About me

Join: Team Angels 2008

 

I've been a bit out of touch from SAB lately due to family and work reasons. I'll slowly get back into the swing of things again. It's great that a number of artists have hit $50K lately.

I have a new plan for investing in general and of course this could change at any time :-) Though there will be noteable exceptions, I'll invest a minimum of 1 to 5 parts in each artist above $10K. Of course I'll still be investing more in artists whose music really matches my musical tastes.

 

I don't really like writing these About Me sections, but figured it was time.

I’m a real believer in the concept of SellABand. Since a friend of mine got me hooked last year, I’ve been slowly increasing my part share at the site.

I’m not involved in the music industry. I’m a software developer and performance engineer for a large software company in the American Pacific Northwest and now focus on the performance of the relational database product at the company.

I’m not a musician either. I’ve sung in a number of church and folk choirs over the years but I don’t consider my musical abilities to be very good; however, that isn’t stopping me from recently starting drum lessons.

I grew up on a farm in a small town near San Diego in Southern California which my parents continue to own and operate. The primary product from the farm is eggs. I learned the value of hard work at an early age and know that through hard labor come some of our greatest personal achievements. I see a number of artists on SAB that seem to understand this and they are succeeding at achieving their goals.

I’m an Environmentalist and have been a member of the small American Green party for over 20 years. I feel music can is one of the vital conduits that can open our minds to issues and ideas much bigger than ourselves and through that opening a broader world view can enter in. For me, this view has let me see and understand the perils to our environment in greater clarity. So, yes, music is vital to me and I thank the artists on SAB for helping to propagate a new wave of music that is disconnected from the corporate labels which seem to only propagate greed, commercialism and division.

I wish all of the artists on SAB the absolute best in achieving their goals.

Stefan

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2008.03.03 -

Woohoo!!! I got my first cent in earnings from SAB!! See My Photos. I hope this is a good start :-)

 

 

2008.02.01 -

Thanks to Lori Greco for inspiring this, I've decided to have as my video something called, Only In America. I'll update it periodically with things that you probably can only get in the States. Yes, you are dying to see it, go check it out. BTW, I've actually used it and yes, I guess I'm an American because I love it! I'm going to use it for breakfast tomorrow! It's the next best thing to sliced bread and it's much better than Cheese Whiz!

 

Thanks Lori!!

 

2008.21.01 -

Just a quick update. I've been extremely busy with work and life for the past few weeks and haven't had much time to watch and participate in SAB. I'll continue to need to devote a lot of time to work and life for the next month, but don't worry, I'll periodically check on my account and buy a few parts here and there :-)

 

2008.11.01 -

  Friend of Team Angels 2008

      http://www.sellaband.com/belie ver/vhsm/

 

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Team Angels 2008
My First Cent!! 3/3/2008
(For Dolly) Great Northern Hotel in Twin Peaks TV series (Salish Lodge) in the mist, SAB was there!
(For Dolly) Log shown in Twin Peaks, now it has its own roof!
Batter Blaster!
At Victoria, B.C., Canada 2005
John Lennon's car in Victoria, B.C, Canada
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ArtistLori Greco - NEW SONG!!!!!

Wow, what a great new SAB artist. Her voice is enchanting and she has a personality to match it!

After reaching 10 parts, Lori sent me her "Waiting" CD which I have been enjoying a lot. There's a wonderful variety of songs on the album and it’s been making my commute to work much more enjoyable. She wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the CD.

Definitely give her music a listen and believe in her on her SAB journey. I’ll continue to do so.

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Julia Marcell
Julia Marcell
Believed: 21.09.07
Parts: 55





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Lily Vasquez
Lily Vasquez
Believed: 18.11.06
Parts: 4





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ConFused5
ConFused5
Believed: 08.12.07
Parts: 2





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SolidTube - CU at Sellabration08
SolidTube - CU at Sellabration08
Believed: 04.12.07
Parts: 1





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T-ka
T-ka
Believed: 05.10.07
Parts: 1




My Parts

Artist Believed Parts
Lori Greco - NEW SONG!!!!! Lori Greco - NEW SONG!!!!! 31.10.07 122

Wow, what a great new SAB artist. Her voice is enchanting and she has a personality to match it!

