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"CHARLIE" DIGITAL EP RELEASED TODAY- exclusive to AUS/NZ
NOVEMBER 2011 I cannot BELIEVE we are already coming to the end of 2011…is time flying or what? It’s kind of ridiculous. I try my best to “stop and smell the roses” so to speak but I swear it feels like I just started my Irish tour and now here I am in Belgium and about to take off into Germany again for gigs and recording! Well…I do know I am having a lot of fun along the way anyway!! So…before anything else…I have some exciting tidbits for you. Firstly, I will be releasing a brand new EP, “Charlie” exclusively in Australia and NZ. The release date is the 1st December and it is a digital release only so be sure to jump onto itunes and be the first to grab it!! (www.itunes.com/cobygrant) These are the tracks I recorded at The Wick Studios in Melbourne just before I left for my European tour. Big thanks to Glenn, Dan and all of the incredible musicians who featured on the songs (the credits will be up on my journal page on the day of the release). Check out the artwork below by John Calabro at The View From Here and the photo from Darren James Photography.
Also….you can have a listen to the title track “Charlie” on my facebook musician page by clicking the link below!!
My other bit of exciting news is the fact that I am now working with an incredible team in France to release my debut album, starting with “A Song About Me” as the single. I would like to welcome Pascale and Sophie from So and Us Booking Agency as well as Jean Michel from Canitrot & Co. Promotions on board the Coby Grant train!! I am really excited to be working with such enthusiastic people and I will keep you updated on the release date next year. Soon my website will have a little French flag so each page will be translated- I only just started getting the hang of German, now onto my French lessons!!! So I finished up the tour in Ireland and it ended with a BANG- Halloween Night in a country where it is a MASSIVE celebration. I went as Alice in Wonderland and was lucky enough to be supporting the Spice Girls AKA Seven Days hahahaha. To check out the photos head to my facebook musician page by clicking the link below. I had an incredible time and made some amazing new friends- thankyou for the great craic, the awesome shows and the many many laughs along the way.
So…that’s it for now!! Check out the tours page for my upcoming shows in Germany- I have a busy month ahead of me with touring, the release of the EP and recording in Berlin, but as always I will be smiling all the way and thanking God for my incredible life! Sending lots of love your way!! Coby xxxxx
OCTOBER 2011 Well nothing out of the ordinary with this statement, but I have had SUCH a hectic and incredible couple of months! I have been on the road now since May- it seems unbelievable that so much time has passed when I feel like I only left Australia last week. In this short time a lot of good things have happened- not only have the shows and festivals been amazing, but I have met some incredible industry people who are helping me develop and work towards building my career, reaching more people and releasing a debut album!! (Yes you heard right….actually you read right since I am not talking to you but I guess I am imagining I am. Anyway more on album stuff soon!) I am currently in Ireland where I am supporting Seven Days, a local independent band- they are such talented musicians and great guys. Their manager saw me play my first and only Dublin show here in June and asked me if I would like to do the support. It has been a fantastic opportunity but also, a bit of a rest for me! If you read the last news post below, while I am on this tour I don’t have to worry about the usual tour logistics, transport, radio, press, accommodation, soundchecks…I just turn up to the radio stations and venues and sing when I am told to! I don’t even have to drive- someone else does that!! So it’s been amazing to have a little extra time to actually SEE this beautiful country, to take it in, to eat a lot of Irish potatoes and to learn some Irish such as “deadly (awesome), savage (cool), what’s the craic? (what’s happening?) Ya one (that woman over there), ya man (that man over there), tertee tree (33) and fillums (films)”. Hahahaha I am having a ball to be sure to be sure. Unfortunately my trusty Handy Cam has died on me, but before it did, I got this at a private House Concert in Germany in September- one of my new songs, “Without You”. It’s a bit of a sad one, so if anyone feels like sending some love afterwards I’d like that
So next for me is finishing this Irish tour, then back on to Germany for more shows. I have finally put a band together and I will be recording in November in Berlin and starting to plan for the album promotion and tour early next year!! Some exciting news for my Aussie fans? In November I will be releasing the tracks I recorded before I left EXCLUSIVELY in Australia (online only)….I’ll be sure to update you on the release date, but I know a lot of you have been asking about it so get ready!! One more thing before I go- I have finally put up a musician Facebook page. If you haven’t already “liked” it please do- I will soon be closing all of the other accounts and it’s the best place to see daily updates, news, photos and events. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coby-Grant/216307888423773 Ok that’s it for now!! Top of the morning to ya! Hahahaha Love always!!! Coby xxxxxx
Me again! It’s always me so no surprise there really I’M SORRY: I have a confession to make…I have been a bit slack when it comes to updating my news and tour journal. Sometimes it gets a little overwhelming and I just run out of time to update all the websites I have running at once! My relationship with the world wide web is a love/hate one. I do love the internet, without it I simply could not be an independent musician- it is an amazing promotional tool and through it, my music can reach people around the world. BUT…when I am the only one managing my facebook page, group page, website, twitter, myspace, youtube, reverbnation, soundcloud, itunes and updating things like songs, photos, videos and gig listings plus trying to write back personally to everyone and compose interesting blogs, journals and group emails about this crazy life it all gets a little much and one’s voice can start getting high pitched and frantic. One might even accidentally slice one’s fingertip off with a cheese slicer because one was discussing such matters while slicing cheese. Ok no, probably no one in the world would do that except for me. For those of you who didn’t see the gruesome pics on my facebook page (www.facebook.com/cobygrant) my pinky is officially out of action when it comes to guitar playing for another couple of weeks. YIKES! MY LIFE: So…besides trying to stay on top of all that jazz above, I also have regular emails to attend to everyday concerning all things music, logistics for this tour I am on (plane, train, bus travel, car hire, accommodation, working visas), publicity obligations (radio interviews, magazine articles, interviews, questions), networking, meetings with labels and industry people, finding time to practice and write new songs AND ALSO think about what my next move is- next release, which countries, where is the funding coming from, next recording. Did I mention trying to have a social life too? No? That’s because I DON’T HAVE ONE! Hahaha I am a loser. After all of this stuff I am ready to pass out each and every night…but of course my brain is always thinking about the next things I have to do tomorrow so I never sleep well. Phew! Are you exhausted yet? This is what the last four years of my life have been like. I’m not complaining (although it does sound suspiciously whinyyyy) but I thought I would just share a little of what I do everyday and maybe why I can’t quite stay on top of it all J I love it though…I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t. Well…I love the gigs. I love the music, the performing, the incredible emails of support and love that I get from all of you. So I do the other stuff because it means I can continue on my path. But my big dream? My idea of success? Someone else doing everything and me just turning up and singing for all of you….writing, creating, recording and singing my heart out. THE TOUR: So far, it has been absolutely incredible. I have literally had the time of my life. I am so lucky and I have enjoyed playing for each and every person who has come to see me. Each town, city and country is a new adventure, with wonderful and interesting people to meet and beauty and history to explore. It has been three months on the road and so far I have visited Germany, The Netherlands, UK, Ireland, Sweden and Denmark playing 50 shows in places like Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Goteborg, Dublin, London, Manchester, Amsterdam. But I’ll tell you a secret…the country gigs and smaller towns are my favourite…they know how to make a girl feel welcome! I’ve put together a little video of the gigs and the fun times in between (like my one week holiday in Croatia!) check it out!!
