We found this slipped under our door one morning after an impromptu Thursday night Spotify session.

I am a big fan of my neighbours’ critical opinion. I won’t offer much defense other than that our music selection was exceptional and I was on my way to work when I found it.

You can now get Busking  for SolarAid, the compilation from The Big Chill Label from Amazon and iTunes.

Sat 28th Nov, 4PM-8PM

Word! I’m back busking for SolarAid again. The Big Chill Label is releasing a new compilation this month and I’m very happy to have a track featured thereon. 50% of the profits from the album, will go directly to SolarAid. Deets on where to listen and buy shall be made clear as they become apparent to me!

To celebrate the launch we’re having a bash at the Big Chill Bar with several of the artists including moi giving you thirty minutes of their music-time if you have the inclination.

Read what the people themselves have to say about it on bigchill.net. I am proud to be involved in such a thing and also excited about the idea of having my first song released. Happy times.

WIRED Festival at The Vortex Jazz Bar this Sunday gone, was full of goodness. I enjoyed watching lots of cool folks of the Stephen Long, Nick Mulvey and Fiona Bevan variety smashing it up onstage and also had a lot of fun playing my set despite menacing hangover over and troublesome microphone stand (either one is OK but not the combination). Played some new tunes which was all good but really just had a top time cavorting around Gillet Square with some of the best people in this fine city, I feel.

Big thanks to the TABARNAK IKTOMS and BOABABS crew for having me. Next stop is The Victoria Oct 21st. Smashy smashy smashy.

Home from the Big Chill Festival and feeling good. Check out our tour van above… never do a festival without an out-of-service fire truck. Solar panels on the roof, fridge, sink, bath and cooker inside. Very spoiled.

We had an awesome time at the fest… it was my first Big Chill and it really was a big, big chill. So many chilled out people I have never seen in one place. Many thanks to Eugenie from the Big Chill Label for putting us on. We played the SolarAid stage and the sun came out just in time, drying up Thursday night’s mud, and never going anywhere for the rest of the weekend, save to allow the moon a go occasionally. The guys from SolarAid gave us an interview and filmed the set – can’t wait to see. Check out their website.

Musicwise I saw a lot of great people, this pick of which was probably Erik Trufaz. He smashed up our minds with his styles on Friday late afternoon and set the tone for the weekend. Here he is on stage from my long-distance, chilled out, lying on back angle in the crowd.

Maybe we’ll get to come back next year.

Just arrived home from Secret Garden Party and I had the best time. Playing in the Living Room was top – awesome audience – look at their gorgeous faces above – thanks guys. And thanks to Kevin and Phil for putting me on. The band before me got stuck in traffic, but the upside is we got to play a longer set, and even threw in a tune that I wrote on arrival on Thursday! Phil put in a great display on double bass, and we played an impromptu set in Lost Hotrizons too.

I watched some amazing music over the weekend – my highlights were Little Dragon and Size 9, both in Chai Wallah’s. Missed several peeps I wanted to catch – Woon (several times!), Nicky M, Portico Quartet and Megan Henwood sadly, but played drunken clapped out piano with Edd Keene which was loads of fun. Phoenix were top dollar too, and I joined in with the stage invasion at the end. The view from a festival main stage is incredible.

Many other amazing moments happened over the weekend – it’s the best festival I’ve been to. I’m going to my first Big Chill in a couple of weeks and looking forward to that so we’ll see how they weigh up.

A couple of weekends ago, whilst back in Cambridge for the Gwydir Street Party and my live session for The Living Room, my bike was stolen. For one whole year that old commuter-mobile has braved Camden, Clapton and Brixton here in London, but Cambridge town was to be its downfall.

Anyway, to remedy the situation I went out and got this little gem. Her name is Cherry, like the Amy Winehouse song. She goes really fast! That same weekend I picked up a CD by Decibelle, and found the the music on said CD goes equally really fast. The CD and the bike go extremely well together. Suggestion of the day from me, go and buy this CD, get on your bike and start watching the miles roll back.

My friend Lily Smith directs music videos. She is very good and her videos are hot. I hope to get her to do mine. Check out her work on her site (I built for her).

www.misslilysmith.com