MikePeralta.com

Event: Long Beach Town Center (Long Beach, California)

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

I'm a featured acoustic performer at the Long Beach Towne Center! Come swing by, I'll be in front of the theaters for about an hour!

(Long Beach, California)

Event: The District at Tustin (Tustin, California)

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Acoustic set on the mini stage in front of Borders, at The District in Tustin!

(Tustin, California)

Event: OC Marketplace (Costa Mesa, California)

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Acoustic show at the OC Marketplace!

(Costa Mesa, California)

Event: Long Beach Town Center (Long Beach, California)

Saturday, December 03rd, 2011

I'm a featured acoustic performer at the Long Beach Towne Center! Come swing by, I'll be in front of the theaters for about an hour!

(Long Beach, California)

Event: The District at Tustin (Tustin, California)

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Acoustic set on the mini stage in front of Borders, at The District in Tustin!

(Tustin, California)

Event: Long Beach Town Center (Long Beach, California)

Friday, November 18th, 2011

I'm a featured acoustic performer at the Long Beach Towne Center! Come swing by, I'll be in front of the theaters for about an hour!

(Long Beach, California)

Event: OC Marketplace (Costa Mesa, California)

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Acoustic show at the OC Marketplace!

(Costa Mesa, California)

Event: Chino Spectrum Marketplace (Chino, California)

Saturday, November 05th, 2011

Three hours of acoustic goodness in the Chino Spectrum Marketplace! Sit and enjoy a nice musical evening and a sammich at the same time!

(Chino, California)

Event: Long Beach Town Center (Long Beach, California)

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

I'm a featured acoustic performer at the Long Beach Towne Center! Come swing by, I'll be in front of the theaters for about an hour!

(Long Beach, California)

Video: Mike Peralta - Live on KUCI 88.9 FM (Sept 2011)

Monday, October 24th, 2011

In late September 2011, Dan Surround of The Hodgepodge Collective radio show (KUCI 88.9FM, Southern California area) asked me (Mike Peralta) to come do a live 2-hour interview and performance with him. We talked, BS'ed, had fun, I played a few songs, and it was a blast.

This video is a quick and dirty collection of clips from the day's fun, for your backstage enjoyment.

Shout outs to Nick Kershner, Anna Tutor (http://www.youtube.com/user/withouttheblonde), Dan Surround (http://hodgepodge.kuci.org/), and of course KUCI (www.KUCI.org)

Event: Chino Spectrum Marketplace (Chino, California)

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

Three hours of acoustic goodness in the Chino Spectrum Marketplace! Sit and enjoy a nice musical evening and a sammich at the same time!

(Chino, California)

Journal: My Interview at KUCI 88.9FM with Dan Surround

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

[blogpicture=right]QCYNAWGHQBJP[/blogpicture]Hello friends! This is just a quick little update to let you all know about a recent interview I got to do live on the radio, in case you haven't already seen the million tweets I made about it.

Basically there is this kick ass station in my area called KUCI, run by (I believe) the University of California, Irvine. They broadcast over the air - 88.9FM, and have a live mp3 stream anyone can hear over the internet. They host a wide variety of programs and they are mainly driven by the desire to enrich and enlighten your musical culture, so they mostly play unknown or small acts, and they actually have some kind of rule that if someone is getting national radio play, they can't be played on KUCI. How cool is that?

So anyway, there is this show called The Hodgepodge Collective, hosted by Dan Surround. Dan likes to sometimes interview local artists, and invited me to come down. I got to spend the whole TWO HOURS of his show a few Saturdays ago hanging out and goofing off live on the air, as well as play about uhm.... I forget now but it was about 3 or 4 songs too. Dan is a great guy and fun to hang with and I'm glad I got to meet him in addition to being on the radio with him. Not only that, but two of my good friends actually came down to help me take photos and video for the day too!

So yeah, I got about 4 good youtube clips from the day that I can share with you here. Three are performance clips and one is a 20 minute long behind-the-scenes backstage type thing for those of you who want to get more of a feel for our perspective of the day. Also a ton of pictures.

Also, I've attached the entire 2-hour interview to this blog! So check it out, there should be a download link somewhere (or if you're reading this from some other website, come find my actual blog at MikePeralta.com).

Special shout outs to: Anna Tutor, Nick Kershner, and of course our host Dan Surround.

