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Chalice, afternoon of 11th September 2010 |
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| Chalice are playing a 45 minute set at the "Party in the Park" event in St Luke's Primary School, Church Road, Tiptree, Essex at 6.15pm, 11th September 2010. This will be my first gig with them. |
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12th July 2010 |
Summer Classical Guitar Grade News |
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| In the Summer 2010 exam session, I'm pleased to report that for classical guitar 2 students I teach at Horndon on the Hill Primary school achieved Step 2, one of them with Merit, a student I teach privately achieved Grade 2 Distinction, a student I teach at St. Josephs achieved Grade 2 Merit, and a student I teach at Southend High School for Boys achieved Grade 3. Well done to all of you! |
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21st June 2010 |
Time Will Tell and Steve Liberty tracks now available as MP3 Downloads |
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Split Horizon are now offering MP3 downloads of Time Will Tell and Steve Liberty tracks for 69p each, and whole albums for £3.80. Or if you prefer you can still purchase the physical CDs. For more details, click here:
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12th June 2010 |
Summer Electric Guitar Grade News |
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| In the Summer 2010 exam session, I'm pleased to report that for electric guitar, Matt Milton, a student I teach privately, achieved Grade 4 Merit. Well done! |
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5th June 2010 |
Steve joins Chalice! |
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| I have recently joined "Chalice", a progressive rock band in the South East Essex area as lead guitarist. We are currently rehearsing, soon to do some gigs. I'll keep you posted when they happen! |
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24th April 2010 |
More Spring Electric Guitar Grade News |
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| In the Spring 2010 exam session, I'm pleased to report that for electric guitar a student I teach at The Southend Music School achieved Grade 3 Merit. Well done! |
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10th April 2010 |
Media reaction to "Such Knowledge" |
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Here's some of the media reaction to "Such Knowledge":
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Overall media reaction was ok to good, one or two not liking it and and one or two saying it was very good to excellent.
Not such a hot reaction as "Give Thanks", which I think is fair! Here's some comments:
"Interesting time signatures" Alan Maxwell, DJ, Simeon FM, United Kingdom
"Good - suitable for my programme" Bob Atkins, DJ, 100.3 Bay FM, Australia
"Very good". Doc Schulze, DJ, Radio Euroherz, Germany
"9/10 Excellent" Kurt Gabriel, DJ, Radio Theben, EMCA Radio, Austria, Slovakia
"Truth in lyrics that move gently with the pleasant tune". Keith Brown, DJ, Rature Radio, United Kingdom
"9/10 Excellent" Rita Blackburn, DJ, Radio Star, Ireland
"Very good. Skilfully crafted song that would probably suit a stage production". Rob Hilliar, DJ, Flame FM, Cirencester Radio, Radio Atlanta, Corinium Radio, UK
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10th April 2010 |
Spring Classical Guitar Grade News |
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| In the Spring 2010 exam session, I'm pleased to report that for classical guitar a student I teach at Southend High School for Boys achieved Grade 2 Merit. Well done! |
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9th March 2010 |
Spring Electric Guitar Grade News |
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| In the Spring 2010 exam session, I'm pleased to report that for electric guitar a student I teach at Southend High School for Boys achieved Grade 1. Well done! |
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3rd March 2010 |
NCM Awards Weekend, Saturday February 3th 2010 |
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| Here's some pics of me and the band playing at the NCM awards on February 13th 2010. I received an award for the promotion of contempory christian music from George Hamilton IV during the awards evening. |
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3rd March 2010 |
"Such Knowledge" at No. 11 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Such Knowledge" remains at No. 11 in the NCM UK chart and at No. 19 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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27th February 2010 |
"Such Knowledge" at No. 11 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Such Knowledge" is at No. 11 in the NCM UK chart and is at No. 19 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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20th February 2010 |
"Such Knowledge" at No. 10 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Such Knowledge" is at No. 10 in the NCM UK chart and is at No. 19 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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13th February 2010 |
"Such Knowledge" at No. 10 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Such Knowledge" is at No. 10 in the NCM UK chart and is at No. 17 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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6th February 2010 |
"Such Knowledge" at No. 9 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Such Knowledge" has gone in at No. 9 in the NCM UK chart and is at No. 15 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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2nd January 2010 |
I am now a DipLCM! |
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| In late November 2009 I took an exam for the London College of Music Diploma in Electric Guitar Performance, and I've just received the result. I achieved a mark of 89/100, which is an "Approved upper level" award. So now I can attach the letters "DipLCM" to my name. |
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19th December 2009 |
Release Date for Progressive Pilgrim |
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I've had requests from radio stations and media for my next album, "Progressive Pilgrim". Thanks for the interest, guys! Unfortunately the release date for this has fallen behind what I'd originally hoped, and will not now be available until sometime early next year.
