2012 News

1st February

Website overhaul and Twitter

Many of you may have noticed the major change to the website over the last day or so. There are a few more tweaks to come but the new look seemed like a good idea for the new year!

Besides the obvious graphical changes, you may have noticed the twitter feed that is now present on the front page. To quote Oliver - "Last year I received emails from quite a few people asking when I was going to start 'Tweeting'. I decided that, as I wasn't touring and just writing by myself, I didn't want to join up and then start tweeting about nothing in particular and so I decided to wait.

However, the new album with Gordon Giltrap made me rethink my decision as I thought it might be nice to start tweeting at the beginning of a project. This would give me the opportunity to explain some of the insight into recording a new album from scratch in short, interesting (hopefully!) bursts via Twitter. Hopefully those who kept asking me to 'Tweet' will now join me on Twitter so I don't end up tweeting to no-one!"

If you would like to follow Oliver on Twitter, you can do so by clicking on Oliver's name at the top of the Twitter feed on the front page, clicking the Twitter button in the footer of the site, by visiting Oliver's Twitter page or by clicking this button...

Follow @OliverWakeman

28th January

Oliver Wakeman and Gordon Giltrap

We are proud to announce that Oliver and the world renown guitarist Gordon Giltrap have started work on a new collaboration. The album is in its very early stages but things are already progressing very quickly and there is a lot of enthusiasm (and music) flying around at the moment.

Gordon and Oliver first met during one of his Dad's Christmas concerts where they both performed back in 2009. Gordon recently contacted Oliver with the offer of performing on his next solo album but this soon changed into a full scale collaboration. The final tone of the album hasn't been decided upon yet as both are keen to let the music lead the way but it will certainly be a welcome addition to both their catalogues!

The following is taken from Gordon's website - "On the creative front I am currently collaborating with that outstanding keyboard player Mr Oliver Wakeman. He and I are working together on my first 'rock' album since the late 70's.This project will see a return to my 'Prog Rock' roots, and the prospect of working with a man considered by many to be one of the best in the business truly excites me!"

The guys are also planning to perform live together and so there is a lot to look forward to - watch this space!

20th January

Oliver's track 'Sahasrara' available on YouTube

There is now a dedicated playlist of a selection of Oliver's music on the BlueDotMusic YouTube channel. The latest addition is the track 'Sahasrara' which appeared on the album 'Chakras'.

This piece and the full album are now available on iTunes.

19th January

Oliver announced as Guest presenter at Classic Rock Society Awards night

Some of you may be familiar with the Classic Rock Society in the UK. It has been running for many years now tirelessly supporting musicians and putting on concerts as well as releasing a bi-monthly magazine.

Each year there is an awards ceremony and awards are handed out to the musicians voted for by the readership. Oliver was fortunate enough to win the best Keyboard Player award on three separate occasions!

This year, however, Oliver has been asked to be the guest presenter at the awards and hand out the awards to the lucky winners. It should be a great evening and Oliver is looking forward to meeting up with lots of old friends!

More information about the Classic Rock Society can be found on their website which is www.classicrocksociety.co.uk