Chapter 15 – The curry, the showcase and the music manager.
Muff was keen to get things moving while we were waited for the legal issues to be resolved, so he asked me to get the... Read More
06
August
2015
Chapter 14 – Squatting in front of Mark Owen
So to get the ball rolling with Jud, Muff put me in touch with a London-based law firm that specialised in music contracts. The lawyer... Read More
23
July
2015
Chapter 13 – Will she, won’t she?
After we finished recording ‘Did you see her’ and ‘Good for nothing‘ we recorded one more song, called ‘No Sun Shines.’ This song became a... Read More
16
July
2015
Chapter 12 – The screaming drunk session
After the meeting with Muff all I wanted to do was write. Writing with others has always come quite easily to me, and I enjoy... Read More
01
July
2015
Chapter 11 – The day I was offered a record deal
We sit chatting, casually and comfortably, and I like Muff immediately. He is different from many of the music executives I had met … he’s... Read More
15
June
2015
Chapter 10 – and now for the songs
As this is a music blog, I’ve decided to open up a little and start actually sharing some of the songs I’ve been writing about... Read More
28
May
2015
Chapter 9 – Meeting Muff & Paul McCartney
I stepped onto the landing of the Sony floor. There were people buzzing around, phones were ringing, music was playing and I could feel all... Read More
27
April
2015
Chapter 8 – The phone call and the meeting
So, in the last chapter I was telling you about Muff Winwood, the then Vice President of Sony UK, and why I was making a... Read More
24
February
2015
Chapter 7 – The arrival of Muff Winwood
So before I started contacting labels I needed a plan. First, I made a list of the labels I thought would be a good match... Read More
16
January
2015
Chapter 6 – Showcasing for Sony Records
We arrived at Arista records, and were led into a large office, which looked much like every other office we’d been in; walls lined with... Read More
08
October
2014