Exclusive Earlybird Release for Backers!

Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we-

YES!

You've all been so ridiculously patient and wonderful, and today is the big day (slightly behind schedule but making good time)! As of right now, hidden in this website, is the earlybird download page. It's hidden because I couldn't find a way to produce download codes for those of you who got the download as a perk, so I had to sneakily hide it. I'm sending all of you a link in your emails, and if you click on the link, you can download the album for FREE! Woo hoo! 

For those of you who have been waiting patiently but didn't buy the download as a perk, just sneak on over to our (still technically active) Indiegogo Page and purchase the download perk, and I'll send the link to you right away!

There are a few more final touches to be done to the packaging for the CDs, but we should be sending them off to the manufacturer this week, and roughly 10 business days after that, we will start sending out your pre-purchased CDs!

Finally, the last piece of big news is that JPJQ Team Portland has booked our CD RELEASE gig (and party)! It's going to be at the beautiful Vie De Boheme Wine Bar on Wednesday, May 4th - the show starts at 8, but be sure to get there early for their "Winesday" tastings! We can't wait!

Thank you for sticking around with us - It's been a long road and we're so glad to be here at last!

 Love, Julia

Happy February!

So, What's New With You?

I can tell you what's new with us - I Want Love is so close to being ready I can practically taste it (and it tastes like red wine and dark chocolate... and maybe some cheese)! We've started to get the photos back from the photographer - Check outJPJQ's Facebook page to view them, since I seem to be having technical difficulties getting them to show up here! 

The album has been mixed, and is being mastered (which still seems kind of like magic to me - I don't quite know what they're doing, but by all accounts, it will make everything sound amazing), the album cover is being designed, licenses for all the songs are being negotiated, and we're booked for manufacturing as soon as all that comes together!

I'm totally excited (and fairly impatient) to have the album in my hands, and to be able to put it into all of yours!

We're hopeful that everything will get done in time for our release dates, and I'll keep you posted as things progress and if anything changes. We still haven't totally confirmed the dates for CD release parties and whatnot, but I assure you, we'll let you know just as soon as we do!

Love, Julia (and Adam, Max, and Andrew)

PS - a huge shout-out of congratulations to Andrew, who came down to Portland this past month and got married to his sweetheart, Dawn-Marie! Yay! 

And Here We Are - 2016...

...And the Album's On Its Way!

A new year usually means resolutions - things we want to change about our lives and ourselves. But for me, the resolutions happened in August and September, when I realized how important it was to finish JPJQ's album in a meaningful way, and that I'd need your help to do that. It hasn't been easy. I had no idea how all-consuming it would be to run that Indiegogo campaign, to constantly be going to people, hat in hand, asking for their help to make this record. But it turns out that people are generous, loving, and supportive, and we made our goal with a little time to spare. So now we get to make "I Want Love" - to make a fun, beautiful album that really says something. I'm honoured, and humbled, and so very grateful!

As I said in the video, we've done the rest of the recording - and now it's all in the hands of the professionals: the mixing engineer, the photograper, the album art designer, the CD manufacturers, the licensing companies (although I'm thrilled that the composers I've been able to negotiate with in person have been gracious and helpful beyond belief), and finally the distributors! It feels like it's going to be a long time before I get to be a "creative" again - not until we're getting ready for the CD release parties - but I know that April is going to be here before I know it, and I can only hope I'll be ready!

For now, we wait, and write cheques, and make decisions. And I remember how lucky I am to be here, among the amazing people who are helping me make my dreams come true!