Jason Castro Updates

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today i am thaknful for the many opportunities i've had this last year, places i've seen and people i've met. its been such an amazing year! i've learned so much and experienced life i never imagined. its been a busy year, and with business sometimes you lose sight of the wonderful things around you. i am thankful for days like today when we get to slow down and look around :) i cannot believe my debut album release is just around the corner!! SO THANKFUL! i cannot believe that i have support from so many wonderful people!!! SO THANKFUL! i cant WAIT for my first tour!!! SOOO THANKFUL!!! i cannot believe i found such an amazing band of friends! SO THANKFUL!! i really cannot believe how great the album sounds... haha SO THANKFUL!!!! theres no where else id rather be! Today i am especially thankful for the opportunity to be home surrounded and by family and friends. i hope you are ll enjoying this day with a someone or two you love :) GIVE THANKS!

love,

jason

man i havent blogged in a while! well, now that i have a second to catch some air let me fill yall in on a few things! first of all, im in LA as you all may know. on a break from recording. its been a great week! ive missed this sunny city! or should i say smoggy city? i dunno how it can beautiful and disgusting at the same time but somehow it does it. haha but anyways i came out here this week to finish some recording. we recorded a couple of the big songs acoustic so we could have more to play with! its been fun! after this week i will officially be done recording for my album! no more recording till the next one! 

i also had a few showcases with some movie companies while i was here. sharing the songs and talking about getting one in a movie or 2! it was so fun hanging out on the movie lots, theres so much history in them! movie magic. it was awesome. we also played some of the songs off the cd for them while we where there and i got so charged! hearing the songs reminded me of what a great album we have made! i cannot wait for yall to hear it! oh so much goodness :)

ive got a show in austin tomorrow! which means a 6:50am flight... ouch! but its gonna be fun! speaking of shows, you may have heard even though i havent officially announced but i'm planning on going on tour with matt hires in the beginning of next year! im so pumped to get out and play some real shows! i have really been anticipating this moment since i was on idol, longing for the day to get back into intimate venues and share my songs with people in the right environment! malls where fun but not the vibiest places.. haha and we only went to like 14 cities! this time, im gonna get around! so be on the lookout and order tickets for your city! and invite all your friends, duh. haha its gonna be a good time!

anyways, ive got one bit left to sing... one of the high parts... its been giving me trouble all week! time to nail it. hope everybody is well and getting ready for the holidays! thanksgiving is next week and christmas coming so soon!! can you feel it? im starting to... and i like it.

holler!

jason

Brrrrr! im in syracuse, NY and i just got back from breakfast. i had stuffed french toast! maybe a little too sweet for the morning... haha we will be leaving for albany in about 30 minutes so i thought id stop in and catch up! the biggest thing this week has been the weather... it started getting colder... starting in texas! when i got home last weekend it felt like fall! just like that, the season has changed. now as ive headed further and further north it just keeps getting colder! it was funnn at first... i have a new jacket i was excited to wear. haha but now its just plain cold!!! even in my room! my hands are kind of stiff as i write.. haha 

so im near the end of week 4 on the radio tour and its been a blast! its been so great to be all over the place, see new things, mee new people(and see some familiar faces ;) i love it! it can be brutal at times, getting up so early every day! but luckily, i have a skill for napping. haha

all the radio stations have been so nice and excited about the song! its very encouraging to hear the djs pumped about it! weve done alot of cool events together too. ranging from 10-20 people in a conference room to playing at fairs, benefit concerts and we even did a happy hour appearance at a UNO Chicago Grill! yummy.

as you all probably know im starting the mall tour next week! until then im just trying to stay healthy, drinkin lots of Emergen-C! haha well its time for me to run. gotta pack up and get downstairs! 

see you in Albany!

jason

when i use ketchup i barely use any at all. FYI

so hello!

im sitting in Charlotte, NC. waiting to board here in a few minutes and i wanted to blog and catch up with you guys! i just got a massage here at the airport... that was a first! but ive been needing one, my back has been so sore from carrying all my stuff through all these airports! i just came from Nashville, one city that ive always wanted to visit and i finally do and im only there for 4 hours!!! and half of that was spent at the airport! bummer. but ill be back. :) so lets rewind a little, i just had one of the greatest weekends ever!!! i got to be in dallas for a few days and while i was working alot it was a blast!!!! STATE FAIR OF TEXAS!!!! first show with the band... it was amazing. gosh i cant wait to get on the road with those guys! they're so great!!! after my weekend home in dallas i went to austin and then san antonio! we stayed right on the riverwalk in San Antonio which, if you've never been to San Antonio, is such an amazing place!!! ive never stayed on the river walk and it was so beautiful! well.. the plane is already boarding... ill be back later for some more! or maybe tomorrow... yaaaa playing tonight with a fellow idol alumni, Blake Lewis, so things will probably go late. doing a morning show and then flying home for my dads bday! booyuh! happy Birthday DAD!!!!!

hollerrrr

jason

tonight was a blast! so lets start with... 10 am soundcheck.... that meant waking at like 8... no fun... especially since i wasnt playing till 8 oclock at night! but i did it, went back to the hotel and too a nap...ya.

so here the story really starts! show up to the event, it was at a really cool venue called the voodoo lounge, around 5 pm. walked in at the end of "Natalie Portman's Shaved Head"..haha ya weird name but fun band! i met all the guys(and one gal :) after the show. they where so nice! witnessed Bone Thugs N Harmony! that was a blast from the past and theyve got a new album coming out! crazyyy. right around that time i met guy named Jason Derulo! you might be familiar with that name :) sings the song "Whatcha Say" its kind of huge right now... LOVE IT! he was super cool, bummed i missed his set but glad we got to chat!

the night carried on and we had a dinner break where there was some killer barbQ! i actually didnt end up eating any until after the show which, by then, the food was cold.. but it was still amazing! mmm mmmm during the break i met a band called Group 1 Crew and they where pretty awesome people! they where also the first up after the break and they where amazing! really great dancing going on, some rapping some singing. i was impressed and really enjoyed them. also during the dinner break... somebody started playing guitar and singing in the middle of dinner with no pa system and i didnt know what was going on and i walk over to find The Swell Season!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! for those of you that dont know the swell season is made up of the guy and gal from the movie "once" which if you havent seen, you must! it was so unreal watching them sing unplugged standing up with a huddle of people around them. it was like i was in a scene from "once"! same beat up guitar and raw breathtaking vocals. that was definitely one of my favorite moments of the night.

Atlantic artists took the stage last starting with Robert Francis with whom, i just fell in love. that is one live show you NEED to catch! i played next and it went well.. i got great feedback after the set which is always encouraging. it was neat to show the itunes folks what ive been working on! obviously we have a bit of a relationship already started with American Idol but nobody really knew what i did on my own! so that was fun. and thennn came on the talented Caitlin Crosby. absolutely love her voice! such a sweet girl too. she has a fantastci website she started, www.LOVEYOURFLAWZ.com that showcases men and women showing off their natural beauty and its really inspiring! you should cruise on over there and check it out. i took a picture tonight that will be going up on the website soon :) The Swellers came on next to close the show and they found the sweet spot in my heart. haha theyre a pop punk band on Fueled by Ramen and i LOVE POP PUNK!!!! watching them made me wanna play drums again... but im having too much fun doing what im doing so that will ha ve to wait!!! haha

well thats it for the night, time to pack up. im flying to dallas in the morning and going straight to rehearsals! getting the band ready for friday at the fair!!! until next time....