Building Rome

(Updated 10:25 pm CST)

Lookin’ like a fool with your pants on the ground!

Hey all! Got a couple of things going on we wanted to update you about:

1. We’ve been on the road a lot the last few weeks, and I wanted to do something fun, so I decided to produce a rock version of Larry Platt’s “Pants on the Ground” song from the American Idol auditions. All of the melodies and guitar/bass/keyboard parts are completely original and everything was recorded on my laptop. We don’t have the ability to record Brian on drums, so they’re all computer-generated and programmed by me. Hope you can forgive me - Jon
   • See/hear it on our YouTube channel
   • Hear it on MySpace and add it to your music playlist
   • Get the song as a ringtone on Myxer.com
   • Download the full song from BuildingRomeRock.com
2. We’re starting a little video series on our YouTube channel called The Building Rome Show, where we’ll be adding videos of our shows and other random hi-jinks. Subscribe to us on YouTube and make sure you don’t miss an episode!
3. We’re actively booking shows around the Midwest! If you live within 6-8 hours of St. Louis, MO and want us to play in your city, send an e-mail to bookbuildingrome@gmail.com and let us know where you go to see shows. Also, if you know other bands that play regularly in your city, send us a link to their MySpace/Facebook/websites so we can get in contact with them. Any help is appreciated!

We’ll see you soon!!

Cheers!
- Jon, Tom, Brian and Brandon
Building Rome

We are giving away free digital copies of Nightmare! There are two ways you can score your free copy:

1. Send an e-mail to freemusic@buildingromerock.com with first and last name, e-mail address, and zip code for you and anyone else that you think would enjoy a copy of Nightmare.
2. Get anything from our online merch store.

Offer for a free copy ends at 1,000 people, or by this Sunday, November 15 at noon CST. Feel free to tell your friends!

Find out here (all names are in alphabetical order by first name!): http://bit.ly/br-thankyou
You can also view Jon and Brandon’s personal thank you list here: http://bit.ly/br-persthanks

If you’d like to pick up a copy of the album with your name in it, check out the following links:

Best Buy: http://bit.ly/br-bestbuy
Amazon.com: http://bit.ly/br-amazon
LivingInANightmare.com: http://bit.ly/br-lian

As always, you can pick up a digital copy from the following places:

iTunes: http://bit.ly/br-itunes
AmazonMP3: http://bit.ly/br-amazonmp3

Thanks to everyone that has already picked up a copy of the album! Please take a moment to review it on the “Reviews” tab of our Facebook page.

- Jon, Brandon, Tom, and Brian
Building Rome

Hey all! Thanks so much to everyone that helped make our CD release party a huge success. Now, here’s some news!

• We just posted some new dates on our Shows page, so check them out and RSVP on Facebook when you get a chance! We’re also working on some additional dates (more info about that below).
• Thanks to everyone that has picked up a copy of Nightmare! We have a review tab on our Facebook page and we would love to hear what you think. If you don’t have a copy yet, you can get it from LivingInANightmare.com (recommended if your name is in it!) or on iiTunes!
• If you have a blog or podcast, we would love for you to include and/or review our music. We have a wide selection of songs on the PodSafe Music Network at MusicAlley.com, so feel free to use them. If you do, please let us know so we can add you to our website! Also, if you happen to work for or run a school radio station and are interested in playing our stuff, please e-mail us at buildingromestl@gmail.com with info on your school and station and we’ll send you a CD ASAP.
• We’re interested in booking Friday and Saturday night shows at some colleges and other venues within 5-7 hours of St. Louis (Chicago included) between now and the end of December (after which we plan to hit the road full time). If anyone can offer some assistance with setting up shows in their hometown or direct us to appropriate venues to contact, please e-mail us at bookbuildingrome@gmail.com with more information.

Thanks again to everyone for your support! Anything you can do to help spread the word about the new CD is much appreciated!

- Building Rome

If you’re anywhere near the St. Louis area, we’ll be playing acoustic at the Hot Topics at West County Mall and South County Mall in September!

September 10, 2009 @ 6 pm - Acoustic set and listening party
Hot Topic at West County Mall
80 West County Center
Saint Louis, MO

September 16, 2009 @ 6 pm - Acoustic set and listening party
Hot Topic at South County Mall
18 South County Center Way
Saint Louis, MO

… and don’t forget:

September 18, 2009 @ 8 pm - Nightmare CD Release Party
The Pageant
6161 Delmar Blvd
Saint Louis, MO

Both Hot Topic shows are free, and Nightmare will be available at the show on the 16th! Also, don’t forget to text the word NIGHTMARE to 88188 to enter to win backstage passes to the CD release party and get a free ringtone!

