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Thank you for all of your support my friends. Our Searchlight ride
ends here and we all wish good luck to Motel Raphael; see their
page here
And again, thank you for all of your voting for and supporting of, yours
truly.
See you soon...
Your votes in CBC's Searchlight contest have put Amos into the
Regional finals! Voting for round 3 will be open until this Thursday
the 7th at midnight. Thanks for your daily votes. Let's keep them
coming!
Vote here
Also, tune in to Homerun, on CBC Radio One, from 3 to 6 Tuesday
through Thursday for interviews with Montreal's top 5 finalists.
Think Amos should hold the title of Canada's Best New Artist? So
do we! Vote for 'Miss Lady' in the second round of CBC's Searchlight
Contest. Get your votes in daily until midnight on March 3rd, 2013.
Thanks so much for all your continued support!
Vote here
Make sure to watch these two videos from breakfast television in
Winnipeg
Click to watch my performance
Click to watch my interview
Brand new album, 'I want to see you smile', now available on iTunes.
---For immediate release---
Smiling;
is it really so hard?
Jess Thomson
jess@westbromerecords.com
Tired of scowling artists, album-launching
Montreal singer-songwriter comes out as a smiler
(August 21st) Be warned, side-effects of the unveiling of Amos
Joannides' (jo-anna-deez) long-awaited sophomore album I want to
see you smile may include shining eyes, exposed teeth and slight
aching in the cheek muscles. The event will be held this Friday, August
24th at Bar Privateer on Mackay Street and will consist of an
impromptu mix of songs, laughter, dancing and obviously - smiling.
Laughologist Albert Nerenberg & DJ OverFlow will be joining forces
with Joannides to ensure that it's a night to remember. Doors open at
8 P.M.
Fans of his debut album My Name is Amos will be happy
to retrieve Joannides' signature layered harmonies,
acoustic melodies and impressive vocal range on I Want
to See You Smile and will further note that Joannides has
added a touch of jazz to his sound on this new release.
He has also captured some of the beat boxing that live
audiences have come to expect. The 10-track album features, to a
large extent, upbeat lively pop songs, with a few slower sadder
ones thrown in for good measure.
After years spent in the indie scene during which he
found it to be fashionable to wear scarves and
perfect the forlorn stare, Joannides found himself
saying, "I just can't do this anymore!" I want to see
you smile is more than a lyric in a song and goes
beyond being an album title. It's essentially a
mantra; it's why Joannides does what he does. Audiences at
Montreal's iconic Theatre Rialto and Wakefield's Kaffe 1870 have
embraced Joannides' joyous performances over the course of the
summer. Your DNTO introduced the single Miss Lady to the country
on a show dedicated to smiling. Following the August 24th launch,
Joannides will be taking his pearly whites on the road as he tours
Canada throughout September. For details about scheduled shows,
check out the mobile website or the Amos Joannides app. In the
meantime, however, the August 24th launch is the place to be.
Attendance even comes with a guarantee: "if you come,and you
don't smile," laughs Joannides "then... you must be dead!"
For more information, interview requests or booking please contact:
Jess Thomson
450.204.4200
jess@westbromerecords.com
~30~
Très honnêtement, c'est l'idée de vous faire sourire qui pousse Amos à
faire ce qu'il fait. C'est définitivement sa raison d'être. Il a choisi le
chemin de l'auteur-compositeur-interprète pour ce faire, mais il aurait
pu emprunter une autre voie. Au fil des ans, Amos s'est senti attiré
dans plusieurs directions, parfois physiques, parfois spirituelles, mais
il revient toujours vers cette guitare qu'il tenait dans ses mains
lorsqu'il était encore le jeune garçon que l'on retrouve sur la
couverture de son premier album My name is Amos.
Pourtant, ni Amos, ni sa guitare n'apparaissent sur la couverture de
son deuxième album, mais ne jugez pas trop rapidement le choix
du chaton! La couverture et les prestations de cet album d'Amos visent
simplement à faire ressortir la joie qui se cache dans le for intérieur
des gens. Lorsqu'Amos est sur scène, il s'efforce sans cesse de créer
avec son public un espace et un état d'esprit oû il est tout à fait
correct, et même desirable, de sourire, de rire et de lâcher son fou
avec quelques pas de danse! Alors, prenez ce moment. Laissez-vous
bercer par cette joie de vivre. Sur cet album, la musique et les
paroles d'Amos sont à la fois légères et sincères. Cette combinaison
est gagnante pour cet artiste puisqu'elle est présentée sans
prétention. C'est parce qu'il ne se prend pas trop au sérieux qu'il
réussira à vous attirer dans son univers; le plaisir et les sourires sont
contagieux.
