Salut! I'm delighted to inform you that our music, along with that of the other 4 bands and artists chosen for the MTV listening session in Cannes will be used in upcoming MTV programmes. We're really excited to have this opportunity and would like to congratulate all the others who were chosen. 2010 really is turning out to be pretty sweet so far, and long may it continue in that vein. As always, keep spreading the word and checking back here regularly for all our news and ponderings.
In other news, last night was my first time seeing our friends The Hall of Mirrors do a full band gig and they were truly out of this world. Everyone I've spoken to who saw them were blown away and I think it's fair to say that we can expect, and indeed wish for, big things from them this year and beyond. See below for a charming video of Jessica and co. busking in Portobello Rd - her songwriting's clearly the product of the best possible influences and the voice? Well, see for yourselves...
Now then, how's it going? I want to use this blog post to let you in on a piece of news that Anil and I have been fairly excited about over the last week or so. We've kept it under wraps until now, partly because we couldn't quite believe it when we found out and also because we didn't want to jinx it if it wasn't really gonna happen. Anyway, heres the deal:
Anil, as well as being a killer guitarist, is also a music business student and is going out to the biggest music industry conference this year called MIDEM, which is held every year in Cannes, France. He entered Arcady Bliss and our song "Feeling The Glow" to be considered for an MTV Listening Session for their hit TV show The Hills and, to cut a long story short, we're one of only 5 artists that have been chosen for showcase at the session. This basically means that there's a really good chance our song could be featured on The Hills and other MTV programmes.
How mad is that?! We realise, of course, that there's still a good chance that nothing big will come of this but we just wanted to let you know so that we could say thank you to you, our small number of fans, friends and followers who have stuck with us and supported us so far. It's an oft-used phrase but we really couldn't do it without you.
Of course we'll keep you posted here on the blog as to how (and if) it all pans out.
Love, as always,
Charlie xxx
P.S. If you're interested and want to find out more about Midem and what this is all about go to the MIDEM 2010 website.
If you, or someone you know, will be at the conference then please go and support Anil who will be there representing us at the session which is on Tuesday 26th of January, 10-11.30am, Auditorium K, Level 4.
Dear Blog Reader, Now then, how do, whassup? I'd like to take this opportunity to apologise for my lack of regular blogging and just general info regarding the goings-on of the seemingly erratic band that is Arcady Bliss. In short, I found the tail end of last year quite difficult because we just couldn't seem to get our proper momentum back after Jake left, despite doing some other cool things that I've mentioned on the blog before e.g. playing at the Indig02, doing the Yamaha podcast, recording Surround and other such tomfoolery. I think it was mostly because we had to turn down lots of gig offers because we simply couldn't do them - we didn't have a full band. We still don't, which brings me to my next bit of news...
Ben, our original bassist and my best friend, is leaving the Arcady fold in order to pursue his other musical and creative projects. It's an amicable and not unforeseen turn of events and, of course, we wish him all the best with his future endeavours. He will, I hope, still be involved in some Arcady things in the future, most likely using his video-graphic skills to get Arcady TV finally up and running.
Thankfully, we are remarkably fortunate to have great friends at hand who have come to our aid in our hour of need. The diligent talent that is Adam Millest has taken up stick duties for the forseeable future and so far we're having a blast playing with him. In addition to this, he's slowly but surely confirming our long-held suspicions that he might just be The Nicest Guy In The World™. We've got some ideas in the pipeline for a possible full-time bassist replacement but if you think you can help or would like to try out, please contact me here: chelwess@gmail.com
We're doing a gig in Guildford tomorrow (14/01/2010) at The Star, just at the bottom end of the high street. So please come along and support us. All being well we'll have our great mate Naz Adamson (check out his re-arrangements on his website by the way because they're superlative) holding up the bottom end of the sonic spectrum for this gig so you can rest assured it's gonna be a blinder.
That's great, I hear you say, but what's going on with that EP of yours? Well, I'm glad you asked. We've decided after much dillying, and indeed dallying, that we're gonna try and do it ourselves. We'll be laying the drums down in the next couple of weeks and then the rest of the tracking and mixing will be done at my house. We then plan to get it all mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering. As for a release date, well, we'll keep you posted.
More gigs coming your way soon and later this year - we're in the process of confirming a really good slot at the small but perfectly formed Aeon Festival this summer and we've got another gig at The Hobgoblin in Staines in the works for Valentines day. There's more to come as well, trust me :-)
I hope that's cleared a few things up and whetted your appetite for an Arcady Bliss shaped 2010.
To end, as ever, I've got a little video for you. It's of me old mate George Craig from One Night Only strutting his stuff for Burberry last year in Milan of all places! Now I confess I haven't seen him in a bloody long time, but it's weird to think that just a few years ago he was lying on the floor of the stage at The Junction pub in York keeping my old band's bass drum from sliding along the floor because we'd forgotten our drum mat - silly old times! As you can see he's gone a long way since those halcyon days in York and Helmsley and it's always a pleasure to see people you know doing well. Hurrah for commerce!
Arcady Bliss is an indie/rock/acoustic/folk/alternative band based in the UK. We love music. We play honest, emotive songs and will never try to be something we're not. We do it our way.
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