It's not often that a fanboy gets asked by one of his biggest musical heroes in life to perform with him. August 3rd, 2013 will be one of those times. If you haven't heard of Justin McRoberts , then that Saturday night in NYC is when and where that must all change. You will be blown away (quite possibly literally) by this man's vocal pipes, and you will bust a gut laughing at some of the stories he tells. And most importantly, you will walk away convicted and moved by the authenticity of the way he lives his life. Love this guy, and I have a feeling you will too!

Also, I'll be singing 'akoostic' versions of songs that will be on my new album (more to come on that VERY SOON), and I'd love for you guys to come out and get a sneak peak of that as well! I may or may not have a my wife Jinny Kim, sing some songs with me - I guess you'll just have to come out and find out for yourselves :)

So excited to share the stage w/ Justin, but even more excited to share a night of music w/ all of you guys in the NY/NJ area (heck, CT too if you want to make the drive - it's a weekend!) Please save the date if you haven't already, and be sure to buy your tickets in advance HERE before tickets sell out!!

I'm convinced that the Korean American Circle is so small (in the entertainment industry) that we are all separated by 1 or 2 degrees at most! This is also the case w/ my new friend Arden Cho [model/actress/youtube star], and two weekends ago, I got to collaborate w/ her and do some really great work that I'm excited to share w/ y'all :)

The weekend was fast paced, and full of "adventure", that it's probably best to give you highlights via a checklist :)

- 17 hour work day on Friday, rehearsing and prepping music for her youtube vlog - CHECK

- lose half of our work and start all over again due to a power outage - CHECK

- ate ridiculous amounts of great food in between work - CHECK

- convinced Arden to make use of her instagram account she created a while back (you're welcome instagram users :)) - CHECK

- 11 hour work day shooting vlog w/ my new good friends - INFOCUS CINEMA on Saturday, rehearsing, and performing - CHECK

- did a quick photoshoot post vlog shooting - CHECK

- performed a killer set w/ Arden at Brandeis - CHECK

- messed up on 2 (or 3?) songs - SORRY AGAIN ARDEN - CHECK

- had a fire alarm go off during the middle of the show, having us evacuate the building for 20 minutes - CHECK

- ended the night at PEACH FARM (awesome chinese food in Boston) w/ Arden and INFOCUS - CHECK

Here's a quick recap through some photos:

she's got her gear, i got mine! (check out Mayes Guitars)

arden was struggling through a cold - but still sounded amazing!

nowadays, you can transform ANY room into a studio!

and THiS is how you transform a hotel room into a small stage :)

Dave Pak of INFOCUS standing in for me :)

arden staying in touch with her adoring fans

"A Thousand Years" Cover - Mission Accomplished!

Below are a few of my favorite images from the "mini shoot" - Click on Images to Enlarge

Wanted to end the blog by saying this:

For those who follow Arden's career, you'll celebrate w/ me that this was a great opportunity to work on some of my favorite things (music & photography) with someone so talented, and widely known [check out her youtube channel to see some of the amazing stuff she's worked on] - but my biggest takeaway from the weekend was catching a glimpse of how incredibly hard working she is, and how she handles her platform so well - making many tough choices in the industry that do not compromise her integrity and faith. I believe that at the end of the day, that's the stuff that counts. Check out all of her amazing work online, and I hope that you are as blessed by her as much as I was to have worked with her!

And w/o further ado, if you're not one of the 47,000 people that have already watched this, enjoy! Had so much fun working on this:

One of my favorite things about music is that a song can mean something different for each individual. When I first heard "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri I was reminded of the one love that is unending... "but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."

Here are some links for y'all to LIKE & FOLLOW:

Arden Cho: Website - YouTube Channel - IMDB - Twitter - Facebook & Instagram: @arden_cho

INFOCUS CINEMA [Dave Pak & Tedge Lee]: Website - Facebook (LOVE THESE GUYS!! - Thanks again for all your hard work, not only on this vlog, but also the "other" project we're gonna release soon :))

Tedge Lee: Photography & Blog

Tedge Instagram: @tedgelee

Dave Instagram: @ldavepakl (those are "L"s)

McKooberts. NYC. Be There. 8-3-13

Mini Adventure with Arden Cho and INFOCUS Cinema