Grantham Live Music Scene, The Mummy, Mouse Trap & Jasper Cain, 05-08-17 | Daniel Marshall Adventures

Gosh its been a hell of a week, was meant to have this up by now, i just had a lack of creativity and motivation to write  this so here goes !!!!!!!

After a few months of not going to see live gigs due to it being to much on my anxiety, i decided to to come out of my comfort zone, as i missed it the the thrill and excitement but also taking photography of the performers (:

On Saturday 5th August 2017 I went to see Mouse Trap, Mummy And Jasper Cain At Castle Gate In Grantham My friend Trevor Bunn was Hosting it, Whenever he is around at the gigs i feel much better about going because i know someone there, and also even if we do not talk a lot i just feel more safe and happy with him being there (:

Mouse Trap was up first so as always i made sure to be up front, to not only get the best surroundings for listening to music but to capture photography (:

These Guys were amazing, again my eyes and ears were focused more on the drums, haha Thats just me i like all of a song but seem to find myself often tapping away to the beat.

You have heard of battle of the bands but in this case it was battle of the photographers !!!

You can see my camera in the corner, then you have Annie Gascoyne also know as Alternative Annie
She is a photographer but also write Blog posts, you can find out more about her here (:
https://anniesalternative.wordpress.com

here is a few of her pictures she took of the night (:





You then Had Trevor behind Taking photography as well, and all i could see at the side of me was them laughing at each other as they had to battle with who was going to get the best shots haha

The next band blew my mind away, and was the highlight of the night for me.
That is of course Mummy, also known as we are your mummy.

Every song just seem to be better then the last, The drummer was epic,  The lead vocalist Frank has some incredible Tattoos as you can see from the Picture at the start of this blog.
I do not think i have ever seen a man, pour his soul so much into the microphone, as well as doing some great head banding and a moment i wished i had captured on camera.
Luckily enough Trevor got that golden shot haha

I noticed the cool pedals on the floor you can see next to him, i did try to capture these but the photo did not turn out great.

From the amazing drum parts, to the passionate Vocalist you would think that was it but then you had the earth cracking, rib crunching bass, rumbling through your whole body, it was insane.
words of last 2 songs came out of their mouths and i really did not want it to end.
A sure way to end a night on a high is to play a track, that people will remember and to really give it everything you have got.
A nearly 10 Minute song, which Inc a lot of Drops all at once, The music just made you speechless, and i found myself now head banding to it, and just wanting to jump up and down.

You really get a totally different experience when you watch bands play live, you get to live the moment, feel the vibes run through your bones, here tracks that are upcoming and never been heard else where, remixes etc.

I just loved the reaction of this dude, like he is saying Guys.... I can see a mummy !!!!



 I can tell you after that long song, the adrenaline i felt was amazing, they finished with a killer last song as well, My overall opinion i think these guys killed it they showed what Grantham is all about,
They showed how to rock a stage, and to say I do not normally listen to their genre of music, it was like i had fallen in love and listen to them play for years.
They opened my heart to their style of music, I can not say everytime i see a band play oh they were the best band i have ever seen.
I think its hard to choose your Fav band, Thats why the bands that have been coming to Grantham not just at castle Gate but other venues, its just been a good selection of different music, from acoustic, heavy metal, rock and much more.
CJ Hatt Rocks the acoustic style, but Mummy rocks well i would not call it Heavy Metal so lets say the rock section haha !!!

It was around 10 pm and i Realized when i got home after looking on social media I had left before seeing Jasper Cain, Although i was gutted, in another way i felt  it was the right time to leave,
My heart was Racing, and I could hardly hear due to being so close to the speakers !!!
so here is a picture From Trevor (:



It would be Great to see this band one day but also it would be killer to hear The Mummy again !!!!
Overall, it was a great night of music, I really enjoyed myself, and i was really glad to have gone along, as it cant always been done but sometimes you need to put yourself in that position where you might not like being there but once you Focus on just listening to the music, you will feel much better, if i did not go i would not of been able to find new music, have my heart racing, and Capure some great photography of the bands (:

So Thank you to all the bands that came To Grantham, I really hope, More Talent comes to Grantham or is even fount in good old G town !!!!!!!!

