Mini-Gig: Days Like This...

So I did a mini-gig Tuesday night - it was cool. Some good acts up in there too.

But the lead-up was full of DRAMA!! All the way up until the last second...

Gig: PA set to a backing track. 3 songs only. SIMPLE, Right??

WRONG!!!

Well simpler than my band but I was just happy to be getting back on stage after a long hiatus. Here's how it went down:

Found my 2 background singers, and sent them the songs last week.

Organise rehearsals for Monday with the singers and DJ. Singer says she's on her way. But come time, I cant get hold of her - she went totally AWOL!

OH NO.

I had to touch-text to ask around quick enough. Help arrives in the shape of a magical Baby!! But too short notice for her to make rehearsals... we'll have to do tomorrow before show.

So rehearsed with one singer and DJ in a small sweaty box-room. Voice a little hoarse, but all seemed well.

Late night. Zzzzzzz.....

TUESDAY: GIG DAY
Ping ping ping goes my BlackBerry. Lots on today. Calls, emails, sending songs etc... yada yada yada...
It hits time to leave and guess what??

FLAT TYRE!

OH NO.

No time to change it, gotta call to find a garage close enough to drive slowly to.


Hazards on, driving slower than slow, holding up traffic. Cab driver makes obscene gestures to me. !£$*%^!!

Anyway, tyre gets fixed, but am LATE! Driving down motorway and realise boot isn't shut. Boot with EVERYTHING in it...

PANIC. Gotta stop n check my fate... it's cool. Alls there, praise the Lord.
BANG boot shut. Go.

Arrive to session with Bryan Ferry - called me in to record new song of him with Groove Armada (MASSIVE!! Listen out for it)


Dope session but 1 hour only - gotta dash - gonna pick up singer and rehearse. DJ has emergency situ and can't make it...

OH NO.

Think on feet. Pick up singer but no time, late for sound check so we roll.

FFWD - The time goes so quickly when you're prepping to go on stage. Grabbed some food, prepped a cue sheet for DJ at venue, then got ready.

Stage time.

Crowd's ready.

Music starts.

Water in hand.

Woman walks into me.... SPLASH!!! Water all down my front!

OH NO.

Frantic run to bar for tissues!! Then run on stage. I told the crowd what happened and sorry for the wet-T-shirt vibe (laughter)

Here's a lil peek of the performance...

Couldn't hear much but as you can see, we had fun. Thanks so much to ShoSho and Baby Sol (2 stars in their own light) Some of my peeps came down...

CTM, Rexy, Me, ShoSho, Baby

...familiar faces. And some record labels....

Leave to drop peeps home. And car stops. WHA...?? Oh look - NO PETROL!!

OH NO.

Hi ho, hi ho... I wonder of into the distance with my gas tank in hand, and return after 2o mins. Gotta use a ghetto-ass bottle to put the gas in tank!

LOL!!

I LOVE days like this ;)

A peek at what new artists might go through...

On and up.

'til the next one. Stay posted.

(Thanks to Alicia of Sistova Productions & Suzy Swann xx)