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My
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Hi,
my name is Brett Robertson and I own "BAR Recordings",
and here is a brief history of my music from present to past.
Before I start, Have a look at my new project sometime, I am producing
a new radical more than the eye can see photo art! please visit
:: www.barphotoart.co.uk...
 In 2002 I completed my second album which I have been writing with my good friend Mark Fesco. It is a 13 track album called :: BAMlife. This album was recorded over the space of a year at BAR Recordings, we would class it as modern easy listening groove muzic. You can view our home page at www.bam-life.co.uk or you can hear all the tracks for free by clicking HERE In 2001 I had one of my poems published in a yearly book by, www.poetry.com in America. In 2002 Mark and I came runners up in a competition run by the Computer Music magazine to re-mix a Sam Brown track, (the Sam Brown that did the track "Stop"). In 1998 I released an album called "Thru My Eyes" and gained top recording artist of the year in East Anglia, this album was purely recorded to show my song writing ability, but so many people wanted a copy I had a load made and sold a few. It made some money for the charity mentioned below in the"Dreamthief " section. you can once again hear all tracks for free by clicking HERE Before that I sang for a band called "White Noise" formally known as "Monster" from Norwich. At the same time, I was playing drums for a band called "Groovehead" - this was the band I joined shortly after leaving Dreamthief. During the period I was playing for these bands, I was recording "Thru My Eyes". This album was produced by Loz Netto, thanks mate! I have learnt a lot from Loz, and now I record and produce my own music. I wont say it is easy but it is good fun! Anyway moving on... |
DREAMTHIEF |
I
had the pleasure of playing with Dreamthief between 1990-1993,
we started the band to have a laugh and to get out and gig, but
to our surprise, it turned out to be more than that. We needed
to get some management (T&E promotions) to handle all the
bookings, every gig was packed, and we were on a roller coaster
for a while, we mainly played in East Anglia, after I left the
band I was replaced by an old friend of mine (Steve annds) Dreamthief
carried on to play palaces like the Marquee in London. In 1998
the line up you see in the pictures were asked by some friends
to do a charity reunion gig for the baby care unit at the West
Suffolk Hospital, we only had nine weeks to prepare for the gig,
and I my self hadn't played the drums for around three years,
so I had the most amazing blisters you ever did see. Sadly Bob
pulled out of the gig, so we had to find a replacement at short
notice, in came Paul hands, phew! it was on again, tickets were
already on sale. The night came and went without a glitch (a little
bit of trouble with the sound at first, but hey, it was a live
gig!). we all managed to raise £5000. There was a lot of
people doing work in the back ground, too many to mention, but
they all did their bit to make it a night to remember... That
was the night I hung up my sticks... |
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BLOOD
MONEY
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Blood
Money was a band from Manchester, I joined them in 1986 just as
they were going to record their first album "Red Raw and
Bleeding" we were signed to Ebony records, straight after
recording that album we started writing the second, "Battlescarred".
We were doing very well, we got the chance to go to Radio 1 and
do a session with the"Tommy Vance Friday night rock show"
that was mega fun! I had a cup of the BBC tea that "Terry
Wogan" used to say was rubbish, it was, but I kept the cardboard
cup it came in, just to prove I tried it. It was a great feeling
going into a music store and pulling your album to the front of
the pile, we were in many music mags all over the world, it seemed
we were doing the right thing, it was "Speed Metal"
with very melodic vocals, but sadly like a lot of bands, we split
up. The albums are still on sale at the moment, I`ve seen them
all over the net, don't quite know where all the royalties are
going though? I`m not getting any... |
 POWERDRIVE |
Powerdrive
was a band I was in twice, first time was 1984-1986, the second
time was 1988-1990, this band was mega fun, constant laughter,
and drunken stupor, I`ve still got the tapes to prove it. We played
all over East Anglia, in this band I used to set fire to my kit,
gun powder, mentholated spirits, fireworks, any thing that would
blow up really, dangerous but it looked good. This
band should have had a serious health warning.....!?
listen to some of the tracks HERE |
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DESOLATION
ANGELS
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I
joined the Desolation Angels in 1981, it was the first time I
had moved away from home to pursue my music, it was exciting to
say the least, one of the first gigs I did for them was in the
Ruskin Arms in London, as I walked in to the bar I noticed the
poster above the stage, Iron Maiden were on next week! I said
is that right, they said yes, this is their local pub. we used
to play all over England, Wales, and Europe, we had a Bela Vaga
36 seater bus with bunk beds and tables, so touring was comfortable,
we recorded a single in 1982 and an album in 1983. The stories
I could tell about this band are endless, but I wont bore you
with all that. We did a gig in my home village called Woolpit
in Suffolk, they didn't know what hit them, it was in the village
hall and all my friends and many others turned up to experience
the Heavy Metal Thunder sound of the band. We had an enormous
PA and when we were playing it was 120 dB, we were told it was
louder than the concord taking off, bloody loud. I think the village
was shocked to say the least, they didn't let us do it again,
but we had a good gig all the same. It was funny doing gigs all
over the country, every different area we played in had a different
way of head banging, some would stand anywhere and just bash,
but others would all line up in rows, all head banging in time,
a bit like Heavy Metal line dancing, sad but true... |
 DREAMWEAVER |
Dreamweaver
was the first band I was in that were writing their own material,
we couldn't find a singer so we would just jam for hours, we wrote
about 40 different tracks, all instrumental, it was very much
like Rush but without the singing. It went over the top of most
peoples heads really, we would play in pubs and the audience were
a bit confused, it was just music, when do they play something
we know? We were liked by other musicians. To make the tracks
more interesting, we played in all sorts of time signatures, very
difficult but it taught me a lot about drumming... To listen to three tracks for free click HERE! |
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MY
FIRST FEELINGS FOR MUZIC
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My
first feelings for music were when I was about 5 years old. Me
and my mum used to listen to Dusty Springfield records, I had
a crush on her, I thought she was lovely, mmmm. She sent me this
photo (above) and it turned up on my 6th birthday, I was so chuffed,
how did she know? |
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DUSTY
SPRINGFIELD...mmmmm