Biography

My name is Ian Husbands, or 8, or Hippie, or Ocho, or 8MM, or even 8** sometimes.

I am a graphic designer by day and musician by night, full-time husband of iComp artist Toni1 who collaborates with me a lot and father to our son Morgan and daughter Evie!

I am a singer/songwriter who primarily likes Rock and Alternative music, but as a Producer I like to experiment and try different styles, so my music is occasionally not what I would expect from myself. I have worked as a manager of indie artists and tribute bands, a booking agent for local venues and small festivals, been a Musical Director for a "Band Builder" Music School, done a bit of stage management and also been a graphic designer for many large record companies and artists, including EMI (David Bowie, Joe Cocker), Parlophone (Beastie Boys), Sony/BMG (T.L.C.), Universal Music, Telstar, K-Tel and many more.

I sing in a covers band called "From The Ashes" playing rock covers in pubs at weekends and also sing and MC in the fREAK-Jam-Band, where we run a regular jam-night at The Rising Sun in Slough every Thursday night, which has been running over 15 years now.

I tried the whole being a famous rock star thing for about 10 years, with a band called fREAK-1-C. We played festivals, sometimes to crowds of 5000, released an album, played live on radio shows, had songs on the cover CDs of music magazines and generally had a great time in the process. But all good things come to an end, and we split, so I tried again under the name of 8 Month Malfunction, where I managed to get a 3 song publishing deal with a small company called Electric Horse Songs Ltd. We released a single called "Mourn" and then again, life happened and the project was shelved...

But I kept the name and found a new home hear at iCompositions.com

My music is now is much more fun and diverse. I have found myself playing my Ukulele a lot of late, but I sing, play some guitar, a little bass, some keys and can program drums or use loops. I work on an iMac and mainly use Garageband and Logic Pro in tandem, as I find each has different qualities for different applications. I will dabble in any genre and like to try and vary what I write and record by setting myself rules for each song and collaborating with different artists.

I also produce videos working in Final Cut, and also do some Legomation and animations. Check out the video's I have made for a good friend Paul Miro: http://www.youtube.com/user/apemanmiro

I also act as a producer and panelist for MSI: Music Scene Investigation, which is a music reviews podcast and live netcast with Rich Wildman and Tom Chianti. Each week we are joined by a music industry guest and review 3 songs submitted to us by indie artists. Check out the website at: http://www.musicsceneinvestigation.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/8MonthMalfunc
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/HippieHusbands

Blog rss

My Stop Frame Animations are Poo! May 20, 2013
Well, this one is for certain!
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The Ancient Solfeggio Scale May 5, 2013
Music for sorting your life out... Allegedly!
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More music video production... February 26, 2013
Working with Mr. Paul Miro again!
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Only 3 Days to go until... December 18, 2012
We release our Christmas song! December 21st!
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We did it... November 20, 2012
Paul Miro hits 100% target on pledges...
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Music rss

