Off t'Leeds!
Written by Emma Whitehead
With the van bursting at the seams with all the recording
equipment, our production team with the know-how (Jason, Ben, Tom, Toby and
Emma), and most importantly the infamous sofa, we were off t’Leeds! We are
lucky enough to be able to record our northern sessions at the Prime Studios in
Leeds for a couple of days once a month. These studios give us the space and acoustics
to host our great artists and make music happen.
Day 1
Jonty Brown kicked off our November
session with his great original song ‘Black Cloud’. Jamie Lee Harrison followed covering two songs, ‘Too Close’ and ‘Break
Even’- His fantastic voice blew us away. A delicious lunch was delivered right
to the studio by Lahore Deli Bar, to
fuel the troops ready for a jam packed afternoon. Jake Quickenden
entered the studio with a smile and jump in his step, and instantly stunned us
with ‘Humpty Dumpty’, a beautiful song written in memory of his late little brother-
this one brought a tear to all of our eyes. His original songs ‘Board Games’
and ‘Mile High’, and cover of ‘What’s My Name?’ soon brought us high as a kite,
and ready for the next artists of the day. Strangers
In Paradise played Ont’ Sofa next, these three guys brought their own
unique brand of melodic rock to the sofa. Then finally the Rupert Stroud band amazed us with their vocals, keyboard, bass and
drums, covering ‘Cry Me A River’ and Rupert’s own song ‘No Peace Of Mind’.
What a first day!
Day 2
Still
reeling from a fantastic first day we returned to the Studio raring and ready
to go on the Tuesday afternoon. Todd
Dorigo started off our second day with two of his own songs; ‘Shy Boy’ and ‘Bit
On The Side’, his talent and confidence hailed him a one take wonder.
Brilliant! Stolen Haven were our
final band to perform Ont’ Sofa. After a few wardrobe changes (no make-up
artist, to their disappointment!) the boys dove straight into their song ‘Decent
Shoes’, and then brought a second song out of the hat called ‘Clouds’.
What a finish to the November
northern sessions!
A great big thank you and well done to all the artists who
performed Ont’ Sofa these last couple of days in the studio, you have given us
some great new material that we are very excited to upload to the website in
the next few weeks. Keep your eye sockets and ear holes open for what is to
come!
Love from
the Ont’ Sofa team :)
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| Strangers In Paradise |
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| Todd Dorigo |
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| Jake Quickenden |
Jonty Brown (f: facebook.com/jonty.brown)
Jamie Lee Harrison (t: @JamieLHarrison
, f: facebook.com/JamieLHarrison1)
Jake Quickenden (t: JakeQuickenden)
Strangers In Paradise (t: @S_I_P_MUSIC)
Rupert Stroud (t: @RupertStroud)
Todd Dorigo (t: @todddorigo)
Stolen Haven (t:
@StolenHaven)
http://www.lahoredelibarleeds.co.uk
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