The next chapter

Firstly, and most importantly, big gig tomorrow (Tues 6/6) at Pizza Express Live Holborn! Tickets here;

https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/daniel-mcguinness-will-purdue-blank-face

So unfortunately I had a few setbacks with releasing a single, and have also decided to keep performing just under my own name, as things were getting a little confusing when changing it if playing as full band. It’s often said that the beauty of being unknown is you can keep mistakes without many people noticing, which is true if not a little brutal!

However I’m really gearing up for a big year on the music front, starting now. I’ve really found that obsessive nature again so definitely going to try and channel that consistently. So if you have any good ideas for gigs, even just ideas in general (a good friend suggested a music video for a certain song), send them my way, all ears!

Outside of the music front there’s quite a lot going on, it’s been a topsy turvy (do people still say that?) year so far, so perhaps that’s why I’m running so much towards making music. It really is great having an outlet, especially when you have to manage emotions at both ends of the scale, there’s been some really fantastic things, some big opportunities that never were, and just lots of change.

I’ve just got back from a trip to Ireland with the football team and what a music scene, I already want to go back. In Dublin, we went to see a band called Kind (alt rock, with two lead singers and beautiful harmonies) at the sound house who were absolutely brilliant, and a great venue as well. We also went to be best / worst night club of all time (coppers), and went for a very mid 2000s combo of Smirnoff ice and tequilas, which I’m probably still hungover from now.

Some of the (musical!) talent around was at such a high level, including Ol’ Times (classic rock) in Galway with one of the best busking sets I’ve seen, definitely worth checking out.

It’s great that it’s still such a part of the culture, so would definitely like to tour there next year, which I actually had planned for summer 2020, but you know…

It’s made me think about raising my own standards a bit as well, so I’ve been beavering away on a new acoustic set, and extremely excited to start performing it, there’s a few more covers in there but I’ve tried to knit the whole thing together in a very personal way.

(Ps oh our football team won, Forza Wimbledon Sporting Club!)

So tomorrow is a pretty gig for me on Tuesday at Pizza Express Jazz Cafe Holborn, it would be absolutely fantastic if you could get to this one. Amazing sound there, pizza, and a really beautiful venue so should be a fantastic night. Big thanks to Jamma for getting me on that one. Details of this one!

https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/daniel-mcguinness-will-purdue-blank-face

Huge thanks for supporting my dreams!

Will