In the previous blog I was encouraging you all to get out and try something new and look at new forms of exposure for music. One of the groups/organisations I can personally recommend is LineOut, an amateur film society dedicated to creating feature films, short films and even music videos, so I strongly recommend taking five minuets out of your busy day and having a look.
Right then on to the lowdown and gossip from Dutch Courage:
So then guys nice to actually meet you, let’s start with introductions, who’s who, how old and what do you play?
I’m Phil Blackler I’m 17 and I play Bass and sing lead vocals
I’m Joe Humphries I’m 17 and I bang the drums and sing
I’m Ollie Griffin I’m 17 and I play Rhythm and I’m not allowed to sing...
I’m Tom Gooding I’m 17 and I play lead guitar and sing
How long has the band been together?
P.B: we’ve been together as Dutch Courage for about 18 months but we mucked about as a 5 piece for a bit before we started to get serious.
So then guys I have to ask, who is the drunk of the group and did they come out with the name.
J.H. To be honest, I think the drink tends to get shared out pretty evenly between us guys!
O.G: well, going on last night’s performance I’d have to say Tom is the drunk of the group. He should take a few tips from me in the future, I was much more respectable.
How on earth did a young group like yourselves get involved with a teen pregnancy campaign fronted by the NHS?
J.H. We were lucky enough to be found on MySpace by a local promotions company who asked us to audition for the part. The audition must have gone okay because they asked us back.
O.G: I heard that they were told to choose the best looking band.
So it wasn’t a drunken experience with some sexy groupies gone wrong?
J.H. Kind of more like how to be safer whilst having drunken experiences eh Phil
O.G: Phil, you’re the one that gets all the girls in this band, I reckon your antics had something to do with it.
What was it like being involved in the NHS campaign?
T.G. It was good to do something different, we felt quite important, and also we got a free pizza which is always good!
P.B it was a very different experience for us because we'd never done anything like that before. All the filming was done really well and the whole thing was written and directed brilliantly. We spent the day there doing our bit and the actors were all a good laugh to be around. We had to give one of the actors, Rav, a 10 minute quick fire guitar lesson to make him look as though he had any musical expertise whatsoever - that was fun!
O.G: It gave us a real insight into what it would be like to have to film a music video and the time it takes
Have you gained anything from the whole experience, or are you all just more clued up on the acts of safe sex?
O.G: You gained a few extra numbers for your phone didn't you Phil from some of the extras
T.G And Ollie you learnt its best to use a condom didn’t you?
You can check out Dutch Courage on MySpace and then have a look at the music in the NHS Teen Pregnancy Campaign.
The Note Worthy Project
Well this is still going ahead but I have almost given up on having a deadline date as every time I make one it gets waylaid by some sort of issues I didn’t expect. Having said that The Note Worthy Project CD sound be finished this week lol
Apart from that nothing too interesting has happened over the week so I will not fill you in with all the boring details.
Well for now have fun and enjoy
Adam @ OSOM
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