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The video of the 1st single "When you're around" from my son Nick's band ,Ocasan

WHEN YOU'RE AROUND - OCASAN

The Mix - 'Johnny Surf' and 'Boy With A Knife' (1981)

Two more tracks from the demo by The Mix in 1981. Recorded at Chris Squires' studio and co-produced by Kevin Harrison. Line up: Dave Gedney (lead vocals/ guitar), Barry Jones (bass guitar), Rob Hill (drums), myself (keyboards/ backing vocals).   

I woke up this morning (and couldn't get this song out of my head)..

Do you ever wake up with a song running through your head? This morning it was an old Aorta Major song - Speakers In The Crowd. 

This features: Chris Hull (lead vocals/ guitar), Trevor Hawley (bass/ backing vocals), Paul Johnston (drums), and myself (lead guitar/ backing vocals). Recorded live at rehearsals at Leamington back in 1980 (ish), using just 3 mikes through our PA mixer onto an old Sony tape recorder.

Aorta Major - Speakers in the crowd (2010 mix)

Aorta Major (1980)

Taxi by The Mix - live at the Hope and Anchor

Taxi

The Mix

This is a old audio cassette recording of a live track by The Mix, playing at the Hope and Anchor, Islington in 1981 when were supporting The Reluctant Stereotypes.   

Old demo, Hate - by The Mix

Hate

The Mix - 1981

Found some old tracks today from a demo sesson recorded by The Mix back in 1981. The line up at the time was: Dave Gedney - guitar/ vocals; Barry Jones - bass, Robin Hill - drums, and myself on keyboards/guitar/vocals.

The demo was recorded at (Yes's) Chris Squire's studio, at his house in Virginia Waters. The demo was produced by a colleague of Chris's brother (the names of both escape me....); but was co-produced by Kevin Harrison. 

Songs from the 70's

FYI, two previously un-recorded songs, "Can't believe it" and "Upside down"  in progress (both originally written circa 1977/8) and a couple of acoustic tracks from the late 70's are in progress of recording.... 

OK, so where is the dongle?

I think I put the security dongle for Cubase in a safe place. Too safe a place that is, as I cannot remember where it is..... Doh!

Yay! all moved and back...

Yay! all moved and back on Vox!

So we have just moved house and now have a studio big enough to have all musical equipment connected permanently. Maybe this will be the needed motivation to stop my terrible procrastination and actually do something creative.....

1st step is that I remembered the URL for Vox.com....   

Update

Hi all. A quick update:

Foos' cover mix is almost finished (honest).

I got married again (did I already mention that?)...

Aorta Major master tapes recovered from Woodbine Studio's (thanks John, you are a real pro...) ready for baking (lol) and transfer to digital for mastering for our forthcoming CD....

DBXLD (Leigh Dolphin and myself) have layed down some new tracks - watch this space...

I have just seen an early clip of JUB's new DVD (my son Nick Burns's band) - they are currently in the studio recording some new tracks - watch this space.

A Simple Notion, one of Matt Burns's bands (one of my other sons), have just recorded a great new EP CD - here is one of the tracks:

Where will you go

A Simple Notion

 

Err, haven't I blogged since...

Err, haven't I blogged since Dec 15???

Well apart form xmas and new year - I have started two new businesses, visited Mick Burgoyne (Fresh Maggots) with Leigh in deepest South Wales (that means over at least 20 cattle grids....) courtesy of Lieighs Tom Tom satnav (amazing , it actually took us to the gate of his cottage...), and oh, got married again and honeymooned in Cyprus last week....

Anyway, music wise, apart from jamming with Nick, Mat and Tom, all I have done is a Foos cover at Xmas for a laugh with some family friends (will post soon after finalising the mix) and made a MySpace page for Fresh Maggots at www.myspace.com/freshmaggots.

Must try harder.......