Tuesday 26 March 2013

Slowly but steadily! (REVISITED)

Blimey!  I've just realised I haven't been writing anything on this blog all month... Disgraceful!!!!

No matter, I can make it up to You all right away:

1. After some discussion, chasing people, preparing one form for the touring and having to cancel that form due to cancelling the touring, I finally have obtained a music license from PRS for the three songs in the play at a very cheap charge, which really made my day!  :D

2. Posters and flyers are going to the print tomorrow to advertise auditions taking place next month! You might have realised, by now, that I'm damn well organised and have to do things well ahead of the game. Thank goodness the Easter break is almost upon us: this will give me the chance to distribute all marketing tools in the various local schools since we are, after all, casting the play with KIDS! Poster and flyer to appear on the blog soon!

2.a. I still haven't found the author of the second song - although I'm about to pop around the school where I heard it the first time. If anyone out there knows The Teacher's Blues, please write a comment as soon as possible. Here's the text, and part of the music...




3. It's time to reveal the last [but not least] artist whose song is also part of the play: our very own acoustic songwriter, Gemma Aguilar.  Here she is...



Gemma Aguilar is an English singer-songwriter from Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire who, since 2009 has taken the live circuit by storm.
With 9 regional BBC Radio performances, including BBC Introducing, a finalist at the 2009 Open Mic at Portsmouth Guildhall, as well as supporting The John Young Band, Gemma has been the opening act for boy band Blue at the Buckinghamshire Armed Forces Day in June 2011 performing to over 4,000 people. In 2010 she released her first EP, 'Its my life' - and was delighted when her song 'Sunshine' was featured on an episode of Hollyoaks last summer!
Gemma is currently recording a new EP which she is hoping to release later this year. All the material on 'Its My Life' was written by Gemma at the age of 15! Now three years on, she is very excited to be releasing current material and with a new sound. Watch this space!
Follow on @Gemma_Aguilar
Or Gemma Aguilar Official (Facebook Fan Page)


I'm so flattered that she gave permission to use one of her songs for the play, and wish her well in her new music projects.


4. Keeping You all updated on what the rest of the Production Team is up to, as far as performing is concerned: this is how Francesca keeps herself occupied between a uni audition and the other  

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=624059577609468&set=o.520174954692135&type=2&theater

5. Meanwhile, Chris Amos is launching two new theatre groups in Leighton-Linslade for youngsters, with the innovative idea that anyone with an interest in Drama can attend, even if they cannot pay.  Like me, he believes that no one should put their dreams aside because they cannot afford to realise them!

6. This leads me to reveal how I'm financing the play, but this will be a topic for the next episode... bit of suspense won't harm You!

Ta da!  :)