New Release Date for Radical Shifts Book

We have delayed the book release date for my memoir, Radical Shifts, to September 14, 2019.  This will give us more time to contact media for interviews, articles, promotion and marketing to local, regional, national and international media outlets like newspapers, radio, TV, internet, blogs, etc.

Today we will do a verbal read through of the book to check the flow of it and check any spelling mistakes, grammar and punctuation.  Cyndie has been a huge help in this area.  We will complete the editing on February 22, 2019, the feast of the Chair of Peter.  This is a highly symbolic date for me, with my name being Peter :)  I have a cool gold and red chair that we used for a Myztery photo shoot with Tom Hawkins in Vancouver a while back.

You can read the Foreword and Chapter One of Radical Shifts here:  https://www.wattpad.com/697646285-radical-shifts-foreword-and-chapter-one?utm_source=web&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=share_reading&fbclid=IwAR15VHH4npB1qhrNkOzKm3pXuF4rNFx4eHgnFTfRphurVlA4hITfNS5jKWg

We have started Myztery rehearsals twice a week:  Tuesday and Thursday evenings.  We went over two songs for an upcoming album last night.  I played acoustic guitar and Cyndie played keyboards.  I am also composing music for our next concept album to be released in November of 2020.  We plan to release a "regular" album after the concept album.  We certainly don't have a shortage of material to work with!

We will likely hire our friend Kelly Stodola to do the drums for the concept album.  He is a solid session drummer and plays drums with many local bands.  He did a show with us at Presentation Theatre in North Vancouver a while back.  I have a solo concert today in Mission, BC, about an hour from where we will live in Burnaby.  Have a great day and keep on rockin'!

Stage One of Editing Complete!

Yesterday I complete Stage One of editing of my memoir, Radical Shifts.  This means I have gone through the entire manuscript checking for proper chronological order, spelling, grammar and necessary information.  Now I will leave the manuscript alone for a week and then pick it up again and read it out loud with Cyndie for Stage Two of the editing process.  After that, we will correct any mistakes etc in Stage Three and then we will be ready to submit the manuscript for printing in Ontario.

If you would like to join our Myztery Radical Shifts Launch Team visit this link:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/2187428531531123/?ref=bookmarks 

Members of the Radical Shifts Launch Team will get their name in the paperback book as well as the ebook and receive a free e-book!  Your duty will be to spread the news of the books release on May 11, 2019 at 7pm PST in Burnaby, BC.  It would also be great if you posted a review of the e-book on Kindle Amazon on May 13, 2019, two days after the release.

I am also composing music for our 5th Myztery album, to be released in November of 2020.  It is a concept album, similar in some ways to our debut concept album Myztery and our Tempus Fugit album.  I am also building a unique website that goes along with the album and it will feature the music and lyrics and storyline of the album. 

Today is Valentine's Day so we wish you all a very Happy Valentine's day!  Tonight I have a solo gig in Vancouver and we are going out for dinner after that in Burnaby.  Have a great day and thanks for reading! :) 

Cover of Radical Shifts Finished

Abstract Marketing has completed the cover of my upcoming memoir, Radical Shifts, specifically Lisa.  Our completion date for editing the book is February 22, 2019, the feast of the Chair of Peter :)  It is a good date to finish it on.  Our release party is still May 11, 2019 in the party room of our condo complex.  I am hoping to also have a book signing at Chapters in Metrotown, Burnaby.  I will approach them once I have the book in my hands to show them.

Our Radical Shifts Launch Team is growing!  We now have 5 members from Canada and the USA and Nigeria.  Look up Radical Shifts Launch Team on Facebook if you would like to join.  Members get their names in the paperback book and e-book and get a free e-book.  The duties of members is to promote the book release party and the book to their friends and family both online and offline.

I am still composing music for our next album which will be released in 2020.  It will be another concept album along the lines of our debut album and Tempus Fugit, but the songs won't be 15 minutes long this time! :)  I have also built a website for the album like the one I built for Tempus Fugit www.myztery-tempus-fugit.net

We have added a sign up button for our e-newsletter.  Everyone who signs up gets access to our Myztery debut album which we recorded and released in 2005.

Have a great day and KEEP ON ROCKIN'!

