Greetings from the KiwiSofa

Well despite all the changes at Sellaband work has continued on the Aly Cook Album at http://www.alanjansson.com

I flew to Auckland last week of February and laid the guide tracks for the first 6 songs for the Aly Cook album are in progress.

Here in myhome town I help to run a charity event called Taste Tasman. The main guest performer was Sharon O’Neill http://www.sharononeill.com.au who is from my town originally and is a NZ & Australian music icon..

I performed in the backing band with Sharon O’Neill on Sunday 7th of March, 2010.

On Wednesday 10th of March I organised as a side event to Taste Tasman, the sounds of Tasman Music Seminar where Sharon and her husband Alan Mansfield spoke, Alan spent 25 years in the studio and on the road with Robert Palmer, also with Dragon, Bette Midler & UB40. He was a wealth of knowledge and great to work with on stage.

The seminar also had figures from APRA and NZ Music commission who spoke on songwriting, copyright etc. Also flying to speak at the conference was producer Alan Jansson. After the conference we went the vocal booth at the local radio station where Sharon put a guest vocal on on “Brand New Day” One of the songs on my album and my co-vocalists here in Nelson Kate Holland and Chrissie Small did a vocal on “Grow” . Katie also played the Boran on GROW.. So we are making progress. Next Trip to the studio in Auckland will be 22nd to the 26th of April to probably start laying in backing vocals in. Other players are being bought in in my absense to build the tracks up.

Here is an article on Taste Tasman in the local paper about the gig has some comment from me on it www. stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/entertainment/3403361/80s-rock-chick-returns

Someone who originally set up my facebook fanpage .. chose to start posting in my name and I had to delete my Fanpage on facebook. So I have new one http://www. facebook.com/alyrecord If your on Facebook if you could please join it .. and then suggest to friends or post on your page that would be really helpful !!

All for now .. Don’t forget to come join me on http://www.kiwisofa.tv

I am producing, manufacturing, autographing and sending out to my believers from NZ.

Therefore I am gathering contact info for my believers for sending your CDs and also who you would like your CDs autographed too. Under sellaband’s policy I have to give you the option to have direct contact with me. I would prefer it is you did, as I can keep you directly informed about the project. However it is totally your choice.

Please contact me if you have not already done so. on alyC@xtra.co.nz

The Kiwi Sofa is on air every Saturday at 22.00 CET on www.kiwisofa.tv – watch it and chat with Aly.

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