Andy Deane

Yeah, there is no damn way I’m trying to drive to DC tonight.  I’m under around 8 inches of snow right now and there is no sign it’s going to let up any time soon.  It looks like I’ll be rescheduling for March, so stay tuned!  As it stands, I’m working through season 1 of Castle and might watch House of the Devil for the third time this week… it’s so good!  Everyone stay warm and safe, and I’ll see you once I can dig out of this mess!

~Andy

Its been a long time since I last DJed, but I’m returning this Friday (Feb 5th) for Spellbound’s Alter Ego in Washington, DC.  The event starts at 9pm and runs to 2:30am.  Follow this link for more details.

Also, next Tuesday (Feb 9th) I’ll be spinning in my hometown of Charlottesville, VA for Umlaut at Rapture.  Doors at 10pm.  Click the image below for details!

2009 has been a very busy year for me… maybe the busiest of my life.  Not only did I tour for over two months with Bella Morte, I released my first novel.  I’ve come to realize that having two careers takes up more time than one, but that’s alright since I’m enjoying the hell out of both.

I’m proud to say that I’ve completed my second novel and it’s going to be released in the fall of 2010.  I’ve yet to title it, but that will have to change before the end of the year as contracts need to be signed and it’s hard to make that happen when what you’re selling has no name.  In the meantime, there’s a damn good chance that I’ll have a novella out in the form of a chapbook this coming spring.  That all depends on how much I can get written in the next thirty days.  Feel free to send me messages of encouragement… and threats…  Ha!  And please, continue spreading the word about my first novel, “The Sticks”.  The more copies that sell, the better my distribution will be in the future, and that could mean the world for me as an author.

As I said before, Bella Morte toured for better than two months and played to an amazing crowd at DragonCon in Atlanta this past September.  We saw our classic albums “Remains” and “The Death Rock EP” come back to life on iTunes.  We also started work on a video with Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Films that will wrap up shooting in February at Connooga in Chattanooga, TN… which you should come to if you’re reading this because it’s gonna rock.  Big time.  We’re releasing a new album in 2010, and have a lot of the material written.  Now we need to get back in the studio with Micah.  At the same time, Tony and I are recording an EP of acoustic tunes that I’m hoping will be released in February… it’s a long shot, but we’re making a real go at it.  In addition, I’ve remixed a couple tracks from our latest album “Beautiful Death” and decided it was time for a remix album, which I’d also like to see released in 2010. This band eats a lot of time, but I love it more than I can express in words, so that’s just fine by me.

This Wednesday I’m heading to a couple of Philadelphia area libraries to help out in some creative writing classes for kids and teens.  I’ve never done anything like this, so I’m looking very forward to the experience.  Then I’ll be playing a show with Bella Morte on Friday just outside of NYC in Jersey City.  Our last gig of the year will take place here in my hometown of Charlottesville, VA on December 19th.  We’re playing at a truly amazing venue called The Jefferson Theater that just opened here in town.  It’s a renovated theater with a great stage and sound system, and I would love to see all the Bella Morte fans there to send out the year with a bang… and maybe some IHOP afterward.

Best,

Andy

Andy Deane of Bella Morte

I just saw that The Sticks climbed back into Horror Mall’s “digital editions” top 10 at #8! Pretty damned great if you ask me. I’m a big fan of my Kindle, which is  extremely convenient given how much I tour. If you haven’t given a digital book a try, you should! And mine comes with a free instrumental piece I wrote as a theme song for the novel which doesn’t appear on any Bella Morte album. Thanks for the continued support everyone!  ~Andy

Click here to get The Sticks digital edition

It’s been a couple of years since we’ve been to DragonCon, but I’m happy to announce that Bella Morte is returning this year. I just got the call about this a couple days ago, so I have a mountain of work to do over the next few weeks to prepare for the event. The past couple of months have found me writing music at a pace I haven’t kept in years, and I’m excited to say that a follow up to Beautiful Death is coming along very nicely.

Last time we performed at DragonCon a fan of the band suggested that we enlist an army of “Bella Morte zombies” to promote our performances at the con, similar to “The Cruxshadows fairies”, but with a greater tendency toward eating brains. So I’d like to know… if you are going to be at DragonCon next month, would you be interested in joining up? It would involve dressing up as a zombie (a sexy zombie if you’re a lady) and passing out flyers, spreading the word, that sort of thing. Maybe work an impromptu zombie parade in there somehow! I think it’d be a load of fun.

I for one am looking very forward to the weekend at D.C. All this hard work has me looking very forward to a fun, stress free weekend in Atlanta… play a couple shows (we’ll be doing an acoustic set along with our regular performance), sign some books, and most of all hang out with you guys. No schedule has been posted yet, but as soon as I know when our performances and panel appearances will take place I’ll pass it on to you.

So, for all you folks who want to be Bella Morte zombies at DragonCon, send an email to BMZombie@gmail.com. Include your real name and cell phone number so we can text you at the Con to organize a time and place to meet.

Can’t wait to see all you crazy bastards next month!

Best,
Andy

Hey guys, here’s a video from my recent book signing event at Barnes and Noble. The night was a huge success and should mean I’m visiting more B&N locations in the future! The B&N here in Charlottesville, VA still has a limited number of signed copies on hand for sale, and any one of there stores in the USA can order the book for you if it’s out of stock!

Order “The Sticks” from Barnes and Noble!

“The Sticks” is available through Amazon.com as well!

Thanks to everyone who was there, and special thanks to Shawn Decker for shooting the video.

~Andy

The Hook is a cool, free, weekly paper distributed here in my hometown of Charlottesville, VA. They’re running an article on me this week just in time for my book signing. The article is online now and physical copies of the paper hit news stands all over town Thursday (July 23rd)!

See the online article by clicking the picture below!

I will be appearing at Barnes and Noble in Charlottesville, VA on Thursday, July 23rd at 7pm to read a few pages from my recently released novel, “The Sticks”.  I’ll also be signing copies and answering any questions you might have about the book, the band, or whatever else you can dream up…  Feel free to bring your Bella Morte CDs and I’ll sign those too.  And maybe we’ll invade IHOP afterward, the whole damn lot of us! hmmm…

I know many of you won’t be able to make it because you live too far away…  I’ve gotten a lot of requests to do signings elsewhere, so feel free to make suggestions and I’ll do what I can to get there!

Thanks everyone!  See you Thursday!

~Andy

My friend Gwenn took this picture outside Barnes and Noble today… if you look closely you can see her ghost!!!  Thanks Gwenn!

“The Sticks” got a great review in the latest issue of Rue Morgue Magazine which is in stores now…

“…nearly impossible to put down.”
“…one monster of a trip.”

Get your copy today to find out what else they had to say!

Don’t worry if you missed the interview Thursday night, because it’s available for FREE from iTunes.

Click here to listen and download The Graveyard show from itunes.

It doesn’t get much easier than that! ~Andy