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            <description><![CDATA[Sorry for the lack updates.  I am trying to figure out what to do with this "News" section, as I don't really promote myself on the internet anymore to drive traffic to my website.  The internet is pretty much useless for converting people into fans unless an artist is touring, and I am not.  I only have this website as a way for people "in the biz" to sample my music, kind of an online press kit.  I want to start writing short articles again about the music business, but I haven't found the time yet.  If I do, I'll post them here.  <br />Best,<br />Dan]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Giraffes</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I have really been quite the reclusive musician lately, haven't I?  I don't know if it's some kind of general dissatisfaction with the internet or just a lack of spare time, but I haven't updated my website with any news for a while.  The less I post, the more music I am usually doing.  I am doing a lot of work for several music licensing companies.  They are basically my "record labels" for licensing, promoting my music for TV and film.  My music is continually used on national television shows.  <br /><br />I saw that someone found my website by searching "WHAT HAPPENED TO DAN LEIGH?" That was hilarious.<br /><br />I might post a few journal entries at some point, but for now I just wanted to let people know I'm still hard at work making music and that I didn't turn into a giraffe.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>The Difficulty Of New Releases</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I saw an interview with Noel Gallagher(former Oasis songwriter) where he told a story about his brother Liam.  Liam had written a song called "Born On A Different Cloud" which he was extremely proud of, and was boasting about.  So Noel turned the tables on him and said "Okay then, Born On a Different Cloud, first single."  All of sudden Liam stopped boasting about his song.  He knew that if it was the first single it would be subject to incredible scrutiny., people picking it apart.  Noel knew that too, which is why he brought it up.  Releasing an album is difficult, releasing a single is really difficult.  I don't ever expect people to like my songs as much as I do, they are written exactly according to my tastes in music.  Nobody has the exact same taste as I do.  But it's really difficult to take something you have worked for months(sometimes years) on and subject it to other peoples' magnifying glasses and scrutiny.  The one cool thing is that an artist really only needs to make fans out of a very small percentage of the population.  If 1% of Americans bought my record, I would sell over a million copies.  But the scrutiny is tough to deal with.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>4 Prayers EP In Music Section!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[You can now stream my new EP, in full, in the "Music" section.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Recording Sessions Blog-Entry 4</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I spent the morning at Muir Woods, which is full of massive redwoods.  I felt like a tiny ant.  That place is like something out of a Disney movie.  Babbling brooks and all.  It is really cold and dark, those trees don't allow much sun through their branches.  I bet those massive trees used to bully all of the smaller trees back in high school.  I have visited some amazing places during my journey.  Went to Sausilito.  For those of you who don't know, that is a small tourist-ey town about 5 miles from San Fran.  Great panoramic views down by the marina. <br />I wrapped up the sessions yesterday.  Still too early to tell whether or not the songs will be as good as I want them to be.  They are very promising though.  I guess if I ever meet my own expectations I will know it is time to retire.  It's kind of cool, because I was walking behind the hotel today and I caught a glimpse of a pink building on the other side of the bay.  No, I said, it couldn't be.  It was.  It was the studio.  It was strange to see it by accident like that.  Cool moment.  I was thinking about the fact that that pink building in the distance gave me a career.  Or, should I say, the people who record there did.  Scott and Tom, you are the best.  And so ends my trip; soon these songs will be released to the world.  I hope you all like them.  They have been the most difficult, complex songs I have ever written.  We'll see how the world takes them...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Recording Sessions Blog-Entry 3</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We are about done tracking now.  I am feeling pretty confident at this point.  Yesterday was spent playing a lot of keyboards.  Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, even a 70k dollar Steinway grand.  Scott is feeling better, so he was even able to play a guitar part he came up with.  Fantastic, by the way.  I has been nice to be able to play his vintage guitars.  So far, I have played a 66 Epiphone Casino, a 64 Gibson acoustic and my favorite Gretsch Super Axe.  We spent a lot of time today on a song called "In Our Heads" which at this point appears to be the lead track.  It is the most "immediate" track.  It has a very britpop sound, but with a twist.  It really has a magical, effortless melody.  I am feeling some of the pressure wear off.  I feel like I have done my stuff correctly.  Now it's up to world to decide whether or not they agree.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Recording Sessions Blog-Entry 2</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[My 3rd day in the studio starts in a few hours.  Progress has been good, I have finished all of my vocals.  We are in the process of comping the vocals, which means choosing the best takes and pieces of takes.  I really believe in these songs, but I'm not sure if people will get them.  My producer Scott has been pretty incapacitated due to his recent back surgery.  I have felt kind of guilty, because I know he would be able to rest a little more if it weren't for my sessions.  Although, knowing him he probably would be working anyway.  He is one of the hardest-working people there is.  Tom, the engineer, has been incredible at taking up the slack.  I have had to take up some slack too, playing pretty much everything.  Nobody ever said making records was easy, did they?  If they did then they have either never made one, or are an idiot.  Or both.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Recording Sessions Blog-Entry 1</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sitting here at about 6am.  Feels like 8 to me.  Nervous as hell about heading into the studio 4 hours from now.  This is such a beautiful place, I almost feel like I haven't focused enough yet on what I came here to do.  Music.  then again, there is a point with songwriting where you have to stop analyzing and just record the damn thing.  You can waste more time on tiny details, but I have about come to the conclusion that most great musical things are done through inspiration.  Not perspiration.  The song has to be structured, but I don't think spending 10 hours trying to write the perfect bridge is the thing to do.  At least not for me anyway.  I can't help but think about how many musicians would kill to be in my shoes right now.  When I first came here to record, it was pretty much just because of talent.  I had barely even started at that point.  Since then, I have put in MASSIVE amounts of hours honing my abilities.  I guess feel like I deserve it more now.  I have paid my dues.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Upcoming EP</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The new EP will contain 4 songs, instead of 3.  I'll be recording it Nov. 10-13th in Mill Valley, CA with Scott Mathews and Tom Luekens.  Keep an eye on this page for updates.  The track titles will be:<br />1. In Our Heads<br />2. Falling To Pieces<br />3. Song To Save The World<br />4. Stuck In A Cave]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>What I Learned From Oasis</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I guess Oasis isn't "officially" over because Liam might continue using the name, but as far as anyone is concerned the band is through.  Noel wrote pretty much every good song they ever released, and he wrote every great song they ever released.  I hadn't realized until Noel left the group that I probably would have never released a record if it weren't for Oasis.  Noel was basically my songwriting teacher, I learned a lot of what I know about chord structures from analyzing his music.  A lot of Noel's best songs are either un-released or are B-sides.  The dude is a genius.  I also learned from them that self-belief is essential.  The trick is keeping it from turning into arrogance, something Liam has never quite pulled off.  Noel has always seemed to have a lot of self-belief, but not necessarily arrogance.  Just the kind of self-belief that made him, a poor kid from working-class Manchester, decide to become a serious songwriter.  You have to believe in yourself from the start as a songwriter, even when you haven't done anything yet worth believing in.  He indirectly taught me that.  Songwriting is that hardest thing I have ever done, and without those early Oasis records I don't know if I would have known where to start.  I hope people always keep room in their record collections for Oasis's early records, despite the turmoil and mediocre music that has mired their career ever since...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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