I took a chance and started work on the book whilst we were still finalising the contract. It’s just as well, as it’s taken several weeks, but I now have a signed contract. If I’d waited I’d never have made…
Contract in the offing
I’m at the contract stage with Red Planet Publishing. It looks like the deadline for the book will be this June, with a publication date in October, in time to catch the Christmas 2017 market. I’m not sure how much…
This Day In Music Apps (slight return)
Over five years after embarking on a This Day In Music Apps project it appears finally to be on the verge of bearing some fruit. I’ve been asked by Red Planet Publishing if I’m interested in writing the latest in…
Back to the day job
Headlander 2015 finished last night with headliners From The Jam providing a suitably crowd-pleasing conclusion. After Hayfest last year the organisers had some late nights and a busy couple of days after the festival, working on the get-out and clean-up,…
Headlong towards Headlander
Headlander 2015 is nearly here. It runs for two days over Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June. I’m stage managing the Happy Valley stage, with Darktown Jubilee headlining on Saturday and Jeremiah Ferrari on Sunday. I’m looking forward to seeing…
Call me a cynic but…
So, just over a month after telling us they wouldn’t be going ahead with the app they’d confirmed they wanted to be official, they’ve released their own app. You never know how much involvement band members have with this type…
It’s official: it’s unofficial
Well, over eighteen months after being told the app would be official the band’s representative has just told us they don’t wish to proceed with the app at present. Whilst I’m not surprised I am very disappointed and don’t understand…
It’s really, definitely, official. Honest.
After missing the Christmas release we went back to the band’s management and legal team to say we’re going to go ahead and release the app as an unofficial version. It meant pulling all the official images and music they’d…
Another year, another festival.
Sadly we’ve been unable to obtain permission to use Hayfield’s cricket pitch this year, so Hayfest 2015 is on hold. However, I’ve been asked to stage manage the Happy Valley stage at the third Headlander festival in Stockport this summer.…
They like the app!
We’ve just had some great feedback from a member of the band; he loves my This Day In Music app! He’d already bought This Day In Led Zeppelin and was delighted we’re producing one for his band. After all the…