If you want to see Full sized Photography of my work from the night + More pictures then please check out my social links after the Bands Social links (:

Mouse Trap Social Links -
https://www.facebook.com/MouseTrapSka/

The mummy social Links -
https://www.facebook.com/weareyourmummy/
http://www.weareyourmummy.com/
https://www.instagram.com/weareyourmummy/

Jasper Cain social Links -
https://www.facebook.com/jaspercainband/
http://jaspercainband.tumblr.com/

Grantham Live Music Scene
https://www.facebook.com/groups/533875863477142/

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  https://twitter.com/DanMediaP

https://twitter.com/DMPWORLDMUSIC

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http://dannytheexplorer.tumblr.com/

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Highlighting Musical Talent This month #1 | DanielMarshallAdventures

Each month I am looking to expand the different types of music i like and in doing so i have found some amazing talent which I thought would be a great idea to start a series on.

We are going to start with someone who i have not only listened to their music but seen in person 4 times now.
I have made videos of his performance and took photography and even wrote Blog posts about him.
That is of course CJ Hatt

He lives In Grantham, which just keeps amazing me more and more that i know someone local to me (:

The last time i saw CJ was only a few days a go on 2nd July 2017 at the royal Queen Pub In Grantham.
He has a nice big area toward the front of the Pub to perform and he aced every song he played, the more times i see him the better he seems to be, the more chances i get to chat with him and I put my hand up and admit i am becoming a bit of a huge fan lol.

What made me laugh is some people kept wanting him to play foo fighters, which he did, and covered loads of other songs inc what he thinks won him to the chance to play at festival too, which is busted's song year 3000,  Overall he is just a down to earth chap which you can have a laugh with, and even dance and sing to his music.

I could write so much more but do not want it to be a post just about him (: so if you want to see photography and videos of him please check the links at the end of the post.

This next person, I only got to know about via a friend which is Spoon Wizard Aka Graham.

he Started getting into the Dance style of music in the early 90s.
Some of his music i love is a Remake on Jesus on e's. which is like a mini set of Old school rave dance music which i love so much.
Another track which i love is a remix he did off Ki:Theory's Kitty Hawk album. called open wound.This was a dubstep remix and very high productive skills (:

I believe my friend said that he was living in Hull but i could be wrong,
Overall i love his music has a good range to listen to, and i am glad my friend recommend him.

The next Artist is someone i found from a song Spoon Wizard liked.which then started to listen to the rest of the songs From That CD and loved them.
The Artist is called hOffman and no thats now my miss spelling that is how its spelled.


I tired to find information about him but their website is down, and their Facebook about me just gives the website info.
All i can tell you is that he is a musician and he is Artist & Manager at Unstable Label.  
his type of music is soft but with upbeat drums and electronic music styles.

Its hard to explain but i have become hooked onto his music and want to try and create some similar styles of music to his.

Going back to live acts i have seen, is House Of Ghosts which i saw live only a few days a go on the 3rd June 2017 at Castle Gate Grantham.
At the moment Grantham has been getting a lot of talent in, we just need to have more venues playing live music (:



I manged to capture some photography and videos of their performance which again can be found at the end of this post.
I arrived a hour early, and even when they was warming up, i got excited to see what else they could play.
I noticed a sound guy with his computer on checking all the levels, and they had a killer PA System that you could feel the bass through your whole body which was amazing.

The band kind of reminds me of a band called Nightwish, The singer sounding even more like the lead singer from that band.
Each song was longer then most artists, which was around 5mins + but they did killer guitar solos and you would be amazed what the right atmosphere, Pad in the background can do to make the song longer but also more and more gripping.

