tag:kurtscobie.com,2005:/blogs/ks-email-update?p=20KS Email Update2019-03-03T01:30:24-05:00Kurt Scobiefalsetag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/56670732019-03-02T21:21:00-05:002019-03-03T01:30:24-05:00Step into My Story | New Single + Lyric Video<span style="font-size: 16.8px;">Hey there!</span><br><span style="font-size: 16.8px;"><br></span><br><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">In case you don't login to social media much, I wanted to make sure you were aware of something exciting going on 'round these parts! <strong>My new single, <em>Step into My Story</em> was released on February 15th on all digital music platforms, worldwide!</strong> I am really excited about this song because it is probably in my top three songs I've ever written. Shamelessly, I am really proud of this one.</div><br><a href="https://imagery.zoogletools.com/u/25628/2310ade5d771cee92c9fc47be296c41588e9917d/original/step-into-my-story-kurt-scobie-single-cover-artwork.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/2310ade5d771cee92c9fc47be296c41588e9917d/original/step-into-my-story-kurt-scobie-single-cover-artwork.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" height="320" width="320" /></a><br>We began this recording process in January of 2018. That's right, it has been over a year in the making! My friend and talented producer/engineer (songwriter, drummer, guitarist, daddy, husband...) Sean Hill at <a contents="Uphill Studios" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.uphillstudiosonline.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.uphillstudiosonline.com/" target="_blank">Uphill Studios</a> here in Georgia, really breathed new life into this song. And he made my job in the studio super easy. Also, The brilliant <a contents="Becca Bradley" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.beccabradleymusic.com/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.beccabradleymusic.com/" target="_blank">Becca Bradley</a> took this work to a whole new level when she added her layers of cello-y goodness to the mix. I also had the privilege of tracking piano at Murrayy Soundlab before they, unfortunately, closed for business. All in all, this process leaves me grateful.<br>Lastly, I want to point you to the brand new <a contents="Official Lyric Video for Step into My Story" data-cke-saved-href="https://youtu.be/Q_rD2ugw_5g" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/Q_rD2ugw_5g" target="_blank"><strong>Official Lyric Video for <em>Step into My Story</em></strong></a>! Another talented friend and amazing songwriter, <a contents="Kevin Winebarger" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.kevinwinebarger.com/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kevinwinebarger.com/" target="_blank">Kevin Winebarger</a>, masterfully created the video. Definitely check him out!<br><br>Thank you for your continued support! It really means the world to me. I hope this song blesses you.<br><br><br><strong>Download and stream <em>Step into My Story</em> here:</strong><br>YouTube (Lyric Video): <a contents="https://youtu.be/Q_rD2ugw_5g" data-cke-saved-href="https://youtu.be/Q_rD2ugw_5g" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/Q_rD2ugw_5g" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Q_rD2ugw_5g</a><br>iTunes: <a contents="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/step-into-my-story-single/1450116757" data-cke-saved-href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/step-into-my-story-single/1450116757" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/step-into-my-story-single/1450116757" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/step-into-my-story-single/1450116757</a><br>Spotify: <a contents="https://open.spotify.com/track/1bZMsRhZUyQ5gb4175eplf?si=oLuF_OGGTsiYE8pqMhieaw" data-cke-saved-href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1bZMsRhZUyQ5gb4175eplf?si=oLuF_OGGTsiYE8pqMhieaw" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1bZMsRhZUyQ5gb4175eplf?si=oLuF_OGGTsiYE8pqMhieaw" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/track/1bZMsRhZUyQ5gb4175eplf?si=oLuF_OGGTsiYE8pqMhieaw</a><br>Amazon Music: <a contents="https://music.amazon.com/search/Kurt+Scobie#" data-cke-saved-href="https://music.amazon.com/search/Kurt+Scobie#" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.amazon.com/search/Kurt+Scobie#" target="_blank">https://music.amazon.com/search/Kurt+Scobie#</a><br>Google Play: <a contents="https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=B5m32mokp6aduslml7uxo6ek6dq&amp;tid=song-Tcjofohdfrcjawj43iatf7u7eo4" data-cke-saved-href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=B5m32mokp6aduslml7uxo6ek6dq&tid=song-Tcjofohdfrcjawj43iatf7u7eo4" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=B5m32mokp6aduslml7uxo6ek6dq&tid=song-Tcjofohdfrcjawj43iatf7u7eo4" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=B5m32mokp6aduslml7uxo6ek6dq&tid=song-Tcjofohdfrcjawj43iatf7u7eo4</a><br><br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/c7ac29115c93ece8deaf95d9058635e6ce5f6702/original/step-into-my-story-kurt-scobie-lyric-video-youtube-thumbnail.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" height="180" width="320" /><br><br data-cke-eol="1">Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/40834032016-03-11T09:58:00-05:002016-03-11T10:41:17-05:00Brand New Single Available Now!<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Brand New Single Available Now!</i></span><br><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>March 11, 2016</i></span><br><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</a></i></span><br><br><br>I love release days.<br><br>It is a long journey from the moment of that first idea, that melody, that line, to the day the fully formed composition is released into the world. Both song and songwriter go through changes during that journey. I love release days because it isn't just a song, but a part of your soul that you share with the listener. Songs are revealing of the songwriter. The creation reveals and reflects the creator.<br><br>So, I am pumped for today!<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6g8JkvMy56k/VuLcn3OfpsI/AAAAAAAAifc/dB2F_08RAgQAlvuE1hqvn8N_q3YeJmHnQ/s1600/Spirit%2BAlive%2BIn%2BMe%2BKurt%2BScobie%2BArtwork.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6g8JkvMy56k/VuLcn3OfpsI/AAAAAAAAifc/dB2F_08RAgQAlvuE1hqvn8N_q3YeJmHnQ/s200/Spirit%2BAlive%2BIn%2BMe%2BKurt%2BScobie%2BArtwork.jpeg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="200" /></a></div><strong>My new single "Spirit Alive in Me" is available now!</strong> It has been released into the world-wide wild web and I can't wait for you to hear it!<br><br>Here are a few places where you can buy/stream the new song:<br>iTunes: <a contents="http://apple.co/1MaJlzL" data-cke-saved-href="http://apple.co/1MaJlzL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://apple.co/1MaJlzL" target="_blank">http://apple.co/1MaJlzL</a><br>Google Play: <a contents="Play:&nbsp;http://bit.ly/224Ej4m" data-cke-saved-href="http://bit.ly/224Ej4m" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/224Ej4m" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/224Ej4m</a><br>Amazon: <a contents="http://amzn.to/1YEo4FK" data-cke-saved-href="http://amzn.to/1YEo4FK" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/1YEo4FK" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/1YEo4FK</a><br>Spotify: <a contents="http://spoti.fi/1QQIOoD" data-cke-saved-href="http://spoti.fi/1QQIOoD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://spoti.fi/1QQIOoD" target="_blank">http://spoti.fi/1QQIOoD</a><br><br>There is a Lyric Video on YouTube as well. Check it out here:<br><a contents="https://youtu.be/a_zysxBKSHU" data-cke-saved-href="https://youtu.be/a_zysxBKSHU" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/a_zysxBKSHU" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/a_zysxBKSHU</a><br><br><strong>Please help spread the word by sharing these links with your friends!</strong> It means the world when I see friends sharing my music, especially in this noisy, over-saturated musical landscape. So, thank you for your support and for listening and for following along on this journey! I don't take it lightly.<br><br>Kurt<br><br>---<br>Kurt Scobie<br><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/40670932016-03-01T03:30:00-05:002017-02-05T05:45:31-05:00New Music Coming Soon + Atlanta Show!<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>New Single Coming Soon + Atlanta Show!</i></span><br><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>March 1, 2016</i></span><br><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</a></i></span><br><br><br><div>
<strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NEW SINGLE - MARCH 11</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Back in September of 2015 (it feels like forever-ago), I had the opportunity to polish up another song of mine with producer extraordinaire Jacob Rye (Sanctus Real). He has produced several EPs and singles for me in the past and I love how he brings my songs to life. I posted a </span><a contents="teaser video on Instagram" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/8OZspnMmxe/" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">teaser video on Instagram</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> of a snippet of the song, back in the Fall, BUT in a few days you'll be able to hear the whole thing!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">On March 11th I'm releasing my new Single, "Spirit Alive in Me"</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. It will be available on hundreds of digital outlets, including iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Amazon, etc.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/69bf83e6f52940e01cc6f3cf6caa90413cc18813/small/spirit-alive-in-me-kurt-scobie-artwork.jpeg?0" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This song is really special to me. I wrote it with my friend Crystal Nicole, who has won several Grammys and, more importantly, has an incredible heart for Jesus. When she's not out on tour with Lecrae, I get to sing with her at our church. I consider it a HUGE honor that I got to co-write with her. The song is also special to me because it is the beginning of a new direction I am pursuing in my songwriting. My desire to write more songs for the Church. Songs that touch the heart of God and those who follow Him. "Spirit Alive in Me" is a big step into that songwriting realm.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I'll be sending out another update about this on release day, so watch for that!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ATLANTA SHOW @ SMITH'S OLDE BAR</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/f51abc3f18482c29e843dac95ceab038eef19dda/small/img-20160228-000157.jpg?0" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It has been awhile since the "</span><a contents="Eich, Ike, Scobie Tour" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://kurtscobie.com/2012-spring-tour" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Eich, Ike, Scobie Tour</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">" of 2012 and even longer since the "</span><a contents="White Pants Tour" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/KurtScobieMusic/videos/595572556002/?permPage=1" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">White Pants Tour</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">" in 2010. So, I am pumped for Monday, March 7th when I get to share the stage again with my friend JD Eicher! This guy is awesome and </span><a contents="he and his band" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.jdeicherandthegoodnights.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">he and his band</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> are doing some awesome things with their music.