By *Amanda on 9/10/2009 6:40 PM

Hello to all of you! Idk if I have anything really exciting to talk about other than I've been keeping busy in the studio this week! I've been recording in LA and Utah this week and it's been quite the work but I'm really excited for it all to come together! I really like airplane rides though because it gives me time to write and get really detailed in my journal haha. Anyway... I know that may have seemed kinda random but I've been on airplanes quite a bit this last week. But I think the Christmas spirit is rubbing off on me because I've never started the Holiday season spirit this early in the year before haha. It feels good though.

So we had our last show for the Summer last week in Alaska, which was bittersweet. It's sad because touring is always fun, but it's nice to be able to work and focus on other projects and stuff. I have to say though.... Alaska was AMAZING!! The mountains were incredible to look at, and it was just beautiful. I loved performing too. I wanna go back now! haha. But it's been good having time to be home for a little and catch up with everyone here! I got to hang out with family and friends, and I made sure I got a good amount of time to have that time with them. It really is important to have those people close to you, and important to spend time with them! It's been nice recording in Utah so I could make that happen.

Well that's basically all I have on my mind right now! I'm sorry it's so short but I hope you guys understand it's hard for me to explain a week where I've spent most of my time inside the studio haha. The Christmas album is almost done though! So crazy! I'm excited to start getting into the next pop album too. But anyway I'm done. There's no reason to keep rambling when I have nothing else to say hehe. But I will talk to you guys later!

Song for the day: Let's Just Fall In Love Again - Jason Castro

I'm so excited to have some Castro music! I love this song! Woo hoo go Jason! haha. You guys should definitely take a listen if you haven't yet!

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By *Amanda on 8/24/2009 5:02 PM

A bit late...but oh well! Click on the link below to check it out!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD4sAd6bhQQ

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By *Amanda on 8/23/2009 5:42 PM

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By *Amanda on 8/13/2009 5:16 PM

3 CHEERS FOR DAVID FOR WINNING ALL 3 AWARDS THAT HE WAS NOMINATED FOR!!!! CONGRATULATIONS DAVID!!! YOU DESERVE IT!!! A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THE ARCHIE'S AND ARCH-ANGELS FOR VOTING!!!!! WE DIDN'T GIVE UP AND MADE DAVID SO HAPPY!!!!!

-OFFICIAL BLOG POST FROM DAVIDARCHULETANETWORK.NING.COM-

David won 3 awards at this year's Teen Choice Awards on Fox! These are the awards David walked away with:

Choice Breakout Artist - David Archuleta

Choice Love Song "Crush" David Archuleta

Choice Tour - Demi Lovato and David Archuleta

Thanks for voting for David!!!

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By *Amanda on 8/13/2009 5:14 PM

OF COURSE!!!!!

Hello there to all of you who are reading!

Just another week of updating here. This last week has been pretty interesting since I've had the little challenge of trying to perform even though I was struggling with losing my voice. It's actually been a pretty good learning experience though! I struggled quite a bit the last 3 shows, but what's interesting is that I loved all 3!
Minneapolis, and then 2 solo shows in Sioux Falls and Milwaukee haha. I think it made me appreciate what I've been doing even more, and made me realize the most important thing isn't blasting away at every high note perfectly. There's a lot more to music and performing than that, and I need to remember that there's a connection and feeling in music that doesn't come by hitting each note technically perfect. I guess I just needed to lose my voice to remember that haha. Anyway, I could go on with that but I probably wouldn't make any more sense than what I already said :).

Wednesday we had our acoustic show, and that was really fun! We just did stripped down versions of the songs, and I think it allowed people to focus more on the music side of things rather than just the energy. It was a really laid back mood too, and I felt really comfortable. It's definitely something I'd like to do again!

So my buddy Ashlee has come out for a few days!! It's been fun having a friend here for me (and for everyone else) to hang out with. I had her come on stage the last 2 shows we had in Sioux Falls and Milwaukee to sing for the encore. We sang Lean On Me, which is a song we used to always sing together at home haha. It's good to have friends who are and have been there for you no matter what changes you may be going through, and who still treat you with the same respect that they had before - even when everyone else is treating you differently haha. But it's been great singing that song, and it's a great song that represents a good friendship.

Something that Ashlee, Kendra and I got to go to after the Minneapolis show was the Parachute and The Script concert! Both acts have really great music and are really talented! We got to talk to both bands afterwards, and they were all really nice and cool guys. You never know how people really are until you get to really talk to them and meet them. So when people are genuine and appreciative of what they have even when they're successful, I find them really admirable and have a lot of respect for them. So it's cool to see that and feel that energy from them.

So today is a day off in Nashville, and I had a writing session! One of the writers I worked with today, Joy Williams, actually was one of the writers of Waiting For Yesterday. I've had one of her songs (Every Moment, great song!) as my song for the day before too. The other talented writers were Matt Bronleewe and Andrew Frohm (sp? haha.) But I had a really good time. It's so much fun getting to write and be in the studio! I also did some recording for the Christmas album when I had a day off in Minneapolis. I'm looking forward to doing more writing and recording! I really hope you guys like the Christmas stuff. We've really been working on trying to have the songs be heartfelt and have that spirit of Christmas in them. So I hope you guys like it! Well I have a bunch of people waiting for me to come join them dinner, so I'm gonna eat some food now! So ciao as I chow down haha.

