2 Holiday Sales, Los Angeles, CA & More!

Dear Friends, Happy Thanksgiving!! Though I’m thankful for you all year-long, I want to take this opportunity to tell you that you mean the world to me! Thank you for all the ways you’ve made this year the very best one yet for Sleeping At Last!

HOLIDAY SALE!

Our annual Holiday Sale begins today! Get 20% off of just about everything* in our online store! Use the code: PETALS (yep, another “It’s A Wonderful Life” reference!) and get 20% off your entire order of $20 and up! Sale ends 12/3 at 11:59pm CST. (*Excludes Pre-Order items, sorry!)

Shop Sleeping At Last here!

EMPHASIS SALE!

My brand-new company, Emphasis is also joining in on the sale parade! (Emphasis allows you to pick your favorite Lyric and make a one-of-a-kind Shirt! Learn more about Emphasis here!) Use the code: PETALS5 to get $5 off each Emphasis Shirt!! (As many as you’d like!)

Click here to make one yourself, or to buy/tweak a pre-designed Emphasis Shirt, click here!

Also, Emphasis Gift Cards are coming SOON!!

LOS ANGELES, CA TICKETS

In just a few days I’ll be playing at The Hotel Cafe with a string trio in Los Angeles, CA! Can’t wait to see you!! Only a few tickets left for the 12/1 show (Monday!) Grab ‘em here!

FREE CHRISTMAS ALBUM

In case you missed it, download my FREE 14-song Christmas Album on NoiseTrade!! (All "Tips" are donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital!)

Once again, thank you SO much for making it possible for me to do the thing I love most - make music. I hope your Thanksgiving is truly the best one yet!

Much Love, Ryan - Sleeping At Last

P.S. here's a list of stuff i love right now…

1. A Year of Adventures, My Dear (please consider supporting this beautiful and meaningful campaign!) 2. Crossy Road (ios game… a new take on frogger... and I'm way into it.) 3. Betty Crocker Fudge Brownies (i don’t even care that they came from a box.. been in love since i was little) 4. Morning Play Time With My Daughter (it’s literally the best. she is smiling and playing like crazy these days! so incredible.)

FREE Christmas Album + CA Show Added!!

Happy (early) Holidays!!! Some of you may already know that each year around the holidays I record a cover of a Christmas song. This tradition has accumulated over the years into a full-length Christmas album called "Christmas Collection," which I give away as a free download on NoiseTrade! (it’s sort of my version of a holiday card!)

This year I recorded "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" - I so hope you enjoy my take on it! Download here! I enlisted the help of my friend and incredible cellist, Sharon Gerber who played all of the strings on this recording. She’s truly one of the most gifted musicians I’ve come across and am always so honored to get to make music together! (Learn more about Sharon and her music here!)

Because this time of year should be all about giving - all "Tips" we receive through NoiseTrade will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! Please consider making a donation by using the "Tip" feature on the site, once you've downloaded the album!

I’m also pleased to announce that the entire 14-song collection has been completely Re-Mastered this year! So, If you've downloaded any part of the Christmas Collection in past, I'd recommend downloading the new 2014 collection now!

High praise and thanks go to Chris Bethea who mixed “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” and mastered the entire collection! And to Kyle Barrett, who designed the beautiful cover art! I am truly grateful for their wonderful work!

Download “Christmas Collection 2014" FREE here!

LOS ANGELES SHOW ADDED!

Also thrilled to announce that we’ve added a 2nd show at The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, CA!! Tickets for this holiday/acoustic show (with a string trio!) on Dec. 1st are NOW available!!

Buy Tickets here!

Can’t wait to see you!! Thanks so much for reading!

Much Love, Ryan - Sleeping At Last

PS here’s a list of things i love right now…

1. Serial (a new podcast from some of the this american life team and it’s entirely fascinating!) 2. Unroll.Me (helps you unsubscribe from unwanted spam/newsletters AND consolidates the newsletters you want in one lovely email. so far i love it.) 3. Shark Tank (i’ve probably included this thing i love before, but i just really love this show!) 4. Candy Crush Soda Saga (i thought i kicked my candy crush addiction, but apparently not. way into this new game)

Dec. Shows, Short Film, Covers on Vinyl!

Hello there! It's been such an exciting week around here with the launch of my new company, Emphasis, and already there's a bunch of new Sleeping At Last news to tell you about! Thanks for privilege of being able to email you! It means a great deal to me!

DECEMBER SHOWS!!

I’m so very pleased to announce that I’ll be playing 3 Holiday shows (w/ strings!) this December!

UPDATE: 2nd SHOW ADDED: Dec. 1st - The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, CA (Tickets on sale now!)

Dec. 4th - The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, CA (Tickets on sale now!) Dec. 10th - Blackberry Market in Glen Ellyn, IL (Tickets on sale now!) Dec. 11th - Blackberry Market in Glen Ellyn, IL (Tickets on sale now!)

Each of these shows are held in wonderful intimate venues, which means that tickets are extremely limited! So grab your tickets asap! At each show, I’ll be playing acoustic sets with a String Trio! I’ll of course be playing lots of my songs, plus a handful of Christmas songs sprinkled in too!

Tickets for each of these shows are available NOW! Click here or on the links above to buy tickets!

Can’t wait to see you!

"REVERSE" - A SHORT FILM

My friend and talented director, Ryan Smith is working on a Sci-Fi short film called “Reverse,” starring Mike Vogel (Under The Dome, Cloverfield, Bates Motel, etc.) and the music will be an original score by me! I loved the script and can’t wait to see this film come to life!

