There are plenty of things going on but sadly I still haven't raised sufficient funding to make two projects come to life, so the pilot episode of Saturday Breakfast and the Woolworths comedy short are still on the bench. I need £500 to make a reasonable pilot, not a huge amount if everyone chips in. The Woolworths comedy will be a little more expensive but not much.
The Sunday Alternative Podcast rolls on, and on Sunday 24th will reach its 100th edition. You can listen to the entire archive here, and if you think that my efforts are worth 1p per podcast then please donate one pound using the PayPal button above on the 24th.
The Random Saturday Sessions is having a little rest for the moment but there's plenty to look forward to with series six and two bonus episodes in the can for release very soon. With the right amount of funding I will be able to have another away day filming musicians in other places, York was a great deal of fun and I met some lovely people and will definitely be going back when I can. You can watch all of the videos on either Facebook (give it a like) or YouTube.
In related news, there will be a cassette compilation of Random songs released at the end of the year. I'm not sure what the selling price will be yet but it will be shared between the artists who agreed to have their tracks used. If you haven't seen a cassette for a few years, you will at least remember how they fit nicely in a Christmas stocking.
Charles Dickens/A Christmas Carol: Details of my Dickens related work can be found here.
A Kazoo Christmas With Steve Oliver was the album I released last Christmas as a download and I have two items of news relating to this. First of all I can reveal that work has already started on the follow-up which will be released in time for Christmas 2016. The second piece of news is that on Saturday 16th of this month you need to be keeping an eye on my Facebook page and Twitter feed and for now, that is all I am saying.
Undercover Breakfast is a new project that will be what is known as a 'soft release', in other words I won't be making a big song and dance about it. It will be a hidden camera consumer type show reviewing breakfasts in cafes that I will be adding to my YouTube. I have wanted to do something like this for a while but only recently decided that this was the way. No special effects, this will be filmed entirely on a phone. Again, there won't be a regular release day or time so follow me on the social links above and I hope you enjoy it. This is another example of how having creative freedom is all about having an idea and running with it. (This has been delayed until I get a new phone, it's been ordered).
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