tag:easyheroes.com,2005:/blogs/news?p=1News2021-12-16T13:32:30-12:00easyheroes.comfalsetag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60951972020-01-13T05:30:13-12:002021-10-15T23:06:49-12:00New release: "The Price of a Song" <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/398061/43aa6620ae0ebb32932142672fdc2138065bb03a/original/the-price-of-a-song-cover.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" />Last year, this song won a Gold Medal for lyrics in the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, and was the lyric winner of the Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI/CMT) and Dallas Songwriters Association song contests. Celebrating with this release, with music co-written with Eryn Michel.</p>
<p>CD Baby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/michaelrjroth16</p>
<p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/07FyKyNtdDcBJLudxH40rh</p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034752019-11-28T12:00:00-12:002021-04-21T05:10:55-12:00"Homeless Sky" on Top 100 List for homelessness<div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" id="js_ol" data-testid="post_message" data-ft="{">
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<p>Thanksgiving is a time not only to give thanks for what we have, but also to remember those who are in need. I am honored to learn that my song "Homeless Sky" has been included in Hope 4 Restoration's Top 100 list of songs about homelessness: (<a href="https://www.hope4restoration.org/main.html?fbclid=IwAR0spAQb13-fvlUs5rM7icjDFAZVm8N6kFb0Dd_vBuz-T-IBjUqDGoadJxA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank" data-ft="{" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hope4restoration.org%2Fmain.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0spAQb13-fvlUs5rM7icjDFAZVm8N6kFb0Dd_vBuz-T-IBjUqDGoadJxA&h=AT3DILNGJe8snHVdmkJDaU3VHAflstdivdBRwX2t9lPKOH1NT07mzRucn34LlDVOOAVUjDg98nwmBitVUdHU6_Mvzxm0NjTQa0AzH1OngyEEzYea-34KuKcqZDrN8jolCe_F8cL4HQbmnwy6UTZpgZd9AkxqvdngaNJn2rY">https://www.hope4restoration.org/main.html</a>)</p>
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<p>Hope 4 Restoration is founded by Tim Houchen who once was formally homeless. Through his experience living on the streets he has the knowledge of the barriers that chronically homeless individ<span class="text_exposed_show">uals must overcome to get back to a place of restoration. The desire is to provide existing resources and services and identify those that are non-existent and find ways to provide those resources to the chronically homeless. His approach is from a homeless perspective.</span></p>
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<p>I encourage you to learn more about the organization and donate to their efforts to help the homeless. You can find out about the organization and donate here:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.hope4restoration.org/">https://www.hope4restoration.org/</a></p>
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<p>The songs are part of the "Longest Night" memorial event that takes place on December 21. The "Longest Night" is Orange County's official event in recognition of National Homeless Persons Memorial Day and has been sponsored by Hope 4 Restoration annually since 2014. The event takes place in more than 175 cities across America each year on the winter solstice. It's the shortest day for most people, but it is the Longest Night for persons experiencing homelessness and often the coldest night as well.</p>
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<p>See more on the event here:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.hope4restoration.org/memorial2018.html">https://www.hope4restoration.org/memorial2018.html</a></p>
<p>You can find my song here:<br><a href="https://www.hope4restoration.org/memorial2018.html" data-ft="{" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy">https://www.hope4restoration.org/song64.html</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">"The Things That You Get Used To" by Michael R. J Roth & Harri Wolf</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Out now on <a href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/michaelrjroth14">CD Baby</a>, <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-things-that-you-get-used-to-single/1475053643">iTunes</a>, Amazon, Spotify and more. A reflection on living and dying by two award-winning songwriters.</span></p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034712019-06-05T12:00:00-12:002021-08-27T18:00:08-12:00Dallas Songwriters Association Lyric Winners!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/398061/a98499e7a3003a70432ded5f265286907e7a565e/original/dsa-lyric-winners.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6NzUweDU2MiJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="562" width="750" /></p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034722019-06-04T12:00:00-12:002021-12-06T20:40:24-12:00Song Winnerss in Austin!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/398061/3505af2c18af7b99554a45a9ec084488cdc5d952/original/asg-winners-winter-2018.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6NzIxeDk2MCJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="960" width="721" /></p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034732019-06-03T12:00:00-12:002019-06-06T07:47:03-12:00"Ashes in Paradise" DSA Lyric Winner<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pleased to announce my friend and co-writer Harri Wolf won first place in the Dallas Songwriters Association Spring 2019 Lyric Contest for our song "Ashes in Paradise." <a href="https://dallassongwriters.org/dsa-lyric-contest/">https://dallassongwriters.org/dsa-lyric-contest/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"></span><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/398061/ed537a12fa6e16ff4992fc009a80ec7464265bbc/original/ashes-of-paradise.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6ODIweDk2MCJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="960" width="820" /></p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034702019-05-25T12:00:00-12:002021-07-02T19:48:55-12:00Meeting with Lori McKenna<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/398061/e7cd315a52978705e35ae4dc6cd47d7ca4e0c513/original/fullsizeoutput-1314.jpeg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MjEzeDE4MiJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Michael R. J. Roth with Lori McKenna" height="182" width="213" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">The best part of winning the NSAI/CMT Song Contest was meeting Lori McKenna!