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Had a great session with Winter Mountain at Snap and now gearing up for the most intense weekend. Working with Devlin, Natalie Williams, BBC symphony orchestra, Tawiah and Fazer and also supporting the Crusaders, all within 48 hrs!…

I’ve been a bit slack on the old blog lately, so i had a rummage through my diary to remind myself what i’ve actually been up to this year. I didn’t really tour as such, which has not happened for 10 years, but that meant that i got to keep things interesting and varied whilst barely leaving this amazing city

 

At the minute i’m working hard on mixing 2 great LPs at my shared studio in Hoxton

Natalie Williams forthcoming LP: bass, mixing, co-producing. Band features Tom Cawley, Al Cherry, Ben Reynolds and Phil Peskett

Chris Higginbottom “Where Land Ends”: Bass, mixing, (tape-op!). The line-up for this is Chris, myself, Tom Cawley and Mike Outram

 

Other recording sessions this year included Valentina, Tawiah (with Razorlight’s Andy Burrows), Cat Shell, José James, Wretch 32, Dionne Bromfield, Brendan Rogers, Nu-tone, Stuart McCallum, Scott McKeon/Ben Jones/Robbie Macintosh and Nina Ferro

 

…whilst on stage i was working with Natalie Williams, Jamie Cullum, Derren Brown!, Nicole Scherzinger, Lauren Pritchard, Spavens 5, José James, Mark De Clive Lowe, Stuart McCallum, and Nailah Porter, but most excitingly playing with Eska‘s various incarnations of her “English Skies” project

 

It was also the year that i began playing cello after a 15 yr hiatus, making appearances with Neil Cowley Trio, Nerina Pallot and Kathrin Jenkins and Aloosh

Neil Cowley – Rooster was a Witness

 

My own band Brotherly is featured heavily in the new Modern drummer DVD as John riley dissects the intricate rhythms of “System”

 

Natalie Williams’ Soul Family band wrapped up the year with a week long residency at Ronnie Scotts playing my dream gig of entirely Motown music

 

So, not bad really….

 

 

In 2012 look out for my new project Sometimes, Always, Never with singer Marie Dählstrom. We’re working on an EP in the coming months

 

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It’s £10 in, but there’s some great vocal stuff on incl Christian Zehnder who’s quite good! 12 artists…

Footage of yesterday’s All Saints Basement Session to follow soon…

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In fact it sounds better now

Aka MauMaus, portobello road, with Richard Spaven, Grant Windsor, Stewart McCallum

Bluey, Sam Beste and Skins too