Live Performance: Starlit Moon

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Live Performance: A Story Forever

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Live Performance: I Want to Be Sad

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Behind the Scenes

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My good friend Nick hanging out backstage with Dan Surround
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This is the "On-Air" light KUCI uses. When its on, that means be the F quiet outside! Trivia fact: This is the same light KROQ used to use back in the day!
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Me and Dan Surround after the show. He was actually pointing to a big sweat stain on my shirt but I tried to make it look like we were both just doing cool poses hahaha
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Video: Starlit Moon (Sept 2011, KUCI 88.9FM)

Sunday, October 02nd, 2011

This is Mike Peralta performing his original song "Starlit Moon" during a live interview on The Hodgepodge Collective radio show, broadcast on 88.9FM KUCI, September 24th, 2011.

Video: I Want to Be Sad (Sept, 2011, KUCI 88.9FM)

Sunday, October 02nd, 2011

This is Mike Peralta performing his original song "I Want to Be Sad" during a live interview on The Hodgepodge Collective radio show, broadcast on 88.9FM KUCI, September 24th, 2011.

Video: A Story Forever (Sept 2011, KUCI 88.9FM)

Sunday, October 02nd, 2011

This is Mike Peralta performing his original song "A Story Forever" during a live interview on The Hodgepodge Collective radio show, broadcast on 88.9FM KUCI, September 24th, 2011.

Video: She Wants Me (Sept 2011, LBC)

Sunday, October 02nd, 2011

This is me, Mike Peralta, playing my song "She Wants Me" at an intimate show in Long Beach last week.

Video: Starlit Moon (Sept 2001, LBC)

Sunday, October 02nd, 2011

This is me, Mike Peralta, playing my song "Starlit Moon" at an intimate show in Long Beach last week.

Video: A Story Forever (Sept 2011, LBC)

Sunday, October 02nd, 2011

This is me, Mike Peralta, playing my new single "A Story Forever" at an intimate show in Long Beach last week.

Event: Chino Spectrum Marketplace (Chino, California)

Saturday, October 01st, 2011

Three hours of acoustic goodness in the Chino Spectrum Marketplace! Sit and enjoy a nice musical evening and a sammich at the same time!

(Chino, California)

Event: Interview @ KUCI 88.9 FM (KUCI.org) (, )

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

I'll be on the air with KUCI 88.9 FM for an interview and hangout with Dan Surround and his show The Hodgepodge Collective!

If you're a Southern California local you can tune in directly to 88.9 FM on your radio, but everyone around the world can tune into a streaming Mp3 stream from their website - KUCI.org

Tune in at 4pm California-Time and listen in on the fun!

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Video: Original - See You Again

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Video: Original - Dark Over Here

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Video: Original - Starlit Moon

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Video: Original - She Wants Me

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Video: VLOG From the OC Fair

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Video: Original - Bet You'd Forget

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Hey peeps! This is Mike Peralta with a clip from my recent performance at the OC Fair, performing my original song "Starlit Moon"

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011, Live at the OC Fair!

Microphone and guitar recorded direct before the mixer, and combined with live sound from my flip video camera. Backup vocals were on a pedal that didn't make it to the final recording.

Event: Long Beach Town Center (Long Beach, California)

Friday, September 09th, 2011

I'm a featured acoustic performer at the Long Beach Towne Center! Come swing by, I'll be in front of the theaters for about an hour!

(Long Beach, California)

News: My New Single Has Dropped - A Story Forever

Friday, September 09th, 2011

[blogpicture=left]BBZPMXACXYSF[/blogpicture]Aloha peeps!

I just wanted to drop you all a very quick note that my new single - A Story Forever - has released! You can now listen to it to your heart's content, at its new home http://www.mikeperalta.com/promo/discography-mp3-permalink/BCGDTGQPAOLS/none/JG80EFCJPRUN/A-Story-Forever.html. From there if you want a download or you just want to support me, you can also find purchase links on that same page. Listen to it on good headphones!

And if you've been living under a rock and haven't heard about this new release, you can learn more about it in my previous blog here: http://www.mikeperalta.com/blog/user/entries/category/view/Site/Journal/Page-1/Mike-Peralta-Journal.html.

Well I'm off to my gig for the evening. I'll be back home at about 10pm California time and probably hanging out in my new chat room if you'd like to stop by!

Event: New Song Release: A Story Forever (, )

Friday, September 09th, 2011

My new single, "A Story Forever" comes out Friday, September 9th, 2011!!! Pre-order it here, and read more in my latest blog!

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Event: Chino Spectrum Town Center (Chino, California)

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

Three hours of acoustic goodness in the Chino Spectrum Marketplace! Sit and enjoy a nice musical evening and a sammich at the same time!

(Chino, California)

Journal: A Story Forever

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

My Friends!

