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This survey only takes a couple of minutes (less than 5 minutes!!) of your time, but hearing your thoughts will make a big difference to the future of Wakey!Wakey! Community. Thanks for your help!

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Hi, first of all I love you and your music so much! :D Also, I was wondering (idk whether you've answered this before or if you've said so somewhere) are you going on a Europe tour with the new album? And if so, are you coming to the UK? Because I missed out on seeing you last time and I would REALLY love to see you live! (: Thank you! xx

So great to hear that you love the music! Good taste ;)Yes, the new album will be out later on this spring/early summer and the release will be followed by a lot of touring, also in the UK and elsewhere in Europe. We don't have any confirmed dates for that yet, but stay tuned!I hope we'll see you on the next European Tour..Love,Tsuua(Wakey!Wakey!'s Community Manager)

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Check out the new taster video from the studio!

In case you're new to the pledge system: The basic pledge is like preordering the album from itunes, except that you get the tracks in better quality, you get to be part of making the album happen in the first place and follow the process closely with daily updates from Mike.

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Hi Stephanie! Have you ever listened to Wakey!Wakey!? They have amazing new music coming out early next year, but the "Almost Everything I Wish I Said the Last Time I Saw You" -album still works great. You may also be interested in checking out The A Team, their Ed Sheeran cover. Let us know what you think.. : )

ok, so basically I REALLY need some new music to listen to :/ I love Panic! At the Disco and Ed Sheeran, but I’ve grown out of most of the other artists i used to listen to. Sooo…if anyone has any suggestions on good music, could you recommend your favorite artist(s) and give me at least one of...

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If you're in New York, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Arizona or Southern California, go check out the Wakey!Wakey! tour page right now. Mike is coming your way this spring.. And in true Team Wakey style, please share the news to your friends. (Or even enemies, if they're in need of some great music!)

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Wake Up Tour starts on Wednesday from Boston! Check out Wakey!Wakey! website for all the dates. Come along!

I’m prepping for another tour starting next Wednesday. I was talking to my roommate about what I’m bringing/requesting food-wise and he thought it seemed really interesting, so I thought I’d share with all of you as well. I’m pasting our rider below, and then elaborating on some of the weirder...

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Celebrate the Holiday season with Michael Grubbs, Tanya Buziak and James Lafferty (all three can be spotted in the video above) + our previous Wakey Weekly guest stars Suzanna Choffel, Rosi Golan, Luke Wesley and Casey Shea! We have a 2-hour StageIt Holiday Extravaganza this Sunday at 2pm EST/7pm GMT. Hour 1: http://bit.ly/WWeekly12hr1 Hour 2: http://bit.ly/WWeekly12hr2

You can set the prize yourself (as little as 10c/part gets you in!), just remember to get a ticket to both hour 1 and hour 2 to not miss out on half of the fun.

See you on Sunday!

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Answer Quotes from Facebook Q&A with Mike Grubbs

Yesterday we spent a fun half-hour on Wakey!Wakey!’s Facebook page, where Mike answered as many questions as he could. There were almost 200 questions in the short time so there’s still much to be answered in future occasions. (Next one is already this Sunday!)

Here you can reread Mike’s answers in an easier way:

"OK, to start, regarding the touring questions. I have my US bookers putting something together for January right now. We'll likely be coming overseas right after. I'd like to hit all of the same cities we hit last year in Europe, and a few more this time!"

"Here's the story on the new album- I've been working my butt off on the writing end. So far I have 56 songs done. Now we're trying to get the business side of things together. I'm hoping we can get the album out as soon as March of next year."

"There's also a possibility that we'll release an EP in the meantime. Next week we'll post a question asking if people would prefer a 5 song EP to be released sooner, or a full album that takes a bit longer."

"I loved singing with Joy at the Rock the Schools concert. I can't say that we're going into any studios any time soon, but I can say that we're friends, we grab coffee when we're in the same city, and I never say never!"

"Molly, the next wakey weekly will be next sunday, and I'm gonna post a link at the end of the QnA!"

"Will, I started playing piano when I was 5. My mom was a piano teacher, and my family was all musicians, so that had a great impact on me."

"Emily, we're hoping to collaborate with a few guest artists on this upcoming album for sure. Can't say who though."

"Bands I like now/getting a lot of spins- Imagine Dragons is my new fav I also just made a new playlist with a ton of classics on it. Like the Rolling Stones, and Buddy Holly, and Bob Dylan. I'm trying to listen to great works!"

"Anistasya, when I run out of things to write about I sit in front of my piano and bang my head on a wall until more songs fall out... haha I think the brain is a muscle, so the more you exercise it, the more it makes great ideas!"

"no Lali, I wasn't in Paris last month, unfortunately."

"Regarding people that send me songs on Twitter, I get a lot of messages on Twitter, and I try to read every one, but my app broke last month, so I haven't lately. I always appreciate songs and letters though!"

(What's your favorite British band?) "Delphine, I love To Kill a King."

"I love all the new German fans. I can't wait to get back!"

"Did everyone hear our new song that leaked?"

"Working on One Tree Hill was amazing. I made a ton of great friends, and I'm really grateful for all the new fans as well!"

