Music
Volcanic ash and international travel don’t mix
It’s official, I’m going nowhere fast! I visited the States to see family, play a couple of shows and record a session. The cloud of volcanic ash spewing out of Iceland means I’m going to hang out in Chicago until at least Wednesday (instead of this past Thursday)… WOOHOO!
It’s a trixie one because there are sessions that are on hold until I get back, but everyone is being understanding (volcanoes take advice from no man…). Our flight was pushed back to Wednesday which puts me back in the studio by Friday. If our flight gets pushed back further, I have a close friend with a studio that will hopefully help me out in exchange for free vocals on whatever he throws at me :)
I won’t lie, I’m loving the extra time in my home land, surrounded by my fantastic family. It’s been an outstanding trip home – the best one yet and I’m happy for it to continue! It’s been music left right and centre, with the Ninja Butler and immediate family involved with most of the shows, too – playing to packed rooms and laughing and chatting like we were in a big living room. Let me tell you, there is NOTHING like making music with family – it’s unbelievably fantastic. Here’s some evidence… pay close attention and see if you can catch a wiff of the joy steaming off these pictures…
(left to right) Emi Jarvi, J Carmichael, Jake Jarvi, Donna Jarvi, Mike Jarvi
(left to right) Emi Jarvi, J Carmichael, Jake Jarvi, Donna Jarvi, Mike Jarvi
That’s enough glowing for now – wish me luck in getting back to Bristol. I definitely can’t swim that far – anyone have a big boat I could borrow?
New Exitproject track – First Breath
Exitproject is writing and recording one song per month in 2010. The March song was unleashed a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve neglected to blog about it! Have a gander:
New Exitproject track – Daylight
Exitproject (the band I regularly work with) is writing and recording one song per month in 2010. The February song has just been let out of the pen – check it out if you get the chance.
One song per month in 2010
Exitproject (the band I’m in with the Ninja Butler) have decided to write and record one song a month in 2010. We’ll then release the whole she-band as an album with snazzy artwork and pictures
of our smiling faces :)
We’re going to document the whole process with pics, in-the-studio videos and blogs on the newly refurbished Exitproject website
You can subscribe to get updates via Twitter, RSS, MySpace, Facebook and carrier pigeon from our website (visit www.exitproject.co.uk
now). All the songs will be stream-able for free :)
WOOP!
Knock knock. Who’s there? A cellist…
Knock knock
Who’s there?
A cellist.
A cellist, who?
A freakin’ cellist, that’s who!!
The Ninja Butler and I (like all other humans, mammals, birds and bugs) love the sound of the cello. There was hardly a finer sound. So tomorrow we’re meeting up to jam through a couple
of Exitproject songs with a snazzy new cellist.
If it doesn’t work out, all will still be well and smiley… if it does go well, we’ll have a freakin’ CELLIST in the band!!
How can we possibly lose?
Climbing the Bristol ladder
Exitproject have landed! In Bristol… With ALL their stuff… That they had to cart up 3 flights of stairs… And now they’re tired.
Seriously, though, (all uppity-third-person-narration aside) two weeks ago we moved to Bristol in England! It’s been a hurricane of cardboard, packing tape, broken glass, dust, lack-o-sleep,
vats-o-coffee and muscle strain. It didn’t kill us, so I think that means we’re strong. At least we freakin’ BETTER BE stronger cos my leg and stomach muscles feel like they’ve been
beaten with a meat tenderizer…
Why Bristol you ask? (or if not, skip this part – just like ‘Choose your own adventure’)
Well, it’s closer to the Ninja Butler’s family, it’s a technology city (which is good for the “http://www.siteclick.co.uk”>NB’s web-shenanigans , it’s got a killer music scene (which is clearly pretty crucial) and it’s also just bigger. It reminds me a lot of Boston expect without
the Red Sox fans… and the ‘Mike’s Pastry’…
The next step is to start getting in touch with venues and trying to book some shows. I’m also going to hunt a few open mics and ‘see what I can see’ – if anyone has any contacts or tips about
living in Brizzle, send ‘em across, my people!! Bring it on!
In music news, Activa, the producer I’m currently working with on a dance track, has been named the number one producer of 2009 by Paul Van Dyk. Paul Van Dyk is basically the
grammy-nominated-top-dance DJ in the world – so that’s good news!! Activa has asked me to collaborate on a track for his upcoming album (maybe more than one, we’ll see!) due for release in the
autumn of 2009. I’m really psyched about the project and it’s going really well so far – I don’t how Activa finds the time inbetween flying all over the world playing his DJ sets, I think he’s
in Moscow this Saturday… madness…
OH! And don’t forget that you can still buy ‘Healing Slow’ from the Exitproject website. It makes a great
birthday present, Easter present, Bar/Bat Mitzvah present, Christmas present, ‘New home’ present, ‘Old home’ present, ‘First time you’ve seen Star Wars or the Matrix’ present or just ‘Think of you’
present (but in a non-stalker way).
The first review of Healing Slow (And it’s good! WOOHOO!)
WoopWoop! The first review of the new single has arrived and we’re pretty freaking happy about it. We’ve sent it off to a small range of reviewers to get a few quotes before we send it
around to everyone with ears. Quotes are helpful nuggets when you’re trying to get people that are inundated with music to give you a chance.
Check out the review here – and leave some comments if you have the inkling!
If you have any words about Healing Slow, I’d be forever grateful if you’d leave us an iTunes
review. If you click the link it will launch iTunes on your computer and take you to the place you can leave a review.
Thanks you awesome peeps!!!
Music videos and moving house – from glamour to ‘gaaahhhhh!!’
I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about this yet – what is my brain doing?? Where is my head buried??
Actually, my head isn’t buried anywhere – it’s been resting on a set of old books in the basement while my disembodied legs run down the street by themselves.
Don’t believe me? – Well, we caught it on tape…
Watch the full video (which explains why my body has gone to pieces: