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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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