This week I’ve begun my final year at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.  This is the year to “make it count” as they say.  So, in an effort to do just that, I have begun putting things in place so as to be able to accomplish as much as possible musically in the 9 months to come.

Tonight, the first of these will begin.  I’ve put together a band of people I’ve enjoyed working with in the past.  Pål Tore Holten will be on drums, Daryl Ball on Bass, and Jørgen Bergen-Svela on Guitar.  A keyboardist may come in later on, but for now we’ll work with what we’ve got.

I’ve got a Sound Engineer already in place, in Rachael Byrd.  The idea is to get this band up and running ASAP to finally get some recording done, and a few live gigs will probably take place as well.

I’m still debating which songs of mine to take on with this group.  The temptation is to just go all out and do everything I’ve ever written.  But, to be honest, I feel a reluctance to pull out the Danteploy stuff, as I would feel somehow unfaithful if I did.  So, we’ll focus on my newer material for now and see how it progresses.