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HELLO AND WELCOME TO OUR WORLD!
Thank you for taking time out to visit our page- we hope that you'll enjoy listening to our songs and that you will become part of our journey towards 50K!
The band name- SUNSOMA- is actually a Greek word meaning 'one body' or 'unity', and that's what we are- a bunch of 5 passionate and committed musicians ( 6 including Matty! ) from the U.K who all met through the wonders of the Internet, have now become firm friends, and who just LOVE to write and play music together.
We were originally told about Sellaband through a friend, and the whole experience has been a very positive one so far: We played alongside Mr. Francis Rodino, Daniel Ward-Murphy and Trail in Leicester square last year, We came 2nd as the believers choice in the Orchard competition, and we had a ball making our MAD WORLD video for Sommersby's Christmas song competition (you can still check it out if you go to our video section). Not forgetting the fact that being here has given us the opportunity to expose our music to your good selves wherever you may be in the world!!
We believe 100% in our creative talents and that with your help we will make a superb and unique album- it's only a matter of time......
SOME OF THE PLACES YOU CAN GO TO SEE SUNSOMA:
myspace / Official web site / MTV video / Oxjam '06 video /
*SUNSOMA OFFER - buy 2 parts or more and get our demo CD with Lines, Summer Sun, Hollow and Planetary either as a CD or as MP3's it's your choice, but please mail me your address - snail mail or email when you decide thank you XX*
*SUNSOMA OFFER 2 - If you own 10 parts or more all our new demo tracks will also be sent to you as an MP3. Please PM me with your email address and I will send the track back to you, thank you XX*
We also have a single called 'Wider' on sale from Napster, iTunes and most digital stores.
You can also find our music on O'Neill video's -
- Big Mountain Pro - Snowboarding - scroll down, our name is listed by the video's that we feature on.
- Vertigo DVD - Snowboarding
- Deep Blue Open DVD - Surfing
- Anglet Pro DVD - Surfing
SUNSOMA are:
Mel Spicer ~ lead vocals and the main songwriter
Lee C ~ Guitars
FunkyD ~ Drums
Ian Spicer ~ Bass
Lee Anderson ~ Keyboards BYE FOR NOW!
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12th MAY- Have just returned from Worksop after performing at Sommersby's Birthday party- A really good time was had by all and it was great to meet Phil,his wife Kate, and of course some of the other Sellaband artists.
We kicked off the evening with a set of 6 semi- acoustic tracks ending with a cover of Coldplay's YELLOW ( at this point, Heidi joined us on stage to perform a duet!).
In the 2nd set we were 'fully plugged' and rocked out in true SUNSOMA style!! We introduced a couple of kicking new numbers as well as our cover of MAD WORLD and Elton John's SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING- PHIL and KATE had some killer moves on that dance floor!!
Matt, as always did us proud on the sound- he rose to the challenges
( and there were certainly a few to be risen to! ), and just soldiered on and kept his cool- he is such a great guy to have on board and Matt, when you read this, we STLL NOTICE AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US BUDDIE!!- thanks a zillion.
Sunday was a bit of a blur and was spent mainly chilling and recharging our batteries as sleep had been in short supply! We still found the energy to re-live the highlights though- the gyratory bear being one of them (sorry, a bit of an in- joke!), at least 2 seamless recoveries from spontaneously 'extended' parts to songs due to one or other of us being distracted by the delights on the buffet table, and watching the sun come up as we drove home in the early hours. Oh yes, we have also decided that we like the word 'copious' and shall be including it in our conversations as much as possible-e.g: we drank copious amounts of coffee at the motorway services.
So, jesting aside, we are now back to writing and rehearsing for our next gig- there are two songs that I'd really like to introduce to our set- one is called CONCRETE FOR SHOES and the other is DRY LAND- both songs are written chordally and lyrically, so it's just a matter of how we put all the parts together to enhance the melodies etc.
