Here's a list of our news posts:

BANNED the Musical to debut in Edinburgh  - I enjoy participating in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and it seems like I always find a great team to share the experience with... 

Eigg wins "Best New Musical"  - Eigg the Musical brought home four 2023 BroadwayWorld awards this month. The awards honor the best in regional productions, touring shows and more... 

Reviews of Eigg the Musical - The reviews are in on Eigg the Musical performances in Edinburgh, Scotland...

World on a string - Autumn is a great time of year for aerial photography...

Eigg the Musical in pictures - In my storage space I have all sorts of scrapbooks that my parents would make after they would take a trip...

360° video sample of Eigg Musical at Riddles Court - I've always wondered how well a 360 degree camera would work for stage performances...

Life was meant for good friends and great adventures - In 2019 I visited the tiny Isle of Eigg for a little theatrical research...

Developing the Eigg show's musical score - The Eigg show has been a wondrous musical journey...

Cast and Crew of Eigg the Musical - Here's an image of our cast and crew a few minutes before entering the Willow Studio at Riddles Court...

Eigg troupe press photos - The Eigg show has been in the works for quite some time now and we've decided it's time to unveil our upcoming shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe...

The process of writing musical theatre - I've been writing music theater works since I was a child and one thing I've learned is no one can give you a blueprint, a formula or a road map...

Visiting Saint Thomas in Leipzig Germany - In 2019 I visited Saint Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany...

Ceilidh dancing for the Eigg show Miss McLeod's Reel - In 2019 I travelled to the Isle of Eigg for a little theatrical research...

New media content from Breckenridge Colorado - Every year I meet my brother in Breckenridge Colorado for a family ski vacation...

Information about Eigg the Musical - It's that time of year again, time to put a bow around your latest work and submit it to the plethora of music theater festivals, camps, universities, etc. for the upcoming season...

New 2023 Canvas Rebel Interview - Here's a link to a short interview with me and Canvas Rebel Magazine...

360° video stroll in Central Park New York - Here's an immersive 360° video from Central Park in New York City...

360° Video of Time Square in New York City - Here are a couple of 360° immersive videos from Time Square in New York City...

WYSIWYG Finale released - Here's a master track for the "WYSIWYG Finale"...

Concept Album for the WYSIWYG Soundtrack Complete - That's a wrap! We've finished the concept album for the WYSIWYG soundtrack...

Mañana released - Here's a master track of "Mañana". It closes out the prologue and it's a classic music theatre "want" song...

360° Video of Jet Skiing Lake Powell Canyon - Here's a couple of 360° immersive videos from Lake Powell in Southern Utah. It's in the Glen Canyon National Park near the Bullfrog Marina...

Lake Powell water level over 12 years - I was living in the valley (Los Angeles) when Dassault Systèmes asked me to manage their regional office in Denver...

Someone Who's Just Like You released - Here's a master track of "Someone Who's Just Like You"...

Streaming Alsup songs on Deezer - We're getting more and more airplay of April Alsup songs in Europe these days as a result of expanding our streaming audio services to several local providers...

Alsup music on Tidal streaming music service - Over the last year or so we've had some inquiries about the availability of my songs on several European streaming audio sites...

Hey Alexa play music by April Alsup - I was having a manicure the other day when the nail specialist told me her Alexa device was taking requests...

The Sweet Bell That Tolls released - Here's a master track of "The Sweet Bell That Tolls"...

I'm going to the moon! - NASA's Artemis I will be the first uncrewed flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft...

Mothers Day song released - Here's a link to a song I wrote for my mother. She passed away nearly ten years ago, but I still think about her all the time...

Canvas Rebel Interview - Here's a link to a short interview with me and the folks at Canvas Rebel Magazine...

Playing Scottish Cèilidh music on accordion - Last Saturday was a milestone! I played my first Cèilidh, well sort of. Here's what happened; some local theater friends volunteered to learn how to dance at a Cèilidh while I played the accordion...

Live for Today released - Here's a master track of "Live for Today"...

Alsup songs on YouTube Music - YouTube has been around for a long time. It started out as a streaming video service and over the years it's been trying to figure out how to best serve musicians and their listeners...

Introducing April Alsup Radio - I finally got approval for an artist account on Apple music and it includes a radio station for my music...

Alsup music for Amazon Prime customers - Here's a link to my Amazon Artist Account. It's my understanding that if you use Prime for things like groceries, television and/or product specials on Amazon you'll have direct access to all my songs and it's FREE...

New streaming music services for 2022 - We've expanded our streaming music services for 2022 to include; SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple, Amazon and YouTube...

A Song For My Piano released - We've released "A Song For My Piano" as a single on Spotify...

Using QR Codes for theater programs - I've always had a genuine interest in environmental science...

Composing music theatre works during the pandemic - I've been composing the music for a new musical theater piece about a small island in the Hebrides over the last couple of years and the pandemic was not going to stop me...

Insta360 underwater camera enclosure - Here's some underwater video footage of some exotic fish...

Canadian geese on Grasmere Lake - Here's a couple of framed-up videos of some geese on Grasmere Lake in Denver...

360° Video of Blossoms of Light 2021 - Here's a 360° immersive video of the Blossoms of Light at the Denver Botanic Gardens...

360° Video on Georgetown Loop Railroad - Here's a 360° immersive video of the Georgetown Loop Railraod in Colorado...

360° Video on Grasmere Lake at Wash Park - Here's a 360° immersive video on Grasmere Lake at Washington Park in Denver...

360° Video on Broadway in Nashville - Here's a 360° immersive video of walking up the North side of Broadway between 4th and John Lewis Way in Nashville...

