Musician Services During Virus Situation
Many members of bands that we work with on the White Star label, through related labels, and other projects are either full time musicians or rely on their music as part of their income. They have therefore been adversely affected by gig cancellations and recording sessions and at the moment there is uncertainty over when things will get back to normal. In order to get through these tough times many of those musicians are offering services such as online tuition, mixing sessions, online sessions, graphic design, etc. So if you fancy engaging one of your favourite musicians to help your project and help them through this difficult time, this could be a great opportunity. Services, Links, Contact details below.
The Room
Eric Bouillette - online lessons for guitar, violin or piano - bouilletteeric.wixsite.com
Steve Anderson - web design, graphic design, artworking - steve@steve-anderson.co.uk
Andy Rowe - voice over, translation services, video editing - andy@voice-over.org.uk
Kyros
Adam Warne - music production and mixing based at Old Street Studios, one-to-one tuition on production, song writing and logic pro - www.hereisadam.com - adam@oldstreetstudios.com
Dean Nelson (band manager) - music production, mixing and mastering services, home demo critique, music promotion advice - www.generationstudio.co.uk - dean@generationstudio.co.uk
The Paradox Twin
Graham Brown - online piano and drum lessons, available for remote recording sessions in home studio - www.grahambrowndrums.co.uk - grahambrowndrums@gmail.com
Other
John Mitchell (White Star co-owner, guitarist, songwriter, producer, etc.) - studio services including recording, mixing, mastering, session guitar, etc. - outhousestudios.co.uk - info@outhousestudios.co.uk
Steve Vantsis (bass player for Lonely Robot, Fish, and more) - print and online design for artists, bands, and labels including album covers, fliers, web design, etc. - www.svsdesign.net - info@svsdesign.net
Kyros announce new album, 'Mannequin'
UK prog-synth-rockers Kyros announce their 4th studio album ‘Mannequin’, released February 2nd on limited edition double orange Vinyl, digipak CD and digitally (Pre-order)
Announced alongside the release of the bands new single ‘Ghosts Of You’ and the upcoming 2024 UK tour dates, Kyros continue their meteoric rise with acclaim across UK press and radio alike. The upcoming album offers some of the bands most electrifying, fiercely unique and all round breathtaking work to date with 10 tracks of intricate Prog musicianship intertwined with synth-pop influences and topped with some elegant, infectiously catchy melodies.
Lead vocalist Shelby explains:
"Our upcoming album, ‘Mannequin’ is like peeling back layers of paint on an old canvas. With each track, we're exploring the masks we all wear, the stories we tell ourselves to get by.
This album is a real heart-on-sleeve affair for us and it's probably the most 'us' we've ever sounded. It's about what happens when the facade cracks and you're left with nothing but the truth. Nothing but your true self. We can't wait for everyone to hear it and perhaps see themselves in it, just like we do.”
White Star Records is a new record label project created by two dedicated music obsessives! The project combines the skills of John Mitchell (singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer) and Chris Hillman (owner and founder of Magick Eye Records). The pair met in 2013 when Chris was using John's own recording studio, Outhouse Studios, for a band on his long standing Magick Eye Records Label. They found they had lots of ideas in common and became firm friends. Many discussions (and pub meals!) followed during which the collaboration of White Star Records was born. The ethos behind the label is simply to release great music, that both John & Chris enthuse about, with no restrictions on style or genre. The first release was the exclusive 'The Nostalgia Factory' EP by John Mitchell and signings now include Kim Seviour, Voices From the Fuselage and Kepler Ten.