Have a good week all speak soon Mel xx.
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8th MAY- hey it's been ages! Our internet has been down for the past two weeks so we've been off the radar which has been mind- blowingly frustrating to say the very least.
However, inspite of grappling with technological malfunctions, the mood in the Sunsoma camp is pretty buoyant right now- we played a couple of local gigs this week as we wanted a pre run through before Sommersby's party on Saturday night, just to iron out any technical glitches and check that we were still happy with the order of the set list etc.
We were received really well by an incredibly supportive crowd who got into our music almost straight away and seemed to lap up our performance with cheers and whoops of delight!
The most encouraging thing for me were all the comments about the songs- people are loving our new material, which makes you think 'great, we're heading in the right direction'. We played a brand new song called HURRICANES PASS and it went down a storm! (Ho Ho!!)
Two nights later, Sunsoma went unplugged and played an acoustic set at the Fox and Pelican in Grayshott- this is not something that we usually do, and of course we sadly missed Hel not being with us as it was a no- drums- aloud venue.
But again we were received extremely well, and those who were song- writers amongst the audience were suitably impressed by our "innovative" sound and arrangements. So all in all we're feeling pretty good and looking forward to the big bash on Saturday!
Hel then jets off to America for a two week trip with the Naval band that she plays for, whilst the rest of us will get together for some more writing and possibly recording.
Bye for now Mel xx.
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13th APRIL- it's blog time! There's nothing like a gig coming up and that steady rise of pressure that inevitably permeates the rehearsal room, to get you pulling your finger out! - we're tying up the loose ends which is all good- Lee A is now the proud owner of a shiny new laptop which means he can easily access his labyrinth of sounds, sort out all the backing tracks and generally do all the clever bits!
Our new song is called ONE THING- the concept came to me in the middle of the night, and I have learnt to my cost what happens if you don't drag yourself out of bed, and reach for anything that resembles a pen and paper to write those first few lyrics down- you JUST WON'T REMEMBER THEM in the morning, however much you like to kid yourself!! I wonder how many songs have been lost that way?!
If I had to sum the track up, I'd say it was a 'spirited little number that does exactly what it says on the tin!'
Hope everyone's world is spinning smoothly speak soon Mel xx.
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1st APRIL-morning all! Just thought I'd give you a brief update on life in the band. It's all been going really well, Saturday saw us revisiting a song of ours called TOO LONG NOW and I have to say Lee C wowed us yet again with some extremely tasty guitar parts-they work really well with the keys and it has brought a whole new flavour to the song- It still needs a bit of work here and there, but it's so close to being finished, and I can't wait to play it with the whole band in a couple of days time!
We also have the makings of another new song on our hands- not even 100% sure of the title yet, but I think it will go down really well as part of our acoustic set- I have the lyrics pretty much there, so we just need to work on the instrumentation and arrangement. Creatively, this is a really exciting time for us-we're learning so much as we experiment and write together- it's what I've always been looking for!
Cheers all and keep buying parts when you can- WE NEED YOU!!
Mel xx.
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21st March- IT REALLY IS GOOD FRIDAY- WE MADE IT TO 5K!!!! What a great feeling to have passed that milestone- I am enjoying the moment, but can't wait to see that 3rd strip of red filled up to the 10K mark too!!
It's business as usual for us guys tomorrow- we're meeting to practise and shape our set for Sommersby's gig which is fast approaching.
Just want to say a huge thank you to all our believers who have made this happen for us so far- have yourselves a great Easter break- I think I'll go get me some chocolate eggs to celebrate......! Take it easy Love Mel and the band xx.
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19th March- Illness has struck and band practise is cancelled- such is real life, these things happen-even to budding musicians. LEE C get better soon buddy!! We miss you already xx. Just phoned Hel and she said she's gonna try out a fancy new trigger that she's just bought for her drums instead, and me and Ian are gonna work on band stuff so it's all good.
