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Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread

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Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2018-10-08 09:56:03


Hi everyone!

So today's finally the big day, and after tons of hard work and planning, I’ve finally launched a Patreon page to help fuel my music projects Better Than The Book (ska-punk /pop-punk) & Jabun (electronic/cinematic) (amongst other musical things)!

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

I figured it'd also be a good time to open up a thread in Audio Forum to post the music I create here on Newgrounds in one place, and also allow people to ask questions about what I'm working on, as well as share what's happening with the Patreon campaign and what music is being released each month. For those of you unfamiliar with it, Patreon is an online platform where patrons can pay a monthly subscription to support creators and their creations in exchange for various rewards.

To start my own Patreon adventure off with a bang, everyone who contributes will receive the full debut EP from Better Than The Book: "One Small Step"! That's 4 songs + album art + a couple extra edits, all for just $1! You can listen to the original gap-less CD cut here on NG

Every month thereafter I'll be releasing more music downloads and album art (many of which will be Patreon exclusives), and depending on your subscription tier you’ll get even more content and perks including early access to content, never before released demos, work in progress tracks and behind the scenes stuff, and at the highest levels, one-to-one mentoring for your own music and more! I'll also be releasing lots of music which I can't release here on Newgrounds such as remixes, mash-ups and covers (of which I have a vast backcatalog), so if you're interested to see those, then head over to Patreon to take a look!

While I'm busy mixing Better Than The Book's new album "Hopes and Dreams" (due early 2019), I'll be uploading a couple of tracks from the BTTB back catalogue to Patreon each month, as well as some bonus tracks & exclusive downloads which I really can't wait to share with you! For those of you decide to join the DEMOlition Pigeon ($10) tier, prepare yourself for a deep dive into my creative process and a taste of what's to come in the new album, and I hope you're ready for some headbanging, skanking goodness soon!

If that sounds all great to you then head over to Patreon for all the details, goals, rewards, examples of the music you’ll be contributing to, and a personal introduction video which I’m positive you’ll enjoy watching! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them below and I'll try to answer them. I can't wait to share more music with you all soon!

Cheers!


Audio Services Website:JabunAudio // PATREON

"Making dynamic, clean and punchy masters that'll encourage people to turn up your music, rather than turn it down"

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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2018-10-13 07:00:12


Happy weekend everyone and in case you missed it during the week, on Monday I launched a Patreon page to help fuel my music projects Better Than The Book & Jabun (amongst other musical things)!

The support so far has been amazing and although it's been less than a week since the launch, we're already almost halfway towards the first goal! Whoa! Thanks so much to everyone who's contributed or shared the page / intro video around, and I hope you've enjoyed the first few days of this new endeavour!

If you've yet to check it out, then head over to Patreon for all the details about goals, rewards and a personal introduction video which I'm sure you'll enjoy, and if you decide to sign-up then I hope you enjoy Better Than The Book's One Small Step EP (for only $1) and all the music to follow in the future! Many thanks, and more updates to come soon!

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2018-10-14 07:07:16


An update post from Patreon with details of what to come over the next few months!

"Almost a week on Patreon! Thanks for all the support so far + a little update :)"
https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding
https://www.patreon.com/posts/22052225

The TL;DR version:

The current plan is to be releasing a single batch of tracks each month, with the ($5+) patrons receiving their rewards on the last Wednesday of each month, while the others will receive theirs on the following first Wednesday of the month. I'll also be writing updates on what's going on with progress throughout the month, which will mostly be publicly available, apart from those related to specific tiers. The current $1+ BTTB back catalogue upload schedule is planned as follows:

Launch/October: One Small Step EP

October/November: Heartbeats (cover) + GG [Good Game]

November/December*: MLGG (Bonus April Fools 2018 prank), Meteor Shower Early demo (Christmas 2017 surprise) + a new bonus surprise track!

(*The first Patreon exclusive downloads)

December/January: Two Years On album

After that we'll see how the upcoming album is coming on and I'll adjust the schedule as necessary. Hope you're looking forward to it and I look forward to sharing all this music with you soon! Many thanks for the support!


Audio Services Website:JabunAudio // PATREON

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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2018-10-31 10:51:18


Another update post from Patreon with what's to come for the following month :)

"$5+ rewards have been sent out, what you might be missing + some updates on the upcoming Better Than The Book album!"
https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding
https://www.patreon.com/posts/22413539

The TL;DR version:

This month, patrons will be receiving downloads of Better Than The Book's cover of "Heartbeats" by The Knife and collaboration with Jabun (if it's possible to collaborate with yourself) "GG [Good Game]", including mp3s, WAVS and album art + some extra stuff depending on your reward tier!

