A Preview Mix, Gig Reflections and Travel Plans

on 18 October 201318 October 2013

It’s always tricky writing a catch-up post after leaving it so long without any updates on this page. This must be mostly due to the pressure that I put on myself to include absolutely everything. Writing now, I have surrendered to the prospect that I will indeed miss out on a thing or two. But that’s OK! Also, apologies for the politically charged post that has remained on my front page for such a long period now. I think I’ve gotten my stance on that area clear enough now. Anyway… less waffle, more news.

In a sort of proof of life effort (you can call me George Clooney), I’ve posted up a preview mix of one of the tracks that will feature on my upcoming Debut Album (expect it early next year). It’s called Sleeping Spirits and you can listen to it via my Soundcloud:

In the past month and a bit, I’ve also played a whole bunch of shows. Two of these stood out to me when I booked them, and are worth a bit of a reflection.

Proper Music Social @ the Union Hotel (headliner) on 26th September – Played as a 4 piece band in the first show with drummer Tim Parsons. What a great gig. The current lineup of guys playing with me all know the songs pretty well and the sound is meshing really well. I’ll be sure to book some more band gigs in over the new year.

Folk Informal @ FBi Social on 17th October – My first time playing at this wonderful space. Performed as a solo act in a slightly shorter set than usual. It was really nice. Good environment to really sing out my lyrics and get some of my story songs across. Also a really great lineup on the night. The other artists were:
* Brendon Moon (sorry Brendon, couldn’t find a link)
* All Our Ex’s Live in Texas
* Lily So & the Bellows

Here’s a gallery that I’ve just put up with pics from the gig:

In a couple of weeks, I’ll be finishing up with my University degree! This means that I’ll be a full fledged High School Music Teacher which will be a perfect compliment for my career as a poor original singer/songwriter. It’s possible to have 2 careers at the same time, right? Of course it is.

To celebrate this, I’m heading off to the United States of America with my girlfriend for 5-6 weeks. There’ll be a few gigs along the way with a majority of our time spent in locations such as NYC, Nashville, New Orleans, Memphis and Chicago. As expected, I’m REALLY excited. 🙂

That’s all for now…

Speak soon.

Prac in Sutherland, Recording, Gigs and Pics

on 2 September 20134 September 2013

As of writing, I am currently at the halfway point of my final Prac in Music Teaching over at St. Patrick’s College in Sutherland. The prospect of finishing this degree, which has occupied 90% of my time over the past 4 years, is a very exciting one. Only 3 weeks left (including this one). I have to say that this experience has been an entirely positive one. I’m placed at a great school with polite kids and dedicated staff.

Recording is also gradually moving forward. We worked on piano the weekend before last on a beautiful mini-grand steinway.

Recording Piano

You can expect a few songs to be listenable over the next month. I’ll put some unmastered versions up when I get a chance. I also plan on handing them out to local radio as a taster prior to the full album release.

Also to mention a few notable gigs over the next 3 weeks:

This Thursday I will be playing a solo gig over at the UNSW White House from 4pm.
This Sunday I will be playing as a trio with the Henderson brothers (Nick and Cam) over at Kirribilli Markets from 11:30am-2:30pm.
On Thursday the 19th I will be playing one solo set in support of ILUKA over at The Bucket List at Bondi Beach.

While I’m on that topic, ILUKA has just released her wonderful EP ‘Glory Days’. Check it out if you get a chance.

Facebook her @ https://www.facebook.com/ilukamusic

As a final point to this entry, I have also recently uploaded a whole bunch of new pictures to this website. These include snaps from the House Concert that I held early last month and new pics documenting the studio process.

Here’s one from the House Concert that I really like: 🙂

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P.S. I cut my hair. It’s short now. 😮

(Note to self: I really need to get some more live videos up on this site!)

Speak soon.

New pics, vids, gigs. New look.

on 30 January 201330 January 2013

I’ve been very busy and very organised of late.

If you look to your right, you will notice some new dates up and locked in for gigs. Hoping that some of you reading this will consider coming along… even after all of the facebook and email flooding that will be received.

I have also uploaded some studio snaps taken with my iPhone to prove that I am actually recording an album and not lying about it… and uploaded more professional studio snaps (as in photography studio) which are completely attributed to the talents of Cindy at Live Photography. Seriously, she is amazing. Go to her website and check out her stuff. Now.

https://www.livephotography.com.au/

All of the Pics that you see on my facebook, bandcamp and main website front pages are taken by Cindy.

Check my Pictures section under “Media” to see these.

I also decided that I will be uploading 2 youtube videos a week. There have been 2 put up since my last post… I missed out on my 2 last week cause I had some freak flu and it is now Wednesday and I’ve got another full day in the studio. Lots of work to do still!

More gigs are yet to be confirmed and evented in Facebook.

Finally, do you like the new look? Kind of minimalist eh? All of my sites will be up to date soon enough.

Speak soon.

Sam Newton

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Prac in Sutherland, Recording, Gigs and Pics

New pics, vids, gigs. New look.

Sam Newton Music