Ari Hest + Sarah Siskind June 4, 2010

Many singer-songwriters toil for months on their Macs, trying to make a demo that sounds polished enough to score them a record deal with a major label. But Ari Hest has done the exact opposite, as he continues to defy the conventional route of a musician. Already signed to a major, he opted out of his label deal so that he could have more control over his art. He then embarked on his ambitious ‘52' project, during which he spent all of last year immersed in an unprecedented effort - to write, record, produce and release one new song per week, for 52 weeks in a row. Now, he will self-release his new studio CD, ‘Twelve Mondays,' on March 10th. The album features reworked versions of 12 fan-selected songs, culled from the past year's extraordinary output.

http://www.myspace.com/arihest
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http://www.arihest.com/index.php

Official Website: http://www.jamminjava.com/