I had to leave early due to not feeling great but i am sure they kept up the great vibe and would love to see them again.
Going to music events has really open my choice of music that i like, i get to meet the artists and even help promote them,  i couldn't ask for more (:

A little bit of extra information about them from their Facebook page .
The House of Ghosts are a five piece ethereal rock band from the Midlands. They formed in the summer of 2015 after singer/songwriter Gina Stone spent six years searching for musicians who could add that bit of magic to her songs and develop new material. The individual members have a wealth of experience and have played from small intimate venues to large capacity festivals. They have joined together with ease and have quickly become a very tight outfit with each member adding their own flavour to some excellent original material.

After a brief period working on some great songs the newly formed band spent some time producing their initial recording, an EP entitled Curious Attraction. Even before the official release of the EP, BBC East Midlands Introducing picked up on it and aired one of the tracks which got some great comments from people who heard it. Now armed with the EP, The House of Ghosts are making some noise locally and further afield and are keeping the Ghost Army fan base moving forward, picking up new recruits along the way. Their live performances are engaging audiences and are getting some awesome reactions and repeat bookings. Curious Attraction is also getting some outstanding comments such as “FANTASTIC, love it, heard so called professionals not sound that good. AWESOME!”
Onto the final artist which i have mentioned in a blog post before and he is one of the people who gives me inspiration for creating new ways to make a song.
That is of course Andrew Huang

I started watching His YouTube Videos a while back, and i have to say he puts so much freaking effort into now only making music content but showing behind the scenes, on sampling, mixing, mastering and a whole catalog more.
One of best series i watch is where he makes music from objects, cuts them down into samples he can use, even manages to put them into a keyboard so he can play the notes to create bass, synths , leads etc.
I also learn a lot about the different keys in music, and I just do not get how he has the time to do so much.
He made a video recently which you can find at the end, where you used a app called beat hawk to create 5 different tracks.
Each track he showed a small section of how it was made and then use one of the songs as backing while he went out and about showing you cool views before showing you more of how the track comes together.
As a Youtube  Content creator myself its extremely hard to find backing music, for travelling, or showcasing the stuff you did in the day.
With Andrew he cleverly puts his own created music in the background which makes the video production even better and more enjoyable.
He has worked with different companies and even networking with other Youtubers to create music.
Even though i do not record my sounds to be used in songs, i have learned a lot that i did not know, and adapted into my own work to make the production at a much higher level (:
so please check out his work, !!!!
The last thing i wanted just to slip in, is going back to Seeing CJ Hatt play.
I always arrive early to music events and sometimes that it the best thing as you get to meet and experience a different side to things.
Many times i have managed to get chatting to the guy that runs the Music scene In Grantham and the other week when CJ was playing at the royal Queen i was sat with people and was hearing this amazing powerful singing voice, just someone singing away to their friends i think.
This someone worked at the pub, and she really needs to get herself known as she was freaking amazing and her friends even said what are you doing working here lol.

So I hope you have find out so info about new artists you have never heard about, i shall be doing these blog posts every month so that i can not only expand my music listing but to help others to as well (:

The Title of this video From Andrew Huang has changed but is still the same content i was explaining about




House of Ghosts Video

 

https://www.facebook.com/thehouseofghostsuk/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K19uH1GHa0

CJ Hatt

https://www.facebook.com/cjhattofficially

https://www.instagram.com/cjhattofficial

Spoon Wizard
https://soundcloud.com/spoonwizard

Hoffman
https://soundcloud.com/h0ffman

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The amazing CJ Hatt Playing at Grantham Castle Gate 20-05-17 | DanielMarshallAdventures

As i mentioned in other posts i like to help promote businesses and bands and anything really in the local community.
Yesterday i had the chance to listen and see this wonderful man known as CJ Hatt play at castle Gate In Grantham

Since the first time i went to castle gate to see under the covers play i have been slowly coming out of my shell, and being able to go to more places.

I love music with a passion and i have to listen to something everyday, even while writing i find music makes me more in the zone.

