Went to see my very good friend Rich Batsford host the M.A.C theatre space with the hugely talented Jules Gray in support and visuals from Leon Chromatouch…

For this month’s Live and Free at the Adam and Eve we saw a very special concert with two of the finest midlands artists, a great chillout dj and a some special guests…Rich Batsford celebrated his 40th Birthday as well as his debut UK album and album relase and peformed a great crowd pleasing set with some new material and 2 special guests.

Just back from the clear up of our Xhibition, and still reeling from what a great night i had in the Cross on Saturday! I missed all the happenings around Moseley in the day, as i working on my set for the night took a lot longer than i’d anticipated, but from a dj point of view i’m a so glad i did, as that was sincerely one of the best dj experiences i’ve had, and proper great night of music and visuals…

After 2 years and 14 events at 6 of our favourite Birmingham venues, the time has come to celebrate Mr Elephant’s 2nd birthday with our biggest festival style celebration to date, featuring lots of interactivity for all ages, the launch of Elephant Workshops in conjunction with Dramask, and the community based Elephant Tv project in partnership with The Lab.

After another inspiring meeting, this time with Ant from Open Advantage, and with the website very much laying itself out and looking exceedingly promising, we headed to the hare and hounds to catch the last two sets at the generally excellent Bohemian Jukebox…

a lovely evening with highlights from Aa’shiq Al Rasul, and its curator Rich Batsford. Here’s a little video …

Here’s my “review”…

One of Birmingham’s brightest young composers Rich Batsford is set to appear at the old Joint Stock Theatre on Thursday 27th September 2007…