Day 3 In London Flat

I think my block flats have had peace for long enough.

I'm going to start my practice today and perhaps make a start on the recordings I'm doing. I'm also sorting out a parking permit as I'll be leaving London at about 5 AM tomorrow and I don't fancy having to walk 20 …

Matt Roberts Official London Resident

15 gigs, a broken down car, 25 hours of driving and a very tired musician later and I'm finally in London. I've spent today unpacking and strolling round my new city (and drafting a letter to the other flats in my block warning them of my social practicing hours).

Crashing Out at Buxton

I don't think i've posted today, but i'm not sure. All the days are bleeding together at the moment.

I had a good gig last night. Stamina is definately improved when you have a good monitor.

I've just driven back from birmingham to buxton for this afternoons show and …

So Much To Do - so little time

I'm afraid you'll have to make do with this post until Monday.

I have a gig tonight in Leicester with The New Disciples of Soul at the Walkers Stadium. Tomorrow I have a gig in Birmingham at 8AM and then two show calls at The Buxton Opera House starting at 2:30pm. …

7 Gigs Down, 1 Abandoned and 7 To Go

I managed to get a lift to my calls on Bank Holiday Monday as all the Garages were closed.

I performed in a Gala Performance of Ivor Novello and Nowel Coward in the Buxton Opera House. 2 calls and a Concert later I was on my way home again. There's not a lot to tell you …

The Big Gig Challenge - Progress

I got through 3 gigs before my nice new car broke down. Great news hey?!

Saturday night With CHris Poole and the Shades was a gig good as always. My weddings on Saturday and Sunday went without a problem but when I went to pick up by buddy Paul for another gig on the …

The Big Gig Challenge

I'll be posting by mobile for the next few days. Why?

The answer is that I have 15 gigs to play in 9 days. Ah yeah!

It's good but i'm moving to london after gig 15 so it'll be a long 9 days and any spare time I have will be spent packing.

So i'm currently in the break …

Eurobusk 07- The Editing Epic

It's getting quite crazy when I look at the amount of time I've spent editing this documentary. I will say that it'll be worth it. Like with everything I do I want to do it well and it'd really irritate me to release something to my site that wasn't 100% perfect (this …

A New Set Of Wheels

Well it was inevitable that my little fiesta would burn out eventually. Concidering all the miles I do in the poor thing. I bet some of you would say "it wa bound to happen sooner or later" - Well you'd be wrong. My little car is fine and although it makes me a little …

The Y-Factor??

I try not to moan on my blog but is anyone else sick of The X-factor.

I know I enjoyed it for the first time last year, but that was all because I trained at the conservatoire with Rhyd and it was really interesting to see how the TV portrayed someone I knew.

I do admit …

What's Missing?

Okay. So I might be biting my nails a little waiting for my mics and interface to arrive but I have loads of great kit:

Mic stands, pop shields, Sennheiser headphones, KRK monitirs, Cables, Keybord, Mac....

... all I need now are the things that make it all work.

Looking Back - Part 4

After a few hours of sleep on the Sunday I realized it really wasn't a good idea for me to get up at 5 for a 3rd morning and drive to Liverpool. I found out that the gig actually started in Manchester and ended in Liverpool so I thought it'd be better to train it up …

Looking Back - Part 3

I finally arrived home just after lunch time where I simply threw my wet clothes on the floor put my trumpet on my desk and passed out onto my bed. I woke up about 5pm realizing I should probably eat as I hadn't done since the spot of curry I had with Street Level and …

Looking Back - Part 2

After waking up at 5am with a generous 3 hours of sleep under my belt I set off out of Wales.

Now for those who haven't driven through the valleys in the early hours I'd recommend not going to quickly. The reason for this is simple; sheep.

They are everywhere! …

Looking Back - Part 1

Last weekend was one of the most intense I've had for I while. It started with a 200 mile drive from Derby To Abersoch.

When I walked into the venue I had a bad feeling about the gig (expected the room we were to play in to be a lot bigger). Then I met the guys from …

My Nice New Monitors

I've just bought a shiney new pair of KRK RP5 G2's. These are the new addition for my studio but for some reason I don't seem to be able to upload photos at the moment so once I sort that problem out I'll show you them.

That's about as much as I can say at the moment. …

Driving Driving Driving

I'm off to London for a gig this morning. Hopefully another early finish is on the cards. To be honest I think I'm going to go mad with all this driving over the past few days. I've got a gig in Liverpool tomorrow - don't get me wrong. Being busy is great!! I could just …

A Gig Or Two Breaks Up Driving

I stayed in Abersoch last night after my gig with Street Level and this morning I've got a gig in Telford. It breaks up the long drive back from Wales. Should be an early finish today at least - I could do with the rest before tomorrows gig.

One Day I'll Have Local Gigs

This weekend is going to be hard work. I'm having to pre prep some posts as I'm not going to have a chance to do them live (even from my mobile).

Tonight I'm off to Abersoch to play with a Soul band called Street Level. It's another blind gig so I haven't met anyone in …

My Studio - Coming Along Nicely

My studio is coming together nicely. I'm still waiting for my Presonus FP-10 (the New Firepod) and Stdio Project Mic's to arrive in store but my Sennheiser headphones arrived with my xlr cables today. It's exciting times!!!