After reaching 10 parts, Lori sent me her "Waiting" CD which I have been enjoying a lot. There's a wonderful variety of songs on the album and it’s been making my commute to work much more enjoyable. She wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the CD.

Definitely give her music a listen and believe in her on her SAB journey. I’ll continue to do so.

 

Gisel de Marco - 24k!!! thank you Christian and Fabian!!! xxx NEW WEBPAGE!!! Gisel de Marco - 24k!!! thank you Christian and Fabian!!! xxx NEW WEBPAGE!!! 31.10.07 31

Gisel has a beautiful voice that captured my attention the moment I visited her SAB profile page. Additionally, her personality and energy is helping to keep her journey to $50K exciting and fun for her believers.

Jennifer Berdetta ~ on to $6k! Jennifer Berdetta ~ on to $6k! 03.03.08 11
Laïxa Laïxa 21.09.07 11
Phil Tweed - 7k here we come! Phil Tweed - 7k here we come! 17.11.07 9
ROBERTO VAZQUEZ - Moving along...$1.2K! ROBERTO VAZQUEZ - Moving along...$1.2K! 17.11.07 6
Lucia Iman/ New incentive Lucia Iman/ New incentive 09.12.07 5
LIJIE - BELIEVE in artist LIJIE LIJIE - BELIEVE in artist LIJIE 04.03.08 4
Kim McLean Kim McLean 08.05.08 3
ANJA ANJA 27.01.08 3
N'KENGE...PERFORMING IN MONTE CARLO N'KENGE...PERFORMING IN MONTE CARLO 03.03.08 2
Natalia Safran -Song of the Week on TalentCast with AIOIA!! Natalia Safran -Song of the Week on TalentCast with AIOIA!! 27.01.08 2
Lorraine Jones Lorraine Jones 08.12.07 2
Tiffany Gow - NEW SONG 'ALONE' , lyrics and artwork up now ! Tiffany Gow - NEW SONG 'ALONE' , lyrics and artwork up now ! 06.12.07 2
CAYA quits SAB please redraw your parts and invest in "The Collaboration Project" CAYA quits SAB please redraw your parts and invest in "The Collaboration Project" 25.11.07 2
:: MDATA :: FUNK ROCK FROM IRELAND AND BEYOND :: MDATA :: FUNK ROCK FROM IRELAND AND BEYOND 05.10.07 2
Highway 101 Highway 101 18.07.08 1
Bench Grinder (NEW SONG) Bench Grinder (NEW SONG) 30.05.08 1
The Sisters The Sisters 08.05.08 1
The Collaboration Project The Collaboration Project 20.04.08 1
NOIR NOIR 04.03.08 1
The Fakes The Fakes 03.03.08 1
Slim Void 1/4th of the way! Slim Void 1/4th of the way! 03.03.08 1
JON ROBERT .... being Jon Robert JON ROBERT .... being Jon Robert 03.03.08 1
Kane Sole Kane Sole 03.03.08 1
*G D ALLAN - NEW SONG "CRY ABOUT YOU" *G D ALLAN - NEW SONG "CRY ABOUT YOU" 03.03.08 1
Black Jack-NEW SONGS AND PROMOTION!!! Black Jack-NEW SONGS AND PROMOTION!!! 03.03.08 1
Luna Assassins - $15K on the way! Luna Assassins - $15K on the way! 03.03.08 1
Kirt* Kirt* 03.03.08 1
Radio Orange and Lucia Iman 583 believers Radio Orange and Lucia Iman 583 believers 03.03.08 1
Radius - TV promo online now!RADIUS @ TV Noord! Radius - TV promo online now!RADIUS @ TV Noord! 03.03.08 1
Wetwerks Wetwerks 03.03.08 1
Nearfield™ ® [The Nears] Nearfield™ ® [The Nears] 03.03.08 1
AnneMarie AnneMarie 31.01.08 1
Jessica Perez Jessica Perez 27.01.08 1
Esther Canata Esther Canata 11.01.08 1
vino vino 15.12.07 1
De Aal De Aal 14.12.07 1
Rebecka Haak Rebecka Haak 09.12.07 1
BONNIE BONNIE 05.10.07 1

