I really should be asleep rather than typing this, I’m so tired – but I have to put my thoughts onto hard drive as it were.
I have a hell of a lot to be grateful for in my life. First, I’m healthy…actually a little healthier over the last month or so, since I realised I was nearly 13 stone and needed to do more than trim the puppy fat (that’s not a euphemism).
Well, it’s out. I’ve only gone and done it and released an album.
When I first plink-plonked around the piano in our house as a small child, I had no pretensions of making a record. Of course I didn’t – at such a tender age, the perspective needed to map out your career path simply wasn’t there in your mind. You weren’t thinking beyond your next quarter of Strawberry bonbons from Lavells round the corner.
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***********TWO MASSIVE PIECES OF NEWS***********
I am thrilled to announce that my debut album 'Prove You Wrong' will be officially released on CD/iTunes on MONDAY MARCH 18TH 2013 and will be available to buy through my website here - a 'splash' page will appear here soon with samples of each tune to hear and purchase details. Each CD purchased will be personally signed by me
There will be a digital only single, 'She's From A Different Solar System' released during February 2013 prior to the album's release which again will be available on my website - details to follow.
I think I can safely say that this past Christmas and New Year has been the busiest and most productive in my entire working life.
To be fair, I’m used to grafting over the festive period whilst others are sinking into the sofa debating which Quality Street are which and how many variations on a theme you can get out of the remains of the turkey.
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Here's where you can hear me over the busy footballing festive period on talkSPORT
Xmas Eve - 4-7pm Drivetime w/ Darren Gough
Boxing Day - 7-10pm Football First with Ray Houghton
Thurs/Fri 27th & 28th Dec - 4-7pm Drivetime w/ Goughie
Sat 29th Dec Charlton/Derby reports, then 9pm-12am Football First with Alvin Martin
Sun 30th Dec 12noon-4pm Sunday Exclusive with Matt Holland (inc Everton/Chelsea LIVE)
Mon 31st Dec 10pm-1am New Years Eve Sports Bar with Paul McVeigh
As my upcoming debut album is all mixed and ready to be mastered and then released in early 2013, I thought I'd give you a flavour of where these 15 tracks come from and what they mean to me.
Enjoy!! :o)
SOULMATE
My Twitter timeline flashed up some news yesterday that wouldn’t have had too much significance for too many in the football world – namely that Walsall manager Dean Smith has been given a new 2 ½ year deal to manage the Saddlers after a highly pleasing start to their League 1 campaign. The season before, Smith had worked brilliantly to help Walsall beat the drop despite the usual restrictive budget that managers in that part of the Midlands have always had to deal with.
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I am delighted to annouce that my debut album, to be entitled 'Prove You Wrong', will be released in early 2013.
Also, I have this week been taken on by QEDG Management (who also represent Uriah Heep, Asia & Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash amongst others) and they will be overseeing the release and promotion of the album.
I look forward to working with Martin and the team at QEDG so that 'Prove You Wrong' gets to be heard around the world!
Well, the album is almost fully recorded and ready for mixing & mastering – not before time!
The last session I’ve just done at Arkham Studios with wunderkind Alex Cooper at the controls was particularly productive. 2 guest guitar solos recorded along with my best vocal efforts on 1 of the 3 tracks I’m singing lead on myself, called Prove You Wrong.
Back in February this year (I think) I first entered Arkham Recording Studios in Birmingham with the aim of recording an album full of original Ian Danter compositions.
6 months on and I'm delighted to say that the project is really starting to come together - it hasn't been possible to block book 4 weeks straight in the studio to get things done in one 'hit' as my life & career simply doesn't allow that - nor did I expect it to when I began.
