AS LIVE - Off to a great start!

So this week so far:


Sunday - Lauren, Dean and Myself went to an open mic night at the White Horse, to look at some bands and presenters. We had a weird experience with the band the Niltones, and due to their attitude have decided not to take them further. However Ben, who runs the event, seems PERFECT, for our presenter role. He seems really confident, quirky and interesting. He is the exact look I think myself and Lauren are after, and he seems committed to the show. I think he will be great at interviewing the bands, and will really work hard to get the best out of them, so that's great!


Monday - We had our production meeting which went well. I'm glad the promo team know exactly what is needed, and we have set deadlines which will hopefully get the ball rolling. I have already seen one of Dan's designs for the logo, and am very confident his team can achieve something brilliant!


Wednesday - Myself and Lauren spent the whole day looking at textures, fonts, colors, lighting and atmosphere for the show. It was great day and I thing we got a great sense of what we like and what we don't. We created a rough mood board for the Promo Team and CAFT, which I hope they use to start to see what we are imagining. We also had some great news that our first band we have chosen is confirmed and booked! They are a great band with a fantastic story, having already appeared on Channel 4 for a prgramme about the Amish. We have seen them out and about recently, and believe they have very outlandish and interesting personalities!


Tomorrow we are going to visit FISH TANK at the BBC introducing show. They have pencilled in the date for our show and have confirmed they are viable and committed, so if we like the sound of them, they are good to go! They seem really interesting characters to, and very friendly. They have done a lot of work in the industry already so have a lot to talk about.... I'll keep you posted!


Next week we will be working on our presenters and talking with staff and the studios to get a grip on the lighting and sound facilities etc.


I hope everyone is getting on well with this project and are enjoying it as much as I am!