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We hope you can join us at </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Smith's Olde Bar on Monday, March 7th @ 7:00 PM</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> as we each play an acoustic set in the Atlanta Room. Just $8 at the door! RSVP on Facebook here: </span><a contents="http://on.fb.me/212WgKH" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://on.fb.me/212WgKH" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://on.fb.me/212WgKH</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Email is my favorite, and still the best place to follow along with all that I have going on. However, I know a lot of you young-uns don't even check your email, like ever. So, you can follow my musical journey via Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and more. Here are some links:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a contents="Instagram - kurtscobiemusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/kurtscobiemusic" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Instagram - kurtscobiemusic</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a contents="Twitter - kurtscobiemusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitter.com/kurtscobiemusic" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Twitter - kurtscobiemusic</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a contents="Facebook - kurtscobiemusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/kurtscobiemusic" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Facebook - kurtscobiemusic</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a contents="Website - Official" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Website - Official</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thanks for reading and thanks for your support!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">-Kurt</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">---</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kurt Scobie</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="home" data-link-type="page" href="http://zooglelabs.com/home" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a>
</div>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/39861352016-01-12T15:27:00-05:002017-01-13T08:42:10-05:00Free Download + Atlanta Show + Scobaby <span style="font-size: x-small;"><br>Free Download + Atlanta Show + Scobaby<br>January 12, 2016<br><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter%C2" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter </a></span><br><br><span class="font_regular" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I know you've heard this a hundred times, but... Happy New Year!! 2016 has already been crazy around here and I've got some fun updates for you!<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NEW SONG - FREE DOWNLOAD</strong><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/d553bedb8c493bc554ca1b6ec1eb37016f2baf6e/small/kurt-scobie-step-into-my-story-cover-1.jpeg?1452575101" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" />Around the holidays I was inspired to write a song for a special charity organization called Connections Homes. This awesome non-profit, founded by Pam Parish, exists to help young adults who have aged out of the foster care system get connected to committed adults who can help them navigate various life challenges. I love what they are doing, and I want to be a part of it. So, that song I wrote, "Step into My Story", is available today exclusively through NoiseTrade, and 100% of tips received will be donated to Connections Homes.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">So, I need your help. Three things; 1) Go to <a contents="http://bit.ly/1OMnlQ7" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/1OMnlQ7" style="color: #0b71b6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1OMnlQ7</a> to download my new song, 2) leave a (genrous) tip, and 3) share that link. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ATLANTA SHOW - RED LIGHT CAFE</strong><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/c9e0bf686307c4850a0ccfe6bd93be576d6bf2e0/small/joy-ike-red-light-cafe.jpeg?1452577657" class="size_s justify_right border_" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" />When I was touring a lot, I had the opportunity to meet some awesome people all over the U.S. A few years ago, in a music venue somewhere outside of Philly, I met one of the coolest, most talented, and cheerful artists. Her name is Joy Ike. We've since played many shows together, and kept in touch. Well, I'm excited to say that Joy is coming to Atlanta at the end of the month, and she's invited me to be a part of her show at Red Light Cafe! So, join us on Sunday, January 31st at 7:00 PM. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">RSVP: <a contents="https://www.facebook.com/events/482337711969014/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/482337711969014/" style="color: #0b71b6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/482337711969014/</a></span><br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">TICKETS: </span><a contents="http://redlightcafe.com/events/joy-ike-sacred-city-jan-31-2016" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://redlightcafe.com/events/joy-ike-sacred-city-jan-31-2016" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://redlightcafe.com/events/joy-ike-sacred-city-jan-31-2016</a><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">SCOBABY</strong><br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">On a personal note, we've got a new addition to the Scobie family! My wife and I are proud to introduce Camden Loyal Scobie (pic below), born on December 28th, 2015. He is perfect. We're excited and exhausted to have another boy in the house. And Judah is a happy big brother!</span><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/ecaf29d5b6f1f84621ce31ea66ef7d76c3289a15/medium/1174809-946723445375184-7684887979565827947-n.jpg?1452578436" class="size_m justify_none border_" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em auto; padding: 0px; width: 300px;" /><br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Well, there's not much more I need to say after that. Blessings on your 2016. More from me soon...</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Kurt</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">---</span><br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Kurt Scobie</span><br><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="home" data-link-type="page" href="http://kurtscobie.com/home" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/39381362015-11-27T12:49:00-05:002017-01-13T08:42:10-05:00"All In" - AVAILABLE NOW!<div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
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</div><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/21dTZ2d" style="background-color: white; clear: right; color: #0b71b6; float: right; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><br></a><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/21dTZ2d" style="background-color: white; clear: right; color: #0b71b6; float: right; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/56099de3e5407e7eeb83184b93c327dea19ff4c3/small/kurt-scobie-all-in-sq-3k.jpg?1447298255" class="size_s justify_right border_" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px;" /></a><br><br><br><span style='background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;'>Friends, I am pleased to announce that my new single "All In" has been released into the wild (aka the internet)! You can now download and stream my new song on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and all major digital retailers. Also, check out the official lyric video on YouTube!</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">LINKS</strong><br><span style='background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;'>iTunes: </span><a contents="http://apple.co/1kQNMbW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://apple.co/1kQNMbW" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://apple.co/1kQNMbW</a><br><span style='background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;'>Google Play: </span><a contents="http://bit.ly/21j7LAK" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/21j7LAK" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/21j7LAK</a><br><span style='background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;'>Amazon Mp3: </span><a contents="http://amzn.to/1MHiL3d" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/1MHiL3d" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/1MHiL3d</a><br><span style='background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;'>Spotify: </span><a contents="http://spoti.fi/1lNoYlB" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://spoti.fi/1lNoYlB" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://spoti.fi/1lNoYlB</a><br><span style='background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;'>YouTube: </span><a contents="http://bit.ly/21dTZ2d" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/21dTZ2d" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/21dTZ2d</a><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style='background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;'>Please share these links with your friends!</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style='background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;'>Thanks for your support!</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style='background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;'>Kurt</span>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/39278372015-11-12T09:06:00-05:002017-01-13T08:42:09-05:00KS Nov Update: Atlanta Show + New Music!<span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">KS Nov Update: Atlanta Show + New Music!</span></span></span><br><span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">November 12, 2015</span></span></span><br><span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kurtrscobie.com/enewsletter">www.kurtrscobie.com/enewsletter</a></span></span></span><br><span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></em></span><span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></em></span><span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death." - Mark Batterson</em></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_large" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hi there!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It has been a minute since my last update. Life has been busy here in Atlanta and there are a couple things I wanted to let you know about that are coming up this month! I'm excited!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NEW SHOW - NOVEMBER 28TH @ RED CLAY</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/7b3b82aecce61b75561f4954c2a38e68ac0b2ae8/medium/kurt-scobie-jacob-harshman-red-clay-music-foundry-eddie-owen-presents-atlanta-duluth-georgia.jpg?1447298343" class="size_m justify_left border_" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 300px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">My friend and aspiring young songwriter Jacob Harshman is releasing his debut EP and I have the privilege of helping him celebrate by opening for him at his CD release show. One of my favorite music venues, Red Clay Music Foundry, and one of my favorite people, Eddie Owen, will be hosting us on this special night of music. You don't want to miss this.