SAM MERRICK

As some of you may know, over the past year or so, I have been on the road with A Cappella group 'Vive' as their Production Manager, helping as an advisor and more recently managerial roles. So I thought I'd give you all an update on their progress, as I'm spending a lot of time with them at the moment and for the most part - they are some of my best friends and favourite musicians - Ben Cox, Emily Dankworth, Lewis Daniel, James Rose, Sam Robson & Martynas Vilpisauskas. As a

Hi Guys, Another update and little treat for you. ​ We have just released a new track and video on youtube, of a collaboration that I have been working on with my genius friend. Mr James Rose. James Rose, who I have mentioned many times before, is a wonderful pianist, who I have done work with before, and is also an outstanding composer and arranger. Having a keen passion for A cappella music, he has gained a following on Youtube, doing various Multitrack Recordings and video

Hey Everyone, ​ So about just less than a week back, I was offered a whole recording day for free at The Limehouse Recording Studio, in East London. ​ So yesterday I jumped on over for this impromptu session, inviting the Ed Blunt Trio [some great musicians from Guildhall], to come and record some of their own pieces and also some tunes with me. ​ We hadn’t really played to together before, so it was a really fresh experience playing these pieces and with each other for the f

If you're in London this evening! and you're a Steeley Dan/Donald Fagan fan - ​ The Guildhall Jazz Choir are recreating Fagans' seminal album 'the Nightfly' with full band as part of the Guildhall Jazz Festival tonight! ​The concert is free and starts with a set from the Guildhall Jazz Singers at 7:30pm in the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Music Hall! ​ Here’s a plug by London Jazz Blog! http://londonjazz.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-going-to-be-outrageous.html #GuildhallJa