Hi all

Yes it is true, I'M STILL ALIVE!!!!! Where do I begin to tell you all what has been happening since I last posted.

Ok, well as you all know, I have now become the singer in GUN which has, so far, been a great fun. Last years gigs were bigger and more fun than I thought was possible so it has led us all to feel very positive about the future. We are planning to tour extensively over the next 18 months as well as develop new music. It hasn't all been plain sailing with a change of management and agent which has taken a little more time than we all anticipated, but we are now in the happy situation of being able to book shows and make a long term plan to reinvent the band for a new future. All the info you need will be present on the official GUN site.

The question I keep getting asked is 'what is happening about the last EP of the 'Guitar, Bass and Drums' collection'? Well, things have changed a lot since last year including the personnel of the band. The good news is that the EP is all but finished with only bits of overdubbing to complete and a vocal or two, so I anticipate it emerging sometime at the back end of the summer along side the promised booklet and possibly some remixed versions of earlier tunes also available in what is hoped to be a collection of the best tracks into a fully realised album format.

With regard to the band itself, well in keeping with each EP so far, I have decided to work with new musicians to complete the trilogy. The recording has been done at my own new studio in Scarborough and has employed an old mate, Matt E on drums, with all the other instrumentation being completed by myself with some of the guitar tracks played by a close friend of mine, Jason Wardman. It is a slightly more intense EP than the other two, and I would say dynamically different with a quirky pop edge! I love it actually, so hope you lot do too.

It will be available through the site shop and hopefully, once I have decided how to do it, on the road when I tour. The touring will be different this time, and perhaps not as extensive but I have every intention of delivering on my promise to see this EP collection to its conclusion. It may not have stuck to the original time scale but it WILL be finished.

In other news, I have begun to work with a whole variety of artists as co-writer and producer. I am in fact working on an album with a band who I believe could be as big as Nirvana! For the moment they will remain nameless but I assure you, they will coming to your attention very soon.

Ok so that is the news to date, apart from to say that the site is due to be relaunched as an appendage to the GUN site, to cut down the confusion. Any info you need to find out about my general activities can be found through GUN official, and Nige is now my direct contact and webmaster, any questions should be put to him and he will send onto me.

Have a great summer and see you all soon, and thanks for your continued support and interest. The future is looking good!
Take care all of you
Kindest regards

Tobe
Scarborough
Easter 2009