my cultural diary

we had to do a cultural diary based on an interview with an interesting person and write it as if it's them writing it using quotes. I did mine about my friend Declan O'Mara.

My Dad got me into Ice Hockey. We lived in Nuneaton not too far away from Coventry and heard that ice hockey was starting and the new season began. We went down to the ice rink to watch a game against Solihull. It was all pretty new, junior hockey was starting as a development. I was aged eight by the time I started playing.

If it wasn’t for hockey I definitely wouldn’t have visited all the places I have been to. The chance to go to about five countries in the same year is mind blowing when you think about it. Each place we went to was a new experience.

The best place I got to visit playing hockey was Hong Kong. I played for GB in the world inline championships. It was unreal to travel across the world to play a sport I learned in Coventry as a child. Another amazing place I went to was Detroit, this was my first encounter with the AAU Junior Olympics For the first time I played against Canada and USA. We came 4^th in the whole tournament. Whilst I was there I entered a skills competition to win fastest skater. I found myself in the final against a guy from the Czech Republic which I won.

I quit hockey for a few reasons. First was the fact I lived so far away from a team that competed at a high enough level. Also Lincoln University doesn’t offer Ice/Inline Hockey as a society.

I run my own production company called ‘Dead Skull Films’. We specialize in making any form of video content. It tends to range from filming music videos to promos for bands. I started it around a year ago. I got an email reply one day from a club night called ‘Detonate’ in Nottingham. I filmed for free and gradually got paid small amounts. It just blew up and everything turned out how it is today. Companies I have worked for include Ram Records and UFK Dub step. I have worked for artists such as Skrillex, Enter Shikari and DJ Fresh.

When I go to gigs to enjoy myself I usually feel like I have to be doing something. It’s strange being in the crowd when you have seen behind the scenes and know the bands you are watching as your friends.

I don’t really have many hobbies because filming is just like a hobby to me. I would say DJing is another hobby but it’s nothing serious.

My favourite film of all time is Back to the Future. Other than that I don’t really watch many Hollywood blockbuster films and pay more attention to the indie scene of films. I would recommend the film Rubber to people; it is about a serial killer who is reincarnated as a tyre.

I’m an Xbox 360 kinda guy. I have the usual games such as Fifa 13, Call of Duty and NHL 13 They’re all pretty much games I can play online with my friends.

I have too many favourite bands to name but I would say it’s a mixture of Bring me the Horizon, Enter Shikari and Chase & Status. I think the reasons I like this kind of music is because of my childhood friends. One half of them loved Drum & Bass and the other half liked metal/rock music so I have the best of both worlds.

Music tech night review

Not my best review but it's ok.

Music Tech night presents…

Beware wolf, Soul Burn, Paper Plane, The Mcques.

Huddersfield Student Union

 It’s 9:00pm which seems late for a gig. With 4 bands on the bill tonight it is not likely to end till midnight but that isn’t stopping people staying to see their favourite bands play. There is a good turn out tonight and about half an hour after being seated the DJ Dale Johnson introduces the first band.

By the time Beware wolf arrive Huddersfield SU is more or less full. The 3 piece alternative band dive straight into their first song. The rhythm is in sync and vocals are clear. After a few songs the singer announces their drummer is in fact standing in for the usual drummer who couldn’t make it. The music is almost Biffy Clyro influenced with the amount of pauses and heavy riffs being used. The band show true talent, in fact if they hadn’t have mentioned they had a stand in drummer I don’t think anyone in the audience would have known.

Soul Burn seem to take it in turns to play slow and fast songs. Two guitars dominate the mere 30 minute set. The use of pedal effects and broken chords creates a chilled out atmosphere and the use of breakdowns grabs audience attention. The band work well together as the slow melodic melodies build up to great crescendos towards the last few songs. Unfortunately it’s hard to hear the singer’s lyrics over the volume of the instruments.

Although they’re not the headliners Paper Plane is probably the most anticipated band on the Bill tonight. The 3 piece rock band are the battle of the bands 2012 runners up and have a lot to live up to. Vocalist Jack Bennet hasn’t lost his touch, vocals are perfection and all 3 seem lost in the music. They are the first band to interact with the audience properly taking some time out between songs.  The set is led by heavy chords, varied tempos and use of instrumental breakdowns. They play harder, faster and louder than the other bands so far. The strobe lights seem to appear whenever they feel like it, mistake or not it definitely boosts the atmosphere in the room. Many guitar spins, screaming vocals and air jumps later they bring the set to an end. ‘’And in the end, I’ll build a time machine,’’ is a worthy finish bringing an orchestral backing track to the finale. It doesn’t look hard for them to be able to follow up their 2011 album ‘Draw your own holes.’

