JUST AN UPDATE FOR Y'ALL...

I havent blogged in over a week, and Im having withdrawals, so Im going to update you as to whats happening with me and my music...

So, if you follow my blog youll know that I am releasing my debut EP in late summer/early autumn. I am pleased to report all the songs have been recorded now, and im currently deciding whether to put a bonus song on or wait and gather more material for an album... if you have any opinions on this please feel free to comment!

Iv also finished my promo shots for my website and EP, the lovely Cara Jade Photography (find her on facebook) took the shots, and they look fantastic!!! Very pleased with them so far, just waiting for the rest to come back but you will be able to find them on my website when I have them. Heres one of the pictures I have from the shoot though, what do you think?

Which leads me nicely onto my next update, my website. Iv designed it myself, so let me know what you think. It pulls together my facebook, twitter, soundcloud, blog, and youtube to one place, and gives a bit of background on myself. www.beckylovattmusic.co.uk

Lastly! I have a few gigs coming up...

10th August - Jamcafe, Nottingham - open mic - FREE
25th August - The Maze, Nottingham - Myself, Katie Raine, Ren and Perkie are providing the entertainment for the night! Fantastic talent, a great venue, amazing people... get yourselves down! £3 suggested donation on the door - the link to the event is here - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230907473607679

3rd September - Party In The Park, Tibshelf Community School Sports Field... if your local get yourselves down!!!! Live music and stalls, think theyll also be a beer tent...what more could you want?

And that sums up my updates!!!
Thanks for listening ;)

Bek x

A TRIBUTE TO AMY WINEHOUSE...

Further to my last post announcing the sad untimely passing of one of modern musics greatest heroins, I wrote a song titled 'Dear Amy...' It is obviously inspired by the news events of the last couple of days, and has a slight 'slow jazz' feel to the music... I hope you enjoy it, and appreciate it for what it is - a tribute to one of musics finest...

A SAD DAY FOR MUSIC... RIP AMY WINEHOUSE

A day tarnished with the untimely death of a beautiful talent in the music world....

Paramedics were called to Amy Winhouses flat at around 3.45pm in north London (Camden), where the singer was pronounced dead at the scene...

It is not yet known the cause of the death, but is highly suspected to be a toxic combination of a drink and drug overdose. She joins a handful of other talents who lost their lives (mainly through similar battles) at the too young age of 27 ... Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix to name a few. It unfortunately appears that rock n rolls 27 club is still alive and kicking...

Its a very sad day for the world of music, Amy Winehouse was such a fantastic talent, and a breath of fresh air into a very dull music scene... Im not saying she was a role model, but a fantastic talent, and will be sorely missed by music fans all over the world...

Id just like to take this time to say I find it highly disrespectful that people are ultimately slagging off a 27year old woman who has lost her life. She was someones daughter, someones friend, someones family member, and no matter what she has done, that should NOT be disrespected. The old proverb prevails... 'If you have nothing nice to say, dont say anything at all...'

I send my deepest condolences to her family, friends and fans, and just hope that people will learn a lesson from this terrible death... drugs only lead to one thing.

Rest In Peace Amy Winehouse, you will be missed x