{"id":6832,"date":"2017-05-20T10:37:59","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T15:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?page_id=6832"},"modified":"2017-07-14T16:58:34","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T21:58:34","slug":"hey-karma-epk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/hey-karma-epk\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey Karma &#8211; EPK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks for your interest in the &#8220;Hey Karma&#8221; project. To streamline things &#8211; I know firsthand the time it takes to review a record &#8211; I&#8217;ve put this simple page together. It\u00a0includes a making-of video, the record itself, and downloadable images along with a one-sheet and my bio.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, interview requests, review copies of the CD or a digital\/downloadable version of the record, you can reach me by email at\u00a0<a style=\"color: #64b5f6;\" href=\"mailto:michael@michaelgaither.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">michael@michaelgaither.com<\/a>\u00a0or by phone at\u00a0<a style=\"color: #64b5f6;\" href=\"tel:8312882226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">831-288-2226<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NRYJWxFi0rs?rel=0\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><strong><br \/>\nHave a Listen to &#8220;Hey Karma&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1086019088\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/michaelgaither.bandcamp.com\/album\/hey-karma-full-album\">Hey Karma (Full Album) by Michael Gaither<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read What Folks Are Staying<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen life gives you lemons\u2026listen to this album. Michael Gaither\u2019s\u00a0<em>Hey Karma<\/em>\u00a0covers the three Big L\u2019s: Love, Laughter, and Layoffs. This album is like spending time with a good friend. (Laurie Roberts, KPIG Radio)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmartly written\u2026.\u201d \u2013 Tara Joan,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1e73be;\" href=\"http:\/\/thedailycountry.com\/album--single-reviews\/album-review-michael-gaither-hey-karma\" target=\"_blank\">thedailycountry.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael Gaither might be the John Prine of Silicon Valley.\u201d \u2013 Mark Buchanan,\u00a0Creative Marketing and Communications Leader<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">&#8220;Gaither is a supremely talented storyteller, whose stripped back acoustic style on\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">Hey Karma<\/em><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">\u00a0spotlights his charming wit, dripping sarcasm, and love for zombies.&#8221; \u00a0&#8211; Shawn Thicke,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\" href=\"Hey%20Karma is for those who not only need clever lyrics but enjoy obsessing over every minute detail. Gaither is a supremely talented storyteller, whose stripped back acoustic style spotlights his charming wit, dripping sarcasm, and love for zombies. \" target=\"_blank\">bucketlistreviews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cZombies, Layoffs and Sarcasm\u201d \u2013\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1e73be;\" href=\"https:\/\/register-pajaronian.com\/article\/layoffs-zombies-and-sarcasm\" target=\"_blank\">Watsonville Register Pajaronian<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More quotes about\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1e73be;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/press-quotes\/#karma-quotes\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cHey Karma\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On his fifth\u00a0story collection, Americana songwriter Michael Gaither visits his three favorite topics (nostalgia, sarcasm, and gratitude) in a song cycle\u00a0that follows a crush, a love story, a breakup, a journey, and one lone guitar player looking back at the end of it all.<\/p>\n<p>The topics this time out cover visits with angels, zombies, and karma, to a childhood visit to Graceland (\u201cWe hoped to see the King\u201d). There are also a few swipes at the nonsense of corporate speak and the true tale of a real-live audience with Michael\u2019s hero, funnyman Red Skelton. (Michael had a narrow brush with standup comedy before becoming a singer\/songwriter.)\u00a0The instrumentation is kept to a minimum \u2013 only four tracks feature a full band \u2013 allowing the stories and humor to shine. \u201cHey Karma\u201d features ten original tunes, written or co-written by Michael. It&#8217;s available here on the web site and is being released in partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miraclemilerecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Miracle Mile Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download and Learn More<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\" href=\"http:\/\/michaelgaither.com\/press\/docs\/Hey%20Karma%20one-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Hey Karma&#8221; One-sheet (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\" href=\"http:\/\/michaelgaither.com\/press\/docs\/Michael%20Gaither%202017%20bio%20-%20no%20hyperlinks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Gaither songwriter bio (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/lyrics-hey-karma\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lyrics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/08YHnni43p1WKqhGjDB8MY\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Hey Karma&#8221; on Spotify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL88rnaXiHoXC6GIkVbWPMqzaFbeNMzNBI\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Hey Karma&#8221; YouTube videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL-AB6VYIK4deLEGTKJ7AeIgHLfgq8H8Nl\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Hey Karma&#8221; full YouTube playlist<\/a><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">\u00a0(CD tracks)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Images<\/strong> (click for hi-res version)<a href=\"http:\/\/michaelgaither.com\/press\/resources\/hires_photos\/michael_gaither_color_hires.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><br class=\"Apple-interchange-newline\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6452 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/michael-gaither-color-thumb-150x150.png\" alt=\"michael gaither - color - thumb\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit:\u00a0Larry Colen<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hey-Karma-CD-cover-hi-res.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6783 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hey-Karma-CD-cover-hi-res-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Karma CD cover hi-res\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey Karma&#8221; Artwork\u00a0Credit:<br \/>\nMike Samuel, Mike Samuel Graphics<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Again, thank you so much for taking the time to look and listen. &#8211; Michael<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2017 \/ all rights reserved<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michaelgaither.com%2Fhome%2Fhey-karma-epk%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;&amp;width=800&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:800px;height:30px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks for your interest in the &#8220;Hey Karma&#8221; project. 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