Kendall Payne: News

Christmas has come EARLY!
For those of you who digitally download your music!!!

It is official; BOTH my new albums are available for digital download RIGHT NOW!!!

Just got to www.digstation.com/kendallpayne and you’ll see them. To purchase, click on the album and follow the instructions. You’ll have to sign up really quick and enter your credit card info, but it is SAFE AND LEGAL so don’t you worry your little head. Then it’s a matter of minutes before it’s blasting through your speakers! YAY!!!

If you’ve been totally out of the loop, here’s the scoop! In July of 2008 I recorded two new albums. I rented out a church for a week, on the first Sunday I played a live worship concert for a couple hundred of my friends and fans, I repeated that recording the next Sunday just to make sure we got everything we needed…. That album is now called “That’s Why There’s Grace” It’s a live worship album filled with songs that I (didn’t write- except the title track, but never the less) love!

Monday-Saturday of that recording week, I decided to make a Christmas album. No use wasting all that fancy equipment, right? For 3 years now every December my husband, Tyler, and I have hosted a “Christmas-Carol-Sing-a-long” party, where all of our nearest and dearest gather round the piano and sing the classics. It was my dream to recreate this ‘feeling’ on the cd. So there aren’t any ‘bells and whistles’ on this album, just vocal and piano, and I LOVE it!!!

Some of you aren’t digital downloading people, and your saying right about now, but I want to hold the cd in my hands and look at the pretty pictures and read the liner notes! So to you I say, I’m sorry, you’re gonna have to wait another week. (sniff sniff) BUT, I PROMISE I’ll let you know the SECOND it’s available in hard copy form. You’ll receive another email just like this one, but with more info. CDBaby is my online distributor and it just takes them longer to get things up and running. And for those of you who are partial to itunes, sadly it takes about a month and ½ to get everything up on itunes, soooooo…. I suggest checking out www.digstation.com/kendallpayne Ahhhh the joys of being an independent artist! What can I say?

Well, I guess I CAN say I’m glad to be an artist of any kind, independent or not! I am truly blessed to have you all in my ‘life’; you who support my musical endeavors. I do hope you enjoy these two new records, they both come straight from my heart!

Enjoy! and much love,
Kendall Payne (aka Kp)

Ok, here's the deal, You are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE the two new albums that are coming out. But I want to prepare you that it won't be any 'original' KP songs. With the exception of one called "That's Why There's Grace". Anyways, here's the list.

On the worship album, these are the covers I did:

You Never Let Go
Heart of Worship
Wonderful Cross
How Great is Our God
One
How Deep the Father's Love for Us
Child of God
Here I am to Worship
Blessed Be Your Name
Instruments of Peace

And on the Christmas album, these are the covers I did:

O Come All Ye Faithful
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Angels We have heard on High
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
Joy to the World
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
What child is This
Jingle Bells
Deck the Halls
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
I'll be Home for Christmas
O Holy Night
Silent Night
Away in a Manger

I'll give you more stories and info soon. Just thought you'd like to know what songs to look forward to.

Much love,
KP

Hey!
Ok, here's the scoop:
You know when you build or remodel a house, they say to take the original budget you want to pay and the original time line you expect it to be done by and then... double it. Well that's where I'm at! haha.
Good news is this, today I sent everything off to the manufacturer. Which means my records are officially 15 business days away from being in my hot little hands.
I will tell you more as the date nears. And I promise to be better at updating you... Pro-mise!
Much love,
-Kp

Here’s the dealeo-yo! While on vacation a month ago, my hubby and I started discussing ‘Career Goals and Dreams’ a favorite topic of his, but for me, a topic fraught with insecurities and tremendous guesswork. Being an independent artist is sometimes a dream come true, and sometimes a living nightmare. But I digress…

I told him that before I ‘hang up my microphone’ there are two kinds of albums I’d really love to have accredited to my name. One: a Christmas album and Two: a worship album.

It was not more than a week later that a friend of mine contacted me about leading a worship night at his church. I shot him back an email and said; ”Have you ever recorded a night like that?” “As a matter of fact, yes!” he said “And the recordings sound awesome!”

The plan was hatched! A live worship album! Set to be recorded on July 20th 2008 at Calvary Church in the Pacific Palisades (If you live in the area, PLEASE come and be a part of the congregation! Info on my website www.kendallpayne.com)

While discussing the details, my sound engineer reminded me that I couldn’t rent all the gear we’d need just for one night. He said it’s rented on a weekly rate. Then he said, why don’t we record your Christmas album during that time? That way it will be ready to be released November 1st (which is the technically the first legal day to listen to x-mas music)

So there you go! It is official! You will be hearing about TWO new Kendall Payne recordings in 2008! First to release will be a live worship album and then a Christmas album! Are you soooooo excited??? I sure am! More details to follow in the coming months! Keep checking in on my website for the latest news.

