Archive for 'General'
mornflake
Here’s a video Matt Trinder and I made as part of a competition, please watch it! If you like it maybe share it about?
Posted: July 27th, 2009 under General.
Tags: Joe Simpson, matt and joe, Matt Trinder, mornflake
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the aftermath
The concert was a great night, thanks to all the acts that played and to everyone that came! Here’s a video and some photos from the evening:
Posted: June 23rd, 2009 under General.
Tags: Almost There, kathryn edwards, Matt Trinder, new cassettes, Ric Neale, the concert, waterside arts centre
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this is for you
Are you coming to the concert tomorrow? I hope so.
Just in case you need reminding, it’s at the Waterside Art Centre, Sale - 7.30pm. It could be the best thing you do tomorrow.
Posted: June 5th, 2009 under General.
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the warm up
Here’s some footage from a special warm up concert in preperation for the June 6th show.
Tickets now on sale for the show. At http://www.quaytickets.com or from the Box Office: 0161 912 5616.
Posted: May 14th, 2009 under General.
Tags: Almost There, concert, June 6th, Matt Trinder, waterside arts centre
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start spreading the news
This is the first finished painting from the New York series for P&O. 185 x 145 cm - Oil on Canvas.
More to come soon…
Posted: May 13th, 2009 under General.
Tags: Art, Joe Simpson, new york, paintings
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sitting with the exhibition
The exhibition has been on for seven days now, just the weekend left for the London exhibition. I’ve been sat invigilating the whole time and it’s been a strange experience. Really positive on the whole - lots of people have given amazing feedback, and seemed to have enjoyed the show. A fair number of people [...]
Posted: February 27th, 2009 under General.
Tags: Almost There, candid arts, Joe Simpson, london
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only a few days now
I’ve been neglecting this a little bit, but the exhibition opens this Saturday - and there’s been a lot to do. The major stress leading up to the show has been the album, whether or not it will be ready in time for the launch night. At time of writing it’s looking really promising. I’ve [...]
Posted: February 16th, 2009 under General.
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BBC Manchester
I will be talking about ‘Almost There’ on the Sam Walker show on BBC Manchester this Sunday (Jan 25th). I’ll also be playing one or two songs from the soundtrack. Tune in at 11pm to listen. You will be able to listen online, and then again for one week after the show.
Posted: January 20th, 2009 under General.
Tags: Almost There, BBC Manchester, Joe Simpson, sam walker
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dotted line
Songs for the ‘Almost There’ soundtrack are nearly all done and dusted. I’ve got 10 of the 12 finished tracks and they’re sounding great. I received a finished cut of Ric Neale’s track ‘Dotted Line’ today, which is for the painting above. He also attached an assortment of demos, live sessions and images. You can [...]
Posted: January 14th, 2009 under General.
Tags: Almost There, BBC Raw, Dotted Line, Joe Simpson, Ric Neale
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post on posters
It’s promotion mania in the ‘Almost There’ camp (that’s me in my bedroom by the way). I think I’ve settled on a design for the posters, check it out:
Also, a few nice people have mentioned the project on their blogs - check out lovely words and download a free track from the soundtrack, Matt Cameron [...]
Posted: January 12th, 2009 under Art, Exhibitions, General, Music.
Tags: Almost There, candid arts trust, Captain Obvious, Mainstream Isn't So Bad...Is it?, Poster, The Devil Has the Best Tuna
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