ATTN: Graphic Designers, Artists, Photographers

We are looki​ng for graph​ic desig​ners,​ photo​graph​ers and artis​ts to help us with some upcom​ing Audra​ proje​cts.​ ​

Pleas​e e-mail us with a link to your work / portf​olio.​

Thank​s!​
Bret

Currently listening : Hey Ma By James Release date: 2008-09-16

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Recap: Video Premiere Party
Category: Music

After the premiere....
Thank you, thank you to everyone who helped out, came out and hung out at the premiere party for our first music video. It was a smashing success. What a great setting - poolside! A huge thank you to the director, Kevin R. Phipps; The lighting guys, Randy & Jesse; The sound guy, Ivan Rose; and everyone else that I've forgotten to mention.

Here's the setlist for what we played live that night:

What Your Eyes Had Seen
100 Years Old*
Midnight Moon Swing
Ocean*
Everything Changes*
You're So Pretty
All Ghosts Spend Their Time Alone
In All Our Androgyny
Plastic Horses*
Going To The Theatre
Cabaret Fortune Teller
I Just Can't Let Go*

* - from our upcoming new album!

I (Bret) also ended up playing an acoustic set with some friends, opening for Wayne Hussey of The Mission UK & Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff. It was Monday, 9/22 @ Modified in Phoenix.

Here's what I played:

What's Meant To Be*
You're So Pretty
Out To Get You (James cover)

Thanks again to everyone.
Talk to you soon.
Bret :)

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Bret Helm w/ Wayne Hussey of The Mission & Miles Hunt of The Wonderstuff
Category: Music

Hello everyone! A surprise show for you....

Bret Helm of Audra will be playing an acoustic set with some friends tonight, opening for Wayne Hussey from The Mission & Miles Hunt from The Wonderstuff. Bret will be singing a few Audra songs, as well as backing his friends (Greg & Eddie from Echo Chamber & Yolanda from Snowsongs) on bass.

Monday, September 22, 2008
8:00pm SHARP!
$12.00 at the door
All ages welcome

Venue:
Modified Arts
407 E. Roosevelt
Phoenix, AZ

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Video Premiere - This Saturday
Category: Music

We are happy​ to annou​nce that the video​ premi​ere for Cabar​et Fortu​ne Telle​r will be this Satur​day,​ Septe​mber 20th at The Clare​ndon Hotel​ in Phoen​ix.​

In addit​ion to the unvei​ling of the new Audra​ video​,​ we will also be playi​ng a live set!

The doors​ open at 7pm and the show begin​s at 8pm.
Admis​sion is $5.

The Clare​ndon is just off of Centr​al,​ a bit south​ of India​n Schoo​l.​
Here'​s the exact​ addre​ss:​

401 W. Clare​ndon Ave.
Phoen​ix,​ Arizo​na 85013​

Take a look at where​ this will be takin​g place​:​ http:​/​/​www.​thecl​arend​on.​net/​deals​

Thank​s.​ See you there​.​

Currently listening : Hey Ma By James Release date: 2008-09-16

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Tampa Photos & Set List
Category: Music

We're back from our show at the Convergence Festival in Tampa @ The Convention Center. What a great time. Thank you to everyone who came out to see us. We've posted some photos in a new album. If you have some you'd like to share, please send us an e-mail. Here's what we played:

Audra @ Tampa Convention Center
August 10, 2008

What Your Eyes Had Seen
100 Years Old
Ocean
Midnight Moon Swing
Everything Changes
In Hollywood Tonight
You're So Pretty
All Ghosts Spend Their Time Alone
In A Dark Room
In All Our Androgyny
Spiked With Black And Rum
Plastic Horses
Cabaret Fortune Teller
I Just Can't Let Go
2 Girls In 1 Dress

Encore: Bela Lugosi's Dead

Bret Helm - vocals & guitar
Bart Helm - guitar
J. DeWolfe - drums
Greg Gibbs - the bass guitar

Currently listening : #1 Record/Radio City By Big Star Release date: 1992-06-10

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Florida here we come...

This entire weekend was spent in the studio rehearsing for our upcoming appearance at the Convergence Festival in Tampa. It was a total blast, working out some of the new ones as they were recorded for our upcoming album. Those coming out to Tampa will get a live preview of some of the new tracks!

Cool. See you in Tampa.
Bret

Currently listening : New Miserable Experience By Gin Blossoms Release date: 1992-08-04

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AUDRA Live in Tampa @ Convergence Festival

Don't miss out on our first ever Florida show! We'll be playing at the Convergence 14 Festival in Tampa, Florida on Sunday, August 10th.

It's gonna be great.
Read all about it and make your plans now:
http://www.c14ybor.com

Aw yeah.
Bret

Currently listening : Don't Believe the Truth By Oasis Release date: 2005-05-31

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Studio
Category: Music

July 7th - July 17th, 2008.
10 songs were recorded.
mixing to be done by first week of August.
it's gonna be great! :)
- Bret

Currently listening : War By U2 Release date: 2008-07-22

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July 7th - last day for contributions
Category: Music

Hello everyone,
Monday, July 7th will be the last day to send in contributions to the Audra recording fund and to get your name inside the new album.

If you'd still like to make a contribution, please follow this link:
http://www.audramusic.com/donations.htm

Thank you so much for your support.
Bret

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We Need Your Help!

Hello everyone! We have a lot of great news to report, but first:

GOING TO THE STUDIO: We Need Your Help!

We are about to enter the recording studio to record the 3rd Audra album. We would like to ask for the generosity of our fans to give us a hand in helping fund it.

In appreciation of a contribution of $40 or more, your name will be printed inside the next album in a special 'thank you' section.

You can make a contribution via credit card through Paypal. It's free to sign up. We promise that this new album will definitely be worth the wait! :)

Here's where to go: http://www.audramusic.com/donations.htm

Thank you for your love and support.


CABARET FORTUNE TELLER VIDEO

Over the last year, we've had a video in production for our track CABARET FORTUNE TELLER. We're happy to announce that as of Sunday, filming is now completed!

It ended up being filmed at an abandoned wherehouse that was once the Alice Cooper Haunted House- right next door to Alice Cooper's restaurant in downtown Phoenix. The haunted house is going to be turned into Phoenix's House of Blues.

We will keep you guys updated on when the video will premiere, etc.

You can view some photos on our myspace page. Look for the Cabaret Video Shoot album inside of our pics.

I'd like to take this time to thank the director (Kevin Phipps), the dozen or so crew members, the actors that flew in from other states, the girls from Scandalesque and everyone else that was a part of this thing. What a great memory this will be.

NEW AUDRA T-SHIRTS

We have some very limited quantities of new Audra shirts. I just added a couple styles/sizes to the store page today, so please check out the new ones. All purchases will also help with the funding of our next album.

http://www.audramusic.com/store.htm

UPCOMING SHOWS

June 28, 2008 - Mesa, AZ @ Hollywood Alley

August 8-10, 2008 - Convergence 14 Festival in Tampa, FL

Details at http://www.audramusic.com


LIVE AUDRA VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE

Many live Audra videos have been popping up on YouTube over the last couple of weeks. Some date back to 2002. There is a very cool one of us playing 'You're So Pretty' with Gitane DeMone from our last show in LA.

Check them out here: http://www.audramusic.com/news.htm


Ok. That's it for now. Thank you so much for your support over the years. We are very excited to get a new album out to you all.

Take care.
Bret

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