I would just like to say a huge thanks to everybody that came to the Hove Old Market for Whalefest 2012! Also a massive thanks to all the staff and technicians and organisers and everybody that had been working their arses off all day to put it together! And big big thanks to Luke Everitt for all his hard work and making this happen!
Also a huge thanks to all the other fantastic artists that played, Adam Lucas, You Me Tree, Nick Williams, Anna Rice and Jose Vanders! It was truly wonderful sharing the stage with all of them. Such a lovely bunch of people to work with and what a great turn out it was.
I managed to sell a load of "My Fathers Son" EP Whalefest edition CD's at the gig and raised quite a bit of cash towards the charity. A great success it was indeed. Especially when I came off stage and got told by one of the staff that as soon as I was done, someone came to the stall and brought a CD straight away! It's times like these I realise that this is where everything pays off! It's great to hear that people of the general public enjoy what I do and this is why I do it of course.
It was pretty much the biggest venue I've ever played too, I thought I would get lost but it was also amazing to be on that stage knowing that the likes of some of my favourite artists have also performed there such as The Cardiacs, The Vines and Supergrass.
I also had my own dressing room! This is so new to me, it was very different from playing in pubs and clubs where I just arrive at the venue and away I go. But I must say, this is probably my most proudest moment of my career, to have my own dressing room with a picture of a Whale with my name on it!
I'm so proud, it now hangs on my bedroom door at home! (Sorry, I had to steal it!)
Well it doesn't stop here folks, my next EP, "The Bigger Picture", is on it's way! But it looks like you may have to wait until next January for it..but like I said before, I want this EP to be perfect and all good things come to those who wait.
In other news, I did an interview a couple of weeks ago. My very first interview infact, I won't give it away but listening back, I do sound pretty nervous and all I can honestly say is that interviews are pretty hard! Especially trying to think of good answers! Please follow the soundcloud link below to hear the full interview.
And finally as mentioned from the interview, yes I will indeed be supporting Gazz Marlow from Inme at The Cube in Brighton on December 18th for a very special Christmas show! So being the festive season I will of course be playing plenty of Crimbo covers! I will of course mention more details in the next couple of weeks. See you there...with bells on!