Recording

Artist Believed Parts
Angie Arsenault Angie Arsenault 20.09.07 79

No words can be written to accurately describe the voice of an angel with stellar songwriting skills and a bit of an edge. Angie's music doesn't follow a standard formula. Each song is unique and stands alone from the others. No Enya here.

I was in college when Kate Bush was the singing goddess in the minds of the computer geeks (yes, I was in that camp too). When I heard "Wake-up" and "Shattered Windows" (the latter you can get from Angie if you are wise and buy some of her parts), I immediately thought of Kate Bush. Now Kate was the goddess of many geeks in the 80's and early 90's partly because of her references to computers and technology in a number of her songs, and quite simply, she was also beautiful. A beauty validating technology in her music instantly ranked her a goddess in a geek's mind. Anyway, I still like the edge of Kate's music which Angie has unwittingly captured but thankfully it doesn't have the references to technology. I've grown up. There are plenty of more interesting topics to sing about :-)

Also, unlike Kate, Angie's various songs are much more variant and interesting. Ok, that's enough for now. I hope you get the point. Be wise and buy some of Angie's parts.

LUNIC (Kaitee Page) LUNIC (Kaitee Page) 19.10.07 5
Ellie Williams Ellie Williams 03.03.08 3
BulletProof Messenger BulletProof Messenger 10.10.07 2
Francis Rodino Francis Rodino 05.10.07 2
So What So What 03.03.08 1
Daniel Ward-Murphy Daniel Ward-Murphy 03.03.08 1
Mysti Mayhem Mysti Mayhem 31.01.08 1
Thomas Boissy Thomas Boissy 31.01.08 1
LAdy hAidEe LAdy hAidEe 21.09.07 1
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Jul 22 2008 11:44 CET Lorraine Jones

:o) hope you are have a terrrriiiiiffffiiiii icccc summer
Jul 21 2008 21:59 CET Highway 101

Thanks for believing in Highway 101 Stefan! Your contribution is greatly appreciated!:)
Jul 20 2008 10:48 CET Inge M 2 k!!!!! and new song

Dear Stefan!!
If you have a moment, please visit my profile and listen to my songs... everything is written and recorded all by myself at home. You should also see the video of me and Gisel the Marco singing "Tell Him"!! I hope you will leave a message! xxx Inge
Jul 19 2008 01:39 CET Kirsten

Hi there,

I Am back on Sellaband after a short periode of inactivity. I want to invite you to check out my page a listen to some tracks, and ofcourse SPREAD THE WORD!!

Special 'I Am Back'offer:

Buy 3 tracks and receive 3 tracks from my last album VANILLA for free

Love Kirsten
Jul 12 2008 20:10 CET Monika Thomas

MY NEW SONG 'NOMEN NESCIO' IS NOW UP!!!
Please let me know what you think :)
($600 in JUST 12 days so far!)



Buy just five parts and get a copy of my debut Polish CD!!!

I want my believers and potential believers to know I have what it takes to deliver, I worked extremely hard to produce this album, and I am going to work even harder for my debut English album.
If you buy 5 parts (or less if you already have bought parts), then send me your postal address and I will send you my CD (at my expense).
I wrote, composed, performed and produced this CD on my own. Stock is limited as I only had 1000 replicated by Sony. I hope you will enjoy the CD and you help you believe in me that much more!!!

You can hear clips of the album at www.cdbaby.com/monik athomas2


WWW.MONIKATHOMAS.CO. UK

I'm regularly updating my blog, so please have a look and read :)
Best wishes!

Milego dnia!

Moni

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