Simple Things Festival – 6th May 2012

On Sunday I played at Simple Things Festival.
I opened the Thekla stage – upstairs.  I was anticipating playing to a slightly thin crowd at 3 pm, but by my second song the room was bustling with people and a really nice atmosphere.

I played a brand new set for this gig as I thought it was a good occasion to air a new tune. which is unnamed at the moment, but sounded great live and is going to progress on to be my next single.  I played this new set warily - but appeared to go down really well, so much so I’ll probably keep some of the changes for my next gig – at No.51, Stokes Croft – June 4th.

It was such a good afternoon which turned into an even more brilliant night with acts such as Cloud Boat, Hudson Mohawke, Rustie, Squarepusher and so on.

Cloud Boat.

Three Trapped Tigers

Face + Heel.

Great event , looking forward to the next one already! Thanks Simple Things.

Promo Video

Live at Thekla 19/04/2012 and The Croft 23/03/2012

Rock The Boat Thekla – 19th April 2012

On Thursday I played a gig at Thekla supporting the wonderful Uh Huh Her on their European tour. I arrived at Thekla to Uh Huh Her sound checking. I have to admit I found it strange being in Thekla in the day time, and when it was empty. When i set up i was surprised how everything just fell in to place and worked perfectly, having a fixed projector and a permanent screen helped a lot. I didn’t really feel ready for the gig as I had to rush down straight after my day job and my head wasn’t really in the mode I needed it to be, and seeing people queuing up outside the door at 6.30pm (to see Uh Huh Her) didn’t calm my nerves. Getting on with the set, I began whilst the crowd were already positioned right the front of the stage to see the much anticipated performance of the headliners.  After i’d got to about six minutes into the set I started to really get into it, and I suddenly heard someone behind me playing live drums along to my track.  I was a little too confused as to who it might be, because I only know one drummer who can drum like that and she’s rarely in the country.  Without wanting to take my eyes off what i was doing I just continued playing and really started getting into the live drums mixed with my wonky beats. The chap stood up after we’d jammed out for a while and picked up the microphone, – turns out it was Josh the drummer for Uh Huh Her.  He gave a big hello and shout out to the audience for me which really was more than I could have hoped for from the band.  The rest of the set flowed along and I managed to make a better stab at my Lana Del Rey cover this time, and also snuck in a little cheeky Celine Dion (My Heart Will Go On) with respect to the recent anniversary of the Titanic’s voyage.  This seemed even more suitable as we were playing this gig on a boat.

By the end the crowd were dancing and cheering and I really felt well recieved despite being a fairly different genre to the headline act.  As I usually stand and bob around facing the front I never get a chance to see the visuals in their full glory but luckily I have some great footage and photographs from the night too so I can sit back and watch it from the audience’s view.

Big thanks to Camila, Leisha, Josh and Jamie.  It was wonderful to meet you all , you really made my night a lot of fun and I really hope we cross paths again perhaps on your side of the pond….
Also cheers to Mike, Harriet and Patrick.. thanks for having me was a real pleasure to play on Thekla and I’d love to come back anytime you’ll have me.

 

Gig at Thekla this Thursday.

This week i’ve got the exciting opportunity to play at Bristol’s Thekla (for those non Bristol people Thekla is a club/venue on a boat, with a famous banksy piece on the side of the boat).

I am getting the opportunity to play on Thekla’s stage which has had some huge and respectable artists. The last gig I went to there was the amazing Caribou a year or so back.
On Thursday I am going to be supporting a band called Uh Huh Her, a two piece female band from California. Signed to Nettwerk ’Uh Huh Her’ are on their forth big tour with ten dates across Europe.  After releasing two full albums and two EPs the band seem to be a huge success across the globe, and im excited to share a stage with them this week.

If you are coming along this week.
Thursday 19th April
Thekla Bristol
Doors at 7pm
age 14 +
tickets £12 adv available from Thekla or Bristol Ticket Shop.
If you are coming to support me and pay on the door, please let me know and i’ll be able to get you on the cheap list (missDOTkaylaDOTpainterATgmailDOTcom) – you must tell me before 5 pm thursday.

