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ANNUAL MUSIC PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS Tony Visconti, producer for Marc Bolan, David Bowie and Morrissey, has been honoured for his innovation with the Joe Meek Award LATEST ISSUES OF THUNDERBOLT + OUR NEWSLETTER MAILED OUT TO ALL MEMBERS Meek Engineered Part 2 Monty Sunshine - Obituary Mick Borer - Obituary The Impac The Jaybirds Reg Calvert and the RGM Connection Analysis of Geoff Goddard's Handwriting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - YORKSHIRE COMPOSER RELEASES HOMAGE TO JOE MEEK  Meek’s
productions have a highly distinctive sonic fingerprint which is
largely a result of the way he employed technology in recording and
producing his artists – for example, his use of heavy
compression, persistently driving the needle ‘into the red’, was
unorthodox for the period, as was his propensity to swamp his tracks in
echo. His approach to making records betrays certain similarities to
that of his contemporary Phil Spector in its prioritisation of the
‘sound’ of the record over the individual personalities of the
musicians involved in making the recordings.The track has been composed, arranged and produced by Mark Marrington, and released via MadeinMIDI, a production label he set up in 2009. Marrington, who lives in Hebden Bridge and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at Leeds College of Music, describes the record as “my attempt to capture the spirit of Meek in the era of the software studio”. “Meek was way ahead of his time in anticipating the era of the bedroom producer”, says Marrington, “and he exhibited a certain doggedness in his determination to prove to the major recording studios of the period that record production was a creative process rather than simply a means of documenting the music that was in fashion at the time”. The single has been released under the pseudonym ‘(The) Rattles’ (an anagram of ‘Telstar’) a band which Marrington describes as “the missing musical link between Manchester and Halifax”. For more information about ‘Starlet’, and to hear the single online, visit http://www.reverbnation.com/rattles. To schedule an interview with Mark Marrington email madeinmidi@gmail.com ‘Starlet’ release background: The track ‘Starlet’ first appeared as an internet release on the music website, www.reverbnation.com, on Thursday 3 Feb 2011. It will shortly be made available to buy via Amazon and iTunes. Mark Marrington Biography: Mark was born in Coventry in 1971, and studied Music at Nene College, Northampton and University of Leeds. As a composer he is probably best known for his ‘Fugue on the Final Countdown’, an orchestral composition which uses Swedish rock band Europe’s famous 1986 ‘glam’ Metal theme as its musical subject matter. The work was first performed at the Scarborough ‘Beached’ Festival in 2005 by the West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (when Mark was interviewed about the piece for Look North) and recently received a second performance at Leeds College of Music in 2009. He is presently a Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at the Leeds College of Music and is undertaking research into music technology and contemporary composition. Mark has always insisted that music should be fun! Mark Marrington email madeinmidi@gmail.com NEW BLUE PLAQUE, LUNCH AND MEMORIAL CONCERT FOR DUSTY SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY 8th MAY 2011  The Heritage Foundation are pleased to announce the unveiling of a new Blue Plaque for Dusty Springfield. The unveiling will be performed at 12 Noon by Heritage Foundation on Sunday May 8th @ 12 Noon at 38/40 Aubrey Walk, London W8 7JG (her former home) Several years ago they unveiled a Plaque at this address, but earlier this year during some major building works, the plaque disappeared - so they are now replacing it. Following the plaque unveiling, there will be a lunch in Dusty's Memory at the Marriott Hotel, Regents Park. London. Coaches will be available to take you back to The Marriott Hotel after the Plaque Unveiling - There is a cost of £5 and you will need to contact David Graham on 01494 714388 to pre-order your seat. Tickets are priced at £74, please write to Green Acres, 3 Birchwood Chase, Great Kingshill, Bucks HP15 6EH or telephone credit card hotline on 01494 714388  MEMORIAL CONCERT Dusty Springfield Memorial Concert on Thursday, May 5, 2011 - Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, SW 7 2AP. Smokey Robinson is among those artists performing this tribute to Dusty. ROBB SHENTON  Former
Joe Meek recording artiste/Session singer Robb Shenton is
recording a Solo album in the Spring of this year, it will be
produced by Western Stars Alan Wilson - at the Western Star
Studios in Bristol. Dates are all set, Robb will be in the Studio’s for
about ten days.The “Western All Stars”, will be accompanying Robb on this album project. There is much interest already in which musical direction Robb will take on this forthcoming Solo Album”. THE FLAMES AND JOE MEEK LINK  Joining ‘The Flames’ as rhythm guitarist is Shayne Driscoll.
