Crispy Stock is the musical celebration for the life of Crispy Verncombe the UK Air Guitar Champion who was tragically taken from us in September 2006. Every year his closest friends organise a music festival in memory to him held at the George Pub in Andover, and this year is no different with two days of belting rock music being performed to the masses.

Even though this isn’t our own creation we thought we’d create a blog about this event as it is a great story of dedication and celebration, as well as extreme rocking over the two nights, which suits us down to the ground! As well as the main stage bands performing across the weekend, there is an acoustic stage in the bottom part of the pub where acts will perform throughout the daytime. So you can enjoy a soothing pint and listen to some strumming, which should lead you in nicely to the evening’s entertainment. Richie Madisun will be playing on the Sunday acoustic stage, and some of the main bands playing include Bad Love and Licker and the yearly reforming Swedish Student.

Further details, and also pictures of the past events can be found @ www.myspace.com/crispyairguitargod

We will most certainly be there, Rock on Crispy!

The summer may be coming to an unfortunate end, but the music doesn’t stop. We are in progress of organising our second event which should be the next step up for Flom productions. We are getting out there and meeting new people, going to shows and spreading the word about For the Love of Music. We are building up the contacts and recruiting people in the organisation to come add their own spice to our recipe of music production, from musicians and DJ’s to camera men and general socialites.

The next 8 months will be an exciting progressive time as we lead to next summer, where the shows can only get better and we will stage our first Music Festival. Join the bandwagon, tell your friends and keep checking back for our updates. If you’re a musician and want to play at our shows and also have your own profile on our website contact us via email @ flomproductions08@googlemail.com or add us at myspace www.myspace.com/flomproductions.

Speak soon guys!

A bank holiday update was made to the website, a few small changes that make a big impact on how the website is designed and constructed. I will be looking to improve the template over time, the “For the Love of Music” project will grow and so will the website!

I hope you like the direction the design is taking, I find that design is the root of inspiration, and inspiration encourages planning + energy to make things happen! Mix it all up and we get a great sense of entertainment and fun!

The first event is now completed! For the Love of Music is officially alive and I think we can all agree it was a great beginning to this new adventure. Our first gig was held at the Prince Leopold in Upton Lovell where we were all treated to a number of live musical acts. Our stage was situated in the Leopold’s beer garden with the River Wylye alongside, and a backdrop of rolling hills and scenic landscapes.

We started the night with Emma Lawson who performed a selection of pop hits and country favourites. With a strong voice and polished performance she kicked the evening off to a perfect start, and even had a singing along to some of the tunes!

Following Emma’s performance Taylor took to the stage, he performed some of his own original songs and a few covers, one of which was his own version of ‘Mama Mia’ by Abba where he induced a clap along from the crowd.

Next to the stage was Luke Marsden and Dan Williams, a duet who performed some old classics and original material in their own polished acoustic style. It was great to see a duo playing at the event providing the evening with some depth and variety.

Next up was the one and only Richie Madisun, blowing the audience away with his strong yet touching vocals. So strong in fact that he decided to bring himself closer to the audience by playing unplugged and moving his stool out of the tent! It was a unique touch to the gig, and created an intimate feel to his performance. His set included favourites ‘Outtacontrol’ and the infectious ‘Addiction’, and he put in a solid infectious performance.

To finish the night off, Luke Marsden again took to the stage with a selection of his own tunes and covers, again starting a sing-along. With a good voice and entertaining stage presence he finished the evening on an excellent note.

After the music the night moved to the bar where we enjoyed the remaining time drinking and socialising. The photos below picture the festivities.

Thank you to everyone that came and supported our first event. It was a great start, the revolution has started, continue checking back with us for regular updates and details on our next event. The 2nd podcast will be up in the next few days.

M+A

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Well the first ‘For the Love of Music’ event @ The Prince Leopold got off to a great start, with some good acoustic acts gracing us with their musical presence. Running from 7 till 10pm the audience were treated to a collection of original songs and famous covers by some very polished performers. A BBQ laid on by the venue served up by our own temporary chef Dean for the evening went down very well and a good selection of alcoholic beverages from the bar helped get the weekend off to a party start!

So stay tuned as we collate the photographs, edit the special podcast and finish the gig reviews, we will be with you very soon!

Hello people,

Introducing the Big Bee Podcast, an interesting project where our friend Jim Smith releases podcasts promoting unsigned local bands and new music on the scene, whilst throwing in some interesting news and humerous banter on the world today!

He has just released the Big Bee Summer Special, featuring an acoustic track from our own Adam and other great sounds, so check it out at www.myspace.com/bigbeepodcast and enjoy!

Hi guys, this is our first podcast check it out below,

Myspace Page

Ok so here’s the first FLOM productions’ gig: just off the A36 lies the village of Upton Lovell with a pub called The Prince Leopold which is the host for this event. The gig will be a chilled, acoustic session which will bring different styles of music together; you can expect to hear some reggae tunes, current chart hits with a twist, your favorite tracks and some unexpected new talent. It’s an opportunity to get to a completely different venue, hear some up and coming musicians with the ‘get up and go’ which seems to be missing at other gigs.

Now that may sound pretty good but when you throw in a BBQ and cheap drinks it sounds even better. The session opens at 7 and is an outdoor event so dress for the best British summer. Music will go on for about 3 hours and anybody talented enough to wield an instrument is welcome to have go, so we are all guaranteed an awesome show!

The overall atmosphere will be about doing something different, hearing something new and meeting other people. There is nearby parking available as well.

If you are a musician and want to play that would be great, sling us an email @ flomproductions08@googlemail.com or message us on MySpace www.myspace.com/flomproductions. If you have any other questions about this feel free to contact us whichever way you like, we love hearing from people, it’s nice.

Hopefully everyone reading this is passionate about music and having fun and will undoubtedly feel the same way as FLOM when it comes to having an awesome night.

Cheers and hope to see you there!!!!

Mike and Adam

For directions to the venue please see here:

Prince Leopold Inn Location