Title Genre Released Plays
Perfect Circle Of Scale Pt.II Music Videos May 5, 2013 125
Rally Round The Flag Collab Folk Feb 1, 2013 513
Happy Winter Solstice Collab Holiday Dec 20, 2012 566
Taylors Of Harrogate (The Coffee Song) Collab Jazz Nov 11, 2012 562
This Songs For Free Collab Rock Sep 30, 2012 304
Screamager (Therapy? Cover) Rock Sep 22, 2012 200
Rebecca - A Fairy Tale Collab Childrens Sep 8, 2012 301
Two Dead Boys (Early In The Morning, Late At Night) Spoken Word Aug 13, 2012 469
Everyman Collab Rock Jul 28, 2012 224
The Monster & The Bird Collab Childrens May 6, 2012 390
Drum Test - Bentley TD90 Rock Apr 14, 2012 397
Poisoned Melodies Collab Rock Mar 18, 2012 299
Another Christmas Song Collab Holiday Dec 14, 2011 713
No One {Anon Remix} Collab Pop Nov 24, 2011 304
Shut Up! Collab Rock Sep 16, 2011 374
Big Head [MSI: Remix] Collab Electronica Aug 31, 2011 898
Secret Society Collab A Cappella Aug 28, 2011 354
Just One Man Rock Aug 13, 2011 386
Once Upon A Time Collab Rock May 27, 2011 487
Nothing More To Say Rock Apr 17, 2011 405
Morgan Sings Nursery Rhymes Childrens Jan 16, 2011 515
Christmas Time In England Collab Holiday Dec 19, 2010 1469
Evolution (Open Collab) Music Videos Oct 24, 2010 456
Out Of My Mind Alternative Oct 17, 2010 566
Just Don't Understand Collab Music Videos Oct 3, 2010 562
Not Where I'm Supposed To Be Collab A Cappella Sep 26, 2010 574
The Malfunction [Open Collab] Rock Sep 21, 2010 469
Nostalgia Electronica Sep 8, 2010 362
Undecided (Video) Music Videos Aug 24, 2010 586
Perfect Circle Of Scale Video Music Videos Aug 18, 2010 686
Eve Of The Oil Collab Rock Jul 23, 2010 703
Tribute To Geo - Soundtrack Of Life Collab Blues Jul 14, 2010 985
Side Effects Collab Rock Jun 28, 2010 472
Moving On (Garageband Mix) Folk Jun 15, 2010 537
Moving On Folk Jun 15, 2010 606
Stick It In Your Pipe And Smoke It! Rock May 26, 2010 3050
The Perfect Circle Of Scale Ambient May 24, 2010 834
It's You Or Me Collab Rock May 3, 2010 599
B-Side Collab Folk Apr 18, 2010 561
Mourn Alternative Mar 6, 2010 506
Undecided Rock Feb 28, 2010 472
Ian Husbands on Absolute Radio #2 Collab Other Feb 12, 2010 1685
The Neglected Factor Collab Alternative Jan 10, 2010 830
Did You Know It's Christmas? Explicit Collab Holiday Dec 23, 2009 744
The Little Things In Life Collab Rock Nov 29, 2009 751
Running Back (Remix) Collab Rock Nov 23, 2009 744
Uninvented Collab Folk Nov 1, 2009 1990
The Benefit Riddle (Something Missing) Collab Rock Oct 13, 2009 716
Sea Circle (Video) Collab Music Videos Sep 27, 2009 709
The Carnival Starts Today (Video) Collab Music Videos Sep 27, 2009 652
The Man They Say You Are Collab Rock Sep 12, 2009 556
Morgan Sings "Winnie The Pooh" Childrens Aug 25, 2009 668
The Love Of Tansen Collab World Aug 23, 2009 675
The Ballad Of Sidney Filcher Collab Other Aug 18, 2009 2099
Don't Hear The Distance Collab Electronica Aug 4, 2009 921
iPhone A Cappella A Cappella Jul 25, 2009 585
Gone And Thrown The Music Away Collab A Cappella Jul 5, 2009 740
Loose Change Collab Rock Jun 20, 2009 665
The Rise & Fall Of Alliance Classical Jun 1, 2009 557
Delusional Rock May 10, 2009 722
It Ain't So Bad Collab Jazz May 3, 2009 903
Eternal Sunset Ambient Mar 23, 2009 705
Stand Your Ground Collab Rock Mar 17, 2009 1811
Steal This Song! Collab Comedy Feb 25, 2009 21565
Face Value Alternative Feb 20, 2009 674
Small Small World Video Collab Music Videos Feb 10, 2009 1080
Fundamental Flaw (Where Is The Love?) Explicit Collab Rock Feb 4, 2009 1634
No Pleasing You Collab Pop Jan 13, 2009 903
Me And The Rejects Collab Folk Jan 1, 2009 1091
Hippie Christmas Explicit Collab Holiday Dec 24, 2008 2203
Madam Money Collab Rock Dec 15, 2008 1398
One Thing To Another Collab Childrens Dec 10, 2008 633
Techno-Junkie (iPhone Jedi Mix) Collab Hip Hop/Rap Oct 19, 2008 1557
Sea Circle Collab Rock Sep 27, 2008 1511
Rock'n'Roll Tragedy Collab Rock Sep 20, 2008 1418
Insecure Alternative Aug 31, 2008 1362
Dust To Dust Collab Pop Aug 2, 2008 904
Toy Piano Childrens Jul 23, 2008 866
The Carnival Starts Today Collab Folk Jun 25, 2008 1453
Why? Rock Jun 18, 2008 2105
Can't Follow Collab Rock Jun 15, 2008 984
Overboard Collab Pop May 19, 2008 1157
Clichι Collab Rock Apr 27, 2008 1683
The Modern Day Mantra Experiment Collab A Cappella Apr 19, 2008 1343
Rocking In The Free World Collab Rock Mar 10, 2008 1130
Reaching Collab Rock Jan 12, 2008 1612
Two Sides Collab Alternative Jan 4, 2008 1143
Small Small World Collab Rock Dec 5, 2007 1647
This Guitar & Candlelight Collab Rock Nov 14, 2007 1443
So Low Instrumental Blues Jam Blues Oct 21, 2007 1572
Lullaby - Best Thing (Music Video) Collab Music Videos Oct 17, 2007 2685
Ancient Arrogance Alternative Sep 28, 2007 891
Monkey On My Back (Music Video) Music Videos Sep 20, 2007 1473
Lullaby - Best Thing Collab Ambient Aug 22, 2007 835
Metamorphasize Collab Rock Aug 21, 2007 1174
Fall At Your Feet Rock Aug 4, 2007 872
8Teen Bottles Of Beer On The Wall... Rock Jul 21, 2007 2154
Build Rock Jun 17, 2007 737
I Got To Know Explicit Rock May 29, 2007 1064
This is my studio setup after our move... Setups May 1, 2007 6415
Monkey On My Back Rock May 1, 2007 846
Indecision Collab Rock Mar 23, 2007 887
Take What You See Rock Mar 23, 2007 1066
Sound Of Thunder (fREAK-1-C Live at The Kings Head) Music Videos Mar 14, 2007 1021
Letting Go (fREAK-1-C, Live at The Kings Head) Music Videos Mar 14, 2007 825
Curse Of Common Man Rock Mar 14, 2007 1138
The Curious & The Knowledgable Symphony Piece Classical Mar 9, 2007 831
Censored Haven (Video) Music Videos Mar 5, 2007 1536
Don't Explicit Alternative Feb 27, 2007 959
Letting Go Rock Feb 26, 2007 1056
Rebel Rebel 2000 Rock Feb 23, 2007 1230
Machine [Greasy Axle Remix] Rock Feb 22, 2007 1070
Lost In Nothing Rock Feb 16, 2007 917
In Life's Shadow Rock Feb 13, 2007 881
For The People Rock Feb 9, 2007 911
Censored Haven Rock Jan 29, 2007 1034
Tied Two Collab Rock Apr 21, 2006 1803
Hey You Collab Rock Apr 20, 2006 1384

