The video was filmed on top of the PRS building in Streatham Hill, directed by Chris Presswell with assistance from Carina Birrell. Huge thanks to cast and crew as well as Laura McAleer and everyone at PRS.
Behind the scenes...
ALCHEMY ROSE - LAUNCH PARTY
This was at the Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen and played to a lovely appreciative crowd! Thanks to everyone who came down.
I debuted a number of brand new tracks from my forthcoming album, including 'I've Been Thinking' and 'Well Well' - check them out below:
MUSINGS AND SUCH "I ask the songwriter how his solo work differs to that he performed
with The Foxes; what we can expect from his sophomore album; what sort
of music he is inspired by - Thomas selects a few albums that have made
an impact on him." Have a read!
Note: I never normally look this cool
THE FOXES - 'B-SIDES AND RARITIES' - OUT NOW!
I'm really proud of this collection of songs from my old band, The Foxes, many of which have either never been heard before or only available on long since sold out CD and vinyl.
The album includes 'Hey Baby!', 'She's a Cow', 'Friday Night', alternative
original recordings of 'Lover, Killer,' 'Suzy' and 'Run' and a host of
never before heard tracks. ITunes, Amazon and all good online stores. iTunes Amazon UK Amazon US Spotify
Much more to come, including new album news, new music videos AND the day I got to drive a huge JCB digger for a horror short and another where I was filmed inside a fridge.
Very happy to say I'm playing at the Isle of Wight Festival again this year on the Kashmir Cafe stage - Sunday 11th June at 7.50pm. Do come and say hello if you're there, it's going to be a great festival and the Kashmir is a great stage (they've even got special guests Wheatus playing the day before and their beer is the stuff of legends) Full line up here.
Mark Morriss
I'm also supporting the mighty Mark Morriss from The Bluetones in Aberdeen at Drummonds on 1st September. Tickets here. I love love love playing in Scotland, huge thanks to AGP for inviting me.
More shows to be announced soon...
The Hospital Club
The packed Hospital Club gig was great, thanks to everyone who came down for it and to Darling Boy for hosting! Here's a version of 'Stepping Up' which will be appearing on my forthcoming album.
* NOT LIVE *
I've been doing some advance work on my next album - it's going to have quite a different feel from 'Travelling Man', I'm really excited for you to hear it though the main recording sessions are yet to come.
Jon
* FORMERLY LIVE *
It was an honour working with Mike Batt on his musical 'Men Who March Away' which premiered at St.Anne's Church in Limehouse accompanied by the Docklands Sinfonia Players and a hugely talented cast and crew. I also got to play guitar with a full symphony orchestra, which was really quite special!
Keeping out of trouble with my guitar at the back
Second on the right with some of the amazing cast
Mike and I
I really hope it gets some kind of tour because it's full of really great music and a witty script and deserves to be successful. It's always something to work with someone you admire so much, and Mike's talent - not least at songwriting - is something to aspire to match.
* FILMED LIVE*(then edited, then award winning)
Some great reviews and laurels for the short film 'Interception' directed by Jesper Emborg and featuring the epic acting talents of Ben Gardner Gray and Francesca Fraser. You can watch it below.
* ALIVE WITH MUSIC *
All three of my special 'Your Favourite Songs You've Never Heard' can be streamed or downloaded from here. Number four will be up soon, followed by an acoustic special.
More soon! Nigel. X “I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most
importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the
keys to learning.” Plato. "Acting? It was my left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised." Roger Moore
I'm very excited for my gig on Friday 17th February at the prestigious Hospital Club in Covent Garden for the 'Darling Boy Presents' evening.
This will be a stripped down acoustic show with double bass and I'll be playing brand new songs from my forthcoming album as well as tracks from 'Travelling Man'.
The night kicks off at 7pm and I'll be on about 9pm. It's FREE ENTRY but as it's a private members club you have to register here for entry, which is but the work of moments.
Just add drums on 17th...
To compensate for my maestro drummer Pat not being in the photo above, here's a video of him playing along to the DJ after our recent Hamburg show - having very much enjoyed the wonderful (and plentiful) hospitality of our German hosts...
PODCASTING
In association with Bombshell Radio, I've recently produced two podcasts on 'Your Favourite Songs You've Never Heard' - tracks from a wide range of genres and acts, signed and unsigned which you may have missed but which deserve to be heard and fallen in love with.
The first show (2 hours) can be downloaded free via the Soundcloud link below. You can download the second (1hour) for free via iTunes, and the main website here.
MEN WHO MARCH AWAY
I've the great pleasure of working with legendary songwriter Mike Batton the premiere of his new musical 'Men Who March Away' set between the First World War and the Spanish Civil War.
* Will be recorded soon. * Will be recorded abroad. * Will be recorded in a furnace.
FIRST ALBUM
If you've not bought your Limited edition heavyweight vinyl or CD's of 'Travelling Man' now is the time to do is as I'm including a variety of FREE BONUS CD'S/VINYL in all purchases. Every penny I make on album sales will go into recording the next album, so anything you buy really helps!
First of all I'm very excited to announce that the official trailer for my feature film 'Candlestick' has finally been unleashed to the world! Have a look:
From TV Bomb:'Candlestick is a stylish retro thriller taking its cues from Alfred Hitchcock’s classics Rope and Dial M for Murder. Director Christopher Presswell’s
second feature sees a social gathering take a dark turn when the host
suggests that his best friend’s wife may have been unfaithful. However,
as the allegations start flying, it soon becomes clear that something
far more sinister is at play. Watch the preview below then see the film
as part of the Aberdeen Film Festival on Wednesday 8th October.'
I'll be up in Aberdeen for the Film Festival on 8th October with plenty more screenings to come (including the Marbella Film Festival AND I've heard rumours of New York too).
It really is a great little film of which I'm really proud to have been a part - keep up to date with screenings and exclusive updates on the Candlestick Twitter page.
THE MUSIC HALL MENAGERIE
There's just ONE WEEK left to see my current production, The Music Hall Menagerie at the Leicester Square Theatre in central London, directed byStuart Saint. It's a show full of laughter, songs, variety, fun and a touch of dance, do come and see it if you can (use the code WOW10 for special discount but keep it to yourself!).
ALBUM AND TOUR Finally, I can announce that I'll be embarking on a mini UK tour in November in advance of the release of my new solo album. I'll be joined on the tour with Cara Mitchell, a hugely talented singer/songwriter from Aberdeen. The tour so far (with huge thanks to Ross Calder of AGP Aberdeen) Thur 20th Nov - GLASGOW, Nice 'n' Sleazy Fri 21st Nov - EDINBURGH, Sneaky Pete's Sat 22nd Nov - ABERDEEN, Cellar 35 Sun 23rd Nov - INVERNESS, Hootananny's Mon 24th Nov - NOTTINGHAM, Acoustic Rooms Tue 25th Nov - NORWICH, The Blueberry Music House Wed 26th Nov - LONDON, Death2Disco Thur 27th Nov - BRIGHTON, Chequers
I'll have more album news soon where lots of music videos are already in the works - I'll leave you with the full band video to Third Movement (a completely new remake of the acoustic video) by the fabulous Infinite Pictures, who made The Foxes music videos 'Bill Hicks' and 'Lover, Killer'.
That's all for now! Thanks for taking the time to read this blog - if you enjoyed it I'd be very grateful if you'd help it spread by emailing it to a friend or sharing on Facebook or Twitter. Plus I'd love to hear your thoughts on the trailer - so if you have 30 seconds, leave me a little comment below! Much love, Nigel. X
I'm very pleased to announce I'll be recording my first proper solo album at Tilehouse Studios in January with a group of some of the best session musicians in the country.
Here's a little sample of what we've done already (this one recorded at Bowerman Studios) and yes, it contains real harp, violin and cello.
There are live videos for 'Fever' and 'Travelling Man' both of which will appear on the album if you fancy other, very different tasters!
You can still currently download my acoustic album, 'Third Movement' for free from here. It'll be deleted at the end of the year, so get it while you can. MUSIC VIDEOS I'm featured in the new Rizzle Kicks music video 'Skip to the Good Bit' which samples the famous EMF song. Here it is:
Earlier this year I was also lucky enough to feature in the music video to 'Footsteps' from The Jar Family which you can see here. They're a great band, well worth checking out.
My penchant for making low-fi music videos for The Foxes album tracks continue with this latest offering for "Sweet Little Wonder". It features all of us in the bath, which will both delight and shock in (un)equal measure.
Candlestick director Chris Presswell who helped with filming this also made a very special little stop-motion/layered video test called 'Nigel Gets What He Deserves' which is both spiritually correct and rather amusing. Chris was also responsible for taking the photo of me which was featured in the final episode of one of my all time favourite TV comedies, The IT Crowd on Channel 4.
To quote Chris himself: "The episode is currently available on 4oD."
THE FILM The new feature film I'm in, Candlestick, is 'a stylish Hitchcock style thriller'. The production team have just finished recording the score with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (which provided the music to such films as The Sixth Sense, District 9 and Mullholland Drive) and it'll be out in 2014.
Never one to turn down the chance to wear a bright green full body jumpsuit, I'm the 'game head' in this Stride advert for Gumulon. I also have a beard in this, which I quite like.
Using my geeky acting side to its extreme, I play Francis in this comedy viral ad. It's fine, I want to hit myself quite a bit in this too.
Thank you to everyone who came to see me in Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens at the Leicester Square Theatre this summer, directed by Stuart Saint. It was glittery, challenging and a lot of fun.
Until next time.... Much love, Nigel. P.S. I found this: 'Hit or Miss' by Odetta Holmes. It's great. P.P.S. You can still find me dj'ing Death2Disco every week at Notting Hill Arts Club. I book the bands too, feel free to make suggestions. P.P.P.S. Real or not, this video has completely cured me. P.P.P.P.S. Pub quiz?
“While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.”Oscar Wilde.
"I got tiger blood, man. My brain...fires in a way that is - I don't
know, maybe not from this particular terrestrial realm." Charlie Sheen.
While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.