As always, to see more photos check out my facebook page www.facebook.com/cobygrant and some new songs are in the works! So stay tuned and I promise to stay on top of it all. Lots of love…you guys are the BEST! xxxxxxxx
JUNE 2011 Wowzers…the last six weeks have FLOWN by and I am having the BEST TIME EVER! I have to YELL so you know how GREAT it is hahaha. I have been touring in Germany, the UK and Ireland. Visiting places like Manchester, London, Bristol, Oxford, Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Fulda, Frankfurt, Wurzburg, Dublin and so many other little spots along the way. So far, so good! The response from audiences is amazing- I keep having to get more cd’s sent over from Australia! Plus lots of opportunities arising from the shows I am playing- the Coby Grant team is expanding and I am planning tours into September and October now as well, with German festivals already being booked for next summer! Even the small gigs have been great. Every gig is worth doing- you just never know what can come from it. So the tracks I recorded in Australia are almost all mastered and done. You can see the video of my time in the studio here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_KLbQHB_V0. At the moment I am deciding what to do with these- release an EP? Release an online EP? Record a few more to make an actual DEBUT album!?? I’m not sure, but I promise to think about it in the next week while I am on my first holiday in three years in CROATIA!!! Yes, you heard right, I am taking a mini break and will be spending a week in the sun with some friends and family- can’t wait! So yes, clear my head, prepare for the next four months of touring and plan a release for these new songs I have! I am currently working on the first tour video, but in the meantime, I wanted to share with you one of my most incredible gig experiences to date- supporting Don McLean. It was only one show, booked by my wonderful Australian Booking Agents- Big Tree Artists. The audience were so beautiful, the sound was amazing, the entertainment centre was still intimate even though it was HUGE- I was even on two massive big screens either side of the stage! Best part? Of course meeting Don himself and watching his amazing set from side of stage. So…here is my little compilation! Filmed by Stephen Wools (also doubled as Merch Man for the night!)
So that’s it for now….thankyou for reading, for your support, for your beautiful messages! I appreciate it all so much- it’s hard to be away from the people I love and on the road all the time but I am living my wonderful dream and get to share my music with YOU! Don’t forget to check out the events for the tour at www.facebook.com/cobygrant (and be my friend) and of course the tours page on my website as well www.cobygrant.com/tours. Lots of love!! More than I could possibly squeeze into this little piece of cyberspace! Coby xxxxxxxx
MAY 2011 Well, I am HERE!!! My adventure has begun! I am already having a fantastic time- working hard and booking lots of shows. I’m in Berlin at the moment and LOVING IT! What an amazing city! More on that in a minute though. So, my last couple of weeks at home were absolutely bloody mental. The busiest I have ever been I think- it was actually a lovely break to get on the plane and know I couldn’t possibly do anymore than I had!! I managed to sell my car (thank god now I have some actual savings), record four more tracks, organize the lease for my home, get all my travel insurance and plans organized, pack up my life AND apply for a grant from Austrade! Ahhh! Plus I got in some good quality time with my little man, Charlie Boy (for those of you who don’t know Charlie he is my chocolate lab puppy but I won’t talk about him too much otherwise I will start blubbering). The new tracks are being mixed as I type this- I have heard one and it is WONDERFUL! I can’t wait to share them with you- I will be releasing them on i-tunes, hopefully in September but I will definitely keep you updated. Thankyou a MILLION times to Glenn and Dan who with only two weeks to get it done saved me from certain meltdown and did an incredible job recording these at The Wick studios in Brunswick. My always amazing musicians dropped everything to rehearse and record with me and I can’t thank everyone enough J I have, of course, made an i-movie of the time in the studio for your viewing pleasure! Just press play below!!
