March 2009

Working on a new website when I can ... otherwise, lots happening on the playing and arranging front ...

I discovered this on YouTube - a jingle I wrote with Arthur Dick in 1987 (or was it 1887?). How flattering that it's described as "a classic Heinz advert with porno music"...

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In August I enjoyed 2 very succesful weeks at the Training Them Live summer Rock School at Greenacre School in Chatham, teaching bass and other music skills to a very bright bunch of kids, along with other music professionals. Both my allotted bands were great players and performers at the Friday concerts. Velvet Sunrise wrote their own song "London" and in week 2, Ice And Fire (pictured) worked really hard and impressed everyone with "Get Back". Good work all.

Ice And Fire: Luke, Miles, Jess, Joe, Emily and Hannah

Some sites you may want to visit:

sibeliusmusic.com - My homepage here. You can hear mp3's of my stuff and (with Scorch) see the scores.

www.myspace.com/randomkofficial - Excellent dance stuff for those of you not yet entirely dependent on stairlifts and Apetito. Also, he's a student. And my son. So I'd appreciate it if you'd make him a particularly famous (and uncommonly wealthy) musician. Maybe then he'll tidy his room. Thank you.

Colin Reece - A great singer/songwriter and strummer extraordinaire. Has been known to make me giggle. Doesn't like chords with numbers in (Apart from 7, obviously).

Wol Webster - Man what hits drums. Heap good medicine. Me enjoy um gigs with him.

Sadowsky basses - Yum yum!

Jackie Rawe - Ex Shakatak singer; a super singer/songwriter.

Simon Eyre - Check out this great guitarist/writer's CV...

Boogie Management - I've collaborated with Simon Skinner on many successful writing and recording projects since 1999.

Madeline Bell - A legendary and fantasic singer - I love working with her.

Count Arthur Strong - Absolutely the funniest comedy act around. Believe me.

Delta Studios - Good pro, rural recording facility near Canterbury.

Doublefvoices - Rob Fardell's online vocalist agency; hugely comprehensive.

Voxtet - Clive Dunstall's unique vocal/iinstrumental outfit.

The Fundamentals - A bunch of lunatics. Including me. But worth seeing nevertheless!

Allparts - Brilliant place to get replacement bits for your bass, guitar or amp. Absolutely everything you might need. Recommended

This so-called website was designed by me on an Etch-A-Sketch, and built using various sticky-backed plastics, old Squeezy containers, sealing wax, a few bits of chewed Duplo and a John Bull printing set. And a Mac, so goodness knows what it looks like in Internet Explorer. I'd go with Firefox if I were you. Can't get my head around Opera at all.

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