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No Laundry, No Worries

Hello all!

Again writing you from a moving object, this time from our EMI reps rented suv. I’m in the back seat with luggage and acoustic guitars shoved into me and I love every second. Being a sardine for the right cause always makes sense! You get to thinking about all the times you dream about doing something like this and there is just no room to complain about anything, ever.
 
We are currently headed to a radio station in Greenville South Carolina.  The South is so beautiful. We were in Atlanta this morning at a another radio station. Actually the station this morning had a friend we had made last year, a guy named Derrick who is a DJ at the station and has been championing the band for the last year. Thanks for believing bro! He’s a good guy and we’re glad we could get back and perform for the people at his station.
 
I hope our performance this morning was good. We normally do 2 to 4 songs, this morning we did 3. Look at that! Right in the middle of 2 and 4! Pretty good at math, huh? We played Hey Alli, Papercuts and of course So Obvious! Always a lot of fun and makes for a great morning.

Unfortunately I did not get to do my laundry at the hotel yesterday on our day off because they didn’t have laundry machines, maybe tonight in Charlotte they will have some. If not, it might not be too good! They did however have a fitness room and I was able to get a decent workout in. I need to do that more often. It always feels good when I’m done. Our drummer James works out way more than me and he’s a beast. Just trying to stay in good physical health.

So back to today… almost to Greenville… gonna play one or two songs for the good people there and then go out to dinner with our EMI rep Chris and I think some other people.  We’ve been with Chris for the last week, he’s awesome! Meeting a new one today, Joe. This might be boring to you all but these guys deserve so many props for how hard they work. We just play music and that is never hard work. I hope Joe is ready for our own brand of lunacy! Maybe Joe has a washer/dryer handy!

Ryan

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We think personal connections are important. To many bands take their fans for granted and look at them as a whole rather than the people they are. So in an effort to let you into our our personal lives we thought it would be fun to start member blogs. Hopefully if you get to know us as individuals more, we’ll get to know you more! We are gonna put togethor a fancy home for these blogs but for now we are posting them on all our sites. So Runner Runner proudly presents to you the first of those blogs, a up close look at Ryan and his inner thoughts from the road…..

From 30,000 Feet Above

Hello everyone!

My name is Ryan Ogren, I sing and play guitar in the band Runner Runner. I’ve been thinking about blogging for a while now actually. Blogging, that’s a funny word. Kinda like logging but with a B, or jogging with a J. Ok let me shut up on that one.

Anyway, my life is kind of crazy and I thought it would be somewhat interesting for you guys to get a little bit more of an in depth view into my life, especially right now since things are getting pretty intense for my “career”. I’m not sure why I put career in quotes, but it seemed like the thing to do. I don’t think of it as a career, I think of it as my passion, my oxygen, the reason I smile. I think of it as a dream, but I guess it’s really my career as well.

It seems only fitting that my first blog come to you from 30,000 feet in the air. I’m currently on a flight from West Palm Beach, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. I actually have a day off today, which is the first day off I’ve had in some time, but man it is so amazing to actually be busy doing this.

I’m excited for this day off because I’m getting fairly low on clean clothes and I need to find a place to do laundry now THAT is exciting news, huh? The hotels that we’ve been staying in have been really nice, which is a nice change because I have stayed in sooooo may crappy hotel rooms over the past few years. It’s nice to stay in some good spots. To be honest, I’d sleep in a dumpster to be able to play music for people, but I’d rather not. Let me bring you up to speed.

I am with 2 of my band mates right now, flying at 30, 000 feet! Technology is pretty amazing that there is wifi on planes. A few years ago, you couldn’t even imagine having that.. So here I am in a plane with Nick and Peter. Pretty much my best friends. James and Jon, my other best friends, have driven our van back to California to prep for our next tour which starts July 17th in Utah. We are so excited about the tour. We’re touring with 2 amazing bands, Secondhand Serenade and The White Tie Affair. Really great guys and really great bands, so we’re lucky to be going out with them.

Myself, Nick, and Peter are basically traveling around the east coast for the next couple of weeks going to different radio stations and performing acoustic songs for them off of our upcoming album. It’s so cool to able to do that. I still can’t believe “So Obvious” has been played on the radio! That is so incredible, but so hard to wrap my head around. A song we recorded is on the radio, it just blows my mind and I am grateful beyond believe.

We’re basically going around to these stations and meeting the people who work there.. Meeting program directors, music directors, on air talent, sales people and interns. It’s so rad that they take the time to even meet with us, let alone take the time to hear us play something. They’re all really nice people which makes it even better.