So…after what seemed like forever I landed in London, hired a car and drove to Bristol where I had my first two shows- I had a ball! I have been adding more and more shows to the tours page so please have a look and check out the events on facebook www.facebook.com/cobygrant and invite any friends you have over here. I am now in Berlin- I can’t tell you how beautiful it is. The gigs here have been magic and the weather is amazing, I can’t believe I managed to skip out on our Winter YAY! I have another ten days in Germany followed by my actual tour through the UK before heading back to Germany, Denmark and Sweden. This week in Berlin I am meeting with a record label who love my music and want to distribute my first album through Europe- PLEASE keep me in your prayers and hope hope hope that they love the new songs and the contract is perfect and it all goes ahead. This could be IT! But if not, of course I will keep chasing (and living) my dream ;) Some great news? I now have a FABULOUS European booking agent, Phonocaster Music! So from September no more booking my own shows, no more emailing, no more looking at the computer screen for 8 hours a day YEW! Ok…missing home and missing you all, but that is just fuel for the fire innit? (said in my newly acquired cockney accent) haha. Love Me xxxx
April 2011 WOWZERS!!! Only two weeks until I leave I just cannot believe how fast time is going! As usual, I have been going at a hundred miles an hour over the last couple of months. When I last wrote I was just embarking on the LAST EVER solo acoustic tour around Australia. It was absolutely beautiful- I had a sold out crowd in my home town of Perth and so many gorgeous people came out to wish me luck and say goodbye. I visited TAS, QLD, NSW, SA, WA and of course finished with the show in Melbourne at The Toff in Town. It was hands down the best show I have ever played in my adopted home town- it was simple, stress free for me and the crowd sang along to every song (except the newbies of course). I had an incredible night and tour- thankyou so much to everyone who came along. So, I thought that I was so organized for my trip but true to form, I have left most things to the last minute and here I am running around like crazy in the final hour. I have just found out that I am recording four more tracks before I leave for Europe. AHHHHH! It’s for the debut CD to be released in Germany so with no time to waste I have booked in at The Wick studios in Brunswick, organized the musicians, mixing, engineers, mastering, la la la and I will be in the studio this weekend. I’m also trying to sell my car, lease my home, pack up my life, apply for a grant (much needed moolah) and of course spend quality time with my loved ones. Mainly Charlie. Refer to my photo albums for those of you who don’t know him!! I think I need all the help I can get to have it all done in these two weeks so think of me and hope for the best haha. I have managed to book in quite a few shows in the UK and Germany in May and June- be sure to check out the tours page for more info and updates as I book even more in. Ok, I better go, work to be done! Lots of love!! Coby xxxxxxxxx
March 2011 HELLLLOOOOOOO all of you AMAZING creatures! I am writing this from very high above the earth- where it is a beautiful day outside and the view from my airplane window is incredible (I really never get sick of imagining living in “cloudland”). Anyway, I am on my way to the Gold Coast where the first show of my LAST EVER AUSTRALIAN TOUR is tonight at the Gold Coast Arts Centre. I am very happy, excited, sad, joyful, apprehensive, anxious, hopeful and thrilled about my imminent move overseas and this last tour is going to be bittersweet. I REALLY hope to see everyone I have ever known (and everyone I don’t know yet) at the gigs to say goodbye and give me a BIG HUG! The dates for the tours are all up on my website www.cobygrant.com or you can view them on the facebook event http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192972317387983. This month I am visiting Gold Coast, Lennox Head, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Blue Mountains, Castlemaine and Margaret River. I also play in Adelaide and Perth in early April and finally the very last show in Melbourne is Thursday 7th April with a magnificent lineup…check out the Melbourne show event here (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=130848913652231) and get your tickets ASAP by messaging me back on facebook or heading to www.thetoffintown.com. In other news, I was over the moon when I got the call from my incredible publishing company Gaga (www.gaga.com) to tell me that once again, “A Song About Me” has been placed in a TV Commercial. This time though, it will be a national campaign here in Australia!! So everyone here in my home country will be able to listen to the music of “A Song About Me” all year on the Ski Yoghurt commercials running on the TV, radio and internet!!! Woooo hooooo!!! This was a big win for me because not only is it great exposure and looks excellent on my resume, but the royalties help so much with the impending tour through Europe and all the logistics, publicity, promotion, etc that comes with that. One might almost say it was a sign, fate telling me that YES, I am meant to follow whatever it is pulling me overseas- and of course as you all know I am a massive believer in the universe and signs J Check out one of the commercials here at http://www.master.gaga.com.au/sync-ski-yoghurt-tvc-feat-coby-grant/ Ok well that is it for now! I hope to see everyone soon and I will be announcing the international shows very soon (my UK visa just got approved- yay!) so look out for that update! Love love love love Me!! xxxxxxx
February 2011 WOW!! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Can anyone else BELIEVE that is it already a week into Feb? I can't! Time is flying by as usual and I, of course, have been keeping very very busy. For me, January consisted of: booking gigs through to July, playing gigs in Melbourne, Perth and Tasmania, flying around the country, selling my car, moving house, finding potential tenants for my home, organising my national tour (yes you heard right) and saving my butt off for my return to Europe. Yikes! Busy month I’d say :) But, I do have a feeling 2011 is going to be a big one! So...I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas, I certainly did at home with my family and friends. Thank you to those of you who came out to my shows in Perth and Melbourne, and also to the lovely Tasmanians who showed up last week to the gigs in Launceston and Hobart- my absolute best Tassie shows yet! Some exciting news?? My new and fabulous booking agent, Big Tree Artists, secured a Don McLean support for me at Hobart's Wrest Point Entertainment Centre!!! Ahhhhhh!! I've been singing American Pie for ten years I am so excited and I think it could be the biggest crowd