The album will be a worship album in the progressive style, and will thus be a bit different to the usual worship album, but with compositions that are shorter and more "accessible" than most prog. |
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8th December 2009 |
Autumn Electric Guitar Grade News |
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| In the Autumn 2009 exam session, I'm pleased to report that for electric guitar, Matt Milton, a student I teach privately, achieved Grade 3. Well done! |
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8th December 2009 |
Autumn Classical Guitar Grade News |
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| In the Autumn 2009 exam session, I'm pleased to report that for classical guitar, 3 students I teach at Horndon-on-the-Hill Primary School passed their Step 1 Preliminary exams, 2 of them with Merit. Well done! |
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14th November 2009 |
"Visionography" CD reviewed on Background Magazine web site |
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Time Will Tell's latest CD, "Visionography", has received a very positive independent review from Background Magazine, giving it 4 out of 5. To see the review, please click here. To listen to samples of each track and to purchase the CD, click here:
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11th October 2009 |
Media reaction to "Give Thanks" |
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Here's some of the media reaction to "Give Thanks":
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"This is original almost 'prog' arrangement. Are they Yes fans?" Alan Maxwell, DJ, Simeon FM, United Kingdom
"10/10 Another good song, a touch of class." Dennis Payne, DJ, Hot FM Son FM 106.7, SON FM88, Australia
"Lovely guitar work brings out the vocals to their best." Geoff Howlett, DJ, NFN, BBC Radio Humberside. United Kingdom
"Very good". Kurt Gabriel, DJ, Radio Theben, EMCA Radio, www.live365.com/stations/europeancma, Austria, Slovakia
"10/10 Great backing to a good song. I notice you hail from my neck of the woods!" Pastor Keith Brown, DJ, Rature Radio, UK
"Could have been very special - just misses". Tony Jasper, Journalist, Methodist Recorder, United Kingdom
"Interesting song, reminiscent in places of the Moody Blues". Rob Hilliar, DJ, Flame FM, Cirencester Radio, Radio Atlanta, Corinium Radio, UK
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4th October 2009 |
"Give Thanks" now available for free download |
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| I have made my song, "Give Thanks", available for free download. Simply click on Give Thanks to listen, or right click and select "Save Target As". This track is from "Progressive Pilgrim", an album of worship music in a prog-rock style based on the psalms, which hopefully will be available early next year through Split Horizon. |
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29th September 2009 |
"Give Thanks" at No. 14 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Give Thanks" has fallen to No. 14 in the NCM UK chart and has fallen to No. 38 in the NCM Euro chart. So I'm still in there! |
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27th September 2009 |
David Millar wins RGT finalist award |
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| My good friend and fellow guitar tutor David Millar from Northern Ireland has won the Finalist of the year award from the Registry of Guitar Tutors. He was presented the award today, at the RGT Conference in London. Please see below for pics! The award is in recognition of consistent achievements of the tutor's students in the RGT guitar exams. Well done David. |
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21st September 2009 |
"Give Thanks" at No. 10 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Give Thanks" stays at No. 10 in the NCM UK chart and has fallen to No. 36 in the NCM Euro chart. Amazing! |
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14th September 2009 |
"Give Thanks" at No. 10 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Give Thanks" stays at No. 10 in the NCM UK chart and has risen to No. 28 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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8th September 2009 |
"Give Thanks" at No. 10 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Give Thanks" is at No. 10 in the NCM UK chart and No. 31 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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31st August 2009 |
"Give Thanks" at No. 8 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Give Thanks" is at No. 8 in the NCM UK chart and No. 18 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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23rd August 2009 |
"Give Thanks" at No. 10 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Give Thanks" is at No. 10 in the NCM UK chart and No. 19 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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18th August 2009 |
