Help Alphanaut Complete New Album For Canine Cancer Charity

Alphanaut is raising funds on Kickstarter.com to help raise funds for the followup album to "Out of Orbit".

The new album titled "Little Sun" is a collection of songs inspired by the life of my dog Dingo. Unfortunately, we lost Dingo at the age of six after he fought a valiant battle with canine lymphoma. Dingo was truly an amazing creature who entered our universe for too short a time, touching all around him in ways I never thought possible. He was a daredevil, lover of life, pals with every human he met, best friend and star of the neighborhood. He taught us all a great deal, and when he was gone, he was greatly missed by all who had met him. The songs are are fictionalized accounts of key points in Dingo's life forming a concept album of sorts.

My goal with my campaign on Kickstarter.com is to raise $5,000.00 to pay for a small orchestral section to play on the album, as well as hire the other remaining musicians needed to complete the project. With Kickstarter and your help I can make that goal a reality. Check out my campaign, donate and receive cool pledge gifts as a way of me saying thanks for your support. I have 30 days from today to pull off my goal, and unfortunately if I don't reach my set amount the project won't get funded.

Once the album is completed my goal is to donate a portion of the proceeds from album sales to a charitable organization working on the issue of canine cancer. I'm still doing research as to who I want to reach out to to achieve this goal, but hope to make that announcement once the project is ready to be released.

Thanks for your help in bringing "Little Sun" into the light.

Share this link to promote Alphanaut's "Little Sun" campaign http://kck.st/dKy4hb

Alphanaut Blog Has A New Home

As of January 2011, the official Alphanaut blog has been moved from this blogger account to Wordpress on my main domain. Just wanted to give a heads up to any fans, friends and family following me here so you can update your bookmarks.

Here's the address for the new blog http://planetalphanaut.com/blog

Thanks again to all for your continued support and stay tuned for news on the second Alphanaut full length due out summer 2011.

Mark

Video of studio session for "Spontaneity (Acoustic)" on Youtube

Just posted the footage I shot of the recording session for "Spontaneity (Acoustic)". The clip features Chavo Villanueva on guitars, Jorge Villanueva on percussion and Teca Garcia of Tijuana No on charango and Peruvian flutes.



The song is featured as a bonus track on the "Spontaneity" single and can be purchased on iTunes and other digital retailers.

Final Album from "Innocence of Time" Behind the Scenes

Just posted the final collection of images taken during the filming of "The Innocence of Time" music video on the Alphanaut Ning site. These images were taken in the Hollywood Hills, Griffith Park and the beach near Malibu.


If you haven't already checked out the finished product, you can view the Innocence of Time music video on Youtube.

New Photos added to Alphanaut's Ning Site

During the filming of "The Innocence of Time" music video, I was fortunate to have my family with me on location. Actually, my nephew Austyn was down to star in the first half of the production as the lone astronaut stranded on some strange world. My mom, a shutter-bug herself, captured tons of great still photos from behind the scenes, while my sister Stephanie shot video footage.

Just posted two more photo galleries to the Alphanaut Ning Site of what they captured during the filming. The first is from our final day in the desert near Joshua Tree National Park. The second is from our day in downtown Los Angeles.


Keep up to date with Alphanaut at the official Ning Site.

Alphanaut's new single "More Than I Do" Hits online stores

Heads up on a new release!

"More Than I Do", the third single from the Alphanaut album "Out of Orbit" has just hit online stores. The release includes an edit of the album version and a remix of the song "More Than I Do (Flip's Stripped Mix)" by the artist Flip.


Click below to pick up a copy of the Alphanaut single "More Than I Do" on iTunes



Or visit Amazon to make your purchase.

Alphanaut "The Innocence of Time" Part 2

Here is the video for the second segment of Behind the Scenes footage we filmed while making the music video for "The Innocence of Time".




In part 2, the scenes were shot in downtown Los Angeles. We utilized a number of locations that day including the Second Street tunnel, rail yard, Bonaventure Hotel and Million Dollar Hotel.

Nils Timm was at the helm with his regular crew including Rob Toth and Kanna Taniuchi with Mark's sister and mother on board capturing the behind the scenes happenings.