Finger Lakes of New York

But as I was making my way closer to Chicago I found myself searching for something else…people!  I could see all their little cars bustling about like they were made by matchbox but for the life of me I couldn’t make out any individual people
from where I was in the sky. It brought me back to all those times as a kid standing in an open field desperately waving my arms about when a plane would fly overhead just to simply say hello and realizing they probably never saw me.

But deeper than that I started to think about our view on life compared to God’s view. We go about our lives here on earth bumping into each other and seeing things head on while God gets this amazing view of all of us simultaneously from above…or within…however you look at it. But as I was searching to find at least one person from my seat on the plane I thought about how cool it is to know that God knows us all inside and out no matter how insignificant we seem from the seat of an airplane.

Psalm 139. Check it out!

“You are familiar with all my ways…You created my inmost being…I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made!”

- I threw in the exclamation at the end.

Jc

So where do you start?…well first of all notice the tabs to the left side of the screen.  You can find my links to my myspace page, facebook, my middle and high school program “the Blue Project” and…what’s that…Itunes? Yes that’s right, yours truly has finally made it on Itunes.  Many people have been asking for my first release “Where it All Begins” and you can find that there but just take notice that it has a shnazzy new album cover so don’t be confused…all the same songs are on there.

Second of all, I’m finally putting the finishing touches on my new record “Beyond the Gray”.  Man it’s been four years since the release of “Rest Out”, my last studio recording and I’m so pleased to finally put this out for you.  I think you’re really gonna dig it.  In fact, you can get a taste of some new tunes in the jc music player on the website.  And as a gift to all my listeners I’m giving away one free download per month leading up to it.  Meaning you’ll get three songs before the CD even comes out!  What a steal!

And since we’re on the topic of the new CD I guess I should fill you in on the most amazing show of my career coming up this November.  On November 28th (the day after Thanksgiving) I’ll be returning to my favorite venue, The Forum Theater, in my hometown of Binghamton to release “Beyond the Gray”.  This is going to be such a great show, I can feel it.  It will be action packed with my band backing me up on all the new tunes plus some of your older favorites.  Tickets will be going on sale soon so stay tuned for those details.  “How do we stay tuned?” you ask, well that’s easy…sign up for the mailing list at the bottom left side of your screen where you’ll get all the scoop on what’s going on surrounding this release.

I always put special thought into who is going to be opening the show and I’ve come up with an awesome idea.  When I was in high school I always dreamed of rocking a big stage in front of a whole crowd of music lovers so what I’ve come up with is a contest to find out who will actually open up the show in November.  This is going out to all area high schools.  If you have a band or if you’re a solo artist or duet (instruments required, no tracks) this is your chance to shine in front of your hometown just like I’ve gotten the chance to over the years.  You’ll notice a tab to the left entitled “Open for Jared” where you can find out all the details and fill out a  form so we can set up an audition with you.  I’m extremely excited about this opportunity for someone coming up in the ranks to make their possible first big appearance.

So, spread the word to all your friends that the new site is up.  Sign up for the mailing list, have your friends sign up, be my friend on myspace and facebook, and just take a look around at all the cool features of the site.  I can’t wait to see you all in person and get your feedback on the site and the new tunes.  God bless.

jc