"Beeping and Bleeping" released on streaming platforms

So Thursday, September 22, 2022 was an exciting day for Peach on a beach. 

It was debut single release day!

"Beeping and Bleeping" is now available on streaming platforms:

Apple Music

iTunes

Spotify

You Tube - Note: Not the official music video

Shout out to The Music Box Recording Studio in Clare for the fab mixin' 'n masterin'!

"Beeping and Bleeping” is a hip hop track about my experience as a young teen playing arcade video games. The lyrics recall the iconic early 80s games, and the nostalgic vibe of the song naturally led to making a video, which will be launched on a later date. 

"This song is all about how much fun we had growing up in a simpler era and living in the moment." says Larry Peach. "I’m excited to share it and see how it connects with people”.

The intended market is Gen Xers who spent countless hours playing arcade games in the 1980s, a demographic attracted to nostalgia and escapism. “I also hope the song will resonate with younger audiences who enjoy playing any video games or hip-hop music.”

And since Hurricane Fiona is crashing the party this weekend, I will delaying the launch of the music video. In the meantime, here's a sneak peek of the video. Hope you enjoy!

Hailing from Dartmouth and based in Clare, Nova Scotia, Peach on a beach is Larry Peach. Inspired and influenced by 80s new wave and hip hop, 90s dance and downtempo, Peach on a Beach is recording several singles prior to the release of his upcoming EP called Flashbacks.

So why Peach on the Beach as my artist name?

Well, for starters, it wasn't my first choice. 

Earlier in the year I considered many options that seemed to fit at first glance. But the main goal was to find a unique nom de plume/artist name. 

And that's where I hit the wall. 

As I was dreaming up a name for this project, I thought of using a derivative of Depeche Mode. For a few weeks I toyed with the idea of some sort of play-on-words with my surname Peach. 

In French, a peach is une peche. Working in a French Acadian community for over twenty years, I have been referred to as both La peche or Le peche.

But the problem was finding a unique version that wasn't already in circulation by another music artist on Spotify and other streaming platforms. 

Some examples of these unchosen names include:

La Peche Mode - an 80s cover band based in Quebec. 

La Peche - an indie rock band from NYC.

The Peach Mode - While initially envious I wasn't the first to claim this one, I have made peace with it. This outfit actually has created some really fab electro tunes!

Le Peche Mode / The Peche Mode - Although seemingly available, these names sounded much too similar to the electronic godfathers. 

Alas, this research soon became fantasy as I grappled with a serious issue:

Is it legal to use a similar name as another artist?

After some online research and a brief chat with my lawyer, I decided to bail from any possible future legal headaches. 

Apparently, if the other artist has trademarked the name they use, then they have broad rights to prevent you from using any name that could reasonably be seen to cause confusion among consumers. Your name does not have to be an exact match, if it's close enough to cause confusion then you could be in violation of their trademark.

So after this sobering news, it was back to the drawing board and brainstorming alternative artist names.

And soon enough, a litany of new possibilities bubbled to the surface. You would think this exercise would be relatively easy, given that I am a one-person outfit with full creative control. 

But the process quickly devolved into an exercise of inanity, as these curious samples reveal:

• LP. Used by American singer-songwriter Laura Pergolizzi since circa 2006.
• Peach! Dang, taken!
• Peachman. See above.
• Peach Schnapps. Formerly a nickname at uni. But now, too boozy.
• Peach Snaps. Too whimsical. 
• Peach Snapped. Too psychotic. 
• Peach Jam. Too vile.
• DJ Jammy Peach. Yeah, I'm not really a DJ.
• Daft Peche. See above, legal issues.
• Daft Peach. See above.
• Twisted Peach. Getting inane...
• Twisted Peach Jam. Gonna stop here.

After having spent some time erasing this random silliness from the whiteboard, I circled back to an obvious choice: Larry Peach.

Sure it's safe, and it's me, and it's legal and all. But I wanted to be at least a little creative...

Following copious amounts of hand-wringing, it turned out my artist name had been staring right at me all along. On my iPhone.

For years, I've logged into my Instagram account under the handle:  

peachonabeach

I chose this name when I first signed up for Instagram in late December 2013, to post a photo of a cool snow shower on Mavillette Beach. My first run beach photo would be added a few weeks later.

In fact, the majority of my posts illustrate beach runs, or spending time on a beach, near and far.

You see, the beach has always been a major source of inspiration. 

I’ve run on Mavillette Beach a few hundred times: in thick fog, pouring rain, humid heat, and during a light snowfall. And it’s a completely different experience every single time. 

But the beach is so much more than just a place I go for runs. It’s therapy.

Emotions soften when I start feeling the flow of an inspiring run on the hard sand. 

Along la Baie Sainte-Marie, there’s a special mix of salt, sand, sea, sky and above all, solitude, and space. 

All these natural elements come together to a carefully curated playlist to create a symphony of spirituality. 

The beach is also my lab: where I contemplate and ruminate over current challenges and where new ideas start to bloom. More recently, thoughts of creating music are part of this experience. 

I am so grateful that my favourite beach is located a short and scenic seven-minute drive from home.

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Peach on a beach's debut single, "Beeping and Bleeping", is a hip hop track about my experience as a young teen in the early 1980s and part of the first generation of kids who enjoyed playing video games in arcades. 

The single will be released on Thursday, September 22, while the video will be released on Friday, September 23. Below is a short teaser:

Visit my new Facebook page for some behind-the-scenes images from the video shoot. 

I encourage you to follow along as Larry Peach, aka the tourism manager for the Municipality of Clare, also becomes Peach on a beach.

Peach on a beach (Larry Peach) is an emerging singer-songwriter and synth player creating nostalgic music. 

Peach on a beach is Larry Peach

 

They say you are never too old to try new things. 

During the fall of 2022, I will be launching Peach on a beach - a new music project that began during the pandemic. 

I invite you to join me on a musical journey, where for starters, I will be exploring a world of 80s and 90s nostalgia.

Now in my early 50s, the stability of my career and the soul-searching journey of the pandemic created the ideal opportunity to purchase a synthesizer/drum machine and DAW and get serious about making electronic music. 

Inspired and influenced by 80s new wave and hip hop, 90s dance and downtempo, I have created 15 original demos since dabbling with making original music over the last year.

In May 2022, I recorded my debut single "Beeping and Bleeping", mastered in a local studio by industry professional Paul Morris of The Music Box. 

"Beeping and Bleeping" is a hip hop track about my experience as a young teen partaking in the first generation of kids who enjoyed playing stand-alone video games in arcades. 

The lyrics recall the iconic early 1980s video games, and the nostalgic vibe of the song naturally lends itself in making a captivating video. 

The single and video will be released in late September. Below is a little teaser:

Visit my new Facebook page for some behind-the-scenes images from the video shoot. 

So, follow along as Larry Peach, aka the tourism manager for the Municipality of Clare also becomes Peach on a beach.

Peach on a beach (Larry Peach) is a late-blooming, emerging singer-songwriter and synth player creating nostalgic music.