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Tickets are available now at: </span><a contents="http://bit.ly/1iVOt22" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/1iVOt22" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1iVOt22</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">RSVP on Facebook here: </span><a contents="http://on.fb.me/1WNDLx4" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://on.fb.me/1WNDLx4" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://on.fb.me/1WNDLx4</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NEW SONG - COMING NOVEMBER 27TH</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/56099de3e5407e7eeb83184b93c327dea19ff4c3/small/kurt-scobie-all-in-sq-3k.jpg?1447298255" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This past summer I had the chance to road-trip to my great home-state of Michigan and record a new song. Some of you may have followed along on Facebook/Instagram. Well, the time has come at last to for you to hear it! On Friday, November 27th my new song "All In" will be available on all major digital stores, including iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more! Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for the latest on that.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">ALSO, I've got a little surprise coming for you on Tuesday, November 24th (my birthday) so stay tuned for that! :)</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ONE MORE THING...</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">For those who haven't heard, I recently accepted a full-time worship leader position at Victory World Church, which has been my home church for the past eight years here in Atlanta. I am excited for this new season! While my focus has shifted from a heavy touring schedule, I am still writing and recording and playing live when I can. This career shift has been in the works for a while now and I love my new job. I believe I am exactly where God wants me to be. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I will miss some parts of the touring life, and I am certainly not finished taking this show on the road, but I have more peace now than I've ever had. Big things are (still) in the works. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thanks for following along!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kurt</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">---</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kurt Scobie</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Singer - Songwriter - Pianist</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/36601482015-04-14T17:42:00-04:002017-01-13T08:42:08-05:00NEW EP "Fortress" AVAILABLE NOW!<span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NEW EP "Fortress" AVAILABLE NOW!</span></span></span><br><span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">April 14, 2015</span></span></span><br><span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</a></span></span></span><br><span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></span></span><span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></em></span><span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; Our helper He amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.” - Martin Luther</em></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_large" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hi there!</strong></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It is with great excitement that I am writing you. This is a big day for me!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"Fortress", my new worship EP, is available TODAY! </strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/d9994c426f12fdbb8af2494d2ed5d86460fb93d8/medium/fortressnow.jpg?1428029075" class="size_m justify_left border_" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 300px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">You can find "Fortress" on </span><a contents="iTunes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/FortressEPiTunes" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">iTunes</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">,</span><a contents="Amazon Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/FortressEP" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Amazon Music</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, </span><a contents="Google Play Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/FortressEPGooglePlay" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Google Play Music</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">,</span><a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://open.spotify.com/album/6SQvDXY7cv5S7OHqHORCe9" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Spotify</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, and MANY other digital stores. And if you're "old fashion", you can order a physical (CD) copy at</span><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com/fortress" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/fortress" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com/fortress</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">My hope is that this project will allow for people to experience the peace that comes from God's covering. That, perhaps, this EP will help you discover what it means to "</span><a contents="rest in the shadow of the Almighty God" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2091%20&version=NKJV%20" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">rest in the shadow of the Almighty God</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">". </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Please help me out today by, first, downloading the EP and/or ordering a CD. And, second, please share these songs with your friends and family. Tweet about it. Instagram about it.</span><a contents="Share it on Facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://on.fb.me/1aZORcG" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Share it on Facebook</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. And just spread the word. I really appreciate it!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Finally, if you could leave a review (iTunes, Amazon, etc.) that would be awesome! Reviews help to further spread the music. It only takes a minute and it means a lot!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So, happy new music day! I hope this EP blesses you! Thanks, times a billion, for supporting me and my art.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Cheers!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kurt</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">---</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kurt Scobie</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/36340932015-03-31T13:44:00-04:002017-01-13T08:42:08-05:00KS Special Update: Pre-Order "Fortress" Today!<span class="font_large" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">KS Special Update: Pre-Order "Fortress" Today!</span></span></span><br><span class="font_large" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 31, 2015</span></span></span><br><span class="font_large" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</a></span></span></span><br><br><span class="font_large" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hey there!</strong></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/9b4c337bb0dc772a59cec13dd18c951d2ec61fb5/medium/fortresspreorder.jpg?1427775407" class="size_m justify_right border_" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 300px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This is a quick and special update to let you know that my new EP, "Fortress", is </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">available TODAY for pre-order</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">! The release date, April 14th, is just a couple weeks away and I am getting more and more and more and MORE excited for this! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So, if you want to get my new worship EP right on release day (or possibly a day or two before if you pre-order a CD), then head on over to </span><a contents="KurtScobie.com/Fortreess-Pre-Order" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://kurtscobie.com/Fortress-Pre-Order" style="background-color: white; color: #0b71b6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">KurtScobie.com/Fortress-Pre-Order</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thanks for your support!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kurt</span>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/35899382015-03-10T14:32:00-04:002017-02-04T15:26:09-05:00KS Mar Update: Album Artwork Reveal<span class="font_small" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em;">KS Mar Update: Album Artwork Reveal</span><br><span class="font_small" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em;">March 10, 2015</span><br><span class="font_small" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em;"><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</a></span><br><br><br><span class="font_small" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em;"><em>"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." - Judy Garland</em></span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="font_large">Hi there!</span></strong></span><br><br><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">The excitement is building. I have some cool things happening and I am pleased to share some of that with you today! Here's what is going on this month...</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">NEW EP TITLE AND ARTWORK</strong><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">I am in the final stages of making a new record! Woohoo! The masters of my 4-song EP of worship music are in my hands (and by "hands" I mean, "hard drive"). And now the last few pieces are being put together! Today, I am excited to reveal the cover artwork AND the title of this project! Are you ready? </span><a contents="Click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://kurtscobie.com/fortress" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Click here</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> to see the title and design that we have come up with for this. I'll wait here.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">A big shout out to my friend, Ty Buckingham, for designing this! If you ever need any design work done, check out his website </span><a contents="KillingStudentDebt.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.killingstudentdebt.com" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">KillingStudentDebt.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm pretty pumped to see "</span><a contents="FORTRESS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://kurtscobie.com/fortress" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">FORTRESS</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">" coming together. I'm also pumped to know that I am not doing this thing alone. I'm ALSO pumped to be doing some fun things leading up to the release date, which will be sometime in April. So, I'm pumped! Pumped UP! Somewhat related: I have had WAY too much espresso, so I'm also PUMPED about that! ;)</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Seriously, though, I am excited for the coming weeks. Good things are on the way!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">FULL BAND SHOW @ SMITH'S</strong><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/c7ac9c7ba1cfab9f6fdabcd8833fda15e99ae368/small/kurt-scobie-smiths-olde-bar-april-24-show-promo.png?1426011311" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="color: #222222; cursor: default; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; width: 125px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm getting the band back together! I love playing with a band. And it doesn't happen very often, so this is going to be a special night in Atlanta! </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">The show is </span><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">April 24th @ 10:00 PM in The Atlanta Room</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> (downstairs) at Smith's Olde Bar and it is just $8 at the door. </span><a contents="RSVP on Facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/358086914383529/" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">RSVP on Facebook</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> and share this event with your Atlanta friends! For more show info, visit </span><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com/shows" data-link-label="shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com/shows</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> and/or visit </span><a contents="SmithsOldeBar.