Well, after a long week, I’m pleased to announce that the new Jack Merlot album has finally shipped to Diamond Fiction for mastering.
What does this mean?
Well, it means that we should have a fully mastered copy available by March 1st. (Diamond Fiction has notoriously short turnaround times. We don’t know how they do it. We’re just glad they do it.)
The first copy will of course be shipped to RPM Challenge headquarters for their review and archive. It’s been quite an exciting month, and it’s all thanks to their fine work (and motivational posters.)
As for availability to the general public, we’re hoping that the new Jack Merlot Music Emporium and Curiosity Shoppe is online by March 1st as well. It’s currently in the private beta testing stage, and things are proceeding swimmingly.
This means that anyone with a PayPal account (and five bucks) will be able to download the MP3 version of the album as early as next week! How exciting.
Why five dollars, you ask? Well, we’re just trying to cover the costs of bandwidth and server space and whatnot. It’s pretty cheap, for a full-length album, (cheaper than iTunes, even), and we’re proud of our work.
So, while you’ll still be able to download some music for free here at the main site, starting next week there will be certain items that will only be available through the online shoppe.
Check back next week, though – we’re probably going to release a free single (or two) off the album, so you’ll be able to check it out before you buy. Downloads will be available here, as usual.
Sayonara, Willow Trees!
- Jack Merlot