This saturday online gig and recording plus a new song!!!!

Had a great day today recording a new song for my second album. I now have a track list for the album - only 8 tracks - one ambient one and 2 v long ones. Kev in the studio - he played drums and produced the song today: Awesome producer. Here is a seriously rough mix of what we've been working on today, warning features electric guitar, bass and drums : Draw Ruff1 by mattstevensguitar Let me know what you think....(comments welcome!!) On saturday I'm playing here, the first online ustream festival, me and Kev are going to do Snow parts one, two and three: A virtual online festival - many acts via ustream from all over the world. VSV Virtual Venue is http://vsv.kybermusik.net VSV Bill of Artists/Running Order This schedule is subject to change. Note that performance slots will be 25 minutes each, with 5 minutes changeover time/commentary added after each slot. All times in UTC. 17:00 - Jim Goodin/Ray Istorico - USA/Peter Thörn - Sweden 17:30 - Rainer Straschill "plus" (Moinsound) - Germany * 18:00 - David Cooper Orton - United Kingdom 18:30 - Steve Moyes/Agnes Hay - England * 19:00 - Jeff Duke - USA 19:30 - Flying Dream - Spain * 20:00 - Jean-Paul De Roover - Canada 20:30 - Fabio Anile/Xavier Plagaro Mussard - Italy * 21:00 - Matt Stevens with Kevin Feazey - United Kingdom(perfroming snow 1, 2 and 3) (acts marked with an asterisk are those including a dedicated video artist). Special video contribution by Emile Tobenfeld aka Dr T http://www.foryourhead.com/ All times UTC, see converter for your local times: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html Or see the UTC event clock on the Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/vsvfestival Take it easy - see you saturday MS

duo gig Virtual Sound and Vision Festival

Its been a while since i've blogged or even done much music(busy busy on other stuff sadly but it means i can afford to do music and keep a roof over our heads!!).

This is Adrian Belew - a big inspiration - hes played with loads of people and an amazing talent,

On October the 3rd at 6.15pm I'm playing the Virtual Sound and Vision Festival in a duo with Kevin Feazey playing the music for my second album and some improvisations, I'll be on Guitars, loops and synths w/Kev on bass,synths and xylophone. Can't wait to play the new stuff to you guys. The Virtual Sound and vision festival is an online festival and you can watch it at the VSVF website here.

Preliminary Bill of Artists/Running Order

Note that performance slots will be 40 minutes each, with 5 minutes changeover time/commentary added after each slot. All times in UTC.

16:00 - Jim Goodin

16:45 - Stepthen Moyes/Agnes Hays *

17:30 - Moinsound *

18:15 - Matt Stevens

19:00 - Flying Dream *

19:45 - Jean-Paul De Roover

20:30 - David Cooper Orton

21:15 - Fabio Anile/Xavier Mussard *

22:00 - Jeff Duke

(acts marked with an asterisk are those including a dedicated video artist).

Special video contribution by Emile Tobenfeld aka Dr T

http://www.foryourhead.com/

I'm also playing in Spratton Kings head 10th october at with the open mic and loads of others and I've confirmed some more gigs for next year.

I've been watching those Beatles Documentarys and do you ever wonder what the beatles would have done with todays technology?

Amazing

Matt Stevens

www.mattstevensguitar.com

Tonights gig cancelled

My gig tonight has just been cancelled - aaarrrggh!!!! Talk about last minute. Due to a double booking at the venue apparently. Very annoyed. Out of my hands and all that. Bugger Was really looking forward to playing some new stuff and it was going to be my last gig for a while. Apparently the venue had a DJ night booked already. Sorry if you were going. Fook.

Dustbowl Rushden an gig on sunday

Last weekend my wife and I went to my home town,lovely. Rushden is very different to London. Spencer Park If you are on London I'm playing on Sunday - if you fancy coming its here(i've even done a decent amount of practice!) Take iteasy MS

August Photos and Recording update

Recording is going well for the second album. 4 songs down: Big Sky - pretty much recorded as live with 25 guitar overdubs 8.19(here is video of Kev doing a drum overdub for this one) and featuring a Fender Jaguar overdub and drums played by myself and Kev and even a bass guitar. Lake Man & Blu Filter - had loadsa fun putting down some Fender Rhodes overdubs(with a real rhodes - amazing piece of kit) Recording console @ Pinna What band is setting up here?? Can't talk about that yet..... My wife made me a lovely B'day cake a couple of weeks ago and I haven't had a chance to post it so here it is: Next gig end of the month in Islington - hope to see some of you there: Take it easy Matt

How to do a gig on Ustream and Playing Tonight

At 8pm BST I'm playing live here and trying out a new song:

Live streaming video by Ustream

If you fancy doing a gig on ustream your self here's how:

How to do a gig on Ustream: Get Firefox (Google it) - ustream works loads better with this browser. You'll need a fairly speedy web connection. Sign up for a Ustream account - easy - at www.ustream.tv Click on start broadcast and off you go. The best settings on the broadcast dashboard are maximum audio quality and middle video quality. Make sure the audio is set to your sound card not the built in sound. This is the equipment i used: Kaossilator, Acoustic Guitar, Whammy Pedal, Behringer Desk, Volume Pedal into UX2 toneport the stuff i used for the Ustream gig - the song is a new one - if you have an idea for a title let me know. (I'm currently into Baker Tom). Here a video of my stuff i used: Make sure you promote it using a Facebook event, an email blast and myspace bulletin so that people watch. I really think this is the future of live gigs.

Busy Ustream this sunday

I've been crazy busy for the last few weeks - all good thou - working on some new music - 3 new songs to record next week with Kevin Feazey at Pinna. Drive me mad writing - so hard to finish anything!!!

Have you heard this??? New radiohead track:

Great song - lovely strings, v cool.

On Sunday I'm playing on ustream - just click here at 8pm then to watch. I love doing ustream gigs - its just me in a box room playing guitar talking to people in the chat room. Should i try out some new stuff? Risky.....

See you there

Matt