If that sounds all good to you then become a $5+ patron to access the rewards above instantly or you can wait until next week on Wednesday 7th November when these rewards will also be sent out to the $2 Hi-Fi Pigeons (everything) and $1 Pigeons (Mp3s and Artwork only). If you aren't already a patron, remember that you'll also be able to access all the previous music downloads and rewards for your tier too when you sign up, including last month's One Small Step EP!

The $10+ patrons will also get a download package to explore the production process and story behind track 06 "Get A Haircut" from the upcoming Better Than the Book album "Hopes and Dreams"!

And speaking of the upcoming album, here's some updates on its progress! As of earlier this week, all 10 tracks have been edited, and I'm currently just in the process of freezing down some of the processing ready to start mixing in November. 5 tracks ready to mix, 5 to go so far, so hopefully I'll have it done by the end of the week. Exciting times!

That's it for this post, and thanks again for supporting Better Than The Book and my other music projects on Patreon. Have a great Halloween night and beyond, hope you enjoy the music, and take care until next time!

[Note: Patreon charges on sign-up AND on the 1st of each month, so to keep the cost low for you folks, be sure to wait for the start of the new month before signing up or changing your subscription tier. Many thanks for the support!]


Audio Services Website:JabunAudio // PATREON

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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2018-11-13 00:23:23


I love your pop punk stuff, man. You have a nice vocal tone and you're great at writing catchy melodies. Also, the production on your songs kicks ass. Definitely the creme de la creme of NG Audio Portal.


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2018-11-13 12:21:55


At 11/13/18 12:23 AM, CzySzy wrote: I love your pop punk stuff, man. You have a nice vocal tone and you're great at writing catchy melodies. Also, the production on your songs kicks ass. Definitely the creme de la creme of NG Audio Portal.

Ah thanks so much, and I'm really happy you're enjoying the Better Than The Book stuff! I'm currently mixing the next album right now, and that'll be on NG when it's released at some point next year :) Hope you enjoy it, and thanks again for all the positive words!


Audio Services Website:JabunAudio // PATREON

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It's not technically my own music but here's some fantastic news today from World Beyond as our new collaborative alternative metal album "Nobody Asked For This So I Did It" is released!

It's been one heck of a journey being a part of this, and having played lead guitar, acoustic guitar and bass in some combination on 21 out of the 22 tracks of this project, as well as countless hours of listening and consultation on the production, it's undoubtedly been not only the biggest musical collaboration I've done with World Beyond, but my biggest musical collaboration to date EVER! A huge thanks to my musical genius friend of almost 6 years now, Vladimir Kuznetsov (who I met here on NG back in 2013) for having me on board with the project and being my go-to 2nd set of ears on my own music throughout the years! I think that's all I wanted to say about it, but here's an official press release statement about the project from the main man himself, Vladimir Kuznetsov! Congrats on the release my friend, and looking forward to the next collaboration already!

Vladimir Kuznetsov and Nicholas Standing present a brand new World Beyond album "Nobody Asked For This So I Did It".
For the past 2 years we've been working on a new release, an album which draws inspiration from the music we listened to during our high school and university years. From the early 2000s to this day, the alternative and metal music genres have been a major part of both our lives. They were always there for us when we needed them, countless songs by badass bands and artists within reach right in our pockets. They empowered and encouraged us, helped us deal with pain and hardships, they were a way to vent and a way to find out there were people in this world like us, with thoughts and feelings we could relate to. And today we want to bring you a soundtrack for the reality you are living, no matter where you are in life, if you ever feel like nobody cares what you do or who you are. As you put your headphones on, we want you to have something to carry with you, and to tune into whenever you most need it. We want you to feel confident; we want you to feel strong.

"Nobody Asked For This So I Did It"

Heavy Rock Delivery Ready For Pickup

01 Not the Beginning
02 Alternative Route Advised
03 Driving Force
04 From Under the Rock
05 Over the Ridge

06 Rock Hauler
07 Diesel Heart
08 Bulletproof
09 Resonator
10 Waterline

11 Because We Can
12 Riffs Explode
13 Rally
14 Where Fires Burn Bright
15 Renegade Radio

16 Nickel and Dime
17 Heavy Duty
18 Dawnbreaker
19 Revolt
20 Awaken the Giant
21 Not the End

22 Rewind Machine

Released December 1, 2018
Lead guitar, acoustic guitar, bass by Nicholas Standing
Additional vocals by Marica Vilibic (Revolt)
Written and produced by Vladimir Kuznetsov
Special thanks to: Speeder for his support in making and promoting this album, Marica Vilibic for lending her incredible voice for Revolt and everyone who bought our music in the past making this project possible.