Song for the day: She Is Love - Parachute

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By *Amanda on 8/8/2009 5:26 PM

OMG you guys I'm so so so sooooo sorry this is late!

Hellooooo!

I wanted to drop a quick line or two... or more.. haha. I'm in Sacramento right now, where I had my very first Jingle show during the holiday season last December. It was a lot of fun. At that specific show we had Katy Perry, Jesse McCartney, Boys Like Girls, and my good friend Shontelle!!! First time meeting all of them. We also didn't have a show yesterday, so I just had some interview stuff and did things for the Rising Star Outreach foundation. I then went to see Harry Potter 6! It was a really good movie!

This last week was our San Jose show too, and my family came! I got to hang with them that night, and it was nice spending quality time with them, even though it was just for the night. The next day I had to fly out to Utah to do some recording, which is kind of funny since I was flying away from my family to go work in Utah haha. But it was great getting to record more Christmas music! After that I went to LA the next day to record some more Christmas songs. I am working with Eman on a bunch of these Christmas songs so it's good working him again. Maybe we can get some pop stuff going after all this Christmas stuff too haha.

Tomorrow is the LA show, and I'm always nervous for anything in LA lol. It always seems like there's more pressure, but I'm really excited for it! It should be fun with everyone coming. I have some friends coming too so I'm looking forward to seeing them! Some familiar faces.

I'd also like to mention that Brooke White's new album has come out on iTunes! It's so good!! So happy for Brooke :). It has that good old-fashioned raw sound to it, and it's just refreshing to hear. I'm pretty sure the official release of her album is the 21st, but has been released on iTunes. Another good album that has come out is Owl City! I went to their concert a while ago and they have some really good stuff. So you should check both of those albums out.

So sorry this is a sloppy blog lol. I felt like it was organized in my mind, and there was something else I wanted to say but I forgot. But I guess it's good that my mind has finally stopped going on and on and on about nothing. But hey I need to head to soundcheck now! I'll talk to you all later!

P.S. it's Tom Fletcher from Mcfly's birthday tomorrow, so wish him a happy birthday!

P.P.S. A lot of you aren't familiar with Totoro. He's an anime cartoon character thing from a movie I loved when I was a kid haha. I really don't know how to explain him. I'm sure he's on google though. It's from the movie My Neighbor Totoro.

Songs for the day: When We Were One - Brooke White Hello Seattle - Owl City

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By *Amanda on 8/8/2009 5:05 PM

Ugh I guess he just likes to use 'Today's Blog!' Wow its getting to be annoying.... but a good annoying! (: hahaa

Howdy all! Today I'm in South Carolina for my first time, and am looking forward to the new crowd! I have to head to soundcheck, meet and greets, and then to getting ready for the show pretty soon here, but just thought I'd let you know about the last week.

A week ago I had the PIttsburgh show, and I had such an amazing time! I really miss those solo shows, and I feel like I can relate to the audience so much more. Thanks to all of you who came out to that show and made it what it was. I'm looking forward to the other solo shows during this tour! The next 2 shows are actually solo ones! So I'm excited :). The one tomorrow is in Kentucky, and the one after that is in Rockford, Illinois. For the Kentucky show we're going to be trying a more toned-down set of the same songs I've been doing, but where the audience can focus more on the music and vibe. It'll be my first time trying something like this out, and it's always something I've wanted to try. The rest of the shows will be the same as before where it's about the energy and fun haha. I'm really looking forward to all of the shows though.

After the Pittsburgh show, we had the North Carolina show, and then went down to Florida! The state where I was born and lived my first 6 years of life haha. We had a day off there, and so I got to spend it with some friends who are amazing people! I also got to spend time with my Grandparents! I love them. My grandparents were actually able to come to all 3 of our shows in Florida, and it was so great. I honestly don't remember the last time I was able to spend that much time with them, so I'm really grateful for it. My cousins, aunt, and uncle also came to the Orlando show. In addition to all of them, I tried to get a hold of other relatives I knew I had in Florida but had never met. My mom has a cousin in Florida who she hasn't seen in 16 years, so I invited her and her kids haha. So my 2nd cousins came. It was a great big family reunion! The next day we had off in Orlando, so I got to spend time with friends and family in Disney World! It was so much fun! I'd tell you more about it but I am running out of time and am even writing this while I'm up on stage haha. So I'll have to tell you guys more stuff later. But what a great week spend with family :). You gotta do more of it! I didn't even know these 2nd cousins existed until I did some research and invited them myself to the show haha. So you guys should do some research and see if you have any family members you haven't met yet, and then let me know your stories! I think it's always fun to hear that kind of stuff. Well I better go now so ttyl!

