ATPRMX009 - JF5 FTF

ATPRMX009 - JF5 FTF by Amongst The Pigeons

This is my remix of 'The Justice Force Five' track 'Fight The Fight'. I did most of the remix the other week when it was snowing and I was stranded for 5 hours on a train from Birmingham back to Brighton.

Hope you like it :)

2010 : Re_flection

As I approach the end of the year I always start to reflect on what has happened over the last 12 months in the world of ATP.

I have just be re-reading my similar post from last year and this time last year the main thing I wanted to do was get ATP:LIVE up and running. I am pleased to say that this happened.

2010 has been a rather eventful year for me, it started off slow but picked up in the last 6 months.

In the summer before my back operation I released the 'Repeat to fade EP' this got lots of good reviews but failed to get the radio plays I had hoped for. It always frustrates me how difficult it is to get national airplay.

It was during the recovery of my back operation that I made the 'Flat on me back EP' - a little project to keep me busy during the recovery - but also had a few great ideas on it, some of which will be expanded for ATPLP2.

The recovery of the back operation also gave me time to deconstruct my songs and work out how to do ATP:LIVE.

The first ATP:LIVE show took place in September and following that I did a few other gigs including playing Brighton:Live on the Great Escape Stage which was a real pleasure. Since then I have gone on to support some really cool bands such as Seefeel, Men, Teeth and Small Black.

In November there was the Brighton Music Awards for which I (or rather Maria) won best artwork, again a great achievement and it was nice to be part of a local awards event.

So in reflection 2010 has been a good year and I have achieved a lot, but as always I am hungry for improvement and want to achieve even more in 2011.

What are my aims for 2011?

Well ....

ATP:LIVE

I want to carry on perfecting ATP:LIVE, bringing new songs into the shows and making each show sound better. I want to play gigs outside of Brighton and also do a tour (or two) during the year. I also want to play festivals in the summer and realise this is one of the hardest things to do, but I am determined to get my name out there and get booked for as many as possible.

ATPLP2

I have already begun work on ATPLP2 (for those of you who have my debut album you'll already know what its going to be called). I am really hoping to make a big progression with the second album. I have learnt a lot over the last few years and feel that I have created an 'ATP sound' which I hope to improve and develop.

I have three new songs that are being worked on at the moment, these are called 'The Man Who Smiles When Things Go Wrong', 'FutureDeadRockStars' and 'The Inherent Racism of Doves'. All of them are sounding rather good.

The other thing I want to say about these titles is all of them have come from what ATP fans have said on either Facebook or Twitter - I am constantly monitoring what you are saying and if I like the order you put some words in I may nab it for a song title.

The other aim I have with ATPLP2 is that it will get released on a small independent label, once I have finished the album I will be sending it out to see what reception it gets. I also hope to get more national airplay with the singles I release off it.

ATPRMXs

I am going to keep making remixes - I have a few that I am finishing at the moment and will update the blog when they are done. But I love doing these so if you want one made - get in touch!

So I guess in reality 2011 will just carry on from 2010 as after all the change of year is just another day.

I do hope that over time I can take things to the next level - I want more people to know about ATP and maybe eventually have someone who takes on a management kind of role to allow me to make music and play live whilst they do the other stuff. Who knows.

Anyway - I just wanted to thank anyone who is reading this for their support during TwentyTen and here's to everyone having a great festive time ... x

Last gig of the year - done

Last night I played my last gig of the year supporting Small Back at Jam, it was a good night and some great other bands were on the bill.

I just wanted to thank everyone who has come to see me play live during 2010, its been a great experience taking ATP into the venues and playing live. I got to support Seefeel, Teeth, Men and Small Black - not bad for the first few months of gigging.

I have big plans for expanding these live shows in the future - next year I want to integrate some new material to keep the shows fresh and to be able to chop and change set lists more. I also want to get to more cities across UK, the main places I want to play are Bristol, Manchester and London - so if you know any good promoters there tell them about me.

Beyond that I really want to form a live band for ATP:LIVE with additional people on Drums, bass, keys and suchlike. That probably wont happen until 2012 - but if you know someone who would like to join the ATP fold let me know.

Anyway ... again thanks to all who braved the elements to see me this year and see you all on the Road in 2011.

ATP:LIVE #005 - Sunday 5 Dec 2010

Hi Folks,

Just wanted to update you about my next gig (and most likely last of 2010). It's at Jam (again) in Brighton on Sunday 5th December. Doors are at 8pm and I am on early at 8.15pm sharp. So please get down early doors.

Headlining is Small Black and additional support comes from PicturePlane and Nullifier.

Tickets are £6.50 and if you want to come please let me know as I'll have a few 'cheap list' places to fill. Thanks,

Facebook event link

ATPLP2 - demos

This week I started work on the 2nd ATP album.

I am going to be spending the next 6 months or so making demos and then trying to play them live before eventually re-recording them for the album.

As such there are going to be a fair few demos appearing/disappearing online over the next few months - all which will be free to download.

The first of these demos is available to download from my SoundCloud account. It's called 'The Man Who Smiles When Things Go Wrong' and will be available to download for a week from today.

For updates on these demos check out twitter @atpmusic, facebook and my blog.

The Man Who Smiles When Things Go Wrong (demo) by Amongst The Pigeons

The Award Winning ....

Last night I attended the 1st ever Brighton Music Awards at the East Wing of the Brighton Center. There were a number of categories such as band of the year, live act of the year, solo artist of the year etc etc etc.

Anyway I was nominated for the Artwork of the year for the 'Repeat to fade EP' cover and am ever so please to say - I WON!

I must also give a MASSIVE thanks to Maria who did the artwork for the EP - My brief was dark and twisted and her artwork captures it perfectly.

I really urge you to go and look at her website and if you need any work doing give her a shout as she is one of Brighton's best up and coming artists. http://www.mjoart.co.uk/mjoart.htm

ATP:LIVE #004 - Tonight

Hi Folks,

Bit last minute this one, I am playing LIVE in Brighton tonight @ The Prince Albert supporting MEN.

It's £7 to get in but I have some £fiver guest passes so if you are coming let me know.

You can read all about it here on Beakbook.

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.