Heath Michael Bottomly - ProfilesArchive

About Me

As the former lead singer of the indie bands GlassCandle, Summit242, and Waiting for Thursday, (and proud father of a new baby boy, Braeden Thomas!) Heath describes his solo endeavor as "a step in the right direction". Currently working on the new release, "Theory of Flight", he has worked to write an album that parallels the struggle of reaching out for what's ahead.
"I have had so many things happen these last 2 years and it's tough just to keep up! My wife and I just had our first child, I've partnered up with some amazing organizations like IGNITION (a national conference/showcase that works with independent artists) and Next Generation Mission (a missions group that has a heart for bringing music to places around the globe), and all the while writing music. During this time, I have noticed a familiar tendency - how I often try to lock life down and contain it. I have this drive to keep things from getting out of hand, and yet life is almost always... out of hand. While playing in Scotland recently, I saw an engraving on a rock wall that said, "Clay the life - Plaster the death - Marble the revolution". To me, that meant to keep life moldable, let your death be something that can be built on, and let the drive to change the world be a permanent fixture in our lives. This album we are working on focuses on just that, letting go of our fear of failure and daring to make something great happen. We are almost finished with production on this new project, and the songs I have been writing for it are a HUGE jump towards the type of music that I want to create. Hopefully they will connect with people with an even deeper transparency!" The new project is a departure for Heath, being the first project in years that is not specifically geared towards corporate worship.
As the founder and co-owner of MakeShift Records, a growing independent record label based in the southwest, Heath is very involved in promoting the local scene and independent artists across the nation. He is also one of the creators and directors of IGNITION: Conference & Showcase, which has been instrumental in propelling several artists into the national scene and a team leader for Next Generation Mission, which leads teams of bands to the U.K./Europe, and the Caribbean.
"Art is a craft that you constantly work at. You never really arrive, but the road you walk to get there holds a wealth of inspiration."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/22/2006
Band Website: heathmichaelbottomly.com
Band Members:

The live band is usually comprised of an assortment of the following:

Heath Michael Bottomly : acoustic guitar / lead vox

Kevin Rowe / Dayna Parker : bass guitar

Josh Johnson / Jeff Ocheltree / Jeff "Frey" Gilbert : electric guitar

Chuck Palandra / Phillip Jennings : drums

Melissa Stoll / Jodie Smith: bgv's

Influences: BANDS/ARTISTS:

OneRepublic
U2
SnowPatrol
Coldplay
Travis
Deathcab For Cutie
Oasis
Counting Crows
Stone Temple Pilots
Aimee Mann
Damien Rice
Sheryl Crow
Vertical Horizon
Alanis Morrisette
LifeHouse
Neve
The Cure
Seal

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ORGANIZATIONS:

Record Label: MakeShift Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Politics of Christianity...

I'm not upset,... no really. Though I may sound frustrated, the tone of this thought is more of an attempt to wrap my head around mindsets that I don't understand. You see, I'm slowly looking over who...
Posted by Heath Michael Bottomly on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:10:00 PST

The more things change...

There are things I want to do in this life.Not stuff like seeing the world's largest ball of twine, learning to base jump, or even making a breakthrough in quantum physics (although that would be so c...
Posted by Heath Michael Bottomly on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:34:00 PST

I am NOT an incredible songwriter...

I might be decent.I am not the guy who will revolutionize the artistic world by writing the song that turns the world on it's side and causes the masses to gasp in fresh realization of musical express...
Posted by Heath Michael Bottomly on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:38:00 PST

What if...

Ever catch yourself asking that question?"What if I had taken that one job?" or "What if I hadn't moved?" even "What if I had said yes instead of no?" , "What if...?".For some reason, I've always felt...
Posted by Heath Michael Bottomly on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:02:00 PST

Forward Momentum...

I was running up the stairs the other day (for some reason walking stairs seems like a total waste to me... they need to be ran) and as I got to the top, something happened... maybe I was distracted, ...
Posted by Heath Michael Bottomly on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:58:00 PST

Chasing Contentment...

Somewhere during my day, my week, the chase begins. Never started by a specific event or brought about by one person. I can be having coffee, working from home, be in a meeting, watching TV, listening...
Posted by Heath Michael Bottomly on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 08:10:00 PST

Tightrope of Change

If we were to adjust our view of lives and journeys and see everyone's path as a series of obstacles and bridges, I believe segments of change would be seen as tightropes. Envision looking outside you...
Posted by Heath Michael Bottomly on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:30:00 PST

Status...

I passed a house today...Somewhere inside my head there was a light, a connection, a thought that equated the house and the owner with success. The house was amazing. Ornate and spaceous, in a great a...
Posted by Heath Michael Bottomly on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 01:11:00 PST

History

We walked through the pillars through the echoing sounds of the choir and into the square. We had to stop to take it all in... it was Palm Sunday, in Rome, at the Vatican. The Pope sat at the top of t...
Posted by Heath Michael Bottomly on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:54:00 PST

Europe, baby!

This will be quick, as I am packing for my 2 week stint in Europe. It's wierd, my good friends Patrick Andrew and Nick Asolas will be in Scotland during the same time... (I can't even leave America wi...
Posted by Heath Michael Bottomly on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:01:00 PST