I have ever played for! So that one is next Saturday 12th for those of you who want to come. I will be announcing all of the dates for my very last National Australian Tour before I pick up and head overseas indefinitely VERY soon. The tour will be from mid-march to mid-April and I will be visiting QLD, NSW, WA, SA and finishing here in Melbourne. I am honestly not sure when I will be back home so I would LOVE to see you all out at the shows one more time. As usual there will be some VERY talented guests joining me. This month I have a couple of shows with my extremely talented band!! The boys will be joining me onstage at Queen Vic Markets on Sunday 13th Feb. We are supporting Angie Hart and hit the stage at 12:30pm. Then again at the Moonee Valley Festival in Queens Park on Sunday 27th Feb. We hit the "Simply Energy Main Stage" at 3pm. BOTH EVENTS ARE FREE ALL AGES EVENTS!!! So for all you gorgeous folk who keep asking about all ages- here we go! So...that is it for now...stay tuned for the tour shows and for exciting news about my next European Tour. I love everybody's GUTS!!! In case you didn't already know :) Coby xxxxxx December 2010 This is just a short little message to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I hope that everyone is spending this magical time with the people who you love the most, the people who bring you joy, the family and friends you couldn't live without. I have had a big year and I am so blessed. I started the year touring the East Coast with Bonjah and Ryan Meeking and the Few. Incredible musicians, incredibly fun times and jam sessions late into the balmy summer nights. Then I launched my latest EP "Fanfare For Love" around the country with my band (love those guys, I hope you all got a chance to see their amazing talent). I played at festivals, supported great artists (including Newton Faulkner of whom I am a HUGE fan myself. I wasn't cool at all when I met him, just a bit of a stammering mess haha). I sold out my Perth, Sydney and Melbourne shows on this tour and in Melbourne, at The Toff in Town, I recorded the live performance to create my first DVD/CD "Live At The Toff". To order your own copy head to the Merch page. I found out in March that "A Song About Me" was chosen by Coca Cola to feature in their Scandinavian TV Commercial for a water bottle brand. The song was recorded in four different languages and is still playing in five different countries. It was this amazing opportunity that was the catalyst for me going overseas to tour. I organised the entire 50 date, 3 months tour through Sweden, Denmark, Czech Republic, Germany, UK and the USA (including New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Diego and Boston) but I had the help of some amazing friends, fans and my terrific US Lawyer (Patti Jones), manager (Alan Griffith) and US Publicity Team (Two Sheps That Pass). The shows were very successful and some very exciting developments are underway- all of which will be revealed soon (oh I am just SO mysterious!) Anyway, here I am on the other side of all of that craziness and somehow, I have managed to hold on to my sanity. This unpredictable industry is a rollercoaster ride of endless hard work but great rewards, time on the road away from the people I love but meeting new and incredible friends and artists, knock backs and "no, you can't" to signing deals and "yes, I can". Why would anyone in their right mind choose this? Well I can tell you why I did...I love it. I love it so much that I don't know who I would be if I didn't play music. So much for a short little message hey? hahaha. Thankyou a million times for your support and love- your beautiful messages are so appreciated! I am going home to Perth for Christmas where I have three shows, check out the Tour page for more info. Have a wonderful and safe holiday season! Eat lots, be merry and enjoy the giving (that's the best part right?)!! I will see you all in the New Year- 2011 I can't believe how time flies! Lots of love, Coby xxxxxx
November 2010 I am HOME!!! I have just landed and it is so wonderful to be back in my beautiful little apartment and see my loved ones for real and not just through the skype screen (I’ve definitely kissed my macbook’s camera more times than I ever thought I might haha). My adventure was awesome, it went tremendously well. The shows in the USA were so successful. All the places where I played loved me and my music and said they would book me back there next time- so all positive! I've signed two licensing deals with placement companies in the USA. My publicity company (Two Sheps That Pass) has been INCREDIBLE! The whole team there were such hard workers and really believe in me (so now I have “people” haha woot!). They got such a positive response from their reach outs as well- lots of press, radio interviews, online buzz (check out a couple of the articles on the media page). Also, a very exciting and new endeavour for me is partnering with some fantastic companies as an alternative way to get my music out there to more people. When I started working with my publicity company they asked me what I love besides music so I said yoga, the beach, surfing, leading a healthy and organic lifestyle. So…thinking outside of the box…they approached some amazing organizations such as Pangea Organics (skincare), PrAna (Yoga wear) and Roxy. Below is a short video of when I went to be dressed by Roxy in New York for a photo shoot for Surfer Mag the following week in LA. The shoot went well (lucky the surf was great that day!) but going shopping and getting all of these amazing free clothes was SO much fun!!!
I’m also VERY excited about Pangea Organics Skincare…I am officially their newest BRAND AMBASSADOR!! Woooo! And as we speak there are some fabulous gluten free skin care products on their way which I will be video blogging about. Check out www.pangeaorganics.com in the meantime.
Thankyou for reading, for listening, for writing to me, for being SO wonderful! I love you guys!!! Coby xxxx
October 2010 Well…I can’t even begin to tell you what an INCREDIBLE journey I am having so far…I have the biggest smile on my face every moment of every day!! The rest of the European leg of the tour was almost perfect- the only bummer was that I got so so sick. I lost my voice and was forced to cancel three shows and hole up in a hotel room in Berlin to recover. But the German gigs before and after that, plus the shows in Prague, were a HUGE success. I saw so many beautiful places, met so many amazing people, had the time of my life in cities that I had never been in. The best way to show you, I think, is with my very first iMovie!! Haha I’m so excited I learnt how to use a computer program…me…an extremely “computer challenged” individual. So check out the video below on Youtube and leave a comment if you feel so inclined- it is of my time in Sweden and Denmark. The German and UK video will be up soon as well!
