Offical CODA Journal

Just to let you all know, CODA have two more gigs coming up before the end of 2007 so get down and lend your support. These are:-

 - Jack Daniels Battle of the bands - Limelight - Wed 28th Nov – Doors 8:30pm £3
 - The Square Peg, Warrenpoint – CODA will be supporting Irish legends Aslan -  Sat 1st Dec

CODA also want to say a big thanks to everybody who has come to see us play, lent a hand, played with us, put us on, put us up, and generally been nice to us during what has been an eventful 2007. With Adam Shirlow joining on guitar/vocals late 2006 and recording some initial live material in January 2007 at Blueroom Studios (www.myspace.com/blueroomrecordingstudio), we've had the pleasure of going onto support some brilliant international acts such as The Beangrowers (Rough Trade Records Germany), The Hedrons (MeasureRecords),Tellison (Gravity Dip Records), and You Say Party! We Say Die! (Fierce panda) along with playing alongside some of the best bands in Ireland from Fight Like Apes & The Beat Poets to Mojo Fury and In case of Fire.

We also released our ‘Burn The Wire’ EP in June 07, which received extensive airplay on N. Ireland radio stations, including BBC Radio Ones Rory McConnell show along with an acoustic session for BBC Radio Ulster in July 07.

Gigwise, the band also made their debut on the Spurs of Rock stage at the ever growing Glasgowbury Festival in Draperstown, headlined by Duke Special this year along with venturing further afield to play gigs in London (Dublin Castle) in September, and Nottingham (Junktion 7) in October.

As a result we have received numerous reviews throughout Irish and UK media, being chosen as 'Pick of the Fortnight' in Hotpress Magazine (July). As well as being featured in Music Mart Magazine('Performing Musician'), unsigned section in September.

CODA will now be taking a few months off gigging, to write and record some new material for a future album release and UK and Ireland tour in 2008.

p.s. just want to say a big thanks to Indieboy (http://indieboy.vox.com/) he's been really encouraging for us, and its been great reading his journal and getting a real indepth view of A&R!

CODA are pleased to be supporting at 3 class gigs this week including supporting Canada band We Say Party! You Say Die! at their Belfast gig!

THURSDAY 1ST NOV:
CODA support In Case of Fire
along with A Plastic Rose and General Fiasco
Oh Yeah building, Cathedral Quarter
Doors 8.30pm All ages

FRIDAY 2ND NOV:
CODA support Mojo Fury (EP Launch)
If holds Cry also supporting www.myspace.com/ifholdscry
Laverys Bunker - Doors 8pm
Gigantic - www.myspace.com/giganticlive

SATURDAY 3RD NOV:
CODA support We Say Party! You Say Die! (Fierce Panda Records)
Spring and Airbrake - doors at 8pm
CDC Promotions

www.myspace.com/codaonline

I just thought I'd write a quick blog to try and encourage A&R etc to take that flight to N. Ireland and experience some of the best local live music!  The Belfast music scene is currently buzzing, and theres some great bands trying to burst through!  I'd highly reccommend the following:

Fighting with Wire www.myspace.com/fightingwithwire  - releasing album on Small Town America this bands ultimately sells out every Irish gig like play
Mojo Fury www.myspace.com/mojofuryband - CODA are supporting there EP Launch in Nov 2nd
The Beat Poets arockpoet.vox.com - hardest working band I know!
Oppenheimer www.myspace.com/oppenheimer
In Case of Fire www.myspace.com/incaseoffireuk
Fight Like Apes www.myspace.com/fightlikeapesmusic

CODA are currently securing some great gigs in Northern Ireland supporting some of the best acts such as:

Mojo Fury www.myspace.com/mojofuryband

In Case of Fire www.myspace.com/incaseoffireuk

Fighting With Wire www.myspace.com/fightingwithwire

Upcoming gigs:

Tues 16th October 07 @ Junktion 7, Nottingham - 9pm - with Alright The Captain

Fri 26th October 07 @ The Bush Bar, Enniskillen - 10pm with El Capitan

Thur 1st November 07 @ Oh Yeah Building, Belfast - 6pm with In Case Of Fire

Fri 2nd November 07 @ Laverys Middle Bar, Belfast - 8pm with Mojo Fury (EP Launch)

Fri 9th November 07 @ The Common Rooms, Dungannon - 10pm with The Evangelists, Alright The Captain

Sat 10th November 07 @ Laverys Middle Bar, Belfast - 2pm with Lotion, Latex Spide Monkey, With Holds Cry

Sat 1st December 07 @ The Square Peg, Warrenpoint - 9pm With Lauren Guillery and The Claws

CODA will also be playing with Fighting With Wire in January 2008 details TBC.

