He says it has a secret message if you listen carefully.

That was a cool way to announce it. Guess he can afford a shave and a haircut now.

Quote:Casey Abrams has signed with Concord Music Group. The “American Idol” season 10 finalist will release his debut album this summer.

...The press release announcing Abrams’ deal highlights his love of such artists as Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Oscar Peterson, so we have a feeling that the debut may focus more on Abrams’ jazzy, traditional side.http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/american-idols-casey-abrams-signs-a-record-deal

The label offers different types of music including "jazz" and "contemporary jazz":

http://www2.concordmusicgroup.com/

Yeah...I was trying to edit my thread to ask you to please delete it because John had apparently beat me, as I was trying to watch the beginning of the MNC and post at the same time. Sorry about that.

(01-09-2012, 07:29 PM)John Brown Wrote: Yeah...I was trying to edit my thread to ask you to please delete it because John had apparently beat me, as I was trying to watch the beginning of the MNC and post at the same time. Sorry about that.

Sorry John, your post is much more complete. I just saw the tweet and slapped up the link.

(01-09-2012, 07:29 PM)John Brown Wrote: I was trying to watch the beginning of the MNC and post at the same time. Sorry about that.

No problem. I appreciate you thinking of HaleyFans and posting the news here. I closed the thread and left a note because I didn't want to delete it without you knowing why.

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Comment made on MJs:

Quote:Casey's Mom wrote on Casey fan FB page that Casey wrote, sang, played and produced that video in two days

There's a comment on the YouTube video made by this woman:



She said:

Quote:Woo Hoo! Congratulations! My husband called tonight from our airport to tell me he saw you and Haley walk by! How cool was that? Welcome to our city - you know where that is! :-)

debiwalter 2 hours ago

The city is apparently Orlando.

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Haley re-tweeted the news of Caley's signing:

Quote:19News 19 Entertainment
by HaleyReinhart
Congrats @CaseyAbrams on signing with @concordrecords on.fb.me/Aey0gB!!!
3 hours ago

I was trying to figure out what Haley and Casey would be doing in Orlando. One possibility that seemed promising was that it might be related to the death of Sam Rivers:

NYT, December 27, 2011

Quote:Sam Rivers, an inexhaustibly creative saxophonist, flutist, bandleader and composer who cut his own decisive path through the jazz world, spearheading the 1970s loft scene in New York and later establishing a rugged outpost in Florida, died on Monday in Orlando, Fla. He was 88.

Quote:Monique Rivers, Sam Rivers’ daughter, said she takes solace in knowing that her father continued to write music and play well, even though he was weakened from a prolonged bout with pneumonia.

“He wrote every day of his life, every single day -- until two days ago,” Monique Rivers said.

...While Rivers’ own flute and saxophone now lay quiet, his music endures. His legacy will be celebrated in an extravaganza early next year, his daughter said.

http://www.wesh.com/news/30083858/detail...z1j24vkvog

But it looks like the jam to celebrate his life was held on January 4th.

A recent track by Sam Rivers featuring the Rivbea Orchestra he formed in Orlando:

CaseyAbrams 30 mins 35 secs ago Twitter
I could see the tower of terror from My hotel room. And some cool swan boats in Florida yfrog.com/hs592euj



Hmm. Was there an AI event at DisneyWorld?

I've looked and cannot find any link. Apart from BICO, the only connection I think Haley and Casey share professionally post-Idol is 19 Management.

I've speculated to myself that Haley might travel with him to Florida and then head up to NYC to promote the release of her single. But why would he be in Orlando? I also speculated to myself that Sam Rivers "authored about 400 compositions, many of which have not yet been released" and had "about 40 or 50 CDs in the vault" and somehow Haley and Casey were being given first crack at them. Purely idle speculation on my part.

My one other bit of speculation is that Haley was recording a duet with him for his new album.

It will be nice (for us) when they're better known outside the Idol bubble and more people excitedly tweet about their whereabouts. They currently fly under the radar fairly easily.

Casey playing his bassy.