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- @sch3lp Thanks :-) 17 hours ago
- Just handed in 2 massive bits of uni work, a day before deadline. *happy face* 18 hours ago
- @onetenthhero Yeah but you were probably still up at 3am anyway, eh? ;-) 2012/05/16
- RT @vbrich: people of Edinburgh, get yourself along to Sneaky Pete's tonight to see the wonderful #paperaeroplanes please RT 2012/05/16
- @onetenthhero It's a tough life being a parent. I was forced to stay at home and watch Star Wars with my son the other day. 2012/05/16
- RT @unwindinghours: First gig back! We will be playing a lot of new songs @kingtuts Glasgow, Monday July 23rd with @olympicswimmers and ... 2012/05/16
- @scottwas Unfortunately not :-) 2012/05/16
- About to throw my bass guitar out the ******* window. 2012/05/16
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Category Archives: Collaborators
Unexpected Bowtie
Last Friday I spent a couple of hours recording some samples and sound ideas for Glasgow music-maker Unexpected Bowtie to screw around with. Here’s one of the songs which he put together recently using samples given to him by Citizen … Continue reading
11 Reasons Why 3 is Greater Than Everything
My collaborator and friend Steve Lawson has a brand new album out, and it’s another gorgeous slab of ambient solo bass genius. You can give it a listen here and pay whatever you think it’s worth to download it. I sat down … Continue reading
Lewis Gordon
And last but not least in this short series of posts on people who helped me make my new album… Lewis Gordon is someone who I’ve actually only met once or twice in real life. He’s a great bass player … Continue reading
Derek Steele
Following on from my recent post about the people who helped me make my new album…. My good friend Derek Steele drew all the original artwork for the CD, he drew the images that come with the album download, and … Continue reading
Jo Mango
Calamateur – ‘Retreat’ featuring Jo Mango [bandcamp track=418339971 size=venti bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB] At the risk of boring everyone by repeating myself (and sounding like a big-head), I think my new album is some of the best music I’ve ever made….but that’s … Continue reading
Collaborators 6: Richard Vernon and Gareth Saunders
Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing a series of posts on people I’ve recently worked with, with particular reference to my Jesus is for Losers album. So far, we’ve had: Steve Lawson (bassist, improviser, teacher, writer) Mark Hilditch … Continue reading
Collaborators 5: Phil Moir
(This is the 5th in a series of posts on people I’ve worked with recently. The 1st post is here, the 2nd here, the 3rd here, the 4th here). Phil Moir is an immensely talented drummer who I’ve had the … Continue reading
Collaborators 4: DUFI (a wee bit more)
Not long after writing my post about DUFI I received an email from them about their new project, which YOU can help them with. Here’s what they had to say: —————————————– The National Portrait Gallery of Scotland will be hosting … Continue reading
Collaborators 4: DUFI
(This is the 4th in a series of posts on people I’ve worked with recently. The 1st post is here, the 2nd here, the 3rd here). DUFI are, in their own words, ‘The collaborative brainchild of graphic designer Al MacInnes … Continue reading
Collaborators 3: Iain Hutchison
(This is the 3rd in a series of posts on people I’ve worked with recently. The first post is here, the second here). Iain Hutchison is a musician, sound engineer, producer and one of the most talented, and nicest, people … Continue reading