Me myself and I unfortunately. . .
I'm currently demoing songs for my debut LP due out summer time on Istartedthefire.
The guys from Jim lockey and The Solemn Sun will no doubt be poached briefly for a few days recording!
Influences
Bob Dylan, Jeff Buckley, Van Morrison, John Martyn, Ron Sexsmith, Ryan Adams, Willy Mason, Joni Mitchell, Tim Buckley, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Drake, Ben Kweller, Regina Spektor, Cat Power, Scott Matthews, Paul Weller, Mazzy Star, Mike Clarke, Frightened Rabbit, Cat Stevens, Johnny Cash, Johnny Flynn, Laura Marling, Annie Briggs, Rufus Wainwright, Leonard Cohen, Arcade Fire, Band of Horses, BRMC, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Counting Crows, The Cure, Dandy Warhols, Death Cab for Cutie, Fleet Foxes, Iron and Wine, Gang of Four, Guillemots, Incubus, Joy Division, Kings of Leon, The Libertines, Minus the Bear, Moby, Nirvana, Noah and the whale, Oasis, Postal Service, Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, Talking heads, Television, U2, The Verve, Youthgroup. . .and tons and tons more!!
Thanks for checking out my myspace folks :)
I'm a songwriter from Walsall in the heart of the West Midlands, currently hiding out in Cheltenham getting ready to finish uni and let myself loose on the world. . .
So far on my musical treck I have been lucky enough to share stages with the likes of The Holloways, Fyfe Dangerfield (Guillemots), Frank Turner, Danny and The Champions of The World and Beans on Toast. I've also played at several festivals including Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Wychwood Festival, Two Thousand Trees Festival, Market Tavern Festival and Baggeridge Folk Festival alongside all sorts of interesting artists.
I've always sang mostly on my own until recently when I was kindly asked to join a few of my friends to play in their folk band 'Jim Lockey and The Solemn Sun'. It's all sounding rather lovely at the moment and the summer looks like it will be filled up playing a few festivals, releasing various EP's and LP's through the ISTARTEDTHEFIRE label, and gigging as much as possible around the country.
I hope you enjoy my songs and forgive my amateurish production skills.
Pop along to one of my gigs if you are around Cheltenham :)
I'm forever grateful to my friends and family who offer endless support and must know my songs better than I do!
Thanks a lot. . .check out Jim Lockey and Ruth Bewsey in my top friends. Cheltenham is a hiding place for several undiscovered geniuses!!
“Friday night at BASE STUDIOS in Stourbridge we film
bands and musicians who come down to play the OPEN MIC and we
make promotional videos for FREE. Just turn up at 7pm to play the OPEN MIC. Filming begins at 7pm.
There's always a crew there. The Bar opens at 7pm too and if you want more
people in your video then bring a crowd down with you (It makes your videos
look better)” - Nick
Interview: Camera: Andy Watts
Music clip Director/editor/camera: Nick J.Townsend
Hi Joe, Thanks for the friendship much appreciated,likin' what your doin',great soundzzz,Lovin "Northern Lights"!!!...when you got 5 come by and check out our single "RAPTURE" by Elysium available at itunes/Amason for down load at just 79p!! and here's the pay off..ALL proceeds go to WHIZZ KIDS CHARITY for disabled children "FEEL THE WARMTH".Thanks again keep it real Elysium...Or check us at www.elysium-omega.com "Nuff said,keep the music live"....
Yes Yes joe summers you little gangster ;) Haha awesome saturday :) And i really like sitting on guildhall floor swaying my arms to your music :D Would love to see you again :) Keep it real :) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Good to meet you tonight Joe, and it was really ace to see you play finally! Hope you had a good night and that we'll get to bump into you again soon :) Much love! Gareth x
Another recession-busting gig at the Frog and Fiddle in Cheltenham, Thursday 26th February, 8 til late. Headlined by Cairo, one of the best and most energetic live acts we've ever met! Come down for an evening of rock, emo and punk, with support from local pop-punk sensations The Echoes and heartfelt acoustic tunes from Bertie Telezynski. All that live music for the price of a pint! See you there -MFP x
hey dude, cheers, gonna watch crazy arm in ptown i think, dan n dave are coming down, your of course welcome too, up so late (surprise surprise) just watched a wicked film called the edukators, well worth a watch you'd be well into it, peas x
we're getting there about 3ish mate, gonna hang around a while before heading over for check, try to get there early man, i'm on half hour after doors so it might get a little rushed like. x
absolutely loving the new stuff my friend, really am, glad everything went well at 2000 trees. sorry couldnt text you back the other day literally dont have a penny to my name! but yeah bjm was awesome typically emphatic reverb distortion noise with melodies and of course the normal banter classic stuff. anywho be good to see you soon grab an ep off you my mum loves it and cant use the web haha stay safe mate see you soon x
