Teddy Presberg Soulletter

Music Club Referral Program

2011-12-20T10:30:00.000-06:00

Last Minute Holiday Gift Needs?

I've got two beautiful albums that make perfect stocking stuffers: http://music.teddypresberg.com/

Teddy Presberg Music Club 2012

The Music Club is ready to hit next year! If you missed your chance to sign-up during the "kickstarter phase" you've got another chance! Membership is now open to all: www.teddypresberg.com/musicclub.html

Lots of pricing options ready-to-go! Makes a great gift too!

Music Club Referral Program

And speaking of gifting the Music Club, if you get a friend to sign-up for the club, or just gift the club, you will get a free membership for 2013 at the $15 level. For each additional friend you sign-up, you can get upgraded one-level-- all the way to the $100 level Just have your friend enter your name in the referral box when they sign-up! We can also upgrade your 2012 memberships too!

Apocalypse Yesterday: FREE DOWNLOAD NOW!

My new EP Apocalypse Yesterday is now available! Grab it for free right here: http://music.teddypresberg.com/album/apocalypse-yesterday or order a limited-edition copy there as well!

Music Club Is Almost Ready To Launch!

2011-12-10T11:25:00.001-06:00

Only a few weeks left until we launch in 2012!

One of the best parts of this club is that I will be sending everyone two songs per month. I plan on sending a song to members on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (because Mondays can be boring otherwise).

I just got back from a three-night recording session in the woods with my organ trio. We knocked out the Led Zeppelin EP, and a handful of other songs for the Music Club! Everything sounded real good bouncing of the A-Frame and across the lakes.

Unfortunately, the keystone piece of equipment for my studio rig blew up on the last night! So, I'm yet to do any overdubs on those sessions. I should be back up and running soon and plan on staying on schedule!

My website (www.teddypresberg.com) will also be updated soon with info on the Music Club and how others can join. I'll make sure to reach out when that happens. Please share thoughts on how I can setup a rewards system for you to refer friends to the club!

I plan on utilizing this blog more regularly in 2012 to keep everyone interested in the songwriting process, musicality, production, design process, music biz, etc.

If you have not signed up to my email list, please do show by clicking this link: http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/join_mailing_list/artist_270875. You'll get supplemental info not on this blog, including information on shows in your area.

New EP and a New Music Club!

2011-12-02T10:42:00.001-06:00

Apocalypse Yesterday FREE DOWNLOAD

My new EP Apocalypse Yesterday is now available! I created a website soley dedicated to the project: www.apocalypseyesterday.com.

My musical mind is always changing and this EP shows it. It is the first project I've completed under my name that involves vocals and exclusive use of drum machines in place of a live drummer. It's also a themed album meant to be listened from start to finish.

At that website, you can listen to the album and see the photo shoot we did. But, to download your FREE DIGITAL copy of the album, you need to go to this website: http://music.teddypresberg.com/album/apocalypse-yesterday. Under the Digital Album option there is a button: "Buy Now - Name Your Price." Just click that button and enter 0... you don't have to pay. It's free! Get it and share it!

SUCCESS: Teddy Presberg Music Club 2012

We did it! Thank you everyone for your support and encouragement! I'm really touched that we were able to make this project take off!

I am traveling in the next hour to a cabin in the woods to start writing and recording for the next five nights. Twenty-four songs and a Led Zeppelin EP -- piece of cake, right?

I'll be in touch plenty and you can always reach out to me if you have comments or questions. Year 1 of the music club will be a new and exciting experience for me and I am forever grateful to my founding members!

Coming soon I hope to implement a blog and other features to make the club more accessible. And, there will be a way for other folks to join the club from my website who missed out on the kickstarter campaign.

Have a wonderful weekend!

