So Next Year...

We have some goals for next year!!

Me and my team will need to work hard next year!!

Got a new EP coming out early next year!

Need to do some gigs with at least one gig a month by March!

Want to have at least 1000 fans by the end of the year!

Maybe a short film?!?!?!?!

What do you think?

New Stuff

The new music I'm writing at the moment is sounding good, and is coming close to completion!

I'm also trying to work on writing music for other people, and also I'm looking at doing some collaboration work with people!

Trying out a new bass player next week, and will hopefully be putting on a gig next month if things go right!

Thanks for reading, Josh x

Back To University....Soon

I'm thinking of new challenges to take. I normally make HUGE ones so that even if I only reach half way I will have come a long a big way!

So thinking...trying to do a cover each week

a gig 4 times a month

EP by Christmas

New song every month!

I think that should be alright! TIME TO WORK HARD!!!!!!!

Ideas

OK so I was very busy all last week socialising! But it was hot and sunny so who can blame me!

But yesterday and today I've been writing, editing, and flowing ideas!

So I have a couple of musical ideas that I've added together to make super ideas!! I also have some good themes for lyrics; intellegence, fame, vanity, and life!

I've also been working on the ideas that I don't think I'll use for this EP but maybe great tracks for other artists!

So things are getting done...slowly...but throughly!

thanks for reading, Josh

Been A While!

Tomorrow is going to be a big writing day!

Lyrics will be written, music composed!

Want at least one song completed!

Love, Josh x

Trying Hard!

Trying really hard to make sure this EP will be really really good!

I've got one complete song "As If I Love You" which will be a feature on the EP, and I've got a few ideas out there which are nearly complete. I've also got ideas for about 3 or 4 more tracks!

The EP will be six track, like the "For Starters EP", but this one will also have a new version of "To Be" on it. This is to prove that just because its on the EP doesn't mean that it will be the final version for an album.

I want these EPs to be of the highest quality but to also be not final versions! Allowing you lucky people who buy the EP to have the first grass roots versions! I worked out that if you guys own one of my EPs that when/if i release and album you'll get a discounted price. I hope that sounds a good deal!

Anyway its late, I should sleep and write some new material tomorrow!

Thanks for reading, Josh

I lie, I have it working!

http://web.me.com/joshuamellor/Joshua_Mellor/Home.html

The website is up!

Check it out!

Website Troubles! Take 2

The website still won't go up, I'm going to try one more way, and if that doesn't work then, I'm going to have to print off all the pages of the website to show for my assignment work!

Recorded the acoustic EP over the weekend which was good fun!

Written a new song too which I'm recording later today!

Spent 4 hours on website, 6 recording, and 4 writing.

Website Troubles!

Been trying for a while now, to try and get the website up and running! Been trying for a few hours! Still not managed to get it up, so will try again and will get it up very soon!

3 hours website work!

Second day in the studio

I've now spent 8 hours in total recording my new single, which some of you will have probably heard, but not like this! And I will no doubt probably spend 4 - 6 hours mixing it, and mastering it!

But its going well anyway...rehearsals should start back next week too!

All the other work (website/Acoustic EP/ "un-named" EP/ Last Disguise rehearsals) are also still on going!

Thanks for reading, Josh

2 hours in studio, mixing 4 hours, mixing acoustic EP 2 hours

To be...

First day in the studio... a 6 hour session and boy am I tired!

The guys did me proud again! They were really patient again, as it took 3 hours for us to work out how to get a sound out of the studio! BUT we got all the basics down, and hopefully shortly we will get the extra bits and bobs!

I wanna get this single further than I did before, I have more time now to try and build up some publicity! SO I better let you know I'm trying to release "To Be" on itunes Mid-June! But once I've got a solid mix, I will let you know more...

The E.P. will be finished around the end of June, and a CD release will be available around July!

Anyway acoustic E.P. very shortly to be found on the new website!

Working hard, but want to work harder!

Thanks for reading, Josh

6 hours studio time, writing 4 hours

Prospects for Summer

Well I will for sure be working hard, thats for sure!

Summer for me is the time where I am free to really be creative. I have no pressure from assignments and I can just write and write until something sounds good!

I also want to try some different creative business adventures, for example I've some ideas about iphone game apps that involve sound, and education, if I can get that to work and get that up and running that would be sweet. I also want to write a song for an artist, I want to get some more contacts in the industry, and writing songs for other people can be a great way to do that!

I'm planing to very busy throughout the holiday, at the end of the day points mean prizes!

Thanks for reading, Josh

6 hours website building, 4 hours writing

Gone Home!

Tired, ready for a break!! Website will be up and ready soon!

"To Be" will be re-recorded, and released as a single should be ready for late may, early june!

"Acoustic Sessions" Ready soon and will be available for free by the website!

New E.P. on sale soonish too, getting that sorted and will be selecting which songs to record soon! be expecting that around june/july.

New gigs to take place soon, need to get some booked back home too!

Loads of stuff happening!

thanks for reading, Josh

recording acoustic ep 4 hours, writing 6 hours

First Gig, Mission Complete!

Me and the Authentics did our first gig on thursday and, we rocked!! There was a good turn out and all the guys did me proud! I'd also like to thank anyone who turned up!

Will hopefully get some video footage of the night up on youtube soonish! and hope to bring out the joshuamellor.co.uk website out by the end of april!

Want to do some more gigs soon also! Will keep you guys posted!