Thankfully I just managed to catch Lee 2 and tell him we're not meeting up before he jumped on his train and spent loads of money getting here- PHEWWWW!!
Amazing news about Ellie Williams- you go girl!!! I really hope she finds a great producer and ends up with an album that she is really proud of. We wish her every success... Take care all Mel xxx.
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15th March- Hello all of you good folks who take time out to read our blog updates! We are very pleased to introduce you to a new track this week titled- THIS CANNOT BE BROKEN- inspired by a really good friend of mine who has been through some tough times in her life, but she's way stronger than she thinks and the song is sort of saying 'come on, just keep going!' I'm giving her a copy tomorrow so I hope she likes it!!
We purposely kept the track pretty paired down and acoustic this time and I think it really works- although Hel is working on putting her drums to the song so can't wait to see what she comes up with!
Take care all I'll write again soon Love Mel xx.
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2nd March- It felt good to be reunited as a full band yesterday- we successfully laid down some acoustic guitar tracks for our new song " THIS CANNOT BE BROKEN ", and the aim is to get keys and vocals recorded this week so that we have something new for the ears of SELLABAND! We are really excited about this new song- it appeared so unexpectedly and what can I say, I think it's brilliant and I just love singing it!! There is so much you could do with the track production- wise, but for now we're just gonna keep it pretty simple so we can get it up on the site. Cheers all Mel + the band xx.
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24th February
All is good with us lot- Hel+ Matt's absence yesterday meant that we were drum-less, so we pulled up the sofas in our rehearsal room and the 'SUNNIES' went all out acoustic! We are aiming to get a set of more stripped back songs together along side our other tracks , so that it gives us a greater opportunity to gig in different venues and showcase a more mellow vibe as and when the situation dictates.
We came up with a new song too which we're all really chuffed about
- this time the vocal melody arrived before the lyrics- I could hear where I wanted to go in my head, so it was a case of just singing any old gibberish into the mic to get the song going. Now comes the hard but beautiful task of crafting those elusive lyrics!
We had a very successful first meeting this week with Emma the animation student and we're hatching a plan for how we move forward- she's really exited to make a film for us- we took a look at some of her earlier work, and very much like what we've seen. Things probably won't kick off till the summer, but at least we've got the ball rolling... speak soon Mel xx.
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!0th February
We were back in the classroom yesterday (quite literally- as our normal venue wasn't available, we met in room B7 at a local school) for what I can only describe as a cracking day of song writing!
We've been working on a song called WIDE ASLEEP that we've never been entirely happy with, and I've lost count with how many versions
we've come up with. But all I can say is that it finally just 'clicked' into place yesterday and the whole vibe of the song has completely changed and it sounds a million times better! It's now a song that I'd feel so happy about gigging- it's definitely a strong contender for our new set that we're building.
OTHER NEWS: We have an exciting opportunity to work with a very talented animation student who wants to come up with some creative visuals for one of our songs- so we're off for a meeting this week to discuss the way forward. Cheers all Mel xx.
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3rd February
Well here we are, windswept and ready for the second month of the year. I've just completed SUNSOMA's Q+A for the next tribune- I have to say it's a great way to sharpen up your thinking about where you're going, your goals, what makes you different, and why people should take you seriously, so be sure you drop by the Tribune next week and sample my efforts!!!
Other news: our new look official web-site is coming on a treat, designed by our very own Mr. Anderson, it is sheer genius, and quite simply I can't wait to launch it.
Songs are going well too- mini breakthroughs happening all over the place- I got so stuck with my chorus to one song, and right at the end of our last practise I had a 'eureka' moment and found where I wanted to go with it! Only a small matter now of fixing the lyrical phrasing and then we'll be away..... Have a good week all and remember to pay a visit to the Tribune! Mel xxx.
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28th January
Morning all! just a brief update- great practise on Saturday- we've got 3 new songs bubbling under and it was definitely more of a love than hate experience this time! I've got some serious lyric writing to do this week and a chorus to crack, but I can't wait to get stuck in.
