The title of this post is borrowed from a song by The Veils and it’s kind of in response to all of the people I know who are having children right now. It’s pretty much an epidemic. Everyone seems either about to have a baby, to have recently had a baby, or just found out [...]
Categories: Family
Boat trip from Genoa to Camogli
As expected, I had a great time in Italy. I was busy pretty much the whole time, but I did make sure that I got to see a bit of the city, hang out with some great people and do some interesting things.
I was in Genoa with Stef working on [...]
Categories: Travel
The Aftershock musicians on a lunchbreak
I wish there’d been time to blog what I’ve been doing over the past few days, but I’ve been so busy doing it that the opportunity just never presented itself.
My friend Stef and I are working on a project in Italy called Aftershock. It’s a collaboration between musicians from across [...]
This man and this woman are remarkably kind & generous human beings
My flight back from Holland to Birmingham today left at 10.15am. I was not on it.
I stayed the night at Lykle’s place in Groningen last night, and we were up at 5am getting ready so I could make it to the 6am train in [...]
Categories: Travel
Krause celebrates her pre-release album promo
I spent the day at the offices of New Music Labs in Groningen. The morning was spent catching up with emails and phone calls, but by lunchtime, there was a steady stream of visitors bearing problems, questions and gifts.
Krause (above), who has a record deal with Sony, came to chat. [...]
Lykle, Marco and Niels in Leeuwarden
Spent most of yesterday in the city of Leeuwarden, meeting with students and other interested parties at the Academie Voor Popcultuur, where Niels Aalberts, Marco Raaphorst and I talked as a group and with individuals throughout the afternoon.
Niels is an independent A&R/Manager who represents Kyteman (amazingly popular trumpeter who leads [...]
Ard & Lykle at the New Music Labs office.
I’m spending this morning working in the office of New Music Labs, Lopend Vuur and De Ondernemers – three inter-related businesses in online music, design and promotion based in Groningen in the North of Holland.
I’m over here to consult and speak at the Academy of Popular Culture [...]
Categories: Travel