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.smithsoldebar.com/events/lion-co-kurt-scobie-jeff-sheppardman#.VP8e-mTF-cI" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">SmithsOldeBar.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">EVEN MORE YOUTUBE COVERS</strong><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Every Thursday I have been uploading a new cover video to my YouTube channel. If you haven't yet, click on over there and check out my renditions of some of my favorite songs. There is a little something for just about everyone; Elton John, One Direction, Michael Buble, Bethel, Ed Sheeran, and more. Visit </span><a contents="www.youtube.com/kurtscobie" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/kurtscobie" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/kurtscobie</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">NEXT MONTH</strong><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">It's going to be big for me. Thanks for following along and thanks for supporting me. Stay tuned for the next update. Information regarding the release date and how you can pre-order the new EP are on the way!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheers!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">-Kurt</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">---</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Kurt Scobie </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="home" data-link-type="page" href="/home" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/35025172015-02-03T11:14:00-05:002017-02-04T13:19:30-05:00KS Feb Update: Studio Update + Atlanta Show<span class="font_small" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">KS Feb Update: Studio Update + Atlanta Show</span></span><br><span class="font_small" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">February 3, 2015</span></span><br><span class="font_small" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</a></span></span><br><span class="font_small" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em;"><em><br></em></span><span class="font_small" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em;"><em><br></em></span><span class="font_small" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em;"><em>"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly." - Langston Hughes</em></span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="font_large"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there!</span><span style="font-size: 1.4em;"></span></span></strong><br><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">This is shaping up to be an exciting 2015 for me! I have some fun things in the works. Today, I am especially energized, because...</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">NEW MUSIC UPDATE</strong><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/3f7a683e01da40982a793559ed8b15dd817f8614/medium/kurt-scobie-yamaha-baby-grand-piano-recording-session.jpg?1422767548" class="size_m justify_left border_" style="cursor: default; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; width: 300px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Last month I drove a couple hours north of the ATL, into a land with little-to-no cell phone service (it was glorious) and began a new recording project! I had the honor of working with award winning mixing engineer and producer Chuck Harris. We recorded on a baby grand in a church just outside Chattanooga, and then tracked vocals in his home studio, even farther north into rural Tennessee. It was an amazing time creating new songs. I can't wait to share them with you!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">As I write this I am listening to a first mix of one of the songs. I love this part of the recording process, hearing my ideas com to life. I think you are going to like it.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">To give you a taste of my experience, check out my post "</span><a contents="Recording Session [Photos]" data-cke-saved-href="http://kurtscobie.com/blogs/blog/recording-session-photos" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://kurtscobie.com/blogs/blog/recording-session-photos" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Recording Session [Photos]</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">" on my blog.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">SAVE THE DATE</strong><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">For my Atlanta friends (and anyone else who would like to make a little trip to ATL) I've got a show for you! The last Friday in April, I have a show at Smith's Olde Bar! So, save the date; </span><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">April 24th at 10 PM in the Atlanta Room</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">. I'll give you more info as we get closer to the show. Until then, save the date!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">P.S. You can track me via </span><a contents="Bandsintown" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.bandsintown.com/KurtScobie" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.bandsintown.com/KurtScobie" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Bandsintown</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> or </span><a contents="SongKick" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.songkick.com/artists/987179-kurt-scobie" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.songkick.com/artists/987179-kurt-scobie" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">SongKick</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> to get emails specifically about my upcoming shows in your area.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">YUP, MORE VIDEOS</strong><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/03a83f546587cb46596f95006fadbf5b99a6bb5b/medium/screen-shot-bad-day-daniel-powter-kurt-scobie-piano-cover-youtube.png?1422978484" class="size_m justify_left border_" style="color: #222222; cursor: default; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; width: 300px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Take a few minutes to see what I have been doing in the wild and wonderful world of </span><a contents="YouTube" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/user/KurtScobie" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/KurtScobie" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">YouTube</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">! More cover videos are available for your viewing pleasure on my channel. </span><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Watch, subscribe, and share!</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> This month I've got a couple love songs comin' at ya in the spirit of Valentine's Day. <3 </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">So far this year I have covered </span><a contents='"Love Song" (Sara Bareilles)' data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrVK-wnDLBk" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrVK-wnDLBk" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">"Love Song" (Sara Bareilles)</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">, </span><a contents='"Your Song" (Elton John)' data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYN6XiOUpmw" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYN6XiOUpmw" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">"Your Song" (Elton John)</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">, </span><a contents='"Bad Day" (Daniel Powter)' data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soMAVG2Ri2w" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soMAVG2Ri2w" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">"Bad Day" (Daniel Powter)</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">, and there is another one on the way this Thursday, February 5th!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">THANK YOU</strong><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you for following along! I am excited for things to come. I appreciate your support along this crazy journey!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheers!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">-Kurt</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">---</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Kurt Scobie</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-cke-saved-href="/home" data-link-label="home" data-link-type="page" href="http://zooglelabs.com/home" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/34574952015-01-08T12:18:00-05:002017-02-04T11:54:34-05:00KS Jan Update: Studio Time!<span style="font-size: x-small;">KS Jan Update: Studio Time!<br>January 8, 2015<br><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/">www.kurtscobie.com</a><i><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br></i></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br></i></span></div>"The most effective way to do it, is to do it." - Amelia Earhart</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br></b></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br></b></span></div><div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hi there!</b></span><br>Happy January! Happy 2015!<br><br>I hope you're still keeping to your resolutions after just the first week. ;) As I look at the year ahead, I am excited for new possibilities and new music. I have written a couple songs already this year, and I am going to try to keep this momentum going! <br><br>2014 was a great year for cranking out new songs for me. I exceeded my songwriting goal, and now...<br><br><br><b>STUDIO TIME</b>I'm headed to the studio! At the end of January, I will be working with engineer Chuck Harris to record something really cool. It will be unlike anything I have ever done before, and I can't wait to see how it turns out. I will keep you posted on the progress and, of course, let you know when you can hear it. <br><br><br><b>"YOUR CRASH" LIVE - FREE DOWNLOAD</b><div>
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<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/25628/10687e8ee05ff64b23460535122ba9a24435088a/small/kurt-scobie-your-crash-live-at-red-clay-music-foundry.jpg?1420050107" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/10687e8ee05ff64b23460535122ba9a24435088a/small/kurt-scobie-your-crash-live-at-red-clay-music-foundry.jpg?1420050107" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></a>We had a great night on December 5th at Red Clay Music Foundry. It was an honor to share the stage with some awesome songwriters and musicians. And the best part? Live-sound engineer extraordinaire Shalom Aberle captured the sounds of the evening on CD. And now, I'm sharing one of this sounds with you, for free! <br><br>My friend Brennan Warren enhanced my songs with her glorious cello-playing. This is probably my favorite live performance of "Your Crash", so I hope you'll check it out! <a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/free-download">www.kurtscobie.com/free-download</a><br><br>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9mMbmh9JEXY/VK66HUFSAfI/AAAAAAAAbVE/-x1a4iZUrA8/s1600/One%2BDirection%2BSteal%2BMy%2BGirl%2BKurt%2BScobie%2BPiano%2BCover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-9mMbmh9JEXY/VK66HUFSAfI/AAAAAAAAbVE/-x1a4iZUrA8/s1600/One%2BDirection%2BSteal%2BMy%2BGirl%2BKurt%2BScobie%2BPiano%2BCover.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="180" width="320" /></a><b>NEW COVER VIDEO</b>Sometimes you just need to listen to a little tweeny bop music. Just... don't tell anyone. Unless, of course, you're listening to my rendition of <a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/one-direction-steal-my-girl">"Steal My Girl" by One Direction</a>. In which case, tell everyone you know, especially if you know the guys in 1D. I hear they need another singer. ;) <br><br>I'll be putting my YouTube channel to work in 2015 with more videos like this. If you're a YouTuber, take a minute and subscribe to my channel. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/kurtscobie">www.youtube.com/kurtscobie</a><br><br><br><b>HERE'S TO 2015</b>I truly hope you have the best year this year! I am excited for what is ahead. Thanks for reading and following along. Stay tuned!<br><br>Cheers!<br>-Kurt<br><br>---<br>Kurt Scobie<br><a href="http://zooglelabs.com/home">www.kurtscobie.com</a>
