It's been a couple of weeks now since we crossed the midway point of this year - I watched the summer Solstice sunrise from a sacred spot, the ruins of an Hawai'ian temple - and we're well into sweltering with humidity in full swing, but tempered by the blessed trade-winds, without which the Hawai'ian islands would feel like the islands of Indonesia... ! I am thrilled to be able to share that once again (! - yep, this has happened many times already since I joined NumberOneMusic nearly 3 years ago), we're topping the NOM charts in more than one genre! This just in: - 'Yours, Immortally...' is #7 for All Genres in the U.S.A., and #2 for Singer-Songwriter in Hawai'i - 'Dream of Alvareen' is #42 for New Age in the U.S.A. and # 1 for the New Age genre in Hawai'i - 'Whispers in the Dark' is only @ #133 for Adult Contemporary in the U.S.A., but #1 for Adult Contemporary in Hawai'i :) :) :) Also...a strange but true little story is unfolding for me at the moment; just over a year ago, I applied to TV network NBC for their show about unknown Songwriters: I never heard back about that, but then a few weeks ago, an invitation to apply for an audition with NBC's hit show 'The Voice' showed up in my e-mailbox instead! Hmmm...well, not being one to overlook divine signs, I decided I'd better go ahead and apply (and all my info was already in their system because of my other application to another show!), and then last week I received notification of a 'virtual audition', this week! Eeeeekkk...if any of you have ever auditioned - for anything! - then you know how much it sux to audition... :( !!! But I've decided to make a go of it, even though I can't really see how the show's producers are able to pick anyone from a 1.5 minute 'virtual' music audition! Never mind; my job is to make the best job of it I possibly can. We are instructed to pick a cover song which best represents our style, so I've chosen my interpretation of Sarah McLachlan's 'Answer', which I've slightly re-written for this audition (hey, I'm a songwriter, after all!) to be spiritually-themed instead of an epic love-song in service to Some Guy... ! (Sorry, Sarah!) ;) So, stay tuned... Meantime, MAHALO to everyone for their ongoing support!!!