Chicago and Watching Waiting Todd Carey

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carey playing @ rockwood music hall in nyc in july 2011


in chicago, carey worked establish himself local artist , played frequent gigs in area venues. released self-produced album, revolving world, through kufala in 2005 , supported album college tour. continued support himself financially teaching guitar lessons , playing @ clubs while compiled new collection of demos. time sent out demos producers , got attention of marshall altman. 2 agreed work , carey planned fly out burbank, california record marshall @ galt line studio.


before recording session, altman asked carey record version of album acoustic guitar altman hear album s raw form. carey agreed , drove family s summer cabin in sturgeon bay, wisconsin record these bare versions on week , half. trip provided new material, when experience during recording lead carey write song “watching waiting”. song become title track of album. selection of these acoustic versions later packaged whitefish bay sessions ep.


returning california record watching waiting marshall altman, carey asked if friend eric robinson (whom knew usc) sit in during recording session. altman agreed , meeting began working partnership between altman , robinson last many years. friend of robinson, then-unknown sara bareilles, appeared on album providing background vocals. album produced independently carey able secure distribution deal universal music s distribution company, high wire music/fontana, after recording. promotion provided through aware records street team. carey s first album available in major retail stores , offered through digital pay feel release on carey s website.


following release of watching waiting in 2007, carey began various tours support album. did opening , co-headlining tours bushwalla, brendan james, curtis peoples , other artists. bushwalla introduce carey bob schneider songwriting game challenge , carey participate in off , on stints. during time music featured in 2007 film palo alto , on mtv s real world. carey supported music in movie palo alto college tour, playing concerts while screening film @ various universities. touring in support of album watching waiting continue next 2 years , included co-headlining “three of hearts tour” in 2008 jonathan clay , alexa wilkinson. after 3 of hearts tour opened brendan james , jason reeves in series of west coast shows.








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