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Autumn In Disguise are a new what?

A new about about.

You know, approximately something poorly defined that you just might find around. There's more to it than that I think but that almost covers it; it's just about what they are and that's what they're all about.

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Fuck me, brilliant choice. Also used to love "Starlight" or whatever its proper title was. Think I mentioned "Milk" and "Elixir".

Can I suggest you over sold yourself and scared everyone off

In that case they're WIMPS!

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A Night In The Life - Stayover

Seriously, I read that and thought, "That must've been someone else cos I don't remember that one".

It's come back to me though - "And I just wanna dance!" Trying to play it again now but struggling.

Title's a cheeky wee wink to The Beatles as well.

I didn't think P2 was bad at all.

Yeah - they were number 65 in the UK Charts - the highest up local band, so top of the local charts!

That's good. Still, no one has actually been able to figure out what the myspace charts are based upon. It's not plays per day or total plays so you've got to wonder.

Incidentally, top of the "local" charts are No Pasaran, at number 65 in the unsigned indie list. That's nae bad going really.

How do you make them "local"? I thought the most you could filter was "UK".

Besides, I wouldn't put much stock in the myspace charts, they don't have any rhyme or reason to them at all.

I would have thought even if you didn't care about getting paid the sensible thing to do would be to keep that information to yourself, or alternatively tell everyone and get yourself an agent.

hi all,

we have a band member leaving us but wants a lum sum payout rather than royalties and future earnings.

a band agreement was in the making but was not signed so we have agreed a sum with him but want him to sign a disclaimer stating that no future attempt will be made by him to claim royalties or stake a claim to the music.

is there any documents i could download or copy as i have tried to draft a letter but don't know how to word it.

any help would be gratefully recieved

thanks in advance.

Have you tried kicking his cunt in?

aw come on man, everyone has to start somewhere. do you remember when playing gigs was fun??

There's plenty of people (especially in musical circles) who will give you props and a big slap on the back when you sell yourself short. Why should I be one of them? From your tone it seems to me you think I'm having a go at John W, when I'm not.

whether we got money, beer or anything, i was just happy to play the gig.

That's what an amateur is.

I think it's safe to say that none of us play for the money; it's not like I'm raking in a fortune from the one gig Point of Origin are playing each month, but the "I'm not really fussed" attitude is a bit amateurish in any aspect of your music whether you're talking about your material, your promotion, rehearsals, recording, gigs or the money you get paid for doing them.

Fuckin' brill. I would happily be paid in beer. Imagine if a venue gave you free drinks from the bar all night for playing, how much of a rockstar would you feel?

"oh i won't be paying... I'm in the band"

I wouldn't be happy with that at all. I like money, because then it's my choice whether I want to pish it up against a wall.

To answer the question about a rider, some venues give you a rider without you requesting one, but most don't. If beer is an important concern for you Moorings give bands a discount on their bar prices and an open mic night will often win you a free beer or two.

Any touring band that has an agent will almost always factor in some level of rider into the agreement for them playing.

This is exactly it. Those bands get a rider because it's in their contract. When I ran some gigs for Jamesy I would be amazed at some of the bands requests, asking for particular types of crisps or sweets with the words "NOT GENERIC BRAND NAME EQUIVALENT" written afterwards. That would always fuck me off, especially when it was some weird fucking thing you could only get in a health food shop somewhere or something they only sell in the states.

One band had a request "A selection of 20 or more freshly made sandwiches with 5 (but not more) containing non-meat fillings".

I remember making boiled ham sandwiches in The Tunnels thinking, "What the fuck is this all about?"

Good point. I think if venues consistently overestimate capacity it trains you to guess high. Flash- I've just found a thread where you offer to take someone out on a pub crawl with a laser device to calculate the capacity of Aberdeen venues.

Sounds like a decent night. Sometime next week aye?

The thing about Drummonds is it looks massive cos it's on two floors.

I think my guesses were nae bad. Also, I would have thought the Moorings was a bit bigger than 190 after it's last wee change and the same with your Drummonds quote since the changed bar layout freed more floor space.

Hi, I am researching the possibility of opening up a small label company

I don't understand. What is a small label company?

-Do you record any material yourself, if yes, do you use your own D.A.W. or do you record at a recording studio in Aberdeen? I use a Yamaha AW1600 and the services of various studios.

-How often do you record at a recording studio within 6 months? About once every 6 months but more in my own home

-What recording studio(s) do you use? Toms, Exile, might try something else in the future

-Would you pay to have your music mixed with a professional monitoring system? It's a bit vague, but yes

-Would like to have you music mixed by a professional sound engineer? Same as above

-Would you be happy with a promoting and distributing service once your music has been mastered? I'd be delighted

-Would you be happy with having your music sold in your local CD stores? Out with One UP? That would be nice.

-Would you be happy about having your music distributed nationally (Scotland, England, Wales & Northern Ireland)? Delighted

-Is there any specific recording and or processing equipment to make your tracks better quality? I wouldn't know, you'd need to tell me I'm afraid

Tunnels 1 + 2 aren't that different size wise. I'd say Tunnels 1 pushes over 200 while Tunnels 2 is 150.

Moorings 200

Drummonds 300

Warehouse 650 (according to old Moshulu venue specs)

Lop about 50 folk off of any of those numbers and you'll still have a busy gig.

Wait, there's a fuse in the amp as well as the plug?

Do you know where he gets it sorted and how much it costs?

I have an old skool Marshall VS100R and it's recently stopped working. I don't remember it blowing while I was playing or anything but it just won't turn on any more.

I've tried switching about kettle leads to no joy.

Any ideas what might be causing this?

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Good to know

Pretty good stuff, really. I like the music muchly, and the vocal harmonies and such are really quality. The lead singer's voice sort of irritates me, though, and I'm not mad on some of the lyrics. Otherwise, I like it. You releasing anything? I'd buy it.

Thanks very much. The original plan was to put out the four tracks as a free download in December of 2009, so we've missed that date quite massively. Hopefully the mastered versions will be available and yours to keep very shortly.

You guys got any dates down in Glasgow planned ?

We were offered some dates but couldn't take them due to work commitments. We are looking to organise some gig swaps in the summer.

that's still 2-1 in favour of guys though eh!

That's one way of looking at it.

Farewell Singapore have a female vocalist, and also happen to be a very good band. Have a swatch Farewell Singapore(EP on ITUNES NOW!) on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

I like this band's sound overall, but that line about the Top Hat in Tim Burton grates on me a bit. And they repeat the same words over and over a lot. Having said that, they're also still young and there's definite potential there.