Hello Everyone
I would first like to say a massive thank you to everyone that turned up at The Bridge Newhaven on Thursday night to the Cancer Awareness Fundraiser. I really enjoyed myself and it was a pleasure to be there, i met so many lovely people and would like to give the BIGGEST SHOUT OUT to Sue who is a very brave young woman and has the most fantastic friends who all did a great job in her name, and also another big shout to lovely little Maddison who was very brave in having her pony tail cut off!! WELL DONE!!
I never get tired of doing anything that can raise money and awareness of the horrible word that is CANCER and hope one day that the world will be rid of this dreadful disease. Be Strong Sue!!!! you have the most amazing family and friends and i have no doubt in my mind that you will come through and BEAT IT!!!
As i said if there's anything you ever want me to do please don't hesitate to ask!!
I was also invited by the lovely Carole Stear from Seahaven FM to the opening night of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at The White Rock Theatre in Hastings where i ws invited backstage to meet Joseph Played by Craig Chalmers who was a finalist in the BBC show Any Dream Will Do, he was a really nice guy and had time for everyone that came backstage to see him.
I have sent a letter to Victoria Wing the marketing manager of The FA regarding my song and hopefully will hear back from her early next week.
I'll keep everyone informed with how things go as soon as i hear anything but for now its back to the studio for more recording
Take Care
Daryl
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Hello you lot
Just thought I'd keep you updated on what's been happening lately.
I'm So EXCITED!!!!!
I have been in the studio over the past few weeks recording songs and trying to get all of my ideas out of my head.
I have an amazing producer called Simon who runs Loophole Studios in Brighton and without him I feel they would never have come to fruition.
I have believe it or not also thrown my hat into the ring for the World Cup song for England next year and have now managed to finish the song completely and put it on disc. I have copyrighted the song lyrics, chord structure, sheet music etc and have now sent the finished piece personally to some very very influential people in the music industry as well as major record labels.
I guess I will have to wait and see what comes of it but I have very high hopes for this song as I have had nothing but great feedback from every single person I have played it to, this ranging from 6yr old children, policeman local councilors right up to grandmothers who say that they can't get the tune out of their heads. It's not the kind of music that I would normally associate myself with and it all started about 6 months ago while I was cutting out wood for the furniture I made listening to the radio, they were saying who they thought would make the next Official song for the world cup and were throwing ideas around at each other.
I thought to myself I can do that and started playing around with melodies in my head. I went into the studio with just some lyrics on a tatty piece of paper and a tune in my head and although I am slightly bias I think the end result is incredible and can honestly hear people singing it already in my head.
It would be a dream to have it as the Official tune for England and am hoping that people will see that I can be versatile in my songwriting and the range of music that influences me.
I hope that soon I will be able to share it with you all, for now it's back in the studio with my other songs that don't involve football at all, I will keep you all updated on the progress of the footy tune and everything else I am doing and would just like to say once again how privileged I feel to have all your support
Thanks once again
Daryl
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Letter from Gordon Brown...!

Hi Everyone Again!!!

I had to tell you all this as it completely took my breath away.

This morning I received a very personal letter from none other than Gordon Brown, the PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN!!!!!

I am truly honoured to receive this from our country's leader as I am sure he is a very busy man.

I had to look twice when the letter dropped as it had Prime Minister on the envelope and Downing Street on the back. But when I opened it I was delighted to see that it was really true.

I sat and thought for a while afterwards and I tell you what "it's one of those once in a lifetime experiences to receive this!!!"

I still can't get my head around all of the wonderful comments that I receive everyday and also unbelievable things that seem to keep happening to me all the time.

I hope that there will be many more surprises around the corner very soon.
Love as always
Daryl
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Merchandise coming soon!

Hi All
Hope you are all well.
I am delighted to announce that in the very near future there will be merchandise available on the site and that my art department have done an amazing job of producing some very High Quality detailed pictures of everything that will be available, including T Shirts, Polo Shirts, Baseball Caps, Posters, Pictures, Keyrings and more!

As always I can't thank everyone enough for all your support and will always welcome any ideas of merchandise you would like to see and I will do whatever I can to make it possible.

Furthermore I am also delighted to say that charities that are very close to my heart will benefit with a percentage of every single item that is sold on this site going towards helping people very less fortunate than myself. These being MacMillan who do such an amazing job helping sufferers of that awful word that is Cancer and also The Father Ray Foundation which helps orphaned and disabled children some formally living in appalling conditions in Thailand. I hope together no matter how small we can make a difference in all these peoples lives for the better.
Take Care Everyone.

Lots of love,
Daryl

Studio work...

Hey Guys...
I hope you are all ok and once again firstly, I'd like to say a massive thank you (even bigger than the last thank you!!!) to everyone who is supporting me and sending kind messages, they really do keep me upbeat about everything that I'm doing.

I've recently been spending a fair bit of time in the studio recording songs that I am hoping will soon be up for you to have a sneaky listen to on the site. The one track I've been asked to record more than any other is obviously "I Don't Want To Talk About It" as that's the one I auditioned with on X Factor. So many people from all over the world have emailed me asking "what was that song you sang?" so I am happy to oblige and there is now a studio version that I'm going to try and get on the site asap!!

I've also been recording another song which is something very special and probably not at all what people would expect me to sing!! It's something I started writing about 6 months ago while I was working at my workshop, I use to spend a lot of time thinking while I was making my furniture.

It's very upbeat and I am hoping it will be a big hit as the people who have heard it say it's unbelievably catchy and can't get the damn thing out of their heads, which is a good sign....right?

I am also in the process of writing songs, which at first I never thought I could do but when I sit back and think of things that have happened to me and those around me, seems surprisingly easier than I thought.

I am going to try and keep everyone updated at least once a week so you don't think that the site is stale and, after all, I owe it to all of you as without you none of this would be happening to me.

Off to the studio tomorrow and Thursday so will keep you updated at the end of the week...hopefully!

Take care everyone.
Lots of Love,
Daryl