360° Video of the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis - Here are a couple of immersive videos of the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis...

Hoopla released on Spotify - We've released "Hoopla" as a single on Spotify...

Master Track for IT'S A FEELING - Here's a master track of "It's a Feeling"...

360° Video of Lost Eden Canyon at Lake Powell - Here's an immersive 360° video of Lost Eden Canyon at Lake Powell...

We love our WYSIWYG Website Peeps - When you go to a website the operating system collects and stores your IP address in log files...

WYSIWYG Hypnosis Scene Finale - Here's a master track of "In the Harmony"...

New Website Design 2021! - We've refreshed the website for 2021...

Thank You Wayne Dyer! - It was a sleepless night long long ago, I turned on the television and watched a late night motivational speaker named Wayne Dyer on PBS...

All Men Want Is S.E.X. released on Spotify - We've released "All Men Want Is SEX" as a single on Spotify...

Colorado Shoutout Interview - I was recently selected by Los Angeles based Voyage Group for the Colorado Shoutout series...

It's just the Web...The World Wide Web! - Here's a master track for "The World Wide Web"...

Dreaming Again single released on Spotify - We've released "Dreaming Again" as a "Radio Mix" single on Spotify...

For the Best" single released on Spotify - We've released the single "For the Best" on Spotify...

Forbes article features yours truly - Here's an article in Forbes that describes my music like the memories of an enchanting voyage...

I'm in it for good single released on Spotify - We've released the single "I'm in it for good" on Spotify...

Distributing your Musical's soundtrack "Indie" style - "Indie" is short for "independent" and independently released music is not financially associated to any of the three major labels...

WYSIWYG Online Scene" EP released on Spotify - We've released the EP "WYSIWYG Online Scene" on Spotify...

Flying a Drone Indoors - Flying a drone indoors can be challenging, but WTH...if the space is large enough...

A new URL designation for Musicals - I'm not sure how many people noticed, but last year a lot of new TLD (top level domain) name options were added to the web...

WYSIWYG Online Scene Segue Love to Lust - Here's a master track of the online scene right before the finale in WYSIWYG...

DIY 20 Dollar PDF document page turner - So I’ve been learning to play the accordion lately and I'm now at the point where I can read accordion sheet music arrangements fairly well...

Accordion Music at the Cheeseman Park Pavilion - Over the last few years I've been working on a new Musical about the Peoples Republic of Eigg, as it's been jokingly referred to in the Scottish media...

My first acting competition - In 1974, I participated in the state forensics festival at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia...

Hugs for all those alsup.org website peeps - It's really nice to find out your website is getting visitors from all sorts of cool places around the world...

I'm in it for good with Blake Nawa'a - Here's a master track of "I'm in it for good" sung by Blake Nawa'a, August 2020...

Denver Voyage Interview - I was recently selected as one of Denver's most inspiring stories by Voyage Denver...

Rehearsal track for "HOOPLA" released - Here's our latest rehearsal track for "Hoopla"...

Rehearsal track for "ONLY THE LONELY" released - Here's our latest rehearsal track for "Only the lonely"...

Rehearsal Track for "ALL MEN WANT IS SEX" released - We've been enhancing the musical accompaniment for WYSIWYG lately...

Using the Insta360 One X while Skiing in Breckenridge - The Insta360 One X is a nice supplement for your next ski trip...

Blossoms of Light Virtual Tour at Denver Botanic Garden - This year I had the opportunity to shoot a 360 video at Blossoms of Lights in the Denver Botanic Garden...

DJI Aerial Photography Academy Training Course Gathering - I couldn't help accepting an invitation to attend the 2019 DJI Aerial Photography Academy training course in Denver this week...

Shooting 360° videos and framing in post production - I've been experimenting with 360° videos lately. In an earlier post I showed an interactive 360° video using the Ricoh Theta SC mounted on top of a drone...

2019 Colorado Fall Foliage - I couldn't resist shooting one more day of Fall foliage around Clear Creek, Georgetown and Quanella Pass...

Mounting a 360 degree camera on a drone - I've been experimenting with shots using a 360 degree camera (Theta SC) mounted on a drone (Mavic 2 Pro)...

Adventure United Kingdom - I spent a little over a week in the United Kingdom this Summer...

EIF and Fringe 2019, That's a wrap! - I traveled across the the pond to experience EIF and Fringe this year...

Adventure Deutschland - I spent a week in Deutschland this August with old friends...

Creating an online newsroom using a green screen - Putting together the newsroom for an online TV channel with limited resources can be challenging...

Drone footage from Suhaka Field - Here's some drone footage I shot at Suhaka Field in Cherry Creek State Park on July 17th...

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 - I'm headed to Scotland for the last few days of EIF and the fringe this August...

2019 WYSIWYG Update! - Here's several pictures of the PCTF awards ceremony at the Abrons Art Center in New York last year...

The end of one chapter the beginning of another - Here's a picture of my Baldwin D-9 going back to American Classic Pianos...

Dramatist Guild and The New Play Exchange - Remember the scene in the movie "The Jerk" when Steve Martin gets so excited because he sees his name in the telephone book...

Dramatists Guild - One of my New Year's Resolutions was to participate in more music theater groups and organizations...

Eco-friendly QR Codes for our audience members with smartphones - It's an honor to be designated as one of this year's most eco-friendly off-Broadway productions...

I have a Dream and it´s Green! - I've always been a bit of an environmentalist, but I never really expected it to be part of my creative...

My First Official Blog Post - I've been blogging for a long time, but it's always been in relationship to a certain project or organization...