http://www.soundcloud.com/carrotadventure side project. Remixes and other "DJ"-type stuff posted here.

28 year old singer/songwriter.
Please if you enjoy some of my songs give a heart and share it.
L

Nya Shelley is a musical collaboration between artist, vocalist and songwriter Sonya Chenery and multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer James Edge (of James Edge and the Mindstep). As a duo, they have performed live since 2010, and their debut album, Tumbled Out By Night, was released on 31st May 2015.
https://nyashelley.bandcamp.com/album/tumbled-out-by-night
Band photography by Richard Shakespeare and Sammi Gummer.

I would like to thank all the singers, songwriters and others who helped develop this project over the course of the last three years, most especially Roger Wicks, Andrew Richardson, Dayna Lynn, Rick Hayter, Leon Rosselson, Becky Simpson, Lily Brooke, Barbara Korner, Hjalmar Nordén, Dieselle May, Jean Lui Toudou, James Fraser, William Playle and Claire Flanagan. Apologies to the people I have left out, of whom I fear there are probably many. 

The musical was created as an 'open source' project based on my 2011 novel 'Engineering Paradise' ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Engineering-Paradise-David-Gardiner/095693790X ) in which I was responsible for the script, including the song lyrics, Other kind people turned my words into songs and recorded the demo versions that you will find here.

The complete script with lyrics and scores, which is essentially finished now but may well undergo revision in response to experience gained from stage performances, is free to download from http://davidgardiner.net/Engineering_Paradise_the_Musical.pdf . Printed copies are also available from http://www.lulu.com/shop/david-gardiner/engineering-paradise-the-musical/paperback/product-23152678.html at £4.64 + postage, which is cost price and includes no royalty element.

'Engineering Paradise the Musical' is a Public Domain intellectual property. There is no Performing Rights fee or payment of any kind  required for performing this work

The action takes place in 1960s Belfast, where Roman Catholic Grammar School boy Danny builds a pirate radio transmitter, falls in love, sleepwalks into the IRA and discovers too late the Faustian nature of the bargain that he has made, and the real motives of those he has trusted. The title comes from a Stafford Beer quote:

'The Holocaust has shown us that the creation of hell on earth is just a matter of engineering. The creation of an earthly paradise is an engineering problem also.'
Stafford Beer (1926 – 2002)

The work has a 'folksy' 1960s atmosphere, and  the cast includes teenagers of both genders as well as parts for adults. It is intended for production by small 'amdram' or student theatre groups.  

If you might be interested in staging the work, or contributing to the project in any other way, please email me at:  sirat@davidgardiner.net

Casino Moon are undoubtedly an exciting band. Go to a gig and witness the rich song-writing talent and energetic, addictive melodies combining eclectic sounds of folk and Americana. It’s a unique sound that will leave you wanting more.

Although recently conceived, this musical journey stretches back many years. Experimenting and developing traditional folk patterns around the power of the rhythmic picking guitar, combining modern, cross-genre influences. Not an easy feat. The result combines some of London’s finest musicians with accolades including appearing on BBC 6 Music and performing at major festivals. Casino Moon is certainly a unique venture – one you won’t want to miss.

Members: 
Oli Hipkins - guitar and vocals
Magherita Di Ceglie - guitar and vocals
Jurgen Petralia - bass
Andy James - drums and percussion

Singer-Songwriter, Alternative Folk, based in London.

More info: www.nilsfrahm.com

Management: 
felix(at)agentur-grimm(dot)com


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