTube Banners (Pre & Post) for I Wanna Love You Like This Always are ready to go. 🔥
3/4/23 Uploaded The Scene. This single will be available on Friday, April 21st. You can Pre-Save it now! Remember if you Follow Me on Spotify, this track and all my latest releases will be available on your Release Radar Playlist automatically the day they come out! Created a bunch of new posts and reels for Holding on to a Dream and the upcoming single: I Wanna Love You Like This Always. Coming out Friday, March 24th. Pre-Save it while you can!
3/2/23 The music for You're Not Alone (an addiction song that will be on my 2nd full length album) has been recorded. 🎤🎙️ I'll be tracking vocals this weekend! 🎧🔔 Pre-Save: I Wanna Love You Like This Always. 💿 Available Friday, March 24th. Thank you for all the support you guys! ❤️ Remember to check back often. I'll be releasing a new song every month!
February 2023
2/27/23 Meme Monday! 🤪 Holding on to a Dream [Meme Video - Mandalorian] 🎥 Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jamesgavinmusic 📺 Like, comment, and subscribe! 👍 Hit that notification bell so you know when I upload new videos! 🔔 We're at 6,005 monthly listeners, 45,679 streams, and 49 followers! 🔥 Freakin' Awesome! New songs every month! 🎧
2/26/23 Merch page updated.💲Holding on to a Dream links to Amazon and Bandcamp have been added. ✌️ My Koji page, aka Link in Bio/LinkTree has been updated to include the latest single. 💿 Registered Holding on to a Dream - Live with my Performance Rights Organization, BMI. 🗒️ Also, with SongTrust - who handle global publishing royalties. Updated the home page to include the upcoming single: I Wanna Love You Like This Always. Pre-Save it now! 🔔
2/25/23 Created a Canvas (8 second video loop) for next month's single. 🔔 Pre-Save: I Wanna Love You Like This Always. Available Friday, March 24th. I also wrote a sincere, heartfelt pitch for this song. ✏️🗒️ I'll have to share it with you guys on a post. 📱
2/24/23 ❤️NEW SINGLE OUT NOW: Holding on to a Dream❤️🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5C5cGRmTy0hlTrt2koOm0z?context=spotify:playlist:1D5F37WijxdDhm99Mxn3gT&si=d9d72abc00c54a12 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!🤘💿🥂🍺📱🌙 Finished all the album covers for the singles of WPRK 91.5 Marathon. 📷
2/23/23 🔔Pre-Save: Holding on to a Dream.🔥The new single will be available on all streaming platforms Friday, February 24th at midnight! 🤘 Pre-save it now! Be sure to check back often. 🎧 New Music Monthly!
2/22/23 Holding on to a Dream drops this Friday! Super excited! Banners are made and ready for this weekend, so go🔔Pre-Save the new single now! And then listen to Good Acoustics. 📀 The all-time streams for this release are nearing 40,000 in just a little over a month! 🔥Elated on how well my first EP is doing! Keep it up you guys. ❤️ Played Celery City tonight! Met some new people, caught up with old friends, and had a great time. 🤪✌️
2/21/23 Uploaded I Wanna Love You Like This Always on DistroKid. 🌎 This single will be available Friday, March 24th at midnight! 💿🔔 Pre-Save: I Wanna Love You Like This Always. 🎧❤️🔥 Updated the Contact Page. Check it out! 📱📷
2/20/23 Happy President's Day! 🥁✌️ Anyone use Deezer? 🎧 Listen to Good Acoustics on Deezer!
2/19/23 Demoed the 2nd song "You're Not Alone" for the 2nd full-length album. 🎸🎙️🎧🔥Also, preparing for this Friday's new single release on February 24th, "Holding on to a Dream". 🔔 Click here to PRE-SAVE it now!
2/18/23 Signed up for Musixmatch, an Italian music data company and platform for users to search and share song lyrics with translations. ✏️🗒️
2/17/23 Finished back-up/choir vocals for Somewhere. 🎤🎙️🎧 Ready for final mix and mastering.👍
2/14/23 Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️ Closing in on 30,000 streams! Thank you for all the support! Keep it up!
