Holly Brook updated fans on her blog at MySpace on Tuesday (December 16), offering an update on her upcoming second album. The Los Angeles based singer songwriter tells readers:

It snowed in NYC today!!! it was cold… and beautiful.

Duncan [Sheik] is playing guitar on one of my songs right now… it sounds so amazing. I am so excited… speaking of which, there is finally a timeline for my record. The funds seem to be coming together…(I actually DO believe in humanity again). It is looking like I’ll be completely done recording by the end of January, so the release is probably going to be early spring, and this time I mean it!!! So I’m actually going to put a deadline on my album art contributions… if you have any items you want to send, do it now!! The address is on my home MySpace page.. The deadline is end of January!!! I’ll give a more official date soon, though. A new website will be up and running soon as well… which will be a better place for us to communicate message-board style.

It’s so nice to finally see a light at the end of the tunnel!!!

holly

A day in the life of Holly Brook video clip has been posted at Treylor Park III’s YouTube channel, featuring some of her prior appearances and a photoshoot, hinting that a second album is coming from the Mazomanie, Wisconsin singer songwriter.

The video has since been removed.

Holly Brook checked in with her MySpace friends on Wednesday (May 7) with the following bulletin:

Hey everyone,

just wanted to let everyone know that due to circumstances beyond my control, I will not be opening the Jesse Malin shows in the UK.

If you’ve already bought tickets for any of the shows I would highly suggest going to see Jesse because his live show is brilliant!

I was really looking forward to meeting all of you and it would have been my first time in the UK so you can say I’m a little upset.

But the good news is that I’m in the studio finishing up my new record!

I will let you know when I’m coming to the UK to do some shows.

Thanks!
Holly

Holly Brook checked in with fans on her blog at Myspace on Sunday (September 9). “Busking=street performing. Thats what I do now,” writes Holly, most known for providing vocals on Fort Minor’s ‘Where’d You Go’. “I can’t get a job, so why not play some tunes!!! I went out Saturday afternoon in downtown Ventura with my mini guitar. I played for about an hour and a half, until my finger started bleeding badly. Here are some pix that Jon took of me doing it! All together I made about 22 bucks.”

The post and the pictures have since been removed.

After yesterday’s Hire me please! posting at her Myspace, Holly Brook checked in with fans again today promising, “I’m not giving up!”. Brook writes:

Wow I have the best fans in the world! I got so many responses to my last blog… actually hundreds, and I sat down last night and read every single one of them. Unfortunately I don’t have time to write everyone back, but thank you so much for your help! I’ve got some great ideas now.

I want to clarify one thing though… I AM NOT QUITTING MUSIC! I could never do that. I just need a job so that I can continue to create music. A lot of you suggested going on tour, but let me tell you something. Touring is very expensive. Yes, you can potentially make the money back with CD sales and stuff, but initially it costs a ton of money for travel and accommodations. Money that I don’t have! Then, if I don’t have a good tour, there is also the potential that I could end up with less money than I started with. Unless I was someone like Linkin Park, selling out stadiums.

One more thing people seemed to say a lot was, “but I thought you sang that song ‘Where’d You Go.’ Aren’t you rich?” The truth is, I got paid VERY LITTLE for that, almost 2 years ago. The exposure was priceless, and that is what’s important. But at the same time, a girls gotta eat. And I am a bit shocked myself that I didn’t get some type of bonus or something, after the song did so well.

Thanks again guys and girls! I’ll let you know how the job hunting goes.

xoxo,

Holly

Holly Brook, who provided vocals on the Fort Minor hit ‘Where’d You Go’ and released the album ‘Like Blood Like Honey’ last year before being dropped by Warner Bros, posted the following message to fans on her Myspace on Sunday (July 15):

I’ve been looking for a job because this music thing just isn’t paying
the bills. Help me brainstorm!

First of all, I should let you know that I am available to sing demo
vocals. This means, singing songs for songwriters and producers that are
looking for cuts. If it is too far to travel, I can record it at home.
I can also do background vocals on material that will be released, but
I would need to first approve the song. Send me a message for my rates.

Other than that, my ideal jobs would be:

1. Part time personal assistant

2. Baby sitter/driver, but not to kids that are under 8 years old.

3. Something working with students

4. Something I could do from home on the computer

5. Something in the music business

6. Something in the aviation industry

7. Something really different, like working on a honey bee farm

These are the problems I face when looking for a job:

1. It needs to be flexible, because I never know when I am going to
get a tour.

2. I need to make $10/hour bare minimum otherwise it doesn’t cover
my expenses.

3. I am not a salesman. I tried to sell shoes once, and sucked.

4. I am not a good waitress. I tried that too, and couldn’t deal with
mean customers.

5. So basically, customer service jobs and sales jobs are out of the
picture.

6. I don’t want to travel too far, and I live in Ventura County

Thanks for your help!

Holly