If you haven’t yet, preorder your copy of Nightmare! More details at LivingInANightmare.com.

See you soon!
- BR

Hey all, we just put up the preorder for ‘Nightmare’! When you order, you’ll be automatically entered into a contest to win Building Rome merch! Every week, we’ll draw a random name to receive an autographed prize pack, which includes a t-shirt, copies of all of our music, and more! Plus, the first 100 copies are signed! Exclamation points!!!!!

Three new songs are up on our MySpace page right now - if you like what you hear, visit LivingInANightmare.com and get your copy now!

*All preorders will be shipped on Friday, September 11!

Hey all, we’re really sorry the new songs didn’t go up today, we’re trying to do too many things at once right now and it turns out we weren’t as ready as we thought we were. However, we PROMISE all the new stuff will be up on Tuesday - songs, photos, MySpace stuff, presale info, etc. Add us on MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter and you’ll definitely be the first to know when it hits!!

Text the word NIGHTMARE to 88188 and you’re entered to win a pair of backstage passes for the show on September 18! One (1) grand prize winner will receive a pair of backstage passes, a pair of meet and greet passes, and a signed copy of the new CD. Four (4) first prize winners will receive a pair of meet and greet passes and a signed copy of the new CD. Both grand prize and first prize winners will receive early entry to the venue. Everyone that enters will receive a free “Dr. Doctor” ringtone!

Be sure to add us on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. We’ll be announcing more contests on each site over the next few weeks!

TEXT CONTEST RULES:

• Prizes consist of backstage passes and/or meet and greet passes ONLY. Concert tickets must be purchased separately.
• Winners will be chosen randomly.
• Transportation to the event will not be provided.
• Meet and greet will begin at 6:15 pm on Friday, September 18. Winners will meet 15 minutes prior in Suite 100 at The Pageant.
• Winners will be contacted by phone on September 15, 2009. Winners not responding by the following day will forfeit their prize and a new winner will be drawn!

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BUILDING ROME presents ‘NIGHTMARE’
CD Release Party
September 18, 2009
The Pageant - St. Louis, MO

Come out to The Pageant on September 18 and prepare to get your face rocked off by Building Rome, This Is Energy, Last Nights Vice, Our First Summer, and Without A Face (Redbird Records)!

Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 day of show with a $2 minor surcharge at the door. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 17 at 5 pm. Pick them up here from Ticketmaster.

If you don’t live near St. Louis, don’t worry - you’ll be able to pick up a digital copy of the album on iTunes or you can get an actual CD from our online store. Presale for the album will begin on Saturday, August 15. More details to follow!

RSVP to the show!

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We thought it would be fun to put together a video for our “Poker Face” cover, and we want you to be in it! Here’s what we need you to do:

1. If you haven’t yet, go to this link on our website and download the song for free: http://www.buildingromerock.com/site-updates/poker-face-cover - Right-click on the .mp3 link and click “Save As” or “Save Link As”
2. Videotape yourself singing along to the song while doing one of the following:
   • Parody of a modern pop singer or boy band - anyone similar to and including Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, etc. Anything goes, from a choreographed dance production to rocking out in front of your mirror with a hairbrush.
   • Playing cards / slots / dice / whatever - anything casino-related, as long as it looks like you’re having fun!
3. Send it to us!

We’ll take all the videos we receive and edit them together to make one fantastically awesome amazing video for the song!

Some tips to make sure you end up in the video:

1. Make sure we can hear the recording and/or you singing! It’ll help us with the editing process. If you need the lyrics, you can read them here - make sure to change the he’s and him’s to she’s and her’s!
2. Be sure to use our version of the song and NOT the Lady Gaga version. Ours is faster than the original and we want the footage to line up to the song.
3. Make sure we can clearly see what’s going on in the video, i.e. keep the camera steady and have lots of light! If you’re using the video setting on your digital camera, make sure you’re using the best quality setting, if possible.
4. Have fun with it!

When you’ve got your video recorded, upload it to a file-sharing service and send us the link. Some of the sites we’ve used before are Uploading.com, YouSendIt.com, or MediaFire.com. E-mail the link to buildingromestl@gmail.com.

We’ll start editing the video sometime this weekend, but we’ll accept submissions until June 19 (a week and a half away from today).

We’re looking forward to seeing what you guys send in! If you have any questions, hit me up here, on Facebook (look up Jon Heisserer from Saint Louis), or send an e-mail to buildingromestl@gmail.com.

Cheers!
- Jon