It must be hard to finish off the night as the main headliners. However, The Mcques seem to be pulling it off. The bass takes the prominent lead creating an upbeat, bouncy rhythm. Half way into the 3^rd song they take the risk mixing an old 90’s dance song with one of their own but it works well. They play almost stiff like throughout the set but it’s uncertain whether that’s a trademark or if they’re just not used to bigger crowds. By no fault of their own, half way through people are looking tired and start to head home. Although they play well together it’s clear they have only been together for a year, not that the music is bad but there is minimal interaction with the audience. The Mcques play a simple set with not much lighting but it ends the night on a high.

 

Tyler Douglas profile piece

In class for an assignment we had to do a profile piece. We had to get a transcrcibed interview and make a piece out of questions and answers. The guy I chose was Tyler Douglas a man I met in America when I was doing a hockey tournament. Working time zones out was difficult but here is my finished piece.

Tyler Douglas, Profile Piece.

Set in Loganville GA, Skyline Recording Studios isn’t the average recording studio; it is fully equipped but is provided for local artists who can go there to record professionally for an affordable price. They know what they’re doing and Skyline Studios is slowly on its way to the top of the Music Industry and has made a big name and great reputation already. It provides an excellent environment for everyone to give their best shot at the mic and caters for artists/bands at a range of different genres from Hip-Hop to Acoustic and Metal. The studios are operated by non-other than twenty-one year old Tyler Douglas.

 

Born on October 8^th 1990 to an American/British family Tyler grew up in Atlanta GA. As a teenager he studied at Loganville High School. He became interested in sound and music whilst at school and it went from there. ‘’My favourite subject at school was Physics, I loved learning about how sound travelled and how it could be manipulated to the human ear.’’

 

From High School Tyler went on to study Audio Engineering and became a Master engineer at SAE Institute Of Technology. Here he would learn everything he needed to get a job in the music industry. He recalls ‘’I chose my career in the music industry because once I started getting involved in bands my friend had a tape recorder and we would just use that to record ourselves. I would put the songs onto the computer and mess with the sounds to make things sound better.’’

 

Tyler was born into a sporty family, whilst at High School he played for the Ice Hockey team Loganville Red Devils. During his time there his main position to play was defence. As a team they played in the State Championship and went on to win the National Championships later that year. When asked if he still played he replied ‘’I still play hockey for fun with some old friends but I don’t find the time anymore to play at high standards.’’

 

He started work in 2005 at Skyline Recording Studios while he was still at High School. He worked with a great deal of artists, mainly local and made his way up to running the studio himself where he is currently positioned. In his seven years there he has worked with the likes of Katy Perry, Usher, Drake and Justin Beiber where he got to spend time with them recording new material. ‘’Katy was my favourite person to work with she was so down to Earth.’’ He addresses her first name only which suggests they became friends while she was recording there. However Tyler’s time spent with Celebrities is kept pretty private, he is modest and not one to boast.

 

When asked if he has had any bad experiences at the Studio he seems eager to answer. ‘’I haven’t really had any bad experiences here at skyline studios. You just get those little problems every once in a while, but hey, its music business, you never know what’s going to happen. Things don’t always run smoothly, one minute it could be going perfect and next there could be a blown speaker Either that or the artist has had a bad day at the office and is giving everyone a hard time. No matter what happens Tyler is always at hand to help with the recordings. When Tyler is not working At Skyline studios he is usually found working at other studios or working for as a stage tech for Live Event Solutions, a production company that delivers professional Audio, Lighting and video.

 

One Christmas Tyler’s parents bought him some microphones for his drums so he could record demos and covers of him playing. ‘’From there I knew this is what I wanted to do, I kept building on my equipment and that’s how I got to where I am today.’’