The Teddy Presberg Music Club

2011-11-03T15:26:00.000-05:00

I love to create music! For me, music is the greatest form of expression that I know. The world of selling records has drastically changed over the last few years, and that's why I want to create a music club! With your support, I will be able to focus on creating and recording ORIGINAL music every month! The Teddy Presberg Music Club will create and deliver 24 songs over the course of 2012. Members of the club will receive two songs by email every month, a limited edition hard copy album of all the songs, and other goodies (or you can just get the CD at the $10 level). With your support, I can continue to create original music (which if you are not familiar with, sounds like this: http://music.teddypresberg.com/). Your money will go towards studio costs (producing, engineering, studio time, hiring musicians), album art, pressing, publishing, and helping me continue my dream of creating music! I want YOU to be my record label. So that’s why I’ve created this Kickstarter campaign, and with your help, I’ll be working with many talented musicians to create more music. Thank you SO much for your help in making this a reality.

the press release for our big show on SATURDAY!!!

2011-10-10T09:52:00.002-05:00

THIS SATURDAY

SAINT LOUIS’ TOP SOUL JAZZ TRIO PAYS DUES TO LED ZEPPELIN

SAINT LOUIS, MO – Mark your calendars for October 15th when Teddy Presberg and his Organ Trio (also known as the Resistance Organ Trio) step out and perform the music of Led Zeppelin. The trio has been a featured mainstay in the Saint Louis music scene for several years and recently this summer turned in a top-shelf performance at the Missouri Botantical Whitaker Festival for 5,000 attendees.

The latest endeavor for the group will take place at Pop’s Blue Moon on the Hill. “We wanted to make sure that we got into a small, intimate venue for this gig,” says Presberg. “Pop’s is a great place to take in music like this.”

While Presberg has put together many configurations of his group, his most recent alignment has been a keeper. With Presberg on guitars, the group also features LeClare Stevenson on Organ and Kyle Honeycutt on drums. The group, highly regarded at home in St. Louis as well as nationally, has albums on renowned record labels and several tours under their belt.

The organ trio promises to bring the heat and keep it not only rocking, but also funky. “Several of the tunes we’ve totally re-arranged and you might not even recognize them with how nasty Honeycutt disguises the beat. But, we’re definitely looking forward to putting on some distortion and keeping it true and heavy,” announces Presberg. “It’s also been a real treat to not only study Jimmy Page, but also to learn the melodies and phrasings of Robert Plant.”

The Resistance Organ Trio do Zeppelin on October 15th at Pop’s Blue Moon (5249 Pattison Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110-2041; 314-776-4200). Doors open at 9:00 PM. More information is available at www.teddypresberg.com and www.popsbluemoon.com.

I'm Digging Into Some Led Zep!

2011-09-07T13:50:00.000-05:00

Tonight is the first Led Zep session! I've always loved Led Zep and am continued to be amazed to see their influence in so many contemporary musicians... from folk to jazz to jam to reggae to rock to blues to funk! So, it's been a great pleasure learning their music in depth.

This September is the one-year anniversary of our weekly event "Funky Wednesdays" at Schlafly Bottleworks. To commemorate, my Resistance Organ Trio will be performing the entire month and each week presenting a special Led Zeppelin set at 10:30. Here is a facebook RSVP if you like that sort of thing: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=272380232779144

We plan on doing 5 songs per set and mostly moving chronologically. Although tonight features 4 songs from I, we also stuck in a song from In Through The Out Door.

And, we have a special show planned in October at a small little venue in Saint Louis:

When You Smile EP

2011-02-04T10:55:00.003-06:00

When You Smile

My dear friends Matt and Heidi got hitched last fall up in the Rockies and asked me to play some tunes on the acoustic geetar during their ceremony. Feeling inspired and honored and sentimental in many ways, I decided to compose four pieces for the ceremony. ‘Twas a relatively easy task since Matt and Heidi are an inspiring couple and I was staying at a hotel surrounded by the mountain peaks.

The first two songs were performed as guests arrived and took their seats. III was strummed as the bride and groom and their crew and family came up the aisle. And, IV was the joyous post-ceremony tune. I performed solo with just a geetar and harmonica.

Shortly after the wedding I decided to record these tunes and was very fortunate to have three fantastic Saint Louis musicians help sculpt the tunes. They greatly assisted in taking some bare compositions and inspiring new directions. And here it is now!

Enjoy! Put it on during a mellow Sunday afternoon or weekday morning and catch a rocky breeze.

-teddy p

listen to EP now:

you can download the tracks by naming your own price or just providing an email address for a free download