Collaborations

Title Genre Released Plays
I Want You To Tell Me All About Christmas (be my Christmas Friend) Holiday Dec 19, 2012 996
Christmas Card for my Mother Holiday Dec 23, 2011 1550
Fate (8mm Ver) Alternative Aug 14, 2011 463
God Bless You at Christmas Holiday Dec 23, 2010 2873
Brooklands FM GCP Update Sun 24th Oct Other Oct 24, 2010 599
Brooklands FM GCP Interview Sun 26th Sept Other Oct 24, 2010 646
GCP Interview on Radio Wey Other Oct 10, 2010 703
You Don't Know What It Means R&B Sep 12, 2010 831
Many Hands Many Voices Video Music Videos Aug 1, 2010 5872
Small Small World (Cover DEMO) Folk Jul 26, 2010 997
the perfect circle of scale (remix) Ambient May 26, 2010 456
GCP Fly The Flag Update Music Videos May 10, 2010 2203
Many Hands Many Voices Trailer Music Videos Feb 15, 2010 2244
Dr. Jeckyll and Mr.Hyde (Evil Transition) Holiday Oct 26, 2009 2870
Journey's End Rock Oct 11, 2009 715
Ian Husbands interview on Absolute Radio Other May 19, 2009 721
A Christmas Prayer Holiday Dec 20, 2008 3601
Dream a little Dream - Acoustic (Cover) Blues Oct 1, 2008 1093
Four seasons in one day (cover) acoustic Music Videos Oct 1, 2008 1661
Misery Smile Metal Aug 25, 2008 2794
Breathe easy Rock Jul 28, 2008 2001
Don't (Rebirth) Explicit Rock Jul 10, 2008 1627
Mission Rock Jul 6, 2008 966
Sleepless Rock Jun 14, 2008 1196
JUSTIFY YOURSELF TO ME Rock Jan 26, 2008 888
The Unseen Rock Jan 8, 2008 1512
Only Human Pop Dec 9, 2007 1137
CHANCE Rock Dec 2, 2007 1697
NIGHT CAT Rock Nov 1, 2007 2133
Sensitized Alternative Oct 23, 2007 1049
Show Me the Money Rock Oct 12, 2007 2175
99 Bottles Collaboration Other Oct 8, 2007 8394
Acceptance Pop Sep 15, 2007 897
Fallen to Pieces Rock May 1, 2007 1060
The Electronica Cadavre 2 Electronica Apr 8, 2007 1771
Coming Round Rock Jan 25, 2007 1132
Emerge Rock Jan 25, 2007 1149

