Monday 23 March 2015
Wednesday 21 August 2013
New CD - "The Devil's In My Pocket" Thank you to Those Who Made a Difference !
The new Cd "The Devil's In My Pocket" is coming out soon and I am very excited about the release.
It took me 7 months to write, mix and produce and I could not have finished the CD without the help, patience, and love of many people !
At the risk of forgetting someone, I am going to try to list everyone who has either helped me or been a source of strength or inspiration with this CD !
First and foremost Karen my wonderful wife of 25 yrs who has been a great source of strength and love!
I would like to thank my 3 wonderful daughters ( Hailey, Cassandra and Natasha) for being the beautiful and wonderful young ladies that they are. For you are the light on my darkest days !
Next is guitarist Bob Richard who is featured on every song and plays all the guitar parts. Fantastic to work with and a true professional.
Huge thank you to Hannah Sutton for doing such an amazing job on the Album artwork !!!
Thanks to Landry Watson for providing solid professional drum tracks. Dave Holden for his fine drumming on two tracks.
Next I would like to thank the people who provided me strength and encouragement by believing in my music or were a source of inspiration to me ! Some of the simplest gestures, advice, Facebook likes :) or simple words of encouragement have made all the difference to me.
Janice Notman, Janet Lawrence, Dianne Hathaway, Earl Krushelnicki, Neil Stubbs, Kevin Hardy, Kevin Beale, Dave Watkins, John Van Lent, Ronnie Lindsay, Brad Mennie, Mark Kerr, Stacey Latham, Randy Mackus, John Vermilyea, Bryan Tosoff, Old Toad Gil, Phoenix Lynn, David Mathews, Bob Haywood, Ted Tosoff, Chryl Clostio, Deb Magin, SpiderWeb Radio, Harpdog Brown, Blake MacKay, Christa Elliott
I know I am forgetting so many people so please forgive me if I have forgotten anyone.
It took me 7 months to write, mix and produce and I could not have finished the CD without the help, patience, and love of many people !
At the risk of forgetting someone, I am going to try to list everyone who has either helped me or been a source of strength or inspiration with this CD !
First and foremost Karen my wonderful wife of 25 yrs who has been a great source of strength and love!
I would like to thank my 3 wonderful daughters ( Hailey, Cassandra and Natasha) for being the beautiful and wonderful young ladies that they are. For you are the light on my darkest days !
Next is guitarist Bob Richard who is featured on every song and plays all the guitar parts. Fantastic to work with and a true professional.
Huge thank you to Hannah Sutton for doing such an amazing job on the Album artwork !!!
Thanks to Landry Watson for providing solid professional drum tracks. Dave Holden for his fine drumming on two tracks.
Next I would like to thank the people who provided me strength and encouragement by believing in my music or were a source of inspiration to me ! Some of the simplest gestures, advice, Facebook likes :) or simple words of encouragement have made all the difference to me.
Janice Notman, Janet Lawrence, Dianne Hathaway, Earl Krushelnicki, Neil Stubbs, Kevin Hardy, Kevin Beale, Dave Watkins, John Van Lent, Ronnie Lindsay, Brad Mennie, Mark Kerr, Stacey Latham, Randy Mackus, John Vermilyea, Bryan Tosoff, Old Toad Gil, Phoenix Lynn, David Mathews, Bob Haywood, Ted Tosoff, Chryl Clostio, Deb Magin, SpiderWeb Radio, Harpdog Brown, Blake MacKay, Christa Elliott
I know I am forgetting so many people so please forgive me if I have forgotten anyone.
Wednesday 17 July 2013
"A Little Insight Into "The Devil's In My Pocket" - New CD by Brad Curtis & The SOME x 6 Band
As you may or may not know, my new album "The Devil's In My Pocket" is coming out September 7th 2013. This album will feature 7 new previously unreleased songs .
This past year has been quite an eventful year and at times a very difficult year for me personally. My father figure "Larry" passed away from Cancer which was very difficult for me. Also, I was challenged by some very difficult situations in my personal life.
The album " The Devil Is in My Pocket " is a reflection of these difficult times. First of all though, let me explain the title. It has no religious implications at all. If you are of my vintage, you most likely remember "Bugs Bunny" cartoons and the little devil Bugs Bunny on one shoulder and the little angel Bugs Bunny on the other shoulder. Each little Bugs Bunny telling Bugs what to do . Well, my devil is not on my shoulder but in my pocket. A little "tongue in cheek" humor.
In real life we are all faced with change and sometimes the change or situation is not so good. The album tries to deal with this issue and how you react to these situations is key. We all have the ability to choose how we react. So when life's challenges come at us like " Hurricane Winds" how we choose to react or not react is critical in how we are affected. The Devil is on one shoulder telling you do one thing while your angel is on the other shoulder telling you to do another. For me , the Devil's in My Pocket !!