Mr A. our man behind the keys has been working on designing our new web-site which is looking FAB so far- it's quirky and creative and a real breath of fresh air..... That's it for now- wish we could play you our new tracks right now! Thanks for dropping by to read this and have a great week cheers Mel xxx.
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20th January
Hello again! we're still putting together new tracks- the creative process can be a real love- hate thing sometimes though, there's a point where you seem to go 'round the houses' trying to find that missing piece to a song and the creative flow just isn't happening- that was yesterday's experience for us! No worries though, I'm told it happens to the best of them and that it's all part of how bands learn to write together and ultimately find their own unique sound and style.
We only want to put songs up on this site that we are happy with, even if it means taking just that bit longer to get them right! So, we're practising in a couple of days and I know it won't be long before we're right back in the 'zone' again! We'll keep you posted Bye for now Mel xx.
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13th January
Practice went great yesterday. Nearly finished recording a new track which we hope to have up on the site soon. Watch this space!
LeeC
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10th January
A BIG THANKYOU!!! to everyone that voted for us to play at the Orchard gig! We didn't quite make it this time but there were 9 other great acts to compete against so we knew it would be tough. We are all really excited that 2008 is upon us and can't wait to start gigging again and show you some of the new material that we have been working on. Hopefully you'll be able to hear some of it in the very near future!!! We will keep you posted.
LeeC
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17th December
SUNSOMA COMPETITION BLOG:
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4th MAY-- GRAYSHOTT SOCIAL CLUB free gig!
6th MAY--FOX AND PELICAN acoustic night
10th MAY-- SOMMERSBY'S SELL-A-PARTY GIG Worksop
1st JUNE-- THE CROWN AND CUSHION, Haslemere surrey
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I DO BELIEVE it's time to give you an update as we've been behind closed doors for some time now and we've heard cries of "when are you gigging again?".
As I said in our previous message- it was a hard decision to make as we are a band that loves the whole 'live' thing, but we really needed to take stock after all our previous line-up changes and to put our heads together and get writing again.
It has been an interesting and challenging time- some ideas have really worked and some have needed to be stripped down and reworked- you can almost lose a song sometimes in your sheer enthusiasm to bung everything but the kitchen sink in there-and it's not until you de-clutter that you can say HELLO to the song again!
As a band,we have 5 people (6 including the lovely Matt) shaping these songs with different ideas, influences, preferences etc, and that can be tough too- but thankfully there are no punch-ups to report and WERE STILL HERE!
We have however been asked to perform at SOMMERSBY'S GIG ON MAY 10th which we are really looking forward to, and it will give us a chance to strut our stuff, meet up with some other Sellaband artists, and visit a part of the U.K that we've never been to. Although it is a private gig, he does have a limited amount of tickets that believers can purchase from his site- so get over there quick!!
We are putting some acoustic stuff together too so will keep you posted when we're out there gigging it. Cheers Mel and all xx.
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| eremit | 1 day ago | Germany | 1 Part |
| Sommersby - 'Team Angels 2008' | 5 days ago | United Kingdom | 2 Parts |
| Fellschildkröte | 8 days ago | Germany | 2 Parts |
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May 16 2008 03:46 CET ROBERTO VAZQUEZ - 5 parts away from $1K!
Hola Mel! Just passing by to introduce myself. I heard from Phil Sommersby that you were great at the Sellapart. Thats great...you guys have a great sound and I like your voice! Keep up the great work.
I would be delighted that you pass by and listen to my original song "Mañana"....:-)
Hope to hear back from you.
Best regards,
ROBERTO :-)
May 12 2008 19:38 CET Heidi - NEW SONG!!!!!!!
Hey guys!
I just wanted to say a huge thanks for welcoming me and including me in your set...your version of mad world was awesome, we loved it. Hope to see you again soon.