You will see throughout this blog, photos taken by the wonderful Trevor Bunn, !!!
Who run the Grantham Live music Scene, from taking photos, to setting up events, and much more.




I had the pleasure of meeting him, at one of the music events at castle gate a few weeks a go,
got chatting, and would like to keep getting to know him.
I love networking with people and helping out.
The other week i brought my camera when, driven was playing along with other bands, i enjoyed the music, the experience and coming away with some great stuff to edit.

I was gutted that when i went last night to see this talented guy i did not take my camera.
I feared that it would be to crowed and a photographers fear is something happening to the camera.
Its also hard for a photographer as well because you want to capture the amazing moments but at the same time, not have to worry about bringing the camera gear, editing the photos and just living in the moment and enjoying the night.




So thats what i did, i enjoyed the moment from the moment he picked up his guitar and heard his powerful, and talented voice.

It was nice to hear something different as, the other bands i went to see was a lot heavier music, also when you get just one person but with a powerful talent its a whole different atmosphere and experience.

As i always do i focus on listening to the music, tapping in beat, because i have been creating music for years, your brain just get used to the sounds.

I noticed some reverb added to his voice which has a awesome effect, nothing was pre recorded it was all live.

The thing that i love the most about the night, was the raw energy he put into his set, no matter the place, the venue a true talented artist puts his soul into every gig, and he really did.

He played some tenacious d songs and he needs to be on the voice, x factor and other places.
He announced something that really put a smile on my face and shocked me that i was listing to someone who was going to get even more famous because he will be playing at Glastonbury next month !!!!!!!

He even joked saying he wished he could have just played  tenacious d  songs all night, i would of loved that lol,
Every band brings something new to castle gate and to Grantham so when i say this next thing, it does not mean i dont like the other bands because i have loved every band i have seen so far.
I truly think CJ Hatt was the best performer In Grantham so far !!!!

At times i wanted to rush home to get my camera because he has lights shine around him, and the effect would of looked stunning, well you can see that from the pictures from Trevor anyway (:



I was gutted to start with, because the pub was quiet, not many people were there, but as 10pm struck, the pub was packed, and people was really getting in the mood and loving his songs.

I had to leave another event early this time due to not feeling great due to a cold that i had decided to run at park run, which was good but then made me feel worse lol. nevermind.
I also left because, i still have not got used to being around so many people.
The problem is i love being at the best spot which is at the front, weather i am listing to the music, or taking photos i just like the atmosphere being that close to the people of the bands.

As soon as it gets busy i leave, i just cant take it, and i need to learn because i probs missed out on a even better second half then the first.

I know that you cant get the full experience and idea of how amazing CJ Hatt was by reading a blog,
but i felt i needed to at least try, because i really want to support this guy, and i want to help if i can keep allowing people to know what goes off in the music scene.
I want more and more bands to come to Grantham and its been so good that the bands i have seen i have not had to pay for.
Grantham maybe small, but we have great businesses, great community, and great people !!!!!



So thank you CJ, for coming to Grantham, and making it a night of my life, playing the best music i have ever heard in a long while.
Listing to live music full stop is so much better then on a laptop tv etc.
you get to live in the moment, meet the artist and have a great night out.

You can follow CJ Hatt on facebook and instagram, and if you are going to Glastonbury show him your love, record it, share it around, lets show this guy how great he is, and i hope he comes away from the event wanting to go on a tour hehe (:

https://www.facebook.com/cjhattofficially
https://www.instagram.com/cjhattofficial/?hl=en


Grantham live music scene
https://www.facebook.com/Granthamlivemusicscene/
http://www.granthamlivemusicscene.co.uk/
https://twitter.com/glivemusicscene


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Grantham Live Music Scene, Public Gallery, I got Spider & Hung like Hanratty | DanielMarshallAdventures

So Yesterday which was 29th April 2017 I decided to go to my second Gig Experience In Grantham

I would say 3 but my anxiety got on top of me when i went to see AutumnStorm and left after about 2 songs in.

