“Synchronicity” The Australian Police Show – Adelaide Fringe 2013

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Corey Stewart

This year for the 2013 Adelaide Fringe I dust off the vocal chords for another round of performing the classic songs of The Police as part of “Synchronicity” The Australian Police Show.

TSP-Poster 2013

As mentioned on the “Synchronicity” Fringe Festival page…

“SYNCHRONICITY” return to this years fringe with a new 90 minute show packed full of power house POLICE hits. This show takes you on a POLICE album journey which will satisfy even the most avid POLICE fan.

Not just a show but a concert event not to be missed!”

It’s going to be HUGE. One show only.

The show is at The Cavern Club located at Station Arcade, North Terrace in the City starting at 8:30pm and the tickets are $28. You can order them online through the Synchronicity Fringe Festival page.

We’re just about to start rehearsals for this show which promises to be better than all our other shows combined. We’ve been out of the loop for a while but we are champing at the bit to get back on stage and channel the greatest band in the world… The Police.

Hope to see you there,

Peace,

Corey

Sting’s Songwriting Process – An Insight

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Corey Stewart

I stumbled across this old video on YouTube of Jools Holland interviewing Sting (circa early 80′s) recently and it gives a brilliant insight into the way that Sting gathers, processes and demos his songwriting ideas before introducing it to the rest of the Police band members

Even though the video primarily focuses on how he came up with “Message In A Bottle” (one of my all time favourite songs) there are plenty of pearls of wisdom to be had if you listen for it.

Look out for the introduction of Dennis as one of the central characters in his songwriting process.

I loved every minute of this video especially the old recording technology I mean, I used to have a Tascam Portastudio (ahh, memories). I hope you enjoyed it too, let me know what you think.

Peace,

Corey

Sting’s Songwriting Process – A Video Insight

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Corey Stewart

I stumbled across this old video of Jools Holland interviewing Sting (circa mid 80′s) recently and it gives a brilliant insight into the way that Sting gathers, processes and demos his songwriting ideas before introducing it to the rest of the Police band members

Even though the video primarily focuses on how he come up with “Message In A Bottle” (one of my all time favourite songs) there are plenty of pearls of wisdom to be had if you listen for it.

Look out for the introduction of Dennis as one of the central characters in his songwriting process.

I loved every minute of this video especially the old recording technology I mean, I used to have one of those Tascam 4 track machines (ahh, the memories of it all). I hope you enjoyed it too, let me know what you think.

Peace,

Corey

My First Concert – Sting, Memorial Drive 1985

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Corey Stewart

: Image via Wikipedia

I remember the Dream Of The Blue Turtles concert as it was yesterday.

A group of about 5 of us stayed over a friends place who lived close to the venue the night before to ensure that we got a good position in the lineup. As it turned out, at 8am the next day we were the second group in the line.

The whole day was full of taking in turns going into the city and hanging out listening to music on a cassette player (now I’m showing my age here). The air of anticipation became thicker and thicker the closer we got to showtime.

When the gates eventually opened there was a mad rush to the front. I managed to position myself front and centre of the stage… It couldn’t get any better than that.

Hunters and Collectors were the support band for that night and they had just released their landmark album “Human Frailty” that same year. They were fantastic but of course all eyes and ears were waiting for the main act. Sting and his band of Jazzmen.

When it was time for Sting to start there was a roar of applause from the capacity crowd and by this time anyone who was sitting on the ground were standing.

First to appear on stage was drummer Omar Hakim who kicked things off with an incredible drum solo that seemed to last forever but it was probably around 10 minutes at the most. WOW!

Then, Sting and the rest of band graced the Memorial Drive stage and proceeded to blow everybody away for the next 2 hours. At this stage any thoughts I had in my mind that music wasn’t going to be a permanent part of my life were gone.

For me this concert represented the closest thing I have come to a religious experience and after the final note was played I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my life and today I’m still doing that.

Peace,

Corey