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dejanovas — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:13:56 +0000

.: I’ve decided to stop being web 1.5 for a while, and get up to 2.0 … so i’m now going to accept anyone that wants on my Twitter account (jasonhalbert), and will be overwhelming you all with mobile photos as we prepare to travel around the world … Germany, Spain, Hong Kong, Australia, UK, and the US. See you online.

Road Crimes

dejanovas — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:41:01 +0000

Jason Halbert // Bruce Bouton (on the road with Reba & Kelly)

.: This morning I had breakfast with Bruce Bouton at Shelly Cafe on Hollywood Blvd (I had the ham/cheese omelette … for the record, I’m trying to shed a few pounds in honor of our upcoming trip to the Bahamas). He’s in town playing steel with Blake Shelton on Jimmy Kimmel tonight. He told me about a friend of his that runs a web site called “Roadogz”.

Turns out I’m probably guilty of annoying sound men and techs on a regular basis for the past 15 years. So, I’m trying to calculate my total tab owed, and maybe see about atoning for my sins over the next tour. We’ll see. In the mean time, from now on, I travel with my own Sharpie and MagLite.

http://roadogz.com/stories/liveshowrequirements.htm

back to school week

dejanovas — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:15:50 +0000

.: we’re gearing up for another year or so of work, and I can’t wait … and where better to kick things off, than the Bahamas? getting ready to go back on the road is like being back in high school … what do i wear ? (wardrobe people never know how to dress the – not so skinny – ), wonder who the new teachers are ? (you know, the various new people in different positions of authority), hope I remember what I learned in last year’s algebra (well, that’s a stretch, but i have spent the past 3 days going back over all my parts).

the best part is knowing we’ll have new stories to tell, new friends we’ll have met along the way and new places we’ll have visited.

so, i can’t wait ! and ever year around this time, i remind myself how thankful i am that i still get to do this after all these years.

Kennedy Nöel

dejanovas — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:15:17 +0000

Check out Kennedy’s new music video :

From the Archives …

dejanovas — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:45:00 +0000

.: part of the ritual of getting ready for tour is going through ALL my hardrives (about 5 TB worth at this point), and making sure I have every possible file I could ever possible need for any given situation … i.e., “hey jason, you know that song I said we’d never ever do? ever? well, we’re going to do that tonight … and i really want that one keyboard part that you really can’t hear on the record to be prominent … ok? cool” …

in the process of doing that, came across some old home footage from the Independent tour … for all of you who wonder what we’re up to in the dressing room before the show … enjoy

Don’t Save Me

dejanovas — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:17:00 +0000

.: just finished recording Kennedy’s latest demo … not mixed yet, but thought I’d share it and see if I could get some feedback? enjoy …

DONT SAVE ME

Loading up …

dejanovas — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:57:00 +0000

.: cleared all the gear out of the garage, so that cartage can pick it up tomorrow and send to nashville … maybe rhonda can start parking in the garage again?

Metal Jason

dejanovas — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:43:00 +0000

- update – i just noticed the tattoo on the arm … hilarious … whoever did this is awesome

.: ok … this made my day … a KC fan over at the express made metal figures of her and the band … i just found “me”, and gotta say, pretty cool … here’s the pics :

Treasures of the Heart

dejanovas — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:49:00 +0000

.: Just wanted everyone to see what my mom has been up to … check this out.

On The Road Again

dejanovas — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:53:00 +0000

.: It’s that time of the year again. Time to start disconnecting from the routing of the home life, and get ready for the touring. It’s an odd thing really … you pack up your life into a suitcase (or two), and really have no idea of when you’ll be unpacking that suitcase again. I leave September 7th for Nashville, for band rehearsals then production rehearsals in North Dakota. I know we have work through Thanksgiving, then have no idea what comes after that … but I’m sure we’ll be going for at least a year or so.

If you’ve ever done a tour, then you know that leaving for a tour is always like New Years … everyone makes new ‘resolutions’. Things like “i’m going to write more songs this tour”, or “i’m going to lose weight”, “i’m going to work out more”, “i’m going to read some more books”, or “i’m going to watch the entire first 3 season of LOST back to back with Chris Deaner” (which we actually did) …

I think this time, my goal is to really enjoy every day, and soak in the experiences we’re so fortunate to have. We get to play great music, have an incredible group of people on the crew, and a really good boss (or two). And I’m hoping to learn some more country piano licks from Catherine.

What am I looking forward to this tour? Well, I get to go visit “Moosejaw”, home of Cory Churko … Cory came to my hometown, Beaumont, last time we played Houston, so I ‘owe’ him one … actually, I’m really looking forward to see the place and the people that made Cory who he is …

I’m looking forward to hanging with some old friends … Toni Blake (my first boss, and the lady that introduced me to the macintosh – that’s apple for you young uns) will be coming out to Salt Lake City to visit … The Damins will be joining us in Birmingham … and hopefully lots of family will come out of the woodworks again

All that said, time to start packing and making lists … lists that i’ll lose and have to remake again, probably at 3am the night before I fly out … speaking of … does anyone have any packing tips?

.: jh