 In fact Tyler has been in bands himself and recorded in Skyline Studios. From 2007-2010 he was in a band called Fortune Favors The Brave again playing drums. They were unsigned but released songs for listeners over music website Myspace. They gave off the sound of electronica/Pop Rock. Whilst together they recorded 15 demos and 2 EP albums before going their separate ways. ‘’My commitment to Skyline Studios and side projects means I no longer have time to commit to playing in bands anymore myself, I do miss it but me and the guys remain great friends.’’

Download Festival 2012

Last week was actually amazing. We arrived in donnington at half 7 on the weds and by the time we had pitched our tents an gazebo it had started raining so badly. We explored of the village on the Thursday and half of it got shut off for a few hours the floods and mud was that bad. The mud was awful but I didn’t let it ruin the week. My mate amber left early Fridaywithout seeing any bands. I saw so many bands and loved it my favourites were steel panther, tenacious D, Metallica and of course black sabbath. chants of Fenton, butt scratchahh and badgers and camping with 12 good mates made the week even better.

Big venues vs small venues for concerts (UK)

 We had to do a feature for Radio on anything we wanted to do with the music industry. I did a voxpop of fans outside Leeds Cockpit and Interviewed support band The Swellers.

Cue:

There has been much discussion over the years as to what size venue is best for concerts. Smaller venues suggest more intimacy between fans and the band. But some people feel a bigger venue makes the band feel more accepted and that they have finally ‘made it’. Smaller venues bring the better sound and sell tickets quicker whereas big venues allow the artist to put on more of a show as space allows them to do more on stage.

INTRO: Deaf Havana fans outside Leeds Cockpit, Bar staff in gig venues and American band The Swellers talk about their opinions on this topic.

Journalistic Writing exercise 4

Hopes Die Last
Who are they? A five piece, post- hardcore/screamo band from Rome, signed to Standby Records. They formed in 2004 and although released 2 ep albums have been kept pretty quiet on the music scene. Their first ep released in 2005 consisted of six songs and they were classed as pop punk/emo, it doesn’t surprise as emo was one of the biggest genres around in the rock industry at this time. ‘Your face down now’ EP released in 2008 is the album that is classed as Post hardcore/screamo. After playing a few dates in America and Europe, the bands former vocalist Nick decided to leave the band claiming on Myspace he loved them to bits but he wasn’t happy playing that kind of music anymore.
‘Six years home’ is the 2009 album that includes new singer Daniele Tofani. Only one music video ‘some like it cold’ was released in promotion of the album. They have also done covers of songs such as Katy Perry’s- fireworks. The band are working on a new album out later this year and are promoting it by going on a UK tour supporting American band Attack Attack! A tour in Europe follows.
For people who like. The devil wears prada, Chiados, Asking Alexandria.

You Me At Six plus supports Live review.

Date 28^th March 2012
Venue: Manchester O2 Apollo
Line-up: The Skints, Mayday Parade, Kids In Glass Houses, You Me At Six.

London’s own reggae/ska band The Skints come onstage just fifteen minutes after doors open. They bring the rap vibe onto the scene straight away singing so fast it’s impossible to hear what is being said. To play to a 7,000 strong crowd there for mainly You Me At Six, it is hard to please the majority. The only song that seems to get the audience moving is a cover version of Katy B’s – On A Mission.

Next up are Mayday Parade, the only American band in the line-up.  They are the first band to get everyone psyched for the night ahead. With microphone tricks, hit songs and a good interaction with the crowd they live up to expectations. The only disappointments are that they don’t play one of the better known songs ‘Miserable At Best’ and that the twenty minute set isn’t long enough.

Kids In Glass Houses have been on the rise since the fresh pop rock scene of 2006 and seem extremely grateful to be back in Manchester. Halfway through the set list, singer Aled Phillips appears to have a torch in his hands which is in fact the microphone stand. He uses it to separate the crowd and form a wall of death before the heavy guitar riff to ‘Fisticuffs’ fills the room and everyone goes crazy. The atmosphere in the room is on a high, Kids In Glass Houses are definatley crowd pleasers.

It’s been a great year so far for You Me At Six. Their 2010 album ‘Hold Me Down’ went gold earlier this month. ‘Sinners Never Sleep’ got a top ten spot in the album chart and three of the band members have their own clothing lines. They’re becoming extremely successful and this is their biggest headline tour to date. In fact so big that they added extra dates to the Manchester leg of the tour.

