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"Well, this is all sorts of delicious. Candy Apple Blue (the only apple I want to take a bite out of) return with their trusty vocalist Nick Bramlett on the new single Crying My Eyes Out. This, teardrops on the disco floor, dance away the heartache, epic has been given a sassy remix by the adorable Matt Pop - and the combined talents of these folks come together to ensure the listener gets a gloriously swirling glitterball of a song."
"So many people have asked us to make this extended version happen. We would like to thank Matt Pop for taking the time out to do it. We were going to save it for the album only but thought it would be a great way to start off 2021! It has such a beautiful hopeful spirit. We hope that the song inspires you to get up and dance!" ~ Carly Emerick
The music video for Midnight Hour was edited by Carly Emerick.
A Fading Brunette™ Film, LLC.
Starring Candy Apple Blue, William Rule, and Micah Blakeslee
Film footage was shot on November 20th, 2020.
Theme: A stylish high contrast black and white performance short.
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"Midnight Hour is a pop-rock new wave song about the end of the world. Its dark lyrical subject matter mirrors the uncertain times that we all live in. It's about global warming, it's about mother nature, it's about karma, and it's about the wicked things that men do for profit. Hoyt and I wanted to write an anthem for 2020." ~ Carly Emerick (songwriter, half of Candy Apple Blue)
The music video was shot, directed, and edited by Carly Emerick in conjunction with Hoyt Emerick
A Fading Brunette™ Film, LLC.
Camera and Lighting Assistant: Hoyt Emerick
Film footage was shot on October 28th, 2020 on location in New Eagle, Pennsylvania.
Theme: A lonely and ghostly Carly walks around her castle and is haunted by a watcher in the woods. The film's focus is on the New Eagle Castle, the moon, a friendly cat, and the autumn season.
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"It's been such a crazy year. 2020 has had a lot of darkness. So in the song, I'm calling to the magical powers of the moon to set things right again." ~ Carly about Moon (Light up My Darkness)
Moon (Light Up My Darkness) is the forthcoming single by Candy Apple Blue and is due out November 6th, 2020. The song's genre could best be described as 1980's synth-pop, however, there are different electronic elements of synthwave, italo-disco, and Hi-NRG.
Carly takes the mic this time and performs the lead vocals. This special 2-track release contains both the main mix and the instrumental version. The track is 136 BPM (beats per minute). Produced by Candy Apple Blue and Juno Dreams. Mastered by Mike Marsh.
Today we will reveal the name of the "mystery artist" who will be the featured vocalist on our next track, Midnight Hour. His name is William Rule. William did a lot of session work in the 1990s for Hi-NRG dance music producer Bobby Orlando (e.g. "The Flirts" "Pet Shop Boys" and "Divine"). He is also the lead singer of the band The Divys.
The artwork has now been completed! Midnight Hour is scheduled to be released in October!
Candy Apple Blue - Midnight Hour (ft. William Rule)
Candy Apple Blue - The Music Video Collection (2010-2020) on DVD
Candy Apple Blue - The Music Video Collection (2010-2020) on DVD
In celebration of our 10-year anniversary, we have released a special edition commemorative DVD featuring 15 of our favorite music videos. This DVD is an all-region release and contains over 70 minutes of playing time. The DVD's insert contains a special message about each music video from the band. Comes complete with navigating menus for easy video selection and hype sticker!
Celebrating 10 years for $10. (Retail Price: $10.00)
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There will be more Candy Apple Blue ringtones coming soon. Be sure to put in your requests in the comment section below.
We worked closely with Tony from Cassette Comeback to bring you a very exclusive and very limited run of Powers Activate on cassette tape.
This special edition 20-Track release includes bonus content that is not available on the Compact Disc version. Including the brand new Juno Dreams 2020 Re-Remix of Let's Dance All Night that is currently only available on this release.
The U-Cards are signed by both of us! We have individually signed each cassette which is also individually numbered. (Numbers: 01/30 all the way through 30/30) So this is a Limited Signature Edition.
Each cassette will include the official "hologram gold foiled" stickers on both the U-Card and the tape itself indicating that this is a genuine SSQ (Single Speed Quality) cassette tape from Cassette Comeback.
These cassettes sound better than any other commercial release. Here's why:
1. They are recorded on brand new, but vintage, cassettes from 1990. We used the Sony UX Type II (CrO2) Position High Bias Extra Uniaxial cassette tape. The tape in these is much better than the Chinese tape that commercial duplicators use.
2. The cassettes are duplicated at Single Speed Quality, not at up to 24x speed like with a duplicator. The high-speed dubbing method done on commercial releases might save time but it does have negative consequences on sound quality. These SSQ tapes, hands down, sound better than commercial releases.
3. The vintage white clamshells are so much cooler than the modern ones and you will have nostalgia for them. They are mini versions of the VHS clamshells that housed your favorite Walt Disney movies growing up. Please note, that these cases are new old stock and can be fragile, so please, handle them with care.
4. The decks they are recorded on are 3-head decks. The Marantz PMD520 3-head decks are some of the finest cassette decks ever made.
