a music company based in London, England. We offer record production, mixing and songwriting services. Through our record label, music publishing and artist management companies, we look after a growing roster of UK based artists.
The excellent news is that Violet Bones, fresh from being No. 1 on the Play.com pre-order chart, release their debut single this week. Produced by us. Championed by BBC Introducing in Cambridge. Enjoyed on tour by the mighty New York Dolls. Roll the bones! See them on tour on the following dates – more are being added due to popular demand!!!
The other week we produced a single for Ideals, a young bunch of men from Ipswich, residing in London. The guys have been appearing on stage with Pete Doherty recently. This project and others are a new joint venture we’re doing with Manic Vision. Exciting times! See Ideals on tour…
A strange thing happened at Club (my squash club, referred to locally only as Club, as it is in the grounds of Blackheath Rugby Club, the oldest in the country), namely that I realised I’ve got a lot better at playing squash. A lot fitter, too. We have these Sunday morning training sessions where a pro player comes in to coach a few of us. A lot of intense running around. Muscles burn and lungs rasp… Anyhow, we were doing a series of court sprints and I discovered that it wasn’t the killer it used to be. That I could push myself further than before. I’ve also been pleased to note that recently I’ve been making the ball go where I want it to go. Progress comes in little bursts, innit?
Mat and I had a discussion about technique. What is it, how does it manifest itself? A good way to explain it is that you have good technique when you make mistakes only when you want to. If you consider drumming, for instance, good technique in drumming isn’t only about having the skill to execute flashy, complicated fills. It’s about being able to lay down a steady, straight beat without messing up.
I heard this story about Prince rehearsing his band. They’re all top level musicians and the keyboardist was playing two parts with his hands, singing harmonies and working the footpedals. LOTS to think about. When they got it all to work, Prince says: Now, let’s work on the choreography…
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