Pandemic Update for BB Studio's Progress

Gosh! What a rubbish couple of months it’s been for everyone - like, literally everyone in the world - crazy!!

A terrible time for most, people furloughed, businesses closing, everybody isolated and/or social distancing and a whole set of new rules seemingly every week, making it tricky to know what we all can do.

The studio has been effectively closed now for nearly 3 months but fortunately some things can be achieved online and thankfully since taking the computers and hard-drives home Ive been able to help quite a few clients with requests for certain tracks and do odd editing and mixing jobs for people which has been nice.

On top of this since I am self-employed and have premises I have been able to visit the premises for refurbishments and repairs and have focussed mainly on the outside decking area and the entrance area.

I decided I needed a nice big project that would take a bit of time to achieve and have had the idea of going a bit glam with the very old piano at the entrance room to the studio for a long time now, but also I wanted to make the artwork of instruments all tie in a lot better - so that’s what I’ve done - the piano has been stripped and painted, then I got creative with a jigsaw and some gels from old spotlights and added some mood lights. The general layout has been thinned down of clutter and now its looking really fresh and inviting - well I think. So in about another Millennium when things are open again, I will be ready to welcome new clients!

BB Studio has always been a place of creative energy, fun and most of all it aims to be different. Its not all music and video - I love creating art pieces from different materials and always listen to the suggestions I get, putting them into action if I can - heres the new entrance and outside decking areas.

Album Launch for Danny Ansell & Co.

‘As It Goes’ - the definitive album from Danny Ansell & Co. is now available.

It’s been exactly a year since the band formed and decided to push hard with Danny’s songs.

This album is the foundation of something truly great, which we hope will continue after the global pandemic outbreak we are all experiencing right now. We hoped to have a big launch party for the album and were talking to a couple of venues about this, but everything changed when this little virus popped into the world and upset the applecart for literally everyone - it’s showed no remorse for royalty, status, age, race, or anything but so far Im very happy to say no band member is affected physically.

So - after a big final push of effort 2 weeks ago at the studio, we all agreed the final order to the songs, prepared the artwork and printed some exclusive test prints and CDs. Over the weekend we launched the album via the arbitrator and it is now available on all major streaming platforms and hopefully on iTunes by the end of today - wake up America!!!

We were very lucky to be able to get a photoshoot in also, with Jasmina Jones of Obscura Chromatic, who had previously taken pics of us at plenty of local gigs and was all up for helping out at the farm. So all pic credits on the album go to her - thanks Jas.

Paddy put together a great little promo video for the album over the weekend and Danny did a little acoustic video of himself playing one of the album songs to promote the album from his garage also. We got these online everywhere including Paul Sanders #Covidgig page on Facebook - it’s amazing what everyone can do when things turn strange. Hats off to everyone in the local musical communities that are streaming live videos of themselves too - really cool to see.

So - since we can’t at this moment get a physical copy to anyone, here is the artwork and links to the album on Amazon.

Danny Ansell & Co. are on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook
Born in a Barn Studio

The Week the World Went Weird

“Biff, boom, crack, party’s still going 6 in the morning” I have absolutely no idea why this line, from an old fave rock group I can’t even remember the name of, popped into my head, but ….

No it’s not!!

Nobody is partying this week, last week or for the foreseeable future.

So - Born in a Barn Studio locked the doors last Wednesday, on a last ditch run to the studio to collect a few essentials like printer, CD presser, a few random instruments & drums, but the thing that really made me realise this was real was turning the fridge off and unplugging it. I honestly don’t think I can remember a time when the fridge has been turned off - ever - like since December 1995 when I first connected it so we could have fresh milk in our tea as we began laying the foundations to build the studio! That fridge has done some time!! (OK - I might have upgraded it at some point - can’t remember!!)

So - that’s it for a while - no more studio sessions.

No more parties/filming/rehearsals/editing/mixing/mastering/sleeping or just cleaning - nothing!

Coronavirus has stopped many businesses in their tracks, but something tells me BB Studio will bounce back. It’s in my blood to make it happen - things can go on in the background and I won’t give up hope that at the end of this peculiar pandemic there will be one hell of a party at BB - anyone who has been there, knows me or is just looking for somewhere new, will be welcome.

For now tho’ - PLEASE follow government advice & stay at home - don’t push the limits - don’t be a hero.
Stay safe to protect the NHS and keep your hands clean!!
Musicians - do some practice.
Singers - do some practice.
Drummers - hell yeah do some practice!!

Practice 2m/6ft self-distancing too & give the elderly a fair shot at getting their necessities before you.

Oh - here’s a tip - if you have a bidet, now’s a real good time to start using it!!
Ciao4now!

New Single Released by Danny Ansell & Co.

What a milestone - December 1st 2019 the date that Danny Ansell & co. released their 1st Single.

‘Satellites’ is now available on iTunes, Amazon, GooglePlay, Spotify & other platforms.

The band was formed around March time and has had a complicated year. The sad loss of guitarist Steve Madden was a curved ball nobody was ready for, but “the stone must roll on” and after a string of successful gigs in and around Coventry including some headline action, the band have held strong, completed an album of brilliant material & decided to release this song right now in December, before the winter festivities set in.

Please follow one of the links and buy a copy (there’s unlimited copies!) &/or buy one for a friend - better still pass the link on to friends. It’s a big 1st for all the band in many ways and it would be great to see the song do well, ahead of the album release loosely planned for end of February 2020.

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/satellites-single/1489954445

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Satellites/dp/B0829FGNBK/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=danny+ansell+and+co&qid=1575558026&sr=8-2

https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Danny_Ansell_Co_Satellites?id=Bjev5tfcj5avukrgn6c2eadlq5i&hl=en

For further information about the band please visit Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/dannyansellmusic/

A lot changed this year

Every year the studio will be upgraded somehow, be it a room makeover or new software upgrades or changes to the function of a room.

This year it’s been a bit of everything from new road signs to H&S certificates and cushions!

Since joining the band I’ve needed more equipment for live gigging again, as well as a refurbished drum kit of course, plus the Live Room has to accommodate me playing again and the band generally, so new stuff had to be done to that room - we spend a lot of time in there!

The outside has been a focus too, with the slight thought of global warming bringing better weather it seems kinda sensible to put some focus on the outside areas - this started by re-laying the patio and building up from there - now we can do BB BBQ’s - awesome.

So - let’s not bore you reading this - here’s some pics of the fun.

Of course if you fancy booking a session, get in touch - https://www.BorninaBarnStudio.com or call Roger direct on 07956 624376 - or pass this to someone you know - cheers.