Lots of love,
Heidi (and Ian) xxxxxxx
May 12 2008 13:37 CET Milly Hannington
Hey guys! AWWW thank you so much , you did great! I loved watching you! You were all amazing! Hope to see you again soon!XXXXXXXXXXXMill y
May 11 2008 14:04 CET Sommersby - 'Team Angels 2008'
Thank you to Sunsoma for performing so well at Sellaparty. It was a pleasure to meet you all and have you on the bill. Thanks also to all of you for your help in making this a memorable night for all who were lucky to be there. Look forward to seeing you again soon - Phil
May 10 2008 11:39 CET Gisel de Marco - New song, pictures and videos :)
Hi Mel!!!!!!! are you ready??? :D Oh will have such a great time tonight!! I'm so excited!!!!! I can't wait to meet you and listen you live...that will be a lot of fun...
See you tomorrow? mmm...I love to say that :D
xx
Gi
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May 16 2008 03:46 CET ROBERTO VAZQUEZ - 5 parts away from $1K!
Hola Mel! Just passing by to introduce myself. I heard from Phil Sommersby that you were great at the Sellapart. Thats great...you guys have a great sound and I like your voice! Keep up the great work.
I would be delighted that you pass by and listen to my original song "Mañana"....:-)
Hope to hear back from you.
Best regards,
ROBERTO :-)
May 12 2008 19:38 CET Heidi - NEW SONG!!!!!!!
Hey guys!
I just wanted to say a huge thanks for welcoming me and including me in your set...your version of mad world was awesome, we loved it. Hope to see you again soon.
Lots of love,
Heidi (and Ian) xxxxxxx
May 12 2008 13:37 CET Milly Hannington
Hey guys! AWWW thank you so much , you did great! I loved watching you! You were all amazing! Hope to see you again soon!XXXXXXXXXXXMill y
May 11 2008 14:04 CET Sommersby - 'Team Angels 2008'
Thank you to Sunsoma for performing so well at Sellaparty. It was a pleasure to meet you all and have you on the bill. Thanks also to all of you for your help in making this a memorable night for all who were lucky to be there. Look forward to seeing you again soon - Phil
May 10 2008 11:39 CET Gisel de Marco - New song, pictures and videos :)
Hi Mel!!!!!!! are you ready??? :D Oh will have such a great time tonight!! I'm so excited!!!!! I can't wait to meet you and listen you live...that will be a lot of fun...
See you tomorrow? mmm...I love to say that :D
xx
Gi
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| Believer | Date | Parts |
| Sommersby - 'Team Angels 2008' | 16.05.08 | 22 |
2008 could be a big year for these guys. 2007 ended on a high with a great song and video for the Christmas Competition. Early signs are that those efforts will not go unrewarded. Very good performance at Sell-A-Party contributing to an excellent evenings entertainment. Thank you guys - for everything you contributed on 10 May. |
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| Hans Van Nuffelen | 13.05.08 | 2 |
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| Isca | 20.04.08 | 5 |
| Fellschildkröte | 30.03.08 | 4 |
Echt super. Lohnt sich wirklich reinzuhören! |
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| Simon McMurdo | 27.03.08 | 1 |
Sunsoma are everywhere on Sellaband! They tour often, get their name out there- and truly back up the hear'say with a conquering masquerade of indie, mainstream and catchy rock. The delightful vocals of Mel compliment the sound with excellent skill. Her voice provides a variety of original vocal lines, and a beautiful tone that manages to be heartfelt, and slightly vicious at the same time. It really grabs you're attention. Another key element to the music of Sunsoma is it's mainstream sensibility- it draws in every listener and demands their attention. They manage to be unique, but providing a sense of familiarity to accompany it. No band in my mind have everything Sunsoma have- they're quite individual with their indie-tinged rock, and it's sure that they'll create a few waves right after Sellaband! A success story waiting to happen. |
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