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Head over to iTunes to download the new album! A Lot of Road to Go by Josh Dupont - Download A Lot of Road to Go on iTunes

The Album Is In

Hooray! Ring the bells, bang the drums! The album is done and the CDs are in. You can grab your copy at my next show for $10, or you can go online to CD Baby and order the CD or download mp3s. It will also soon be available on iTunes, Rhapsody, Zune, etc.

I want to thank everyone who was involved in this process. Here is the text from my "thank you" panel on the CD cover. It's an incomplete list, but here we go...

Thanks to my family - Mom, Dad, and Jessica.

Thanks to my friends for all their encouragement and inspiration through the years - Francie Phelps, Brandon & Carol Baxter, Chris Lange & Adam Nelson with PianoFondue, Jeffrey John, Katy & Joey Svec, Geeg & Glen Drum, J.P. Croake & Shira Phelps, and my ninjas - Kristel & Sara. Thanks to the folks over at 105.5 Triple M - especially those behind the Project M songwriting competition.

Thanks to the venues who supported my original music - Pat & Sue at Fins; Elizabeth, Matt & Kurt at the Brink Lounge; Corey & Rico at Plan B; Jack & Julie at the Ivory Room; Eric & Dan at Monks; and Donald at Watson's.

Education is paramount to the future of American music. I'd like to thank my childhood piano teacher - Marilyn Leone; my public school music teachers from Long Beach - Carol Embry, John Gipson, Dr. Jim Hamilton, and Shane McElveen; and the music faculty at Millsaps - Drs. Tim & Cheryl Coker, Chris Brunt, Elizabeth Moak, and Dr. Jonathan Sweat.

Thank you all...
-Josh

Almost there...

This week I finished the design and layout of my debut album. My engineer, Matt, is finishing the final master CD this weekend, then it's off to the printers! Check back soon for info on how to get your copy.

Click on the image above for a larger preview of the CD cover.

An Evening of Wine and Music...

Saturday, March 12, Francie and I are heading back to Fins in Edgerton for a night full of wine, hors d'oeuvres, and music! Drive on down a quick 30 minutes from Madison and hang out with us. We'd love to see you there!

Saturday, March 12 5pm-8pm
Wine Tasting with Josh and Francie
Fins Bar and Grill
723 East Ellendale Rd.
Edgerton, WI
map - facebook event

What to do on a Thursday...

I am very excited to start playing at Avanti in Verona on Thursdays from 8pm-12am. I'm looking forward to seeing all my friends from Verona, Fitchburg and SW Madison sitting around the baby grand! The pizza is great, so come on over and celebrate Life, Love and Thursday :)

A Little Afternoon Improvisation

I sat down today for a little songwriting, and decided to just let some piano inspiration flow. It was a lovely experience to just relax and melt into my instrument. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 100% improvised...

0:00 First Movement
3:10 Second Movement
7:50 Third Movement

Pop (Request) Art!

I love doing a show with requests. It keeps me on my toes and helps tremendously with crowd interaction. Also, every once in a while, it lets the audience express a bit of their artistic side! Every week or so I get a request with a little something extra--a drawing, a joke, etc. I thought a great way to share them with you and to give the artist a little well-deserved (albeit anonymous) recognition would be to keep a photo album of the little masterpieces. You can find it here (or by clicking on the above photo). I'll be keeping it updated as the requests come in. See you at the next show!

Go Pack!!!