"Nobody Asked For This So I Did It" is available now on Bandcamp and will be coming to iTunes and other major digital distributors soon! In the mean time, you can stream the tracks on Bandcamp! I hope you enjoy it, and if you do, go send Vlad some love and share the album with your friends! Rock on!

https://worldbeyond.bandcamp.com/album/nobody-asked-for-this-so-i-did-it

Tying this post up, it's the first Wednesday of the month in a couple of days, so I'll be doing my usual Patreon update then including a "new" bonus track from Better Than The Book. Stick around for that, see you all on Wednesday and thanks as always for all the support!


Audio Services Website:JabunAudio // PATREON

"Making dynamic, clean and punchy masters that'll encourage people to turn up your music, rather than turn it down"

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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2018-12-03 13:24:39


Hi there
I migh "follow" you on Patreon. For now I'm a bit thin on money, but later...
Cheers :)

Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2018-12-04 04:16:21


At 12/3/18 01:24 PM, sorohanro wrote: Hi there
I migh "follow" you on Patreon. For now I'm a bit thin on money, but later...
Cheers :)

No worries at all Sorohanro, and many thanks for the support :) Hope you're doing well too! Feels like ages since we last caught up :D


Audio Services Website:JabunAudio // PATREON

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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2018-12-05 08:45:27


Another Patreon update with the new tracks for this month's rewards including a brand new bonus track "Stars Racing"!

'$1 / $2+ rewards have been sent out, what you might be missing + a new Better Than The Book bonus mashup track "Stars Racing"!'

https://www.patreon.com/posts/1-2-rewards-have-23114064
https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

TL;DR version:

This month's rewards are 3 Patreon exclusive Better Than The Book bonus track downloads: The 2017 instrumental demo of Meteor Shower, 2018's April Fools prank "MLGG", and the first "new" track since I joined Patreon: "Stars Racing"!

I wanted to do something different but relatively simple for this year's seasonal bonus track while I'm busy working on the upcoming BTTB album, and so I thought I'd give a mash-up a shot featuring "Hearts Racing" from the Two Years On album (which'll be next month's reward), and the infamous and highly memed "All Star" by Smash Mouth! Whether you're a patron or not, you can check out the track in the YouTube video below, and I hope you get a kick out of it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF7l2pvmrTs

If all those rewards sound good to you, then become a patron for as little as $1 a month to gain access to this music and all previous rewards for your tier including the One Small Step EP and last month's collection of tracks, and I look forward to sharing the Two Years On album with you next month :)

As usual before I sign off, a quick update on projects! I'm currently deep into mixing the upcoming Better Than The Book album with 3/10 tracks in a very good state ready for the final checks when the rest are done. Aiming to have at least 5/10 done before the next update, but it's looking to be a very busy December so we'll see how it all goes.

And that's about it for this post. I hope you have a great December, Happy Holidays and New Years celebrations until the next one and as always thank you so much for supporting Better Than The Book and my various projects on Patreon and here on Newgrounds! Seasonal wishes until the next post and looking forward to sharing more with you soon! Take care :D

Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-01-08 05:52:21


Happy new year everyone! It's a little late this time as I was on holiday, but here's another Patreon update for the beginning of the month:


"$1 / $2+ rewards have been sent out (Better Than The Book's Two Years On album) + what you might be missing!"


https://www.patreon.com/posts/1-2-rewards-have-23118478

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding


TL;DR version:


This month's reward is my debut full-length album "Two Years On" from Better Than The Book:



A special thanks to the one and only @Cyberdevil who blasted his vocal chords for some epic guest verses in tracks 09 & 10, "Re: HipHopPunk" & "Head Above Water"! He has a Patreon page too so check out that as well as his other stuff over on his NG profile here. Thanks CD!


https://cyberdevil.newgrounds.com/


If that sounds good to you, then become a patron for as little as $1 a month to download this music and all previous rewards for your tier including the One Small Step EP and last few months' collection of tracks too! You can also puchase Two Years On on Bandcamp:


https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/


Some updates on how the upcoming album is going. I'm currently working on the 6th mix out of 10 and aim to have them all done and ready for some final checks and mastering by the end of the month. Looks like it's going to be pretty busy again though, so we'll see how it goes. That about wraps up this post. Thank you so much as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my various projects on Patreon and here on Newgrounds, looking forward to sharing more music with you soon, and hope you have a great 2019! Cheers!


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Didn't realize you had a thread going here too! :D I just might follow this one... considering my NG nature it seems like an optimal place to leave the occasional comment on these. Nice initiative, and thanks for that shout-out, again! Turning up on more platforms than I expected. :) Staying tuned...


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-01-10 05:03:34


At 1/9/19 02:33 PM, Cyberdevil wrote:Didn't realize you had a thread going here too! :D I just might follow this one... considering my NG nature it seems like an optimal place to leave the occasional comment on these. Nice initiative, and thanks for that shout-out, again! Turning up on more platforms than I expected. :) Staying tuned...