Right now I am in NEW YORK CITY!!! My number one favourite city in the world. This is my 6th visit but my first time playing shows and it has been going so so well. I wrapped up my three shows in Boston with a fantastic little piece in the Boston Globe - both online and in print (yay!) And now I am already halfway through my time in the Big Apple! I can’t help but walk the streets whistling either Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” or playing Jay-Z and Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind” on my i-pod. I know…I’m a dag! The gigs have been amazing- the CMJ festival showcases at The Delancey were a great experience and the world famous The Bitter End in Greenwich Village was another highlight- I mean, Bob Dylan has played there for goodness sake!! All of the audiences have been so quiet and attentive and I have met so many artistic, creative, fabulous people in this city. Yesterday I did a very fun piece in Brooklyn Heights- we recorded “A Song About Me” to feature on the Brooklyn Heights Blog, a fantastic site for all things fashionable and fabulous (that is a lot of f’s) in that perfect part of town. Follow the link below to go directly to the edited video of the shoot. http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/23741 Ok well I still have a couple of shows in NYC, before I head to LA, San Diego and finally Canada. I wish time would slow down, I’m having too much fun!! All of my photos from Europe are on my facebook site so click on the link to the left to see those. A list of upcoming shows is on the TOURS page too. And don’t forget you can now order the new double disc DVD/CD “Live At The Toff” – head to the MERCH or MUSIC page for more info. I honestly can’t get the smile off of my face…can I do this forever please??! Wishing everyone lots of love, Coby xxx
September 2010 My first ever NEWS from EUROPE!!! Wooo! Well I am having an absolute ball over here in Europe- playing my original music almost every night, traveling and exploring different cities by day, meeting new and fabulous people, watching some amazing music and eating lots of yummy European food!! So far, I have been in Sweden where I played 8 gigs and visited Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Uddevalla, Ostersund and Vaxjo. Stockholm is a beautiful city- I really loved it and just felt like it was the kind of place I could definitely go back to. I played a gig in Stockholm when I first arrived (to hardly anyone) but then by the end of my two weeks there the word had spread and my last show in Stockholm was absolutely packed. So thankyou to all of my new Swedish friends and fans for sharing my music. The next stop was Denmark where I played in Copenhagen, Nykobing Mors and Holstebro and Copenhagen was the BEST show so far!! I played at a venue called Musikcaféen, Huset I Magstræde, and it was so unexpected to see so many people turn up to the show. I am so thankful and I had a great night- I sold out of my cd’s that night and I am already planning to return next year. Copenhagen was an incredible city as well. Now I am on my way to Germany where I will play my first show in Berlin before heading to Prague in the Czech Republic and then travel around the rest of Germany to perform. I really am having such an amazing time and I feel lucky to be living my dream and reaching so many more people with my music- thankyou for all your continued support everyone!! For a list of shows head to my TOURS page and for a detailed description of my time head to my JOURNAL page. I will be putting up all my photos on facebook so don’t forget to check them out by clicking on the link to the left. And the video footage for my time in Sweden and Denmark will be up on youtube very soon! And, before I go, don’t forget you can now order the new double disc DVD/CD “Live At The Toff” – head to the MERCH or MUSIC page for more info. Thankyou for reading this and for continuing to come back to the site- I love you guys!! Coby xxxx
August 2010 Hello to the lovely people reading this! I hope you are feeling amazing and happy and excited and thankful. That’s pretty much me in a nutshell at the moment and it feels GOOD so I’m sending some of it your way. Ok so since I last checked in lots has happened. The two disc DVD/CD is almost ready!!! It goes off to the printers tomorrow and I will have them back in my paws mid august. For those of you who have pre ordered thankyou thankyou thankyou- it’s because of you supporting an independent artist like me that I could speed the process along. Last night I saw the final cut of the bonus feature (the making of Fanfare For Love EP) which is about my time in the USA. It looks incredible! Christian Fillippone from Big Dog Productions has done an awesome job editing all my home videos and it goes for about 25 mins and includes some bloopers too- I hope they make you laugh haha. So as well as that there are the six live clips from the Fanfare For Love EP Launch in Melbourne and my two videoclips as well. PLUS the ten track audio CD of the entire live performance. The DVD/CD won’t be available online until September but it is not too late to PRE ORDER YOUR COPY NOW!! (Sorry I don’t mean to shout I just get excited). So that way you have it before anyone else! To order online at the very safe and secure paypal please copy the link BELOW: So…onto the MOST exciting news- my upcoming adventure touring the WORLD! I have managed to book HEAPS more shows over in Europe and I am bursting to get there and sing my heart out for you wonderful people living there!! Please check out the TOURS PAGE to see if you are near one of the places I am playing (or if you know someone near there and want to send them along!!). I have booked shows in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Czech Republic- 16 dates in total at the moment!! A BIG thankyou to all the friends who have helped me secure the gigs…I know I am going to meet some amazing people and have some awesome experiences so look out world!! Here I come!! PLUS…more exciting news is that I am DEFINITELY heading to CANADA to support the incredible artist Zachary Lucky on his tour in November (check him out at www.myspace.com/zacharylucky). The dates and venues are not all completely locked in so I will wait to put them up but keep checking back to the tours page cause it’s almost all done- that tour runs from 5th November until 28th November. Don’t worry, I’ve already got my thermal long johns ready for the cold haha. On top of this, I am also heading to the USA to play in Boston, New York and LA from mid October until early November. Those dates will be up soon as well! PHEW! Ok I think that is everything for now…before I leave Melbourne I am actually playing some very low key shows at The Stagshead Hotel in Williamstown. Every Saturday night in August so if you want to come and wish me luck with a big hug then please do!! I’d like that a lot. Thanks for reading this and I love you LONG TIME! Coby xxxx
June 2010 Hello Legends!! How are you all? I hope fantastic?! I have some exciting news- my LIVE CD/DVD is almost ready! But, inevitably, I NEED YOUR HELP (do I ever stop needing your help? Am I a little bit too needy? I hope not…I like to hope that you know you can count on me if you need something too!!) Here's the thing, I recorded a LIVE DVD and CD of my last performance of the "Fanfare For Love" EP launch tour. It was a beautiful show at The Toff in Town in Melbourne and I would LOVE to get it out to you guys as soon as possible. Because I am saving my bum off to get to Europe and the USA for the tour, I had a BRILLIANT idea! If you want a copy of the double DVD/CD, then it would help me SO much if you could pre order it now. That way, once a few people do it, I will have the money to manufacture them and get them to you before I leave for my trip at the end of August!! YAY!! Check out one of the tracks, “This Heart Of Mine”, here on Youtube…it has been compressed so the quality is not too great but the DVD is in perfect high definition!! Click HERE to view... The DVD not only has six full tracks from the live performance with the band, but also both of my videoclips and "the making of" video from my time in the USA when I recorded "Fanfare For Love". It also has the ten track live audio CD too. All for only $25!! So please click HERE to PRE ORDER your copy now: Well since I last spoke to you lots of exciting things have happened in regards to my trip…I booked my ROUND THE WORLD TICKET for my European and US tour!! Canada is also on the cards at the moment- Woo hoo! I am really really looking forward to it and I am saving my bum off to get some funds together for the trip. I have also been applying like crazy to venues in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, London, Boston, New York and LA. I am really relying on help from all the super friendly Europeans and Scandinavians who have contacted me recently because of the Bon Aqua TV Commercial. So, for those of you who are friends with me on facebook this is the event I have created about the European leg of the tour and if you have any suggestions, advice, names of venues or friends over there who could help in any way, I would appreciate that so much! For the USA and Canada as well! Please click HERE to view my facebook Thurs 1st July 8pm-10pm, Settlers Tavern, Margaret River That’s it! That’s everything! I hope everyone wants to buy a DVD and Live CD :) But on a serious note, thankyou a million times for always supporting me and my music and my wonderful dream. I will never ever forget your kindness and I’m sending big love your way! Lots of love, Coby xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx May 2010 Hello my scrumptious ones!! Well, I am very excited indeed- I know some of you have heard whispers of a Scandinavian tour and promotional visit to the USA and those whispers are steadily turning into LOUD VOICES IN MY HEAD!!! And soon I will be shouting it over the rooftops for all to hear because yes I am coming and yes I am booking my flights this week. So as soon as it is all confirmed 100% (I’m a little tiny bit of a negative nancy until things are for SURE ya know?) I will be popping all the dates and times and places up here and hoping to see lots of foreign but smiling faces More great news is, I finally have the FINAL version of the Scandinavian TV Commercial for Coca Cola’s water bottle brand, Bon Aqua. I had to take down the first version I put up as I didn’t realize but it was not quite the final and I was so bummed because so many of you had looked at it and commented- so please check out this final Swedish version. I think I’m going to learn the song in Swedish so I can sing it when I get there!! Check it out below and head to my Youtube to write a comment.
