the 'he's not lazy but focused on too many things' thread :)

[borneoman]

from 2008 on...

March 2008
- on March 10, he performs Hallelujah in the Rock'n'Roll Hall fo Fame
June 2008
- 10 Days to Barcelona. 10 songs written in 10 days hah
- 13, 14 & 15 June. Opening in Dublin for Leonard Cohen.
July 2008
- Damien performs at Traena on 11 Jul
- Working in Dublin with Earl Harvin
- Iceland gigs, on the 24th in Reykjavik, on the 26th at the Borgardfjord Festival. One of the newies from 10 Days to Barcelona is partially played.
August 2008
- Release of the Songs for Tibet compilation that includes a Damien newie, Making Noise
- Joel Shearer mentions the environment album or Project G. It had been previously mentioned during the 2007 tour, and might include What This Night is For.
October 2008
- Performance at the Trinity College, Dublin, on Oct 2. One of the newies from 10 Days to Barcelona is played.
November 2008
- Damien shows up at a Swellies gig in Berlin (Nov 7) and sings The Professor. Might be there working with that Earl Harvin as he's Berlin-centered?
- Damien plays in London with Adele at the Little Noise Sessions on Nov 11

2009
January 2009
- Carmen Rizzo blogs about working with Damien and Joel on the Save the Earth project
- Damien performs at Sundance Film Festival on 19 Jan
- Shows in Mexico on 21 & 22 Jan, plus TV sessions
- Show in Buenos Aires on Jan 25 and Santiago on Jan 28
- Shows in Rio on Jan 30 & 31
February 2009
- On Feb 1 he supports Seu Jorge at Floridapolis
- On 19 Feb he performs at a pre-Oscar charity event/party thing
March 2009
- Earl Harvin mentions working with Damien on a song for Amnesty International
April 2009
- Damien is working with Thomas Dybhal and Melanie Laurent for a duets album project
May 2009
- Joel is working with Damien at his studio in Ireland
June 2009
- Damien has also worked on Melanie Laurent's debut album
July 2009
- Damien records album for Luke Slott "Don't Go Back To Sleep - Music For Solo Piano Vol. 1"
September 2009
- Icelandish singer Helgi Hrafn Jonsson twitters about being in Dublin working with Damien
- on 24 September, Damien plays at Trinity College, Dublin, and plays a new song (Everyone Said It)
- he also plays a charity gig in Kildane on Sep 30 that we never got news from
October 2009
- on Oct 6 he takes part of the Ruby Sessions and plays a new song (The Waiting Song), a duet with Glen Hansard.
- on Oct 17 we hear a collaboration with David Hopkins on his There Are Debts album
November 2009
- on Nov 2 he performs at the charity CARE Concert
- on Nov 4 & 5 he heads for Iceland to do some recording sessions at Sigur Ros studio Sundlaugin, together with Vyv
- on Nov 9-11 he does more studio recordings, this time at Avatar in new York with producer Steve Lillywhite (he did twitter it)
December 2009
- it is announced that Damien has written a song for the When The Dragon Swallowed the Sun (What If I'm Wrong)
- Interview on Hotpress
- Busking day on 24 Dec with Glen, Bono & co

2010
January 2010
- We hear Damien collaborating on the track Back to Beginning with Andy Barlow ex-Lamb
- Damien is helping Mia Maestro with her debut album
- On 24 Jan he plays at Dublin Whelan's a gig for Haiti also with Glen and Natalie Merchant
February 2010
- On Feb 7, Damien performs the song What If I'm Wrong at the Santa Barbara Film Festival
March 2010
- Under the Tongue is released on a compilation called Music of Ireland
- Writes article for Irish Times on 21 March
April 2010
- Takes part of the Mission Blue trip to Galapagos, song written too.
May 2010
- Two gigs in Colombia on May 2 and May 8. No newies
June 2010
- Re-recorded solo studio version of Lonely Soldier to be included in Raise Hope for Congo compilation.
July 2010
- on Jul 1 he performs in the Iceland Inspires event in Reykjavik
- on Jul 16, he joins Angus & Julia Stone onstage at the Latitude Festival for a duet with Julia singing You're The One That I Want.
- on Jul 17, he takes part in the Flowerpot Event in London. Performs Volcano and You're the One That I Want with Julia Stone
- on Jul 29 he performs What If I'm Wrong again, this time at the Tibet Festival in London
- on Jul 31 he plays at the Summerfest festival, Norway
September 2010
- a new Damien song (The Connoisseur of Great Excuse) is featured on the Icelandic film Future of Hope. Soundtrack should be out soon
October 2010
- on Oct 5 he appears onstage with Angus & Julia Stone again for the infamous Grease cover, this time at El Rey in LA.
November 2010
- on Nov 30 I-tunes will release the charity album Gasoline Rainbows featuring The Connoisseur of Great Excuse


as usual, thanks to Glo for her feedback and help filling my memory blanks

[Amie R.]

