My first 'Vlog'

Where im at Feb 2013...

Christmas Review

 

Without doubt 2012 has been the best year of my life to date.

Took charge of what I wanted and took the plunge moving to London, to sleep in a kitchen temporarily (still there 8 months on!) and play the bars, find the people and fill my head with wonder! Thats what Ive done.

I found my 12 month plan (laminated and stuck on a speaker). The plan ended with "December 2012 - Industry Interest", well I don't know if they are interested in me yet, but I'm still writing, gigging, meeting great people and enjoying it so I am still interested in them.

I have a new job within Aquaterra now as a community fundraiser for the Charity. Last Saturday was my the first event, I organised a music concert to raise money for children with learning disabilities and Autism. I sold out the Camden Head raising over £500 for Charity with awesome acts Kainee Boi Set, The Solace, The Nearly Man, Dr Napalm and his Infernal Ukulele and as I organised the event I even put myself on. The Camden Head was one of the first places I played when I came to London and also one of two places I played with Dexter Strangeways, so I seem to have some weird pull to the place.

Been a really great year; hard but beautiful. Meet some very special people and others that are not even worth mentioning so as someone said "Focus on the shards of Light"

Next gig Upstairs at the Brixton Ritzy 20th December here's the link....

Brixton - The Ritzy - December 20th


Merry Christmas to Y'All, looking forward to a rocking 2013!

A teaspoon of honesty.

Still sleeping in a kitchen in central London on a matress,

Still playing as much as I can all over zones one and two and occasionally three,

I got off the booze completely for a few weeks leading up to my 30th but have been 'wet' ever since,

Found a noir crooner called Dexter Stangeways, rehearsed on a Thursday played a gig at the Camden Head on the Saturday. Same night we went to Kilburn and ended up filling in for a band, playing our second gig at the Good Ship.


Im in the right place, but i still remember how good some things were.

This is Dexter Strangeways, im stage left and out of view, (I wore a really nice suit and everything!)

JAZZLAND

Its been a while since I’ve last blogged this have been partly due to my huge life change. Im now living in london with Pystol Pete in the heart of Covent Garden.

Since being here for about a month I’ve played two open mics in Camden, one in Leicester Square and had a half an hour set in Chelsea. My friend Slim recorded four of my songs at his Studio, that are now uploaded to my sound-cloud. 

I’ve meet Dave Elvis and the Cosmic Troubadour on the open mic circuit, felt lonely walking round leicester square (while pete was away in singapore on “business”) only to be cheered immensely just by walking past Gary Numan, saw Justin Lee Collins drinking down the end of the road in a wine bar, and got backstage for New order at Brixton Academy, who were brilliant even without Cookey. 

Funding all this is the internal transfer I got to head offices, where i have my own desk, free coffee, a window! and bank holidays!!!! 

As I expected London is full on with loads of very busy people being cutting and quick but also in this dirt there are gems and I’ve already meet some really cool people.

It’s intense, expensive and never stops but its also endless, fascinating and stepped in history and history being made all the time at a fast pace.

Much love on this rainy bank holiday monday , (and i’m not writing this from work).