I WANT TO SEE YOU SMILE
DISPONIBLE LE 24/08/12
The truth about Amos is that he genuinely wants to see you smile. It's
his raison-d'être. He has chosen the path of the singer-songwriter to
accomplish this mission and his audiences are the happier for it, but
he could have chosen another path. Over the years, Amos has been
drawn in different directions, at times physical, at times spiritual, but
always he returns to the guitar his hands have been playing since he
was the young boy on the cover of his debut album "My name is
Amos".
Neither Amos nor his guitar is featured on the cover of his new album.
But, don't be too quick to judge the kitten. The cover, and Amos'
performances simply seek to bring out the real joy in people. When
Amos plays he incessantly aspires to bring members of the audience
to a place where it's really ok, and actually safe, to smile, laugh, and
maybe even dance a little! So, take a moment. Listen to the music and
be rocked by the playfulness. Amos walks that thin line between the
light-hearted and the heart-felt both musically and lyrically throughout
this album and it works, quite simply, because he refuses to take
himself too seriously. That's why he will draw you in;
smiling is contagious.
I WANT TO SEE YOU SMILE
AVAILABLE 24/08/12
Amos Joannides: lancement de Ma demoiselle
(13 août) Amos Joannides, auteur-compositeur-interprête
montréalais lancera officiellement la chanson Ma demoiselle mercredi
le 15 août à 21h au Pub Saint-Ciboire, 1693 rue Saint-Denis, à
Montréal. Cette chanson, qui apparaîtra sur le deuxième album de
Joannides I want to see you smile, représente le désir continue du
chanteur de se faire reconnaître en tant que Québecois auprès de son
public. Sur son premier album, My name is Amos, ainsi que sur le
deuxième qui sera lancé le 24 août, Joannides considère que la
présence de chansons francophones sur ses disques démontre qu'il est
fier de la culture unique du Québec et qu'il ressent, pour la langue
française, une attirance qu'il se doit de partager.
La chanson Ma demoiselle est une chanson d'amour avec un
pouls et un refrain mémorables. Elle avance sur un rythme continu,
intégrant guitares et harmonies vocales. Le timbre d'un piano
lointain se fait entendre lorsque la chanson atteint son point
culminant et plusieurs mélodies se retirent laissant entendre la
base émouvante et les dernières paroles touchantes et
mélancoliques de la pièce.
L'été productif de Joannides a compté une tournée Québec-Ontario
ainsi qu'un spectacle au Théâtre Rialto de Montréal. À l'automne,
il repart sur la route afin de promouvoir son album. Le lancement du
15 août représente un pas délibéré dans la carrière du chanteur qui
s'est fixé comme but professionel, de publier au cours des prochains
mois un EP entièrement en français. Plusieurs chansons qui y
apparaitront pourront être entendues le soir du lancement. Lorque
publiées,Amos Joannides souhaite voyager avec ses chansons, faire
une tournée québecoise, et enfin se rendre jusqu'à Amos.
Amos Joannides releases new music video "Miss Lady" featuring
Stephanie Swift, an incredibly talented young actress who really
does make you smile. The video makes you feel the pain a bit,
but you really get the sense of what Amos is trying to say.
"I love you, I miss you, I'm so happy for you... ouch... I let you go".
Stay tuned for his album launch "I want to see you smile" on August
24th at the Privateer, downtown Montreal. More to come very soon...
Far Away Ringtone
I sort of did this jokingly one day at the request of a friend, and then
I played it back and laughed my @&$ off. So without further ado...
Your own custom made ringtone from yours truly. You can download
it HERE.
A big thanks to Andrew Gryn and Bill Hrycyk for their stills and
skills behind the video cameras; andrew gryn@yahoo.ca
John Cameron, recording engineer, captured the live sound incredibly
at CIDI who let us use their lovely facility in Knowlton QC.
All video editing was done at Syne Productions.
MISS LADY MUSIC VIDEO
EVEN THOUGH MUSIC VIDEO
FANS AND MUSICIANS DURING HIS VIDEO SHOOT "EVEN THOUGH"