Radical Shifts Book Release Party Date Changed

Hello!  We have changed the date for my Book Release Party for my memoir Radical Shifts to March 23, 2019.  The reason is that our publisher needs 6 weeks to manufacture the books.  Last night Cyndie and I did more editing on the manuscript.  We have less than 100 pages to go!  Then we will read through it again a couple of times for a final edit, checking grammar, spelling, punctuation and so on.

The book will first be released as a paperback, almost 500 pages.  Then it will come out on Amazon/Kindle as an e-book and finally as an audio book.  I will be narrating the audio book in our studio.  Our plan is to have me appear on various TV and Radio and Internet talk shows to discuss my book.

Last night I choose a variety of synthesizer settings for our upcoming concept album which will be released in 2020.  We plan on buying ProTools again to do the album.  We will use Cyndie's Mac laptop to record with as it is newer than mine.

We have recently added Myztery to Snapchat.  I am trying to figure out how to put a link to Snapchat on our Myztery website.

Have an awesome day and thanks for reading!

Photo:  Playing my  Flying V in a castle.  Photo by Cyndie Mason.

Doors Opening

Photo:  Me playing my 12 string guitar in the band Quantum Leap.

Good morning!  A couple of days ago I met a guy who took our Myztery card and he said he would give it to his friend in the Yukon and they may have Myztery play a concert there at the Dawson music festival (Blue Feather).  I have been on tour across Canada from Vancouver to Newfoundland but I have not yet been to the Yukon or Nunavit and would love to tour up there.

We are getting more and more people following us on Instagram since we recently started posting photos on that site.  I have been writing music for our upcoming concept album to be released in 2020.  My next task is to work on a synthesizer part for one of the songs.  I always carry Myztery cards in my pocket. "Be prepared" is the Boy Scouts motto :)  You never know who you are going to meet.

We will start rehearsing for live shows soon.  We will be playing some Myztery songs at my book release party on February 22nd.  We have a large party room in our condo complex that we have booked for the event.  It starts at 7 pm and the address is 7058 14th Ave, Burnaby, BC and you are welcome to come!  Just call me at 604-379-5936 when you arrive at the front door and we will let you in the building.  Snacks and soft drinks will be provided.

Have an awesome day!

Radical Shifts Book Release Party

You are invited to the Myztery Book Release Party for my memoir Radical Shifts!  It will take place on Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Party Room, 7058 14th Ave., Burnaby, BC, 7 pm.  Call 604-379-5936 when you arrive at the entrance to the building and you will be let in.  Free parking on 14th or 17th St.

The book will be released as a paperback for $20, an ebook for $10 and an audio book for $10.  We will be playing some acoustic classic rock songs at the party on acoustic guitar as well as some original Myztery songs.  There will be soft drinks and snacks provided.  I will be signing copies of the book for those who want that.  

I have been working on my book for almost 20 years!  It started with my online testimony on a Christian music site I started and developed over the years into a book.   Rolf Kempf, who wrote Alice Cooper's hit song "Hello! Hurray" does the preface to the book.  He wrote: "If you are interested in spiritual seeking and looking for a higher meaning in life, there is something in this book for you."

Recording for Blood and Water Begins!

Hello!  Today we will begin recording our album Blood and Water.  The first song is called Consuming Fire.  It will be played on the classical guitar in drop D tuning.  I may get around to recording the vocals today as well.  I didn't have any concerts today so I went to noon mass at St. Peter's church in New Westminster.  Cyndie is working in Squamish today.

We bought a new set of studio monitor headphones yesterday at Long and McQuade and they sound amazing!  One Sunday this month we will have our Advent retreat at Westminster Abbey in Mission, BC.  Cyndie traded in her old car for another car that is easier to ride in on her many journeys.  I am planning to release my memoir, Radical Shifts, on February 22 of 2019.  This is the feast day of the Chair of St. Peter, so I thought it would be a good day to release my book :)

I made a good confession yesterday for the first week of Advent at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver and stayed for the 5:10 pm mass.  Please pray that I have the discipline to wake up and stay up and pray at 6 am Monday to Friday, which will enable us to get to daily mass at 8:15 am.  My mother is out of the hospital after having had two falls and bumping her hed.  She is happy at home now and has three caregivers, as well as the family, to look after her.  She loves having her cat with her as well.  Have a great day!