So I was minding my own business on a weekend away in Paris, when a little old man collars me and asks if he can draw a charicature of me because apparantly I look 'interesting' !!!
At first I was obviously dubious that he wanted money out of me (of which I have none), but he reassured me that it was a freebie and that he was merely using me to generate an audience for himself. Thus, I agreed, stood there for 5 minutes and 'voila' - Cartoon Ashmeister! I actually quite like it!
I've added a few new pics from gigs over the last few weeks, this one below was @ The Cockpit supporting Luke Pickett (Courtesy of Lexington Photography)...
In other news, i've been chatting to Jon Uren from Fruitcake Music Management (home of Tom McRae, Thea Gilmour, Kevin Devine, Jim Bianco etc..), a singer-songwriter focused label and management company. Jon took an interest in my material during my Leeds 'Bright Young Things' showcase back in 2006, and has now requested a copy of my proposed debut album. He's currently looking to expand the management side of things, so we're planning a meeting and gig event in the not too distant future.
I've also been talking to one of my all time heros - a chap called Simon Hale (he's a string arranger for the likes of Duncan Sheik & Ian Brown). Oh my word what a nice chap! He compared me to Duncan and really likes my material which is a massive massive personal compliment. Speechless...
Think that's all for now, over and out, Blogster Ash x
