Hi there Friends and Fans!
Well another winter is upon us, and there is so much to be
THANKFUL FOR!!! So here's my list of things I'm indeed thankful for (in no particular order)...
First of all, Larry and I just wrapped up a wonderfully fun & absolutely amazing
Tour to Europe that included many fantastic stops in 6 countries!! and some Cruising, some performances, a lot of food, new friends, and some much needed R & R, combined with a bit of an Album Promo Tour. And, I also just found out the great news today that all of this hard work and PR is paying off:
I'm now #7 on the Euro Indie Music Chart for my single "Dream of You"!!
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I'm also in the
TOP 200 of one of the
Major Radio & Billboard reporting
Charts, the US Digital Radio Tracking Chart! Yes, right behind Garth Brooks, which isn't too shabby-since I've always loved Garth and admire his music so much!!!
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| DeDe & Larry in Cabo de la Roca West Portugal |
Secondly, I'm so thankful that I got to spend some
quality time with a lot of my family I haven't seen for awhile,
for Thanksgiving! This includes my sister, Actress Missi Pyle from Los Angeles (and her 14 month old Adorable baby Zooey!), my Pianista & Musician extraordinaire sister from North Carolina- Julie, my little brother (and also Amazing Piano Maestro!) Gordon- from Austin, my Extraordinary brother Sam and his family, and my step kids David & Devon, and their Beautiful 6-week old baby, Mary Jane! Also an update on my Daddy Frank: he now has advanced Altzheimers, but we were very blessed to spend Thanksgiving and yesterday with him and stepmom Lynn almost the whole afternoon, and he seemed happy, healthy, "with it" and seemed to know us! :)
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| DeDe & Niece Zooey |
Thirdly, I'm incredibly thankful for
my amazing husband Larry, who has been my rock, my inspiration, and my major supporter of me and my music "ministry" for 5+ years now! I'm so thankful for all of the blessings Larry has given me as I've pursued what I believe to be a God-given calling to write timeless, memorable and positive music. I write music
for folks who may need to hear a word of encouragement, truth, love and hope, and may need to know that someone out there relates to how they're feeling and what they're going through- yes, me--and God that is!
I'm also extremely grateful to
God my Heavenly Father, and Lord Jesus Christ for giving me this awesome (and yes I'll admit, sometimes scary!) gift and responsibility, for it isn't me who is the "author" of these songs. I firmly believe they are sent to me from Heaven, and that I was called to share these songs with others to make LIFE BETTER for those who may need to hear them here on earth!
I'm also so happy to announce that I'm either a Semi-FINALIST, a FINALIST or WINNER for the following: 2016 UK Songwriting Contest, 2016 Dallas Songwriters Contest, The International Songwriting Contest, Music IN Radio Contest (and too many others to mention!) at this time, all by the Grace of God!
Lastly, I'm very thankful to
YOU my Friends, Supporters, Stations playing my music, & MY Amazing FANS! For without you and your love, encouragement, purchases, kindness, comments, music plays, friendship, LIKES, FOLLOWS, SHARES and support, I would not be able to continue to write and produce music. You see this is a very hard business to be a positive light in a dark world right now. So I really appreciate your continued prayers, support and all you do to lift my days!
Upcoming EVENTS/Shows: NOW all are on my
Website &
Reverbnation.com/DeDeWedekind, but a few highlights are:
1. Filming a Holiday Special in Atlanta on
WATC-TV, Christian TV, on Tues. Nov. 29th, show times TBA!
2.
Dallas Songwriters Contest 2016 Finalists Show! Dec. 13, 2016 Times and location in Dallas TBA!
3. Holiday Show at the Rock Boquete, Panama Dec. 7th, 6-9pm, and other location/dates TBA!
3. ABC-TV Indiana on Dec. 14th!
Have a wonderful and blessed Holy-day season as we remember that Jesus Christ came into our world as a tiny baby to save us all, have a relationship with all of us His Children, and to give us light and eternal life, so grab this amazing gift if you haven't already!
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Please feel free to drop me a line and let me know how you are and what your holiday plans are, etc, ok? I love all my fans, and try to personally answer all my emails, so please do say hello from time to time, ok? For example, my friend Alan W. from California shared with me his yummy Turkey and beautiful family/friends pics of Thanksgiving,....and THAT's what this is all about!
Hugs, Blessings, & Merry Christmas with Love,
DeDe (& Larry!) Wedekind :)
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DeDe won 2 Albums of the Year (and one Song of the Year), from the International Music & Entertainment Awards in 2014 for Album #2: Love & Fairy Tales, and album #3: World of Christmas! Over the past 3 years of her 4-year career, DeDe’s been a repeat FINALIST in the following International Songwriting Contests: the International Songwriting Contest, The USA Songwriting Contest, the UK Songwriting Contest, the 2014 Annual Dallas Songwriting Contest, and Song of the Year.com’s 2015 Songwriting Contest in July 2015. Read more...
If you’re like most artists you hate being put in a “box” and you despise labels. I get it. It’s natural, especially when your brain is wired to explore and create like a mad scientist!
I just read this on the Dallas Songwriter's Website, so I thought I'd pass it on to all my fellow musicians, songwriters and music lovers. This is the kind of stuff we songwriters think about all the time....pretty funny if you think about it. I find myself rhyming things in my head all day, (what rhymes with confused? unused?) and thinking about unusual ways to say the same thing, but only a bit differently. I think all kinds of writers must run up against this. Of course we all get Writer's Block from time to time, even us songwriters, but we also can get what I call Melody Block :)
