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So I wanted to post up the cover art for the first single, One More Time (Just For Fun), to be released from my upcoming album, Wasted Wonder, seeing as it comes out everywhere in 2 weeks from today, but I'm still trying to figure out how to make the pre-save link, so I'll leave it for next week and tell you about all these upcoming gigs instead underneath this photo of me with my signature bashful look 😂, captured by my mate @nickscholey in the middle of the road at about 2am after wrapping up a video shoot earlier that night. So yeah what was I saying, it's gig season again, here's a few coming up over the next 2 weeks: . 20.10 Lovelite, F-hain, 6pm w/ @rufus.coates & Jess Smith, Mike Featherstone and Evika Lee Attwater . 25.10 @kallaschundmoabiterbarprojekt Moabit, 8pm . 30.10 Single release and video premier Sowieso, Neukölln, 8pm . . Have a great weekend and see you at a show soon! . . . #bashful #camerashy #cheekygrin #signaturelook #nightphotography #pressphoto #nightime #latenight #tramtracks #middleoftheroad #streetlights #streetlit #streetscape #singersongwriter #gigs #shows #gigseason #dinnerjacket #blues #hat #whydontwedoitintheroad
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Played 3 gigs over the weekend, each unique and fun in their own way. Here's a few snaps from @gidon_carmel 's band night at @barbobu last Friday. It was great to play with such a spontaneously put together tight band (thanks Gidi, Phil, Tim and Marti!) that I'd never played with before, who funked up a couple of my originals, souling up a few singing without guitar, and we sang a sweet impromptu version of The Band's Up On Cripple Creek for an encore. Looking forward to another night like that soon - please send some video clips if you got any (I was surprised how awesome it went and would love to see it!)... Played a private gig at Badehaus on Saturday and finished off the weekend where I got to be part of a beautiful tribute night to the one and only Daniel Johnston at Donau115. I got to sing Story of an Artist, one which I think resonates with anyone creative out there (didn't realise how much the lyrics would really hit home with me in my performance! Will post a video soon), and it was beautiful to witness all the wholesome heartfelt performances of his songs from such a variety of great Berlin-based artists - I got teary-eyed more than a couple of times, even in the singalongs 😂... had a sweet song circle after closing time and then miraculously made it down to Kindl Stuben to play the last few tunes at it's 200th night (congrats to @david_stewart_ingleton_ for creating a Berlin institution!) .... In other news, I got my visa extended last week, so I can get back to life here in Berlin, and now that the week-long celebration of that has finally settled, I'm getting into a whole lot of admin work around my new music releases and starting to book your throughout 2020. The first single is out on Nov. 1 everywhere (will post more about that later in the week). Gigs coming up soon: 20th Oct. at Lovelite, 5pm (details later) 30th Oct. at Sowieso, single launch . . Ps. Thanks for the photos, Dan.. . . Will be in touch, catch yas later! Xxx... . . #barbobu #berlin #funkingitup #soul #newband #newsound #oneoff #gigs #noguitar #handsfree #harmonica #rippingit #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #concertphotography #live #checkingin
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All posed out and confused 😂... . . . Just got some pretty sweet analog snaps from my sesh with @the_cracked_looking_glass the other week. Will post some more serious press photo ones later down the track, but as I'm the king of indecision and couldn't decide which one to post, thought I'd start with a couple of outtakes first 😂... . . . Also they kinda go with my mood right now, pulling out my hair, doing a million and one paperwork tasks to prepare for my visa renewal appointment next Tuesday. If only I wasn't a typical muso and actually stayed on top of all this admin crap over the last 3 years, I probably wouldn't be feeling the pressure as much, but anyway, here we are now, just gotta get it done (wish me luck!)... . . . I also have to inform you that the gig in the old dance studio on the 18th (which you might have received a private invite for if you're in Berlin) is cancelled until further notice, as there are some troubles with the neighbours and landlord unfortunately. It's a bugger, because it's a beautiful space, but I'm working on a replacement gig in the same kind of area, which will be announced pretty soon (most likely on Oct. 30th). I have a couple of gigs this weekend and next too, and just confirmed some thing for the 20th as well. More details on those soon. The pre-order for the first single starts Friday too, will post about it then, back to making my boho life busking bars look good on the books 😂, catch ya later x... . . . #analogphotography #analog #filmphotography #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #outtakes #tomwaits #eraserhead #subconscious #inspiration #kingofindecision #pullingmyhairout #visa #renewal #admin #stress #mood #typical #muso #cancelledgig #gigs #berlin #singersongwriter #nightphotography #boho #candid #poser #allposedout #dazedandconfused
