Contributed by Michael B. Dillon
MoonDog Media is excited to announce the launch of Thinkin’, a new single by Alaskan Singer/Songwriter Jamie Bailey.
In the midst of a year wrought with uncertainty, doubt and overall isolation; Alaskan songwriter Jamie Bailey has taken a leap of faith in joining forces with the Alaskan media startup MoonDog Media. Thinkin’ (a song very near and dear to Bailey) had its debut release on Thanksgiving Day, accompanied by a video created by the artist, which has reached over 16,000 views on YouTube since it’s posting.
“I’ve been daydreaming about poems and lyrics for over twenty years,” says Bailey. “I’ve been trying to get them made into songs, but it just never seemed to pan out until I met the guys the MoonDog Media and Felicity Studios. I stopped in at a show at the end of October. It was really just a coincidence. I met Mike (Producer Michael B. Dillon) and he gave me a card for MoonDog Media. In a month they were able to take voice recordings I’d made just singing into my phone and create the whole song. On top of all that, I couldn’t believe that they made me sound like that.”
MoonDog Media opened up operations in July of this year with owners Michael B. Dillon and Josh Firey. Dillon worked previously sixteen years as a sound engineer and emcee all across the state with Firey joining him in learning the trade two years ago. With the advancements in digital audio technology, the pair realized at the beginning of the summer that they had the ability to record their live shows and professionally master them. This led to an amazing opportunity afforded them by Tim Felicity and his studio located in midtown Anchorage. Felicity also took on the task of arranging the newly released song from Bailey’s vision along with bandmates Greg White on bass and Greg Risch on drums.
“This last summer has been a whole lot of learning for all of us,” says Dillon. “It couldn’t have happened without the amazing community of artists that we’ve had the pleasure to work with over the years. It is with that community in mind that we launched MoonDog Media with the sole intent of creating an organization driven to bring all of these artists together to shine like the stars that they are while building helping to bring success to their brands”
The newly released single presented a lot of firsts for everyone involved. When asked how it was to work in a studio for the first time, Bailey said, “It was very, very intimidating. It’s all kind of surreal when you’ve never really been on that side of the music process. You can daydream all you want about getting out there in the spotlight and being heard, but you still know there’s a chance for a lot of criticism and haters out there, so it was tough. As soon as I got in there it turned out to be a pretty relaxed atmosphere, like I’d already known all these guys for a while. They started jamming and showing me the music they were trying to put together with my song and it really had a ‘meant to be’ feel to it all.”
Along with the release of the song on iTunes and Spotify on November 26th, Bailey also produced a video for the project, which was released the same day on MoodDog Media’s YouTube page to much success. When asked to respond on the video’s popularity, Bailey said, “I was completely blown away. I thought if I got a couple hundred views that’d be pretty cool. The fact that we hit over four thousand in just three days just blew me away. I was never expecting that kind of attention for that song. It’s just really humbled me. I never expected it.” As of this release, the video has passed 12,000 views.
This is only the beginning for the team-up of MoonDog Media and Jamie Bailey. When asked where he goes from here, Bailey said, “Were working on a couple more songs right now. I’ve got a really good feeling about these guys. They make me feel very creative when it comes to what I would like to do. I have a lot of good lyrics that I now have the opportunity to produce and make real. Now with this great group of guys I can’t help but feel like, is there anything we can’t do?”
Wanting to send a very clear message to his new fans, Bailey closed the interview in saying, “Don’t be scared. If you’ve got something you want to share with the world, then share it. Go for it. Jump! You can’t ever fly if you stay sittin’ in the nest.”
The single is set for release on several other platforms in the coming weeks, with Bailey’s next song already in production. MoonDog Media has also been working on several other projects with Alaskan artists, promising many exciting things on the horizon including a new video podcast featuring live music right from the studio in an effort to keep working musicians working during these trying times.
For more information on Jamie Bailey, his new single ‘Thinkin’’ or MoonDog Media and its partners, you can check out the MoonDog Media Facebook page.
Links:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/MoonDogMediaAK
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivPWm61yFN0
iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1542303287?ls=1&app=itunes
Spotify: