Fripperies on Friday
The sun is shining and it’s looking like it’s going to a lovely weekend. So what better than a bit of fun to make the rest of the working day go just a little bit quicker… This weeks Fripperies On Friday is powered by some of the new technology that is being developed in the...
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Sensory Marketing: A musician’s approach
Be it Dubai or Mumbai, London or Lisbon, citizensound is excited to find that more and more brands are investing in the power of the senses as part of the consumer experience. The old one dimensional approach to sensory marketing is moving out of the mainstream into the background, being replaced by strategies that consider...
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Something for the weekend…
We love sharing music, and as a special early Christmas gift we thought we’d give everyone access to our latest “It All Ad’s Up” podcast, which we put together on a regular basis for our friends who are responsible for music syncs in advertising agencies across the world. The aim of the podcast is to...
Goodbye Hip Hop, hello Jazz?
Saw Jose James at the Jazz Cafe recently. So many reasons to thank Gilles Peterson for introducing me to so much great music over the years, and Jose James is one of them. Already raved about him in the past, but his gig at Jazz Cafe earlier this week was truly phenomenal. The incredible jazz...
Music I Recommend: Steve King from Zenith Optimedia
citizensound bumped into Steve King recently, and he kindly gave us his five recommendations. Some classic choices in this list, along with a surprise or two from the Global CEO of Zenith Optimedia! Thanks Steve. 1 Favourite album at the moment? The Clash – London Calling. Of current albums probably Mark Ronson latest mix. 2....
Music I Recommend: Wayne Arnold of Profero
Met up with Wayne Arnold recently, who provided me with these recommendations 1. Favourite album at the moment? The Hours – Narcissus Road. “With lines like " I can understand how someone can go over to the dark side cause the devil he's got all the tunes" you can’t go wrong!” says Wayne 2. A...
The One to Watch for 2008: Tawiah
I saw Tawiah at the Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards last week at Cargo in London. She completely blew me away. She has everything. A great band, well crafted songs, an amazing presence on stage, confidence unlimited (for a second performance no less!) and a voice that drifts from Carmun Lundy to reggae, back to Jill...
Lloyd Bradley at In The City
The music journalist Lloyd Bradley interviewed Jazzie B at In The City this year. Great conversation (see recent post). I had to have a chat with Lloyd about how it was his fault I nearly went broke, thanks to him writing Bass Culture. What a book. The definitive guide to reggae. You read it and...
Tim and Sam’s Tim and The Sam Band with Tim and Sam…yes really…
Saw these guys at In The City. Beautiful sounds floated around the venue, almost cinematic. And they used an ironing board on stage too – great music and practical…what a mix! On top of that a name that defies logic: Tim and Sam’s Tim and The Sam Band with Tim and Sam
Daniel Miller at In The City – DIY Music is cyclical
A great Keynote Panel at In the City, with Daniel Miller, founder of Mute Records. He was asked for his views on the future of the record industry given the recent news about Radiohead asking their fans to pay what they wish for their music and Madonna doing a deal with Live Nation. For Daniel,...
Unsigned at In The City: The Rosie Taylor Project
Great night out with Nick where we took in a number of bands at In The City. On Sunday night we accidently stumbled across one bar where some sweet sounds of trumpet were making their way out on to the street. Inside we found The Rosie Taylor Collective, providing an enjoyable evening for all there....
James Yuill at In The City. Dirty digital arrives.
After enjoying The Rosie Taylor Project at In The City, Nick and I stayed behind to see this unassuming guy take the stage with a guitar and a box of tricks. He was billed at The Chemical Brothers meets Nick Drake We citizens at citizensound had to see this, as no-one can deliver on this,...