I'm a gig promoter now you know...

Rich and I managed to pilot the first Cherry Ekko gig through its choppy course on Wednesday - we were definitely on a steep learning curve, and the ups and downs of the night certainly reflected this! Overall though A SUCCESS! We were one person off breaking even (yes, that was you, if you didn't come).

Many many thanks to all those who came out and gave the night a good vibe, and huge thanks also to Hermione, Glenn Hodge, and Aquilina for their sets.

Things we learned: Live streaming needs to be checked (anybody up for being a home clubber and sitting at home giving us reports on how it's coming through?) / sound engineers are geniuses / we need to do a lot more promo for the next gig.

Here's a link to download a sound board quality live album of Aquilina's set from the gig FREE LIVE ALBUM OF AQUILINA'S SET

And here's a video of Aquilina's first song from the night:

Live stream of Cherry Ekko gig

Getting quite excited about the first Cherry Ekko gig now.

By the power of this here internet you will be able to watch the gig, with sound directly from the board. The player is embedded below so come 7:30pm you should just be able to refresh it, and watch! Or you can watch it on Cherry Ekko by going to www.cherryekko.com/gigs.asp

Live stream from 7:30pm, 28th July 2010

Free TV : Ustream

Cherry Ekko - the return!

First Cherry Ekko gig - The Kinbeats at The Good Ship, 28th July 2010, from 8pm

My brother and I have just re-launched our music website Cherry Ekko

Those of you who were signed up to the old version know it was all about attempting to help bands amass a recording budget by selling limited edition CDs of demo tracks. All in all I think we sold about nineteen copies between all the bands... they each needed to sell 2000 to gain their recording target.

So Cherry Ekko has now become a live music event as well as a website. The concept is fabulously simple: place a vote for your favourite band, and the five with the most votes play a gig organised by us every two months.

The first ever Cherry Ekko gig is on July 28th at The Good Ship on Kilburn High Road. Apparently The Beatles, Joy Division, and even Elvis Presley have all performed at The Good Ship in the past.

Our July 28th headliners will be The Kinbeats (new proteges of indie legend Edwyn Collins, vocal harmonies to die for) - they'll be backed up by Aquilina, Hermione, and Little Life.

You should really reach for your diary and firmly 'pen' it in right now - you'll only forget otherwise, and that would be a crying shame. See you there.