http://bit.ly/lAYiKo

I recently made a short theme song for Denver news network Channel 2 KWGN. They are looking for a band/artist to do the honor, and as a reward they give whoever wins a $500 gift card to Guitar Center and an iPad2 (worth $500). 

As many of you know, I have some experience with these types on contests as I placed runner up in the hit TV show “Lost” similar contest a couple years ago. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxjEHjV07zc ) The exposure really helped my 2 years ago, and I’m hoping this contest does the same.

You see a year ago I relocated to Denver from Tulsa in hopes to make some bigger waves with my music. Which I came to learn is much harder than I thought. In Tulsa I had pull, If I wanted a show I would call a buddy and WAM! I had one. Here its quite different, no one really knows who I am. A month after moving I did get my song on the radio here (area 93.3) but since then things have sort of fizzled out.

As an additional reward, the winner gets to be on television here. which would be a huge break for me. I would be seen by thousands of people. And although I do need the money involved, the exposure is really what I care about.

So please, I beg of you. You can vote once a day, so please log in everyday and vote 10. I have already noticed other artists involved in the contest have been logging in and voting me a 1 (lowest score). as a way to try and sway the votes, I’m hoping all of my friends/fans can overcome the negativity and help me pull out the W!!

Thanks guys,

Love, Kawnar

once again here’s where to vote. (get friends involved too, if you can)

http://bit.ly/lAYiKo

So It pains me to say “A Hard Weeks Night 2” probably WONT be released May 31st. I made that date the “day” more than 2 months ago hoping I could get everything done in time, but the fact is I cant. The problem is guest appearances.

When P.D.A. decided he didn’t want to be involved halfway through making it (he was going to do part 2 with me but decided not to once recording began because of scheduling) I was stuck with about 6 songs started. The idea was I would do 6 or 7 songs and he would do 6 or 7 songs and voila we have 12-14 tracks, a full album. But, then I accepted the burden of having to do another 6 or 7 tracks. I would have just scrapped the whole album, but by that time I had already done collaborations with Eric Himan, Van Risseghem, Ron Ron, X-Cal, & Ira Burton, and scheduled 3 others. And I felt that would be really shitty to ask them to do something and then never release it.

So at that point X-Cal (http://twitter.com/cagazaway) gave me a really great idea. “Call the record Kawnar & Friends, and have every track feature a couple of people”. So the project was reborn. unfortunately, its also the reason it will probably be delayed. I am still waiting on over 6 people to record and give me there vocals. and those are the people who have actually CONFIRMED they will be on it. There are others who I am still waiting to hear back on. I highly doubt they will all get them back to me in 2 weeks. And even then that would leave NO time for mixing and mastering.

The fact is I only have ONE finished song, and you’ve heard it “Strawberry Fields Forever” everything else is fragmented, missing a verse here, a chorus there. It would sound odd if I released it as is. Like “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” from part 1 (http://ahardweeksnight.com/track/maxwells-silver-hammer) but with a random 2nd verse thrown in there. I want this to be perfect, its just not there yet. please give me time, and I’m sorry if I’ve somehow let you down. 

In hopes of not making you as mad at me. Here is the tentative track list for AHWN2. Remember this isn’t set in stone, the order and who is featured will probably change around.

• 1.) Intro
• 2.) Ticket To Ride (feat. Eric Himan)
• 3.) Strawberry Fields Forever (feat. Ben Kilgore)
• 4.) Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds (Feat. Stephen Speaks)
• 5.) Yesterday (feat. Van Rissegam & Sherree Chamberlain)
• 6.) Lady Madonna (feat. Jeremy Charles)
• 7.) HELP! 
• 8.) Money Cant Buy Me Love (Feat. Stephen Speaks) / Don’t Let Me Down
• 9.) Her Majesty (Feat. X-Cal) / Polethene Pam
• 10.) She Came in Through The Bathroom Window / 
• 11.) We Can Work It Out (feat. Van Rissegam)
• 12.) Yer Blues (feat. X-Cal, Ira Burton  & Ron Ron)
• 13.) Hey Jude (feat. Stephan Speaks, Rhett Nova, Brine Webb, Sherree Chamberlain)

-Kawn

Strawberry Fields Forever feat Ben Kilgore

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This is an exclusive track off of “A Hard Weeks Night 2: A Recreation of The Beatles” releasing May 31st. The song is an interpretation of The Beatles classic “Strawberry Fields Forever. Song is produced and preformed by musician Kawnar (http://www.twitter.com/kawnar) as well as features main vocals by Ben Kilgore (http://twitter.com/benjaminkilgore)

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Exclusive Kawnar interview while recording “A Hard Weeks Night 2”. Warning, what you hear may disturb you. (check out that sweet (awful) British accent).    :P

Hey all,

Thought I would share a remix I did about a week ago, It was for a contest thrown by Hanson. The whole thing took about 8 or 9 hours. Mainly because I made a complete different version and in a minor key and realized it just wouldnt work with the vocals. anywho, the thing is judged by votes, so If you’d like to help out in a huge way just click the link and click vote. You dont have to make an account or anything, really simple. anywho, here it is!

http://hanson-give-a-little-remix.heroku.com/94