January has traditionally been a quiet time, but 2012 seems to have bucked that trend. Haven’t stopped yet this year and thankfully, it would appear that nothing is about change any time soon!!
Mine & Blacky’s new albums have gone out to radio and for review, which inevitably creates a little apprehension, but, the first reviews have started to trickle in, are very favourable and already a good few radio plays too. So far so good!!
I am working in the studio on a couple of acoustic albums. The first is actually just back from mastering. It’s a live EP by an incredibly talented guy called Adam Sweet, you can check him out at www.adamsweetmusic.com . I would describe it as acoustic blues, not something that would have necessarily been on my radar, however, the first time I saw Adam I was blown away. So much ability and understanding of what’s required in one at such an early stage of his career is unusual and potentially very exciting, we’ll see! I’m also working on an acoustic album myself, just the early stages but great fun and the beauty of a studio at home is that it’s always there when the mood takes you. Perfect!!
Blacky has a new comedy play coming up in Feb (15,16,17) at The Dolphin, Beer. It is called The Letter. A brief synopsis, “A letter arrives out of the blue, but mustn’t be opened. Why?”. I’m sure all will be revealed.
I often get emails from folk asking when I might be doing a gig in their area and it has been a constant source of frustration over the last few years that I haven’t, for whatever reason, done a lot more travelling. Well, just recently I came across a website, www.stageit.com , advertising a live, interactive Gretchen Peters gig streamed straight to my lounge. Could this be true? I had considered this concept many years ago, but then it was just a futuristic fantasy. Well it was true and I watched the show with Lynn & the kids in our lounge (along with countless other people in their lounges across the world) and we all absolutely loved it. The purpose of this? On Mon March 5th at 8pm, I will be doing a live, streamed show from my lounge with guitarist Dean Barnes. Tickets are available (incredibly simply) from www.stageit.com/alanwest . It would be great to see you………
Onward and upward then, it’s time to make some music I feel…..
Take good care,
Alan
Mine & Blacky’s new albums have gone out to radio and for review, which inevitably creates a little apprehension, but, the first reviews have started to trickle in, are very favourable and already a good few radio plays too. So far so good!!
I am working in the studio on a couple of acoustic albums. The first is actually just back from mastering. It’s a live EP by an incredibly talented guy called Adam Sweet, you can check him out at www.adamsweetmusic.com . I would describe it as acoustic blues, not something that would have necessarily been on my radar, however, the first time I saw Adam I was blown away. So much ability and understanding of what’s required in one at such an early stage of his career is unusual and potentially very exciting, we’ll see! I’m also working on an acoustic album myself, just the early stages but great fun and the beauty of a studio at home is that it’s always there when the mood takes you. Perfect!!
Blacky has a new comedy play coming up in Feb (15,16,17) at The Dolphin, Beer. It is called The Letter. A brief synopsis, “A letter arrives out of the blue, but mustn’t be opened. Why?”. I’m sure all will be revealed.
I often get emails from folk asking when I might be doing a gig in their area and it has been a constant source of frustration over the last few years that I haven’t, for whatever reason, done a lot more travelling. Well, just recently I came across a website, www.stageit.com , advertising a live, interactive Gretchen Peters gig streamed straight to my lounge. Could this be true? I had considered this concept many years ago, but then it was just a futuristic fantasy. Well it was true and I watched the show with Lynn & the kids in our lounge (along with countless other people in their lounges across the world) and we all absolutely loved it. The purpose of this? On Mon March 5th at 8pm, I will be doing a live, streamed show from my lounge with guitarist Dean Barnes. Tickets are available (incredibly simply) from www.stageit.com/alanwest . It would be great to see you………
Onward and upward then, it’s time to make some music I feel…..
Take good care,
Alan