Nick Colionne Interview Page 4

Smitty:  Yes.

NC:  And sometimes you have a record where a lotta songs, they’re really good on the album but they don’t lend themselves really well to a live performance.  They’re more for just sitting and listening to. But I think with this we know we’ve got some stuff where it will lend itself very well to the live performance and I’m really excited about the new show that we’re putting together to promote this record, and you heard a couple of songs that we did up at Berks we actually previewed the song “Melting into You.”

Smitty:  Yeah, man.

NC:  Just on a fluke I was just like “Man, let’s just do it.”  And they were like “Hey, you sure?”  I’m like “Yeah, man.  Whatever happens happens.  Let’s just go for it.  I don’t know if it’ll work until we do it.”

Smitty:  And it was received well, man.

NC:  Yeah, it was.  I was shocked on how well people just picked up on a tune that they had never heard before.  And everybody was saying how much they liked the song.  I was like “Okay, then we’re on the right track here.”

Smitty:  Absolutely.  Well, I think the fans are excited already now to hear that you’re going to incorporate a few of these songs into your live show, so look out because it’s that hot.

NC:  I’m looking forward to doing it, man, and I can’t wait til I’m doing the show with you there.

Smitty:  (Laughs.) You know I’ll be there. Yeah, it’s gonna be good, man.  You know I’m gonna love it.  You’ve had an exciting year already.  This is your debut album on a new label. You’re with Koch Records now.  Talk to me about hooking up with the Koch cats.

NC:  Right.  Hey, I’m the Koch Cat.  I’m Koch’s Cat from the Big Windy.  (Both laugh.)

Smitty:  So it’s gotta be good to be over there with Dave Wilkes and those guys.

NC:  And Chuck Mitchell. Chuck is actually the guy that came to me and signed me and I’m happy that we all seem to click so well and they have great plans for the record and stuff like that, which is always important, that your record company believes in a record as much as you do.

Smitty:  Exactly, yeah.

NC:  So when they got it, they were happy and so was I.

Smitty:  Yeah, so it makes for a nice biz marriage. So let’s see now, you’ve got a nice Web site and a My Space, and they’re heavily trafficked, if that’s a word.

NC:  Yeah, My Space kinda gets to me sometimes.  I’m like “Who are these people?”  (Both laugh.)

Smitty:  I think we all ask that question.  Who are these people?  But they’re cool.

NC:  They’re all cool, man, and I get such interesting people who contact me and want me to add them to my friends’ list, and so I feel like now, through My Space, these are my friends now because I know something about them, because they do communicate with me, not just “Oh, add me to your friends’ list.”  They e-mail me and ask me what’s going on and act like they care about what’s happening with me and my career, and that’s cool.

Smitty:  How cool is that?  Yeah.

NC:  Can’t get it no better than that because it’s a great tool for people to stay in contact with each other.

Smitty:  Absolutely.  All right, so I’m sure you’re lining up some dates to get out and play some of this great new music, and by the way, we still wanna hear “Keepin’ It Cool” and we still wanna hear “High Flyin’” too, you know.

NC:  So you know I can’t drop those, can’t drop those.

Smitty:  Yeah, man, so you’re lining up some dates and we can definitely catch you out there on the road doing your thing and sharing some of this great vibe?

NC:  Oh yeah, and I’m not gonna start trying to name off no dates because I’ll have people going all to the wrong places.

Smitty:  (Laughs.)

NC:  They are not going to be looking for me and then people will be going “Well, who is he?  I don’t know who that is.”

Smitty:  Man you crack me up.

NC:  Yeah, but they could go to my Web site, www.nickcolionne.com or dot crazy, either one, and my schedule is up on my Web site all the time or on www.myspace.com/nickcolionne.  I’ve got my schedule on there also.

Smitty:  Oh, cool.  Ladies and gentlemen, Koch recording artist, Nick Colionne, his fantastic new record is called No Limits. It’s set to release July 8th.  Nick, man, I wanna say once again, congratulations on getting in the studio and throwin’ down with this great new record, and I wish you all the success with it and I certainly look forward to seeing you out there on the road real soon, and give my congratulations to the band and everybody involved, and my sweet girl Carol, and I hope to see you guys soon and all the best in 2008 and beyond, my friend.

NC:  Thank you, Smitty, man, and thanks for having me and doing this interview, and you know I can’t wait to see you so we can clown.  (Both laugh.)

Baldwin “Smitty” Smith

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