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Steven Briggs, one-man-colliery-brass-band-slash-grime-mc visits India, checks out aquariums

My relatively new alter ego Steven Briggs, one-man-colliery-brass-band-slash-grime-mc came along on tour with me to India in autumn 2011 to check out the local aquariums (SB, omcbb/gmc ismascot obsessed with aquariums, you see). Steven is in the process of editing a short film about his experiences at both Ganpatipule and Mumbai aquariums which will be premiered, along with a live score composed and performed by Steven Briggs, omcbb/gmc, at gigs in 2012 and probably on YouTube too.  
Here's Steven's brief report on Mumbai aquarium. More to follow in the new year, including tank-by-tank footage and a live one man colliery band/grime mc accompaniment. 
 
Moving. 
 

India Tour Autumn 2011

As has now become something of an autumn tradition, I went back to India with the Bollywood Brass Band in autumn 2011 to play a couple of fun Bollywood gigs. The trip was much shorter than our trip earlier in the year but was still lots of fun, and I managed to tack on a few days at the end to have a little explore along the west coast, where I've not really spent much time.  
This time I went down to Ganpatipule, a short 13 hour local bus ride away from Bombay... Was nice to have a bit of space and managed to get some composing for HCB done and also had a thing about a few changes that I'm going to make to my show for the January 2012 dates at Leicester Square Theatre. 

Look, here I am not blending in. 


River City Stompers unleashed on an unsuspecting world

Everyone loves trad jazz, right? Oh no, wait, sorry, make that ale-loving tweedy men with a penchant for straw boaters love trad jazz.  
Well I'm at least one of those things, and so I'm doing a new project called the River City Stompers playing trad jazz, dixieland and New Orleans music. Jolly fun it is too. We've eschewed the traditional straw boaters and waistcoat, and I've plumped more for the gentleman explorer look as you can see here. 
 
 
The project was launched in autumn 2011 and as of November 2011 we've done a few nice, if somewhat unlikely, gigs including playing inside a hospital for fireworks night, opening up for a production of Macbeth in a church crypt and for a fun party at London Fields Brewery (which makes ace beer, by the way). 
 
We've got a few bits and bobs coming up over the next few months, and are of course available for weddings, parties, bar mitzvahs and all your gentlemen-explorers-playing-early-jazz needs. Check out the website at www.rivercitystompers.co.uk, eh?