Btw the random Giske island here in Norway has a really beautiful recording studio and under the festival an artist will record something in that studio...well they are encouraging people to buy a "volunteer ticket" for the festival (just a way to raise money to guarantee the next year festival) and they will randomly chose people who bought the ticket to watch the recording session... I asked one of the guys working at the festival who's the artist and he said it is secret. Just to feed your curiosity I will leave the link for pictures of the recording studio...

http://www.oceansoundrecordings.com/?menu=6

Om du velger å kjøpe frivillig-billett er du automagisk med i trekning av en intim musikalsk opplevelse i særklasse i Ocean Sound Recordings på Giske.

"if you choose to buy volunteer ticket you are automatically participating on a draw to a intimate musical experience in special class (V.I.P) at the Ocean sound recordings at Giske"

[verenita]

marti and glo... you guys are unbelievable thanks for taking the time to list all those things damien was involved in... my favourite one (lol): january 25th buenos aires i was thinking about that gig yesterday and it´s definitely on top!

btw, i talked about damien to another teacher at school... that much that i almost drove her crazy. last sunday, i finally sent her an email with some info and pics, and she told me yesterday (when we met at school)... "i feel in love" i knew it sorry for rambling on...

[Daniel]

marti, you have way too much time on your hands today...

[borneoman]

^hehe took me 5 min, I'm the best at copy/pasting did it at work of course

[verenita]

Originally Posted by Daniel

marti, you have way too much time on your hands today...

that´s what i thought, but marti you have cleared it up already

[davidcotyalex]

haha I think you made my point marti!

[MANGO]

awww Thanks borneoman xx

[cille]

Hehe you guys are cute!

[Cerque]

I like this thread more.

[Amie R.]

Focused in too many things=Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
I have that issue too.
lol

[verenita]

i rather call it freedom

[borneoman]

you know, I have this theory that a little pressure is good for you, and that people work better under a bit of stress... that's why I always maintained that the 10 Days to Barcelona was a good idea I think that if you relax too much, you do nothing... a little stress is good for you

[Amie R.]

Originally Posted by borneoman

you know, I have this theory that a little pressure is good for you, and that people work better under a bit of stress... that's why I always maintained that the 10 Days to Barcelona was a good idea I think that if you relax too much, you do nothing... a little stress is good for you

I agree with you Marti! I work better under pressure and like it very much being leaded.Some people just can't be left lose...

[Amie R.]

Originally Posted by verenita

i rather call it freedom

Vere being ADHD is not necessarily a bad thing...it's mostly bad for those who has it,believe me hehehe but ADHD people are usually very creative ;-)

[verenita]

of course it´s not a bad thing, at all. but it leaves you no choice (or just a few, since it´s a given thing), while freedom is an open road... that´s why i choose to think of it this way

^^ marti, i sort of agree... in fact, i´m so much better under pressure, although i get mad at myself because of that. uf, just the memory of that stressed situations makes me feel stressed, lol.

i don´t know... and i don´t want to repite myself that much, but i do believe it´s all about being honest and i, personally, feel that honest in every little or big thing damien put it out... and this has nothing to do with wearing pink glasses (no offense, please), it´s just the way it is.

[Amie R.]

Talking about freedom :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yb5R...eature=related

[verenita]

i love that interview i stumbled into it a couple of days ago and it just amazes me how "some things in life stay the same"... like the essential perspective. i mean, that interview is from long ago and so many things are really changed, but then, i read about things the guy is doing or how he is involved in bits and bobs... and that essential perpective hasn´t change. at least, that´s what i think...

he looks gooouurgeos in that interview

[rachlanee]

Originally Posted by borneoman

from June 2008 on...


- Iceland gigs, on the 24th in Reykjavik, on the 26th at the Borgardfjord Festival. One of the newies from 10 Days to Barcelona is partially played.

Just found the video for this on youtube. Grrrrr... What a tease!

[Joyful]

I missed this thread the first time round. Thanks to Marti and Glo for putting it together.

[Cerque]

I feel like...I am just about ready for a new album soon. Sometime within the next year or I will start to despair.

[Amie R.]

Originally Posted by Cerque

I feel like...I am just about ready for a new album soon. Sometime within the next year or I will start to despair.

I'm hoping for a mediterranean tour next summer in addition to other parts of the world ;-) I can see myself spending the summer in Greece and Italy(5 weeks vacation from work),for example...hehehehe

[verenita]

^ five weeks... wow, that is awesome! and greece and italy sounds great... with or without damien

[srahman24]

Woah... I actually had no idea he'd done all that. Well, I did know while it was all happening - but seeing it all in a list definitely makes it seem like he's done more than I thought he had.

Now if only we could add:
Fall/Winter 2010
World tour