Post a comment on the new YouTube video for an iTunes Gift Card!

I'm giving away 10 $25 iTunes gift cards to ten comments posted on this new YouTube video:

YouTube Link

Rules: post a comment in 30 words or less and tell me what you think the song, "Army of Kings" is about. I'll choose the 10 comments that best describe this song. Deadline is this Sunday at midnight (Dec. 19th).

You'll get your iTunes card mailed to you just in time for Christmas :)

Merry Christmas!

Shaun

Live for Music YouTube Series looking for duets

We're searching for special guest artists to feature in the Live for Music YouTube Series. Here's more details on what this series is:

The Live for Music YouTube Series begins January of 2011! Every Tuesday, we'll post a brand new video of a Live performance with Shaun Barrowes and special guests.

Here's the weekly line up for each month:
Week # 1: Current Hit (Cover)
Week # 2: Current Hit ft. Special Guest Artist (Cover)
Week # 3: Classic Song (Cover)
Week # 4: Original Song ft. Special Guest Artist
Week # 5: Re-Post or Special

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Search for young singers, dancers and musicians to feature as soloists!

The Live for Music Tour would like to find exceptional soloists for our high school concerts. We're looking for singers, dancers and musicians under the age of 18. For information on the Live for Music Tour, please visit our website.

We're looking for soloists to feature in our concerts, and we're still booking all the upcoming high school shows. We started a YouTube contest between schools simply because we were receiving too much demand and had to figure out a way to select the schools we visit. So here's what you could do to be a part of Live for Music:

1-Send us a YouTube video of you performing one of Shaun Barrowes' original songs. You'll find some of the other audition videos here.

2-Help one of your local high schools win a Live for Music Concert. Show this website to one of the teachers at the school (they can be in charge of any music ensemble at the school--choir, glee, drumline, jazz band, dance, etc.) and help them put together winning videos for the contest.

If you help your own high school win, you'll definitely have the chance to be featured as a soloist. Otherwise, you can take your chances and hope we book a school close to you. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Here's the new YouTube video I did with Mandy Moore!

The brand new dance video I filmed with world reknowned choreographer, Mandy Moore (from So You Think You Can Dance) is now on YouTube! Check it out and let me know what you think: YouTube Link

ALSO, I just finished and posted the new Radio edit for "...And I Dance" on my reverbnation page. You can hear it in full length, so be sure to visit my Reverbnation Page and give it a listen :)

I hope you like the new video and song!! For more updates, become a fan on Facebook

Shaun Barrowes
Live for Music Tour

Lead Singers wanted for major International Tour

Shaun Barrowes from Fox TV’s American Idol, and Stephanie Castagnier from NBC’s The Apprentice are searching for the best singers to put on tour. They have established The Live for Music Tour, and they’re overbooked. Shaun Barrowes is personally headlining 80 concerts, with an average sized audience of 1,000 people. Now he’s looking for singers with star quality to headline 10-40 concerts (depends on your level of expertise). This would put you directly in front of 10,000-40,000 people, most of whom are high school students. You will also be supporting a great cause, as these concerts benefit Child Cause (Child Cause raises teen drug awareness by inspiring through the arts).

As part of the Live for Music Tour, you will be performing with the high school’s choir, jazz band, drum line, orchestra and Dance Company. These school music groups will accompany you in a major concert production that will be televised and broadcast internationally.

All expenses for the tour will be covered by Live for Music. You will also be compensated for every concert. These are PAYING gigs. Pay is TBA. The tour starts FALL of 2011.

The goal is to make you famous in each of these cities, so we can make sure these concerts are a BIG deal to the school and the community. We’re looking for singers we can turn into celebrities. We have a couple of TV shows we’re producing to help with this, as well as major publicity campaigns that we launch in each of these cities.

Instructions for submitting:
To submit for this listing, we need you to record and post a YouTube video of your performance to one of Shaun Barrowes’ original songs. You can find free minus tracks and lyrics on his ReverbNation page. If you would like a lead sheet for any of the songs, please email us and we’ll send that to you, also for free. Your video should be titled: “(Your Name) auditions for Live for Music”. In the description, you should include the name of the song and the artist (Shaun Barrowes). In order to qualify for this tour, your YouTube video needs to reach 1,000 views (this is so we know you're a SERIOUS artist!). This WILL NOT be a competition to see who gets the most views. Once you receive 1,000 views, your video will be judged fairly with all of the others.

RULES:
This submission is open to ALL Ages. Your YouTube video must have at least 1000 views and it must be a video of the artist's performance to one of Shaun Barrowes original songs. Artists can submit as many videos as they want. Artists can interpret Shaun Barrowes music however they want, and produce any version or rendition of these songs for their video audition.

