A new era for The Reasoning

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From the band:

 Hi all once again!


This issue of the Dark Angel Times comes to you directly from Comet Music and Cathedral Management: and we have some very important news for you this time around.


After an incredible three years, many life-changing experiences both on and off-stage and two amazingly successful albums (which have sold in excess of 20,000 copies) this month welcomes the closing of one significant chapter in the life of The Reasoning...and the dawning of a brand new era.


The Reasoning that you have come to know thus far has reached a junction in its continuing musical journey, and we bid farewell to Gareth Jones and Vinden Wylde. Both Gareth and Vinden have been instrumental to the development of the band over the past three years (on keyboards and vocals, and drums respectively) and we have enjoyed many good times together. We have been proud to work with two such talented musicians and we wish them every success for the future, and sincerely thank them for the part they have played in The Reasoning's success.


This incarnation of The Reasoning leaves you with an important legacy. Many of you will already be aware that the band recorded a single last month – this is a cover version of Duran Duran's classic song, The Chauffeur. A version of this was performed as a part of the band's live set in April, but it has now been given a complete Reasoning makeover, and will be available as a digital download on 10 August from all major digital distributors.



Initial reaction, from unsuspecting amateurs to hardened pros, has been excellent. Please do spread the word to your friends and family - Sing Blue Silver!


The plan for 2009 had been to regroup, rethink and begin to write our third album in earnest – and this has indeed been the case. As a further consequence, and upon reflection, we now understand that in order that The Reasoning continues to thrive, realises its full potential and meets the unique challenges of making music in the 21st century, the business organisation behind the band must implement some major changes. These changes will be disclosed in due course, but the first will be that Cathedral Management will now step up their involvement on the management side and take over all administrative and business matters.


FISH convention


As we begin this next stage of our development, it has been agreed that The Reasoning's forthcoming appearance at this years' FISH convention in Leamington Spa on August 9th be an acoustic performance, and we will be accompanied by additional musicians who will help bring an exciting and fresh interpretation to the acoustic arrangements of our songs, and this is something we're really looking forward to. This has, of course, been discussed with Fish himself in full, and an official announcement to this effect will also be made from Fish and his team through the appropriate channels.

 

New releases


There are some exciting (and imminent) releases in the pipeline. First of all, in the wake of a fantastic success at this years' Marillion convention in Holland, we will be releasing a recording of that performance in continuation of the Reasoning "Bootleg" series.  Expect to add this to your CD collections before the end of the year.


Magazine Reviews


There are two excellent reviews of the band's gig at The Peel in April which are certainly deserving of your attention – a lead live review (spread over two pages) in the second issue of Classic Rock Presents PROG and another excellent review in the July edition of Record Collector magazine.

 

The Reasoning Online Family


 The Reasoning Facebook fan site goes from strength to strength, the band's MySpace site continues to attract new friends (and has had almost 190,000 views during its three year development), and The Official Forum has just celebrated its second anniversary. Enormous thanks are due to all who have shared the journey so far. Long may it continue!

MikeEvs

If you could all be so good as to purchase it from Amazon as it's currently at no19 in the rock mp3 chart:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Chauffeur/d ... dm_ap_trk1

A bargain at only 79p go on you know you want to :lol:

gr8gonzo

...and I can feel the world is turning...turn around

Pedro

"Putting food on the table is more important than 7/8"

MikeEvs


MikeEvs

In case you've missed it below are the last 2 updates from The Reasoning detailing lineup changes and an upcoming gig:

August Update:
Hi All,

 

Once again and welcome to the latest edition of the Dark Angel Times!

 

It certainly does seem to be a time of constant news and announcements here at Reasoning HQ at the moment, and we have some further exciting details for you.

 

Firstly, however, we would like to offer a huge and heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone for their continued support and encouragement over the last couple of months. You guys really do mean the world to us, and we couldn't do what we do without you.

 

Our recent appearance at the FISH convention was an enormous success, and it was wonderful to be able to share such a special evening in such great company. Thank you for chatting to us on the night, and for all of your fantastically positive feedback ever since.New band members
 

We are now able to confirm the first details about the new band line-up! We are delighted to welcome on board Jake Bradford-Sharp (Drums) and Maria Owen (Vocals/Acoustic Guitar), who will now be sharing the next stage of The Reasoning's musical journey with us. Further announcements will be made very soon, so do watch this space! Christmas Show

 

We will be performing at The Globe in Cardiff on November 21st and hope to see as many of you there as possible. This will be a Christmas show, and the first opportunity for you to see the band perform a full electric set with the new line-up. Support for the evening will be announced in due course.The Chauffeur

 

Earlier this month, our single, The Chauffeur, was released as a digital online download- only mp3. It achieved a mind-boggling number 2 in the Amazon UK rock download charts, and number 37 overall within two days of release, and we would like to say a big "thank you" from the bottom of our hearts.

 

If you haven't already done so, you can get it from all major online download sites at a price of just 79p! On Amazon, you can find it here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Chauffeur/dp/B002I4G4JC, and it's also available on iTunes and Napster, amongst many others.

Meanwhile, we are hard at work on Album 3 and we are all delighted with our progress to date. We'll let you know more about it very soon!

 

Thank you again, and we look forward to catching up with you all in the very near future.

Lots of love,

The Reasoning xxxxxxx

September Update
Hi folks!


As promised, we bring you some excellent news to finalise this recent phase of development here at Comet Music HQ. We are delighted to welcome Tony Turrell (keyboards / vocals), who will now complete the new band line-up...taking The Reasoning to a seven-piece!


Many of you will already be familiar with Tony's work, both in terms of his solo project(s), and his work with both Fish and Marillion. Tony brings with him a wealth of professional experience and musical talent, and – even at the audition stage! - has already added a new dynamic to the band's rapidly developing sound. We consequently have some fantastic re-arrangements of our existing tracks, which also now include some gorgeous four-part vocal harmonies...and we can't wait for you to hear them!


Our forthcoming show at The Globe in Cardiff on November 21st is a definite BE THERE! We're very excited about introducing the new line-up to all of you, and to sharing some Xmas frivolity at the same time. Bring balloons, tinsel, and any other appropriate seasonal paraphernalia, and we'll make this a party to remember...


Meanwhile (back at the studio), album three is underway and developing brilliantly. 2010 promises to be a fantastic year for all things Reasoning. Let the journey continue! xxxxxxx

MikeEvs

The Reasoning is delighted to announce tickets for The Globe Christmas Party on 21 November will be on sale, for a mere £10.00, from Friday 18th September. Support is from a great band - Godsticks. Make sure you have your tinsel ready {;o)

The Globe, Cardiff