SO many people have been involved in making the EP and new Album…it’s ironic that it has any one person’s face on it when it was such a team effort! Because I know it WASN’T just me who made it, and because so many other people were part of it, I get a lot of joy from sharing people’s responses… Me tweeting them and blogging them is my way of saying how great my team are and how much thanks they deserve!
So… all that to say…here are a few new reviews… Click on them to go to the sites and see the full write-ups.. The first one is from Chris Marsh, a worship leader in the UK, who went to youth group with me…so it means a lot to hear his thoughts when he literally saw me lead worship (very badly!!!) when I had just begun in my early teens!
I’m also posting these reviews to show that individual bloggers DO have a voice in Cyberspace. That you don’t have to be a huge Christian magazine or radio station in order to have an opinion and let it be known. So keep blogging guys!
Hey friends! Wow, what an exciting week it’s been…. I’m still blown away by your support. The EP is still sitting in the Top 10 of iTunes’s CCM album chart…which is really encouraging!
Ok… on a lighter note… I keep getting texts and tweets from people saying “I thought I saw YOU on the Olympics….!”.. So I checked out the girl they are talking about… If you look at photos of me from a few years ago (here’s a still shot from back when I hosted the online show the New Song Cafe and had a different hair style)…you can kinda see the resemblance!
So… maybe in my spare time when I’m not writing and recording music, I’m training to be an olympic skiier???!
Ha.
Who do you look like? Any dopplegangers out there?!
Well… I’m blow away… and again, it’s all thanks to you guys!
I didn’t think we’d have a presence/impact on the non CCM iTunes album chart at all…. but the EP is sitting at 76, next to Pink and Pearl Jam… who are both favorites of mine… so, this has brought a grateful and surprised smile to my face
Carlos Whittaker, a dear friend of mine and a great worship artist and blogger posted a really encouraging and meaningful blog about my EP today…. thanks Los!
I want to say a huge thank you to YOU for getting my E.P. to number 5 already…. and it’s only 1pm in San Diego…so we still have the rest of the day ahead!
If you haven’t bought the EP yet, I’d love it if you could…. Lets see if a british girl with funny two-colored hair can make an impact in the Top 3 today! I’m very humbled as I know this is all thanks to your support… so I see this TOTALLY as a team effort between us all
So… drum roll… the day I’ve been waiting for now for aaaaaages is here! TOMORROW (Feb 16th) my EP releases on iTunes! Woohoo!
Toby Mac is ruling and reigning in all the CCM iTunes charts so I don’t know if we’ll even show up on there tomorrow!….but wouldn’t it be really fun and encouraging if we did???
It would mean the world to me if you bought it… it should only be a couple of dollars/pounds….
When you get it, comment below to let me know what you think of it!!
Also, here are the names of the winners from the “Answer this question to get a free signed physical copy of the EP” (they were mailed a few days ago so you should have them today or tomorrow!)
Mark Radcliff
Beth DeWaal
Michael J Peeler
Joshua Nadel
Stacy DeJonge
Beth Spaman
Watch out for more Blog contests soon
Thanks again for all your love and support… I couldn’t do this without you guys.
Here is a photo of me, opening the first box of my E.P.s a couple of days ago. I was so excited to hold it in my hands that I had to Skype my friends and show them!
Would you like to win a free copy of it, signed by me and mailed to you for free? It doesn’t release until Feb 16th on iTunes but I am going to select a few people who email me and sign an EP to them and mail it to their address in the next couple of days. This is to say THANK YOU for being such a great Blog community!!
Here’s all you have to do… Watch my “Behind The Scenes of the EPK” video…which is in the post below. At different times in the video you’ll hear a british female voice talking (not mine!)…it’s my Manager, Wendy Beech-ward!
She says at one point that she thinks I need:
(a) Singing lessons
(b) Dancing lessons
(c) Juggling lessons
Which one?? Watch it and you’ll find out!
Then… email me that answer to vicky@vickybeeching.com. (Please let me know what country you live in, in the email too!)
(Don’t write your answer in the comment section or everyone will see and know the answer!!)
If you are selected, I’ll email you back and ask for your mailing address
A week ago I was in London, filming my EPK video! An EPK is short for “electronic press kit” and is a video that gives people insight into who a someone is….so I hope it gives you a bit more insight into where I’m from and what I’m all about!
Video producer Andy Hutch from the UK is currently editing and finishing the actual video… But for right now here is a ‘behind the scenes’ video that my manager Wendy and I shot on my Flip camera throughout the day.. Hope you enjoy it!
Quick update on the 3 song E.P. It was going to come out on Feb 9th but we’ve pushed it to Feb 16th for some online/digital reasons… so even though we’ll have to wait one extra week, it’ll be worth it I promise! So… Feb 16th… I can’t wait for you to hear it
I love the Bible… big time! I’m always looking for new ways to make it fresh..and ways to help me read it every day, within my crazy life of flights, hotels, different time zones and countries. I just discovered this site today, so wanted to let you know about it! I’m going to give it a try!
Question for you… Do your read the Bible? Daily or just whenever you feel like it/have time? Which translation do you like best?
Great news – on February 7th I’ve been invited to lead worship at Rob Bell’s church, Mars Hill in Grand Rapids. I’m really looking forward to it. Recently they had my friend Stu G from Delirious leading there…so it sounds like early 2010 is the ‘British Invasion’ of Michigan!
Rob’s work is really excellent stuff. If you haven’t dived into his material, check out the NOOMA video series…
Or if you’d rather read something instead of watching videos, I recommend starting with “Velvet Elvis“:
I got interested in Rob’s work during the Delirious “Worship Revolution” tour a couple of years ago. Stu G (lead guitarist) and Jon Thatcher (bass player) were really into his writings and podcasts. So often we would listen to the podcast on the bus or in the green room, when we weren’t busy sound checking or setting up gear. They got me into Velvet Elvis, and another of his books, SexGod.
Looking forward to Feb 7th.
Have you read or watched any of Rob’s material? Thoughts from the crowd??
