Kendall Payne: News

I have finally gotten around to putting up a facebook fan site.

Simply search "Kendall Payne" then a whole bunch of people will show up that are not me.

Go to the bottom of the page and type in the email address kendall@kendallpayne.com then you will see me with a black background. That is the new Facebook Fan Page.

Be my friend and spread the word, all are welcome, the more the merrier!

-kp

Rest easy friends, the lyric below does indeed have a melody now and if I do say so myself, it's really good! :-)

You'll just have to wait until the next record comes out to hear it though!

Sorry! :-)
Much love,
kp

This is a lyric I wrote, but it didn't really fit a melody. So I guess it's more like a poem. I still really like the idea though so I thought I'd post it here. Leave me a message in the guestbook area to let me know what you think!


He gave us plenty, plenty to share; and the good sense to know what’s fair
He gave us power The knowledge of right He gave us strength to brave a fight
So we have no excuse and no defense
There is not one that can plead innocent
We have a state of shameful tolerance
And so you pray to God asking Him to intervene
To set it right, to stand up for the weak and the unseen
And still you pray to God ask Him what He’s gonna do
He might ask the same of you
He gave us resource, more than enough to fill both hearts and hunger up
He gave us Jesus who died to proclaim “As you have seen in me do the same”
So we have no excuse and no defense
There is not one that can plead innocent
We have a state of shameful tolerance
And so we pray to God with our days from dust to dust
Is there a better world to have? It seems there must (be)
And still we pray to God, when will He make it just?
He might ask the same of us

There are three things I hate:

#1. Heat. Hotness. Being hot. Being stuck in a hot place and not being able to get away from it. Which includes sitting in or being exposed to direct sunlight.

#2. Traffic. Sitting in it. When there is no logical reason for it. Just because some looky-lou decided to hit their breaks and cause a chain reaction of hundrededs of cars who will then have to sit in the hot direct sunlight for an additional hour when it should only take 15 minutes.

#3. Spam. Nasty, stupid, annoying, takes-me-20-minutes-to-erase-it-all, spam in my guestbook. I'm told it happens because my website is SO popular and gets so much traffic that the spamers of the world are drawn to it like moths to a flame... but honestly I don't think I'm that popular.

And oh yea, I hate Supermodels too.. but that goes without saying.

:-)

Well, if you've looked a little around the site, you'll realize I've done a little 'housekeeping'. In an attempt to make 2009 a spectacular year for Kendall Payne Enterprises (I don't really have an enterprise, it just sounded cool) I know I need to keep my peeps up-to-date on the happenings in my world. So I'm trying to be better about posting info and photos and music.

Remember, I'm always available via email: kendall@kendallpayne.com and I'd love to come to your church, school, coffee shop or living room!

And sign up on my mailing list to receive fun emails from me. And get your friends to sign up too!

In the meantime, hope you're having a stellar 2009!

Much love,
KP

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