We are being taken around by representatives of EMI/Capitol Records. There are different reps for each section of the country and its been great getting to know these people while they cart us around to different stations and whatnot. They’re working really hard and we appreciate it. I hope we’re easy to get along with! I think we are! Hey the free food ain’t so bad either!

We really had no idea many people work so hard behind the scenes to help a band get started. There are so many people in some many departments, it’s hard to keep track of them all but we owe every one of them forever. It’s like a little army.

We started this process in mid May up in Seattle and are now in Florida so we’ve been hitting a lot of the country! We are playing at a station in Atlanta tomorrow and then we head up the coast from there. I wanted to update our fans and readers in general on what things are like from my perspective. I’m not always going to talk strictly about music…..I have a lot of things on my mind ranging from comedy, sports, life, the weather, the summer, the news, and obviously, music!

I’d like to do this everyday, but I’m not sure if I will get the chance but look out for these at least a couple times a week.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope this is the start of something great!

Ryan

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The staff of 94.5 PST in New Jersey are incredible. We had a chance to visit the station and rock out in their Live Lounge. Naturally we played our single “So Obvious” but we also threw in a cover of The Goo Goo Dolls’ “Slide”. Check out both tracks on the player below. If you like what you hear let us know and if you REALLY like us give 94.5PST a shout!

Runner Runner “So Obvious” & “Slide” Acoustic at the 94.5 PST Live Lounge
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=41BB9BBEB4530918

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Special thanks to the staff of 103.5 Kiss FM in Chicago for letting us stop by and perform in their Coco-Cola Lounge. It was humbling, exciting, and an absolute thrill to be invited. Check out this acoustic performance of So Obvious and listen to more of 103.5 Kiss FM for Runner Runner and other great artists!

Runner Runner “So Obvious” Acoustic at 103.5 Kiss FM in Chicago

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Our label made this application for Facebook that lets you and your friends get FREE music on your Facebook profile. Check it out and install it, you’ll be really doing us a solid. Instructions for installing are a little wacky but they aren’t that hard. The link below has the instructions on the Info tab. Just a heads up, you have to be signed into Facebook for it to work. Didn’t work for us the first time either

Help Runner Runner (The App) *For Facebook Only!
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=117765428266081

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Being Friday we felt it only appropriate to release our new cover of The Cure’s “Friday I’m In Love”. Who are Runner Runner in love with you ask? Well the answer is simple, OUR FANS! You have been incredible to us and without your love and support our band would surely be nothing. This ones for all the true believers, we appreciate you more than you’ll ever know!

Runner Runner cover of The Cure’s “Friday I’m In Love”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdBZUoRuRX8

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We played The Studio at Webster Hall last night and it was AMAZING! We met a ton of great people and were honored to preform. New York’s own Metromix also came out to the show and took some killer pictures. Special thanks to Ryan Muir! Click below to view.

Runner Runner live in NYC courtesy of Metromix
http://newyork.metromix.com//music/essay_photo_gallery/runner-runner-the-studio/2011774/content

We also recently did a interview with Disarray Magazine. Your source to the best Music, Fashion, Food, and Events. (had to throw in the tagline!) Special thanks to Christy Buena for a lovely interview. To read more click below

Runner Runner interview with Disarray Magazine
http://www.disarraymagazine.com/2010/06/interview-with-runner-runner-first.html

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Ryan Ogren the lead singer of Runner Runner recently had a chance to sit down with Tina Peek of the The Big Rock Show. What resulted was a wonderfully insightful interview filled with fun and intrigue. Big thanks to everyone at The Big Rock Show for taking a chance on Runner Runner. New music played after the interview!

Ryan Orgen of Runner Runner interviewed on The Big Rock Show
http://the-big-rock-show.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-11T04_26_36-07_00

So Obvious now on Youtube. Watch the video then subscribe to Runner Runner’s youtube channel by clicking here (Youtube.com/RunnerRunerMusic). These guys have a TON of really cool videos and are constantly uploading new songs.

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Runner Runner’s own Jon Berry and the lovely Kristen Williams cover Lady Gaga’s Telephone. Personally…. I can’t stop listening to it! For real. They did a great job and really made the track their own. Jon’s fancy fingers and Kristen’s soothing voice make for a perfect mix!

Jon from Runner Runner ft. Kristin Williams covering Lady Gaga’s “Telephone”

We also have a new “You Cover” of the week. For those of you unfamiliar, we post a new fan cover every week! This week’s cover is no exception to the talent we’ve already featured. Special thanks to LnCProductionz for creating this interesting cover and creative video!!! Make sure you subscribe to them and check out all their videos!!!!