On Tuesday 6th March from around 8pm, Perri and Neil will perform their first set of the year at Parr Jazz, Studio Two (Parr Street, Liverpool). After playing as a duo Perri and Neil have quite recently been joined by Paul Riley (bass) and Colin Lamont (drums) and this gig will be their first outing together as a band. The four musicians between them bring together a massive array of influences which include jazz, folk, progressive rock, classical music,… (read more)
At 8pm on Saturday 3rd March The Bulbs will be performing at The Capstone Theatre. Tickets, priced £10, can be booked for the concert by going to the Capstone event page or by contacting the Box Office on 0151 709 3789. Audience members are encouraged to bring their camcorders and record the gig, the plan being that footage will be used to create a concert movie of the gig. For further venue information see www.thecapstonetheatre.com
On Thursday 15th March Neil will give a free concert at Manchester’s John Rylands Library. The programme will feature new compositions inspired by the history of the stunning Library, with special guest performances from vocalist Perri Alleyne-Hughes (Sense of Sound) and soprano Anne Taft (Ghost Stories: A Night Opera). Booking is advised as spaces are limited. To book a place contact John Rylands Customer Services Team on 0161 306 0555 or jrul.events@manchester.ac.uk.
On Friday 16th December at Liverpool's View 2 Gallery, The Bulbs will perform a set of some of their latest music. The line up will include Joey Zeb (drums), Andy Maslivec (bass), Neil Campbell (guitars/electronics) and newest member Marty Snape (electronics and samples), who is making his first Liverpool outing with the band. The evening will start with doors at 8pm and admission is £6 (door). For more information see The Bulbs Revernation Site
On Friday 21st October at View 2 Gallery, Mathew Street, Liverpool, Neil will present an evening of his work for solo guitar and for guitar with added loops and electronics.This will be the first purely solo guitar concert Neil has played for several years. The evening will serve as a belated launch for his CD 'Through the Looking Glass: Remixed, Remastered and Expanded' and to celebrate the launch of this… (read more)
Despite the last minute cancellation of Mugstar who were to double bill with The Bulbs at Liverpool's Static Gallery (Roscoe Lane) on Thursday 4th August, the gig WILL STILL TAKE PLACE. The second ever Bulbs gig will go ahead with a specially extended set of prog/post-rock and conspiracy theories from The Bulbs. The band have been working on a plethora of new demos which you can… (read more)
Neil's new band The Bulbs is both a musical concept and a real band which aims to marry adventurous music-making with information and sound samples chosen to challenge the audience to look around them at the world in which they are living. It aims to ‘switch on listeners like light bulbs’ to question conventional wisdom and corporate media propaganda. The Bulbs are Neil, Andy Maslivec (bass player from The… (read more)
Neil will be performing several times over the forthcoming months, not on the guitar but on the piano, as part of Open Culture and Liverpool One's Tickle the Ivories project. Between 1 July - 4 Sept 2011 five pianos will be strategically placed around the main shopping areas in Liverpool City Centre with a rota of musicians performing a range of music on them. Neil will be performing original music for… (read more)
On Friday May 13th, Neil will be performing at The Capstone (17 Shaw Street, Liverpool) as part of Liverpool's Light Night (an evening of artistic events running across the City). In addition to a solo set at 6pm Neil will be performing an improvised set that evening with two renowned Indian musicians, tabla player Kousic Sen (pictured) and sitar player Roopa Panesar. Organised by Milapfest this set will take… (read more)
The Bulbs, a radical prog power trio featuring Neil Campbell (guitar/electronics/samples), NCC bass player Andy Maslivec and session drummer Joey Zeb, from legendary Liverpool underground band Zeb, will be performing their first live set ever on the evening of Saturday 28th May at Mello Mello (40-42 Slater Street, Liverpool). The Bulbs seek to illuminate you - come and join them on their maiden voyage into… (read more)