Merry Christmas and happy Chunukkah!
Ok, some of you don't mind reading massive chunks of writing. Others probably can't stand it.
I'm about to write alot, so as its Chrismukkah, throughout this blog are some 'Chrismukkah presents', ie - I have uploaded some music that (apart from the last track) before this day has never been played or heard in public. Each song will have a story behind it.
2008
2008 has been a year of development for WinterKids. For much of the year we have locked ourselves away in ‘Little House’ (the name of our rehearsal space in Peaslake) writing music.
There has been the occasional trip to Germany and Switzerland where we have played some exciting shows to amazing fans and shared some interesting experiences - one that springs to mind is climbing to the top of a Swiss mountain in a cable car just after playing a gig…we befriended a goat who happened to live at the peak of the mountain...
...but for the most part we have been creating, writing, recording, listening back, scrapping, re-writing, experimenting and re-recording music.
We have developed as musicians and developed as people.
Earlier this year we revealed that the release of a new EP would be on the horizon. Due to changes behind the scenes on the management front, the EP (for now) will not be released....HOWEVER, the management issues have been resolved and 2009 will be a big year...
Here is the first piece of music. This is a track that was written earlier this year and was going to feature on the unreleased EP. It is called 'Forget About The Future'. Hope you like...
2009The TV ShowWith the news of new management, has come a unique and fun opportunity for the band - we are currently working with the TV producer who was behind Live & Kicking (our favourite programme as children), developing a new TV show. The show has a similar format to TFI Friday, Big Breakfast and Later with Jools Holland.
It will be shot in our rehearsal studio 'Little House' and there will be a live studio audience every week with celebrity guests, art and fashion slots as well as some hilarious sketches by our comedian friend Jay Foreman.
We actually live in Little House and of course will write all the music for the show as well as being the 'house band'....similar to that of '4 Poofs and the Piano'....but in a slightly straighter way!
As soon as this is aired, we will let you know. Meanwhile, if you'd like to be a member of the studio audience, please email us here - info@winterkidsmusic.com or send us a message.
Ok, time for another piece of music. This was written by Hannah and was originally going to be put on our first album 'Memoirs'. We didn't have time to master it in the end, so this is an un mastered, un mixed version. It is called 'Lavender Hill' -
The New AlbumThe new album has been written.
Now all we have to do is work out how to pay for it to be recorded....
We have been contacted by some top top producers who have all had top ten albums expressing a big interest in producing the new album, however, the one thing holding us back at the moment is lack of funds.
The first album was funded through our club night 'Indie-GOGO', however, due to time constraints, this club night no longer exists so the plan for album number two will have to be slightly different.
Do we approach labels? Do we approach investors? Or do we think of something else inventive to be able to fund the record ourselves?
This is something we'll be working out with our new management in the new year.
Meanwhile, with the new TV show as well as the hard work put into WinterKids to date, we are hopefully in a good position to pursue any of the above avenues!
Song number three is a track taken from our first album Memoirs, so some of you may have heard it, others won't of. The track was written about a meeting that never took place between an old girlfriend of mine. It is called 'Somebody Elses Clothes'.
TouringOnce we we plan out our year release wise, we shall be back on the road again.
Meanwhile, we will be showcasing songs from the new album in a number of low key gigs at the start of the year.
Here are the details for the first show of the year -
- The Lexington in London
- 22nd January, 8pm
- Nearest tube is Angel
- Tickets - To be placed on the
cheap ticket list, please myspace message your name(s), or email us here - info@winterkidsmusic.com
BlogNext year, we plan on changing the format of the blog so that it comes to you on a monthly basis. We tried weekly, but it is really tricky to keep ahead of the game. So there will be one regular monthly update as well as other random blogs of we fancy posting something.
Finally, a big thank you for listening to our music, going to our shows and reading our blogs.
We can't wait to share the new album with you and we wish you all the best for the new year!
Time to squeeze in some turkey sandwiches
James
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