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Music is a listening sport but there’s a fair lot that goes on behind it. Whether it’s deciding what tracks to put in a new mix, going through the writing process, writing about what drives me as a creative and where I get my inspiration and the people who I work with along the way, I tend to document my musings here.!
Little Simz, O2 Academy
Little Simz has been one to watch for a while, but she doesn't shout about it. At this stage if you know about her, you know - but if you don't there's a chance you won't find out until she's dominating the charts. That's how the Bristol leg of her tour felt. This...
Akua Naru – My Heart Is Broken
Akua Naru was at The Lantern last month - a spoken word artist that has been on my radar for only a year or so after a friend compared one of my songs to hers (massive compliment) but who I thought I'd never actually get to see live. Originally from Connecticut, US...
LSTD 2015
I cannot believe how long it's taken me to write about Love Saves The Day. In my defence, I was up in Birmingham getting job training for the month and only managed to shoot back for the long weekend before going back again - the fun never stops! I have...
RBMA: Lonnie Liston Smith at The Planetarium
Lonnie Liston Smith. In the At-Bristol Planetarium. Literally four rows in front of me. Being interviewed by Gilles Peterson about his life in music and casually talking about working with Ray Charles and John Coltrane and so many others... What? Is this my life? That...
RBMA: Kings Weston House
If you have an over-active imagination like me, you could imagine pulling up to Kings Weston Hosue, built in the early 18th century, in a horse drawn carriage and stepping out in layers of unnecessary fabric for a civilized cup of Afternoon Tea. Olde English...
Denai Moore, Colston Hall
You could be forgiven for thinking that Denai Moore is simply a beautiful voice. If you know her from soundcloud (as I did) it is possible you listened to her electronic based music and assumed that she is another producer based artist - you would be wrong. I was...
Mass, Bristol Old Vic
Do we still need religion? That's the question that was asked when I went to Mass. Now this wasn't any normal kind of Mass.... I assume normal Mass doesn't have a pyre of Otis Reading and Aretha Franklin and kick off with free cider. If it did I may have attended...
Abulations, Bristol Old Vic
Here's a question. When does a habit turn into an addiction? If you have a couple of glasses of wine in the evening does that make you an alcoholic? Followed by a couple of painkillers in the morning before work, are you an addict? Abulations is a play based on a...
George The Poet, Start The Bus
Last month I went to see George The Poet at Start The Bus but before I write about the show let me just give you a bit of background. I've been following George's career for a hot minute. Like most, the first I heard from him was 'My City' published ahead of the...