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James Tobin

Plastic folk: Carpe Diem

About Me

Debut album approaching!!! James Tobin will be releasing his first album with the working title Carpe Diem during 2008 early summer.

I'm a London based musician, producer, singer songwriter and have played bass for various bands including;
Tuesday Heartbreak (www.myspace.com/tuesdayheartbreak)
Andrea Wilde(www.myspace.com/awildeone) and
Angelique Keni (www.myspace.com/angeliquekeni)
'Recently I've recorded Nathan Persad's fifth album, played bass, guitar, b vox, string arrangements and keys on the Ceri James solo album and releasing a new single with Ceri James (Start and Begin / Endless Loop)'
I should be working as a product designer but I have decided to follow the dangerous path of music. I am now working on my debut album and trying to complete the transition to being a full blown musician making money 'gasp'. It is going to be a very personal album and maybe a little melancholic but it is informed by my favorite music, Jazz, folk, classic pop and alt rock. The album is also going to be rather unusual in that most of the songs are not in 4/4 std rock time but use different time signatures and harmony ideas to subvert the easy listening content. My goal is to get the album to have similar dynamics to Scott 3 by Scott Walker and Low by David Bowie. The album is being recorded at Orange and Blue studios in Catford.....great environment and good people.
The groups I have played in are based on rock/pop music and are departures from my more personal musical interests; folk, pop and jazz. For my material, I sing, play bass (fretless & fretted), electric & 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, mandolin and piano/keyboards and violin(trying to!). I play drums and percussion too but have enlisted some friends to add their touch to the albums drum tracks. Nathan Persad Check him out !!!!!!! geniusplays drums for the most of side a, the pop side and Will Taylor plays on side b the darker and more edgy part of the album.
I'm available for any session work and I also teach bass in the Lewisham area @ £20 p/h.
If anyone would like to:
A hire me please do so, I have good studio knowledge and work professionally and creatively. I also have the advantage of knowing each musicians role in a band as I play different instruments. If you need a bass player that can also do a Mandolin solo you've always wanted or lay down some great sounding 'Beach Boys' backing vocals I'm your man, think John Paul Jones, Mike Mills, Jack Bruce and Jaco Pastorius mixed together.
B Let me produce you please let me know, I can record and produce your music and also help you perform it. I have all the tools to make something sound great, without breaking the piggy bank. I'm working at the rate of peanuts per 8 hours
The instruments I have available are:
Musicman Stingray bass
Yamaha Fretless bass
Ibanez Jazz guitar
Simon and Patrick 12 String acoustic
Spanish Nylon string acoustic
Washburn electric with tremolo
A style Mandolin, with on-body mic
Fatar Studio piano (True hammer action)
Echo harp
Trace Elliot bass combo
Roland J120 Jazz Chorus
I also design album and single artwork and templates for press. I recently produced the artwork for the latest Tuesday Heartbreak single, Ceri James single and album for recent examples of my work.
Below are some pics of me & the video for Tuesday Heartbreak (r.i.p)
Below is the amazing new video from Roman Rappak for the single 'Start & Begin' that Ceri and I produced.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/22/2006
Band Website: milehighmusic.co.uk
Band Members: Just me! playing all I can.

The album (in progress) features Nathan Persad and Will Taylor on drums, Sandy Bartai playing Cello, Gemma Cumming on Viola and Violin, Philippa Tobin on flute, Malcolm Gayner on Congas.
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I'm on Facebook too, isn't everyone?!
I was in the band Tuesday Heartbreak
Tuesday Heartbreak .

I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V3.6 !

Influences: Main influences:
Rufus Wainwright, Nick Drake, Jaco Pastorius, Patrick Wolf, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, David Bowie, Duke Special, Belle & Sebastian, Joanna Newsom, Scott Walker, Neil Hannon, Stevie Wonder, Brian Wilson, Devandra Banhart, Ed Harcourt, Elliot Smith, Elvis Costello, Jack Bruce, The Beatles, Aztec Camera, The Smiths, Steely Dan Dennis Wilson and Prince.
Me playing 12 string with Angelique for the ’Albion’ Live broadcast.
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A video of me paying with Andrea Wilde @ The Borderline, London
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Jack Bruce, the best!

Me playing at college
Sounds Like: I sound:
A little different, undanceable Waltz's, musical melancholy and plastic folk/Jazz, with a hint of rock.
I hope I have my own sound, I don't really want to sound like anybody in particular.
Record Label: MileHighMusic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Looking for management

I will be finishing my debut album this summer and I'm looking for management. Please get in contact with me if you have any ideas.James...
Posted by James Tobin on Mon, 12 May 2008 04:33:00 PST

Strings

I have moved back to Poole, my hometown in Dorset. I need strings players to finish of my album....Please help. Most important are the Cello parts.thx...
Posted by James Tobin on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:17:00 PST

Sax !!!!

I need a Saxophanist to play on my debut album...a couple of tracks...if anyone is interested please let me know.
Posted by James Tobin on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:03:00 PST

album order

Carpe Diem,1. Carpe Diem2. Riverfloods3. 50's Rain4. Superflat Generation5. Plastic Folk6. Fibonacci Beats7. Bedside Conversation8. Don't Leave Me9. I Fell10. Out Of This11. Writing In The Dark...
Posted by James Tobin on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:47:00 PST

new single

New single coming soon, comprising 'Start and begin' as the a-side and 'Endless loop' as the b-side. It is Ceri James' solo single. Start and begin is co-wrtten and produced by me....
Posted by James Tobin on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:31:00 PST

New album

I'm now recording my album...finally! Its shaping up to be quite different. I will post new songs and lyrics soon. I have stopped my other projects (except a couple of things) and will concentrate ful...
Posted by James Tobin on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:14:00 PST

Strange times

I would like to thank anyone who has supported me over the last few months. My mother passed away at 56 years of age. She was an amazing mum and I will miss her every day. She would would be pround th...
Posted by James Tobin on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:30:00 PST

recording

Tuesday Heartbreak are finally in the studio and sounding great. We will finish are first single and put it out in may.Thanks for all your support....
Posted by James Tobin on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:46:00 PST

Music everywher!!!!!!

Hello everyone, I currently have so many things going on musicaly at the moment I'm at a lose end. I have started session bass playing for a great solo artist, Andrea Wilde and working in two other ba...
Posted by James Tobin on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:07:00 PST