Cheers CD! I have 2 main threads on the NG forums, one for the JabunAudio music production newsletter, and this one for my Patreon / actual music stuff. Lots of cool people here on NG so seemed like a good idea to keep sharing here considering it's where I started out :) No worries at all on the shoutout and thanks again for lending your voice! :D



Audio Services Website:JabunAudio // PATREON

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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-01-11 17:08:39


At 1/10/19 05:03 AM, Jabun wrote:Cheers CD! I have 2 main threads on the NG forums, one for the JabunAudio music production newsletter


Ah, best go have a look at that one too!


...and this one for my Patreon / actual music stuff. Lots of cool people here on NG so seemed like a good idea to keep sharing here considering it's where I started out :) No worries at all on the shoutout and thanks again for lending your voice! :D


Yupp, great initiative for sure. Anytime!


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-01-12 05:47:11


At 1/11/19 05:08 PM, Cyberdevil wrote:Ah, best go have a look at that one too!


Yupp, great initiative for sure. Anytime!


No worries at all :)



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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-02-06 09:20:32


Happy Chinese New Year everyone and here's another Patreon update with this month's rewards:


"$1 / $2+ rewards have been sent out (Better Than The Book's Two Years On [Instrumentals] bonus album), what you might be missing + happy 2nd/3rd anniversaries!"


https://www.patreon.com/posts/24278953

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding


TL;DR version:


This month's reward is the bonus instrumental version of my debut Better Than The Book album "Two Years On [Instrumentals]", which actually celebrates it's 2nd birthday today, along with Two Years On celebrating it's 3rd birthday! Thanks so much for all the support over these past few years and I look forward to sharing the new album with you later this year!



Not only that, but you can now get everything BTTB has currently released (including many exclusive bonus tracks) when you subscribe (+ even more good stuff if you go for the higher tiers)!


If that sounds good to you, then become a patron for as little as $1 a month to download this music and all previous rewards for your tier including the One Small Step EP, Two Years On album and the last few months' collection of tracks too! You can also purchase Two Years On [Instrumentals] and more on Bandcamp:


https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/


Some more updates on how the upcoming album is going. First draft mixes are complete for all 10 tracks of the album, final tweaks and checks have started, and artwork is started too! It's all coming together, and I'll be sure to keep you informed with what's going on as and when this story develops! That about wraps up this post and thank you so much as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my various projects on Patreon and here on Newgrounds. Looking forward to sharing more music with you soon, and see you in the next post! Cheers!



Audio Services Website:JabunAudio // PATREON

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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-03-06 04:44:12


Another Patreon update with this month's rewards to share:


"$1 / $2+ rewards have been sent out (Pre-BTTB exclusive demos), what you might be missing + some updates!"


https://www.patreon.com/posts/24993136

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding


TL;DR version:


This time I'm sharing another batch of Patreon exclusive downloads: a handful of demos from late 2011 / early 2012 for Better Than The Book songs (before Better Than The Book was even a thing) which would later become tracks on the 2016 Two Year On album!


If that sounds good to you, then become a patron for as little as $1 a month to download this music and all previous rewards for your tier including the entire current BTTB discography! For those of you who decide to join (or have already joined) the $10 tiers or higher, this month I'll be sharing some work in progress draft artwork for the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album as well as a demo master for track 06 Get A Haircut! Enjoy the exclusive sneak peek!


Some updates for the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album: as it currently stands, the entire album is sequenced, trimmed and with a lovely layer of mastering polish applied pretty much done and just waiting to be error checked (and any final tweaks to be made) before I send it off to some fresh ears for feedback. It's very VERY nearly there :)


That's it for this post! Thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my various music projects, and I hope you have a great time until the next post. Hopefully by this time next month, the audio for the album will be finished, but until then take care and enjoy the music. Cheers :)  


Audio Services Website:JabunAudio // PATREON

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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-04-15 04:48:46


A huge Patreon post to share this time!


"April Patreon rewards sent out: Early access to the full upcoming Better Than The Book - Hopes and Dreams album and more!"


https://www.patreon.com/posts/26082929

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding


TL;DR version:


After much hard work and preparation it's finally time to unveil Better Than The Book's 2nd full length studio album: Hopes and Dreams!   


If you're a $5+ tier patron, then you'll be receiving the full album, Mp3s, WAVs and artwork a whopping 96 days before it's released in full to the public (such is the promo schedule), so it's never been a better time to become an Early Pigeon than today!


For the $1+ patrons you'll be receiving the full sized cover artwork for the album before the public reveal with the lead single in a month's time (May 10th), as well as the singles and album as they are released to the public.


If you're a $10+ patron, then this month I'm continuing from where we left off last time for an in depth look into how the Hopes and Dreams artwork was made, as well as some alternative artworks which weren't used for the final cover. Don't forget too that as a $10+ patron you'll also get your name mentioned in the special thanks section of the album credits (if you'd like)!


