Ashley Hicklin

Friday, 27 November 2009

Abbey Road / Mini Tour of Germany / EPK!

Just got back from a mini-industry tour of Germany. From Berlin to Hamburg, then Cologne and Munich! Was awesome. We played stripped down acoustic sets with just cello, piano and guitar - it went down really well, smiles and clapping and laughter and drunkardness :) We've had lots of great offers from some important industry partners already and we've only just got back from the tour! Well well worth it, thanks to anyone that came down and everyone that made it all happen...

We recently went to have a look around Abbey Road in London which was freakin amaaaaazing - We are looking at doing a live recording / live dvd showcase for the industry in early 2010 and Abbey Road seems like the ideal location. Arghhhhhhhhhhhh! Exciting!

And finally, we recently shot an EPK and it has just about finished being edited. Looks really cool, can't wait to reveal all.

Saturday, 19 September 2009

Band Rehearsal - Live Footage - "She Is Love"...

Saturday, 12 September 2009

Live on Balcony TV...

Just finished a long week of co-writing in london. Was good fun, worked with some amazing writers and wrote some wicked songs. Also played on balcony tv hamburg a few weeks back, it's now on-line - I even spoke a word or two auf deutsch :) Heading up to my hometown Scarborough to play a show in a little wooden boat tomorrow - fun times! Then back to hamburg to work in the studio on the album - we're doing string arranging at the moment which is my fav, I luuuuuuuuurve strings...

Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Twitter...

Just a quickie to say I have succumbed to twittering :)

http://twitter.com/ashleyhicklin

Let's follow each other!!! But not in a weird kinda way :)

Sunday, 16 August 2009

Record Deal Signed!!! / Yamaha Guitar Sponsorship

It's official! We signed the final paperwork for our record deal with Ferryhouse Productions / Warner Music! All very exciting. There will be a signing video on-line shortly. 2010 is gonna be a fun year working with this team. Looking forward to touring the record, which is starting to sound wwwwwwicked. Franz Plasa is a musical genius!

In other news I have my first sponsorship deal :) Yaaaaay! Big smiley face! Yamaha guitars sent me a new CPX15N Acoustic and it's absolutely bloomin beautiful. Probably the nicest guitar I have ever played, and i've played a lot of geeetars. Massive thankyou to the peeps at yamaha. Go buy one just like mine you won't be disappointed...

Thursday, 23 July 2009

Festivals & Recording in Hamburg Videos...

Just finished another week in the studio in hamburg, we have seven songs down on our debut record. We're having fun with our crazy-ass producer Franz Plasa and his team. This is a video from the studio courtesy of Petra, thanku :)

We also played Conincx Pop Festival a few weeks back which was amazing, we have some rough little handy-cam videos of the show and also the roadtrip to Holland!

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

This City Wears A Secret - Live From Hamburg...

This is a live recording from Hamburg of a brand new track written yesterday "This City Wears A Secret".

Video is a little rough but sound is okay for a "home" studio recording :)

Lyrics are ppppppretty, and were a joint effort between myself and Kim Sawford...

Enjoy!

Tuesday, 2 June 2009

CITY SHOWCASE / Publishing / Sponsorship Deal...

This last week or so has been mental. Gigs nearly every night of the week, radio interview slots, and lots of industry interest.

We've been asked to perform at not one, but TWO of this year's London "City Showcase" Events. This event showcases up-and-coming musical talent and has unearthed the likes of Newton Faulkner, Bens Brother, David Ford and Amy Winehouse in recent years. If you can come down then please do!

June 3rd 2008 1:30PM -
Timberland Store - Regents Street - LONDON, South

June 6th 2008 3:45PM -
Ben Sherman Store - Carnaby Street - LONDON, South

There has been quite a bit of publishing interest in our album "Parrysland" which we have literally only just finished, from some massive publishers and some smaller ones two.

We have also had some quite exciting news regarding a clothing sponsorship deal, some massive brands being talked about, and a lot of money being talked about. Scary shizzle. Guitar endorsement is also on the cards, but I don't wana jinx that one coz I really want some new toys to play with. Ha! I've been playing the same Eko acoustic for ten years! No joke! A hand-me-down from my dad. If anyone can pull-off a guitar endorsement, it's our manager Kevin Reynolds who is working his little cotton socks off for us. Big respect :)

Wednesday, 20 May 2009

"She Is Love" - Live & Unplugged from Home Studios in Hamburg...

We've been really busy recording our album, but we've got a few days to chill, so here is a quick live video we shot last night on a handy-cam in the studio:

We have part 1 of our cool little video blog for the album sessions on it's way - courtesy of filming genius Petra. In the meantime here's a few pictures...

I'd also like to say a big spanks to City Showcase in London for having me perform with the Troubadour String Quartet at the big Apple Store on Regent's street. It was one of the best gigs of my life, a real vibe in the room and a lot of smiley people :) Photos will be on-line asap!

Tuesday, 31 March 2009

Live in the APPLE STORE - City showcase / Gigs / Festivals

Lots coming up on the gigging front, all listed below. Really looking forward to playing in the flagship apple store on regents street - come watch - City Showcase is the 7th, 8th and 9th of May this year. Many thanks for having me back it was ace last year :) It's a big festival of fashion and music for London...

www.CityShowcase.co.uk

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We've also been asked to play a Cool festival in Holland with the full band - CONINCX POP FESTIVAL!!! Sounds amazing... Road trip, most of our band have never been to Holland before. I've told them it's just like the movies:

GIG LIST - Come see us:

29 Mar 2009