Online Diary (September 2011)
Oct 1, 2011 Latest News
30/09/11
September has been fairly uneventful I have to admit. A few physical sales to get things started but mostly posting them off to various places for review and handouts to people I have met along the way. I have some live recordings from the last Fleece gig to give you for free so download them from this link… password is ‘fleece220911′
http://www.ryaninglis.com/2011/09/live-the-fleece-bristol-220911/
Been concentrating a little more on getting gigs to keep the bills paid and actually relaxing a little after the 3 or 4 months of continous work.. I was pretty much using all of my waking hours recording demos, emailing, arranging music video etc… I think I have needed the ‘me’ time lately and it’s put me in the right frame of mind for working towards the next goal. I still need to have discussions with STP about my next release but will keep you in the loop once decisions have been made. Feel Any Feeling is ready to get some Karl G treatment and hopefully the other 3 songs we recorded at Abbey Road will get mixed and finalised asap
Also here are some live acoustic recordings from playing at the Grove Park festival on the 3rd Sept. Password is ‘grove030911‘
http://www.ryaninglis.com/2011/10/live-grove-park-030911/
I have a couple of gigs in October I really hope you can attend. on 12th Oct I will be at The Dublin Castle in London and any attendees would be marvellous. I will be on BAY FM in Exmouth on the 7th for an interview which will be available as soon as it goes out live… I believe it’s LIVE anyway so about 18:30 on 7th Oct tune in. Also on the 17th I will playing at The Louisiana and Jorden Lindsay is supporting me… you will love this event if you are into your acoustic music and it would be great to see you.
One last gig I need to mention is at The Fleece (Bristol) on 26th Oct. More details to follow.
Hope whoever is reading this is well and feel free to get in touch anytime if you have some suggestions or questions. May October bring all you desire 
22/09/11
Well well well… a few forks in the road have appeared and so a slight change of plan my need to be in order. Kris at Abbey Road is leaving to persue another career path and so it looks like another studio will need to be sought… with this in mind I am pondering whether to release the 5 tracks recorded there as an EP and to release a second EP with the other tracks yet to record at another studio. I don’t think I’m too keen on having continuity issues with an album. This could work out well as I could potentially release the album in 2 parts which will give me more time to record while still promoting/selling material also I am pondering whether to make a 3rd EP with purely acoustic tracks with the addition of strings and subtle percussion. Songs such as If I Fall, One Step At A Time, Wonderkid, Real and Senses would definitely benefit from being put together in this way and separate from the full production tracks. Will have discussions with STP, the band members and any advice from investors is more than welcome. Tracks to appear on first EP would be How Things Change, Feel Any Feeling, Lost, Starlight and of course Secret. The 2nd EP would contain the tracks For You, My Weakness, Fear, Sea Of Tranquility & (possibly) Little Sun
Last night I played at ‘The Edge’ in W-s-M and Neil Gibson of MAGIC CANDLE PHOTOGRAPHY was kind enough to come down to take some snaps… I have uploaded these pictures as well as the ones taken by Brad Inglis of UBPICS (same name!!) at The Bedford on the 14th to this PAGE LINK
Hopefully I will be in the studio with Tony Hobden today to continue work mixing the Abbey Road sessions where they can then be passed onto Karl G to work his magic. Since the 15th I have done 5 gigs and sorting out the physical copies of the single as well as sending out copies for review and general admin that takes oh so much time Playing at The Fleece tonight in Bristol with the band so looking forward to that… Hannah (violin) is a bit too busy to commit to live shows at the moment so we will concentrate our efforts in rehearsing, recording, mixing etc…
Also, some good news is that VTKTM are getting back into rehearsals. Chet (Rapper) has been working on his solo material and some interesting opportunities have arisen. With that in mind he felt it would be a good idea for the band to be gig ready and we will hopefully aim to release an EP of the best tracks we have recorded so far. I CANNOT wait to do another gig with VTKTM. It’s like a Jekyl & Hyde scenario for me; acoustic is one thing, riffing to some awesome hip-hop ticks another box completely and makes me a happy man. If you have not heard any VTKTM (Visions To Kill The Mainstream) yet then just do a search on YouTube to find us and see what you think… It’s probably not what you would expect of me.
LS Wedding Designs ran a competition through their website when helping to promote ‘Secret’ – I offered them a free copy of the single to be offered to one of their members that changed their facebook profile picture to the promo pic I was using myself. The lucky winner was Angela Okena and she came to see me while I was setting up to play at The Woodspring on Saturday night.
