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12-29-2011 NEW WINDSOR
THE JDA PROJECT has gone into hiatus. We have been playing local gigs, etc for a while, but need to figure out our next move. Things are happening in other musical fronts, and Joel Pirard has been concentrating a lot of creative energy into the JESTER'S PROMENADE  group.  "JDA has become more of a cover act that plays some originals, rather than the vison I had for it, and thought my partners had" Joel said recently. "I am not clear on where that leaves me as far as JDA goes. JDA has 4 cds of original music, but rarely performs more than a small sampling of it, and it seems to concentrate mostly on the the first and 3rd cds more than the others, ironic since sales for our 2nd, 'Moving Window' are higher than any of the others. Dropstones has been an artistic success, imo, but we have not pushed it at all. Indeed we have not pushed original music much lately. I consider us to be an original band first, playing covers in order to get an audience. This is not the case. I enjoy playing covers, but not exclusively. I would rather play OUR MUSIC to a smaller crowd  that appreciates it , than to a room ful of people who are biding their time during originals to hit the bathroom..."

As the primary songwriter  the future of JDA as a wrting  band may be in question.
Check back for more developments on this front. We will update more frequently!!!

4-16-2010 NEW WINDSOR
THE JDA PROJECT is remastering A FINE TIME, the debut cd for a relaunch. So far about halfway through the transfer process to digital.
 
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Also some personal thoughts about Dropstones. (  ed. note: My own perspective-Joel Pirard )
 
 
"There was a lot of moodiness about the record.
For example, "Vacant Chair" was actually written by Don about 8-9 years ago, about no one in particular, it was about loss. Very melancholy. I personally could visualize it very well.
"These Walls So Thin" is influenced a lot by Beatles/Procul Harum, musically, a romantic, unrequited love thing...
" Mary Come Out to Play" is deliberately done in a HEY JUDE styl' but is a true love song, " Girl Interrupted "is dramatic, bluesy thing that Arno and I wrote, lyrically it is a true story about a girl he encountered in a crowded diner, who was so sad, down, etc, she actually was talking about suicde. He spent 2 hours trying to exact a promise from her to get help, and not do anything rash. He never saw her again, never knew what happened. "... "AlI  I Ever Wanted" is about a guy who has just been dumped, and is totally in shock.  "This Old Box'"is about a guitar that was lying in a garden shack for years, full of bugs, etc. Arno actually restored that guitar to playabllity, so it is essentially a true story. "Rattlesnake Bridge" is a story Arno made up, the title comes from an exit off of Rte 78 in NJ. Sometimes an innocuous thing can trigger a whole tune. Arno worked very hard to get the various guitars, just right. A nod to Johnny Cash on this one. "The Answer" is a powerful love song, in a traditional prog/psychedelic style. Don wrote the words and melody, I personally love the dynamics on this.
"So We've Ended As Lovers", is a latin flavored song, but does have a darker element because of a broken love affair. However it is a character who has accepted it. Interesting use of the mandolin, and accordion in this. The original demo was a bit more of a rocker, but we went with this feel...
"The Downslide" is Pink Floyd inspired tune that is a defiant rally against aging gracefully. It is about saying, 'hey we ain't done yet!" ...and we're not!
"In A Word" is also a simple love ballad. No mystery there. Don came up with a really pretty melody here, Arno and I arranged and sang the backups 'on the fly'. Lots of fun to do.
"Hope" is the only true rocker, it is a declaration of love. Just  bangon' on the 'old piano'.....
"12-21-12" is a song that has a 2 part message, get on with your life: keep on moving, but always aware that you only go aroud once, so make the most of it...
"No TIme Like The Present" is inspired heavily by 'Hello-Goodbye'. This is a happy tune about falling in love.
"Thrum" is an instrumental with a Floyd-like twist, a bit of Robin Trower tossed in.
"Tomorrow Truly Knows" does end on a happier note, it addresses how we plan our lives, but the message is simple, the only certain answer lies in the future. This song is more of a proggy feel than any pf the others.
The whole CD is a bit more serious, darker than anything we've done before.
All of our stuff has had some darker music on it, but this one does jump around stylistically.  We never pigeonhole ourselves stylistically, which may or may not be  mistake, but there is nothing contrived when we record and write.
This disk, our 4th, is simply a collection of individual tunes, unrelated to each other, and covering a variety of moods, but in  a more generally laid back style, bluesy, melancholy at times, but I think we executed each song well. The hardest part was to select the running order.
I think if you listen to it in the right situation, in subdued lighting, and just let it move over you, you'll get it. especially with headphones....anyway, I hope so."
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We have just listed here! for THE JDA PROJECT!
 
 
DROPSTONES, CLICK on the image to order.
Also on ITUNES!
 
THE CREATIVE TEAM OF JOEL PIRARD, DON PITZ, AND ARNO TIETJE return once again to present more great music in what has become an established sound for the band.

16 new songs to captivate you! DROPSTONES is sure to build on the already strong tradition that JDA, now THE JDA PROJECT has presented in the past.

DROPSTONES

HOPE
RATTLESNAKE BRIDGE
MARY COME OUT TO PLAY
IN A WORD
WHAT IF THE MAYANS WERE RIGHT?
THE DOWNSLIDE
ALL I EVER WANTED
VACANT CHAIR
THESE WALLS SO THIN
THIS OLD BOX
SO WE'VE ENDED AS LOVERS
NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT
THE ANSWER
GIRL INTERRUPTED
THRUM
TOMORROW TRULY KNOWS

Dropstones is available at PEACEWORKMUSIC.net
 
and NOW also at CDBABY.com

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10/19/2008 NEW WINDSOR
 
SYZYGY voted one of the top 25 independent CDs!
 
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