Substance at The Spice of Life, The Spice of Life, Soho, Londres

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A rare live performance from Guitar guru Rob Chapman ………….

10pm Rob Chapman

“Chapman Guitars is unique. On Friday June 19th 2009 when I was sat in McDonald’s in Essex, and Bruce Perrin offered me a run of 50 signature guitars, I would never have dreamed that it would lead to this. The second I got home from the session that I had been working at, my immediate instinct was to log on to YouTube and ask everybody what they would like, rather than just making a guitar for myself. “After all”, I said, “you guys are going to buy it.”

Now I own a guitar company, and my first 500 guitars have all been reserved, and are off to new homes.

To the best of my knowledge Chapman Guitars is the first and only guitar company that collaboratively designs guitars with its customers, and provides a high-spec affordable end product. For example, try searching for a guitar with the following specs, for under £299.

A solid mahogany body
Ebony fretboard
Bone nut
Grover tuners
Wilkinson bridge

I pride myself in making fantastic quality guitars that I would take out and use to gig at an affordable price."
http://www.youtube.com/robchappers

Cojie – 9pm

Out of Canada and Cambridge comes a new rock band, COjiE.

COjiE: the youthful energy and charisma of Canadian singer-songwriter, Mark Gendron, with the seasoned experience of three British musicians, Steve Stewart, Phil Nicholl and Al Cooper.

Frontman, Mark, is from Montreal where he was prominent in the vibrant band scene. Moving to London a year ago, Mark began working the ‘open mic’ circuit. A connection to Al Cooper and Steve Stewart resulted in a studio project, out of which came COjiE.

Steve Stewart cut his teeth as the original guitarist with the seminal rock band, The Enid, while Al Cooper, drums, was a member of Katrina and The Waves (‘Walking On Sunshine’). Phil Nicholl, bass, has played with various acts from Spizz Energi to Nick Heyward. Steve, Al and Phil are all based around Cambridge.

The band have been in the studio writing for a few months and the result is an individual sound that is at the same time NOW whilst tipping its hat to the classic rock acts.

COjiE: tall and dark, with a hint of purple.

Roz Bruce – 8pm
“Roz Bruce, a youthful purveyor of scuzzy, swampy blues rock, reminiscent of The Kills or early PJ Harvey. Enigmatic beneath her rainbow-coloured hat, Bruce handles a guitar like it’s an extension of her own body, which it is when, at one point, she goes for the Hendrix-esque trick of playing with her teeth.”- Burton Mail
“Our own female Jimi Hendrix!” – BTN Magazine

“Roz’s riffs were of excellent quality and performed with consummate skill, one plucked by her teeth; a first for a female performer in front of this interviewer.” – Burton Mail

The Spice of Life is a Soho landmark, historic music venue and the perfect meeting place in the heart of London’s West End.

Renowned for it’s sound , the venue holds 100

“One of the best little venue in London” Evening Standard