Well it's that time again - I'm releasing another single!

Everybody say it with me - YAYYYYyyy!

Phew okay, now that I got that out of my system, let's continue. My new single is a dreamy acoustic song called "A Story Forever" with very light drums, orchestral strings, subtle synth backup vocals, and my trusty acoustic guitar. The song is one very close to my heart. You see, a long long time ago, I came up with the general idea for what the lyrics would represent, and kept it bouncing around in my head for years. It's been in my heart for quite some time. Eventually I finished the first solid draft of what the song would become today, and started performing it live at gigs and to close friends at backyard parties, slowly learning how to perform it properly, in the way I had originally heard it in my head.

At first, it was intended to be a tribute to some of my past emotional turmoil, and to others who might have felt the same way at one point or another in their lives. But one day, shortly after I had begun playing it, tragedy struck a close friend. Without going too deep into the details, I'll just say that the circumstances surrounding this event closely mirrored the lyrics and idea behind A Story Forever. I was saddened and bewildered by the timing between these two things, yet amazed by the coincidence. I suspect the people in my life didn't realize the connection, and so I began to play down what the song meant to me, and withheld it from an official release.

One day, much much later, I found myself still holding on to the idea of keeping this song a secret, almost as if by doing so, I was suspending the reality of the tragedy it was unintentionally linked to. I realized how much time had passed, and how I was still holding on. I thought of how people keep old songs, poems, letters, pictures, drawings, and more on behalf of the ones they've lost, or are no longer with - almost like naming a special star in the night sky then keeping it a secret just for you and the ones you've loved. I realized then, this song I kept in my back pocket was, in a way, a star named in the sky. That is the day the final adjustment to the song was made - In the final chorus, I added the line "And we're going to name a star for you" and it was complete.

So here I am, sometime later, finally releasing this song into the wild. I'm giving it to all of you, so you may hold it in your heart like I did, like a star in the night for someone you care for, or maybe for an old memory of pain, long gone.

Nasa Photos

As for the actual design, this release was a ton of fun! Following the theme of the last chorus line "And we're going to name a star for you", I decided to utilize images of our galaxy and its many constellations - direct from NASA itself! You might not know this, but if you surf to NasaImages.org, you'll find TONS of images of star constellations, nebulae, galaxies, and so much more. The universe is a truly beautiful place and NASA's website makes it extremely easy to get sucked in for days. For instance, the crab nebula. Check out the link - that thing is real! Anyway, I decided since we're naming stars for people now, the release's artwork should match. NASA is gracious enough to release most of its images in the public domain, which means I had my pick of images to use. Even though this is just a single-release, I went ahead and designed a full jewel case worth of art, like I've been doing for my other singles. Eventually I'm going to offer a physical CD copy of it for sale that you can hold in your hands, but for now I'm going to post the artwork AND lyrics right here for you all to see, enjoy, and hopefully get excited about for the actual release!

Pre-Order NOW!

Anyway, the song is going to be released on iTunes and all the other major digital distributors in about a month - but you can pre-order it right NOW at website called bandcamp. The track is only $0.99 cents, and if you pre-order you'll be sent super-hi-resolution copies of the artwork I mentioned above, in addition to a high quality Mp3 of the song., which you could probablyyyyy use to make your own physical CD at home ;). By pre-ordering you're ensuring you get those extra goodies, and you'll be mailed a direct download link to the song the second it goes public! Here's the link: http://bandcamp.mikeperalta.com/album/a-story-forever-single. Please use it, bookmark it, share it, tweet it, like it, lick it, whatever. Just don't forget to pre-order it!

Thank you for reading my super long blog. I figure I haven't written you all in awhile so you were overdue for a marathon sit-down haha. Here are the lyrics and photos, enjoy!

~Mike Peralta

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What's the sound that you will make forever
Less or more if all would cry for you
Underneath the twilight moon in leather
or in a song with loving eyes on you

If you told them everything tonight
If you found the words for sadness too
Would it make you anything the better
Is there anything that it would do

And we're going to tell your story forever
And we're going to sing this song for you
No one really wants to live forever
The flowers on the counter are for you

So you picked the moment to remember
a thousand eyes and twenty colored lights
You disappeared into the circle too
then you stopped and smiled but no one knew

And we're going to tell your story forever
And we're going to sing your song for you
No one really wants to live forever
The flowers all along the wall are for you

Never stop, never die
Never sleep and never sigh
You should know those you love
never want to see you cry

The flowers on the rooftop are for you

What's the sound that you will make forever
Less or more if I would cry for you
Underneath the twilight moon in leather
or in a song with loving eyes on you

And we're going to tell your story forever
And we're going to name a star for you
No one really wants to live forever
The flowers on the rooftop are for you

The flowers on the rooftop are for you

News: A Story Forever

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Nasa Photos

Pre-Order NOW!

