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“She” on Itunes/ German Prog Magazine

March 14, 2013 / ky / No comments

Henk from my prog-pop band “Philhelmon” wrote a very touching song for his wife which we recorded a few months ago, and it’s now available on iTunes. I sang the song, and Henk played all the instruments so it’s technically a Philhelmon track, but I also managed to get Dustin Rose and Austin Wilson to sing harmony since they’ve been out to my studio a lot finishing the upcoming Wilson, Fifer, Rose album! So I guess this could also be considered a Wilson, Fifer, Rose recording! Buy the song here.

She Itunes release photo (3-12-13)

Henk also sent me a scan of a German Progressive rock magazine where “Enjoy it while it lasts” got a quick write up! I’m sure there is something lost in translation since it sounds sort of abrupt - I’m not sure that the quote “With singer Ky Fifer, Bol has certainly made no bad choice” sounds as complimentary when directly translated to English, but hey, I’ll take what I can get!

Progressive newsletter (3-12-13)

TRANSLATION (provided by Henk because he actually speaks German and google translator is an absolute disaster!)

Philhelmon is the Dutch multi-instrumentalist Henk Bol. What this name means must not researched, it’s simply his second first name. However, you won’t get Instrumental work in the style of Mike Oldfield. “Enjoy it while it lasts” acts as a great multitude of guest musicians on the album. Sometimes Philhelmon’s album reminds me of the music of his fellow countrymen Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon). There are a lot of musicians playing on this CD, but the only name on the long list of collaborators I know, is Cleem Determeijer on keyboards (ex-Finch and indeed was also involved on some Ayreon Albums). The nearly 8-minute opener “The Final Frontier” offers solid, mainstreaming rock with prog tendencies. With singer ‘Ky Fifer’, Bol has certainly made no bad choice. Up-tempo songs where sometimes fine guitar- and synthesizer solos are represented as well as ballads, the latter sometimes for my taste a little to sweet. The Prog-factor is not too high, but to be fair one should say, as the artist writes in the liner notes, he refers to it more as a Progressive Pop. That said, with the rich guitar work there is quite a lot of rock to offer. And so is my review not written from the prog view, rather an overall impression without progressive ulterior motives. JM

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WFR Kickstarter/ A Winery Gig/ DRTV & RTV Radio Interview

October 25, 2012 / ky / No comments

WILSON FIFER ROSE:

The Wilson, Fifer, Rose kickstarter has launched with great sucess. Here’s the documentaary style video from our kickstarter site:

We met our modest goal of $2,500 within the first 7 hours of launch thanks to a few very generous backers. We are extremely grateful to everybody who has pledged so far. I want to make it clear to all who will pledge and have already pledged that every dollar we get will go towards making the best product we possibly can. Specifically, the guys and I would love it if we could put more money towards mixing and mastering.

Fortunately (and unfortunately) there’s a plethora of affordable companies of varying quality that provide these services. Any money we have will go a long way in paying for a better sounding album. To say we’re stoked is an understatement.

Although we’ve technically met our goal, we were planning on having to cut all kinds of corners just to keep the goal of $2,500 so low being as that’s only about half the cost of making an album the way we’re trying to do it. I’m so suprised by the support we’ve already gotten. It really means a lot to us.

Naked Winery Gig:

No, we wont be naked! That’s the name of the venue! Dustin Rose, his lovely wife Andrea, myself, and possibly some other friends will be playing at the Naked Winery in Hood River on Friday 10-26-12 from 7pm to 10pm. Come check us out. We’ll be doing originals as well as covers with as much vocal harmony as we can possibly squeeze in.

Philhelmon – Radio Interview/ Record Stores:

I’ve been contacted by Rob Kraak from DRTV and RTV radio in Europe for an interview! Henk’s been pushing ”Enjoy…” to radio stations with much success. Evidentally Mr. Kraak works for two regional radio stations in the NL and he’s doing a program on the making of our album! I’ll be inverviewed over Skype with Henk sometime in the next week or two! As soon as the program airs I’ll try to post it.

Henk’s also managed to make contacts in Japan to distribute our album! Progressive rock doesn’t seem big in the US right now, but I’m glad to see that it’s thriving in other countries because it’s always been one of my favorite genres.

That’s it for now!

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“Enjoy…” is in the mail!

July 19, 2012 / ky / No comments

I received my shipment of “Enjoy it While It Lasts” cds in the mail, and have mailed them out to all of my fantastic kickstarter supporters! Expect to recieve them before August 1st!Simply put, the packaging is stellar. I can’t believe how great it all turned out. I’ve always been a big fan of album art myself. I loved taking out the inserts and reading the lyrics, and seeing who played what instrument, and who wrote what song etc, despite our living in a world of itunes and amazon downloads. I’m a huge fan of album art and physically being able to hold an album. It’s very satisfying.

Did I mention that the CD sounds great too? Want to get your hands on it? Go here.

 

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Kickstarter for “Enjoy…”/ Steve Vincent

April 19, 2012 / ky / No comments

I’ve enlisted the aid of friends and fans to help Henk and I to produce our album. This process is made easy thanks to kickstarter! Please pre-order/ pledge to get a copy of the album, posters, and many other incentives!

Check out the video here:

I’m extremely pleased with Henk’s film editing skills! He took a lot of miscellaneous “making of” footage and interspersed songs from the album to give potential buyers a good preview of what they can expect. Also, Henk has been shopping for mastering companies as well. I’m extremely excited to hear the final product – It’s always fun to collaborate since so many suprises are to be had! Some people don’t like collaboration for that same reason, but sometimes it’s fun to put control into someone else’s hands. It’s a good exercise for the ego!

Click HERE to go to my kickstarter page!

Speaking of collaboration, I’ve recently started work on vocals for another V-bander, Steve Vincent. Steve plays guitar on the opening track for “enjoy…” His music is completely different than anything I’ve attempted singing before. It falls into the hard-rock catagory… it’s definitely sort of metal-ish. For this project I’m developing melodies for some songs, and also singing some completed songs as well. I’m not really contributing lyrics, so in a sense, I’m acting as a session singer only. I’ve completed 3.5 out of 9 songs that I’ll be singing for the project. More on that as it develops!

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