Shayne has a family Joe Meek link in that his Mother Ella was Manager of the legendary RGM group ‘The Syndicats’. The link being further consolidated in that Shayne’s elder brother, the late Kevin Driscoll was the bass player of the group and sang vocals on the groups 2nd single. Picture left ‘The
Flames’ are currently touring with John Leyton, Mike Berry and Jet
Harris. The groups’ solo appearances in 2011 will include the
annual ‘Pipeline’
convention being held on Easter Sunday 24th
April at the Metropolitan Police Sports Club, Aldenham Road, Bushey,
Herts, WD23 2TR. Tickets details see flier below  BYRON ELWELL  One of the three claviolines that he owns This one has just had a major overall costing £288. He has it for sale on his Sales page on www.chestnutbankproductions.co.uk JOE MEEK STREET ART STENCIL  We have been informed that a stencil of Joe has been placed on the wall opposite Holloway Road Tube station by Stewey - his web site is at stewy.eu The image is based on a photo by Clive Bubley JOHN LEYTON – NEW CD - available now* - Selected tracks now on Joe's Jukebox  COMPLETE WESTERN ALL-STARS SESSIONS. (2005-2010) Lone Rider Records LRR JL 003 A value for money 32 track collection (including 13 previously unreleased ) bringing together for the first time on Lone Rider Records all of John’s Western All-Stars recordings. Produced and Mastered by Alan Wilson at his Western Star Recording Studios and featuring Special Guest Artistes. Clem Cattini, Colin Pryce-Jones and Suzi Jari. Containing a fully illustrated 8 page liner booklet detailing session personnel, session recording dates and a Western Star Photo Gallery. Track Listing. 1. Oh Lover. 2. You Took My Love For Granted. 3. Lone Rider 4. Johnny Remember Me. 5. Tell Laura I Love Her. 6. Country Boy. 7. Time Will Tell. 8. Sweet Little Sixteen. 9. Three Steps To Heaven. 10. Son This Is She. 11. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again. 12. Look For A Star. 13. Can’t You Hear My Heart. 14. Forbidden Love. 15. Bye Bye Love. 16. Kansas City. 17. Sea Cruise. 18. Goodbye To Teenage Love. 19. Wild Wind. 20. Move It Baby. 21. Return To Sender. 22. Hey Good Lookin’. 23. Voodoo Woman. 24. I Fought The Law. 25. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again. 26. Sweet Little Sixteen. 27. Time Will Tell. 28. Country Boy. 29. Goodbye To Teenage Love. 30. Oh Lover. 31. You Took My Love For Granted. 32. Johnny Remember Me (backing track). Tracks 19-22 and 24-32 previously unreleased. Tracks 25 to 31 are all unreleased first mixes. Reviewers Comments. ‘It’s a really great CD.’ Geoff Barker – BBC Radio. ‘This is not only a good CD it’s a great CD in every way….Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven’ Trevor Simpson – Author & Broadcaster. Wow! An absolutely superb release from Lone Rider Records…well worth the price for Wild Wind alone, brilliant. Rob Bradford – Journalist. £10.99 (inc p/p) *Order from:- JRM Partner, 21 Vicarage Road, Hampton Wick. Kingston, Surrey, KT1 4EB. Please make Cheques & Postal orders payable to JRM Partner. Or Credit Card via PayPal @ www.johnleytonofficial.com JOHN LEYTON  John's February/March Newsletter is on his official site: * Gig Guide updates.
* Craig Douglas Amersham Photo
Gallery.
* Congratulations Mike Berry.
* The Flames.
and more. http://www.johnleytonofficial.com/ PLAQUE UNVEILING - JOE MEEK (Thanks to Joe Meek Society Chairman Ken Ledran for his hard work on bringing this plaque to fruition.) |
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Triumphs
are a UK based Joe
Meek Tribute Band and are available for bookings.
The line-up is as follows:
Ray Liffen, vocals, lead and rhythm guitar. who is
a member of the Joe Meek Society,
Trevor Faull, keys, and Instrumentals guru, who
just loves Joe’s music,
Rob Murley, bass, formerly with Screaming Lord
Sutch’s Savages and Heinz’s backing band,
Rob Bradford, vocals, another member of the Society
and also the latter’s Archivist
and finally,
Ken Ledran, drums, who is the Chairrnan of the Society.
The band plays only Joe Meek music. The repertoire covers the whole of
Joe’s recording career, starting from when Joe first became a recording
engineer at EMI, Pye and Philips’ records, his time at Arundel Gardens
and also the period when he founded his own record label, Triumph, by
which time he was residing at 304 Holloway Road and then covers his
music right through to the period when he became an independent record
producer until his death in 1967.
The band is available for gigs. Previous gigs include
acting as the support band for the Tornados at the first ever Joe Meek
Festival which took place at Newent, Gloucestershire in October 2007.
In its exclusive Joe Meek set, the band also includes
a number of excellent tracks which have never been released and which
have remained unheard by the general public for the last 40 years.
Visit their website www.thetriumphs.co.uk for more info and to book the band
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