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I just called to say I love you 😂... . . Thanks for sticking it out with me on this musical ride wherever you are out there... ...also thanks to everyone who helped out yet again with another music video shoot last Monday. @nickscholey shot this one and a load of other great photos with me later that night around 2am on the streets around his place - looking forward to show you more soon. We then laughed our arses off til 5am looking back at all the footage we'd captured with @alexbrinkworth and @mia.konarik for the Thick Skin music video - can't wait to put this out into the world. Thanks @georgiefisherofficial @wolf.peter.arand @orian_musik Annie, Felix and Lea for helping out on the day! . . . I'm finally uploading the first single this week - exact release date coming very soon. Next band gig is Friday 18th October - it's in a secret location - DM me for details if you haven't received an invitation yet. Happy hump day! Hope you're having a great week :) . . . #ijustcalledtosayiloveyou #steviewonder #payphone #phonebooth #didntknowtheystillexisted #phoneboothwindow #windowshoot #backintheday #oldfashioned #blackandwhite #photography #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephotos #fuzzy #grainy #grainyphoto #cheeky #grin #cheekygrin #nightphotography #nightphotos #night #mood #singersongwriter #pressphoto #thickskin #withalittlehelpfrommyfriends #imthemanwholovesyou
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Here's the first of a few photos shot with my mate Paul Tobin @the_cracked_looking_glass while we were out for a wander the other day. Been a fan of his photography for a while, hit him up if you're after some photos. I'll post more up soonish... . . . I'll be announcing the release date of the first single from the new album at the end of the week. Added an artist pick playlist of old favourites on Spotify til the new music comes out - posting a few more playlists of my favourite artists soon too. Also, I'm hopping on last minute to play another @strassenbuhneneukolln gig this evening if you're around Neukölln down at Alfred-Scholtz-Platz. I play 7-8pm and the forecast is sunny! Hope you're having a great week, catch ya later x... . . . #newshots #pressphotos #newphotos #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #cantgowrong #hat #harprack #harmonica #hohner #msblues #dinnerjacket #barbusker #blackshirt #cloudysky #strassenbühneneukölln #neukölln #berlin #warschauerstrasse #autumn #spotifyplaylist #oldfavourites #artistspick #singlerelease
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What a great inaugural @opensofasessions with @kilkellymusic at the new location @zum_krokodil last Tuesday. It's on every Tuesday now, check it out. Also, got to Kilkelly's bio, they're still 400€ short of their €4000 crowdfunding target to finish off the production of his great debut album and the deadline is tomorrow!!! Played an old song inspired by travels my sis in the states back in the day (as is tradition when @emilywasik 's in the crowd) and a completely new song that no one ever heard til then. Thanks to my schwager brother @mathiaswasik for the great snap. I'll post a couple more and a video soon. . . . Get down to #mauerpark tomorrow (Sunday 15th) where I'll be part of a great line-up of Berlin musicians playing at fundraiser where all your donations go towards @earthalliance 's Amazon Rainforest protection efforts. Join us from 1-7pm in the sun, I'm on at 5:50pm sharp, get there for the start though. . . . In other news, still feeling high after seeing my absolute favourite band Wilco for the 7th time. 28 song set, 8 new ones from the yet to be released album, guitar jams galore, ticked all my boxes, they're like a fine wine getting better with age. Played a beautiful tribute to Daniel Johnston in the extended encore too, appropriately finishing with Late Greats. Bla bla bla in Braunschweig now, seeyas back in Berlin for the gig tomorrow x... . . . #livephoto #lamplight #ceilinglight #unplugged #acoustic #singersongwriter #oldsong #newsong #inaugural #openmic #zumkrokodil #neukölln #berlin #amazonrainforest #earthalliance #fundraiserconcert #deadhead for #wilco 😂😂😂