Much Much Love,
Kendall

Hey Everyone,

As you have come to know and trust, I don't often send messages to
those of you on my email list. As such, when I do it means what I
have to say is tremendously important to me.

That said, I need your help and support. Many of you know my husband
is a pediatrician at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and is pursuing a
career in the care of children who suffer from cystic fibrosis and
research towards better treatments and ultimately a cure.

Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetic diseases that
results in the body's production of thick mucus which leads to
life-threatening lung infections. Children with this horrendous
disease truly suffer and struggle to survive on literally a daily
basis.

Through the great efforts of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and
physicians and researchers like my husband children with cystic
fibrosis have seen a dramatic improvement in their quality of life and
survival. However, we are far from ending their terrible suffering
and the abbreviation of their precious lives.

Each year the Foundation hosts a walk to raise support towards this
end. If you feel moved to join me and my husband in support of this
desperate need and the lives of these special children please visit
http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/TylerKrohn and make your
tax-deductible donation. Every single bit, even $5, makes a
tremendous difference!

Much love,
Kp

What an incredible artist Griffin House is. If you're not familiar with him, please do yourself a favor and buy a record today!!!

This is a link to a video of his that is really touching. Hope you enjoy it.
Kp

http://im.nettwerk.com/karina/GriffinHouse_IRemember-editedvers-400k.mov

A note from the artist himself:
In America, it's really important that people understand the song as a memorial to our soldiers. Most blue collar people who have heard the song in the states, who have friends or family in the military hear the song as a celebration. I want it to be presented that way and not as a protest or un-patriotic anthem. I know you already get that completely. I'm just tryingto say, thanks for championing this video, I am really really proud of it and it feels like me.
-Griffin

Well, tonight I'm having Christmas Eve dinner at the hospital becuase my husband is a doctor and he's on call tonight! But I wanted to send out a Merry Christmas message to everyone who will be checking in. I hope you're having a great night wherever you are. And I promise a bunch of updates will be coming soon... and new pic's!

Much Love,
Kendall

So last week my song played on Grey’s Anatomy. Quite exciting stuff for an independent artist, right? Right! But here’s what I’ve learned, if I’ve learned anything at all, it NEVER happens the way you want or imagine it should.

For starters, I didn’t even get to see the show air that night. I was driving from our home in Southern California to Northern California while the Grey’s was on. My husband Tyler was sleeping in the car because he had been on call at the hospital all night. So I’m all alone, listening to my book on cd, thinking to myself, “Millions of people are listening to me right now and I’m nowhere near a television to hear how I sound!”

Then I get a call the next day informing me that “I will show you love” is the number one song on the iTunes folk charts! And “Paper Skin” is the number one album!!! I was shopping at Macy’s at Union Square in San Fran when I got the call. I hurried back to my hotel because I desperately wanted to see my face in the number one slot, sadly the internet would not work. I spent the most frustrating 2 hours of my life on the phone with the hotels I.T. department trying to figure out how to make my wireless work. It never did.

We finally return home after a long weekend and Monday night is the first opportunity I get to sit down with a glass of wine and watch this glorious moment. We recently got a DVR/Tivo unit installed and had set it to record the show. With much anticipation and very little patience, we fast forward through the first 55 minutes and knowing the song was in the last scene we stopped it at the appropriate time.

Wafting through the airwaves it came, and it was truly beautiful… UNTIL, the recording stopped. The DVR/Tivo unit had decided the show was over and it cut the last 2 minutes of the show off. I sat suspended on the couch, unable to verbalize the shock, sadness and humor of the moment.

What I’ve learned about these defining moments, (like having a song featured on Grey’s Anatomy) is that they don’t define me anymore. For so many people, these moments do define them. And maybe in the past they would have defined me. But now, through all the ups and downs of the music business and the spiritual, emotional and relational growth I’ve endured, I am infinitely more comfortable being defined by the small seemingly insignificant moments.

I’m starting to believe that “the winner” is just the last one standing, and if nothing more, I can say this with full confidence… I’m still standing.

Much Love,
Kendall

Hey Everyone,

I just got the great news that Grey's Anatomy will be using the song "I Will Show You Love" from my new album Paper Skin. It will be a prominent use in next week's episode on October 25th.

Enjoy!

They like me, they really, really like me!!! Okay, enough with the cheesy, cliched Sally Field impression.

Seriously though, I just found out that I won the 2007 ASCAP Sammy Cahn Award!!! It's a prestigious achievement in songwriting whose past recipients include John Mayer!