2/13/23 Official Spotify numbers for the release of Good Acoustics after 1 month:
27,009 all-time streams 🔥
5,189 Listeners 🔥
31 Followers 🔥
Thank you for all the support you guys! Remember to check back often. I'll be releasing a new song every month! 🔔Pre-Save: Holding on to a Dream.💿Recorded my brother John's back-up vocals for Somewhere. 🎤🎙️🎧
2/11/23 Added new playlists to the Video page. Go check them out now! 🔥🎥📺👍
2/10/23 Discovered Musicstax - Music Analysis. Find the tempo, key, loudness, danceability, energy rating and other music data points on over 80 million tracks. You can search by artists, album, track names or playlist names on Spotify. I might have to create a Musicians' Resource Page. 👊
2/9/23 Pitched Holding on to a Dream to Amazon Music Playlists! Fingers crossed.🤞We're currently at 20,934 streams and growing for Good Acoustics. 🔥 Great job you guys! 4,487 Monthly Listeners and counting! 🔥So grateful to everyone who took the time to listen to my songs. I really appreciate it! ❤️ I'll be uploading new music every month. 🎸 Click here to Pre-Save Holding on to a Dream. Available Friday, February 24th, 2023.
2/5/23 Recording vocals for the 1st track "Somewhere" on the 2nd full length album in the works! 🎤❤️🔥
2/4/23 New Song Alert - Come Back Down to Earth 🌎🎸🎤❤️🔥😎😂😁🤪🤘👍✌️👊 Pitched Holding on to a Dream to Spotify Playlists! Fingers crossed. 🤞 We're closing in on 15,000 streams and 4,000 listeners. Keep it up you guys. We can do it! Listen and follow me on Spotify: James Gavin - Singer/Songwriter🔥New Banner up on all Socials for my newest single dropping on Friday, February 24th. Click here to Pre-Save: Holding on to a Dream 🌙
2/2/23 🌎 Uploaded Holding on to a Dream to DistroKid. 💿 1st Single off WPRK 91.6 Marathon. A live version of a collection of songs performed at the Rollins College Radio Station in Winter Park, FL. 🎸🎤🎙️🎧🥁 Click here to Pre-Save Holding on to a Dream. ❤️🔥 Available Friday, February 24, 2023. 🤘👍✌️👊
2/1/23 Just finished being interviewed by my buddy Garon and his Easy Living Poker Podcast, Season 1 Episode 2, "The Gavin Lake House". My 3 loves: Chess, Music, Poker. ❤️ Click here to listen to the Easy Living Poker Podcast on Spotify. Please give him a follow and listen to the episode! Thanks for the interview Garon. I had a great time! Also, available on Apple Music.
January 2023
1/30/23 Meme Monday! 🤪 Les Grossman from Tropic Thunder.🔥Soldier [Meme Video - Tropic Thunder] Check out my YouTube page, like, comment, and subscribe! 🎥📺 Hit that notification bell so you know when I upload next! 👍🔥We're at 3,122 monthly listeners on Spotify and 10,044 streams and climbing! 🔥 Keep it up! Truly amazing feeling, knowing that you guys are listening to my songs! 🎧 I'm truly grateful. 🙏
1/25/23 Happy Wednesday! I couldn't wait for Meme Monday on this one. I think you know why!?! Check it out on 🎥 YouTube: Wednesday style! 👻 💀🎃
1/24/23 Good Acoustics is currently at 4,534 streams! 📀 Super grateful for all the listens. Keep it up you guys! 🌎 2,087 listeners from around the world. 🎧🤪🤘 Click here to follow me on Spotify: James Gavin - Singer/Songwriter🔥
1/23/23 Meme Monday! 😂😁🤪 Garden State style. View it here >> All I Can Be [Meme Video - Garden State] 💿 What are you listening to? Remember to subscribe and hit that notification bell! 🎥📺📱 We're over 3,800 streams and climbing! Let's goooo! 🤪🤘
1/22/23 All I Can Be [Official Lyric Video] available on YouTube! 🎥 Added a new playlist, Meme Videos Playlist to YouTube and the Video page.
