31/05/10

Hi guys

Well on thursday I had my graded unit interview, I think it went really well :) i dressed the part, and delivered my presentation with great confidence. Apart from one YouTube link not working it all went to plan!!! i really couldn't believe it! i think my interviewers got a real good idea of what i want to achieve in life and my personality came across really well :)

Also in Saturday Eat Dr. Ape played a charity manorial gig for our old lecturer how unfortunately past away. I think it was a great gig and we performed really well.

HND is almost over ... really hope i get on to degree because im really starting to look forward to it!

speak soon

JP

25/05/10

it has bin yet another couple of busy weeks for me with college work, college performance and a degree performance but its all good practice for the stress of being an in demand session player.

on the 13th I played Bass in Paris Afshars degree project, the gig i feel went really well and i approached the whole gig with a very professional attitude which is vital in todays session scene.

last Thursday I played our metal gig for our final HND Performance, i think it went realy well and was very entertaining to the audience. It was also a good mile stone for me as i now know that i have the ability to play both drums and the bass as part of the same performance which i feel could be a very useful sales point for me as a session player.

cheers for now JP

10/05/10

Well now thats bin a busy couple of weeks!!!

We released our Love and Lust in Wonderland album on the 1st of may at the Twa Tams in perth and my god what a great success it was!!! had over 200 people through the door and apparently it was the busiest night the pub has had in years! The we wen on tour, playing gigs all over scotland as amazing and we had sold out of CDs after the 2nd gig!! We also got reviewed in the Daily Record which was amazing! such a brilliant review with this amazing quote "No monkeying about - A Major should sign these boys!"

College presser is starting to build up now but i suppose its all good practise as being a session musician means that you have to deal with stressful situations all the time. In graded unit i have been putting together my portfolio and in my eyes i feel it is going to be a great tool to help market myself.

tonight im off to dundee to rehearse with the degree project that i am performing in as the gig is on thursday. the whole degree experience has disciplined me in getting the job done even when i hate the music, a vital quality needed in a session player.

thats all for now

see ya!