Camden Crawled Home :-(

Howdy,

THis weekend was the Camden crawl. I lasted two hours then headed home, was ill, wet, tired and couldn't get in anywhere dammit!

Before I succumbed I managed to say hello to the rather brilliant Chapman Family who were in good spirits stood guarding the equipment in the rain. I've never seen a band queueing to get into their own gig before as was pointed out by them. Rather funny. Be sure to check out their page and say hello as they are great. If you are lucky enough to live near any of their upcoming gigs be sure to attend. :-)

Mumford and Sons

I really wanted to see Mumford and Sons open the event on the Friday but couldn't make it. I think they're fantastic and could present something really interesting to the market if given the chance. Described as bluegrass/folk (:-)) on their page, I think they cover a really broad area musically. Melodically strong and well written I think they could represent one of the surprise signings of 2008, I hope. White Blank Page is a truly great song. Normally I keep stuff like this to myself until I've got something going with them (mainly cos other unscrupulos A&R people read the page) but I really would like you to hear them and hear your thoughts on this.

I will be meeting a stylist this week, further to the post last week. I'm doing a bit of development with an act and they asked for a stylist. They said they've always concentrated on songwriting n that but never really though about how they're perceived. It's strange as the bands I've been in or worked with always had a very strong idea of self-image. It was quite refreshing to work with an act that's not that bothered about image, just their music.

Anyone who has met me knows I have zero sense of style in clothes and look like I'm sponsored by GAP (only cos their XS size is seemingly based on someone my hight and build, saves searching, ooh and £6 t-shirts). So in addition to the band I'm going to see if I can pick up any style tips. :-)

Saw this last night. Through a couple of mates I started reading up a bit on Turkish music after hearing a band I thought was really interesting. In Istanbul there seems to be such a diverse range of music with varying degrees of western influence, but the difference over there is it's all deemed acceptable and part of the larger community. Rather than radio a-lists influencing the musical choice of the masses it seems to be a pot of influences. Hence why I've decided for a quick trip over there with my camera. :-)

Hope all is well with you :-)

IB