Also, the “Fanfare For Love” EP is OUT THERE on the world wide web!! You can now PURCHASE the tracks online at www.itunes.com/cobygrant or get the EP from the music or merch page or from www.cdbaby.com/Artist/CobyGrant . It has four original tracks plus the “Heartbeat” videoclip for you to watch. You can check out the new songs at www.myspace.com/cobygrant . Well thankyou again for reading about my adventures and supporting me so much. You must know by now just how much I love you all but in case you didn’t, I really really do!!! Lots of love, Coby xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx April 2010 Hello!!!! Me Again!! Well here I am on the other side of the six week national tour for “Fanfare For Love”….WOW!! I had THE most incredible time and I really have you guys to thank for coming along and supporting me and making the shows so wonderful. In the end that is why I am doing what I do, to share my music with you, to sing for you, to perform for you. The Brisbane and Sydney shows at The Troubadour and Raval Bar were beautiful- that leg of the tour was solo and I really enjoyed the intimate performances and how quiet the audiences were. The highlight of the whole tour for me was definitely Apollo Bay Music Festival…I can’t even describe how magic it was. The reception was incredible- I took SO many cd’s and sold out of them all (sorry to all of you wonderful people who missed out!). The three shows that I did with my amazing band were each different but it was the organization, the volunteers and of course the audiences who made the weekend so incredible. I really hope to play more festivals this year and I will most definitely be applying for Apollo Bay again! Then there was the Melbourne shows- even though it was Easter weekend the Saturday night still SOLD OUT! And you guys were extremely quiet…I could hear myself thinking! Thankyou thankyou thankyou because, as those of you who came know, I was filming a live DVD that night. The footage is looking wonderful and the tracks will be mixed and mastered by the end of May so I will most definitely release a couple of the DVD tracks on Youtube and then hopefully the release of the live CD/DVD will follow shortly after. I’m still watering the money tree like mad so fingers crossed haha. I still have one more place to visit, one of my favourites, Tassie! Although it wasn’t on the official tour run I couldn’t not come down to Hobart to play for you guys and get dinner at the yummy Indian place on Elizabeth Street!! So on Wednesday May 5th I will be heading down to sing my heart out at Republic Bar and Café- head to the tours page for more info. Well thankyou again and you must know by now just how much I love you all but in case you didn’t, I really really do!!! Lots of love, Coby xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx March 2010 Oh Me Oh My I have some awesome news!!! My song, "A Song About Me" from my first studio EP "Coby Grant Is In Full Colour" was chosen by Bon Aqua (a Coca Cola Company brand) for a television commercial. It will play for a year in Scandinavia and has been re recorded in Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian. Iceland has kept the English version. Anyway I'm very excited- thankyou to Grant Gillies from Gaga Publishing here in Melbourne for putting me forward and making this happen! This is my first TV AD so here's hoping for many more. I'm also hoping to get across to Scandinavia in August to promote my music and make the most of this opportunity, so let me know if you have any friends over there who want a friendly Aussie musician crashing with them!! I will have the FINAL version very soon and it’ll be up on the videos page so check back in the coming weeks. Woooo!!! In other news, the national tour for the new EP “Fanfare For Love” is well underway. The Perth launch was SOLD OUT and it was fantastic to play for my home crowd. Nannup Festival in WA was amazing, I had the best time and some of the music there was incredible- thankyou to those of you who made it down. Next was my very first Pushover Festival in Melbourne. It is an all ages event and it was their 18th Birthday so it was huge to be a part of and it was awesome to meet my underage fans and friends- thanks to all the little legends who lined up for my signing!! You can check out the remaining dates of the tour on the tours page. Don’t forget the Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne Launches are still coming up so get your friends together and email info@cobygrant.com for tickets. I’m also heading down to Apollo Bay Music Festival at the end of March too- lots of great stuff happening!! Ok I think that’s it for now, thankyou thankyou thankyou for reading on and for leaving all your wonderful comments on my pages and for just being the BEST! Big Love, Coby xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
February 2010 Hello Gorgeous Creatures!! How is everyone? I hope fantastic J I am feeling incredible after the Perth EP Launch last night for “Fanfare For Love”. It was SOLD OUT and such a wonderful gig- thankyou to those of you who came down and supported my music. You were all so incredibly quiet and appreciative. After spending the day running around like a MANIAC setting up the room with stage, lighting and PA it was the perfect end to the night. I sold a bunch of EP’s so I hope everyone is enjoying them, but for those of you who weren’t there the EP is now available from my website (on the merch or the music page) or from my myspace http://www.myspace.com/cobygrant . You can hear the new tunes on myspace as well! Or if you just want to buy the tracks head straight to my itunes store http://www.itunes.com/cobygrant . I took some video footage last night on my brand new handycam (yay for me) so check out the videos page as they will be up there soon!! So now we are off to Nannup Festival- I’m very excited about playing this one. Even though it’s a smaller community festival there are some AMAZING acts playing, some of my absolute favourites (Jordie Lane and The Little Stevies) as well as some new ones I’ve been wanting to check out (Liz Stringer and Tinpan Orange) so have a look at the Journal page for a more indepth description of my adventures!! In other news, don’t forget to grab your tickets to the Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne launches- all the details are on the Tour page so get in and help me sell those ones out as well!!! Ok that’s it for now, we’re running late (I’m not looking forward to the 3 and a half hour drive) so I better pull my finger out! Lots of love to everyone,
