2 posts tagged “gig”

Just taking the time to fling a little news update this way, due to recent interesting developments.

I played an excellent gig last wednesday at Canal 125 in Kings Cross at the invitation of "Hooked on wednesdays". The venue itself is real nice and has a great atmosphere. The guys have a huge PA system for such a small room but there's nothing wrong with that! As soon as I got there I was given a free burger and some tokens for four free drinks at the bar. Now that's a way to keep the performers happy. I am continually and consistently disappointed in the off-hand way most promoters treat the artists at gigs, most of whom make great demands on the artist's patience and promotional nous, and then not bothering to pay anything at all, let alone actually make you feel at home or welcomed in any kind of way. That's a rant for another time, though.

There was another guy on the bill whose stuff I liked - name of Steve Finn. Worth checking out. Sort of a mancunian blues thing. Great harp player.

Anyway both my sets went very well and were well received by the audience (I'd like to thank the man known only as "The Jacket" once again for bringing people along), but the promoters themselves seemed the most impressed - in fact, they approached me afterwards to discuss a small indie label they're planning on setting up. It seems they've got the relevant facilities in place and they're interested in putting out my stuff. I don't want to jinx anything so I won't say any more now but they want to have a meeting in the next couple of weeks.

It's been about 2 months since I posted anything here, but this here is kind of a special one because I'm posting the first-ever video of me performing in public, just for you lucky people!

The video was taken during my performance of a recent and previously-unrecorded song at the Nog Gallery in Brick Lane, for the launch party of Cluster magazine on 7th December 2007. It even features an authentic (and rare) sighting of a glaring JB Newman fuckup at the start of the second verse when I sing the wrong line.

The sound at the venue wasn't too great - we had to kind of improvise the PA system when I got there. You can hear the song fine though. Enjoy!

JBN

Keen viewers will note that creatures of the night usually appear invisible in photographic footage or mirrored surfaces. For this video I can thank dear friend and paranormal investigator Meeya Chaudhury, whose mystic techniques and equipment made this video possible.

Stay tuned on Newman TV for another video from the gig which will be uploaded soon.