</span></p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034692019-03-03T12:00:00-12:002021-10-21T19:06:18-12:00Three Finalists in Austin<p> </p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sweet: "Movin' On" is a finalist in the Bare Bones, Folk/Americana and Lyrics categories. "The Price Of A Song" and "Blasphemous Kiss" also made it in the Lyrics category.</span></p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034682019-03-02T12:00:00-12:002021-10-25T18:25:02-12:00"Hearts Wide Open" now on CD Baby!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/398061/399a33903dfb75af7ce34702787f7be68e49b42d/original/hearts-wide-open-cover-2.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6NzY3eDY0MyJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="643" width="767" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">"Hearts Wide Open" was the First-Place Christian Category Winner in the 2016 Dallas Songwriters Association Songwriting Competition.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">"A real John Prine feel to the lyric writing in this song. 'From the dogs at addiction that tug at our sleeves….' This is a great line along with so many others in this song. '…laying our pride at the foot of the cross' is another one. Very strong. Could be the best set of lyrics in this entire competition. This is thoughtful, unique and exceptional lyric writing." - Dallas Songwriters Association Grand Prize Judge, Roy Elkins </span></p>
<p><span>Available on CD Baby <a href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/michaelrjroth5">here</a>.</span></p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034672019-02-05T12:00:00-12:002021-12-15T14:22:58-12:00"The Price of a Song" Wins NSAI Lyric Contest!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/398061/f382e6d671f5b03318b96b4584d2cb9c53828d27/original/nsai-price-of-a-song-winner.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6OTYweDU0MCJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="540" width="960" /></p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034662019-01-03T12:00:00-12:002019-01-04T01:02:35-12:00Gold Winner in the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Winner in the 35th Mid-Atlantic Song Contest</strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><em>The Price of a Song</em></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A folk-acoustic song by Michael R. J. Roth, "Blood on Our Hands" received an Honorable Mention in the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, and features vocals by the amazing Lexi Jackson. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Listen to it here: </span><a style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;" href="http://www.easyheroes.com/music/s/blood_on_our_hands1">http://www.easyheroes.com/music/s/blood_on_our_hands1</a></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Buy it here:</span></p>
<p><a href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/michaelrjroth6"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/michaelrjroth6 </span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/michaelrjroth6"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></a></p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034642018-10-15T12:00:00-12:002019-06-06T08:14:15-12:00"When You Found Me" 3rd Place Winner in Austin<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Good news from the Austin Songwriters Group - my song "When You Found Me" was a <a href="http://austinsongwritersgroup.com/asg-announces-fall-song-contest-2017-winners-at-opening-night-ceremonies-for-symposium-2018/">3rd-place winner</a> in the bare-bones category, and received Honorable Mention in Love Songs! For more, or to listen, see my website at <a href="http://easyheroes.com">http://easyheroes.com</a>, or go to <a href="https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelRJRoth">CD Baby</a>:</span></p>
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<p><span><a href="http://www.easyheroes.com/music/s/when_you_found_me_with_cello1"><span>http://www.easyheroes.com/music/s/when_you_found_me_with_cello1</span></a></span></p>
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<p>I was pleased to learn that two of my songs, "Faded Beauty" and "Santa Fe" made it on the shortlist of the Your Music Out Loud Competition:</p>
<p>http://us15.campaign-archive.com/?u=cb2880aa2716fc30e34a0e554&id=6c18b14cf4</p>
<p>Winners will be announced November 17<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/398061/2644eccc231aeb305fbaf604e9cd342f28948861/original/yourmusicoutloudfinalists.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MTMzNHg3NTAiXQ%3D%3D.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="750" width="1334" /></p>
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<p><strong>Listen to it on the music page!</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ffff00;"><strong><a href="https://dallassongwriters.org/2016-dsa-song-contest-winners/"><span style="color: #ffff00;">2016 Dallas Songwriters Association Song Contest</span></a></strong></span></p>
<p>https://dallassongwriters.org/2016-dsa-song-contest-winners/</p>
<p><strong>“Hearts Wide Open“ -- First Place, Christian category</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ffff00;"><a href="http://www.saw.org/page-1859988"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><strong>The Songwriters Association of Washington's 33rd Mid-Atlantic Song Contest</strong></span></a></span></p>
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<p><strong><strong>“Hearts Wide Open<strong>”</strong> -- Third Place (Finalist), </strong>Gospel/Inspirational/Christian</strong></p>
<p><strong>“Blood On Our Hands” <strong><strong>- Honorable Mention, </strong>Gospel/Inspirational/Christian</strong></strong></p>
<p> </p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034552016-03-12T12:00:00-12:002016-03-15T08:04:18-12:00New Album!<p><span style="font-family: 'arial black', gadget, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Emergency Hymns</span></p>
<p>"Were you hostage to the gun,</p>
<p>were you guided by the moon and the sun,</p>
<p>or did you just figure</p>
<p>you could never die.</p>
<p>It's so hard to understand</p>
<p>why the evil in the heart of a man</p>
<p>could fill the empty spaces</p>
<p>in the sky."</p>
<p>-- "The Getaway"</p>easyheroes.comtag:easyheroes.com,2005:Post/60034562016-01-31T12:00:00-12:002016-03-15T08:18:21-12:00Tiny Desk<p>Just entered this. Fun.</p>
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