View others' Auditions

Please email us if you have any questions: liveformusictv@gmail.com
You can also visit the website for more information: www.liveformusictour.com and www.childcause.com

You can also submit via Sonicbids:

Here's a video of the Maple Mountain High School Concert

Check out this video--it features many of the talented dancers from Maple Mountain high school:

...And I Dance Lyrics

…And I Dance

Vs. 1
Your words are all related
To the winds that pass me by
A beat has resonated
From the corners of my
Mind if I
Step outside
And jump back into me
‘Cause on my skin
And deep within
Is a burning melody

Chorus
…And I dance
Like I’m pushing through the crowded street
Cause I just gotta move my feet
…And I dance
Like I’m banging on an open door
To try to release the flow
…And I Dance
Like I need to fill the spaces with noise
Because without dance
What’s the point

Vs. 2
The road to me’s congested
I stand in my own line
It’s time for my confession
To the people I’m
Behind the wall
And above it all
Is a song that carries me
Back inside
My fragile mind
That strengthens to the beat

Final chorus:
…And I dance
Like I’m pushing through the crowded street
Cause I just gotta move my feet
…And I dance
Like I’m banging on an open door
To try to release the flow
…And I Dance
Like I never felt love before
And I’d find it beneath the floor
…And I Dance
Like I need to fill the spaces with noise
Because without dance
What’s the point

Bring Live for Music to your school!!

We've performed at three high schools, so far: Maple Mountain High School (Spanish Fork, UT), Layton High School (Layton, UT), and Tualatin High School (Tualatin, OR). All three were successful shows! We truly enjoyed performing with these high school kids and would absolutely love to perform with any one of those kids again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b9WUiwLKcM
Here's a YouTube video with some backstage footage of two of those shows. Please show this video to everyone you can! Pass it along to high school teachers, students, parents, or anyone else you can think of.

Any schools interested in bringing Live for Music to their school, please contact Scott Holmes: liveformusictv@gmail.com

You can also book Live for Music directly from our website: Live for Music Website

Do you know anyone in Utah or Portland, OR?

If these first high school shows are successful, my team and I will be doing them at hundreds of high schools around the country. This could essentially provide a huge chunk of annual funding to all high schools so we can keep music education alive. Please tell friends and family about this and help me support the music and arts programs at high schools around the country!

The first concerts are:
Sept. 8th-9th: Maple Mountain High School (Spanish Fork, UT). 7pm. Tickets are $10. Visit the high school website to buy tickets in advance (http://mmhs.nebo.edu)
Sept. 11th: Layton High School (Layton, UT). 7pm. Tickets are $10. Get tickets at the door or at the school.
Sept. 16th: Tualatin High School (Tualatin, OR). 7:30pm. Tickets are $5. Get tickets at the door or at the school.

For a list of all high schools currently booked for the Live for Music Tour, visit: www.liveformusictour.com

Thanks and we hope to see you at one of these awesome concerts!!

Next week is my biggest performance, ever!!

So remember that time when I was on American Idol and had the opportunity to sing for 30 million people? My Live for Music Tour is BIGGER than that! That's how big this is, and the very first show we're doing is at Maple Mountain High School on Sept. 8th and 9th. It'll be televised and every high school in the country will see it. About 350 high school students are involved in this production. My band and I will be performing with the full sound and lighting rig. I've got singers, musicians, drummers, dancers, a big screen and everything else to make this show AWESOME!

If you want to come to this show, you need to buy tickets ASAP! 350 high school students are currently selling tickets which means both nights will sell out soon. You can buy tickets, here:

http://mmhs.nebo.edu

It's the Nebo School District, and the school is Maple Mountain. You have to register to buy tickets, but it only takes a second. Tickets are $10 and all of the proceeds are donated to the high school's music and arts program to help SAVE the arts at public schools. Help me save these important programs and buy your tickets right away.

We hope to see you there!!

Shaun Barrowes and the Live for Music Team

Show your support for our Live for Music Tour!

As you may or may not be aware, many high school music programs across the country are being downsized or completely cut due to lack of funding. This is a real tragedy, since the appreciation of music can have such a profound effect on so many lives. The goal of our tour is to raise awareness of this issue and to give these music programs a needed boost. We've booked over 20 high schools around the country for our first Live for Music Tour and are very excited about the potential of this tour.

If you would like to show your support please donate by clicking on the PayPal button below. You can donate using any major credit card or PayPal account:

John F Kennedy HS Live for Music Concert

When: Sept. 24th (Friday), 7:30pm
Where: John F Kenndey High School
Address: 6325 West 56th Street, Chicago, IL 60638
Tickets: $10

Shaun Barrowes performs at John F Kennedy High School to help raise money for their music program. Shaun will be performing with Tualatin HS's Choir and Dance Team.