Favorites

Title Artist Genre Plays
Merry Christmas All friends toveco Inspirational 191
Hang Yer Balls On The Christmas Tree RubyDubidoux [+2] Holiday 361
White Christmas/ The Christmas Song (Solo fingerstyle guitar) RichardJohn Holiday 381
I Want You To Tell Me All About Christmas (be my Christmas Friend) mfwmiles [+20] Holiday 996
Silent Night 2012 Tadashi Holiday 162
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree (Cover) genie1978 [+1] Rock 190
She's Not You ... (video) thenownows Music Videos 308
Long Road (Pearl Jam's cover) imadesentana Rock 495
Going Backwards LilDude Rock 483
Christmas Card for my Mother mfwmiles [+15] Holiday 1550
A Captain's Advent herrsolera Holiday 423
NICE sammydix [+1] Rock 499
Fate (8mm Ver) Henno [+2] Alternative 463
God Bless You at Christmas mfwmiles [+14] Holiday 2873
Jingle Bells randolf Holiday 682
Elenor Rigby grathy [+1] Pop 745
soulless TRASHINME Rock 1677
[iPhone]-Mandala rex Music Videos 520
THE REMIX COMPETITION GlobalConspiracyProject Music Videos 924
I'm Not Here To Make Friends thenownows Rock 1976
Many Hands Many Voices Video GlobalConspiracyProject [+46] Music Videos 5872
Small Small World (Cover DEMO) randolf [+1] Folk 997
People R Strange (Doors cover) robby_reverb [+1] Pop 1944
Where are the free loops? randolf Spoken Word 1369
Ghosts Beneath the Floor Sabine Electronica 1112
Remembering George (fatchance) iCWeekly [+1] Music Videos 1158
Fats We Celebrate Your Life morgan102 [+1] Other 763
WIN GUITARS • WIN GUITARS • WIN GUITARS GlobalConspiracyProject Music Videos 733
Wheels on the Bus (w/Stebbo) RubyDubidoux [+1] Pop 988
one night in slough Lapskin Electronica 537
VARIT Tadashi Jazz 637
Heaven Wont Have Me DaveM [+1] Rock 1012
Another gearless thinking device woodguy32 Setups 817
Back Stage ( before The Show) morgan102 A Cappella 984
pre election chant woofer3 A Cappella 695
The Thing in F Ignoramus Rock 685
My Guitar DavidAcoustic Rock 573
Many Hands Many Voices Pre-Mix 1 GlobalConspiracyProject [+29] Pop 1137
Just Let Me Go Foxglove Alternative 467
Help (Evil Beatles Cover) thenownows Rock 3199
SOS Children's Villages in Cape Town GlobalConspiracyProject Music Videos 1830
GCP - SOS Children's Villages Promo GlobalConspiracyProject Music Videos 968
Many Hands Many Voices Trailer GlobalConspiracyProject [+10] Music Videos 2244
Because (A Cappella) (Beatles Cover) Matthew1010 A Cappella 1015
Song for The Maya johnmoore Music Videos 661
Broken Watch hiphopmoses [+1] Alternative 2153
Comfort & Joy carlajpatterson [+1] Jazz 872
Where d'you hide the spliff ? Dyl [+1] Ska/Reggae/Dub 1180
A STAR IS BORN BillyChrist Rock 593
Tricky Wicked Woman (remix ft. taylormade) PinkFreud [+1] Rock 1075
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