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Jeff Yates

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Member Since: 05/08/2006
Band Website: http://xsiteradio.com/Jeff_Yates
Band Members: Jeff Yates - me, myself and I
Influences: Crowded House, Oasis, Longpigs, Ben Folds, Coldplay, Jeff Buckley, Snow Patrol, Simon & Garfunkel, Feeder, The Beatles, Madness, Gomez, Ed Harcourt, Silver Sun, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Ocean Colour Scene, Blur, Hot Hot Heat, Muse, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Dire Straits, Slade, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Bob Dylan
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Three years, many words, and no smokes

I've been working hard recently on many different things - mostly those that pay the bills but also my writing and my songs. First, the writing - I'm on the final chapter of my first novel and while i...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:24:00 GMT

Productive Procrastination

I can't remember what I was supposed to be doing (it could be a number of things), but I've managed to record a new song instead. It's a love song I wrote just over a year ago, inspired by my amazing ...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:22:00 GMT

Deja vu?

After several hours of remixing, guitar recording, and repetition, I have now updated I Don't Know You Anymore. I didn't have the patience to replace the rhythm guitar, so that will have to wait unti...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:14:00 GMT

Ok, so in hindsight...

I'm still not happy with I Don't Know You Anymore.  The original had some good mix (a little too much reverb) and some good vocals, interspersed with some very bad ones. The newer one is better i...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:35:00 GMT

I Don’t Know You Anymore - This time, in tune

Today, I finally got around to re-recording the vocals for I Don't Know You Anymore - my first real attempt at a fully-fledged song with drums, bass, and all that goodness.  Although most of the ...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:29:00 GMT

A little something you didnt know...

Many people have told me that they enjoyed Norman Bates with a Briefcase, which was the result of my "Obscure Song Title" competition launched on facebook. Thank you all for your kind praise and const...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:23:00 GMT

Jaandlu Super Band and other cool things

Hi everyone, I hope you're having a fine weekend. I'm currently sat here listening to some great new music recently released by a good friend of mine and his eclectic bandmates, collectively known as ...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:41:00 GMT

Norman Bates with a Briefcase: A guide

Okay, so someone pointed out to me that because a significant proportion of my fans are american, they may not get some of the subtle and not so subtle jokes and references in my latest song, "Norman ...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:55:00 GMT

Norman Bates with a Briefcase

Well, as some of you may know, I had a little competition for someone to come up with an obscure song title that I would then use to inspire a new song.  The winning title was "Norman Bates with ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:56:00 GMT

Page on Facebook

For those of you on facebook, I now have a page there.  Come be my fan! :)
Posted by on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:38:00 GMT