I'm also sharing with my patrons the release schedule for the singles and album (as well as their associated rewards) before it goes out to the public with the lead single on May 10th.


With so much going on, it's never been a better time to join Better Than The Book and my other projects on Patreon and remember that when you sign up, you'll receive all the previous rewards for your tier including the entire rest of the Better Than The Book discography with Patreon exclusive bonus tracks, demos and much more. Sign up for as little as $1 a month, or $5 to pick up the new Hopes and Dreams album (as well as the entire BTTB back catalog) before it's released to the public. I hope you enjoy it!  


That wraps things up for this post! I've been very busy lately sorting out everything for the album's release and marketing campaign, but I think things are going smoothly and I can't wait to show you what's to come! The next big post will be on May 10th coinciding with the lead single release, but until then I hope you have a great time whatever you're up to, are getting excited for the next few months of BTTB action, and as always thanks for supporting Better Than The Book and my various music projects on Patreon and here on Newgrounds! Take care :)


Audio Services Website:JabunAudio // PATREON

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Mark your calendars: New single "Meteor Shower" premiering on YouTube May 10th 6pm BST!


Hi everyone and hope you're all having a great weekend! The time has finally come and so today I'm announcing that the new Better Than The Book single "Meteor Shower" will be premiering on YouTube on May 10th at 6pm BST, along with pre-orders opening for the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album! Exciting times!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl3Snl83OcI


Mark your calendars, come be the among the first to listen (if you haven't heard it already as a $5+ patron), and prepare yourselves, this is BTTB's heaviest track to date!


Looking forward to next Friday and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my various music projects! Take care until then :)


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"Better Than The Book's new single "Meteor Shower" is out, Hopes and Dreams album pre-orders are now open, album cover art revealed, Patreon rewards sent out + a schedule for what's to come!"


https://www.patreon.com/posts/better-than-new-26638213

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding


Hello fellow Newgrounds ska-punks, rockers and headbangers!

 

The time has come! After tonnes of hard work and preparation, the lead single from the new Better Than The Book - Hopes and Dreams album , "Meteor Shower", has finally been released accompanied by a stunning lyric video courtesy of my great friend and musical collaborator, Vladimir Kuznetsov of World Beyond! Cheers Vlad! Check out the video below and prepare yourselves; this is BTTB's heaviest and most experimental track to date! I hope you enjoy "Meteor Shower"!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl3Snl83OcI  


You can also listen and cast your votes here on Newgrounds:


 

Not only that, but pre-orders have now opened for the Hopes and Dreams album on Bandcamp, and I'm super excited to finally reveal the cover art for the album too:


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Head over to Bandcamp to check it out, pick up a download of Meteor Shower, and pre-order the Hopes and Dreams album:


https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/album/hopes-and-dreams

 

Or get even more when you become a monthly subscriber on Patreon! This month (today), the $1+ patrons will receive an mp3 download of Meteor Shower + the album art, $2+ patrons will additionally receive the lossless CD quality WAV file for Meteor Shower, $5+ patrons will receive the ENTIRE Hopes and Dreams album (artwork, mp3s and WAVs) right now, over 2 months before the public release, as well as press photos for the album launch campaign, and $10+ patrons will receive all that + an in-depth look into the making of track 01 of the album "The Hardest Part", as well as a special thanks in the album credits for Hopes and Dreams!


Not only that, but when you sign up, you'll gain access to the entire history of rewards for your tier including the complete Better Than The Book discography (Including the One Small Step EP and Two Years On albums) + many Patreon exclusive bonus tracks and more! There's never been a better time to subscribe to Patreon than today!

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

 

With the first single now released for the new album I also think it's finally time to reveal the schedule of what's to come, another two single releases, the album release + all the associated rewards on Patreon if you’re interested:


When the lead single is released and album pre-orders open (today):

- $1 / $2 patrons will receive the lead single Meteor Shower

- $5+ patrons will get the full Hopes and Dreams album + press photos

- $10+ patrons will receive a WIP+Demos package for "The Hardest Part" 


When the 2nd single is released (June 7th):

- $1 / $2 patrons will receive the 2nd single

- $5+ patrons will get something else to share

- $10+ patrons will receive another WIP+Demos package


When the 3rd single is released (July 5th):

- $1 / $2 patrons will receive the 3rd single 

- $5+ patrons will get something else to share 

- $10+ patrons will receive another WIP+Demos package 


When the full album is released (July 19th):

- $1 / $2 patrons will receive the full album + all $5 tier extras shared

 

It's certainly going to be a busy and fun few months, and I hope you're excited as I am :)


That's it for this post! The floodgates are open now and more Better Than The Book will be coming regularly until the album release on July 19th! Get ready for some more things ska-punky and familiar and some more things a little different like Meteor Shower, and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book on Patreon and here on Newgrounds! Take care until the next one and enjoy the new music!


