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Lot Long
by Gary E. Andrews - 11/10/26 11:20 AM
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Joined: May 2001
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Hi everyone I would like to get some movement going on this board, discussions, exercises, collabs, meets, but first it would be nice to get an idea of who is here. So below I have listed some fairly basic questions that it would be great if you could answer. Anyone can join in, you don’t have to be in the UK but bear in mind that is that will be the focus of this board What do you do? Write songs, lyrics, melodies Do you play an instrument? Do you perform live? How often? How do you see your music career?Hobby (no income) Sometimes paid (occasional income) Semi-professional (regular income) Professional (Main source of income) Songwriting experience/Playing experience
10 minutes? 10 months? 10 years? What did you have for breakfast this morning? Favourite CD/Album from the 21st Century (1 only) Favourite CD/Album from the 20th Century (1 only) Cheers Nige 
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HI, i'm Jason King. i write songs and play the guitar. I live in the West Midlands UK. i would like to work as a song writer and have my songs covered by artists. songwriting for 18 months guitar playing for 25 years. http://www.myspace.com/Jasonkingsongshuugh@hotmail.com
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Hi Jason Welcome to JPF I will be checking out your songs Cheers Nige PS. Didn't you used to be in Department S? 
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Sorry to be a bit late but thought I'd make up the numbers
What do you do?
I write and arrange music. I play/teach guitar, I also play bass, program drums and play a bit of Ukulele, Banjo and I’ll have a go at any other stringed instrument that’s put in my hands lol
How do you see your music career?
I sometimes get paid but mainly do it as a hobby.
Songwriting experience/playing experience?
Been playing for over 20 years and I guess writing for the same time. Some of my early stuff is nearly as bad as my new stuff.
I skipped breakfast to day 
Antony and the Johnsons (I am a bird)
Jeff Buckley (Grace)
Rgds
Andy
Work for hire Producer. I will also produce and master any old/new work tapes up to demo standards. :-) Just PM or email: Email -- mork1976@gmail.com
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Thanks for chipping in Andy - what a select bunch we are eh? 
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My word, we are short of songwriters in the UK!
I'm Chris, I wrtie and perform as The Unrelaible Narrator. I write lyrics, melodies and music. I sing and play guitar, been playing for 15 years and writing (mostly unsuccessfully) for about the same. It's only the last 2 years that I feel I've hit my stride as a songwriter.
Unfortunately I don't make any money from my music but I would like to. I used to gig at least once a month but last year I moved and started my training as a lecturer of music which, has taken up most of my time this last year.
I had a late breakfast, sausage and egg sandwich.
Belle & Sebastian- The Life Persuit
John Martyn- Solid Air
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Hi Chris
Lovely to hear from you
Nige
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Hey Nigel,
Nice to see this post. Not many websites around but this is certainly an active one.
What do you do?
My co-writer & I Write songs, lyrics, melodies
Do you play an instrument?
Vocals & Guitar
Do you perform live?
Occasional to test out songs. How often? Not often these days
How do you see your music career?
It's something we have been working on for 10 years and want to become professional song writers. No income so far
Songwriting experience/Playing experience
12 years
What did you have for breakfast this morning?
JPFolks
Favourite CD/Album from the 21st Century (1 only)
Not sure
Favourite CD/Album from the 20th Century (1 only)
Bon Jovi - Best Of Album
JD
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What do you do?
Songwriter, guitarist/vocalist, drummer
Do you perform live?
Have played live as a drummer many times, but am working up to playing as a singer/songwriter
How do you see your music career?
Sometimes paid, when I manage to sell a CD ! Hope to be better paid in the future!!
Songwriting experience/Playing experience
32 years drums - 3 years guitar/vocals/songwriting
What did you have for breakfast this morning?
I haven't eaten yet
Favourite CD/Album from the 21st Century
Mark Ayling - Memories & Ghosts ;-)
Favourite CD/Album from the 20th Century
Setting Sons - The Jam
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Hi Mark great to see another Brit on the site. Welcome
Work for hire Producer. I will also produce and master any old/new work tapes up to demo standards. :-) Just PM or email: Email -- mork1976@gmail.com
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Welcome Mark (and James ) 4 more and we've got a football team
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:-) Thanks.
There must be more people from the UK, where are they all?
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Hi Nige
I'm based in Lancashire.I write lyrics only mainly country but sometimes folk.
I've been around the site for a year or so now and had a few collabs with different musicians and lyricists.
Basically I'm looking for more collabs.Althogh I write mainly in the genre's mentioned I have a wide taste in music, er apart from rap & dance.
Most of my lyrics are on forum 3.
All PM's answered
Travis
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde
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Hey,
I'm Alex Beavers, aka, ARIA 266 and I write general noise, intent that someone will enjoy it.
I play electric guitar mainly (Schecter Omen-7...the cheap version :P)
But I have experience keyboard synths, drums and pianos, but I can only play them on an amateur level.
As of yet, ive never performed live, I'm a studio guy for the time being.
At the moment, music production is only a hobby, but I'd like to do it at least semi-professionally, I'd love to go professional and work on composing Soundtracks for anything that needs it.
I've been active as ARIA 266 (formerly ARlcarium) for nearly 6 months.
But I've been playing the guitar for longer, and written a few short pieces for friends to use on college courses.
I hope this helps.
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Hey, I'm Lex, 16, from Southern England I write country songs. I play guitar, and I like to say I can play piano and mandolin as well, but in fact I can play all of 4 chords on each I perform live as often as I can, at least a few times a month depending on if gigs come up. It's hard to say how I see my career, as I'm only 16 and wouldn't have a real, full time job anyway. I don't have a weekend job other than performing, however... Songwriting experience/Playing experience: About 1.5 years of songwriting (but I've always been writing something - I wanted to be a novelist as a little kid!) I started playing gigs properly in about January. I did open mics/school performances, etc before that. I started playing guitar in something like February or April 2011. What did you have for breakfast this morning? Branflakes and chocolate digestives... Favourite CD/Album from the 21st Century: At the moment I would say... The Band Perry's debut album. Favourite CD/Album from the 20th Century: Maybe... Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Hi Travis – thanks for posting in this thread, of course you are a regular on the other boards Hi Alex – welcome to JPF, have a good look around on the boards. I look forward to hearing some of your ‘general noise’ Hi Lex – welcome to JPF – four chords eh? You must teach me that fourth one – hope you have fun here and learn a few things Cheers Nige
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