January 2010 Hello Everyone and HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Well well well- here we are already at the end of January 2010!! I just cannot believe how time flies by- especially when you are having fun (and man I am having a BALL!). Already this year I got to support Toni Childs at three of her Victorian shows. She was INCREDIBLE. Her voice is out of this world and she has such a beautiful soul. Right now at this moment in time I am on an East Coast tour supporting Bonjah, a band from Melbourne doing very well for themselves. Ryan Meeking and the Few (also from Melbourne) are on the tour as well and it has been absolutely awesome. Both of these bands are amazing- their music brings me a lot of happiness and hanging out with 11 boys hasn’t been nearly as smelly as I thought it would haha. We are all friends from the Melbourne music scene so it has been really nice to have all that driving time in the tour bus to catch up and talk nonsense. Plus who knew I could be capable of going without shampoo and conditioner for so long? EWWWW!!! For the tour dates, check out the tours page. Anyway, the most exciting news so far for 2010 is the fact that I have my brand new EP in my hot little hands!! So so looking forward to getting the new music out there to you guys and I am going to do that with a NATIONAL tour starting in my home town (oh how I miss it), Perth. I can’t wait to go to the BEACH! So the new EP is called “Fanfare For Love” and the official release date for online (i-tunes and my website) is February 25th. The tour starts that night in Margaret River at one of my favourite venues in the country, Settlers Tavern. I will be playing shows in Perth, Margaret River, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and also performing at three amazing festivals- Apollo Bay Music Festival in Victoria, Nannup Music Festival in WA and Pushover Festival in Melbourne (all ages). It’s my first year at all of these festivals so I’m really looking forward to it!! I’ll be writing a journal and filming a lot of the tour so look out for new videos and nonsense (as always). Ok I think that’s all the news for now- thankyou a million times over for your wonderful support and for taking the time to read this. I hope to see you all at one of the shows and I would love to hear back from you anytime! Lots of love and here’s to a fantastic new year!! Coby xxxx DECEMBER 09 Hello for the last time in 2009! Before I say anything else, I was recently playing in Launceston and did a live interview on ABC Launceston and ABC Hobart. The producer asked if I could sing a Christmas carol for them to play in the lead up to Christmas and although I didn’t know any carols off by heart I quickly searched the net and got the chords for “Silent Night”. We put it down and I would like to share it with you, so as a little Christmas present, the song is now up on my myspace and you can DOWNLOAD it for FREE!!! Just head to http://www.myspace.com/cobygrant and click on “Silent Night”. I love Christmas!! I find it hard to believe we are almost out of the noughties J This year has absolutely flown by and I have had a ball. The release of the debut EP “Coby Grant is in Full Colour” and the national tour that went with it, the second national tour with a bunch of talented indie acts from around the country, the second trip to Boston to record the new EP and finally, the recording of the “Heartbeat” videoclip and the east coast tour that went with that. Plus…I have signed up with Premier Artists (the booking agency) and played some amazing support shows to top it all off. Phew!!! Very busy!! I hope that you all had an amazing year as well. I wanted to say a huge thankyou to all who made it down to the gigs on the Heartbeat tour. I was playing in Melbourne, Sydney, Katoomba, Gold Coast, Byron, Mullum Music Festival, Geelong, Hobart, Launceston and Burnie. I had such an amazing time and I was blown away with the positive response and the continued support. I hope you guys all enjoyed the shows and the new clip- for those who haven’t seen it you can check it out on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/cobygrant01. The artwork for the new EP is coming along and the release date is set for February 25th 2010. Already, Premier and I are booking next year up to April. I have some amazing stuff coming up- some shows supporting Toni Childs in mid Jan, a tour up the East Coast supporting Bonjah in Jan and through to Feb, then the national EP launch tour from Feb 25th, kicking off in my home town of Perth. There will be a few festivals in there as well, including Apollo Bay Music Festival and Nannup Music Festival. So keep your eyes peeled to the tours section of my website and I will certainly keep you updated. I hope everyone has a safe and happy Christmas with the people that they love most. Thankyou for your continued support and I can’t wait to share some new music with you in the New Year!! Bring on 2010! Lots of love Coby xxx NOVEMBER 09 Well hello there! First of all, a HUGE thank you to all the amazing Melbournians who came to my Videoclip Launch for “Heartbeat”- I can’t believe it sold out on pre sales!! I had an amazing night and it was wonderful to watch every face in the crowd stand still and take in the clip on the big screen at the Toff (man was that screen massive- HELLLLOOO PORES!). A big big thankyou to Tony Ferrieri who filmed and edited the clip- I’m very proud of what we came up with for the tiny weeny budget we had. I’m constantly watching these million dollar budget videos on Channel V and I can’t WAIT to be able to go nuts and be as creative and adventurous as I like one day when I have a mental budget like that, although I can’t imagine spending that much to be honest! Anyway, it was a perfect night (despite the fact that I was sick as a dog!) and I have YOU to thank for coming down. I’m off to Sydney next, then all around the country so check out the tours page for more info. You can also watch the new clip on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/cobygrant01. I am so happy to be back in my beautiful home country but I certainly did have the most amazing time recording over in the states. To end the trip, I traveled down from Boston to New York and over the weekend that I was there, we saw Laura Marling on Friday night (amazing), went to Jersey Boys on Broadway on Saturday night (incredible) and got tickets to Van Morrison at Madison Square Gardens on Sunday night (ummmm…one of my all time IDOLS!). Where else can you do this kind of magical stuff at a moments notice? New York is truly amazing, it’s hard not to get caught up in the incredible vibe there. So…the recording was a success (well, I hope!) and the tracks are off in New York getting mastered at Universal Studios. Once again, Karyadi and Anthony outdid themselves and I was so honoured to be at Bopnique Musique working with them. Sometimes I have to pinch myself I think it’s all a dream! Once I have those mastered tracks I will be getting the artwork and design happening and sending them off to the manufacturers. It’s all very exciting! I’ll keep you updated as to when a release date and national tour will be so keep your eyes peeled. In the meantime, in the words of my Dad, try and remember that “everyday is a miracle”. And…get yourselves a Mumford and Sons CD and the new Newton Faulkner Album. Three words- A MA ZING. Lots of love, Coby xxxxxxxxxx