The CODA gigs have also been listed in IndieBoy's new gig Calendar, CHECK IT OUT! - http://www.my.calendars.net/voxgigs

We had a good gig in Dublin Castle on Sunday night, got talking to the sound guy and the band Olympic 48(very nice guys!)  Its certainly given us gigging fever!!   We're following this gig up with a gig:

16th October @ Junktion 7, Nottingham  with Alright The Captain

We're also hoping to write more new material over Nov/Dec and follow these up with more dates in and around London, and further afield!

Keep checking our myspace for more local gig announcements

www.myspace.com/codaonline

Just a brief snippet from a review on Organ Magazine(www.organart.demon.co.uk) issue #218 -

Coda have a slick professional package and look like you could trust them to turn up at a gig with drumsticks and strings on thier guitars (it has happened, we have had bands turn up without). Coda are from Northern Ireland (Belfast to be accurate), they create urgent energetic, slick (not too slick) indie-edged guitar rock that kinds of feels like a not quite so wired and slightly harder Gossip flavoured Pretty Girls Make Graves, Bloc Party thing. They’re a female fronted four piece – alternative, melodic and full of positive energetic potentially attention grabbing bluster  – www.codaonline.co.uk

Hey,

This is just a quick reminder to say that CODA will be playing Dublin Castle, Camden, London next weekend on Sunday 23rd September.  CODA should be onstage at 8pm!!!

Just as a bit of a teaser, heres a video of CODA live at Auntie Annies filmed on 4th Sept 07.  The song is 'Cold Sweat Tears' of CODAs Ep Burn The Wire.  If you like what you saw/heard and want to see more, give us a shout, as we're currently editing a few more videos from that gig and can provide higher quality versions!
p.s. thanks to Jon from The Beat Poets for use of his camera!

www.myspace.com/codaonline

www.codaonline.co.uk

We've released a new CODA promo photograph for use throughout our press pack and promotional material.  This can be found on our Vox journal, or at our online press kit www.codaonline.co.uk/presskit available for high resolution download.

CODA promo photograph

The Photograph was taken by renowned music photographer Graham Smith  www.grahamsmithphotography.com who CODA have closely worked with over the years.

Photographs of Julianne from CODA, and of the full band, were included in Grahams first book "Book One : 2003 - 2007, Going Deaf For A Living" which will be available at his exhibiton later this month:

Book One by Graham Smith

Graham Smith Photography Exhibition
19th September - 6th October 2007
Gallery 1, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn.

Launch Evening : Wednesday 19th September
Very special stripped down set from Mike Mormecha, vocalist/drummer with Mojo Fury, similar to http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=f2YaLgCOy60

Graham will hopefully be photographing at our upcoming Dublin Castle, London gig on 23rd September.
If you wish to contact Graham, you can email him at info@grahamsmithphotography.com

CODA have been featured in Septembers MusicMart Magazine in the unsigned section!

'A fusion of Queens of The Stone Age and Garbage being torn to shreds by Sleater-Kinney. Its full-on, fast-paced, sometimes monolithically heavy and always kept right on the edge by singer Julianne Shaw's viciously powerful vocals. It's easy to imagine songs like 'They're Closing In' and 'Cold Sweat Tears' played live and loud creating something of a mini riot in the moshpit.'

MusicMart review

Your can now hear two of CODAs tracks from their Burn The Wire EP which was released earlier this year!

1/ Cold Sweat Tears
2/ Lets Digress

Hope you enjoy!! Any feedback would be appreciated!

Julianne

CODA have been extensively gigging throughout Ireland promoting their EP Burn The Wire.  After receiving many favorable reviews from both their live performances and EP, they will now be doing regular shows over in mainland UK to further network, promote and expand their fanbase!

CODAs upcoming shows:

Tue 4th September 07 - Auntie Annies, Belfast - Supporting The Beat Poets  www.thebeatpoets.com

Sun 23rd September 07 - Dublin Castle, London - onstage @ 8pm  www.bugbearbookings.com

Tue 16th October 07 - Junktion 7, Nottingham - Supporting Alright The Captain

Julianne @ Glasgowbury Festival

Recent CODA news:

For the most up-to-date information on CODA, go to www.myspace.com/codaonline or
you can email CODA at info@codaonline.co.uk

Hotpress - CODA Pick of the Fortnight

 - CODA were Ireland HotPress - Pick of the fortnight in July
 - CODA have been receiving regular airplay on BBC Radio Ones Rory McConnell Show
 - CODA will be in Octobers unsigned section of MusicMart Magazine www.musicmartonline.co.uk