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-06-07 13:38:30


"Better Than The Book's new single "Artificial Ignorance" is out + Patreon rewards have been sent out including song downloads, lyric sheets and an in depth look into the making of the new single!"


https://www.patreon.com/posts/better-than-new-27273433

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding


The time has come again, and I hope you're as excited today as I am for some more Better Than The Book! The 2nd single from the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album, "Artificial Ignorance", has just been released accompanied again by an animated visualizer courtesy of my great friend and musical collaborator, Vladimir Kuznetsov of World Beyond! Cheers Vlad! Check out the song via the video link below, and I hope you enjoy the return of horns, walking basslines, organ and skankin' guitars in "Artificial Ignorance"!

 

 

Pre-orders for the Hopes and Dreams album are also now open on the Better Than The Book bandcamp page, so head over to Bandcamp to pick up a download of "Artificial Ignorance", the lead single "Meteor Shower", and pre-order the Hopes and Dreams album now:

 

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/album/hopes-and-dreams

 

Or get even more value when you become a monthly subscriber on Patreon! This month (today), the $1+ patrons will receive an mp3 download of the new single Artificial Ignorance, $2+ patrons will additionally receive the lossless CD quality WAV file for the track, $5+ patrons will receive the ENTIRE Hopes and Dreams album (artwork, mp3s and WAVs) right now, over a month before the public release on July 19th, as well as press photos for the album launch campaign and lyric sheets, and $10+ patrons will receive all that + an in depth look into the making of the new single "Artificial Ignorance", as well as a special thanks in the album credits for Hopes and Dreams!

 

Not only that, but when you sign up, you'll gain access to the entire history of rewards for your tier including the complete Better Than The Book discography (Including the One Small Step EP and Two Years On albums), last month's new single "Meteor Shower" + many Patreon exclusive bonus tracks and more!

 

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

 

That's it for this post and the next one will be coming in 4 weeks time on July 5th coinciding with the final single of the Hopes and Dreams album, before the album launch on July 19th! More ska punk coming soon and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book! Take care until the next one and enjoy the new music :)


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-06-21 09:46:24


Just a quick update but I thought this was something cool to share! It's 4 weeks until Better Than The Book's 2nd album "Hopes and Dreams" is released and Breathing The Core have just interviewed me about the album and the project! Check out the interview about Better Than The Book here, and thanks for having me BTC!


http://www.breathingthecore.com/2019/06/interviews-better-than-book.html


And you can also read a track by track interview about the upcoming album below too! Semi-spoilers here but I hope you enjoy the behind the scenes look into BTTB's 10 new songs!


http://www.breathingthecore.com/2019/06/track-by-tracks-better-than-book-hopes.html


That's it for this post, and the next will be coming at most in 2 weeks time coinciding with the final pre-release single of the Hopes and Dreams album. Have fun until then and hope you're enjoying the new music!


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-06-24 12:09:58


Following up from the previous post, here's some more interviews / features to share with you today from Breathing The Core about Better Than The Book and the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album! Exciting times! The first one today is a behind the scenes look at the artwork! Check it out via the link below:

 

http://www.breathingthecore.com/2019/06/behind-artworks-better-than-book-hopes.html?fbclid=IwAR1I65VwSrLLiImeupXn5amOv5Bo1La5Ao2LDXKeV8ff5zM-J9v-5YIgcqo

 

They've also shared the project biography in another featured post! This is the same biography which has appeared in the press releases from the album, and was written in collaboration with PR manager for the album Meg from Live A Little Bit Louder. A huge thanks for all the hard work and help getting the message out! Check out the feature via the link below:

 

http://www.breathingthecore.com/2019/06/band-biographies-better-than-book.html

 

And finally, Better Than The Book now has its own dedicated section on Breathing The Core's website, as well as being added to their list of bands! That's pretty darn cool if you ask me, and feel free to catch up with all the past interviews / features on that special page below:

 

http://www.breathingthecore.com/search/label/Better%20Than%20The%20Book

 

That's all for today's post, but there are still more interviews and things to come soon, so stay tuned for more! Hope you have a great rest of the week and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my various projects! Until the next one, take care!


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-07-05 13:56:28


"Better Than The Book's new single "(The Travelling To See Eva Song)" is out, last chance to appear in the Hopes and Dreams album special thanks + Patreon rewards have been sent out including song downloads, a behind the scenes photo and story, and an in depth look into the making of track 03 from the upcoming album, "And I Fear"!"


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The time has come once again! The 3rd and final pre-release single from the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album, "(The Travelling To See Eva Song)", has just been released accompanied once again by an animated visualizer courtesy of the one and only Vladimir Kuznetsov of World Beyond! Cheers again Vlad! Check out the song via the video link below or the NG embed, and I hope you enjoy this lighthearted track about distance, love, and National Rail, featuring BTTB's first organ solo! Fun times!

