There's not a great deal of music news this week but I promised you exclusive insider info so I can tell you that I have been asked to make music for a trailer to promote an extremely well known television series that you almost definitely already watch. I hope this all comes together because it would be very cool!
2014-01-22 09:43:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! Here's a video that took a hell of a lot of organising to do. I tried to get 100 different YouTubers and digital rights activists to send me photos holding up the lyrics to this song about the NSA's snooping powers. The style of the song is a little crazy and I think my ambitions exceeded my ability with the vocal performance here - but what the hell, this is punk rock. Sort of. Thanks to you patrons I am free to experiment more than if I was relying on YouTube ad revenue, becau...
2014-01-16 15:33:34 +0000 UTC View PostHi Patrons! This weekend was splendid, my friend Dave (who you may recognise as boyinaband) came around and we spent many hours recording vlogs and gameplay footage for a planned relaunch of my gaming channel - you heard it here first. The gaming channel has been abandoned for a few months because I realised it was distracting me from my music, which is the priority. I'm bringing some extra people into the gaming channel to make it a Yogscast-style group effort. It'll probably be rebranded as "...
2014-01-13 01:07:43 +0000 UTC View PostSecret preview! Today I've been writing a song for my Douglby Digby alter ego in which he confesses to the most heinous and shocking things I can imagine. Do not read on if that's your sort of thing: I've got this niggling feeling/ tickling me in regions I don't really find particularly appealing/ so pour another pot, I'll have a shot of darjeeling/ and admit to two or three things which'll leave you reeling/ I fill recording booths with the sordid truth/ come out two weeks later covered all in...
2014-01-07 20:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This is just a quick vlog I put together to celebrate my dad's birthday. Not charged to patrons obviously, I will save that for music videos and more ambitious projects. I hope you are having a great 2014 so far everyone. Thanks to the new patrons for signing up too :)
2014-01-04 19:00:43 +0000 UTC View PostAnd for you $2+ patrons here's a free copy of the MP3 of my new song. Make sure you click the correct download button (NOT the advert on the right):
2014-01-02 12:45:52 +0000 UTC View Post
OK. I'm nervous - this is my first music video that I've put together and is backed by my patrons (ie you). It's only fitting that it is about the very thing that made me create a Patreon account in the first place - YouTube's new draconian copyright system. I hope I've done you proud, and there is lots more to come! Let me know what you think, and what you'd like to see next...
2014-01-02 12:17:58 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons who pledged $3 or more! How are you today. I told you I'd be posting previews of upcoming work so here is the first verse and chorus from a song I'm doing to protest against YouTube's bullshit Content ID bully bully bullshit. More angry swearing ahead: Dear YouTube, this here's to you - to tell you that your new rules are poo poo - I don't know who does your business stuff lately but it's an understatement that they've pissed us off greatly redirecting funds from the kids who have m...
2014-01-02 00:09:07 +0000 UTC View Post
2013 has been an odd one for me. My career has been going amazingly, but my physical health shafted me sideways. Would I give up my career to get my health back? I don't think so - I am so proud of what I've done so far, and how important it seems to be to others. 2014 is going to be a fight. I want to rise to be in the top 100 YouTube channels and I hope to stop renting and be able to buy a property so that I can build a proper recording studio rather than what I have now which is a microphone...
2013-12-31 14:09:36 +0000 UTC View Post
UK fans: I'll be on Channel 4 tomorrow night at 11.05pm doing a rap impersonation of UKIP leader Nigel Farage. Tune in. If you tune in I'm more likely to be on telly again in the future! Non-UK fans: here's a funny man in a suit rapping. This is a free video by the way so you aren't paying anything as patrons - I think I should only count "weekly video" as something I made for my own channel, right?
2013-12-28 19:58:09 +0000 UTC View Post
My ear problems are the worst they have ever been today. It just seems to be a condition that's worsening and worsening, while the ENT specialists I've seen don't seem to care because I "can hear". This is a real bitch and every day is a struggle to keep motivated. I made my Patreon account to help keep me focused and motivated, so patrons, what words of advice can you give to help someone struggling to stay focused and work hard?
2013-12-26 08:32:34 +0000 UTC View Post
It is splendid to have you guys as an elite fanbase on the "inside". I'm going to be testing new lyrics and ideas with you before I unleash them on the public I think. But due to the time of year right now, family Christmassy things are taking priority. To fill the time, here is a photograph of me from 2004 demonstrating my bleach blond surfer hair and my ability to hide my mouth inside my nose
2013-12-24 11:34:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons, I just wanted to say thanks again for signing up and having faith in me. As well as the things I've mentioned, what else would you like to see on the private feed here? Things I may not have thought of that would make it really worthwhile for you... Meanwhile, here is a very old photo of me posing proudly with a traffic light I found in 2004/2005
2013-12-23 23:09:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Here it is - only patrons can see this one...
2013-12-22 14:56:17 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the very first post on my Patreon only stream. Isn't this exciting? Now, in honour of the guy who created Patreon, Jack Conte, I shall post one of his videos. This is well worth watching, I can assure you...
2013-12-22 14:15:13 +0000 UTC View Post
