April 2012 - I had an amazing couple of months touring with Simon Townshend on his successful 'Secret Weapon Tour'. I filmed a couple of videos for Simon which can be found linked on my stringall web portal. The band is touring the festival season this summer and had a wonderful time gigging and filming at Portmeirion.
February 2012 - The death of my father, Robert Stringall, has caused us to pull back for the
time being on News updates. Updates on Tony Lowe news can be found on his new website, including dates of
his tour with Simon Townshend (The Who) in the UK this spring. Go here for news concerning sunn creative music. I have redesigned a new web portal for Stringall.com all my music and art businesss activities are
linked there.
October 2011 - We are proud to announce the release of Tony Lowe's new album, 'reflector' on October 20, 2011 on the new label, sunn creative music. This is an elegant
album, please take time to listen to the streaming tracks or watch the new video and read reviews. PRESS RELEASE. Tony's website has been redesigned using WordPress.
July 2011 - What an amazing time we live in! I've been busy assisting clients with legal issues
and documentation, creating a new label, marketing, web design, project management, and investigating the ever changing world of web-development, social networking,
video production, music licensing and art.
I created the art for the CD 'Dream of the Gryllidae' below as well as for 'reflector'. Below is a short promo done for Tony Lowe and Gari Glaysher. Please visit my Creative Alchemy YouTube Channel when you have a chance!
The horrific events in Japan catapulted me into spending research time to update friends and family who could be affected. My blogs
on the subject garnered many reads, I hope they helped.
With Tony Lowe's studio terms and conditions revamped he is now fairly busy completing his own CD, ‘reflector’ and working with Simon Townshend of The Who, Gari Glaysher and
Alison Fleming, all on separate projects. And they are all brilliant, to this I
can attest, I have heard the demos and almost completed masters.
Listen to Simon's newly recorded track Looking Out Looking In - The EP "Something New" is available now! Tony Lowe on Bass and Guitar, Ben Townshend on Drums. Tony will be playing guitar and keyboards in Simon's UK 'SECRET WEAPON TOUR' launching Simon's new CD in March 2012. Simon's video below.
May 2011 - Tony and Yumi Hara's - Dream of the Gryllidae, an atmospheric,
improvised soundscape, can be purchased at iTunes and amazon.co.uk. This CD received a number of excellent reviews.
UPDATE April
26, 2011 - Inu Neko Kyusai no Wa (Circle for welfare of Dogs and Cats) Due to the sad events in Japan, Yumi and Tony are donating proceeds from the sale
of the Dream of the Gryllidae to the Japanese relief effort for pets - Inu Neko Kyusai no Wa (Circle for welfare of Dogs and Cats). The Japanese websites can be viewed here and here. Since April 22, voluntary organisations are no longer allowed to go inside the 20 . km evacuation zone. Here is a petition to change that ruling and also to help those animals left inside the zone.
Featuring the haunting, ethereal voice of Yumi, accompanied by her inimitable piano style and Tony’s elemental and searing guitar, this CD invokes a feeling
of abstract otherworldliness. Review Extract of Tony's guitar playing: "The guitar is nimble with its growlings, belting out riffs capable of searing paint from walls, then issuing delicate strumming designed to instill a heavenly dreamstate. Whether displaying intensity or delicacy, Lowe shows a remarkable mastery not only of the instrument but to the diverse emotional potential inherent in both sonic directions."
Yumi Hara Cawkwell, a winner of a number of awards in composition, collaborated with David Cross (King Crimson) and Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine) amongst others, and regularly performs her work at
concerts around the world. She is known for her unique ability to ‘jump from pure improvisation to strict compositional accuracy within the same thematic
storyline’
Lisa Tenzin-Dolma's - Dog Issues Advice Line.
I have spent hours with Lisa (and her dog buddies) and can personally vouch for her ability and love of dogs. The creation of DIAL is a godsend for those needing help with their canine friends.
'Is your dog more of a furry fiend than a furry friend? Does he mug visitors, use your home as a toilet, nip you, hump everything in sight and generally behave like a hoodlum? Does she terrorize the postman, take over your bed, or refuse to come when called? Are your dog's antics driving you barking mad?
Or are you considering buying or adopting a dog, and want to find out which breed or mixed breed would best suit your lifestyle, and how you can make sure you start off on the right foot?
DIAL is a dog behaviour advice line that you can call from anywhere in the world. Your consultation with Canine Psychologist and author Lisa Tenzin-Dolma is carried out through Skype or over the phone, and is backed up by an email that lists the advice you've been given. If you wish, you can send videos of your dog before, and use a webcam during, the consultation.
DIAL came about through Lisa's extensive work with hundreds of rescue dogs, many of whom were abandoned or handed into shelters because their owners simply couldn't cope with their behaviour. Jumping up, fear-aggression, unruly habits, toilet-training, lack of confidence, separation anxiety, pulling on the lead, incessant barking, obsessive behaviour, and possessiveness are just some of the issues that Lisa works with. Through her methods the lives of many dogs and their owners have been transformed from chaos to calm in just a short period of time.'
Join us in signing the GoodWill Treaty for World Peace!
Autumn 2010 has seen the release
of two CD’s; Tony Lowe’s collaboration with Yumi Hara on the fabulous ‘Dream of the Gryllidae’ (cover art by String)
and his donation of the song 'When Love Returns' to the charity CD 'The Christmas Gift' created to raise funds for families that have been misplaced and
lost homes due to the recession. All
proceeds (profits) from the second CD go to the Habitat for Humanity.
Tony is also co-writing with
the tenor Gari Glaysher and we are all eagerly
looking forward to the results of their sessions!
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