 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwyH6VLKEl8

 

Pre-orders for the Hopes and Dreams album are open on the Better Than The Book bandcamp page, so head over to Bandcamp to pick up a download of "(The Travelling To See Eva Song)", 2nd single "Artificial Ignorance", and lead single "Meteor Shower", and pre-order the Hopes and Dreams album today:

 

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/album/hopes-and-dreams

 

Or get even more value when you become a monthly subscriber on Patreon! Today patrons will receive:

 

$1+ tier - Mp3 downloads of all 3 pre-release singles from the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album.

 

$2+ tier - Mp3 and WAV downloads of all 3 pre-release singles from the upcoming Hopes and Dreams album.

 

$5+ tier - The ENTIRE Hopes and Dreams album (artwork, mp3s and WAVs) right now, 2 weeks before the public release on July 19th, as well as press photos for the album launch campaign, lyric sheets, and a behind the scenes photo and story from the album's production too! 

 

$10+ tier - All the above rewards + an in depth look into the making of track 03 from the upcoming album, "And I Fear"! This is also the last chance to get your name / alias included in the special thanks section of Hopes and Dreams album credits on Bandcamp (as I'll be setting the credits in stone when the album goes out on the 19th) so if that's something you're interested in, act now before the album goes out and I'll add you to the list!

 

Not only that, but when you sign up, you'll gain access to the entire history of rewards for your tier including the complete Better Than The Book discography (including the One Small Step EP and Two Years On album) + many Patreon exclusive bonus tracks and more! There's never been a better time to subscribe to Patreon than today!

 

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

 

That's it for this post and the next big one (and set of rewards for the $1+ / $2+ patrons) will be coming in 2 weeks time on July 19th coinciding with the big launch of the Hopes and Dreams album! Lots of new music coming soon and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my various music projects! Take care until the next one and hope you enjoy the new single :)


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-07-08 05:05:06


Some cool Monday morning news! Better Than The Book's latest single "(The Travelling To See Eva Song)" has been featured on Happy Metal Geek​'s news website! Thanks so much for the feature HMG and nice choice on the picture of me at Nicko McBrain's Drum One​ in Nicko's kit (drummer from Iron Maiden)! That was a fun day :D


https://happymetalgeek.com/news-better-than-the-book-releases-the-travelling-to-see-eva-song-from-forthcoming-album-hopes-and-dreams/


Also super cool to see that the previous single "Artificial Ignorance" has been featured on Newgrounds' front page! Amazing, and thanks so much NG! Less than 2 weeks until the album Hopes and Dreams is released on Friday 19th July. Exciting times!


https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/album/hopes-and-dreams



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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-07-12 06:58:58


Woot! Some amazing news to share today as Better Than The Book made its Australian FM Radio debut on Tuesday night with "(The Travelling To See Eva Song)" on The Ska Show with Beefy on Southern FM! Thanks so much Beefy for having it playing alongside the music of my heroes including The Mighty Mighty Bosstones! Fantastic!


https://www.facebook.com/notes/the-ska-show-with-beefy-on-southern-fm/playlist-9th-july-2019/2369304423157949/?__tn__=-R


On an unrelated note, I went to see KISS last night and they were unbelievable; a pilgrimage of sorts for me and my first band (and my dad and more)! This whole week's just been amazing, and only 1 more to go until Hopes and Dreams is released too! Crazy Nights ahead WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOO!


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Following from last week's exciting news: the podcast for the radio show which featured Better Than The Book on it last week is here! 


Thanks so much to Beefy for giving "(The Travelling To See Eva Song)" its Australian FM radio premier as well as for the amazing shout out for the "Hopes and Dreams" album which comes out TOMORROW! Check out the Ska Show's podcast re-run via the link below for ska covers, new and old tunes, and a tonne of skankin' fun! Great show!


(BTTB's on -20:37 before the end with the shout out at -15:33)


The Masita Ska Show with Beefy, July 9th 2019 (2nd Hour)


And head over to Bandcamp to hear the other singles!


https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/album/hopes-and-dreams


Big day tomorrow! Exciting times and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my various projects here on NG!


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-07-19 14:57:27


"Better Than The Book's 2nd album "Hopes and Dreams" has been released + Patreon rewards have been sent out including downloads for the full Hopes and Dreams album, press photos, lyrics sheets, and a behind the scenes studio photo and story!"


https://www.patreon.com/posts/better-than-2nd-27869028

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The time has finally come and I cannot tell you how excited I am today to announce that Better Than The Book's 2nd full-length album "Hopes and Dreams" has finally been released! You can check out the teaser / launch video (featuring track 01 "The Hardest Part") as well as listen to the full Hopes and Dreams album, pick up a copy, and see the full album credits and special thanks on Bandcamp via the links below! I hope you enjoy it all!