The last time i went to see bands at Castle Gate Grantham was when Under the covers were playing, which i did a blog post about that (:



I got Spiders, was first on, i dont know why but whenever i listen to music, i focus more on the beats and drums.

and i have to say that Steve Shortland killed it, he was amazing, its silly but i cant play drums, so instead i use my hands to act like drums, to listen to the beat and tap away.

I find drummers the most interesting, just amazes me how someone can remember what parts of the drums to play in beat to the song.

There may be a lot of drummers in the world but i see talent in this person, and i see him going far.
The other person i liked a lot was the chap wearing the mask, he was funny, and got the crowd going, he reminded me of a friend, who does Some Youtube videos, wearing a mask and draws.
Overall i loved the guys confidence, and his coolness (:

Before i go onto the next band i will say that, sometimes anxiety is not just about leaving somewhere if its busy or feeling, tighted chest.
for me before the first band started and even waiting for the next band to play, i get the feeling people are watching me, i start to keep checking my phone over and over just so i can be in my own bubble,
i also start, not being very comfty, which means ill brush my noise, keep looking around, keeping moving my body, its very annoying but its something i have not been able to learn to cope with.
so for me going to these gigs, when its a small space with lots of people its a challenge that is hard to overcome but little by little i am trying (:

Anyway so the second gig, was Public Gallery,




 This band has just so much wow, that it really got the crowed going, Again i have to commented on the drummer of this band, because he was just out of this world, to go from playing drums to a fast beat, while on the same song going half speed, but still keeping in tune it just blew my mind.

He also had a mic, and got everyone on their feet, with his confidence, and the words he was saying.
The songs they were playing were brilliant and every member of the band  were amazing.
if i am being honest i think i liked this band a little bit more.
Not saying i didnt enjoy i got spiders but i found myself, just being me, enjoying the music, relaxing more, and just having a good time.

I even got to have a small chat with one of the memebers of the band and mentioned i would be writing about them like i am doing right now hehe (:

I never been one for bands To be Honest, i listen to more upbeat, dance type music, however since coming out of my shell and listening to live music, its really opened up my tastes and i honestly loved Public Gallery a lot, and i would love to hear them again.
During waiting for the next band to come on i also noticed a photographer, next to me, we got chatting for a bit, and turns out he runs the Grantham Music Scene, its amazing who you can network with, and who you bump into, (:
if it was not for him taking photos of the bands, and telling people what bands were playing, i wouldnt of known to come to any.
lastly were a band called  Hung like Hanratty
Sadly i only stayed for around 2 songs as by then it was after 10pm and the pub was so packed, i just wanted to get out as i did not feel right.

that said, the band was a unique experience, totally different from the other 2 bands.
The lead singer, just tells how it is, has a lot, of confidence, and knows how to dance around and have a good time (:

Although i would say the band was not my type of music, i still was moving my hands to the best, and enjoying it.

The members of the band all played a good part, and like i said not saying they are bad but i do think the type of band they are and the music is acquired taste.

Overall i really did enjoy the experience, this time it was not as mental as when under the covers played.
I was upfront again but also had more space around me, to feel more relaxed.

It was nice instead of just staying inside on my laptop, to feel the vibes, the bass, the drums, and to find new types of music that i now know i like.

Like i have been doing with the photography and videos within Grantham i wanted to support local events like these to grow because its nice to have different things to do in Grantham.

This is why i want to start writing posts about my experience but to also help people get to know the bands if they did not go to the event themselfs.

I am interested in going to knipfest as under the covers will be there but at the moment its the cost which is the issue for me, plus i need to slowly build my way up to going to more gigs (:

Thanks you for reading and i hope you do check out the bands which you can see their social media links below

https://www.facebook.com/igotspiders/
http://igotspiders.webs.com/
https://twitter.com/igotspiders

https://www.facebook.com/Publicgalleryuk/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o4PqTrcxog&feature=youtu.be

https://www.facebook.com/HungLikeHanratty/
http://hunglikehanratty.co.uk/

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