Wednesday, 5 November 2008

Ashmeister Caricature / New Gig Photos / Fruitcake Music

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' !!!

Ashley Hicklin - Portait from Paris - Photo Cartoon Ash - En Paris!

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)...

AshleyHicklin-SupportingLukePickett.jpg


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

No comments:

Post a Comment