Well hello there and a very happy new year to you! 2022 was a strange beast, wasn’t it? I’m sure it lasted twice as long as previous years and no one can convince me otherwise! We may have circled the sun at the usual speed and crossed the same twelve months off our calendars, but …
2019 and what I did with it
2019 crept in with cautious optimism. I had not long returned to London after the annual Berlin-break with family, when I got to soak up some inspiration for the months ahead. I hosted a Q&A with Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien on behalf of the FAC for a small group of artist friends. Making music for a …
Ramblings from the Road (USA edition) – West Coast
“Enjoy the cornfields!” the jovial chap who checked my suitcase at PDX called out after me and here I am, 24 hours later, sitting in the lounge of Possum Hollow Log Cabin in rural Ohio. I look out the window in both directions and see nothing but trees and corn fields. It’s eight below zero …
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Hosting the FAC Open Artist Session with Hal Ritson: The importance of being on time, spreading risk and believing in your vision
“Making it is just the start of your problems, how to sustain career for 10 – 20 years is what it’s really about” Hal Ritson, FAC Board Director and creator of The Young Punx, shared his experience with a group of FAC members on a rainy Tuesday evening. Hal is a songwriter, music producer & …
2015 and what I did with it (…but mostly stuff about Paul McCartney)
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make On Sunday the 21st of May I got to see Paul McCartney live in concert and for that reason alone, 2015 has been the best year of my life. I appreciate that you may role your eyes at that statement, …
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