‘Ain’t Nobody’, like Floorfillers!

Today was quite an exciting day. I received the mixed versions of some recordings that I’d done with one of the function bands I work with. The band is called Floorfillers, and we play quite a few contemporary tunes, as well as Disco and Motown classics. For your delectation I’ve uploaded one of the tunes we did – Chaka Khan’s ‘Ain’t Nobody’. You can listen to it on my homepage, or here.

The recording process of this was quite interesting, since the drums were recorded in one take(!) in a studio in Milton Keynes, and then bass, keys and my guitar were recorded by their respective players in their own homes. After a few emails it all came together back in Milton Keynes where the vocals and BVs were laid down before mixing.

If you need a band for your party, look no further than Floorfillers!

The ‘home of the blues’!

Last week I went into London to watch a band called Gentleman Tim and the Contenders. This was at Ain’t Nothin’ But… a blues bar in London that has live blues acts playing every night of the week – amazing!

It was quite a small venue, with the band at the far end squashed onto a small stage, but they were great, the main attraction, and there was a really happy vibe in the place.

The bar boasts that it has the best the blues this side of the Atlantic, and that it is ‘the home of the blues’. Quite serious statements! I’m not sure how accurate they are, but I’d definitely go back, and hope to play there soon too!