For the first time in a while the band have added effects to the show. From a silhouetted curtain drop to dry ice from the beginning it looks like the venue are in for a treat.

They kick off the set with intense, quick riffed ‘Loverboy’ and the energy stays put for the rest of the show. Josh Franceschi has a great stage presence about him and creates a special connection with the crowd. Halfway through, the band takes a break from the fast tempo songs and plays some of the slower ones. ‘Crash’ proved most popular with fans holding up lighters, phones and getting on shoulders.

Following ‘Crash’ is the encore, from the front to the back for the final three songs everyone in the Apollo is bouncing and singing along.  The only things people could possibly complain about was a lack of songs played from their first album ‘Take Off Your Colours’

You Me At Six show they want to move away from the pop route to a rock sound, they finish with ‘Bite My Tongue’ with Josh belting out the screaming part that belong to Oli Sykes and the crowd mosh pitting away. All in all it is a great gig with nothing to be faulted.

Journalistic writing exercise 2

The Skints
The Skints are a Reggae/ska/rock band from London. They are currently signed to record label Bomber Music. The band has toured regularly since 2008 and has supported the likes of punk ska idols Less than Jake and similar genre band The King Blues. They formed in 2005 as students at Woodbridge High School after two years of experimenting with sound and changing members of the band they settled with the final lineup in 2007.The bands first ‘publicity’ came from playing at a pub in Walthamstow, they were heard by Radio One Executive Producer Rhys Hughes, when three of their members were only 16. Soon the Skints songs were heard on Radio one.
Find the Skints supporting You Me At Six on their UK tour this month
For fans of The King Blues, Sonic Boom Six.

Journalistic Writing exercise 3

Marmozetes Who are they? The Marmozetes are a quintet from Bradford. They first formed in 2007 and were often compared to Pop punk band Paramore. It’s hard in today’s society to not be compared to Hayley Williams if a band have a female singer. The Marmozetes have been highly praised by Rocksound Magazine and Kerrang magazine plus more. The truth is they are so far away from pop-punk. Marmozetes prove to have their own sound by pushing the boundaries with guitar sounds and the occasional screamo. They sure do show attitude and front woman Becca Mckintire is no pop- punk princess. Make sure you keep your eyes peeled this band are looking promising.

For fans of  Everytime I die, Rolo Tomassi.

Journalistic writing exercise part 1

Modestep
Modestep are an electronic rock/dubstep act from London. They formed in 2010 and are quickly becoming known as the British version of Pendulum. Modestep is in fact made up of two brothers Tony and Josh Friend. They amazed everyone during their set at Download festival 2011.They began work on their debut album in January 2011 releasing their first single ‘feel good’. Another track called Bite The Hand was released and the single reached number 5 on the independent releases chat and number 5 on the dance chart. Modestep were becoming noticed more and more, by July 3^rd the new single ‘sunlight’ passed 1 million viewers within four days. They made the Radio 1 A-list and were at number 16 in the UK charts.
If this is what they have achieved since their debut album then its pretty sure Modestep have a lot more to live up to. They will be on tour around the UK supporting welsh rockers, Lostprophets in April. New album Evolution theory is due to be released this May.

For fans of. Chase & Status, Pendulum, Skrillex

Battle of the bands PR assignment

Star.PR

Battle of the bands 03/03/12

Six rounds, one final, only one winner.

If you’re a music lover and have nothing to do this Saturday then head down to Huddersfield Student Union for the very healthy competition that is Battle Of The Bands.

Presented to you once a year by Revive entertainment Huddersfield Student Union plays host to Battle Of The Bands. After six rounds the final has hit town. Round one to six have taken place over the last 6 Tuesdays in order for the one big final event and the extremely tough decision on the winner.

The event is sponsored by Dawsons Music and Summer Saturnalia and gives every band an opportunity to do what they love whether they’re signed or unsigned. Students from RadioHudd have also taken the time out to keep the crowd entertained with music between bands and introducing who is playing and rules of the voting.

There has been a total of thirty four bands throughout the competition. Two bands were forced to drop out. At £2 each round it’s a very affordable event. The winner gets £300 for Dawsons music store plus the winner and runner up get slots at Summer Saturnalia Festival In Yorkshire. Theres some excellent bands that have played and tonights the toughest decision yet. Over 2000 people have attended in the last six rounds. - Richard Ripley, one of the event organisers.

