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AUTUMN 2011
The Dark Flowers project is looking to a Spring 2012 release and a new duet "Indian Summer"
feat Jim Kerr and Catherine A.Dnow available to listen to on Soundcloud.
Writing and performing live with Lydia Baylis
Songwriting collaboration workshop at Leeds College of Music in December
Special guest at the opening of Vision Create's new media wing at West Notts tech.Met HRH the duke of Kent and will be reprising songwriting workshops at the college from January.
Red Sky July co-write "how to get your love " added to Radio 2 playlist.
great new track "obviously love" written with Ed Drewett.
Art/Music installation "DAYS ON END"with Jonathan Mccree is staged on 22nd/23rd October at the Caroline Gardens Chapel ,Peckham, London where Statham will perform 3 new peices of music and project 3 self made films over the performance.
New co-write with American Artist Mikkey Ekko
New track "how to get your love" co-written withShelly Poole appears on her new album with her band project RED SKY JULY(featuring Ally Macerlaine and Charity Hair) album "Red Sky July"and is the first single to be taken from the album.
SPRING 2011
A collaboration with painter Jonathan MCcree is underway which will culminate in a live performance at the Asylum Chapel Peckham in October as well as a sound installation and 3 new works from MCcree
Writing with Ed Drewett (supporting Elton John on tour) again.
Writing with Warner writer Gez O'Connell
Starman written with Lydia Baylis available to download for the Welsh Guards Afghanistan Appeal
from her website www.lydiabaylis.com
Writing with ATC electronic duo Chewlips
Writing with SEG artist Bo Saris
"The Dark Flowers" completed...please visit www.thedarkflowers.net for info..
8 tracks completed with Lydia Baylis and mixed by Richard Wilkinson including "Starman" which is a featured promo video on the site !
Writing continues with Island Records Jess Mills and Universal Records Jay James Picton.
New track "Never fall out" features on the new Peter Murphy album "Ninth" realeased worldwide on Nettwerk Records following Peter's cameo appearance in the latest Twilight movie "Eclipse".
Judged the prestigious Harrow College "Mortimer singing prize" with Lydia Baylis.
Continued writing with Simple Minds vocalist Jim Kerr
AUTUMN 2010
X-Factor winner Matt Cardle sings "here with me" (co-written song) on the Final to win the show !.
December see's Writing with X-factor finalist Diana Vickers and new Decca Records signing Jay Picton.,
and continued development of Lydia Baylis
November see's continued writing with Ed Drewett and Pearl & the Puppets
Also writing with the dark flowers guest vocalists Catherine A.D and Kate Havnevik on their respective solo careers.
Writing with Jim Kerr continues for the 2nd Lostboy AKA album
Work continues as a guest lecturer at Bath Spa University on the M.A songwriting course
Statham's new project "the dark Flowers"is nearing completion and ways of putting this music out are being considered.
Guest vocalist's include Jim Kerr...Dot Allison...Peter Murphy...Helicopter Girl...Kate Havnevik...Remi Roughe...
Shelly Poole...Neil Rollinson...Catherine A.D...and a new website has been set up at www.thedarkflowers.net
also at www.reverbnation.com/thedarkflowers .Please visit for more info on this project and the people involved.
Writing through October has included tracks with new Warner Records signing Hannah Yadi , Norwegian Grammy winning electro artist Karin Park , breakthrough alternative band "the good natured" , and 5 new tracks with Simple Minds vocalist Jim Kerr for the 2nd Lostboy AKA album.
September and October saw the writing of 8 tracks with as yet unsigned artist Lydia Baylis.. www.lydiabaylis.com