"Give Thanks" at No. 11 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| This week my song "Give Thanks" is at No. 11 in the NCM UK chart and No. 21 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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10th August 2009 |
"Give Thanks" at No. 9 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| Further to my news item below, this week my song "Give Thanks" is at No. 9 in the NCM UK chart and No. 18 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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8th August 2009 |
"Give Thanks" at No. 10 in The New Christian Music UK Chart |
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| I recently recorded and released a progressive rock worship song called "Give Thanks" to New Christian Music, an organisation that promotes gospel music, and gives artists the chance to get thousands of airplays across hundreds of radio stations. The song was released on 1st August as part of the NCM promotional disc, and I am currently No. 10 in the NCM UK chart and No. 18 in the NCM Euro chart. |
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18th July 2009 |
Summer Acoustic Guitar Grade News |
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| In the Summer 2009 exam session, I'm pleased to report that for acoustic guitar a student I teach at Southend High School for Boys achieved Grade 8 Merit. Excellent result! |
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11th July 2009 |
Summer Classical Guitar Grade News |
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| In the Summer 2009 exam session, I'm pleased to report that for classical guitar, Sean Stone, a student I teach at Southend Music School, achieved Grade 6 Merit. Also, another student at Southend Music School achieved Grade 3 Distinction, and a student at St. Josephs Primary school achieved Grade 1 Merit. Well done to you all! |
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30th May 2009 |
Neil Henson in the Recording Studio |
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| Just finished a two day recording session with Neil and Kelly Henson at the Seahorse Recording Studios in East Horndon, with a cast of band and singers: Neil Henson on guitar and vocals, Kerry Eves and Patsi Thorn on vocals, Adrian Eves on keyboards, Barry Goddard of Time Will Tell on bass, Steve Cooper of Time Will Tell on drums, my good self on electric guitar, Kelly Henson and Dave of Seahorse studios on Engineering/recording. Please see below for pics. |
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23rd May 2009 |
Prog Rock Radio |
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| I came across an internet radio station called "Prog Rock Radio" which plays a really great selection of modern and classic progressive rock, check it out! It is a Live365 staton. Click on this link: Prog Rock Radio. |
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18th May 2009 |
Carley Gibson on the X-Factor trail |
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| Carley Gibson, who is lead singer in "Exchange", the function band that I play in, has passed the first round of auditions for the X-Factor. For more info please click here. |
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9th May 2009 |
Spring Electric Guitar Grade News |
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In the Spring 2009 exam session, I'm pleased to report that for electric guitar, James McEvoy, a student I teach at Southend Music School, achieved Grade 6 Merit. Excellent result!
Also, Dan Green, a guitar teacher that I mentor, had some great results with 4 of his students achieving distinction and 1 achieving merit. Well done! |
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18th April 2009 |
"Visionography" CD reviewed on Cross Rhythms web site |
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Time Will Tell's latest CD, "Visionography", has received an independent review from Cross Rhythms, giving it 7 out of 10. To see the review, please click here. To listen to samples of each track and to purchase the CD, click here:
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28th March 2009 |
Spring Classical Guitar Grade News |
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| In the Spring 2009 exam session I'm pleased to report that for classical guitar a student I teach at the Southend Music School achieved Grade 2 Distinction, a student I teach at Horndon Primary School achieved Step 1 Merit, and another student I teach at Eastwood Primary School achieved Step 1 Merit. Well done! |
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7th March 2009 |
Early Spring Electric Guitar Grade News |
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| In the Early Spring 2009 exam session, I'm pleased to report that for electric guitar, Matt Milton, a student I teach privately, achieved Grade 2 Merit. Well done! |
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