By: M. Michelle Spencer
A soft comforting voice that brings to the forefront of one's mind the likes of such contemporary singers like Jack Johnson and with the ballad like qualities of Marty Robbins and Johnny Horton, Adam Weston is Vernal boy who has caught the eye of some major record companies. "A new style that I hope people will like" is how Adam describes himself and his unique musical renderings. In fact just a few short months ago, Adam signed on with Tate Music Group (TMG) out of Mustang, Oklahoma.
For Adam this was a very big break in his career and we were excited to share with our Edge readers a little more info about this Utah success story.
TE: So tell me a little bit about yourself.
BS: I am a 24 year-old father of a three year old little boy and the husband to my beautiful wife Amber. I am originally from Logan, UT but I moved to the Uintah Basin when I took a job with Halliburton. I have been working in the music industry for the last 10 years and I love it.
TE: So how exactly did you get started?
BS: This is a family thing for me. Ever since I have been old enough to pick up a pair of (drum) sticks, I have been playing music and singing. I have been writing my own songs since the age of 8. I loved it growing up because my brother was also into music but he eventually gave it up when he couldn't get a music deal and he went to medical school.
TE: What is your musical background?
BS: I am actually completely self-taught in several instruments. I currently play guitar, bass, piano, and drums and I also sing. Even though I am self taught, I take my music serious and I have won several drum competitions through the years. In fact when I was in high school I was in a band that won Battle of the Bands in Idaho. Our band was good enough that we were offered a recording contract with Stature Records. However our drummer wasn't ready to make a change like that so we didn't take the deal. Shortly after that I went solo and I have been doing it alone ever since.
TE: So how exactly did your music deal come about?
BS: I was on the verge of giving up when my wonderful wife encouraged me to send in one more demo. I did this and before I knew it, I was getting a phone call from LeeAnn Webb of TMG asking when we could get together to talk more about a recording contract because their music group loved my demo. That was at Christmas 2010. Can I even say what an amazing Christmas present that was for me and my family. I was just so excited.
TE: So what are your current goals?
BS: Well right now my label is having my lay low on the performing side of things until we can launch my album. Next month I am headed back out to Oklahoma to wrap up the rest of the vocal work on my album. The anticipated release date is mid September and we are so excited. Once that is done then I will have a tour schedule set up so that we can promote the album and gain even more exposure for my music.
TE: So how can people hear your songs now if it is not at a live concert?
BS: Right now I do have my (single) Long Lost Soldier on My Space. I would love it if people would go in and listen to it. You can find me at http://www.myspace.com/home#!/somebodysrival. You can also go in and search for me on My Space by searching for Adam Weston.
Adam is excited about the upcoming launch of his album and will share with us here at The Edge all of the details on its release when the time comes, until then, make sure that you go in and check out his single on My Space.
A sprinkle of country, a dash of rock, and a whole lot of soul, this is what the little girls of Blue Saige are made of! From humble home town beginnings to ever increasing local fame, the girls of Blue Saige are making their own unique mark on the music world.
Deanne Quick, Mondi Taylor, and Mindee Zager have declared that it is their goal to enhance the world with their music and thus far they have succeeded in their goal. What started out as an impromptu funeral performance between friends has ended up with these three women gracing the stage with the likes of Donny Osmond and Patty Loveless. Not to mention that they have already received numerous awards and recognition like being the winner of the 2010 Uinta Basin in Celebration Talent Show and being finalists in the True Value Country Showdown.
I had the opportunity to sit down with these girls and get to know them a little better.
TE: So how exactly did you guys get started?
BS: (Mondi) Well I had to sing for a funeral and so I went and got Deanne. I had met Mindee just the week before and I told Deanne we should go get Mindee and try out for the Country Showdown in Vernal. (Deanne) We only had a week to get ready but we did it. (Mindee laughing) We are just crazy like that. But is was so much fun considering we had just barely started singing together, I mean only one week! Actually it was more like one practice...on the day of the performance.
TE: What kind of music are you guys singing?
BS: (Mindee) We do very few cover songs (other artists), we try to keep that to a minimum. For the most part we write a lot of our own, with Mondi being the one who writes the majority. It is the rock yet country feel we like sing and that's what we write about.
TE: So tell me, how did you guys come up with the name Blue Saige?
BS: (Mondi) We were just throwing names out there like crazy. (Mindee) Ya we were saying things that reminded us of Neola like blue jeans and sage brush and Deanne goes "AAHH, Blue Saige!" But the more we got to thinking about it we realized that in the wintertime when you see the sage brush with dew on it, it has a blue look and that is really a defining feature of this area.
TE: So how long have you guys being doing this?
BS: (Deanne) Well from the time we decided after singing at the funeral to getting in our demo tape to the Showdown with like only 5 minutes to spare, it has been almost a year to date. (Mondi laughing) Yeah a year. Wow it seems like we barely started.
TE: So what are your current goals?
BS: (Mindee) Right now it is song writing and getting our CD out. (Mondi) Yeah our big goal is to just finish up our CD. We are real close to having it finished. We have a couple more songs to finish and then we can get back over to the studio to record them and then we are done and we are really excited. (Mindee) We want our album to be all of our own original songs with no cover songs and that is what we almost have done.
TE: So how can people hear your songs now if it is not at a live concert?
BS: (Mondi) Right now we have stuff on ReverbNation and on FaceBook and we are about ready to get our stuff on iTunes so people can download it as well. We have to finish up the copyrights and we will be ready to go.
TE: What is it that you would like to tell your fans out there?
BS: We are just thank-ful for everything that everyone has done for us. We are getting demos submitted to a record company right now and we are really excited. We can not wait to see where this journey takes us!
Blue Saige has many upcoming events and they would love to have you come out to see what they are all about. You need to also go and check them out on FaceBook. Just search for Blue Saige and become a fan today.
BS: Well right now my label is having my lay low on the performing side of things until we can launch my album. Next month I am headed back out to Oklahoma to wrap up the rest of the vocal work on my album. The anticipated release date is mid September and we are so excited. Once that is done then I will have a tour schedule set up so that we can promote the album and gain even more exposure for my music.
