Sad news comes with Alex leaving Lunar Rising after playing violin for us for about a year and a half. We’re all very sad to see her go and will miss her greatly but wish her luck in her move to France. There are lots of fond memories of messing around at practice (gypsy disco being a firm favourite) and alex turning up just in time for soundchecks at gigs. Always reliable no matter what work threw at her!

As a move date is still unknown, Alex gave us good warning of her move allowing for a smooth change-over and will stay with us until we have a new violin player. There is one violinist that looks very promising but more on her later…

Other news from me comes in the form of my possible upgrade from an Apple Mac G5 recording system to a Mac Pro. Rumours are everywhere on the net about a new Mac Pro release being imminent so I’m using patience… However, a chat with a salesman at John Lewis revealed that they are no longer stocking most of the current Mac Pro models.. Maybe they are clearing way for a new introduction…? I will still be using Logic Studio but the new processing power will allow me to venture into orchestration software and make my recording experience far more stable.