https://youtu.be/KXatvzWAzLU I can distinctly remember the first time I heard Tubular Bells, it was 1973 and everyone I knew had a copy of this iconic album which for me changed the way I thought about music and playing the Bass, it was so different to anything I had heard before. Now forty eight years later, … Continue reading The reason why
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I shall be released!
An online collaboration of like minds to beat the lockdown blues https://youtu.be/mm-pZ3SiWe0 I Shall Be Released Bob Dylan Peter Millar (guitar & vocals) Holywood Richard Nelson (pedal steel) Kinlough, Leitrim Alan Thompson (harmonica) Alicante, Spain Jackie Rainey (guitar, vocals) Belfast Laurence McKeown (drums) Holywood Robert Best (vocals) Holywood James Blennerhassett (bass) Ballybrittas, Laois Emma Doran … Continue reading I shall be released!
A matter of choice and changing tastes
If I was asked twenty years ago to pick two musical artists' music to take with me to a desert island or some other inaccessible place (assuming there would be a means of playing the music), I probably would have said King Crimson or Led Zeppelin! Nowadays, after spending years listening to music whilst driving … Continue reading A matter of choice and changing tastes
Creative DJ wanted!
Here's the thing, I'm on the hunt for a really creative DJ to work with me on a cool project of mine. The only thing I would ask is that you use Cubase pro to make it easier for us to collaborate. So if you're interested in finding out more send me a message, I'm … Continue reading Creative DJ wanted!
Blue wooden boat
Very proud to be part of this amazing work by Aminah Hughes, beautiful album, https://youtu.be/9e6ZkoCnNDs
Interference
I walked into a shop some weeks ago with my wife to buy the de riguer black suit for live shows after my old one finally fell apart and while I was (reluctantly) trying one on the young man who was looking after us asked Emily if I was a teacher in BIMM (did I … Continue reading Interference
Mac or PC? Mac orPC? Mac or Surface studio!
This is it, goodbye Apple, I'm moving over! I've been using the Surface Pro 4 instead of an iPad all this year for live work, really like it and now along comes this baby. What a machine, The Microsoft Surface studio is just what I've been waiting for in a studio computer...class 🙂 and it … Continue reading Mac or PC? Mac orPC? Mac or Surface studio!
Go Create!
This is a preview of the music for the story of “Layliana”
This is a preview of the music for the story of "Layliana", the first in a series of Fairytales  (Books with Graphic audio and Illustrations)  by James & Susan Blennerhassett & Vitya Malirsh which will be published later this year. I will be starting a Fundit campaign shortly to help us get the first two … Continue reading This is a preview of the music for the story of “Layliana”