Music
On the home straight!
The recording in Calcutta with Cassini’s Division is almost at an end, and as usual there is a new sense of urgency to get everything finished, more importantly because we are a 12 hour flight away from each other and not just up the road! The recording has been very fruitful and I believe the … Continue reading
Recording Today
For those of you who don’t know what I am doing in Kolkata (Calcutta) India, here is a brief update. A couple of years ago I was music production manager for a TV show called SUTASI, and on my journey at that time I came across Cassinis’ Division. My boss, Colleen Zulian had seen them while checking … Continue reading
It’s a long way home!
India day 7 and finally getting into the swing of things! All the illness has all but gone and I am back in the captains seat, steering this enormous ship known as Cassinis’ Division. We put 2 songs down today and as we approach each new song, I am filled with excitement as to the … Continue reading
India day 4
It’s your globetrotting super rock producer here checking in once again! With a serious case of the trotts (no joke!!). I did the stupedist thing, I should know better having lived in a hot country for more than 10 years, that it is a bad idea to lay in bed with the AC on and … Continue reading
Welcome to Kolkata Sir!
So I have arrived back in Kolkata (Calcutta) but the last time I was here it must have been winter. Right now it is almost 40 degrees in the shade and 98 percent humidity. I got off the plane and thought I was standing too close to the jet engines, but it only got hotter … Continue reading
Singer Simone
Another amazing show at Fish Fish in Temple Fortune! This time we had the fantastic Kim Chandler International singer and vocal coach as our guest celebrity judge. As usual the singers we pretty awesome and we had a really hard time deciding on the winner, and although there was only 1 spot left for the … Continue reading
Rockfield Robbery
This is the last of my old blogs re-posted, I hope you enjoyed them. Another funny story from those Rockfield days with “Lunch with the President” was the night Gus and I really fancied a drink, but all the pubs and off licenses were closed. At Rockfield there were two studios, the ‘Quadrangle’ and ‘the … Continue reading
Abuse The Youth
2009-03-06 13:17:00 Mick (Abuse the Youth) wrote: Hey Simon. We had our album release launch party last night in the ‘Rock Pub’ Bangkok. We really wished you were there! Looking forward to our next album together. Mick. Simon: Very cool! Yes, I wish I could have been there with you too. Best of British luck … Continue reading
Timberlake and The Kings of Leon
Danielle from Bristol writes: Hi Simon, nice to see you back in England again! I want to ask you something. I heard a rumor that you worked with Justin Timberlake when you were in LA, is that true? Simon: Hi Dan! Well sort of true I suppose. I was sitting having a chat in an … Continue reading
Slacker
Slacker album update Shem McCaully wrote: Hi Simon, Hope you are well. Where are you now? Hows it going? If I read your blog right, you are in London. Man, you get around….. Slacker album update…..Slacker album update……We are now looking for artwork. A pic for the front cover. See my email below to creative … Continue reading