EP Review from Igloo Magazine.

Launching my first record was a big challenge and time consuming exercise.  During the six months of pulling it all together I have met some invaluable contacts within the industry.  I was fortunate enough to have a review written about my shiny new EP by a Gustave Savy.  Gus has listened to my EP, seen the live show and written a wonderful review about it on igloomag.com.  Here Gus talks about the difficulties you can face with self releasing and describes the EP as “floaty ambience, interesting rhythms, sultry vocals and the odd bit of low end to keep you on your toes..”

Read the full review here.

Thanks to igloomag, Gus and Drawn Recordings.

EP Launched.

Yesterday was fantastic.  My record came out for sale in the morning digitally and by the evening I had stood up on stage and performed a brand new one off set for the show.  This included a drum and bass remix of one of my favourite songs at the moment ‘Video Games’ by Lana Del Rey.

I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone that came down to the night.  Especially those who travelled from all over England, your efforts have not gone unnoticed.  Big up the Bristol Massive you are my solid support network and have seen an endless number of shows, you lot spur me on to do more shows, write more tunes, and release another EP.  Yes thats right one day after all this madness has finished im already onto the next one.

To everyone that thought I would be on stage at 11pm, Im really sorry but the Croft had double booked the room, meaning I was on until just before 10pm.  I am sorry to dissappoint those who made the effort to come down to see me and missed the show.

I have a few number of hard copies of the EP left, they are on sale for £5 including postage.  You can purchase one of these by sending me a message at miss(dot)kayla(dot)painter(@)gmail(dot)com (- payment through Paypal)

You can also find me on Spotify, Itunes and Amazon.

With so many thanks to..

That Hidden Promise:

Nova Robotics:

James Southall for the wonderful visuals:

Joe McCarthy – for last minute sourcing of a projector.
Gareth – in house sound at The Croft, technical and moral support you were a pleasure to work with.

And of course everyone that came down or has shown their support in some way to make this all possible.

Now, im off to Europe.

Goodnight, over and out.

Tomorrows the day when i release my first bit of music officially. My first ‘record’ which will be released tomorrow into the public for your audio experiences, criticism, enjoyism, or if your on facebook likeism.

The last six months have been an interesting journey for me. This is something i’ve never done, released my own record. Its been an experience where I can honestly say I have learnt a lot and slept a little.

Now that tomorrow has finally arrived Im actually a bit apprehensive about letting go of this project and sending it out into the big bad world, where people probably wont be as kind to the songs as I have been. This is actually going to be as challenging as the rest of the processes, letting go of this project and finally allowing it to be ‘finished’. Im excited to say the least, but dont expect i’ll be sleeping at all tonight.

Come down tomorrow and see me with all my nervous excitement at The Croft in Bristol. Im sharing the stage with two wonderful bands, Nova Robotics and That Hidden Promise.  The Croft will open its doors at 7.30, and the EP Launch Party will be in the front room. The Party will mark the release of my Debut EP which will be available on Itunes, Spotify and Amazon. I have also arranged to get a limited number of hard copies pressed which I will be selling after my set too.

A huge thanks to James Nathaniel Southall who has been the visual designer for this project.  He has worked alongside me through moments of uncertainty, visual illusions, getting square eyes, migraines, and other general screen based issues to get the perfect EP cover, branding, web banners, visuals, and so on and so forth. If you like the look of his slick work there’s a link to his website here.

Finally with no more adue i’d like to present my EP cover.

Design/Illustration by http://jamesnathan.wordpress.com/

and the back

Illustration / Design by http://jamesnathan.wordpress.com/

good night. over and out.

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Mastering my EP

Today I went up to Caerleon, South Wales, to master my EP.  The end is so near I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  After several hours in a dark control room I have emerged with a four track EP. My EP is going to be available through Spotify, Itunes, and Amazon. The order is set. The music is set. There will be a limited number of physical copies of my EP for sale at the launch party.

Studio 2, University of Wales, Newport.

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