If this is a film you’d like to see/hear, please consider supporting Reverse on Kickstarter! (Psst.. one of the Kickstarter Rewards is a download of my original score for the film!)

To learn more about and/or be a backer of Reverse, please click here!

"COVERS, VOL. 1” VINYL

So pleased to announce that my recent “Covers, Vol. 1” album is being pressed on Vinyl!! Pre-Orders for this limited-run Vinyl begin NOW!!

Pre-Order “Covers, Vol. 1” Here!

(Note: If ordering for the Holidays, please read the store description for info!)

That’s all for today! Thanks so very much for reading and for your incredible support!!

Much Love, Ryan - Sleeping At Last

P.S. here's a list of stuff i love right now…

1. Kyle Barrett (the very talented designer who created each of the cover art for my cover songs, atlas: year one vinyl set and the covers, vol. 1 vinyl!!! check him out.. he’s amazing.) 2. Interstellar (as a huge christopher nolan fan, i've been excited to see this for a long time now. it's great and needs to be seen more than once.) 3. Toy Story 4 (this is welcome news!! well, all pixar news is welcome news.) 4. iPhone "Voice Memos" App (i use this app religiously and because it's a default apple app, it rarely gets love. it's vital to my songwriting process, so today i tip my hat in thanks.)

Special Announcement: "Emphasis"

Dear Friends, A few years ago I had an idea: What if band “merch” could be more personal? Listeners let music into their lives in such meaningful ways- why can’t the things we buy to support the music we love reflect those meaningful connections?

Today, it brings me SO much joy to introduce you to my brand-new company, “Emphasis" - a website where music fans can create entirely custom, one-of-a-kind T-Shirts featuring their favorite lyrics from their favorite bands!

Here’s how Emphasis works…

• Let’s say you’re a Sleeping At Last fan (hypothetically, of course.)

• You head over to the BRAND-NEW Sleeping At Last Emphasis Online Store.

• You browse through the ENTIRE Sleeping At Last discography of lyrics.

• You hand-select your very favorite Sleeping At Last LYRIC.

• Using the Emphasis T-Shirt Editor, you’ll have a PLETHORA of options to customize everything from the shirt color, the lyric layout, the fonts, the font colors and even the Sleeping At Last logo, to make it truly yours!

• Once your MASTERPIECE is complete, click “Buy” and Ta-da! You just created your very first Emphasis Lyric T-Shirt, made JUST for you. Your new shirt will then be made and sent your way in a jiffy.

Scroll down to check out some of the first T-Shirts that my team and I created using Emphasis! Maybe they'll inspire your masterpiece! And for folks less interested in creating their own Emphasis Lyric shirt, it’s worth noting that you can buy or tweak any of our Featured Shirts as well!

Sleeping At Last is the first of MANY Emphasis artists to come. (So excited that some my favorite artists will join the Emphasis roster SOON!)

I’d be SO honored if you’d be among the first ever to give Emphasis a try and create a shirt that means something to you! As “Early Adopters,” here’s a coupon code for $5 off: EARLYBIRD (expires on Nov. 13th)

I’m beyond thrilled to finally see this idea come to life and am so delighted to share it with you first! The idea of you guys wearing the words that I’ve poured my heart into for so many years means more to me than I can even articulate. Thanks in advance for trying something new! Please be sure to post your designs on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. We can’t wait to see what you make!!! (Oh, and let’s be friends!! Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram!)

Much Love, Ryan - Sleeping At Last (and now also, founder of Emphasis!)

P.S. Here’s a list of things I love right now….

1. Rule29 (my emphasis partners who helped make this idea an actual thing! plus, some of my fav people!) 2. Foo Fighter’s Sonic Highways on HBO (foo fighters fan or not, this is such a great music doc series. watch it.) 3. Leftover Halloween Candy (kit-kats, nerds, sweet tarts, starbursts, yes please.) 4. Javi’s Burritos (a new favorite in glen ellyn, il… yum)

Starbucks, The Vampire Diaries & More!

Hello again! If it's alright with you, I've got a few more things to tell you about...

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES!

So pleased to announce that Tonight (Oct. 9th), my cover of “All Through The Night” will be featured on The CW’s The Vampire Diaries!! The show airs 8/7c and I’m so very honored to get to have my music be a part! Hope you’ll tune in!

STARBUCKS!

Next time you’re grabbing coffee at Starbucks, keep an ear out for my song "Turning Page." Honored that the lovely folks at Starbucks chose to include it in this month’s in-store music playlist!!

HALLOWEEN SONG!

A couple years ago, I wrote a Halloween song for a movie called "Fun Size." It's called "Masquerade" and if you're looking for music to add to your Halloween party playlist, you can get it here... iTunes! YouTube! Spotify!

SHEET MUSIC!

Musicnotes.com now carries Sleeping At Last Sheet Music! Check out the available songs here… If they are missing any songs you’d like for them to make sheet music for, let them know! Email your song requests to: support@musicnotes.com

Also, I had the pleasure of doing an interview for the Musicnotes.com blog! Read it here…

Welp, that’s all for today, friends! Thanks so much for reading. So grateful for you!!!

Much Love, Ryan - Sleeping At Last

P.S. Here’s a list of things I love right now….

1. iPhone 6 (was on the fence for a little while there...6 or 6 plus! but i feel great about my decision for the 6. i love it so.) 2. Pixar’s “Inside Out” Teaser (i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again: i adore all things pixar. needless to say i can’t wait for this!!) 3. Interstellar (i've sort of already decided that christopher nolan's upcoming film is gonna be my fav of the year.) 4. Vinyl Clocks (these are pretty rad.)