A good time was had by all!  Thanks to the lovely new fans who stuck around to shoot the shizzle after the show.

We gave away an hand-made-by-Exitproject owl as always!  The winner of the owl was Steve – he named his owl Dave and was kind enough to let me take a pic

Our next show

Our next show is at The Louisiana on 30th September in Bristol.  We’re headlining and we have some surprises in store, so come on down and hang out with us.

Here are the details if you fancy stopping by:

Sunday, 29th August 2010
4:30-5:15 pm
The Bill Chill Bar, Bristol (view map)
Free Entry (donations can be made to charity)
(visit the gig’s Facebook page)

The show is in aid of the Sue Ryder Care charity.  We’re performing to help support this charity that supports people with long-term neurological care needs.

It’s going to be an awesome day in honour of a great cause – hope to see you there!

AWESOME.

Congrats to Quentin to won the owl by answering the owl-related trivia question!  He named his owl Wynn, which is also awesome.

Quentin and Wynn - 16th August 2010 at Mr Wolfs in Bristol

Here are some action shots of the actual show:

James Carmichael

Exitproject - 16th August 2010, Mr Wolfs, Bristol UK

Exitproject - 16th August, Mr Wolfs, Bristol UK

Robin Gallagher of Exitproject - 16th August, Mr Wolfs, Bristol UK

Thanks to everyone who came down to show their support!  You’re all devastatingly attractive

Like taking pictures of the full band using cool lenses and weird lighting effects:

Exitproject, Bristol UK

Exitproject, Bristol UK

Exitproject - Bristol, UK - Emi and Robin have a chat

Also, if you haven’t joined up yet – head on over to the Exitproject Facebook page and ‘Like’ us.  Or join our mailing list via ReverbNation to find out when we’re playing in your area  (if you already get emails from us, you’re already joined up)

We have another photo session in a couple of weeks so I’ll post some more digital-pretties when they arrive.

Why?  Yes, good question.  We wrote a verse and chorus – both of which we liked – but they didn’t work together.  So we kept them both, split them up and we’re working ‘em both up

In other exciting news, we’ve started booking some gigs in and around Bristol.  You can see info on the Gigs page.

And there’s also a remix of Daylight - Exitproject (10185) on the horizon, I’ll keep you posted!

Oh, and I think we have a drummer!

Man, there’s been lots going on… I should blog more.

ps – I don’t technically know if this is actually time lapse, not even Google could tell me.  Anyone?

Robin (the cellist in Exitproject) has an infectiously enthusiastic boyfriend – Patrick.  Patrick has the kind of enthusiasm that fills up a room and makes you wanna dance.  It’s very good…

Our nickname for Patrick is ‘groupie number 1′ because he’s always really supportive whenever he hears us play.

But last week we lost ‘groupie number 1′ – because he joined the band.

As it happens – Pat rips it up on the upright bass.  He even MADE an upright bass when he was in highschool – yes, he’s that hardcore.

Ever since J and I met Pat (which was the night we recorded the cello parts for ‘First Breath’) – we wanted him to join the band.  But he was in another band so we didn’t want to ask him to join up and be rejected.  Basically, we had a band-love-triangle going on.

But at the last rehearsal, Pat asked if we wanted a bass player for the night – HUZZAH!  So he stepped in and away we went.  It sounded awesome, there was much joy, gladness and fat grooves.

We’re psyched he asked – it’s kind of like being too scared to ask someone out, but then they ask YOU out – except with music.  Welcome to Exitproject, Pat, we hope you stick around!

First Breath (19300) (right-click and choose ‘save as’ to download)
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It may sound dramatic, but it kinda was, actually…

James and I took to the skies on 1st April to visit my outstanding family and play some shows in the States.  We made it safely there in two pieces.  We played shows and much fun was had!

Then a volcano erupted the night before we were supposed to come back to the UK…

Flight = cancelled

Days until next available flight = 6

Head space status = limbo

I won’t lie, I was freakin’ thrilled to get the extra time to stalk my family.  I was ready to be delayed indefinitely and just move there .  But we knew we had things to do, and we managed to get on the first flight out of Chicago when things were finally getting back to normal.

The reality of it is that we arrived back in the UK with one week left to do April’s song.  It wouldn’t have been impossible to release it in time, but it was impossible to make it any good.  So, we still have our head’s under the hood (bonnet) of the April song, but it’s tuning up nicely – so it shouldn’t be long now!

First Breath (19300) (right-click and choose ’save as’ to download)

A big ‘thank you’ to Robin Gallagher who played the purty cello parts – and for bringing the chocolate raspberry pavlova to the recording session.

We’ve been liking your comments on the last two tracks – keep ‘em coming!

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Side by side your steady gravity grips us like stars
Not controlling, not abandoning
You’re the reason we are who we are

My first breath and all the rest you gave to me
Where I stand and all I am you gave to me

Over time our growing confidence moves us away
Deep foundations you laid down for us
Might be shaken but will never break

My first breath and all the rest you gave to me
Where I stand and all I am you gave to me