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LATEST NEWS!!!!!! 2nd SINGLE CONVERSATIONAL TENNIS NOW BEING SERVICED & TO BE RELEASED JULY 6TH AFTER QUEENS & WIMBLEDON FORTNIGHT!!! WITH 2 TRACKS NEVER ENOUGH & THE RIVER. SEE NEW VIDEO FOR SINGLE JUST LOADED ON YOU TUBE & OUR WEB SITE WWW.WHATSNEXTENTERTAINMENT.COM.
CONVERSATIONAL TENNIS ALBUM RELEASE DATE NOW SET FOR JULY 13TH SOON TO BE ON SALE FROM iTUNES AND ALL MAJOR DOWNLOAD SITES. CLUE: A LOT OF BALLS TO BE THROWN AROUND!! ALL OUR OLD & NEW MATES CAN HELP US CHART!!!
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Early 2009 THE BRAINCHILD completed and mastered tracks for their stunning forthcoming album, CONVERSATIONAL TENNIS, produced by the brilliant Martin Smith ( Electric Light Orchestra) in his studio in Sussex. the band's first single the quirky ME & MY MATE (..from a council estate,walking down the Seven Sisters Road!) was officially released early 2009 and successfully promoted to national radio stations & TV. The band completed and uploaded the video for ME & MY MATE to YOUTUBE & their sites, which is now playlisted on 20 or more on line TV networks, with just annoumced release date for the album now set for JULY 13TH 2009 & the 2nd single CONVERSATIONAL TENNIS to be released JULY 6TH after Queens & Wimbledon fortnight. ME & MY MATE Video features original 1950's £ 1/2 million Routemaster bus going 'No.66 going NOWHERE', Ferrari, girl in Dalmatian dog suit, best bus museum in the country and lovable craziness in general - amongst other things!! Directed by Andy Warhol's brother Steven W. Parsons, son of a real lion tamer. Watch this space for update!!! The Hairy Bikers, Si King & Dave Meyers are putting some live shows together this year at which The Brainchild will headline and also hope to use The Brainchild as their house band on their TV series later this year.The Brainchild's very successful appearance in 2008 @ The Cornbury Festival in Oxfordshire where they played after Toots & the Matals, Beverley Knight & Paul Simon on the Saturday night, led to an ecstatic reception and they have been booked again for the festival village & main stage this Summer ON JULY 11TH & 12TH. Other support tours and festivals are in the pipeline for 2009 to coincide with & post the album release. WATCH THIS SPACE!!!!!!! CHECK OUT ME & MY MATE SINGLE REVIEWS ON: WWW.TOXICPETE.CO.UK & WWW.MYBRUMTV.CO.UK ( Whats On, Music, Singles) ...They LOVE it!!!! HOPE U ALL ENJOY NEXT SINGLE & ALBUM CONVERSATONAL TENNIS & OUR IN HOUSE VIDEOS!!! ROCK & CHIPS!!!!!! SEE YOU SOON!!!
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The Brainchild - Single - Me & My Mate
'Me & My Mate' is the debut single release from London five-piece The Brainchild; taken from the soon to be released album, 'Conversational Tennis', 'Me & My Mate' is a mid-paced, nu-punk tinged pop-rocker with a certain British swagger.
Latter-day Jam-like, Weller-esque if you will, in its fresh-faced, realistic appeal and a little rockin' Small Faces-like in its guarded but gritty content, 'Me & My Mate' has a quirky commerciality - a bit like McFly meets Green Day to compare to contemporary 'stars'. There's nothing at all pretentious about The Brainchild; regular, everyday guys writing about what they see rather than what they believe and playing with seriously mature professionalism.
Only us Brits can make music like this; people's music, no-frills, business-like, street poetry put to well crafted 'scores'. 'Me & My Mate' and its 'B' side, 'Kingmaker' both benefit from elevated db levels - the volume only emphasising the band's punchy, toe-tappin' style. The Brainchild's somewhat controlled ebullience is infectious and, loaded with radio-friendliness, the boys should get plenty of air-play to promote their battlecry and their cause.
'Me & My Mate' by The Brainchild is crackin' single to kick-start The Brainchild's assault on the pop charts. The Brainchild have been canny with these two songs, preferring to keep their attack well within the bounds of playability, not too showy or over-dubbed, just well thought out rockin' realism. Should do well and see The Brainchild movin' on up!
