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Daniel Maitland

some mixes from me upcoming acoustic album.

About Me

Hello peeps. I have just been recording in a marvelous studio Greenwich called Escapade and have some new genuinely solo tracks to play - ie mostly recorded live with two mics, and then perhaps little Dan with some headphones on adding a sprinkle of philicorder or, or banging a pot, or BV's if needed. Anyway I am very pleased with them and think I am now ready - finally - to hand them over to the label (or if they have all died of old age - another label) and put the bleeder out. I promise here and now that there will be product available by April. There.
I have also just started to be 'something' live (ie not just a man with a guitar or piano playing songs that really need a band) and would relish more chances to proclaim my message of world peace and the attractiveness of the older man..
Hers my standard blurb. But i wouldn't read it if i were you:
Hello, my name’ s Daniel Maitland. I am a songwriter and musician who has played/written with: Geno Washington, Melanie Blatt, the RSC and members of Stereo MCs. This included lots of TV and touring and such, but never quite enough time to get my own stuff together, (though I was featured on Sky and in some magazines with my poems). I have spent the past five years therefore somewhat fraudulently mentoring young British musicians on the Alan McGee/Tony Blair (formerly known as Dollar) inspired New Deal for Musicians Scheme. They included Adem and MC Skibadee – and I hereby claim full credit for all their success.
Despite my best intentions, working with all these keen youngsters led me to achieve a bare smattering of music business sense and I have somehow ended up releasing my first EP, Taken In, on itunes. Unfortunately I got stiffed by either them or the Distributer and would ask you not to buy it from there anymore. I also have a video for the track Oh Joe (posted at You Tube and Myspace)
I got me chops together by setting up a south London songwriters’ night called What’s wrong with my Boyfriend!? And making them all listen to me every week until they stopped booing and started to clap – then I let the next guy play.
I also play sometimes with my band of varying dimensions: A Bad Night For Automobiles, and often solo wherever they’ll have me.
PS. This music, despite my light tone, is actually the result of a twenty year journey, writing and playing an incredible diversity of music, and of course means a great deal to me.
Here’s what my people say:
Myspace comments and reviews
Hi mate, lovely songs, good lyrics a hint of Mr Buckley
Wish i had those silky smooth skills of yours, damn it! Your songs are fantastic! Hints of 'Love' in there, are you a fan?
Congrats on the "Featured Artist" on Stephanies site. You deserve the exposure. I hope it brings a lot of new fans your way!
I'm loving the songs. They're very thought provoking...
We had your tunes on rotate last night, great stuff... perfect back drop to a chill out session!
So nice to hear people getting back to their roots and recording live acoustic sounds - love the melody line.
lol...I just read the lyrics for the "Oh Joe" song... it cracks me up about the dad thing!...I just love your music, it's so unique!
I love your music, it beautiful.
Hey, your stuff has me completely mellowed out. I woke up in kind of a grumpy mood.
Hey man I love your songs... "Taken In" reminds me of the quieter (and better) moments of Elvis Costello, but with a more uplifting vibe... and "I haven't been out..." reminds me of Ben Folds Five
All images and Photos on this page are taken by the very talented Miss Liane Brooks.
I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V3.6 !
I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V3.6 !