5. The decks are calibrated specifically to the tape formulation of the Sony UX Type II cassette.
So in conclusion, classic cassettes, recorded at single speed, on some of the best decks ever made, and that are calibrated to the tape itself are high-quality premium products.
Having our studio album, Powers Activate, take a dive into the analog world is a real treat for us. For the perfect tape saturation sound our music was recorded at the sweet spot of +3db to take the digital "edge" off of the recordings. The songs sound gorgeous transferred over to analog. They say there's nothing like the real thing and they are right. Don't miss out on your chance to own one of these highly collectible cassettes!
There is a purchasing limit of 1 per customer due to their limited availability. This is a true Candy Apple Blue collectible item!
Cassette Comeback runs the biggest cassette tape focussed channel on YouTube. To find out more about the SSQ quality watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3fYdDU1NuY
Track Listing:
Candy Apple Blue - Powers Activate! (Cassette Comeback Limited Signature Edition)
Side A:
01. Awakening
02. Let's Dance All Night (Matt Pop Radio Edit)
03. Tonight (Juno Dreams Remix)
04. Mad About You (Juno Dreams Remix)
05. When You Decide to Love Someone (Juno Dreams Remix)
06. Can't Stop Thinking of You (Juno Dreams Remix)
07. Detonator (Juno Dreams Remix)
08. No One Else Could Ever Love You (More Than I Do) (Juno Dreams Remix)
09. Bad News (Juno Dreams Remix)
10. Alice's Last Halloween
11. Tonight (Matt Pop Radio Edit)
Side B:
12. Mad About You (Matt Pop Radio Edit)
13. Detonator (Tyler Nelson Club Mix)
14. Let's Dance All Night (Matt Pop Extended Club Mix)
15. Tonight (Matt Pop Club Mix)
16. Mad About You (Matt Pop Club Anthem Remix)
17. Can't Stop Thinking of You (Extended Remix)
18. Let's Dance All Night (Juno Dreams 2020 Re-Remix)
19. I Can't Wait for Christmas
20. Tonight (Original Version)
All orders will ship with a hologram sticker of the album cover!
Candy Apple Blue's Limited Signature Edition of Powers Activate on Cassette Tape by Cassette Comeback
Candy Apple Blue announce that they are working with Nick Bramlett again on a forthcoming brand new single called Crying My Eyes Out.
Carly said, "You asked for him. We brought him back!" She also describes the new song as a "synth-pop banger".
And the feedback response has been great!
"So glad to see the three of you working together again!! We need a bright spot in 2020 and this is definitely one of them!!! Powers reactivate!!" ~ Steve Partain
"Love all your guest vocalists but Nick is the man!" ~ John Makin
"I'm so excited omg, nice!!" ~ Makayla Serniotti
"Welcome back, Nick! Love your voice! :)" ~ Matt Pop
"It’s nice to see Nick back!" ~ Fred from Paris
"Nick is back! Good news!! Congrats!" ~ Luke La Barre
"Super excited to hear the results of this magic meeting!" ~ Bazz Robson
"We are making music magic happen again! Powers reactivate!" Candy Apple Blue and Nick Bramlett
We have a lot of things happening! We've booked a few vocal sessions, wrote some awesome new songs, and will be releasing an analog cassette tape in June. Who's excited?
Intro Chorus:
Let's turn on the night, We can rendezvous
Let's turn on the night (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Verse Rap 1:
The streets are dark and empty, my throat is tight
There's no one else out here walking but me tonight
And I can feel in the air impending doom
High-resolution movie coming soon
Lead-In 1:
Black and white I dream in film noir
William Holden is my co-star
Chorus:
Let's turn on the night, We can rendezvous (Let's turn on the night)
Let's turn on the night (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Verse Rap 2:
The clock reads half past midnight, I place my bet
In my mind are moving pictures I can't forget
Witness for the Prosecution, From Out of the Past,
Sunset Boulevard, The Face Behind the Mask
Lead-In 2:
Fight or flight I hide the smoking gun
Close the blinds block out the morning sun
(Repeat Chorus)
Lead-In 3:
Black and white I dream in film noir
Marlene Dietrich is my co-star
(Repeat Chorus)
Ad-lib:
The clock reads half past midnight, I place my bet
In my mind are moving pictures I can't forget
The streets are dark and empty, my throat is tight
There's no one else out here walking but me tonight
Come on and turn me on, before the night is gone
I wanna feel your body tremble for me
Come on and turn me on, before the night is gone
I wanna feel your body tremble for me
We are working hard on editing the music video now for our forthcoming single "Turn on the Night". Because of the social distancing act, we did it all via green screen. Hoyt and I hope you are in the mood for a feel-good upbeat song? ~ Carly
Game Over is a breakup song about a relationship that has gone terribly wrong. It's heartbreaking when you find out you've been cheated on, manipulated, lied to, and used. If you're in a bad relationship with a narcissist, have enough dignity to walk away.
