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Published on: 02 Nov 2008

Message from Martin;

Hello all!

I hope you like the new site. Have had the most amazing guys re-design my old tired site and here's the new one.....hope you'll enjoy it! In the studio it's been as busy as always. Have been spending time in LA working on a new album with Howie Day. It's been taking most my time the last few months and it feels like we've made a really amazing album. Michael Brauer is mixing the album right now in NY. I'm heading out there tomorrow morning to check in on the mix and to meet up with the Apparatjik's (will let you know more about this project soon, in the meanwhile check out our track "Ferreting" on Bruce Parry's Survival album). Obviously an important time with the elections and hopefully it will be a historic week ahead. We're all hoping for a big party on Wednesday!

Will also be with Brauer the week after as he starts mixing the new Yusuf Islam album. We recorded a bunch of tracks for the album this summer and on one of the songs Yusuf invited Paul McCartney and Dolly Parton to sing along. It was an amazing day being in the studio with Yusuf and Paul and what ended up on tape was really amazing!

Anyway, the fotball season is underway and the Kensaltown Kings are stronger than ever, Jason Mraz keeps occupying the charts around the world (I'm Yours is closing in on 2 million downloads sold in the US!!), I have been working on new exciting recordings with Jeremy Lister, Alison Moyet and a bunch of other stuff that you'll find out about very soon.

Take care, don't worry about the old banks and have fun!

Martin.