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/27/2005
Band Website: sonicbids.com/danielmaitland
Band Members: Dan Maitland vocals, songwriter, guitar, bass, piano, organ, sax, sound engineer.Phil Scragg, bass, guitar, sound engineer, producerAndy Bratt, Hugh Wilkinson and Pat Levett drums and percussion Keith Phillips - electronica - analogue keys etc and vocalsGideon Miller, Craig fortnum, Julian Burdock guitar
Influences: Bowie, John Coltrane, Tom Waits, The north sea radio orchestra, Neil Young, Jeff Buckley, Talking Heads, Elton John (70's), Jack Kerouac, Squeeze, Robert wyatt, John Lennon, Billie holiday, Hall and Oates , radiohead, the beatles, brian eno, roxy music, stevie wonder, marvin gaye, bob marley, the rolling stones, talking heads, nick drake, duran duran, amy mann, joni mitchell, ricky lee jones, james taylor, the clash, outkast, the jam, hard fi, the killers, the velvet underground, the cardiacs, sufjian stevens, elliot smith, magnetic fields, cat stevens, the pogues, kate bush, miles davis, ella fitzgerald, Nora jones, air, zero seven, nitin sawney, debussey, yo yo ma dexter gordon, bob dylan, the eagles, crosby stills and nash, judee sills, selecter, madness, robert wyatt, the temptations, coldplay, japan, talk talk, gil scott heron, dionee warwick, burt bacharach, Iggy pop, jimi hendrix, doo wap, joe jackson, elvis costello, charles bukowski, al green, led zeppelin, junior murvin, the monkees, smokey robinson, o brother where art thou, the police, the specials, the smiths, the pixies, paul weller, kaiser chiefs, david sylvian, ms dynamite, john martyn, elvis costello, jack johnson, earth wind and fire, amy winehouse, bill hicks, tortoise, bach, the boards of canada, beck, the cadillacs, frankie lymon and the teenagers, blur, oasis, gorillaz, the bee gees, the doors, pink floyd, easyworld, elboe, doves, faithless, frank sinatra, swing, the rat pack, franz ferdinand, U2, green day, larry david, seinfeld, junior walker, todd rundgren, barry white, aretha franklin, david byrne, 808, turin brakes, prefab sprout, paul simon, simon and garfunkle, red hot chillie peppers, sma and dave, adem, snow patrol, sereophonics, marc bolan, t rex, massive attack, byork, portishead, the bees, the byrds, the last poets, the streets, the sugarhill gang, van morrison, the vines, weezer...
Sounds Like: Bowie, John Coltrane, Tom Waits, The north sea radio orchestra, Neil Young, Jeff Buckley, Talking Heads, Elton John (70's), Robert wyatt, John Lennon, Billie holiday, Hall and Oates , radiohead, the beatles, brian eno, roxy music, stevie wonder, marvin gaye, bob marley, the rolling stones, talking heads, nick drake, amy mann, joni mitchell, ricky lee jones, james taylor, the clash, outkast, the jam, hard fi, the killers, the velvet underground, the cardiacs, sufjian stevens, elliot smith, magnetic fields, cat stevens, the pogues, kate bush, miles davis, ella fitzgerald, Nora jones, air, zero seven, nitin sawney, debussey, yo yo ma dexter gordon, bob dylan, the eagles, crosby stills and nash, judee sills robert wyatt, the temptations, coldplay, japan, talk talk, gil scott heron, dionne warwick, burt bacharach, Iggy pop, jimi hendrix, doo wap, joe jackson, elvis costello, charles bukowski, al green, led zeppelin, junior murvin, the monkees, smokey robinson, o brother where art thou, the police, the specials, the smiths, the pixies, paul weller, kaiser chiefs, david sylvian, ms dynamite, john martyn, elvis costello, jack johnson, earth wind and fire, amy winehouse, bill hicks, tortoise, bach, the boards of canada, beck, the cadillacs, frankie lymon and the teenagers, blur, oasis, gorillaz, the bee gees, the doors, pink floyd, easyworld, elboe, doves, faithless, frank sinatra, swing, the rat pack, franz ferdinand, U2, green day, junior walker, todd rundgren, david byrne, 808, turin brakes, prefab sprout, paul simon, simon and garfunkle, red hot chillie peppers, sam and dave, adem, snow patrol, sereophonics, marc bolan, massive attack, byork, portishead, the bees, the byrds, the last poets, the streets, van morrison, weezer...
Record Label: Whatswrongwithmyboyfriend records (as if!)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

new tunes up

Hello peeps. I have just been recording in a marvelous studio Greenwich called Escapade and have some new genuinely solo tracks to play - ie mostly recorded live with two mics, and then perhaps little...
Posted by Daniel Maitland on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:38:00 PST

Resisting two things

Resisting two things               I am resisting two things today: Smoking and calling you. I am not a strong man. Hello I say. Hello you say. I was resisting two t...
Posted by Daniel Maitland on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:21:00 PST

dirty girl in a clean white shirt

dirty girl in a clean white shirt   Six foot plus she called me up in the middle of the night and said, Come on over.   So I came on over.   Wear white jockeys or none at all she said, ...
Posted by Daniel Maitland on Thu, 24 Nov 2005 06:22:00 PST