Thank you for reading, Josh xx

gig 12 hours (including picking up my support at 1pm, getting the gear to the venue for 5 pm after arranging transport, finishing up the day after where i then did 4 hours of traveling gear and people)

rehearsal 8 hours one long 6 hour rehearsal on the sunday. and then a short 2 hour just to check everything was going well.

Too Busy To Blog...

...Not been on here in a while, which means I've done loads right? YES I HAVE!

I've booked a gig at the bar I work at in town, and have had to arrange all of the stuff that goes along with arranging a gig at a venue that hasn't had a live event in 2 years!

SO...I've begged and borrowed, and I think I've pulled it off. The band have been rehearsing like crazy doing lots of practising and we have got all the songs very tight. I've borrowed my friends PA equipment, and Alexs (my bass player) microphones and cables! I've got Mike (Keyboard Player) to try and arrange a "Dress Rehearsal" venue so we can practise using all of the gear! Kev (drummer) has just checked out the kit he will be using for the gig, and Luke (guitarist) is working out all the chords for the covers so on the night no-one should get lost!

My house mates George and James are going to end the night off with some DJing and my school friend Cat Ladd will be supporting the gig! So a lot of work has gone into trying to put this on, I just hope people enjoy it!

So yes the 'Joshua Mellor Team' have definitely been working hard to get this sorted, and I they have been great in getting this all together!

THE GIG

Where: Bar Lisi, Saddler gate, Derby

When: Thursday 25th March 2010

Time: Doors 8pm, Live Music from 9pm, End of the night 1am

thanks for reading, Josh

6 hours rehearsal 1 hour writing 6 hours website building

Time Struggles

Back into the swing with university has created scheduling issues with our rehearsals! BUT we shall carry on!!! We will get through it all, and I've decided to take a different take, by giving the guys the chord patterns and asking them to just go through the songs for at least 30 mins in the week when they can!

This should speed up the rehearsal process when we do get time together, and should tighten the band up.

University, work, and music makes one jam packed cocktail for life!

thanks for reading, Josh

2 hours rehearsals last week/3 hours writing/2 hours arranging pieces and covers/6 hours website editing

Website and Stuff

James Peverill and I are working on the Joshua Mellor website, and we are currently working on marketing the music through web and live performances. So more detail with that will be revealed on here soon!!

I've also joined a band called "Last Disguise" as drummer, so I will keep you guys updated with a bit more of that as well as other of my projects!

Wrote a little song yesterday called "She's So Fly" and once the website is ready I will hopefully make a weekly song that I will put up. But lets see about that.

So as you can see loads of ideas, but lets see what happens!

Thanks For Reading, Josh!

4 hours rehearsing 2 hours writing 2 hours recording 6 hours website building

Band Names

So I've finally decided on a name for my backing band. After a lot of possible names provided by Alex, I decided on a name I thought was good for the first time I heard it. The band was asked if they liked the band and it was all positive. So here it is:

Welcome Ladies and Gentleman to.....Joshua Mellor & The Authentics

So there it is what do people think?

P.S. I've been spending a lot of time writing, and I have two tracks that should be ready by next month. ALSO Me n Luke will hopefully be creating some buzz at the local open mic nights by playing a couple of short sets!

Thanks for reading, Josh

rehearsals: 2 hours (full band) 3 hours (me and luke) 6 hours writing

Short But Sweet

Since I wrote last me and the guys have had a couple of rehearsals! We're still going, I just want to make sure that when we do gig we show how good we are! SO I'm being patient and we are working hard! Still writing! Listening to Will.I.Ams album...you need to check that out!!

Thanks for reading, Josh

8 hours rehearsing, 4 hours writing!

Music Predictions for 2010

Happy New Year Everyone,

I new year, a new decade, time to shine!!

I was just trying to predict the future sound for music for the "tens" and I went back to look at the early "noughties" and like remembered how much good music there was. Destiny's Child, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and I know they are still around now...(well Beyonce is) but I saw how their sound has progressed and transformed! And I guess thats a good thing, cause it keeps the new stuff fresh, and the older stuff thats any good memorable to that time. Which then got me thinking to were there any songs in the "noughties" that were timeless...like songs we'll still be singing and playing in 20 or 30 years time like... Livin' on a Prayer, or Summer of '69.

Like at the moment theres a few songs I can think of that will probably stand to that like...Umbrella, PokerFace, Where is the Love?. But I'm seeing how for example the Black Eyed Peas have gone from an earthy acoustic hip hop sound to a electro pop sound to move with the times. Even Timbaland who was, in my eyes, HUGE '06 to '08 has kinda disappeared somewhere (although he has just released a new album).

Anyway I think this year the sound will for sure be the new "electro party rock" thats coming out now; Kesha, Cobra Starship, and 3oh!3 are all producing hard hitting synth tracks. The Black Eyed Peas had their Electro album last year, Britney with 3. I think the club electro sound will be heard alot this year. Hard buzzy synths, with quick vocals! Just my prediction anyway. But where we'll be by the end of this decade I do not know! I just hope I'll be a big part of it!

SIDE NOTE!

Haven't been rehearsing with the band over the christmas period, but I'm super hyped to get back with the guys and jamming out the tracks. I have been trying to write some stuff recently so I'm keeping up with that. Trying to write one full song every 2 weeks!

ANYWAY!! Thanks for reading, Josh!

10 hours writing over the christmas period.