 

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/album/hopes-and-dreams



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g3oKzyrmkw



 Or get even more from Better Than The Book when you become a patron for as little as $1 a month today, and boy is there a lot to share this time! With such a big event as this album launch, all patrons will be receiving:

 

1)     A full download of the brand new Better Than The Book - Hopes and Dreams album in mp3 and WAV format as well as high resolution album art ($1 Patrons will only receive the mp3s and artwork, not the WAVs)

 

2)     A selection of high resolution photos from the press shoot for the album, including photos used for the album's press releases and marketing campaign

 

3)     High resolution lyric sheets for the album

 

4)     A behind the scenes studio photo and story from the Hopes and Dreams album production

 

Not only that, but I'm once again hosting a Patreon exclusive Ask Me Anything / Q & A session to celebrate the album's launch! Hope to hear some interesting questions from you all!

 

And remember that on top of all that when you sign up, you'll gain access to the entire history of rewards for your tier including the complete Better Than The Book discography (including the One Small Step EP and Two Years On albums) + many Patreon exclusive bonus tracks and more! If you're a $10+ patron too, then you'll have access to the entire series of monthly behind the scenes and demo posts too! There's never been a better time to sign up to Patreon than today! 

 

https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding

 

And that wraps things up for this post which was the final post for the Hopes and Dreams album launch period! I hope you've enjoyed this journey over the past few months and with the Hopes and Dreams album finally out, I think it's time for a well earned break! The next Patreon reward posts will be on the final Wednesday of August (the 28th) for the $5+ patrons, and first Wednesday of September (the 4th) for the $1+ / $2+ patrons when I start releasing the Jabun back catalog of music on the new Patreon rewards schedule!

 

And what’s next for BTTB? Who can say for sure but I’m sure there’ll be plenty of stuff to share over the next few months, and I’ll be sharing new tracks from the album weekly here on Newgrounds until mid September too! Until the next post I hope you enjoy all the new music and extra rewards and I want to express my biggest thanks to all the patrons and readers for supporting Better Than The Book and the Hopes and Dreams album, and my various other music projects! Hope to see you over on the Patreon Q & A post, and until next time, take care :)


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Response to Jabun's Music & Patreon Thread 2019-07-24 05:56:40


Hello again and hope you're having a great week so far! As you may already know, my 2nd album as Better Than The Book "Hopes and Dreams" was released last Friday, and today I'm uploading the first of the non-single tracks to YouTube, SoundCloud and Newgrounds! There'll be a new track coming out each Wednesday until mid September and the first of the bunch is the opening track of the album "The Hardest Part"! Get ready for a motivational ska punk anthem to get you pumped for the rest of the new music, and hope you enjoy it:



Purchase the “Hopes and Dreams” album on Bandcamp:

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/


Or grab the full album and complete Better Than The Book discography now when you become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding


"Hopes and Dreams" is now also available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google, and all the other places you'd expect to find digital music in this day and age! Hope you enjoy it!


That's it for this post, and next week, I'll be moving onto and uploading track 03 of the album "And I Fear"! Until then, enjoy the new music, hope you have a great week, and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my various projects! Take care :)


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Hi everyone and hope you're having a great week so far! It's Wednesday which means I'm sharing another track from Better Than The Book's new Hopes and Dreams album and this time it's track 03: "And I Fear"! Check out the player below for an honest and no holding back ska punk anthem about the fear of not being able to live up to other people's expectations! I hope you enjoy it!



Purchase the “Hopes and Dreams” album on Bandcamp:

https://betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/


Or grab the full album and complete Better Than The Book discography now when you become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NickStanding


On top of that, this week's been crazy in terms of news and press features for the new album! Better Than The Book made its debut on the UK internet radio station Tonic Ska Radio on Saturday, and made its Californian Radio debut on idobi Radio's Spinning Thoughts show (pop punk), as well as being featured again in Australia on The Ska Show with Beefy! You can check out the podcast reruns of those show via the links below:


Spinning Thoughts Episode 182 Podcast (I'm the first of the full tracks to play)


The Masita Ska Show with Beefy July 23rd (-9:09 from the end following with a shout out)


BTTB is also set to make its debut on another UK Ska station Button Down Radio this Sunday at 11:30 BST, with a twice daily repeat of the segment for the following week! More details to come for that so head over to the BTTB Facebook page for more updates closer to the time if you're interested! Exciting times!


That's it for this post! Next week we'll be onto track 05 of the album and the end of the first side, and I'm sure there'll be many more pieces of news to share too! Until the next one, have a great rest of the week and thanks as always for supporting Better Than The Book and my projects! Take care!


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