ATP Sweat Shop

Some people have been asking me where they can get ATP Tshirts from, to which the answer was - you can't!

But I am pleased to say that I have set up an online sweatshop and if you want a limited edition ATP t shirt you can get one via the link below. There is a man and woman style - both with the same design: "I'mAmongstThePigeons". Both are £12.99 which is not too bad.

I will eventually delete this design and replace it with a new one once they are all sold out.

Happy Shopping >>> ATP Sweat Shop

Please help me by voting

Hi All,

Please can you go to http://www.dittomusic.com/featured-artist and vote for Amongst The Pigeons. It's for a Ditto Music promotion which can help me win £15k worth of digital help.

Thanks

Nominations

Some of you may remember a while ago I was asking for people to vote for my 'repeat to fade' artwork as part of the Brighton Music Awards. Well I am pleased to say that my ep cover has been selected and made the final three.

I believe the organizers of the awards now decide on who they want to win, which seems a bit bizarre to me, but there you go. The idea of a public vote which is then decided by committee just defies logic. What will the winner be based on? Is there a set criteria? Or will it just be who they like the most based on popularity? Who knows? Not me.

But its nice to get this far.

The awards are in November and have apparently already 'sold out' so I am not even sure if the people who are nominated will be going along?

I will update you all when I hear more.

Observations of Etiquette

Last night I played my 3rd gig as Amongst The Pigeons. Now that the initial fear has passed I am really starting to get into playing ATP live. I feel more confident to play around with the songs and experiment with effects and noises. It has also promoted me to make some new material as I am already bored with parts of the show and want a few new 'dance' hits to carry the weight.

I was on first last night and was followed by a band called 'Over The Wall' who were brilliant. Its very rare that I see bands I like anymore, but these two guys had some great songs and you could tell they loved playing. Go check them out!

The headline band were called Teeth, and my views on them are probably less positive. The band turned up about 9.15pm, having missed any sound check earlier on in the night. They then preceded to take 30 minutes to set up on stage. All they actually did was build a 4 piece drum kit and plugged a phono-out lead into a MacBook. It was all rather bizarre.

In my opinion bands should respect gigs and everything that comes with them, the traveling, the set up, the sound check, the timings. If you can't be bothered to respect the promoter and the people who come to see you play - why the hell should the respect you?

Anyway ...

I have a brief gap now before the next ATP:LIVE which will be on Saturday 13th November in Brighton @ 4.30pm!. For all the lovely details >>> Click here!

Brighton Live - the video proof

Last Friday I played the annual Brighton Live Festival on The Great Escape Stage in Hectors House. It would be fair to say it was an excellent gig and I had a great time. Selected highlights from the gig can be viewed in the following video:

I want to thank all of you that came along and if you are up for it, the next gig is on Wed 20 October. @ Jam in Brighton.

Last minute reminder ... Gig this Friday

Hello,

Just a quick reminder that I am playing this Friday as part of the Brighton Live Festival.

8PM @ Hectors House - Live Set
Midnight @ Latest Music Bar - DJ Set

Hope to see you there!

ATPRMX008 - Anna Madeleine 'The Angel'

ATPRMX008 - Anna Madeleine 'The Angel' by Amongst The Pigeons

Here's another new remix for you to listen to and enjoy.

This one is a remix of 'The Angel' by Anna Madeleine, the original is now available to buy on iTunes and Bandcamp as of today.

In other news I did my first ATP:LIVE gig last week in Brighton, it was good fun, slightly bizarre finally taking my music and playing it live, but I am eager for the next one now.

The next gig is on Friday 8 October @ Hectors House as part of Brighton Live - please do come along and join me in some Pigeon dancing.

ATP:LIVE : This Wed 15th Sept in Brighton

OK, My first ever gig was going to be on 8th October as part of Brighton Live but I got offered the support slot for this gig on Wednesday 15 September.

So I will be playing at Jam in Brighton, Middle Street supporting SEEFEEL and Deadfader.
I am on first so get down early - 8pm ish I believe.

If you are on Facebook there is an event HERE!
And if you want to buy advance tickets you can do so HERE!

Would be great to see you there.

Secret Rehearsal Footage!

Here at ATP:HQ secret rehearsals are going on for the ATP:LIVE shows taking place in Oct, Nov and Dec. This footage comes from a full practice session that took place earlier on this week. It's just a small taster of what's to come!

Amongst The Pigeons - ATP:LIVE Secret Rehearsal (Sept 2010) from Charlie A Thompson on Vimeo.

ATP:LIVE #001 : Brighton Live

It is nearly 6 years ago since I started making music as Amongst The Pigeons and I am oh so pleased to announce that I will be playing ATP:LIVE in October.

The first ATP live gig will be part of Brighton Live which is a week long festival of free gigs in the city and I have been asked by The Great Escape to play on their stage on Friday 8th October.

I will be playing at Hectors House which is a Pub on Grand Parade > here is a map.

The doors open at 7.30pm and its free, I will be onstage around 8-9pm. Not sure of the exact time yet but I will update you before.

Later on in the night I am also doing an ATP:DJ SET at the Latest Music Bar from Midnight until you all go home.

So please join me for a night of Amongst The Pigeons. If you are on Facebook you can see the event details Here!