Some of you have requested that Hoyt and I step back up to the mic and sing a little. Well, your wish is our command! We have written, arranged, composed, and recorded a brand new dance song for you this week. The track is called "Turn on the Night" and it would be best described as 90s Eurodance. If you like your Candy Apple Blue on the fun upbeat side, your in for a real treat. More details to soon follow. ~ Carly
The story behind the making of the music video for Taking It to Heart.
The music video was shot and edited during the onset of the Coronavirus outbreak. At first, we were at odds with putting out a new song during this difficult international crisis. We sought out the opinion of the people in our inner circle and they all told us that it was a tasteful decision to release it. Together we ultimately decided to put out our new song because we felt it had a nice calming and relaxing vibe to it.
We knew that the song would fair better with a proper music video. However, social distancing was now being advised by our nation. So that put us in a tough spot. We came up with the idea that Apollo Rogers could film the segments in Canton, Ohio on his end and we could edit them together here on our end here in Pittsburgh, PA. It would keep us all artistically busy if only for a little while.
The end result (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps0DXBHhFIs) became an abstract sort of statement about emotional healing, alternative medicine, physical fitness, and mental well being. Here are some of the raw video clips that we used to make the magic happen. These clips are set to the beautiful a cappella version of Taking It to Heart sung by Apollo with so much heart.
Written, arranged, and produced by Candy Apple Blue
The music video was directed and edited by Carly Emerick.
Film footage was shot by Apollo Rogers.
All computer graphics by Carly Emerick
A Fading Brunette™ Film, LLC.
Theme: The film's focus is on art, yoga, meditation, and spiritual healing with a slight vaporwave aesthetic with kaleidoscope layered textures.
Film footage was shot on March 9th, 2020 in Canton, Ohio.
The reviews for Taking It to Heart from our inner circle have been really wonderful:
"It's an absolutely delicious dreamy synth-pop ballad, with another stunning vocal from Apollo Rogers! Another triumph!" ~ Bazz Energy Express
"I LOVE THE TRACK! It reminds me of something Alison Moyet would have sung on ALF." ~ William Schrul of The Divys
"I love this! Shades of Roxette with some Teri Nunn thrown in for good measure." ~ MyFizzyPop
"It conjures up the same retro emotions as Berlin's Take My Breath Away from the Top Gun Soundtrack." ~ Alexander Storm
"Another fantastic one. I shall spin this on my show." ~ The Retro Nouveau
"I’m suddenly 20 again!!!" ~ Fred from France
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Website: http://www.candy-apple-blue.com/
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Lead vocals by Apollo Rogers:
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Special remix by Juno Dreams:
https://junodreams.bandcamp.com/
Electric Guitars by Micah Blakeslee:
https://www.micahblakeslee.com/music
Mastered by Mike Marsh:
http://www.mikemarshmastering.co.uk/
Special guest star:
Kara Pellegrene - Kara is a Reiki master who encourages emotional and physical healing.
If you would like to learn more about Kara and her work contact her here: kmfbeck9@gmail.com
Verse 1:
Can you tell me where to go when the road comes to an end?
Cause you told me that it's over, as the highway twists and bends
If only I knew how to lie, then at least I'd have a choice
But the truth is masquerading in the silence of my voice
Lead-In 1:
And I feel just a little bit lost as we suddenly drift apart
Cause you can't take back the words you said so I'm taking it to heart
I'm taking it to heart, you better believe that I'm taking it to heart
Chorus (Middle 8 Section):
Cause all the promises have been broken
I've been brutally awakened by your heartless and your cold goodbye
I was planning for eternal bliss, been deceived by your wicked kiss
You can tell me that you never meant to hurt me as I'm breaking apart
But ooh ooh, I'm taking it to heart, I said ooh, I'm taking it to heart
Lead-In 2:
You said that the two of us are over and you're gonna make a brand new start
No, you can't, take back the words you said so I'm taking it to heart
I'm taking it to heart, you better believe that I'm taking it to heart
(Repeat Chorus)
Ad-lib:
Taking it, taking it to heart now,
I've learned my lesson and I'm moving on right now
Taking it to heart, taking it to heart, taking it to heart
No, you can't take it back
Ending:
ooh ooh, I'm taking it to heart, I said ooh, I'm taking it to heart
Candy Apple Blue - Taking It to Heart (ft. Apollo Rogers) Official Cover Art
There is a lot going on behind the scenes but rest assured that we are working hard, with Apollo Rogers, on our follow-up single to Game Over called Taking It to Heart. It's our hope to have this to you by the end of March or early April. 🎵🎶
The Taking It to Heart 4-Track EP includes a remix by Juno Dreams!
The music video was shot, directed and edited by Carly Emerick
A Fading Brunette™ Film, LLC.
Camera and Lighting Assistants: Bradley Schmidt and Hoyt Emerick
Electric Guitar: Jeff Olson
Theme: Black and white scenes of Apollo Rogers playing Chess with himself. This scene represents the actor wrestling with his own demons. When the chorus kicks in the focus is on performance footage of the band.
Film footage was shot on December 15th, 2019 on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Locations include The Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media and Baum Grove Park in Friendship.