Check out this review by Kevan Breitinger.

http://www.cmcentral.com/reviews/7043.html

It's pretty great!!!

Hey!

Check out this link to a great article on "Yours Truly".

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/pc_article.php?id=7508

My friend Matthew Paul Turner asked some good questions!

Paper Skin is available for sale on iTunes!

My new album 'Paper Skin' has just been uploaded to CDBaby.com. Here's the link...
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kpayne2
Tell all your friends and family immediately! And don't forget to pick one up for yourself!

Hope you LOVE it.
Kp

I am sending this to EVERYONE near and far because I wanted to let you
all know that my new album is only days away from being available to
purchase online!

To commemorate this monumental occasion I'm playing a show at Room 5 in Los Angeles, California. I'm sorry if you can't come because you
live far away... but I wish you could be there and I will be thinking
about you!

For those of you who are local, here's the info...

When: July 27th, 2007
What Time: 8:30PM
Where: Room 5 Lounge
Address: 143 North La Brea, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles California 90036
Website: www.room5lounge.com

"Paper Skin" will be for sale there! And I will be performing all
new songs off of the new album!

I do hope you can make it!
And I promise to send everyone a message the SECOND it's available to
purchase online!

Much much much love!
Kendall Payne

Police Smash Global Pedophile Ring

By D'ARCY DORAN

LONDON (AP) - A team of international investigators infiltrated an Internet chat room used by pedophiles who streamed live videos of children being raped, rescuing 31 children and identifying more than 700 suspects worldwide.

Undercover officers in Britain, the U.S., Canada and Australia busted up the pedophile ring using surveillance techniques more commonly associated with fighting terrorism and organized crime.

The chat room, which was called ``Kids the Light of Our Lives,'' featured images, including live videos, of children - some only months old - being subjected to horrific sexual abuse, said Jim Gamble, chief executive of Britain's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center.

``You could go and if you were in the club, arrange a time and a place when online you could view a child being raped and brutalized in real time,'' he said.

Police analyzed images and videos traded by the chat room's members for the smallest clues that could help them identify, locate and rescue the victims.

More than 15 children were found in Britain, Gamble said, declining to give further details. A Canadian official said authorities there arrested 24 Canadians and rescued seven Canadian children as part of the probe since late 2005.

Describing it as ``a massive leap forward,'' Gamble said the investigation involved agencies from 35 countries. Investigators made the case public after the sentencing of ringleader Timothy David Martyn Cox on Monday.

Cox, 27, was given an indeterminate jail sentence, meaning he will remain in prison until authorities decide he is no longer a threat to children. One of his accomplices, Gordon Mackintosh, has pleaded guilty to 27 charges of making, possessing and distributing indecent images and videos. He is awaiting sentencing.

The probe began in Canada in the spring of 2005, then expanded internationally in August 2006 after Canadian officials tipped off authorities in London that they believed the chat room's host was based in Britain.

``Every arrest we make we seize computers and information,'' said Detective Sgt. Kim Scanlan, of the Toronto police sex crimes unit.

Working with their Canadian counterparts, British police infiltrated the chat room posing as contributors. They traced the host to a farmhouse in Buxhall, 90 miles northeast of London, where Cox lived with his parents and sister. He had operated the chat room out of his bedroom while working for the family's microbrewery.

The evidence police collected in the probe documented shocking abuse, Gamble said.

``(This was) not sharing a historic video ... but a child brought into a room - on Web cam - and brutalized for the pleasure of some deviant individual who might not even be in the same country as that child,'' Gamble said.

Cox had been a member of a U.S.-based online pedophile ring shut down by U.S. authorities in March 2006, Gamble said. His online identity, ``Son of God,'' was believed to be a reference to the host of the ``Kiddypics'' and ``Kiddyvids'' site in the U.S. case who adopted the username ``G.O.D.''

Police arrested Cox on Sept. 28, charging him with nine offenses related to possessing and distributing indecent images of children. Forensic teams examining Cox's computer found 75,960 indecent and explicit images and evidence that he had supplied 11,491 images to other site users.

But as Cox was taken from the house in handcuffs, police stepped up their operation. British and Canadian officers immediately assumed Cox's identity and secretly ran the site for 10 days before shutting it down - gathering evidence on the chat room's hundreds of members. Police at no point distributed illegal images, Gamble said.

Weeks later, British police saw the chat room had been resurrected. Working with Canadian, Australian and U.S. authorities in December, they again infiltrated the chat room, working around the clock. Authorities traced the new host to an apartment in Welwyn Garden City, 30 miles north of London, belonging to the 33-year-old Mackintosh, a manager at a video streaming company owned by the Italian Internet company Tiscali.

