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March 11, 2009 Hi All!Been a while since I last updated my news, amazing how the time goes! I'm still working on the stage musical, with my friend Anthony Di Pietro. He's the writer/director, and always pushing me to come up with musical styles I haven't tackled before, so it's very interesting and challenging. However, it's going well, and we both have high hopes for it! We can see the light at the end of the tunnel now, and we are rapidly heading for the end of Act Two, and then we're all done! After that it's just a question of getting it on Broadway, or off-Broadway, or off-off-Broadway or on the stage somewhere anyway! I played Hammond Organ and Piano recently on a CD for Lindy Bingham, who is a singer, sax player, songwriter, pianist and great all-round musician! Her music is kinda bluesy, but has a wide popular appeal. The CD is called "Make Me An Offer" Check out her website - www.lindyb.com I am currently gigging with her band, which is a lot of fun, as the players are all excellent and very easy to get on with! By the way, the CD was recorded in the studio at the Fender Museum, in Corona, here in California. Great atmosphere! "You're The Voice", the song I co-wrote all that time ago with Chris Thompson (Blinded By The Light/Manfred Mann's Earth Band), Keith Reid (Whiter Shade Of Pale/Procul Harum), and Maggie Ryder (Eurythmic's band), just keeps on rolling! Last year it was performed on the biggest show on US TV, American Idol, by the eventual runner-up, David Archuleta, resulting in huge numbers of downloads on iTunes - a big hit all over again! Also, I just read an article about the upcoming Sound Relief concert in Australia, which is now the biggest selling concert of all time in that country. It seems Coldplay are on the bill, and Chris Martin is quoted as saying they are trying to get John Farnham, who had the orginal hit with "You're The Voice", to sing it with them! Apparently he loves the song, and Coldplay have been performing bits of it at recent gigs! Cool! Last year, my friend and former band-mate in Icehouse, bass player Guy Pratt, had a book published! It's called "My Bass....And Other Animals". It's basically his life in the music business told in his own inimitable, hilarious style! After leaving Icehouse, he played with Pink Floyd for many years, and did sessions for everyone from Madonna to Jimmy Page, so you can imagine what great stories he has! I was flattered to see myself included in some of those stories too! It's a great read, I thoroughly recommend it! Well, that's it for now! I'll try to remind myself to post updates more often in future! All the best! Cheers, Andy. Andy
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