Wake up after a 2hr rest period… if I’m lucky… head to the bathroom…wash my face, brush my teeth, and take a cold hard look into the mirror and say…”Let’s Do It”. Grab a cup of herbal tea, walk to my desk, and begin to plan out the day as it needs. This is the daily routine and a must for me as my day is broken up into a series of tasks that usually a number of people would handle but its me and just me alone. I wave my hand over my MacBook Pro’s touch pad and the screen illuminates with multiple windows of information just waiting for me to attack.
I immediately begin sending out emails to booking agents and other prospective music outlets, working on the # game factor – if I send x within y amount of time I should garner z results by days end. It’s 7:45 am and my day has officially begun.
Being an independent musician is a very interesting pursuit, as not having a team to assist in all your affairs really keeps you on your toes and builds a certain level of character that you may of never knew existed in you.But as amazingly freeing and exciting things can get, its also a huge daily challenge as I’m in control of delegating my day something a company/corporation/boss,supervisor etc used to do.Contrary to belief it is much easier to just do a job that has already been mapped out for you, but its not as fulfilling and rewarding and this is why I do what I do.
It is now 9:50am and at this point I have sent out my daily mailings and have now moved over to my social networking sites ready to engage with my amazing network of people who keep me doing what I do.

Everything has a science to it, I chose the days that have the most traffic and post my campaigns and whereabouts strategically in hopes of gaining as much visual attention as possible, as I do this I have my Photoshop program launched and am creating/editing marketing products such as postcards, posters, and digital flyers to distribute and mail to venues and other musical outlets… As you can see my day just gets more involved but I truly love it.Wearing all the hats didn’t come by choice but I’ve always been the type to be in the position of handling all the affairs so this just translated into a very natural ability to take on. Oh… just got a phone call, its a booking agent from Upstate NY, we’ll continue this in a few…… RN
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If you haven’t caught wind of it online at social outlets such as Facebook or Twitter Randy’s new tune My Valentine is sparking some big interest in music listeners and fans. The song was written on Feb13th and was made as a free download for fans on Facebook and Twitter on Feb14th as part of a Valentines Day Campaign which also included a video and a few other special giveaways for people who participated in promoting the campaign to friends, family, and loved ones

Randy has now decided to do a few more acoustic tunes and put them all together in what is being coined the “Bedroom Sessions” – songs recorded as raw and simplistic as possible from the comfort of his bedroom. Check out the track right here and feel free to download it as well. Hope you enjoy

]]> http://randyniles.com/secondaryupdates/bedroom-sessions-my-valentine/feed 0 http://randyniles.com/newsmain/420-extravaganja http://randyniles.com/newsmain/420-extravaganja#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:13:34 +0000 #RNTeam http://randyniles.com/?p=324 If you missed the Mardi Gras Festival back on February 17th and 18th do not fear because Randy is making his way back to the Uptown Theater for another event which is going to be epic. Randy was asked to join the roster of artists who will be taking the stage at the event being coined the 420 Extravaganja will see Randy opening for some of Central New Yorks most popular bands Thunder Body, Roots Collider, and Formula 5, so this will be an event you don’t want to miss out on.

Advance Tix are $10 and at the door will be $15. Doors will open at 8pm – more information will be updated as it comes in so please keep checking back for updates!Randy was asked to join the roster of artists who will be taking the stage at the event being coined the 420 Extravaganja will see Randy opening for some of Central New Yorks most popular bands Thunder Body, Roots Collider, and Formula 5, so this will be an event you don’t want to miss out on.

Advance Tix are $10 and at the door will be $15. Doors will open at 8pm – more information will be updated as it comes in so please keep checking back for updates!

So its been long overdue but the new randyniles.com site is currently in development and should be fully up and running within a few days.

A lot of work has been going into putting the site together and getting everything in its proper place, as well we will be introducing a new Official RN Store powered by Ecwid one of the best E-commerce solutions for secure, safe, and streamlined online purchasing.

Please pardon the edits and changes but the site should be ready to fully launch very soon and an official notification will go out to the mailing list as well as the fans on the social networks as soon as it is complete…RNTeam

Randy Niles is a Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist from NYC who has been on the constant edge of transformation since he picked up an instrument.His unique blend of influences allows him to be as fluid and unique as he can while never having to really try.“Randy Niles blends rock, pop, blues, and folk into seamless, radio-ready compositions—he’s John Mayer without the pretentiousness.”, writes Katy Tong of the Columbia Spectator.But there is another level which makes this artist so unique, he does it all on his own, effortlessly blending hints of what would be a band into his live performances.

