Last week was a big one at NYA. You probably couldn’t tell what was going on, unless you are watching very closely, so let me fill you in. The NYA project is fascinating in many ways, but mostly for me, it’s about getting ready for our year. We are preparing the NYA Times-Contrarian, a newspaper to keep you up to date on what’s been happening at NYA and the world of music. Articles like this one will be published regularly by the paper. It’s a big job and we have been busy designing and building the Times-Contrarian. There are four of us actively involved. We will have guest columnists and I will be contributing regularly.
Our archivist works around the clock sorting out the offerings we will be bringing you in the coming weeks months and years. We do have that much unheard music and unseen films and videos in our vaults. Ben Johnson and John Hausmann are digging through the Shakey Pictures Archive as I write this. NYA will be featuring entire concerts that have never been seen.
Our music producer, John Hanlon has been on the case with me as we prepare our premiere releases of previously unheard music. The album we are working on now, recorded in 1973, should be ready in time for a March release. There are some hint on the site now. You will be hearing a track from that one soon, presented for you on Xstream by NYA, the world’s best sounding streaming service, the only one in the world that is capable of delivering full high resolution music directly to you. At NYA, we are serious about the sound. Just pick your favorite song and listen to it.
Check out these comments, a very small sampling from the hundreds we are collecting:
Thanks again for this, Neil. High quality headphones through an audio interface really kick the sounds directly into my brain.
Archives is so very cool and I very much appreciate all the work that went into putting this awesome gem together. Thank you!!
Thank you Neil. Love the site and the sound.
I’m discovering neil young. What a musician
Yes!!! This is a win! Love it😍
NYA is stunning…A magnificent gift, I’m spellbound. Thank you.
Movie Night is coming to NYA! Once every week we will be streaming a film or long form video from the Shakey Pictures Archive. We will be announcing that soon! Watch for the announcement. It should be fun for everyone who wants to see all of the wacky movies we have made over the years, including HomeTown, the solo show I did in Omemee Ontario very recently.
On the business front, we have had to spend a lot of time in the office. Yes, we have an office. We are building our subscription service and deciding what it will be. We plan on a couple of levels of subscription with many exclusive features for the top level. We don’t want to lose our listeners so we are making it very low priced and attractive, with all kinds of perks, from premiere listens to first shot at buying tickets to shows before they are commercially announced.
Tour plans are forming now for the latter part of 2018.
I have been writing and waking up with new music in my head and I plan to continue that for as long as it keeps happening. I know I have been blessed with being part of so much music in my life.
Thanks for being here at NYA. I really appreciate it very much. We are growing and feeling good about what we have accomplished so far. Our plans for the future are extremely exciting. Music is a great healer. In times of trouble and concern, we have our music. NY