Just me - Steve Reed, guitars/singing. Always on the lookout for brilliant musicians to work with and would like to get some production and a great band on the new songs especially... watch this space.
Influences
Suede Brett Anderson Bernard Butler The Beatles Paul McCartney Clapton unplugged Simon & Garfunkel Billy Joel Crowded House Beach Boys Adrian Millar Rachmaninov Handel Strauss Paganini Bach Elvis Costello Nina Simone The Nevilles / Aaron Neville Gary Kemp The Beautiful South Foo Fighters Green Day
...also not really influences but I love Hendrix, Tenacious D, Keane 1st album, Fonda 500
Sounds Like
"Sunny, bright and deliciously unpretentious" (Sandman Magazine)
"A natural...Beautiful and passionate" (Hull Daily Mail)
"...a great voice...wonderfully warm...rich melodies..." (The Bath Chronicle)
"A pleasure to listen to" (KC Stadium)
"Exquisite and quite frankly beautifully crafted...one hell of an ear for melody..." (Indreamsrecords.com)
"...a McCartney-esque appreciation of how to construct and deliver a simple, yet paradoxically complex song" (thisisull.com)
I taught myself to play guitar using the tab for Eric Clapton’s unplugged album so this is how I came to start off writing fingerpicking songs.
These weren’t exactly in the same style as friends’ bands The Raywells and The Paddingtons who I began supporting but it was a good place to start and I gradually became a regular fixture in the Hull music scene in my own right.
Branching out I played Leeds, Bath, Liverpool, London, Paris, Germany, California, and started to accumulate some good reviews for the gigs and also the recordings I made (see ‘sounds like’ for some reviews).
One of the songs that moved me up another level really was the Spanish inflected ’52 Cards’. I was selected by arts company Arts-Stra for their 20-20 Vision project with backing from Leeds Uni, Channel 4 and BBC and was paired up with the brilliant Little Northern Light film production company – check out the resulting music video below.
This song on a collection with another 9 demo tracks attracted the attention of old school music manager Adrian Millar, who launched The Babys with Chrysalis in the U.S in the seventies.
Adrian was a great friend and mentor and the process of forming a band with him was an exciting time, we had some great musicians in place but sadly this was all cut short when Adrian suddenly passed away in December 2006.
Subsequently I’ve had the great pleasure of meeting or speaking to many people connected with Adrian; his family, colleagues in the industry, friends and musicians… I hope this long continues and that my list grows. I miss him a lot and everyone has different stories to tell about him.
In the Spring of 2007 I took the difficult decision to move to London after having been travelling up and down so much for meetings and gigs and so on. Whilst working full time in my regular job I’m also working hard on the music and am continuing to write in the vein of Adrian’s band as well as the intricate acoustic songs I’ve always loved.
Since moving I’ve performed some really enjoyable gigs including the honour of playing support at Bush Hall for my friend Laura Critchley who recently toured with Boyzone, The Sugababes and Deacon Blue. I’ve recently been playing a series of showcase gigs at the beautiful Grand Hall in Notting Hill’s Cobden Club to give the new songs an airing.
A man who doesn't have dreams doesn't have much; there are lots of things I'd love to do musically and otherwise but for a start I'm looking for management and/or a publisher and I'd love to be performing this stuff with a full band as well as the intimate acoustic gigs.
Enjoy the music and please feel free to drop me a message.
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"Portrait of a Friend"..
I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears. But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers.....
I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain, nor the future with its untold stories. But I can be there now when you need me to care.....
I can't keep your feet from stumbling. I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.....
Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine; Yet I can share in your laughter.....
Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge; I can only support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask.....
I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship, from your values, from me. I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.....
I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you, But I can give you the room to change, room to grow, room to be yourself.....
I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting, But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place.....
I can't tell you who you are. I can only love you and be your friend.....
Lots of love & hugs, your friend ~ Christine
"Among Life's precious jewels,..
Genuine and rare,..
The one that we call friendship,..
Has worth beyond compare." ..
~ author unknown....
This crazy world can take away all my posessions, but as long as I still have friends like you, I have all I need. Much gratitude and respect for you and your friendship, always! ~ Christine
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Hi Steve! Thanks for the add and friendship. I hope you like my music. Give me a listen and leave a comment. I would love to hear your thoughts. Have a great week!
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