Armed with just an acoustic and a pedalboard which looks like something NASA put together or straight out of the Frankenstein movie Randy evokes sounds and colors which when done, resemble that of a four or five member group rather than one. He beats on the body of his Martin 000M acoustic guitar, as well as scratches, and taps while his feet (which by the way are shoeless) dance, tap, and twist buttons and knobs while utilizing loop pedals all in an effort to retain the proper sounds for the proper parts in which he is creating.

His music can be best described as a poetically soothing, rhythmically melodic and a lyrically powerful blend of Indie/Acoustic/Soul.He incorporates dynamic layers of instrumentation through the use of looping technology with intriguing lyrical and musical phrasing, and vocals that will keep you in a more relaxed state than sleep itself. “The ethereal eddy of synchs in “Satellite” (Along the Way-album) is an exploration through textural landscapes that oddly recall Radiohead. His soulful crooning—“It’s a tragedy when x, y, z won’t equal three”—in “Birds of a Feather”(Perfect -EP) speaks poetically to the complications of a romantic tryst over a slow-burning guitar motif.” Katy Tong -Columbia Spectator

“All of this came out of the need to perform when I couldn’t count on others, or truly get the level of musicianship that I always wanted in a band.”, Randy Niles ” I’ve always played all the instruments, I just needed a way to shrink all of that down into something more portable and viable.”, says Randy who with two recordings under his belt has been touring along the east coast with a few appearances on the west. His latest release “Perfect” which followed his 2008 debut “Along The Way”, produced by Ryoji Hata (Looking Glass Studios /Bitter End NYC) and himself opens up the doors to Randy’s initial vision of complexity being packaged in its simplest form and made accessible for all to fully become a part of musically. And with his theatrical display of recreating his songs for an audience incorporating tasteful looping he is able to pull of keeping the music as entertaining and organic as it is on his recordings while retaining the attention of a interested audience.

He’s been pounding the pavement performing at places such as Rockwood Music Hall (NYC), Gavin DeGraws National Underground(NYC), Bitter End (NYC), Crash Mansion(NYC), Webster Hall(NYC), Utica Music Festival(Utica,NY), San Diego Music Festival (CA), Chelsea Piers(NYC) SGM Festival (NY), Columbia University(NY), Westminster University(PA), Barking Spider (OH), Borders Books(PA, NY), Rosetta Stone(OH), Caffe Lena (Saratoga NY) as well as smaller venues and coffeehouse along the east. He has also advanced and won in competitions such as The Emergenza Music Festival, The Emergenza Micro Festival, and has opened for Australian Singer/Songwriter Ry Cuming (Sony/Jive Records). Not bad for a one man army.

With integrity, passion, and experience under his belt, not to mention a knack for communicating and relating to his fans and peers via in person or through the net Randy is an artist who possesses timeless talent and the ability to adapt and redefine himself at any given point and time. He’s also a pretty cool and laid back young man!

Randy’s follow up sophomore album is expected to be released sometime in late 2012 and in the meantime will be touring extensively along the east coast through 2012. Keep up with him this is definitely a star on the rise!

Booking: randynilesmusic[at]yahoo

Stop on by if your in the area and take in the warm sounds of Randy while enjoying the peaceful environment of Palaia! Showtime begins @ 4pm and will run till 6pm.

For more information please visit – Palaia Vineyards Website

They will be doing an all day event starting at 12 noon with a Soul Brunch which will last till 4pm and then kick off the remaining evening from 5 to 7pm with Cocktail specials where Randy will close the night out with a showcase set at 6:30pm. It’s going to be a great performance so come on down and share in the food, fun, and music.

You can find more information at- Billies Black Official Site

Are you good with a camera?, did you miss your calling as a photographer?, do you have a camera phone?

If you answered yes then you may want to get in on this

Randy is looking for the best photos of his on stage ensemble, his kicks with his trusty pedalboard

Randy is a big fan of Airspeed Skater Shoes check out their stuff right here official site and sports the Airspeed “Hype” models when he’s traveling the east coast performing venue to venue.

Its his staple to play barefoot so he lays his kicks along side his pedalboard setup and it has been becoming an integral part of his stage set, prompting photographers to take stylish photos of the arrangement on stage.

So Randy is looking for some of the best shots of his set up from you – THE FANS- so snap your shots and post them to your Facebook/Twitter accounts and make sure to tag Randy on them and the winning photo will be posted on his official website as well as social networks and the lucky winner will receive a few gifts

Randy will be returning this year to the Uptown Theater in Utica, NY for a 2 day performance at the 2012 Mardi Gras Festival.Randy was the first out of town artist to be announced for the festival so the excitement is brewing!

The Festival will take place on Feb17 & Feb18 at the Uptown Theater located at 2014 Genesee St., Utica, NY 13501

BUY TICKETS ONLINE AT: Tickets

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