Today aint right...

I’m delighted to share a special video we have put together for ‘Today aint right’ - a new single which forms part of an album aiming to raise much needed funds for The Royal Mardsen Cancer Charity.

It’s a Boogie Woogie and Blues album and features cover versions from heroes such as Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and has been developed as part of a drive to support the London-based charity. It also features some self-penned songs.

I woke up the other day to the realisation that I have been playing piano for over 50 years, and it dawned on me what an important part of my life it has been.

The funny thing is that, at a young age, I would reluctantly attend music lessons in Hitchin. During these lessons I was forced to learn some turgid piece for my grades. Luckily, I discovered rock ‘n’ roll after spending hours on perfecting my stride left hand, à la Fats Waller, and then proceeded to liven up tunes like ‘A la Turka’ by Mozart, and that appears on the album.

To me, music has been a motivator, healer, stress reliever and a life skill which has served me well. I particularly enjoyed the challenge of recording this album in amongst my hectic business schedule.

So, I recorded ‘Que Diablos’ and decided that I wanted to use it as an opportunity to raise money for a very worthy cause.

I recorded the album alongside Kevin Hall at Fire Elephant, a UK-based entertainment company. It also features WE3 on vocals on one of the tracks.

It has been released on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/que-diablos/1353640706) and other online stores (Spotify, Deezer & Amazon) for download with profits going to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. I have also set up a separate Just Giving page for people who would like to donate more to the charity https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/julian-fris

I hope you enjoy the video and please do support in any way that you can.

Julian