Peter J Brown aka toxic pete (www.toxicpete.co.uk)
BIOGRAPHY : THE BRAINCHILD
Chris, Max and Smash met in November 2004 and performed together as the covers band "What's Next", whilst writing and recording. It was during this collaboration that they realised their potential as an orginal band. The
BRAINchild was born ~ Work It Out for Yourself ~ their debut demo album was released 2005 and soon after Franky Frullone joined the band and what a result!
CHRIS DOWLING - Guitar & Vocals
UK born, Chris learnt his guitar skills at the age of 10 from Marc Bolan and went on to play his first professional gig at 15, when he supported Sparks in front of a crowd of 1.000 people. Since then he has played professionally with several bands and has supported artists such as Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker and Queen.
SMASH O'NEIL- Drums & Vocals
Born in Waterford, Eire, Smash gave up football for music at 16. After playing with various top Midlands bands he worked with Robert Plant (Honeydrippers) and Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac), before moving to London to form 'Idle Flowers', and has since toured America and Europe.
MASSIMO AVELLANO (MAX) - Bass
Max started playing bass at 18 and after performing several live gigs, moved to London in 2000, where he has continued session work, including large festival gigs.
FRANKY FRULLONE - Guitar
Franky emerged from the band and club scene to work with one of Italy's biggest stars Edouardo Bennato as guitar player,
arranger and producer.
He spent 10 years touring with Edouardo and making television appearances all over the world. During this time he recorded 6 major albums on various labels with Edouardo. He came to England in 2004 working
on various single projects until he joined Brainchild in 2005. Since that time he has proved himself to be a virtuoso player and Chris amongst many others thinks he's the 'bollocks'.
The Brainchild is very pleased to be now finally working with Franky in the studio on their first definitive mastered album 'Conversational Tennis' due to be released early in 2009.
DOMINIC BON DE SOUSA (The Count), saxophonist (and architect!), met and started playing with Chris & the boys in 2006. Dom has played music all his life from aged 7 when he was at the Royal College of Music tootling Mozart on the clarinet. Played saxophones with some famous and some infamous! people over many years and had big hit record with band called Goldie up in Newcastle which went top 5 UK and to no 1 in 9 countries around the globe. Music has always been his 1st love and for 4 years, in the mid 80's, during a sabbatical from architecture, he was head of A&R for a main record label. From the day he met Chris and the band he instantly knew that this was the most talented outfit of writers and musicians he had met for 20 years or more. Great believer & still learning the fine musical art of 'less is more'!!' Dom says 'If ME & MY MATE doesn't get radio airplay I'll eat all my 4 horns!!!' Watch this space!!!!.....NEW SINGLE CONVERSATIONAL TENNIS RELEASED JULY 6TH ----- ALBUM CONVERSATIONAL TENNIS RELEASE DATE JULY 13TH Don't forget to check out our other site....
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This is probably Christopher Lee's last album: he will be 88 soon - although with his energy, he might well reach 100!! :)
We do appreciate your support. If you haven't already done so, please check the samples we have uploaded for "Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross".
Hi thanks for the add have STRANGE TOWN my debut album on itunes at last.. be great to get your support..Thanks for your comments.. i hope your well and i wish you well ........................PATRICK K
Hi Chris and the boys hope all is well. I am in Nashville at the moment playing some gigs and its awesome here. Hope all is well your end. Need to make it to one of your gigs or give you a call when i am back. would LOVE to hear how things are and what you guys have been up to. i really hope things are cool your end and your rockin nice and hard just like per usual.
HI AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE ADD ON YOUR PAGE ...I HOPE YOU GET TIME TO LISTEN TO MY NEW SONGS AND MAYBE LEAVE A COMMENT IF YOU GET TIME !!!!!..I WISH YOU WELL AND HOPE YOU ENJOY MY MUSIC THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ...YOUR FRIEND PATRICK K
Dominic!!! We alway meet during the Blues Jam at Proud, in Camden!! This is the Italian man... Have u got some material (videos, etc.) of yours that u can post me with a comment?? Take care, Andreas
We're now accepting submissions for our next mixtapes, please submit your info at www. coast2coastsubmissions. com for your chance to get a spot on the next mixtape!
hi smash! would love to see the head over heels video? where can i find?? can u send a vhs or dvd copy?? this would be the ultimate belated xmas present ever!! also any luck finding the idle flowers unreleased demos '81-'85?? thanxx!
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