1/21/23 Come With Me [Official Lyric Video] is out! Enjoy! I think it's time to TikTok! lol Added a new Contact page so you can email me or send me a message.📱Call me maybe!?! 😁🤪 Added gear affiliate links to the About section. A list of all the musical equipment I use and believe in. 🎸🎤🎙️🎧🥁 Submitted Come With Me on the DistroKid Playlist Spotlight. Go vote here!
1/20/23 Spinning Round and Round [Official Lyric Video] is available now. Check it out! Finally have access to my Apple Music for Artists profile page. Check out Good Acoustics on Apple Music here.
1/19/23 Soldier [Official Lyric Video] out now! Go take a look right now!
1/18/23 Thinking Out Loud Again [Official Lyric Video] comes out! 🎥 Finally, have access to my Deezer Artist page. Check it out!
1/17/23 Check out my Koji (link in bio), page that I created. It has music, videos, games, and other extras in there. Go check it out. Best link in bio for musicians! Create your own Koji profile! Tap this link to sign up https://withkoji.com/signup?ref=jamesgavinmusic Also, go watch the All I Can Be [Official Visualizer Video] on YouTube. Remember to subscribe and hit the notification button at https://www.youtube.com/@jamesgavin
1/16/23 Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! He was an influential civil rights leader — best known for his work on racial equality and ending racial segregation in the United States.✌️❤️ Come With Me [Official Visualizer Video] is available on Youtube now. Watch it now! We're over 1,500 streams on Spotify! 🔥🥳😎🙂😁🤪🤘Yesssss!!! Thank you! Thank you! Keep listening!
1/15/23 Spinning Round and Round [Official Visualizer Video] premieres! Check it out on YouTube. 🎥 Updated the About page. I added icons for my Artist pages on the major streaming sites. 😎
1/14/23 Uploaded 5 new Official Lyric Videos on YouTube! 🎥 Go subscribe and hit that notification bell so you know when they're available. ✌️📱 Do it! 😂 I found my music on Alexa this morning! 😁 Hells yeah!!! 🎙️Go ask Alexa to play James Gavin, Good Acoustics or your favorite track now! 🎧 I added Deezer Music and Tidal Music links and requested access to my Deezer/Tidal Artist page. Also, Good Acoustics is now available on BandCamp!💲Awesome site for independent artists! 💰 Go check it out.
1/13/23 💿'Good Acoustics' is available on all streaming platforms now!🤘Check it out!🔥Listen here!🎧 Claimed my Amazon Music for Artists page and pitched Thinking Out Loud Again. Requested access to my Apple Music for Artists page (coming soon). I was added to All Music Magazine. Thank you! I've been posting on all platforms and FB groups like crazy! haha And of course, listening to Good Acoustics! Happy album release day you guys! 🥂🍺
1/12/23 Setup new YouTube Playlists and scheduled Visualizers! 😎🎥 Thinking Out Loud Again [Official Visualizer] premiering tonight at midnight! 🌙
1/11/23 Signed up for Spotify Playlist promotion with Moonstrive Media. Use coupon code JAMES GAVIN 5
Also, created some FB ads! Let's go! 🤘🌎🎸🎤
1/10/23 All songs from 'Good Acoustics' are registered with SongTrust - global publishing royalties!
1/9/23 New FB Cover and Twitter Header pic! 📷 Gotta promote the upcoming release! 💿
1/8/23 Created Meme Videos 😂 from DistroKid for the upcoming tracks on Good Acoustics!
1/7/23 New Guitar Pick Logos! 🎸📷🔥
1/4/23 Recording the 1st song off the 2nd full length album has begun! 🎸🎤🎙️🎧🥁
1/2/23 Finally have access to Spotify for Artists and pitched my first song, Come With Me.😎 Created
a Spotify Canvas for all 6 tracks. 🎸 That was fun! I think you'll enjoy them.👍
1/1/23 🥳Happy New Year!🥂 Click here to pre-save 'Good Acoustics'! Creating Lyric Videos, Mini Videos, Promo Cards, Social Media Posts, Spotify Canvas, and Visualizers! Staying busy, busy this new year, but enjoying every moment of it! haha 😂
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