A couple of weeks ago we reconnected with Daniel Glatman who managed and helped to send the seriously successful boy band “Blue” into the stratosphere. He contacted us about a year after Ollie and I had begun our “Inspirational Coupling” (not my words I hasten to add ;) way back in the “Rocked on Klassix” days. I remember him setting up a meeting with EMI, but I think we were a little unsure of our direction at the time and we weren’t quite as pretty as Bond!
Time passed and I started experimenting with Soft Synthesizers, resulting in the jaw dropping sonic backdrops we now embrace.
So since having just parted company with the US Record label, we decided to give Daniel a call last week. He’s a really “Up” kind of guy – extremely spontaneous, and within a couple of hours had set up a meeting with DECCA Records. Pretty impressive I thought, except he’s just had to postpone till later next week - Doh! ……..After three?
”There’s No Business like Show Business –
There’s No Business I know……….and so on infinitum…..watch this space!
I MEET JEFF WAYNE – back stage after War of the Worlds (clothed only in a towel!)
Ollie had taken a short break from “OLIVER” in the West End which currently stars Omid Jilalliwhatshisface (the Iranian stand-up comedian / actor – The Mummy – Gladiator – Sky Captain etc. Our man with finely tuned G string (More of these low calibre jokes later) was leading the orchestra for the “War of the Worlds” tour. When the tour dates were released I noticed that the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham was on the list. Well it would seem rude not to attend So off I toddled to the afternoon sound check, armed only with a stick of Wriggley’s chewing gum and a Manbag stuffed full of Deviations Project albums.
It’s quite a show, with an impressive array of session players including Chris Spedding on guitar and Herby Flowers on Bass. The “Rock Band” stage right and a full orchestra stage left. Justin Heywood strides manfully down the centre catwalk singing the main theme “The chances of anything coming from Mars” etc and Jennifer Ellison (Phantom of the Opera the movie - and spoof horror “The Cottage”) very prettily plays the Preacher’s wife. Richard Burton the narrator is represented by a huge digitally enhanced Hologram to the left of the stage and Ollie leading the orchestra just next to Jeff Wayne conducting.
The star of the show however, surely must be the colossal lazer blasting Tripod which lowers dramatically down from the ceiling and I have been reliably informed that on a good night apparently all three legs come down ; )
After the rehearsal I met Ollie for luke warm coffee and a strange selection of unidentifiable confections best described as unidentifiable. And while gnawing my way through something reminiscent of a diamond tipped rock cake, Mr Lewis casually informed me that he’d arranged a meet with Jeff after the show and to get the CDs ready!...........to be continued.
Postponed till Next WEEK (Bloody Hell, Now I’m doing it!)
“That Towel!!
Recording with Sephira
Reinventing “Ye Olde G stringe” Joke (AGAIN!)
Mr Bean’s old Oxbridge mate, funny man Griff Reece Jones taking over the role of Fagin mid December.
AND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*ATTENTION ALL THUNDERHEADS*
Keith Harkin from Celtic Thunder recording in my Studio!
