So the day has finally arrived! My next album will be recorded today in two completely live sessions at 2pm & 7pm at the Oh Yeah Building, Belfast. To say I’m excited would be an understatement. This will the the culmination of so much hard work by a great many talented people:

Nick Fitzsimons: Drums
Marty Timlin: Upright Bass
Conor Scullion: Piano and Organ
Linley Hamilton: Trumpet
Angie McCrisken-O’Reilly: 1st Violin
Michael McMullan: 2nd Violin
Zarah Fleming: Cello
Ciara O’Neill: Vocals
Hornby: Guitar & Vocals
Amy McGarrigle: Vocals & Glockenspiel
Rich Dale: Vocals
Ben McAuley: Vocals

Rocky O’Reilly: Producer
Ben McAuley: Engineer
Barrett Lahey: Engineer
Lee McMahon: Monitors

Come along and help us make something special.

Just a reminder that the recordings will take place at the Oh Yeah Building on 3rd July and you can attend either the 2pm session or the 7pm session. Tickets cost £9 which includes entry to your chosen session and advance purchase of the completed album which will be sent to you as soon as mixing, mastering and pressing are completed. You will be credited in the liner notes and your copy of the album will be personalised by me.

One more reminder, tickets for these events are strictly limited so get ‘em while you can!

Tom

I explain in a little more detail the plan for the day and the thought processes behind the slightly unconventional recording method.

Tom

Just letting you know I’ll be playing the Sunday Service show in the Black Box Cafe this Sunday. I’ll be performing a few songs before and after the audio of a few historic speeches are played. Should be interesting!

It kicks off at 5pm and admintion is free!

In Association with Trans & Oh Yeah

This summer, Belfast based singer/songwriter Tom McShane & producer Rocky O’Reilly (Start Together Studio) throw open the doors and invite fans to witness first hand and take part in the creation of Tom’s next record. Fear not though; this will not be the repetitive and laboured process of endless over-dubs and recording trickery. This instead will be a dynamic and exciting live performance modelled on old school recording techniques of the ’50s & ’60s.

Two open-studio recording sessions will be held on July 3rd. During each of these sessions the album will be performed in its entirety with each song being performed only once per session. The best take of each song will be selected for the final cut of the record.

The recording will be facilitated by the Oh Yeah Music Centre, the creative hub at the heart of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter. Recording will take place across various rooms with Oh Yeah’s main exhibition/performance space becoming an extension of the Start Together studio space, also based in the Oh Yeah building.

Tickets for this event are strictly limited. The ticket price not only admits fans to one of the recording sessions for this special one-off event but also includes a pre-order of the finished album which will be mailed to them as soon as the album has been mixed, mastered and pressed. Each ticket holder will be credited in the liner notes and receive special individual copy that will display their name.

Become part of the discussion that shapes the development of this record by joining Tom’s mailing list to have your say in everything from album art to the album’s title and receive demo versions of the album’s tracks as pre-production progresses.

Oh Yeah Building, Gordon Street, Belfast

Saturday 3rd July 2010

Session One 14:00

Session Two 19:00

Ticket price per Session (inc. album pre-sale): £9

Tickets available through the Waterfront Box Office

Ramada Encore // 18:00 // Friday 9th April
Premier Inn // 18:00 // Friday 30th April
Malmaison // 18:00 // Friday 21st May
Ramada Encore // 18:00 // Friday 4th June

I’ll be playing a wee Sunday Session at Oh Yeah on 21st March. Admission is free and it starts around 14:30.

Lookin’ forward to it!

Tom

Tom McShane – part of the Leonard Cohen night, Pt. 3 from Nick Fitzsimons on Vimeo.

A little last minute, I know, but I’ll be supporting Malcolm Middleton this evening at the Out To Lunch Festival. The show is in the Black Box and doors are at 8pm and tickets are £10.

Maybe see you there?

Tom

I’ll be playing Soul Ambition’s “Kick Up the Arts”: Music Makers Sofa Session tonight. I’ll be playing with visting musician Chris Farmer of Nice band, Mueros. Should be fun!

For more details, email me!

Tom