John Balint: News

I've been working on shorter, largely improvised pieces over the last few months. I like the idea of the next release being much more spontaneous, and less "worked out". It's been freeing to perform, produce and record each piece over a period of just a few hours, rather than weeks. Stay tuned for more info. Thanks for visiting.

Just finishing up a 3-month publicity gig with New York's Ariel Hyatt. To any indie musicians out there, I recommend you check out her Cyber PR services. For a reasonable fee, she'll circulate your music (and name) to many new sites. You'll get more airtime and some new reviews. www.arielpublicity.com

If you're reading this, then you're already hearing it. But starting last week, I began streaming full-length, high-quality MP3 files of 12 tracks from my last three albums, right here on johnbalint.com. Enjoy the music.

Save 30% on quantity purchases through CDBaby.com (offer subject to change).

Silver Linings is now available for digital download at the iTunes store for just $9.99, or you may purchase individual songs for just 99 cents.

Many of you may not know this, but I've put Connected and Paradise Within on sale at CDBaby.com for just five dollars. So if you're looking for a perfect inexpensive gift, nothing's more personal than music. AND...

My new release "Silver Linings" is priced at just $12, but through CDBaby.com, you will receive a 40% discount if you purchase more than one copy. So buy one for yourself and a few for your friends. Just click the "Buy my music" button to the left. I thank you. (limited time offer)

It's been three years since I released "Connected", and now, after almost a year delay due to major home and studio remodeling projects, I am excited to present my third commercial release: "Silver Linings".

The CD goes on sale next week, starting with CDBaby.com, and then gradually becoming available through the larger online channels like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BestBuy, etc.

Digital downloads of the songs and the album will also be available at Apple's iTunes Store.

Click the "Buy my music" button at the left to check it out!

Although my previous releases have included the the occasional chant or vocalization, "Silver Linings" marks my first effort as a lyrical singer/songwriter.

To paraphrase the liner notes for the album, these are songs about hope. Conveying longing and sorrow in the verses, but expressing a more uplifting outlook in the choruses, many of these songs deal with the inner dance between darkness and light--a theme I've explored musically in earlier works, but lyrically for the first time here.