{"id":412,"date":"2014-03-07T18:08:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T02:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommyvillafranca.com\/?p=412"},"modified":"2014-03-07T18:08:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-08T02:08:07","slug":"welcome-to-a-brand-new-year-of-sights-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tommyvillafranca.com\/?p=412","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to a brand new year of Sights &#038; Sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Horay!  We made to a new year.  Thank you for your support over the past year. Here are some highlights worth sharing.  Wishing you all an exciting and prosperous 2014. ~ TV<\/p>\n<p>** SMOKED the series<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nSMOKED &#8211; Our pilot episodes have combined over 55,000 views and over 300 subscribers. Creating a quality Web series isn&#8217;t easy, and marketing it independently is just as challenging if not more. Without the deep pockets of a major marketing team, we rely heavily on social media and word of mouth.  If you haven&#8217;t already,  you can see the first season on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL5427DAD53AC43B63\" title=\"SMOKED The Series YouTube\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube (http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SmokedWebSeries )<\/a> . Follow us on Facebook (<a href=\"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SmokedWebSeries\" title=\"SMOKED The Series\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SmokedWebSeries<\/a>&#8221; title=&#8221;SMOKED The Series&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SmokedTheSeries<\/a>) &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmokedTheSeries\" title=\"SMOKED The Series Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter (https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmokedTheSeries<\/a>) .<\/p>\n<p>** Featured Artists to Watch<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nCheck them out: I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of working with some amazing artists and don&#8217;t want  you to miss out! Jason Gilbert (pedal steel guitar) and Matt LaRocca (Guitar) tastefully back up the harmonies for the Americana sounds of Fairbanks Music (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fairbanksmusic) .  Also Visit Melanie Devaney (http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/MelanieDevaney) &#8216;s (singer-songwriter) YouTube page to catch a glimpse of some intimate storytelling with her Single Subject Notebook series.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fusers%2F26924591&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=500&#038;maxheight=750\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>** Trouble After Midnight<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nTrouble After Midnight (EP)- This Summer was filled with some recording and touring with artist Andrew Sheppard. Growing up in the high desert plains of Hailey, Idaho this up and coming singer\/ songwriter cuts his teeth in Los Angeles. Former frontman of the Gypsy River Haunts, Sheppard recently decided to go out on his own. Looking to explore new sounds and develop his own style, his music has been described as a cockeyed medley of soulful Country, honest Rock N&#8217; Roll, with an outlaw mentality. Sheppard has recently shared the stage with several major artists including: Willie Watson of Old Crow Medicine Show, Shooter Jennings, and Jason Isbell among others. His latest release, a new E.P., &#8220;Trouble After Midnight&#8221; came out this last August. Currently Andrew is in the process of working on his first full length album which is due to be released in the spring of 2014. No matter how his music hits you, it\u2019ll give you a glimpse of where you\u2019ve been and where you\u2019re going. Andrew<br \/>\nSheppard- A straight shot of life. Listen on Soundcloud (https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/andrew-scot-sheppard)<a href=\"http:\/\/us2.campaign-archive1.com\/?u=8897ee558cb9190b8b13fde1a&#038;id=7b5abc0af5&#038;e=[UNIQID]\" title=\"Jan 2014 Sights &#038; Sounds Newsletter\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horay! We made to a new year. Thank you for your support over the past year. Here are some highlights worth sharing. Wishing you all an exciting and prosperous 2014. ~ TV ** SMOKED the series &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; SMOKED &#8211; Our pilot episodes have combined over 55,000 views and over 300 subscribers. 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