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Man, these are some busy times!

Being an independent artist has its perks - total artistic freedom, flexible hours, complete control... But being independent also means doing everything on your own, and working every day on getting our music out there. Which we do with love and passion, naturally!

Here's the lowdown on what we've been up to lately...


Janeane Bernstein, host of Momz Rock the House on OC Talk Radio in California interviewed me. We had a great chat and she put together a great segment which you can listen to here. She also posted a bit of our video chat on YouTube. I'm lookin' to meet more rockin' musician Moms and Dads out there, drop me a line, I'd love to hear about your experiences about raising kids and making music!

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This is lizzard was featured on the premiere broadcast of brand beach station, Radio Waves. DJ Michael Anthony (aka DJ Beach Bum) and DJ Chris rocked it on their first show, promising much more awesomeness to fill those airwaves in the future. These guys have great taste in music (!) and a great sense of humor too.

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The nominees for the HMMA (Hollywood Music in Media Awards) were announced today, and guess who's on the list!

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This is lizzard will be featured next month on WhoTune's website and take part in the CMJ Music Compliation - more on that to come...!

Winner Takes it All?

Unfortunately, we did not win WhoTune's 'Promote Me Like a Rockstar' contest... But we felt like we won anyway. We never expected to get as far as we did - we were voted 2nd place from over 400 amazing bands, and we're still #3 on the charts!

We don't make music to win contests or prizes or achieve fame and fortune. We make music because we can't not make music. It's in our heart and soul, it's a passion in our lives we can't live without. If our music strikes a chord with a single individual, it makes it all worthwhile for us.
Really.

Sure, it would be awesome to win something. Some financial support would be a huge help, let's not kid ourselves about that!  
But we did not end up empty-handed!
We not only gained even more support and appreciation by our amazing fans throughout the world, we will also be featured on the WhoTune site next month. We've been holding steady at the top of the chart for the past week and the exposure has helped us gain airplay and interviews on some pretty awesome stations and podcasts. I'd call that winning!

Thanks to WhoTune, for the opportunity and especially thank you to everyone who supported us by voting for us and attending the Live Stage show. No matter what happens, we Won't Give Up! 

The Waiting...

...is the hardest part.

As most of you know, we performed yesterday on WhoTune's Live Stage and what a blast it was! Lots of our fans made the effort to tune in, despite the crazy time-difference, which means the world to us. Thank you!

Now, we wait. The other competing bands, Refuse the Fall and The Red List, did their thing on Live Stage as well, which we unfortunately couldn't watch, due to - yet again - the crazy time difference. As much as I love to know what my fellow musicians are up to, I just can't get up at 3am to watch their performance. (Especially not when my kids will be up a few hours later!) I hope their shows went well, that they rocked to the very best of their ability, and may the best band win this thing! (Although, I really really hope it's us...)

When we find out who won, I don't know. I am ready for a 6-month marketing campaign, boy, am I ever. We've been working so long to get our music where it is today, a good dose of promotion is the next logical step for us. We don't want to be kept secret anymore - we're more than ready to get This is lizzard out into the world!

A new site was a step in the right direction - we'd love to know what you think of it! Talk to us! Leave comments here, on our WhoTune profile (and while you're there, go ahead and vote for our track 'Where My Heart Lies' to keep us at the top of the Top 50 chart), or on our Facebook Page, or via Twitter - your feedback is what keeps us going!

As we wait for the contest results, we've got some great stuff coming up:
next Thursday @12noon PST: interview on OC Talk Radio, The Momz Rock the House Show
and coming soon... the worldwide premiere of awesome new station, Radio Waves!

'It might take forever and a day... you know you can't rush time...'

This is lizzard Needs You!

 Thank you!!!

So far, we've received almost $350 in pledges for our US Radio Campaign!

That's 20% of our goal! We've still got a long way to go, 

so read more about the campaign below and get involved too!

This is lizzard needs you!

As most of you know, we have been working for the past thirteen years on our music and have recently released a debut album we can be proud of. Music is our passion, our motivation, our inspiration. Now, we're ready for the next big step: getting our music on the air! Roland and I have invested everything we had to record, produce and promote the album on our own, but we need your help to get it to the next level!

Help us reach our goal of $1,900 by July 31, 2011 for a US Radio Campaign!

If you want to participate in this exciting project over the next few weeks, here are two ways you can get involved!


Download the CD at 35% off!
This special offer is only available on Bandcamp - just go to the This is lizzard Bandcamp page and download 'Won't Give Up' at a reduced price of only $6.40*!

*Use the promo code RADIO4 at checkout.

Make a pledge!

You can also pledge as little or as much as you can part with.
Just send an e-mail to thisislizzard@hotmail.com, including:
- your name
- your e-mail address
- the amount you're willing to give*



If you pledge $25 or more, you will receive an exclusive 'Balcony Performance' video by Lizanne and Roland of three This is lizzard songs, dedicated especially to you!
*A payment request will only be made once the goal is reached!

We are humbled by all the comments and support from you, and hope you can find a way to help us reach our goal!

Thank you!

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