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It's about 10 days since we had our first band show back in ages, thought I should finally post something. Here's a couple of clips from an unrehearsed one that got requested for the encore, a golden oldie, Lucy. Thanks so much to all who made it down to @barbobu on that hot and steamy night, couldn't believe how packed it got considering the heat. That was very much an experimental gig for us, trying out our usual keys/organ player, @timgranbacka on drums (who did awesome by the way!) and going with a more electric garagey sound for the most part. Thanks to @camhassard for guesting on sax for quite a few too! We tried a couple of new ones, still rough around the edges (including one I just showed the guys that afternoon) and I was happy we did them. I'll be announcing another band show soon, which will actually celebrate the first single release (now that I finally have the masters, sorry for the false advertising before! 😂) - the date will be announced later this week (hope that's not false advertising 😂). We're gonna keep experimenting with a 3-4 piece as I figure out what's best for touring to support the new album release. Soon enough we'll be putting on the fullest band show I've ever done to launch the album and we'll play it like on the record. Apart from these release and finally touring the album, I'm also looking forward to some recording projects over the coming winter. Maybe that will be under a different name or it will have to wait til a couple of albums from now 😂.. A major goal of mine over the next year or so is to lessen the gap between writing, recording and the logistics of releasing and getting the music heard, so I don't have to keep telling you folks, trust me, there's new material on the way! 😂.. I guess this is a common complaint of the unknown artist, but I care more about it than anything else. Anyway, maybe I shouldn't have shared that, but I'd rather be real if I'm even gonna be on here at all. Hope you have a great start to the week, catch ya later x... . . #lucy #originalsong #encore #barbobu #berlin #bandconcert #monday #update #keepitreal #videoclip #goldenoldie #harmonies #pedalsteel #divebar #darkroom #latergram
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Hope you're having a good weekend, time for a latergram post 😂.. Here's some unedited stills from what was a long but fun day 2 of the Thick Skin music video shoot last Tuesday with a wonderful crew led by @alexbrinkworth and @nickscholey and great group of extras too. Big thanks to everyone involved, felt sweet to have a proper team behind this thing, also thanks so much to @herrlafata and @800aberlin for the beautiful Lynchian looking bar location with red curtains and all. The photos get a little saucier as you swipe right 😂... I still don't know how I let my bro convince me that this would be a good idea and conveniently forgot about it until the day of shoot when I realised I had to strip down in front of everyone just like that nightmare you have of getting to school to discover you're only in your underwear 😂... Wish I'd had a stricter workout schedule in the lead up too 😂, but take comfort in the fact my pale pudginess will go down better for comedic effect (I hope! 😂)... I went from that to wearing 6 jackets, on and off all the time - thanks to everyone who helped me get dressed after every take! Felt like #jimcarrey in the Ace Ventura 2 scene in the robotic Rhino - waaaaaaaarm!!! 😂😂😂.... but my fave photo would have to be the last one of my bro in his own element doing what he does best, directing (...me) 😂😂😂... seriously though, I definitely had more than a few proud older bro moments thinking this guy really knows his shit, and he gets it done! Had a fun time working with everyone and having a go at acting too. Can't wait til we get it together and release this in a month or two.. . . . In other news, the band gig went down well, packed to the rafters which was incredible for such a hot night, probably will post with a video and let you go here if you're even still here, let's all get off the bloody phone now, catch ya later x.. . . 📷 by @nickscholey + last 2 from @tommyjaybrownson . . . #thickskin #musicvideo #shoot #videoshoot #stills #redcurtain #lighting #extras #crew #latergram #berlin #800a #wedding #lynchian #strippeddown #underpants #saucy #ridiculous #aceventurawhennaturecalls #rhinoscene #warm #sixjacketsistoomuch 😂😂😂