OCTOBER 09 Hello to everyone back home and around the world! Right at this very moment i am sitting in the Bopnique Musique studio in Boston, Massachusetts while the drums and bass are being edited by Anthony J Resta and Karyadi Sutedja (the two very talented gentlemen who i worked with on "A Song About Me" and "Young Love".) So when the guys are editing i am sitting...like a stunned mullet...so i thought i would message you!! I am really excited to be back here (even though it is VERY cold) and recording again. It feels like ages since i have been in the studio and i have lots of new songs! I can't wait to share the final product with everyone...hopefully by feb next year i will be launching the new EP- it really depends whether i get the grant from Arts Victoria that i applied for- that would speed up the process of getting the artwork and manufacturing done. But anyway i'll keep you guys updated FO SHIZZLE! hahaha. So i'm here till next wednesday recording then i head to New York City for four days of fun with my mama (Head Manager of Merchandise- Denise Grant) haha! Before i left Australia i managed to get the new film clip to "Heartbeat" all done. There are some "Behind the scenes" pics on the photos page so have a look if you get a chance. It will be playing on Rage in the coming weeks and i will be posting it online after the launch in Melbourne on November 7th. If you want to subscribe to my youtube channel (which i have only recently figured out) just head to http://www.youtube.com/cobygrant01 and you'll be notified when the new clip is up! Also, for those of you yet to get your tickets to the Melbourne launch on Saturday 7th November at the Toff In Town, there are only 40 tickets left so email me back if you want some! I am also now selling tickets to the Sydney show on November 19th at El Rocco's. You can check out all the details on the tours page. I'm also playing shows in Byron, Gold Coast, Mullumbimby, Lismore, Hobart, Launceston, Upper Burnie and Geelong in the coming months so hopefully i'll see you all somewhere along the line! As always thankyou for your wonderful support! I hope all is well in your world! xxxxxx Coby
SEPTEMBER 09 Hello hello everyone! PS. I recently supported Newton Faulkner at his Melbourne show. It was the most amazing gig- the crowd was so lovely and Newton Faulkner was an awesome musician and such a humble person. Thankyou to all the new fans and friends who bought my music and joined my mailing list because of it!
Hi Guys!! Hope all is well with everyone :) I am FANTASTIC and have some amazing news...i am now officially represented by Premier Artists- the biggest booking agency in the country. I was approached by the company and they came along to my gig at Manchester Lane (thanks to you legends who came and cheered loudly and sang along!). Then went in for a meeting and BANG i have agent extraordinaire Nick Yates batting for the Coby Grant team!! Also, Melbournians, keep November 7th free. I will be playing a show at the Toff in Town to launch a new VIDEOCLIP!!! That's right, i'm recoridng another clip to one of the crowd favourite songs, Heartbeat. Other news is that i'm heading back to the states to record another EP with Anthony J Resta, the same extremely talented man who produced "A Song About Me" and "Young Love". So i will soon have a new recording for you all. Know any rich people who want to invest in a motivated artist like me? Call me if you do!!! So that's about all the news for now, i'll write again soon with more updates!! Lots of love xxxxx "
JUNE 09 Everyone!!! I'm so excited!!! I have been played every night for the last five weeks on Channel U!! What is Channel U I hear you ask?? Channel U is a new program on Channel V that let's the public decide what they want to watch. It's on weeknights from 8:30pm. Basically, I submitted my videoclip to A Song About Me into Channel V. Already you have done an amazing job keeping me in the top rated but in order to keep getting the AMAZING exposure that i am from being played on Channel V i need you to keep voting, (but don't feel like you have to, only if you can find the time). It's really simple, click on the image below
Then you just have to enter your name, mobile and email address. Be sure to tick the box that says you agree to legal stuff (I've read it, it's legit). There is another way to vote- via SMS. All you have to do is send my video's code, which is U1241 to this number 1999 85 85. The sms's cost 50c MAX, depending on who you are with. And if you want to circulate this around to your friends then please do that as well!! So thanks so much guys for all your support and remember you can vote as many times as you like!!! I hope your love for me and my music is directly proportional to the amount of votes you cast hahaha. LOTS OF LOVE!!! (I just had to shout that cause I'm so excited) Xxxxxxx Coby
FEB 09 Well Happy New Year to everyone… My new website is finally up and running- sorry to those of you who kept coming back and finding the “under construction” page still up after a few months. I got a bit slack with all the Christmas cheer and festive season stuff going on around me. Well…actually I only got slack with the website because I have been incredibly incredibly (double incredibly just to show the gravity of the situation) BUSY getting my first ever professionally recorded studio EP ready for you guys!!! So after the states I had to work for a few months so I had enough moolah to print the cd’s and now I am here!!! I am ready!! I have them ready to go and sitting in quite a few boxes in my little study. I have spent the last six weeks organizing my 24 date NATIONAL tour…I’m visiting six states over six weeks with varying degrees of band members (all of whom are incredibly talented and only charging mates rates!!). Check out the dates in the Tour section. Anyway guys…I best be off but be sure to see when a gig near you is on and how to get your hands on some tickets for the launches. I am excited about finally getting this new stuff out there and singing my brains out for you!!! Watch this space…and watch your back…Kidding, kidding!! Love love love….Coby xxxxx
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