The Amateurs Blog Roll

BBC WM TONIGHT 10pm

theamateurs — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:43:02 +0000

We will be live in session on BBC WM introducing tonight from 10pm there will be a special treat for all those listening in!!

Much love

The Amateurs

The Amateurs – Let It Snow

theamateurs — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:29:12 +0000

Merry Christmas from The Amateurs

Free download link:
http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/song_details/11429259

WHEN WE GET OUT…

theamateurs — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:50:58 +0000

So we have been hard at work writing and recording tracks all year, finally here is a preview track, which you can stream on our website from today! www.theamateurs.co.uk

We also have a new style music page – www.theamateurs.co.uk/music.html

WE GET OUT

For all enquiries contact ACA Music

e: enquiries@acamusic.co.uk
t: +44 (0) 1225 428284

We will be releasing 1 track per month throughout 2012 looking for national airplay, please share this new track and spread the word if you be so kind…

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO WAS AT ARTSFEST 2011!

theamateurs — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:23:27 +0000

WE HAVE BEEN IN THE STUDIO THIS WEEK RECORDING 2 NEW SINGLES

theamateurs — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:48:01 +0000

Here are some pictures…

www.theamateurs.co.uk

Matthew Colley – Vocals, piano

Andrew Fletcher – Bass

Jimmy Holliday – Drums

Alex Wesley – Guitar

2011

theamateurs — Fri, 06 May 2011 09:28:58 +0000

SO… WE HAVE BEEN VERY QUIET THIS YEAR

AND THIS IS WHY…

Since our shows with Eliza Doolittle at the end of 2010, we have locked ourselves away in our rehearsal studio, where we are writing and developing our debut album. We are extremely excited about the songs and the sound of this new material.

By far the greatest thing any of us have been part of, the four of us have really put our all into this work. We can’t wait to unveil the results to you all in a few months time.

IN OTHER NEWS…

Fletch was featured in Bass Guitar Magazine – May 2011 edition. In an article called ‘Bass to the Future’ he talks about his influences and his equipment, and how the new sound is shaping up for The Amateurs.

That’s all for now, we will update you again very soon – NEW SHOWS TO BE ANNOUNCED!

www.theamateurs.co.uk

Matthew Colley – Vocals, piano

Andrew Fletcher – Bass

Jimmy Holliday – Drums

Alex Wesley – Guitar

Writing and life

theamateurs — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:53:59 +0000

So we have been locked away in our practice room, handy studio (cheers Nick) and home studios to create a whole batch of new material to unleash on you all. Its been a time where we have been looking at new sounds and styles to infuse into our music. Writing isn’t the easiest of tasks especially having to create twelve plus tracks in one sitting, but we believe it’s going very well.

Trying to get four people to agree is one of the hardest things about the writing process especially when each one has a completely different taste in music, but this seems to be what has created our sound over the past year. We also want these new songs to be perfect so alot of care and attention has gone into every part of every song! We have not been playing any shows due to getting this task completed a.s.a.p. as it would have taken twice as long! but we are looking forward to showcasing some new tunes and recording them very soon.

We would like to thank all our fans on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for the love and support shown to us, keep it flowing and spread the word!

Back to it then

Much Love

The Amateurs

FREE VALENTINES DOWNLOAD OF IT MUST BE LOVE

theamateurs — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:33:11 +0000

IT MUST BE LOVE FREE DOWNLOAD LINK

Hello people. We are pleased to announce we are giving away a free download to all our fans for Valentines Day, please click the link above. We asked our fans and friends to film videos of themselves signing along to the song and we have cut together a video so check out the end result and get your free download. If you haven’t already please join our mailing list and like our facebook page!

http://www.facebook.com/theamateurs

We would like to thank every one who sent us videos and hope you enjoy it!

PLEASE RE POST IT AND SPREAD THE LOVE!!

The Amateurs

The Rebel

theamateurs — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:39:17 +0000

Happy New Year from The Amateurs! 2011 look to be a great year and we have some exciting things on the horizon and will let you all know as and when they happen. We have plans for our debut album, uk shows and some over seas adventures!

First of all our video for our new single The Rebel is online at youtube.com/theamateursuk and the single itself will be online to download on the 31st January. here is the itunes link to our store.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-amateurs/id152050343

Check out our new website theamateurs.co.uk and spread the word for us on facebook and other social media sites! Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year and see you all on the road!

Much Love

The Amateurs

Hole In My Soul – Out Now!

theamateurs — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:19:52 +0000

New Release

Our brand new single, ‘Hole In My Soul’ is available to download from Monday 6th December on iTunes, along with our previous EP, ‘Homesick’.

Latest News

Fresh from a host of national UK tour dates with Eliza Doolittle, we are back in the studio and working hard on material for our debut album – due out in spring next year. Meanwhile, we are releasing a number of brand new singles over the coming weeks, leading up to Christmas, which we are all really excited about.

In other news, we have recently been invited to next year’s Candadian Music Week in Toronto, Canada – see you all there!

10,000 EUR – Online Competition Winnings

Competitions for bands are a fantastic way to increase exposure and reach new audiences; we saw the ‘Sound of Bamboo’ competition on Myspace and thought it was a great opportunity to get our music heard.

Winning the competition out of so many entries across the globe meant a lot to us. It’s great to know that our music is out there, and we’re proud to have the Sound of Bamboo brand champion our track, ‘Saturday Night’ – which is also available to download on iTunes.

As a thank you to all of the people that voted for us, along with the 15,000 Sound of Bamboo subscribers, we are giving away a brand new signed Yamaha Pacifica guitar, donated exclusively by Yamaha to The Amateurs for our Christmas competition.

Competition details can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/theamateurs