Just got back from a mini-industry tour of Germany. From Berlin to Hamburg, then Cologne and Munich! Was awesome. We played stripped down acoustic sets with just cello, piano and guitar - it went down really well, smiles and clapping and laughter and drunkardness :) We've had lots of great offers from some important industry partners already and we've only just got back from the tour! Well well worth it, thanks to anyone that came down and everyone that made it all happen...
Live Footage of Ashley Hicklin & The Troubadours rehearsing new song "She Is Love" -Home Studios in Hamburg...
Just a quickie to say I have succumbed to twittering :)
It's official! We signed the final paperwork for our record deal with Ferryhouse Productions / Warner Music! All very exciting. There will be a signing video on-line shortly. 2010 is gonna be a fun year working with this team. Looking forward to touring the record, which is starting to sound wwwwwwicked. Franz Plasa is a musical genius!
Just finished another week in the studio in hamburg, we have seven songs down on our debut record. We're having fun with our crazy-ass producer Franz Plasa and his team. This is a video from the studio courtesy of Petra, thanku :)
We've been really busy recording our album, but we've got a few days to chill, so here is a quick live video we shot last night on a handy-cam in the studio:
This is a live recording from Hamburg of a brand new track written yesterday "This City Wears A Secret".
Video is a little rough but sound is okay for a "home" studio recording :)
Lyrics are ppppppretty, and were a joint effort between myself and Kim Sawford...
Enjoy!
Lots coming up on the gigging front, all listed below. Really looking forward to playing in the flagship apple store on regents street - come watch - City Showcase is the 7th, 8th and 9th of May this year. Many thanks for having me back it was ace last year :) It's a big festival of fashion and music for London...
We've also been asked to play a Cool festival in Holland with the full band - CONINCX POP FESTIVAL!!! Sounds amazing... Road trip, most of our band have never been to Holland before. I've told them it's just like the movies:
I recently did some co-writing with an amazing singer from Holland called Airto Edmundo! Wow! He's like Stevie wonder meets Cullum, then they go for coffee with Paulo Nutini and John Legend, and they're served a few Lattes by James Morrison and then they all go play some records with corrinne bailey-rae - they sit and listen to john mayer and eat cakes. Great combo! Anyways, we wrote an amazing song called 'I Lost My Smile'... Check him out, he's the king of covers... Thanks to Lawrence Van De Eede for setting this session up - u da man! :)
He makes Nutini look pathetic - This guy's got soul, real soul: Airto Edmundo
GIG LIST - Come see us:
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BBC Raw Talent Introducing - In session in the North - Full Band!!! | Hull, Northeast | ||
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Recording | Hamburg, Hamburg | ||
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Berlin | Berlin, Berlin | ||
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Berlin | Berlin, Berlin | ||
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Berlin | Berlin, Berlin | ||
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City Showcase - APPLE STORE - REGENTS STREET!!! | London, South | ||
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City Showcase - APPLE STORE - REGENTS STREET!!! | London, South | ||
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Constitution - Bugbear Promotions | London, London and South East | ||
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City Showcase - APPLE STORE - REGENTS STREET!!! | London, South | ||
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Conincx Pop Festival - www.conincxpop.nl | Netherlands - Elsloo, Limburg | ||
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Tenby Folk Festival | Tenby, Wales | ||
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Acoustic Gathering IV | Scarborough, Northeast |
We have been settling in to Home Studios here in Hamburg. Franz Plasa and you lovely techy crew, if you are reading you are a lovely bunch and very accommodating, but if you make us try sour-crout juice ever again I will snip ever cable on your brand new swanky SSL desk :) Only, joking, it wasn't that bad, and hey my muscles feel a lot bigger:
MY MUSCLES:
I have met some cool people while I have been here, including Tokio Hotel's manager and an amazing string arranger / player called Stephan Pintev. He works on all the major projects in germany when it comes to strings. My kinda guy :)
He is gonna work closely with me on my own album to make sure the Orchestral parts are tip top. We are using an amazing set of players...
STUDIO:
Big big love to mathias for helping us move our stuff into our new house, and techy 'vitally' coz it was his birthday yesterday :)
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