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</div>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/34047552014-12-16T09:28:00-05:002017-01-13T08:42:04-05:00KS Dec Update: Free Download + I Won Something!<span style="font-size: x-small;">KS Dec Update: Free Download + I Won Something!</span><br><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 16, 2014</span><br><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/">www.kurtscobie.com</a></span><br><br><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Glory to God in the highest,<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">- Luke 2:14 NKJV</em><br><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_large" style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hi there!</span></strong><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The tree is up and finally decorated in the Scobie household. The stockings are hung. Sherlock, our "Elf On The Shelf", has been hanging around for a couple weeks. And I'm planning on making the world-famous Scobie family egg nog this week! Yes, Christmas-time is here again.</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And while 2014 is wrapping up, there are still a few things happening...</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">SHOOTOUT WINNER</strong><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/7c613b54cc96a02eec5816c17b5ea1ca64183a1d/medium/kurt-scobie-the-camp-house-songwriter-shootout-winner.jpg?1418667041" class="size_m justify_left border_" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 300px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">On December 11th I took home the gold at The Camp House Songwriter Shootout Finals in Chattanooga, TN. It was a GREAT night listening to a GREAT group of songwriters share their songs. I created a little photo album and shared more about my experience in my blog, which you can check out </span><a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/blogs/blog/2014-songwriter-shootout-finals" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. There are a few more photos you can hunt for on </span><a contents="Facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/kurtscobiemusic" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, too. </span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">One of the exciting parts about this is that I won some studio time as a part of the grand prize! I will be working with award-winning producer Chuck Harris to bring you some new music in 2015! Get ready. I have been focusing on creating new material this past year. Now, it is time to polish them up and get them out there for you to hear. I will keep you posted about that. </span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I appreciate the support of those who were able to come cheer me on at the shootout, and to those of you who were cheering from home. I am honored.</span><br><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FREE DOWNLOAD</strong><br><a contents="" data-link-label="While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" data-link-type="page" href="http://zooglelabs.com/while-shepherds-watched-their-flocks" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/35d5ccec51ab02473af7445d66bc5dc3948802aa/small/kurt-scobie-christmas-hat-profile-pic.jpg?1418706674" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A couple years ago I released a re-worked Christmas song as a part of a compilation with some songwriter friends. Some of you may already have my rendition of "</span><a contents="While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" data-link-label="While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" data-link-type="page" href="http://zooglelabs.com/while-shepherds-watched-their-flocks" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">", but a lot of you are new subscribers, so I thought I'd point your attention to this free download again. After all, 'tis the season!</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The lyrics are from the original hymn, except I added the chorus. And the music was also written by yours truly. Please take a minute to check it out, download it, and share it with your friends. It is my gift to you. Merry Christmas! You can download this song </span><a contents="here" data-link-label="While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" data-link-type="page" href="http://zooglelabs.com/while-shepherds-watched-their-flocks" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">.</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">CHRISTMAS SHOW RECAP</strong><br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I couldn't have asked for a better night on December 5th. Miriam Tyson and Jacob Harshman (and their musician friends) were great companions on the Red Clay Music Foundry stage. We had a blast preparing our songs and performing for a warm audience.</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I collected a few photos from the show and put them in an album on </span><a contents="Google+" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.google.com/+Kurtscobie" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Google+</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. Check them out</span><a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://plus.google.com/photos/+KurtScobie1/albums/6089920600919514865" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. We had live-painting by Matt Armstrong at this event and his work turned out beautifully. </span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING 2014</strong><br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I couldn't do this music thing without you. Thank you for all of your support and prayers and love. I am excited for the upcoming year, and I hope you will continue to follow along.</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kurt</span><br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">---</span><br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kurt Scobie</span><br><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="home" data-link-type="page" href="http://zooglelabs.com/home" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/32763502014-11-11T05:00:00-05:002017-01-13T08:42:03-05:00KS Nov Update: Save The Date + More YouTube Videos<span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_small" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">KS Nov Update: Save The Date + More YouTube Videos</span></span></span><br><span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_small" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">November 11, 2014</span></span></span><br><span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_small" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</a></span></span></span><br><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_small" style="font-size: 0.8em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></span></em><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_small" style="font-size: 0.8em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></span></em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_small" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way.” - Terry Goodkind</span></em></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_large" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hi there!</strong></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">If I had to choose a favorite month, November would probably be it! I love Fall. I love Thanksgiving. And, to be honest, my this is my birth-month, so that's pretty awesome. AND we have had a couple cold-ish nights so I have been able to put our fireplace to use. Yay fire!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A couple things to share with you...</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">SAVE THE DATE</b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/18c6deaa1a8d98356fbd663c89890b483bcf8c83/small/kurt-scobie-christmas-show-2014-save-the-date.png?1415127489" class="size_s justify_left border_" height="265" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" width="400" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Christmas is coming! Fast! And to help you get into the Christmas spirit, I have a show for you! Save the date for </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Friday, December 5th</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. A few friends and I will be performing at the </span><a contents="Red Clay Music Foundry" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.eddieowenpresents.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Red Clay Music Foundry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> in Duluth, GA (Formerly the Red Clay Theatre). This will be a heart-warming night of original songs and some Christmas favorites! More details will be announced soon, as well as where you can pre-order tickets. Stay tuned!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">MORE YOUTUBE VIDEOS</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/a9ae3c65e4ec0b7c7b48a0c94147ab9054e37dd1/small/screen-shot-2014-11-04-at-2-06-16-pm.png?1415128016" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I have been working on learning some new cover songs. Click on over to my YouTube channel to check out my latest videos, LIVE from my living room! This is my cover of </span><a contents='"Stay With Me" by Sam Smith' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://youtu.be/W9VMKEEBPm0" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">"Stay With Me" by Sam Smith</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. And there are a few others you can check out as well (and even more to come). If you like it, I hope you'll </span><a contents="share it" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://youtu.be/W9VMKEEBPm0" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">share it</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">THANK YOU</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want to say thanks for reading and listening and supporting me. I have the best group of people around me, loving me, believing in me, and pouring into me. I really appreciate you. Thank you, times a billion.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Cheers!