ENDS

For more information contact Shelly Kiely

Shelly Kiely,Press and Pr, shellykielystarpr@gmail.com telephone 07730606569

Notes to editors

About Dawson’s

Dawson’s is a music shop.. It was established by John Dawson in 1899 who sold pianos. Later on it started selling other musical instruments. It is still today one of the longest serving retailers in the UK.  There are currently 11 Dawson’s shops within the UK and it sells everything from music technology equipment, drums and guitars.

About Revive entertainment

(website under construction)

About RadioHudd

RadioHudd is Huddersfield University’s very own radio station they cover everything from topics, news and sports to many varieties of music. It is run by the students at the university and events such as Battle Of The Bands and other music events that happen at the Student Union.

PR assignment. Bassist of Bullet For My Valentine to do Dj set at Camel Club

Star.PR

Bullet For My Valentine bassist to DJ at local club.

27/01/12

Huddersfield is bringing its very own special event to town this Friday. The one and only Jason James from Bullet For My Valentine is taking a night off band practice to bring his DJ set to Camel Club. If you’re a fan of metal and rock then this is the night for you.  Bullet for my valentine are a multimillion album selling band from Bridgend in South Wales. They were originally formed under the name Jeff Killed John and covered Nirvana and Metallica songs before signing a 5 album deal with Sony BMG. They are constantly praised by the likes of Kerrang! Magazine and have had numerous festival slots each year at Download Festival. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene including bands like Lostprophets, The Blackout and Funeral For A friend.

Jay will be arriving around midnight to do a two hour DJ set so take the opportunity to come down early as it will be packed. It is £4 entry with offers on drinks all night. You might even get the chance to meet him or have a photo as well.

‘Well I didn’t know what to expect but the guys have come down a few times and recommended it. When I got here I expected a small village with no atmosphere but honestly it’s one of the best places in the country to visit and the night life, well I think you’re all mental’ –Jason James.

Camel also hosts other nights throughout the week in fact the only nights it’s closed are Sunday’s and Tuesday’s. There is Funday Monday which allows access with fancy dress. Bedlam on a Friday which is alternative, pop punk and metal. Finally there’s Saturday nights which is nothing but the 90’s.

Ends

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www.twitter.com/camel/bedlam 

Shelly Kiely, 07714569883, Shellykielystarpr@gmail.com, 46 Stamford St, Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester, Ol5 9DJ

Notes to editors

Camel Club is one of the oldest clubs in Huddersfield, with a comfy cusion area and a cave like feel you can’t go wrong with a night out with friends. There is always drink offers on and a student friendly atmosphere. Plus occasional special events that can’t be missed.

Adele Orbituary (in class assignment)

For our assignment in our Journalistic Writing class we were doing about Orbituary's we were given an example of a celebrity that is alive and had to write an Orbituary as if they had recently passed away.

 Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (1988-2012)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, a woman who was always in the limelight
but shined away when it came to personal life tragically died yesterday afternoon. Adele was in her London house when she tripped walking down the stairs and fell the rest of the way. Her body was found three hours later when there was rising concerns about a missed flight she was due to take earlier on that evening. She died aged 23.
Adele was never afraid to be herself. When appearing on shows such as Johnathon Ross she remained the cockney girl she always was and never forgot her routes even after going Worldwide. Famously saying ‘weight has got nothing to do with my career’ Adele  Openly talked about being comfortable with her weight and shot down any criticism received from magazines and the press saying that she was ‘too big’.
Adele was born in the town Tottenham, North London. Her parents split up when she was just three years old. She began singing age four and had admitted that the spice girls were a major influence regarding her passion for music. Her love for the pop group never faded, famously stating in a 2011 interview that “I love the Spice Girls because they made me who I am’’ Adele and her mother did a lot relocating areas as a young child and finally ended up in West Norwood, South London.
Alongside famous singers Leona Lewis and Jessie J, Adele graduated from the BRIT school for Performing Arts & Technology in May 2006. Little did she realise how famous she would become. In 2006 3 songs were uploaded by a friend onto Myspace. She was then landed a record deal with XL Recordings, an independent label. The first song she released was called ‘Hometown Glory’ and everything could only get better.
Her first album 19 was released early 2008 and single ‘Chasing pavements’ became number two in the charts where it remained for 4 weeks. From then on Adele started to get noticed. After trying to break America a few times and not succeeding it was an in fact an excellent appearance on Saturday night live that boosted what would become her future career.
There are numerous mentions in the Guinness Book Of World Records.  Having two albums 19 and 21 she is the first artist to sell more than 3 million copies in the UK within the space of a year. After winning the very first Critic’s Choice award at the BRIT’S Adele became no stranger to winning awards and received 47 awards out of 102 nominations at worldwide award ceremonies. In the UK alone second album 21 has spent more weeks at number one slot than any album since1971. The album has held the top position longer than any other album since 1990 in the US.  She is the first living artist to keep the two top five hits in the singles and official album chart simultaneously since 1964 when The Beatles entered the charts with ‘I want to hold your hand’ and ‘Please please me’ at number one and two. A week before her death she managed to achieve six Grammy awards but was left fuming when her speech was cut short.
In the past she has admitted in interviews how a lot of the songs are about relationships and heartbreak. It is no secret that it was her ex-boyfriend who inspired the song writing that would become her biggest hits. A moment never forgotten was when she performed ‘Someone like you’ at the Brit Awards 2011 Adele put so much of herself into the song she ended up crying.
Adele preferred to keep her career and kept her personal life to herself as much as possible. On the weeks running up to her death she finally opened up a bit more on the love life front. In an interview with Newspapers such as The Sun and Vogue magazine a week before her death she slated rumours about Simon being a married man, that she was extremely happy and that the age gap doesn’t bother her. The relationship she had with her father almost certainly had its downs and he was never forgiven. After this unexpected tragedy it’s safe to say that maybe life is too short to live holding grudges.
Adele had a great career and it will always be remembered as the woman who put her heart into all her songs and never failed to show her true self.  She was a much loved sister and daughter.

Kerrang Tour Live review

I did the review for New Found Glory separate but can't seem to find the word document.

Kerrang tour

Line up While She Sleeps, LetLive, The Blackout, New Found Glory.

Manchester Academy, Manchester 15/02/12

Every year Kerrang brings a line-up of four bands on tour around the UK. Sponsored by Relentless it brings many diverse music fans together in one venue. This year’s tour brings two British and two American bands to the bill.

First up on the bill are While She Sleeps, another of Steel City’s metal bands. They start the night before everyone is even in the venue however prove worthy of the crowds by already opening up a pit. They play a few songs due to be out with the new album this year. Finish with familiar song Crows then leave the crowd waiting for LetLive.

Who’s frontman Jason Butler certainly lives up to his reputation of being number one rock star (according to Kerrang magazine.) There is passion and high energy as soon as they storm the stage into the first song. Completely abandoning his microphone half way through a song Butler climbs up the speakers and completely loses himself in the music. Letlive have lived up the expectations of being unpredictable as a wall of death takes place during the final song. 

Next up are The Blackout who are greeted by a few ‘boos’ as they hit the stage. They certainly warm a few people’s hearts up as they do a cover of Fat Lip. They have a lot to live up for as the replacement band for Sum 41 and open up the pits after the first few songs. Sean smith and Gavin Butler provide the crowd entertainment throughout with banter and giggles between songs. They are quickly becoming one of Britain’s biggest rock bands and do good to not take themselves too seriously.

interview questions for The Maccabees. (journalistic writing exercise)

 In class we were practicing interview questions. Did research and imagined we were set to interview a band. The band we got asked to 'interview' were The Maccabees.

What can fans and people that have never seen you play before expect from you on this current tour?

Now that your Uk tour has finished you plan to take the tour to the EU, back to the Uk tour Austrailia then move on to the U.S how do you manage to fit everything else you enjoy doing into this busy schedule? How do you cope with the stress of it all?

In the charts nowadays it seems to be mainly pop like X-factor How does it feel to be called the ‘saviour of guitar music’ by the BBC?

Back in 2007 when your album colour it in was released it contained a whole song about the wave machine at your local swimming pool. What have been your main influences on your new album Give it to the wild? What has influenced the lyrics?

Any plans for festival slots this year?

What were your thoughts when you started outselling Adele’s 21 album during week of release?

You postponed the new album, from September till January do you feel this might have affected how many were sold?