"Jennifer, the song I sang with Bethany at RTS was called Irresistible and will definitely be on our album!"

"OK. 3 more questions. Maria, the Almost Everything album was sort of a love letter. It was a way of me working through a really big year of my life. I'll never say exactly what it meant to me, because I don't want people to think of that when they hear it. I want them to think of what it means to them."

"Great Question Lena! She wants to know how different this album sounds from Almost Everything. I think it has a ton of characteristics from that album, but represents a growth from me as a writer. It's got a lot more upbeat songs on it, but I hope it won't lose any of the intimacy, or intensity AE had. I think that you'll all really like it."

"Fake last question- Chris Cubeta asked who our favorite producer is... haha. For those that don't know, Mr Cubeta is the producer of Almost Everything. Everyone say hi!"

"I see a lot of requests for an acoustic version of Wake Up (Lily I Love You). Maybe I should get on that this week."

(About Almost Everything: it means a hell of a lot to me, that's for sure..) "Thanks Will. You guys mean a lot to me, as well."

"Regarding Poland, You guys are a goal for us on this next album, so I'm hoping so!"

"And my last comment- Thank you all for coming today, scroll up to see where I answered a few of the newer questions earlier. Grab a ticket here- bitly.com/WWeekly9 to come to our weekly stage it show next week, and ask any questions I didn't get to today! Love you guys, and see you soon!"

So yes, thanks guys! Keep in touch and see you on Sunday!

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Exciting news indeed! Listen, Fall in Love and Share!

Hey guys!

We have some exciting news today. When we first found out about it this morning we weren’t thrilled, but we think it’s probably all for the best in the end. We just found one of our unreleased demos for the new album posted online. It’s been taken down, but that means that other people...

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Rock the Schools Concert 2012 is just 9 sleeps away! Join Wakey!Wakey! supporting music education at Gramercy Theatre, New York on Saturday November 3rd. Bethany Joy Lenz (OTH's Haley) is also in the line-up! You can see the whole list of great artists in the picture. If you can't make it to Gramercy Theatre for the benefit show, you can follow it online at the organizers' StageIt live stream. I will be at the chat hanging out with you during the show. See you there! and before that on Sunday at this week's Wakey Weekly! (details and link to come asap) love, Tsuua

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Can you be any age to join Team Wakey? I am a huge fan of Wakey!Wakey!, I would do anything to see them here again, and I wanted to make that happen. Thanks.

Hey there! Wonderful question! Yes. You can be any age to join Team Wakey! We have members of all ages, male and female and from numerous different countries and we love it that way! Love of Wakey!Wakey! music is the most important thing that unites everyone in the team. We'd love to have you on board, too! :)Drop me a line at teamwakeywakey (at) gmail . com. I'll fill you in on everything and make you a member! Welcome!

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Congrats Rebecca and Caitlyn!

Congratulations to Rebecca P. of Queensland, Australia and Caitlyn D. of Pennsylvania for winning the Wakey!Wakey! contest! They both have won Wakey autographed wallets - the only two ever made! Look for them in your mailbox soon!

Stay tuned for more Wakey contests this month as Mike continues his “Almost Everything” retrospectives.

Thanks everyone for participating!

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Make sure to check this out! Amazing opportunity!

Attention Wakey!Wakey! fans! Make sure to check out Mike’s new retrospective about his song “Twenty-Two”! Head over to his Facebook page to read about his memories and reasons for writing that song, later today.

In collaboration with his retrospective, we are giving away TWO autographed wallets - that’s right, the only two ever made. All you have to do is buy a Wakey! product from our store, and you are entered to win. It’s that easy!

The contest is open NOW until Thursday night. May the odds be ever in your favor.

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Congratulations Sarah and Joanna!

After much anticipation, we finally have our Wakey!Wakey! contest winners! Please join us in congratulating Joanna E., from Bridgend (UK), and Sarah F., from Eugene, OR, for being such great fans!

All they did was purchase a Wakey! item on our store and they were entered to win a “Dance So Good” t-shirt and tour lanyard.

Thanks everyone for entering! 

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ATTENTION! :) Don't miss out on a great opportunity...

We’re in a nostalgic mood. In honor of this week’s Wakey!Wakey! retrospective of “Dance So Good,” we have one Wakey!Wakey! T-shirt and one  Wakey!Wakey! tour lanyard. Super limited edish!

Buy any Wakey!Wakey! item on the FR Store, and you’ll be automatically entered to win either the T-shirt or the lanyard. Two winners will be chosen at random. You have until Sunday at midnight!

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Last chance to get a "Brooklyn" Poster

This week began with Mike's retrospectives of Brooklyn/Manhattan. And the label Family Records released a Deluxe Package which includes the very last 12"x12" posters of the beautiful Brooklyn artwork and Almost Everything album on Vinyl.

Mike has signed all of the 30 last posters and this week Family Records has a special 10% discount on all vinyl products, so you can get the discount also on the Deluxe package. Just use code "ilovevinyl".

What a great chance to enhance Wakey!Wakey! collections!

-Tsuua

ps. Team Wakey! has a special love affair with the Brooklyn art work. We love it so much we have it as the background image of our chatroom. Don't miss out - once the 30 are gone, they're all gone..