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">-Kurt</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">---</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kurt Scobie</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="home" data-link-type="page" href="http://zooglelabs.com/home" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/32210172014-10-07T08:39:00-04:002017-02-04T04:55:18-05:00KS Oct Update: YouTube + SoundCloud + Spotify<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 13.63636302948px;">KS Oct Update: </span><span style="font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 13.63636302948px;">YouTube + SoundCloud + Spotify</span></span><br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 13.63636302948px;">October 7, 2014 </span><br><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter%C2" style="color: #003399; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 13.63636302948px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter </a></em><br><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></em><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></em><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God's grace means.” -Brennan Manning</em><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_large" style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hi there!</span></strong><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Happy October! Happy Fall! Happy pumpkin beers for everyone month! Ok, maybe that last one isn't for you, but this is a great time of year. Autumn in Georgia is always beautiful. Wherever you are, I hope you are having a splendid day! </span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In this edition of the KS Email Update I am highlighting a few things I have going on in the digital world. As always, you can check the </span><a contents="show schedule" data-link-label="shows" data-link-type="page" href="http://zooglelabs.com/shows" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">show schedule</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> for an upcoming live performance, but I thought I'd do something a little different this month. Here we go!</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ED SHEERAN COVER "PHOTOGRAPH" VIDEO</strong><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/1tpgNYY" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/d3c98ba0049a1526e8107fade493dfcc79dc3191/small/ed-sheeran-photograph-youtube-piano-cover-video-kurt-scobie-image.png?1412472160" class="size_s justify_right border_" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" /></a><br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I am thoroughly enjoying the new Ed Sheeran album. A little pop, a little hip-hop, a little folk, and a lot of talent. So good. One of my favorite songs from his new album is "Photograph", so I covered it! I hope you will take 4 minutes and 27 seconds to check it out. </span><br><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<a contents="http://bit.ly/1uAszS4" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/1uAszS4" style="color: #00015c; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1uAszS4</a><br><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NEW ORIGINAL SONG "REST IN ME"</strong><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/1sUXfkG" style="color: #00015c; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/04d3c21fe6213e2f2feff7695152eebbf95a99cb/small/soundcloud-kurt-scobie.jpg?1412465514" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" /></a>As many of you know I have been focusing on writing a lot this year. And part of my goal to finish 12 songs in 2014 is to get out and PERFORM the new song each month. Well, I had the pleasure of sharing a new song "Rest In Me" at Red Clay Theatre in Duluth, GA for their songwriter's open mic. I love that room and the recording turned out nicely so I decided I'd upload it to SoundCloud and see what people think. So, I hope you will check out the new tune and share it. And if you want more info about the song, read the blog I wrote about at <a contents="http://bit.ly/1pTXGEd" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/1pTXGEd" style="color: #00015c; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1pTXGEd</a><br><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/9dadb8851b415d07398ff8a45670797c93430473/small/spotify-kurt-scobie.png?1412473803" class="size_s justify_right border_" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" /><br><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS</strong><br>There is quite a debate out there about whether Spotify is good for the music industry or not. But, I am experimenting with this new music streaming model by creating playlists of some similar artists and including my own music. Spotify is an undeniably huge player when it comes to music discovery, so I am embracing it and hoping to reach more ears. You can follow me on Spotify at <a contents="http://spoti.fi/1nUQeP9" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://spoti.fi/1nUQeP9" style="color: #00015c; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://spoti.fi/1nUQeP9</a> and check out the playlists I have created (and add songs you think fit with the theme/style).<br><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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</div>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/31681252014-09-02T11:12:00-04:002017-01-13T08:42:02-05:00KS Sep Update: Fall Festivals, Faith, and Food Trucks!<span style="font-size: x-small;">KS Sep Update: Fall Festivals, Faith, and Food Trucks!<br>September 2, 2014<br><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter%C2">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter </a></span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br></em><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"God has great tasks only for those who have demonstrated their ability to deal with great failure. The greater the failure, the greater the opportunity for service." -Landon Saunders</em><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_large" style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hi there!</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It is another beautifully HOT day here in Georgia. Summer is not going out without a fight. I love it. I'll be spending some time outdoors in the coming months so I'm not ready for the cold just yet (ok, so I'm never "ready" for the cold weather). </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Anyway, there are some exciting things happening as we head into these crisper months. Here's the scoop...</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/f90f78a69c119a7eb712dba757024f7fe40cc4b9/small/covered-album-cover-image-montell-jordan.jpg?1409066974" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NEW WORSHIP ALBUM</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">My church, Victory World Church, has a new album out TODAY on iTunes! I am honored to be a part of this LIVE worship album and I hope you will check it out! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"Covered" Live</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">iTunes: </span><a contents="http://bit.ly/1r8MOXC" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/1r8MOXC" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1r8MOXC</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Amazon: </span><a contents="http://amzn.to/VQbnMx" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/VQbnMx" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/VQbnMx</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Spotify: </span><a contents="http://t.co/HvblovHjxK" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://t.co/HvblovHjxK" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://t.co/HvblovHjxK</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FALL FESTIVALS</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I've got a few performances lined up at local Atlanta-area festivals this fall. The following festivals have invited me out to share my songs.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Roswell Arts Festival</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Duluth Fall Festival</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oakhurst Festival</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Norcross Arts Festival</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">For more info on these and other performances, check out </span><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com/shows" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/shows" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com/shows</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/12f069d20553c448d5ebd37e644a99b08af0215b/small/alpharetta-food-truck-alley-kurt-scobie.jpg?1409669249" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FOOD TRUCK ALLEY</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Alpharetta, GA holds it's Food Truck Alley on Thursdays and I'll be performing a couple times this fall as well. If you love food (from a truck) like I do, you definitely ned to come check this out. I am performing Thursday, September 11th and Thursday, October 16th. Come on out and say hi!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thanks for reading and following along with me. There is more to come! New songs. New shows. And I will be sure to keep you updated! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Cheers!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">-Kurt</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">---</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kurt Scobie</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/31247232014-08-05T10:00:00-04:002014-08-07T12:40:57-04:00KS Summer Update: Fall Festivals + A Special Side Project<span style="font-size: x-small;">KS Summer Update: Fall Shows + New Songs!</span><br><span style="font-size: x-small;">August 5, 2014</span><br><span style="font-size: x-small;">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</span><br><br><em style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span class="font_small" style="font-size: 0.8em;">"Our patience will achieve more than our force." -Edmund Burke</span></em><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span class="font_large" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;"><strong>Hi there!</strong></span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">It has been a great summer for me -a lot of things happening! First, we moved! The Scobie family outgrew the little 2-bedroom condo in Sandy Springs and we have found a nice new home to rent for a while. Moving is always fun... after it is all done. We're happy in our new digs!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">NEW SONGS</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">I am still working at my songwriting goal for 2014. I haven't been as diligent as I should, but I am getting back into the routine of it. These days, I pretty much have to schedule time to write. If I don't I find myself playing with trains and cars and reading books to a toddler all day (which is awesome, by the way).</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">So, my latest song I am pretty excited about, actually. Some songs I write and I'm like "Ok, that's pretty cool", but others I am really excited to let people hear. And now that I've told you that I am afraid I cannot share it with you yet. Sorry. Hopefully soon. But, I assure you that I am eager to get this new batch of songs recorded and released ASAP. Stay tuned.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">FALL SHOWS</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">My fall schedule seems to be coming together with a few important dates. For my Georgia peeps, there are a few opportunities for you to see me perform. I hope you will </span><a contents="check out the schedule" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;" target="_blank">check out the schedule</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"> and come on out! </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">Thanks for hanging with me during a time that there isn't too much to tell you about. I appreciate the love and support! Exciting things, I promise, are coming. Sometimes not as quickly as I like. :)</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">Cheers!