75% of profits for this concert will go towards JFK High School's music program. The other 25% is donated to Child Cause (www.childcause.com) to provide a positive peer network for kids affected by AIDS and substance abusive households. This will be an incredible show, and it's for a great cause. Please spread the word to all of your friends and help us raise money for this great cause. Help us save music education! Please spread the word to all of your friends and help us raise money for this great cause. Help us save music education!

Tualatin High School Live for Music Concert

When: Sept. 16th (Thursday), 7:30pm
Where: Tualatin High School
Address: 22300 Southwest Boones Ferry Road, Tualatin, OR 97062
Tickets: $5

Shaun Barrowes performs at Tualatin High School to help raise money for their music program. Shaun will be performing with Tualatin HS's Crimsonnaires and Dance Team.

100% of profits for this concert will go towards Tualatin High School's music program. Please spread the word to all of your friends and help us raise money for this great cause. Help us save music education!

Here's a Brand New Song!!

Suggest either of these pages to all your Facebook friends and receive my brand new song, "Rose" as a free download (visit the websites and click on "Suggest to Friends"; then click on all of your friends and Send Invitation):

Shaun Barrowes Facebook Music Page

Live for Music Tour Facebook Page

Message me on Facebook or email my team (hammerhandsdance@gmail.com) after you've invited your friends to either of these pages to receive the free download. You can hear a clip of the song, "Rose", on the music player to the right.

Thanks for your support and I hope you enjoy the new song!

Shaun

Layton HS Music Benefit Concert

When: Sept. 11th (Saturday), 7pm
Where: Layton High School
Address: 440 Wasatch, Layton, UT 84041
Tickets: $10

Shaun Barrowes performs at Layton High School to help raise money for their music program. Shaun will be performing with Layton HS's choir, jazz band and dance team.

75% of profits for this concert will go towards Layton High School's music program. The other 25% is donated to Child Cause (www.childcause.com) to provide a positive peer network for kids affected by AIDS and substance abusive households. This will be an incredible show, and it's for a great cause. Please spread the word to all of your friends and help us raise money for this great cause. Help us save music education!

If you can't make it to the concert, you can still donate to help the Layton HS music program:

Maple Mountain HS Music Benefit Concert

When: Sept. 8th (Wednesday), 7pm
Where: Maple Mountain High School
Address: 51 North 2550 East, Spanish Fork, UT 84660
Tickets: $10

Shaun Barrowes performs at Maple Mountain high school to raise money for their music program. 75% of all ticket proceeds go directly to their music program. The other 25% is donated to Child Cause (www.childcause.com) to help teens through music and the arts to overcome various substance abuse problems. This performance will feature the Maple Mountain HS choir, jazz band, drill team and dance team. This is a show you don't want to miss, and it's all for a great cause!

If you can't make it to the concert, you can still donate to help the Maple Mountain HS music program:

Arundel HS Music and Arts Benefit Concert

Oct. 28th, 2010, 7:30pm
Tickets: $10-$15
Where: Arundel High School Auditorium
Address: 1001 Annapolis Road, Gambrills, MD

Arundel High School Choir joins international singer-songwriter, Shaun Barrowes, on the stage for a concert performance. Profits for this performance will go towards the Arundel High School Music and Arts program. Tickets will go on sale in August.

If you can't make it, you can donate to the cause via Paypal:

Do you know any singers, dancers or musicians?

We're coordinating a major US tour. Do you know any high school singers, dancers or musicians in the US who would like to perform with us on stage? If you know of any, please tell them to contact me (shaunbarrowes.fans@gmail.com), Marsha (marshastoutenburg@gmail.com) or Sarah (sstewart217@gmail.com).

It doesn't matter where in the US they live, this opportunity applies to all high school musicians, singers and dancers who would like to perform with us on our new US tour.

This is all for a great cause to save High School Music programs and to help teens avoid and overcome addiction through music and the arts. For more info: Live for Music Tour Website

Thanks for your support!

Shaun Barrowes and the Hammer Hands Team

Emotion Constellation is now available!

Be the first to buy Emotion Constellation on Amazon or iTunes:





Here are the lyrics for each of the new songs:

Live or Die
Light of the Day/Dark of the Night
Army of Kings
Emotion Constellation
You Came Along

Pre-Order Emotion Constellation and Receive 3 Bonus Tracks!

March 16th, 2010, Shaun Barrowes will release his sophomore album, Emotion Constellation. Listen to clips from the new album on the website player.

Album Tracks:
1-Emotion Constellation
2-Live or Die
3-Light of the Day/Dark of the Night
4-You Came Along
5-Army of Kings

Bonus Tracks:
1-Roxanne
2-Crazy
3-Bridge Over Troubled Waters