Got a few more gigs coming up that are ‘ticketed’ I’m used to playing at pubs/weddings etc… for a fixed price but I think it’s time to start testing the water with getting people to come to me. I would love nothing more to play to an attentive paying crowd – it’s on my ambition list for sure. Got a couple lined up in Bristol at end of Oct and beginning of Nov but will release details of those in next few days. I will also be appearing at the Dublin Castle (London) on 12th Oct. If you can make it there please come along – your presence would make all the difference.
Tomorrow I will be at Illusions Magic Bar and then Saturday I am playing on The Matthew (Bristol) for Brisfest at 12noon. In the evening I’ll be with the band at The Midland Spinner (Warmley) and Sunday sees me returning to the pituresque Dartmouth for a gig at The Bayards Cove Inn. Busy busy busy… right, off to the studio it is then.
15/09/11
Performed at The Bedford again last night and met the lovely Vin Goodwin who was hosting the evening. Got to see Tony Moore perform again as well as some other great acts. Unfortunately due to the long drive home I was unable to stay until the end and missed most of Bailey Tzukes set and didn’t get to see Vin play at all 
You can view all my performances at The Bedford by clicking this link http://www.justin.tv/mrjingles18881/videos
13/09/11
Well the physical CD’s arrived today so now I need to start putting the CD’s in the cases and get them out into all the pubs and shops that will let me sell them in Weston. You can order yours through PAYPAL on the home page and get it delivered to your door. I will also be taking them with me to gigs in the hope of making some extra profit for investors. Some of the profits will go to Karl G for his remix.
I did an interview with Cliff Moore (brother of the late, great Gary Moore) for his new TV show… It should be aired in the Autumn but you get to see it well in advance Here I talk about what I have been up to and perform 3 tracks live. This was filmed in early June.
I’m playing at The Bedford again tomorrow as a solo acoustic act. Will aim to play songs that have not been filmed already although I think I should include FEAR. Maybe ONE STEP AT A TIME, REAL & LITTLE SUN should make an appearance too?! Also I have contacted Ed Sheeran‘s management today as I was given his email by a friend of a friend… Let’s see what happens there.
08/09/11
Hello there… been an eventful few days. Played at Grove Park Weston Community Festival and ended up with a great live video and a short interview at the end.
Also played at Cafe Grounded in Bristol on Monday for Redfest and travelled over to London to play at the Bedford. Here are the videos that were broadcast live over the internet.
http://www.justin.tv/mrjingles18881/videos
Also went to see a draft copy of the CD single at Kall Kwik. CD duplication is being done with ‘Alpha Duplications’ Here is a picture of the front:
03/09/11
It’s just gone midnight, I did a private 30th birthday party tonight and the birthday girl has some great songs. Her name is Charley Pinfold and I got a CD which I’m listening to right now. Loving it to be fair
I spent today recording a cover of one of my favourite songs at the moment: 1 + 2 by Rams Pocket Radio. I saw them on BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury and loved em. Here is the original:
And here is my version. To be fair I may tweak it some more in the following days
1 + 2 – Ram’s Pocket Radio (Cover)
Played at The Grove Park Community show today… I got interviewed by Richard Browne for his local TV show so footage of that will available soon (also the footage from my interview with Cliff Moore on the same channel) Also Corry Raymond filmed my 30 min set which will also be available to view soon. Including new song Fear I played For You, If I Fall, Footprint, How Things Change, Starlight & Secret.
01/09/11
Hello September! I would like to start by pointing out a few of the gigs I have coming up this month: On 3rd Sept (Sat) I will be performing at Grove Park for the Weston Council Community Show from 2pm (30min slot) I will be playing a few new tracks as well as some old ones and maybe even Red Alert as I usually get requested to play it
On the 6th I will be at The Bedford with the band performing tracks that will appear on the fan-funded album. The last rehearsal spawned new song Fear so we will be trying out live for the first time… I will be there again on the Weds in the following week performing solo acoustic. If you live in London it would be great to see you, come over and say hello. If you don’t live in london or you would like to watch the gig online then please go to http://www.justin.tv/thebedfordlive to watch in the comfort of your sofa (this goes for 6th AND 14th Sept)
On the 22nd Sept myself and the band will be performing at The Fleece & Firkin (Bristol) tickets are available for £5 direct from me, just get in touch if you are interested.
Here is a video of my skydive from 05/08/11