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">-Kurt</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">---</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">Kurt Scobie</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">www.kurtscobie.com</span><br><br>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/29335142014-05-09T13:00:00-04:002017-02-03T22:57:38-05:00KS Spring Update: Song-crafting<span style="font-size: x-small;">KS Spring Update: Song-crafting</span><br><span style="font-size: x-small;">May 9, 2014</span><br><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</a></span><br><br><span class="font_small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Art at its best draws attention not only to the way things are but also to the way things will be, when the earth is filled with the knowledge of God as the waters cover the sea. That remains a surprising hope, and perhaps it will be the artists who are best at conveying both the hope and the surprise.” - N.T. Wright</em></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="font_large" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hi there!</strong></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">I wanted to check-in with you to let you know 1) I haven't forgotten about you, and 2) there isn't a whole lot to update you about in my world. My calendar has a few shows (I'll get to that), but I have been focusing my energy and time on songwriting. So there isn't much happening "visibly" here.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">SONG-CRAFTING</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">I am facing some new challenges and uncharted ground in the songwriting realm, which is a good thing, yet it can get uncomfortable. In other words, I'm growing. And it isn't always fun. Just today I received some feedback on a new song I have been working on. A trusted friend and mentor of mine, in a kind yet direct way, sent me back to the drawing board. So, I've got some work to do. Which is good. I'm glad I haven't "arrived". That would be boring. (NOTE: I am thankful for honest friends who aren't afraid to tell me things that I need to hear)</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">So, this is my world right now. Writing. Re-writing. Crafting my songs. I'm still hoping to get into the studio again this year to record some of the material I have been working on. When I do I'll be sure to give you updates! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">I'm excited. This process, this journey doesn't always move at the pace I would like, but I am committed to creating with excellence. And, I am eager to see where this next batch of songs will take me.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ATLANTA SHOWS</strong><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/a8ea964fee2a9f753c911f6e5091fb9481991b46/small/photo-8.jpg?1399523968" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0px; width: 125px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">In the meantime I'll be </span><a contents="Instagramming" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/kurtscobiemusic" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Instagramming</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">, </span><a contents="Tweeting" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitter.com/kurtscobiemusic" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Tweeting</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">, occasionally</span><a contents="Facebooking" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/kurtscobiemusic" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Facebooking</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">, AND I have a few shows coming up, which I'd love for you to attend if you can. Here's a simplified list. Details are at</span><a contents="kurtscobie.com/shows" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/shows" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">kurtscobie.com/shows</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">MAY 11 - DUNWOODY, GA - Dunwoody Art Festival 3:00 PM<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">MAY 14 - DECATUR, GA - Concert on the Square 12:00 PM (NOON)<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">MAY 16 - ATLANTA, GA - Umbrella Art Show 7:00 PM</em><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Thank you for keeping up with me. I appreciate the support! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">See you soon!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">-Kurt</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">---</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Kurt Scobie</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #00015c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> </span>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/27004792014-03-06T14:16:00-05:002017-01-13T08:42:00-05:00KS Mar Update: Tour Dates + FREE Stickers<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">KS Mar Update: Tour Dates + FREE Stickers</span><br><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">March 6, 2014</span><br><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</a></span><br><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px;"><br></span><span class="font_small" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em;"><em>“If you are renewed by grace, and were to meet your old self, I am sure you would be very anxious to get out of his company.” - Charles H. Spurgeon</em></span><br><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span class="font_large" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;"><strong>Hi there!</strong></span><br><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">What a season! So much learning and renewal has occurred in many areas of my life over the past year. And I cannot even fully put it all into words because I am still in the middle of it. I feel that there is still more to come in this season. </span><br><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/4ca8cd5fd357313770571f28588ef2b356949106/original/20140224-163254.jpg?1394120617" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" style="color: #222222; cursor: default; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; width: 125px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Exciting things are happening below the surface and behind the scenes. And I am working on writing it all down. If there is one area of my career that has suffered in the past few years, it is my writing. Which is ridiculous because if I am not writing, I might as well quit. So, I have made an effort to purge the things in my life that distract me from my art (Facebook). I still log-on and can get sucked into the social media black hole occasionally, but I am pleased to say that I have gained some serious ground in "</span><a contents="fighting the resistance" data-cke-saved-href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/01/quieting-the-lizard-brain.html" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/01/quieting-the-lizard-brain.html" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">fighting the resistance</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">". I am on-track with my </span><a contents="songwriting" data-cke-saved-href="http://instagram.com/p/jXvEa8Mm_7/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://instagram.com/p/jXvEa8Mm_7/" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">songwriting</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> goal for 2014 thus far and I am gaining traction!</span><br><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">So, my show calendar might not have much going on right now but there is movement. And if I can keep the momentum going, there should be a </span><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">new album</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> coming soon! I will keep you posted. Until then, here is what else is happening...</span><br><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">TOUR DATES</strong><br><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">There are a few college shows lined up for March and April. I am excited to get back up to Maine and New York (upstate) for some </span><a contents="performances" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/shows" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/shows" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">performances</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">. There may be a few other events that fall into place so stay tuned.</span><br><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">FREE STICKERS</strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/6689d4afb17ff2533cd27aa02ceff2bf1aee9c80/original/kurt-scobie-oval-ks-sticker.jpg?1394119577" class="size_s justify_right border_none" alt="" style="color: #222222; cursor: default; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; width: 125px;" /><br><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">The very last "</span><a contents="I Really Like Kurt Scobie" data-cke-saved-href="http://instagram.com/p/j5Fh0JMmw0/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://instagram.com/p/j5Fh0JMmw0/" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">I Really Like Kurt Scobie</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">" sticker departed from my merch </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">table a little while ago, so I am excited to have some new stickers for you! As usual, stickers are FREE at my shows and with any purchase from my <a contents="e-store" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/buy" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/buy" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">e-store</a>. Come and get 'em!</span><br><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">
<br><strong>RUNNING FOR PUNITA</strong><br><span style="height: auto; margin: 0.5em;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/ec099a333527318e23eb924b16e919dd9fbd7e45/original/punita-as-our-own-kurt-scobie-team-atlanta-half-marathon-writing-on-arm.jpg?1394123015" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" style="cursor: default; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; width: 125px;" /></span>I am excited to see that awareness has grown over the past few years for an issue that I am very passionate about. Around 27 million human beings are bought and sold all over the world each day, an ugly truth about our world in 2014, but I see a lot of people rallying and fighting for freedom in many ways. One of the organizations I have partnered with over the years is <a contents="As Our Own" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.asourown.org" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.asourown.org/" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">As Our Own</a>. Their work to rescue orphaned girls in India is truly inspiring to me, so I am heading up Team Atlanta again this month to raise support for them. We still have a way to go in reaching our financial goal, so we could really use your help! Please take a minute to read more about As Our Own and consider partnering with me as we run for their daughter <a contents="Punita" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/team-scobie/blog/running-for-punita-2014" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/team-scobie/blog/running-for-punita-2014" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">Punita</a>. The race is March 23rd in Atlanta and I'll be sporting my As Our Own jersey while running 13.1 miles through town. For more info, visit <a contents="www.kurtscobie.com/team-scobie" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/team-scobie" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/team-scobie" style="color: #00015c;">www.kurtscobie.com/team-scobie</a><br><br><b>THANK YOU</b>