Song for the day: First Train Home - Imogen Heap

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By *Amanda on 7/29/2009 4:36 PM

Numero Quatro!!

Hello all! I just wanted to let you know how my week has gone and about the things I've gotten to do.

First off, I'd like to welcome Jordan Pruitt to the tour! I talked to her and she's a really nice girl. She's really talented too. So even though I miss KSM :(. I'm looking forward to having Jordan with us now! So I hope you guys enjoy her set. And also, I just wanted to say welcome to Jordan!

All right, so the shows that we've had since my last update have been in Kansas City, Chicago, and Cincinnati. They've all been awesome! Today we're in Cleveland. Something exciting about this week is we had Kendra's family around! We had 2 days off while they were here, so we decided to take the time and visit some historical church sites that were in the areas of Independence, Liberty, and Far West Missouri. They were all in the Kansas City area. It's really interesting learning about the history and challenges people had to face back then, and admirable to see the courage they had when they faced them. On our other day off, we were going to Chicago but took a detour to a little historical town called Nauvoo. I loved it! All the people there were just really nice, and they had a pageant (which is another way of saying a play I guess haha) which was really neat. If you ever happen to be in the area for some reason lol, I really recommend you check it out. But it was fun spending time with Kendra's family and going to see the sites!

After Nauvoo, Kendra's family left, but we actually had another day off yesterday and went to another little historical town called Kirtland here in Ohio. Had another great day there! haha. I've heard a lot about these places since they have a lot of history with my church and beliefs, and I honestly was never that interested in going to visit them before. I just thought ok... I know a lot of stuff happened there but it's old. But this year we decided to go since they just so happened to all be near cities we had days off in. Isn't that ironic? lol. But wow.... I had such an awesome time. I just gained a totally new perspective of what people really had to go through in their lives so I could have what I have in my life today. It's good to learn about our history, and see what has helped get us where we are and make us who we are today. I just have to say thanks to them for everything. You can always read stuff and say yeah ok sure I know about it already. But there's a big difference in actually being there where it happened and feel the atmosphere of it all. You also learn in a way you could never learn by just reading. I know I don't usually mention that kind of stuff... but it's what I did this week, and I can't help but show how much I appreciate and respect what they've done. You'd really have to go to the places to understand, and see what they were like. But anyway, this has just been a really great week :).

Ok, tomorrow is a solo show in Pittsburgh! I haven't done a headlining show since the first show in Del Mar, but yeah I'm on tour with Demi now so that's the reason why haha. But it should be fun! The scary thing is since we've been on tour, we haven't had a whole lot of rehearsal time - Even though we did get to go through the longer set with the newer band members in Del Mar. But I'm excited! Pittsburgh is a great city. I remember when Jason Castro and I hung out during our day off there. I made a video blog that night about it too haha. Hold on let me see if I can find it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnxD4zi-_7o

I haven't seen it since the day I uploaded it, and I don't plan on watching it now either lol. But wow that was just about a year ago! Crazy how much can happen in a year. But anyway there it is if you wanted to see what I did on my last day off hanging out in PIttsburgh. So it should be fun! Let me know if you're coming to the show or any of the other solo shows! But hey I think I have to go to soundcheck now... So I'll talk to you guys later!

Song for the day: Blow Away - A Fine Frenzy Kinda random I know but it's always in my head haha. Needed to get it out.

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By *Amanda on 7/23/2009 5:55 PM

Hey all! We have a SUPER emergency to take care of! David is falling behind in the Teen Choice Awards! We cannot let this happen to him! Come on Archies and Arch Angels, we need to get David back on top! Head on over to http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/ to show some love for our David! We have to make him win! So get your friends on all other David and non-David websites to vote for him! TCA airs Aug 10. So we don't have too much time left. Every fan needs to vote every day.
Engage your friends and your family to vote. Use twitter, myspace, facebook to get a message across.
One vote doesnt cut it anymore as the competition is tough. And aren't we the most fanatic fans? Is that yes? Then VOTE!! Why its important that David wins?
He will sell better.
He will gain new fans.
He will be considered for other awards as his win will give him more credibility.
The most important David will be sooo happy and his happy rambling and smily beaming face is all worth it!Before you log out on each vote, go to suggestions and write in to have David perform at the TCA's. That would be great for him to do. Also, use multiple legitimate e-mails and vote on all of them and suggest to have David perform on all of them. Even though David is in concert the day of TCA, don't dispair. I think they are recording the show. So they might record David in advance..not sure how it works. If you know please educate me... Rumors abound! TCA voting is fast furious, and for humble David to slay the mighty JoBros giants, we must vote, vote, vote.Yes, you can vote with more than one email account. All email accounts must be legitimate.
Voting is closing in 9 days!
Come on Archies and Arch Angels...WE CAN DO THIS! LET'S MAKE DAVID WIN!! WHO HOO! :)

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By *Amanda on 7/23/2009 5:45 PM

Hey all! Head on over to the Interact section of the website and check out the latest new Monthly Poll! I hope you guys like it!

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