After he was arrested, police took over his identity and continued to run the chat room, collecting more evidence. Mackintosh told investigators that every few months he was overcome by guilt and would delete all his files, but he was addicted and would start downloading again, Gamble said. He had 5,167 indecent and explicit images and 392 indecent movie files on his computer when he was arrested.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement declined to comment because their investigation is continuing in at least 12 states, which were not identified. Police in Germany are also investigating two men in connection with the ring, the country's Federal Crime Office said.

It was unclear whether any of the rescued children had been reported missing, but authorities said the investigation was not linked to the widely publicized disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a 4-year-old British girl who vanished nearly two months ago in southern Portugal.

Gamble said he hoped the 10-month operatiOUP:NorthAmerica;)

Hello Everybody!

I’m writing today with the most fantastic news! Last night around 12am we finished tracking for my upcoming release “Paper Skin”!!! We still have a few miscellaneous bells and whistles to put on it (FYI There are no literal bells and/or whistles… its just a figure of speech, lest a nasty rumor gets started that Kendall Payne is making a orchestral record.) Anyways, the figurative “bells” and “whistles” will be added in the next few days but the bones of the record are complete. It has been the best recording process imaginable. And I’m so grateful to Tim Schoenhals (my producer) who has discovered a recording experience that gives me life instead of draining me.

A few things to know about this album… First, I didn’t think I’d ever make it. After “Grown” I had accepted that maybe I’ll never be as successful as I want to be. At which point I re-assessed what I wanted to do with my life. Should I go back to school and become a psychologist? Should I get a ‘real’ job? Should I pursue writing books? Somewhere in the midst of those questions I was given a keyboard as a gift from my husband. And as silly as it sounds I started playing Christmas Carols. From April to November I pounded out “Joy to the World” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” over and over and over. My neighbors were less than enthusiastic. Sometimes I would wake up, walk straight to my keyboard and Tyler would find me at 6pm still in my pajamas playing “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”.

This sounds odd, but you must understand something about me… I love parties! Any excuse to gather all my friends together in the same room to laugh, love and drink some wine is a fine excuse by me. I also love Christmas time. I have often fanaticized about throwing an annual Christmas party and gathering my near and dear around a blazing fire and singing “Silent Night” into the wee hours of the morning. My vision was clear! My goal was set! And that’s how (and why) I learned to play the piano. (The party was a HUGE success by the way and we’re already planning another one this year!)

Up until that point my main instrument had been acoustic guitar, which for the most part I had mastered. So I had grown bored with writing songs on the guitar. But playing the piano was new and exciting, it reminded me why I love songwriting. Without effort and without a critical mind, the songs poured forth. I truly believe it’s some of the best material I’ve ever written. And so, the majority of the songs on my new record “Paper Skin” are piano-driven because of that. It’s been a wonderful process for me as an artist to have undergone.

The next thing you need to know about this new album is we have only been in the studio for 2 weeks now and we’re already done!!! If you’ve seen me perform, you know I don’t travel with a band. However both my previous albums have fully produced tracks on them (i.e. tracks with drums and bass and electric guitars and so on and so forth). I wanted the recordings on “Paper Skin” to be much truer to my live performances. This made the process go a LOT faster! My first album (Jordan’s Sister) took 11 months to record and my second album (Grown) took 9 months to record! By the end of those, I was so sick of the songs I didn’t want to perform them! Now, after 2 weeks I’m chomping at the bit to play these puppies live!

And the final thing you need to know about my new album is, it’s as honest as I’ve ever been. The title says it all… “Paper Skin” which stirs up images of transparency and vulnerability. I can’t wait for you to hear it.

But it won’t be released until mid July (Don’t worry, I’ll send you an email the minute it’s available!) Until then…

Much Love
Kendall Payne

After a late night of party-ing, and after a long day of ceremonies, I recieved a phone call from my mother-in-law this morning and she had one question for me, "So...What's it like to wake up next to a doctor?"

And I had one word for her, "Fabulous!"

My husband, Tyler, graduated from medical school yesterday. So after many many many years of hard work and discipline, he has now earned the right to be called Dr. Krohn. And with very little effort on my behalf, I get to be Mrs. Doctor Krohn! Whopee! I think I got the better end of this deal.

Congrats Baby!
Kendall

I figured it was time to bite the bullet and upload all the MP3's for 'Grown' since I'm about to head into the studio to record my next album! Sorry it's taken so long, but it was so boring just sitting here waiting for them all to upload. In truth, I'm surprized I actually did it... so ENJOY!
Love to all! -Kp

This must be stopped!
If you are not aware already, you MUST watch this video.
It is an epedemic, not only on foreign soils, but in America.
We must get informed and we must get invloved.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nMYUx27VSk