This past year has been quite an eventful year and at times a very difficult year for me personally. My father figure "Larry" passed away from Cancer which was very difficult for me. Also, I was challenged by some very difficult situations in my personal life.
The album " The Devil Is in My Pocket " is a reflection of these difficult times. First of all though, let me explain the title. It has no religious implications at all. If you are of my vintage, you most likely remember "Bugs Bunny" cartoons and the little devil Bugs Bunny on one shoulder and the little angel Bugs Bunny on the other shoulder. Each little Bugs Bunny telling Bugs what to do . Well, my devil is not on my shoulder but in my pocket. A little "tongue in cheek" humor.
In real life we are all faced with change and sometimes the change or situation is not so good. The album tries to deal with this issue and how you react to these situations is key. We all have the ability to choose how we react. So when life's challenges come at us like " Hurricane Winds" how we choose to react or not react is critical in how we are affected. The Devil is on one shoulder telling you do one thing while your angel is on the other shoulder telling you to do another. For me , the Devil's in My Pocket !!
Saturday 15 June 2013
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Sometimes six or SOME x 6 ?
The SOME x 6 Band has been getting radio airplay in Australia, England, Croatia, The Cayman Islands, Tasmania, New Zealand, Spain, Germany, Ukraine, USA and Canada .
New fans searching the internet on information would probably type in the words " sometimes six band" instead of "SOME x 6 Band" .
With this in mind the new Official Website address is www.sometimessix.com
Search engines are so important to get internet traffic to a website !
New fans searching the internet on information would probably type in the words " sometimes six band" instead of "SOME x 6 Band" .
With this in mind the new Official Website address is www.sometimessix.com
Search engines are so important to get internet traffic to a website !
Thursday 5 January 2012
Free Download - Limited Time Offer
Hello Everyone
As a way of saying thank you to all of the people who have supported "The SOME x 6 Band" over the years, we are offering our new single "The Hoodoo Shake" as a free download.
This is a limited time offer so be sure not to miss out !
Simply click on the link below and download your copy.
CLICK HERE
As a way of saying thank you to all of the people who have supported "The SOME x 6 Band" over the years, we are offering our new single "The Hoodoo Shake" as a free download.
This is a limited time offer so be sure not to miss out !
Simply click on the link below and download your copy.
CLICK HERE
Sunday 3 July 2011
The State of Live Music In Vancouver - Showcasing Your Skills or Hurting Your Industry ?
The City of Vancouver is full of good musicians and good bands ! Yet, the live music scene is dying a fast and painful death. Gone are the glory days of live music, when you could play 3 nights a week and make $1,500.00 . ( Yes, in the 1980’s you could !) Today you can walk the streets of Vancouver and be hard pressed to find anywhere to listen to good live music.
Today’s musician is faced with a much different environment. Today’s musician is faced with the question “ Do I play for free or whatever can be collected at the door?” The answer is that the band really has no choice if it wants to play and get stage experience. Unless a musician is an established professional cover band, the paying gigs are just not there.
So this leaves the musician blaming the “greedy venue owner who does not want to pay for the musicians anymore”. Well, the venue owner’s are not to blame here, even though some of them could do abetter job at treating musician’s with respect.
“ Live Music “ in Vancouver is already on it’s last breath’s. Venue’s have been hit hard in the last decade with things that have really contributed to people not going out to see live music anymore. The internet ( You Tube) makes it easy to stay home and listen to/ or watch any of your favourite artists. Also, the ban on smoking in bars has kept away the smokers. Just recently, the tougher drinking and driving regulations has added another nail into the coffin of “live music”. The venues just do not have the crowds anymore to warrant paying bands to play in their establisments. That is why they are always insisting that the bands “draw a crowd”.
Yet how do the band develop a following without being able to play live ? This is the “catch 22”. The bands end up taking “showcase” gigs at downtown clubs on Tuesday’s , Wednesdays, and Thursdays. They bug their friends and families to come down to see them. They end up drawing 20-3p people if they are lucky and get virtually nothing in pay after the doorman is paid. They pack up their gig, get home at 2:00 am unload their gear and then go to sleep to get up and go to work the next morning.
Some of Vancouver’s musician’s think that bands who play showcases are hurting the industry by undercutting the professional bands who charge a fee. This is not the case. The truth is that the paying gigs just do not exist anymore. Live music venues are closing left and right. The few venues that can afford to pay bands hire the very best available.
Our experience as a band has been that we needed to play the showcases in order to gain some stage experience. Now that we have played close to 100 shows ( mostly paying but some showcases) we have decided that we are not going to play the showcases any more.
But we are not going to be critical of those who do play the showcases.
Our experience as a band has been that we needed to play the showcases in order to gain some stage experience. Now that we have played close to 100 shows ( mostly paying but some showcases) we have decided that we are not going to play the showcases any more.
But we are not going to be critical of those who do play the showcases.
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