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Derivations Pre-Order On Amazon!

Posted on 2020-05-30 Written by D. Lee Jackson Leave a Comment

Derivations Cover This is the big one! My new album, Derivations, is available for pre-order on Amazon! Just like on iTunes and Apple Music, if you order now, you’ll get early access to track one of the album, “CyberFlight.” Now’s your chance – click here to pre-order Derivations on Amazon!

In other news, the pre-order sale of Derivations on iTunes and Apple Music is still going strong. Grab your copy now if you’re on the Apple platform.

Also, if you’d like to listen to excerpts from Derivations before you buy, you can always visit my Hearnow page. There, you’ll find 30-second excerpts of all eleven tracks, plus links to my social media sites and links to where you can buy the album.

UPDATE: Still no news as to whether CD Baby’s distribution warehouse in Portland, Oregon will be open in time for the release date of Derivations. As a result, I would not count on being able to purchase a physical CD from Amazon when June 5th rolls around. However, I will be announcing the details of a special eBay sale of ten signed and numbered CDs shortly after the release date, so please stay tuned for that.

Derivations Pre-Order Sale On!

Posted on 2020-05-26 Written by D. Lee Jackson Leave a Comment

It’s official: you can now pre-order my new album, Derivations, on iTunes and Apple Music! The sale began on Friday worldwide. I wish I had some way of keeping track of the statistics, but my distributor, CD Baby, won’t have any stats for another week. In any case, if you purchase a copy of the album before the June 5th release date, you’ll get early access to the lead track, “CyberFlight.” Please pick up a copy today!

Also new this week is my Hearnow page for Derivations. Many of you may remember my Hearnow page for my Calibrations album. This is pretty much the same. Go to my Derivations Hearnow page and you’ll find 30-second-long previews of all eleven tracks off of the album, plus links to the stores where they can be purchased (only iTunes and Apple Music for now, but that will update as new sites become available) and to my social media pages.

UPDATE: Still no news on whether or not CD Baby’s distribution warehouse is going to reopen by June 5th. They’re located in Oregon – Portland, specifically, one of the more paranoid areas when it comes to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. In other words, it doesn’t look good. For now, your best bet if you want a high-quality audio release of Derivations would be to follow me on Bandcamp. I’ll send out notifications to all followers when the album comes out. All but tracks 2 and 11 (which were originally recorded at 44KHz/16-bit) will be released at 96KHz/24-bit resolution. Not a bad reason to pick them up!

The Derivations CDs Are Here!

Posted on 2020-05-08 Written by D. Lee Jackson 1 Comment

Derivations CD The CDs are here! They arrived Thursday afternoon. I’ve already quality checked one, including playing it, and it was perfect!

The next step is to get a supply sent to CD Baby for distribution. As of this date, CD Baby’s warehouse is still closed, so it is uncertain whether or not CD sales on Amazon will be available on the drop date of June 5th. MP3 sales will be available, of course, both on Amazon and on Bandcamp.

“Why can’t you ship the CDs now that you have them?” is the question I’m hearing from the third row. Aside from my disabilities, I’m just not set up to handle large scale sales and shipping from my home. I will be running a very small scale exclusive sale on eBay as the drop date nears, however. I’ll offer 10 signed and numbered CDs, just like I did with my Calibrations release. (I may also offer special commissioned signed sales as well. Talk to me about pricing.)

I appreciate your patience while this COVID-19 mess is sorted out. Until then, please keep your fingers crossed and count the days until June 5th!

Derivations Audio Passes Inspection – June 5th Digital Release Date Confirmed!

Posted on 2020-04-26 Written by D. Lee Jackson Leave a Comment

magnifying glass The Derivations album cleared another major hurdle over the past couple of days when its audio passed CD Baby’s rigorous inspection process. That means the audio is now ready for release on the scheduled June 5th date on streaming and digital sales platforms, including Amazon Digital, Apple Music, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Pandora, and many more! This also confirms the May 22nd pre-order date on iTunes.

The situation with the CDs is a bit different. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CD Baby has closed their warehouse and is not stocking any releases at this time. I may receive the CDs from their duplication partner in time for the distribution date, but as long as their warehouse remains closed, I won’t be able to send in any CDs for them to sell physically on Amazon.

However, a few lucky people will be able to lay hands upon a Derivations CD regardless of the situation. Just as I did with the Calibrations CDs, I will be offering for sale ten signed and numbered Derivations CDs on eBay shortly after I receive them. This will be the only set that I will sign and number, making it a unique collectible. I’ll announce more details as the sale approaches.

I’ll also eventually be making a high-resolution 96KHz/24-bit version of the album (with the exception of one song – details later) on Bandcamp. If you want to be notified of when I release this, please go to my Bandcamp page and sign up to follow me (no spam, I promise).

The release is getting closer—please keep your eyes open!