</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you for reading and following along with my journey. I am excited for all that is brewing and super glad to have your support!<br><br>Cheers!<br>-Kurt<br><br>---<br>Kurt Scobie<br><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a>
</div>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/26330062014-02-04T13:30:00-05:002017-02-03T14:52:50-05:00KS Feb Update: Snow Jam 2014 + College Tour<span class="font_small"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">KS Feb Update: Snow Jam 2014 + College Tour</span></span><br><span class="font_small"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">February 4, 2014</span></span><br><span class="font_small"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</a></span></span><br><span class="font_small" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><br></em></span><span class="font_small" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, love like you'll never be hurt, sing like there's nobody listening, and live like it's heaven on earth.” - William W. Purkey</em></span><br><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><b><span class="font_large" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;">Hi there!</span></b><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/df5a4ca61ab5840849b20ff3542d0c855cfde92b/small/screen-shot-2014-01-28-at-4-42-54-pm.png?1391322114" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" style="color: #222222; cursor: default; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; width: 125px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"><b>Happy February!</b> We've had QUITE a start to 2014 here in Georgia! Atlanta's "</span><a contents="Snow Jam 2014" data-cke-saved-href="http://youtu.be/Uwc2pidiJKo" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://youtu.be/Uwc2pidiJKo" style="color: #00015c; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" target="_blank">Snow Jam 2014</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">" has </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">gotten a little buzz across the U.S. and we're still trying to figure out what happened last Tuesday. All I can say is that I am incredibly thankful that we are safe and sound here in the Scobie household. I was at home with Judah when the madness began on the roads, and it only took my wife 4 hours to travel 10 miles to our apartment (after abandoning her car, taking the train, and then walking 3 miles). Many other Atlantans had a much more stressful day, to say the least.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br><br>Well, the snow has almost all melted away now, but I have a feeling there will be more winter weather in my future. I'm thinking of this little snowstorm as conditioning for what I might have to face in the coming weeks. Here's what is happening with me this month.</span><br><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">
<br><br><strong>COLLEGE TOUR DATES</strong><br>I am hitting the road! This month I will be starting back up my college touring for 2014. I am excited to<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/ede2250978f9e484c53b8efd763e4e9ea0773d6f/medium/1241271-orig.jpg?1375930325" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" style="cursor: default; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; width: 300px;" /> get back out there and play some shows. If I am <a contents="coming to a city near you" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/shows" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/shows" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">coming to a city near you</a>, I hope to see your radiant face! Also, there are still just a few openings for house concerts, so if you'd like me to come play a concert in your house, email me. Let's make it happen! It is <a contents="easier than you might think" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/house-concerts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/house-concerts" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">easier than you might think</a>. Take a look at my calendar for upcoming tour dates. <a contents="www.kurtscobie.com/shows" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/shows" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/shows" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com/shows</a>.<br><br><br><br><strong>"THE WAKE" LIVE @ EOP SONGWRITER SHOOTOUT</strong><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/25628/216d7da64b9642f7e0f94e3a3f8b0e77761a20d1/small/kurt-scobie-eop-piano-jan-2014.jpg?1391321311" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" style="cursor: default; height: auto; margin: 0.5em; width: 125px;" />Back in November, I had the distinct honor to perform in the EOP Songwriter Shootout #3 at Red Clay Theatre (Duluth, GA). I am excited to share a link to a video that was shot that night by the <a contents="Open Mic Project" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.omplive.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.omplive.com/" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">Open Mic Project</a>. There are some exciting things happening on the Atlanta music scene and it is awesome to be a part of it. Check out the video at <a contents="http://www.kurtscobie.com/blogs" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/blogs/blog/the-wake-live-at-the-eop-songwriter-shootout-video#comments" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/blogs/blog/the-wake-live-at-the-eop-songwriter-shootout-video#comments" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">http://www.kurtscobie.com/blogs</a>.<br><br>Also, I am excited to announce that I'll be participating in Eddie's Songwriter Shootout AGAIN this June! I dropped by the Red Clay Theatre last Monday and the judges voted me the overall winner, so now I advance to the bi-annual shootout! I am honored. You can hear my performance of "Waiting" from that night at <a contents="http://bit.ly/1bgRIY6" data-cke-saved-href="http://bit.ly/1bgRIY6" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/1bgRIY6" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1bgRIY6</a><br><br>By the way, if you live in the Atlanta area and have not been to a show at this amazing venue, I HIGHLY recommend it! <a contents="www.eddieowenpresents.com" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.eddieowenpresents.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.eddieowenpresents.com/" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">www.eddieowenpresents.com</a>.<br><br><br><strong>FAREWELL, HAIR!</strong><br>If you follow my blog, you might have seen something surprising this morning. I could tell you about it here, but... why waste a perfectly good opportunity to drive traffic to my blog?! :) Visit <a contents="www.kurtscobie.com/blogs" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/blogs" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/blogs" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com/blogs</a> for the details.<br><br><br><strong>RUNNING FOR PUNITA</strong><br>I am running the Georgia Publix Half-Marathon again this Spring for <a contents="As Our Own" data-cke-saved-href="https://iwillrun.myetap.org/fundraiser/punita/individual.do?participationRef=334.0.762567765" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://iwillrun.myetap.org/fundraiser/punita/individual.do?participationRef=334.0.762567765" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">As Our Own</a>. I hope you'll check out this amazing organization and consider how you can get involved in the fight against human trafficking. Here's the link: <span class="protocol" style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -9999px; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -9999px; width: 1px;">http://</span><a contents="bit.ly/1jYVSMm" data-cke-saved-href="http://bit.ly/1jYVSMm" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/1jYVSMm" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">bit.ly/1jYVSMm</a>.<br><br><br><strong>FOLLOW ALONG IN 2014</strong><br>Exciting things are happening! Be sure to follow along at home (or wherever you are). I'll be posting to <a contents="Facebook" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.facebook.com/kurtscobiemusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/kurtscobiemusic" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a contents="Twitter" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.twitter.com/kurtscobiemusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitter.com/kurtscobiemusic" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a contents="Instagram" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.instagram.com/kurtscobiemusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/kurtscobiemusic" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a contents="Google+" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.plus.google.com/+kurtscobie" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.plus.google.com/+kurtscobie" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">Google+</a> and <a contents="more" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/links" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/links" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">more</a> about my adventures. Let's keep in touch!<br><br><br>Thank you for your support. And thank you for reading my little update. Have a great day!<br><br>Cheers!<br>-Kurt<br><br>---<br>Kurt Scobie<br><a contents="www.kurtscobie.com" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.kurtscobie.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/" style="color: #00015c;" target="_blank">www.kurtscobie.com</a><br><br>
</div>Kurt Scobietag:kurtscobie.com,2005:Post/23631242014-01-10T13:40:48-05:002014-01-10T13:40:48-05:00KS Jan Update: Happy New Year!<span style="font-size: x-small;">KS Jan Update: Happy New Year!</span><br><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 7, 2014</span><br><a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><span style="font-size: x-small;">www.kurtscobie.com/enewsletter</span></a>
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<b>HOUSE CONCERTS IN THE NORTHEAST</b><br>My tour schedule will be picking up again this spring, and I'm heading back to the northeast! My relationship with this part of the country has grown over the past couple of years and I think it's time to get a little more intimate (wink, wink). One of the reasons I love playing house concerts so much is because they are so intimate and laid back. If you've never experienced one, here is your chance to try something new. Isn't that what the new year is for? Well, if you are even the slightest bit interested or just want more info, email booking@kurtscobie.com. You can also visit the House Concert page on my website<a href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/house-concerts" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);">www.kurtscobie.com/house-concerts</a>.<br><br><b>SONGWRITING </b><br>I like goals. I try to write down goals for different areas of my life at the beginning of each year. And this year I am stepping up my songwriting game. Ever since Judah came along he has been a (wonderful) distraction from what I consider my most important work, my writing. So, I am "fighting the resistance" by setting a goal to write 12 songs in 2014. Hopefully I can write more than that, but I think that is a good start. AND more songwriting means I'll be planning studio time! And studio time means I'll be planning my next release! And a CD release from me means more music for you! (Yaaayyy!!) Stay tuned.<br><br>Thank you for following along with all that is happening in my music world. Your support is greatly appreciated!<br><br>Cheers!<br>-Kurt<br><br>---<br>Kurt Scobie<br><a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurtscobie.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);">www.kurtscobie.com</a>
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