Spinning Plates

23rd Feb 2013

Accidentally finding great places with great acoustics (free tracking locations) : 

Dover castle tunnels and inside a roman lighthouse

Battle abbey ruins, and a monks dormitory, great acoustic reflections

I have finished the edit of the 'snowboarding whilst playing guitar video' ( it was last year whilst setting up at the top of the mountain that the idea of recording the album whilst doing the bike ride occurred) uploaded video comedy, 'the best place to work on a song is whilst flying down the side of a mountain.'

“no friends on a powder day” how true, they found my video and gave a great shout out…Cheers!

Link to the blog

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Multitasking on the bike trainer…singing and playing whilst cycling, editing, whilst cycling, working, whilst cycling…..

Plans are on for this years mission /album are starting to take shape, 2 possibilities, as soon as they are on the table I will post here first!

One of the great things about cycle training in Kent/Sussex is there are great buildings to lean ya bike on! ha ha

Really enjoyed playing up in North London On Sunday 17^th Feb, Cheers Steve, Matt, Pete and Hannah

“Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy” Lao Tzu (600 BC)

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And we are off!

So it's been a big build up to the album launch.....I am so chuffed with the reviews and comments that have been coming in!

The album "...Just for the Record" is officially out there its time to finish off the documentary!

Check it out on iTunes


BBC introducing south have talked about the trip and played the track "Wonder Why" Thanks Melita!

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Album Launch party was a success! Thank you so much to everybody that came down and a big cheers to Miles Hunt, Erica Nockalls and Twunt for a top evening! and so chuffed to play at the Forum Tunbridge Wells 20th birthday celebrations. Cheers to Mark Roe @ LDNRS for the photos

1st Breakfast at Trinitys of the year, cheers to Kay and all at Trinity, great to meet you Elainor Vox:

Mention on BBC radio 2 Jeremy Vine show....of all things, my recording in Bodiam castle:

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Training has started! and so has the planning for the next trip....has some great ideas of where to cycle. BUT, any thoughts? where do you reckon i can adventure/cycle/record in some amazing places?

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Exciting times ahead! here we go....

Album release today! Jan 14th 2013

From the beginning of the training 1 year ago, to the adventure, recording, mixing and meeting some fantastic people.....The album "Just for the Record"  is out now out there:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/just-for-the-record/id572921894

The documentary is well on its way too.

So chuffed and proud of the audio photograph of the country that is the album.


A BIG thank you to all that came down to the album launch night, really great to share the stage with Miles Hunt+Erica Nockalls and Tunbridge Wells Ukulele Night! A great evening!

Over the next month i am going to be releasing parts of video from the trip ( so many quality moments of comedy, music and adventure)

Here is a rough edit of some of the video from the trip    

And here is a link to "Icarus" recorded in a phone box 

And here to link for the track "My Music"

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2013... Here we go!

The time for the digital release is almost on! 14th January here we go!

I've got a launch gig on Jan 12th at the Forum Tunbridge Wells, 

(Its the Forums 20th birthday) with Miles Hunt, Erica Nockalls (Wonderstuff) and TWUNTs

I'm so chuffed with the response and thank everybody for their help and support. It means so much!!

Thanks so much to Mary Harris and Caroline Reid @ the courier

January 14th 2013 is the official release date! and is now available on iTunes for preview/pre order.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/just-for-the-record/id572921894

If you want to hear me you can preview tracks on iTunes

Here is a rough edit of some of the video from the trip    

And here is a link to "Icarus" recorded in a phone box 

And here to link for the track "My Music"

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The whole story, Paul Cheese ...Just for the Record

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All part of the adventure! week beginning 28/09/12

Week beginning 28th September 2012

These last few weeks i’ve been out free tracking the last of the overdubs for the album. woo ha!

A disused 300 metre hop railway tunnel, such an immense sound with a long decay, recorded drum parts and backing vocals here. 

Great example of free tracking ( recording in an inspirational location) 

Singing in the dark with the imagination of what is in this tunnel? Scary…walked a little faster to get out of there!

About a mile hike along the old railway embankment as the autumn sun was setting.....

Lamberhurst church, such history and an amazing thought provoking old building. 

Standing in the middle of the nave, on my own with the sound of the wind and the rain on the stain glass windows. Then a moment of sunshine lit up the church.

The 2^nd world war pillbox out side Bodium castle, recorded some guitar and backing vocals here ( with the occasional child running in making machine gun noises) 

Great reflecting the sound of your voice off of the top of the ceiling. I bet when they built the pillbox they were not thinking about recording vocals…especially with a laptop?

So, the last of the tracks are with the producer Clive Martin now……just the last mix tweaks to go!.....getting closer now

Press is starting to roll, momentum is great!

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Gathering momentum, Week beginning 110912

Week beginning 11th September 2012

Hey! I just wanted to start this blog with a big thank you to all that have been working, advising, encouraging and helping put this album together!

And another massive THANKS to all those that have pre ordered the album via pledge music:
http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/paulcheese  the pledge is at 63% now which is fantastic!

                                                

........Had a great bank holiday weekend of gigs,

Acoustic stage at the Local and live festival:

                                                          

Top Right, Picture by Mark roe
Right, Picture by Michael Houghton
Left, Picture by Peter Richardson

4th Wall with Fusion at the Forum:

And a great day playing the Angel stage at Cranbrook festival:

We are putting the finishing touches to the last of the tracks this week and back in the studio next week, aiming to nail some more mixes.

Also been editing the footage from the trip and meeting with some great tv people that have been advising on the “making of/documentary/video” and putting all of the artwork together for the album:

Been in the London road studios for close up photos to finish off the artwork:

Very exciting times! everything is starting to gather momentum………

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