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Kinks Kovers Kontest Kontroversy!

21/11/2012 8 Comments

The remaining runner up prize in the Talenthouse Interpret a track for The Kinks competition was finally “announced” about three weeks ago.Â I use inverted commas there because this was only via a page on the Universal Music website, and I only found that via unofficial Kinks website, kindakinks.net.Â This remaining runner up was not announced on the Talenthouse site and the official Kinks facebook page only linked to the Universal post a couple of weeks later!Â This, for me, was merely the final peculiarity in what has been a very strangely run competition. Read more

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20 Years A Songwriter!

14/09/2012 No Comment

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the first song I ever wrote!Â In celebration of this milestone, I’ve a little special something for everyone – read on to find out what!

As a handsome young 18 year old, I penned my first effort, Lynette, a story of love at first sight at a wedding reception!Â Based loosely on real events… I basically copped off at a wedding!!Â The love bit was mere artistic licence!

This was not strictly the first music or lyrics I had written.Â I had composed some simple instrumentals for my GCSE music about 3 years earlier – before I’d even begun to learn guitar.Â One of those, which was nothing more than a line of melody, then titledÂ The Words Of Love, became a fully fledged song some 19 years later when I arranged it for guitar and set lyrics to it, renaming itÂ I Will Cherish You, as part of the Bewilderment project.

Some months before Lynette, I’d also written the riff to Pressure Drive and one verse of lyrics that I subsequently anonymised to become the first verse of a song called You’ll Always Be My Love, several months later.

But… Lynette was the first complete song that I had written, so that’s where I always feel that my journey as a singer-songwriter began. Read more

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Public Vote Result

28/08/2012 No Comment

My version of The Kinks’ “Sweet Lady Genevieve” peaked at #16, before being leapfrogged in the dying moments, by just 1 vote, to finish at #17.Â Not too bad out of well over 300 entries.Â Read more

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The Inside Story On The Paul Curtis Version Of Sweet Lady Genevieve

21/08/2012 No Comment

Well the voting’s well under way now, but there’s only a short time left and I still need as many votes as possible – every vote counts, so if you haven’t yet done so please vote for my entry to the Kinks Covers Competition.Â Listen to the track and vote here: http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/a1c7d03feee3f434f47f7c2ee535f0d3/641

I thought it might be interesting to tell you how my interpretation of Sweet Lady Genevieve came about.Â Read more

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Kinks Covers Competition

16/08/2012 No Comment

Firstly, it’s been a while, I know.Â Apologies for the lack of updates, but it’s been a busy time.Â I’ve done my own version of The Kinks’ “Sweet Lady Genevieve” as an entry to a Kinks Covers Competition.Â The top prize is a recording session at Konk Studios!Â The winner is chosen by Ray Davies, but with special consideration to a public vote, so I need your support!Â Please check out my entry at http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/a1c7d03feee3f434f47f7c2ee535f0d3/641 and click “Support Paul”.Â The public vote starts on 17th August.

I’ve even done this mega-budget video to go with it ;-)Â Let me know what you think.

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