Event: Long Beach Town Center (Long Beach, California)

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

I'm a featured acoustic performer at the Long Beach Towne Center! Come swing by, I'll be in front of the theaters for about an hour!

(Long Beach, California)

Event: The OC Fair (Costa Mesa, California)

Wednesday, August 03rd, 2011

Come see me play live at the OC Fair! The fair is a great all-day fun times event, with roller coasters, candy, beer, lots to do/see, and tons of food!

General admission gets you into the performance area where you can see me play for free.
Please come down to say hello and hang out - I'll be on the "Meadows" stage!

(Costa Mesa, California)

Event: (Cancelled) Long Beach Towne Center (, )

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Sorry peeps, I had to change the venue for this weekend. I'll be playing in LBC again soon!

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Event: Acoustic Set @ Chino Spectrum Marketplace (Chino, California)

Saturday, July 16th, 2011

Three hours of acoustic goodness in the Chino Spectrum Marketplace! Sit and enjoy a nice musical evening and a sammich at the same time!

(Chino, California)

Event: Long Beach Towne Center (Long Beach, California)

Friday, June 24th, 2011

I'm a featured acoustic performer at the Long Beach Towne Center! Come swing by, I'll be in front of the theaters for about an hour!

(Long Beach, California)

Event: Long Beach Towne Center (Long Beach, California)

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

I'm a featured acoustic performer at the Long Beach Towne Center! Come swing by, I'll be in front of the theaters for about an hour!

(Long Beach, California)

Event: OC Marketplace (Costa Mesa, California)

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Acoustic show at the OC Marketplace!

(Costa Mesa, California)

Event: Acoustic Set @ Chino Spectrum (Chino, California)

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Three hours of acoustic goodness in the Chino Spectrum Town Center! Sit and enjoy a nice musical evening and a sammich at the same time!

(Chino, California)

Event: Downtown Anaheim Farmer's Market (Anaheim, California)

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Acoustic set at the DT Anaheim Farmer's Market!

The Homegrown Music Series @ the Downtown Anaheim Farmers' Market.
Every Thursday, noon-7pm
Located @ Center Street Promenade & Lemon Street

(Anaheim, California)

Event: Mom's Night Out @ Westminster Mall (Westminster, California)

Thursday, May 05th, 2011

Wuddup peeps, I'll be playing 2 hours of acoustic music at the Westminster Mall for their event "Mom's Night Out". Come check it!

(Westminster, California)

Event: The Block at Orange (Orange, California)

Sunday, May 01st, 2011

Acoustic show at the famous "The Block at Orange". I'll be playing in front of AMC!

(Orange, California)

Event: The Block at Orange (Orange, California)

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Acoustic show at the famous "The Block at Orange". I'll be playing in front of Starbucks!

(Orange, California)

Event: The Block at Orange (Orange, California)

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Acoustic show at the famous "The Block at Orange". I'll be playing in front of Starbucks!

(Orange, California)

Event: The Block at Orange (Orange, California)

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

Acoustic show at the famous "The Block at Orange". I'll be playing .... uhm... I don't know where at the moment, because I just plain forgot... but probably at the theaters, or starbucks, or corner bakery or something. I'll update this when I get more info! Come join me and help me make it a fun night for all :)

(Orange, California)

Event: The Block at Orange (Orange, California)

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Acoustic show at the famous "The Block at Orange". I'll be playing for about 3 hours, right in front the AMC Theaters. Come join me and help me make it a fun night for all :)

(Orange, California)

Event: The Block at Orange (Orange, California)

Sunday, April 17th, 2011

Acoustic show at the famous "The Block at Orange". I'll be playing for about 3 hours, right in front the AMC Theaters. Come join me and help me make it a fun night for all :)

(Orange, California)

Event: Tustin Relay for Life (Tustin, California)

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

I'll be playing the 1-2pm slot!

One Day. One night. One community. One Fight. Relay For Life is a life-changing event that brings together more than 3.5 million people- to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer; remember loved ones lost to the disease; and fight back against a disease that takes too much. Won't you join us?

(Tustin, California)

Event: The Block at Orange (Orange, California)

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Acoustic show at the famous "The Block at Orange". I'll be playing for about 3 hours, right in front the AMC Theaters. Come join me and help me make it a fun night for all :)

(Orange, California)