Sean Wright's Album-a-Month Project Still On Track 5 Months In

Aug. 12, 2007 - PRLog -- The  man behind the Album-a-Month Project - Sean Wright - has released his fourth album ACOUSTIC ARCADE, and delivered album #5 SATELLITE OF SOULS to CD manufacturers for an end of August release.

Sean Wright considers this to be a landmark in his remarkable music project. "I'm almost half way there," he said. "People have really gotten behind the idea - a kind of music marathon if ever there was one! Some days I wake up to write and record the next song in the project and think: will I do a Forrest Gump, and just keep running with it beyond a year? It gets you that way. I'm addicted to writing music."

And it seems that Wright's growing legion of fans are addicted to his music, too. "I've been stunned by the positive response to my music. Beyond the gimmick of the album-a-month project, fans really like the songs. They keep coming back to listen and download on myspace, with over 15,000 plays a month."

Wright's music has also garnered the support of some major names in the music business, including South Asian pop Icon, Najam Sheraz, US producer Alexander Nevermind, and harmonica legend, Jimmy Zavala.

Sheraz calls Wright's songwriting talents "awesome", while Nevermind "loves Wright's music and work ethic..." and Jimmy Zavala says Wright's music "sounds great."

UK's Wright began planning the project by embarking on a decidedly outside-the-box strategy—rather than pursue the typical method of writing, recording and marketing an album. Now he's releasing the fruits of his labours each month in the form of CD albums and downloads. The year-long series is available by mail order from the independent crows-wing.com website, as well as CD Baby, iTunes, Rhapsody, BuyMusic, Emusic, Napster, AOL's MusicNet, MusicMatch, and so on. The CDs can also be ordered through local Music Stores worldwide.

Each Sean Wright album contains 12 tracks - that's 12x12. 144 new original tracks in a year. And Wright believes the project is "all about the quality of the songs, regardless of the quantity."

"KUDOS! I love what you're doing and I love how you're doing it. We will be keeping tabs on you and your progress, but I'm thinking that when the 12-months are done, you're going to be sitting on 144 of the best songs in a long long time... " - Dan Nash, Just Good Management

“It sounds mad, doesn’t it?” Wright said. “While putting out an album every month is an awful idea if you try to release and promote records the old-fashioned way -- coordinating and organising retail distribution, publicity, and radio promotion behind something that lands everywhere all at once – it certainly gives people something to talk about. I haven't had to spend time or effort promoting the songs. I've spent all my time writing and recording, and the way I’ve structured the releases alone has made people notice. An album-a-month has a nice ring to it, doesn‘t it? That and the fact that I give away mp3s of new songs every month on myspace.”

Wright is a singer/songwriter who first made his name at Peer-Southern Music publishing house, Denmark St, London, co-writing songs with Hollywood hitmaker, Kim Fowley. He released his debut 45 single "Strange Situation" in 1978 to critical acclaim in the UK press. The NME said, "Wright is an enigmatic purveyor of powerful pop." Wright's 1980s band, International Heroes, is credited in the Encyclopedia of British Heavy Metal as forerunner of the Powerpop movement. He co-managed the hugely-popular all-girl Swedish band, Ice Age, voted Best Female Group in the World 1989/1990 by Kerrang! magazine readers. He co-produced and directed their MTV video "Instant Justice" and co-ordinated their sell-out European tour, in which the band sold out London's Marquee Club, The Hippodrome, and the Astoria.

He's a three time British Fantasy Award finalist for excellence in fantasy/horror/sci-fi writing. His song lyrics explore the ups and downs of life, heartache and joy, and his own unique take on human relationships, and his songs have been compared with such diverse artists as The Killers, John Lennon, Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley.

Website: www.crows-wing.com