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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 and full-time husband of iComp artist Toni1 who collaborates with me a lot and father to our young son Morgan!
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 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 Ye Olde Swan in Burnham every Thursday night.
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 Express 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 have also just started doing some more video work with Final Cut Express, which I am having a lot of fun with!
I have recently acted as project manager on The Global Conspiracy Project, where a group of us have written and released a single to sell in aid of SOS Children;s Villages. Check out our artist page: www.theglobalconspiracyproject.info and buy the single "Many Hands Many Voices".
Twitter: http://twitter.com/8MonthMalfunc
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/HippieHusbands
I am a graphic designer by day and musician by night and full-time husband of iComp artist Toni1 who collaborates with me a lot and father to our young son Morgan!
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 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 Ye Olde Swan in Burnham every Thursday night.
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 Express 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 have also just started doing some more video work with Final Cut Express, which I am having a lot of fun with!
I have recently acted as project manager on The Global Conspiracy Project, where a group of us have written and released a single to sell in aid of SOS Children;s Villages. Check out our artist page: www.theglobalconspiracyproject.info and buy the single "Many Hands Many Voices".
Twitter: http://twitter.com/8MonthMalfunc
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/HippieHusbands
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