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THOUGHTS

    Oct 22, 2022

    SUPERTONE ARTISTS 'STARLITE.ONE' RELEASE THEIR FIRST NFT - 'GOOD VIBRATIONS!'

    'Good Vibrations!' is the first NFT minted by Starlite.One - the exciting new multimedia project from Supertone artists Suzy Starlite and Simon Campbell

    In this new world of digital art, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are your way of supporting the artist…

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    Oct 7, 2022

    Starlite Campbell Band release exciting fourth album Live! 2

    Award-winners Starlite Campbell Band Starlite release their exciting fourth album 'Starlite Campbell Band - Live! 2'  
    Flying in the face of disposable music and keeping the roots of rock music alive, award-winning Starlite Campbell Band release their exciting fourth album…

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    Jun 27, 2022

    Starlite Campbell Band release exciting third album 'Starlite Campbell Band Live!'

    Flying in the face of disposable music and keeping the roots of rock music alive, award-winning Starlite Campbell Band release their exciting third album 'Starlite Campbell Band Live' on July 22nd, 2022.   

    Husband and wife Suzy Starlite and Simon Campbell…

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    Jun 24, 2022

    'A Whiter Shade of Pale - Live' Starlite Campbell Band release new single!

    Supertone artists Starlite Campbell Band have released a new single 'A Whiter Shade of Pale - Live' from their forthcoming new album 'Starlite Campbell Band Live!' on the Supertone record label. 

    The song features Josh Phillips, member of the legendary…

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    Feb 24, 2022

    Rig Rundown - Starlite & Campbell - live stream #9

    Hope you enjoyed last week's rig rundown of show #8.

    In this edition, we have the secret off-camera reveal showing the amp set up, how we are changing for next week including the pedalboard rebuild and the new pedal board…

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    Feb 17, 2022

    Starlite & Campbell - 'Merry' Rig Rundown - live stream #8

    Hope you enjoyed last week's rig rundown of show #7  - this is show #8 and starts with Suzy. We were a little 'merry' as we had a real problem with the broadcast software which led to the LiveStream running…

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    Feb 10, 2022

    Starlite Campbell Band - live stream rig rundown

    It's been a while since I posted some gear related stuff, but since December, Suzy and I have been broadcasting live streams from the Supertone studio in Portugal.

    It has been a technical challenge as we have not done this…

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    Jan 4, 2022

    New for 2022 'Starlite & Campbell - Streaming Live!'

    Need a mid-week live music fix? Join husband & wife Suzy Starlite & Simon Campbell streaming live every Wednesday at 2030 GMT for an hour of music and chat from the Supertone studio where they'll be playing original music and…

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    Dec 26, 2021

    Starlite Campbell Band #7 in Top Albums of 2021 - Voted By Music News UK

    In a stunning result for independent artists, European & British award nominees the Starlite Campbell Band's highly acclaimed new album 'The Language of Curiosity' was voted #7 by Music News UK in their Top 28 albums of 2021. 

    Named…

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    Nov 6, 2021

    Starlite Campbell Band release new single ‘Take Time To Grow Old’

    "Here is no sophomore slump with The Language of Curiosity. Starlite Campbell Band have stepped up their game, and their sound, taking their British blues/rock to a whole other level... A modern-day sonic boom!" | JD Nash, Editor, American Blues…

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    Nov 5, 2021

    Starlite Campbell Band release highly acclaimed second album 'The Language of Curiosity'

    European & British award nominees the Starlite Campbell Band husband and wife duo Suzy Starlite and Simon Campbell self-released their highly acclaimed second album 'The Language of Curiosity' on November 5th, 2021 on their independent label Supertone Records.

    Their combined…

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    Sep 6, 2021

    Starlite Campbell Band release rocking new single 'Gaslight'!

    European & British blues awards nominees Starlite Campbell Band release their rocking new single ‘Gaslight’ - taken from the highly anticipated new album ‘The Language of Curiosity’ which is released on November 5, 2021 

    Renowned for their unique sound…

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    Aug 7, 2021

    'The Language of Curiosity' new Starlite Campbell Band album released November 5, 2021

    European & British award nominees the Starlite Campbell Band’s highly anticipated second album ‘’The Language of Curiosity' is released on November 5, 2021

    “Starlite Campbell Band continue to push the boundaries of British rock and British blues!” JD Nash, American…

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    Apr 16, 2021

    My father's drill

    My father taught me everything about DIY. 

    The first experience I can remember was changing a tyre on the drive of our family home on Countess Lane in Radcliffe. I can’t recall the car, possibly a Triumph 2000, but do…

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    Mar 5, 2021

    Setting up a live recording for the Starlite Campbell Band in the Supertone Studio

    During this period of lockdown, we have been experimenting with recording and videoing live in the new Supertone studio which is based near Lisbon, Portugal. I talk in detail about the audio recording of the new Starlite Campbell Band video.

    …

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    Feb 20, 2021

    Music from the big pink in Portugal

    The modern recording studio (for this purpose say from the late ‘60s) can be a very strange environment. Many are pretty cold and sterile, not just the decor but also the ‘sound’ of the recording space. Dead and lifeless acoustics…

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    Feb 14, 2021

    Rupert Neve - a gift from God

    Earlier today I learned that Rupert had sadly passed away.

    He leaves behind a huge legacy of equipment, knowledge and legendary recordings that were facilitated by the electronics he designed.

    I was very fortunate to spend a couple of hours…

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    Jan 25, 2021

    10 things about Portugal

    Suzy and I moved to Portugal in October 2020. It’s a very long time since I was last in the country and Suzy had never been before. Here are our top ten observations so far.

    Repair not replace

    Stuff that…

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    Jan 18, 2021

    The fixer

    Suzy and I have moved six times since we became a couple in 2013. Isle of Man to Duras, France - Duras to Valencia, Spain - Valencia to Estivella, Spain - Estivella to Castletown, Isle of Man - Castletown to…

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    Oct 25, 2020

    'Can't Find My Way Home' - new Starlite Campbell Band single - released November 6, 2020

    European & British blues award nominees Suzy Starlite and Simon Campbell of the Starlite Campbell Band release their new single 'Can’t Find My Way Home’ on Friday November 6, 2020.

    Suzy explained “it’s hard to take in just how much…

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    Sep 26, 2020

    The Supertone Matamp

    I need a lot of clean headroom for my Mosrite Guitar's double neck and a superb pedal platform for fuzz and other distortion fx which will be used on the next Starlite Campbell Band album, ‘The Language Of Curiosity’.

    We…

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    Aug 30, 2020

    Latest Rig Rundown

    Rig rundown from the Starlite Campbell Band's soundcheck at the Met in Bury featuring my fantastic custom Drake Guitar by luthier Jim Drake of Denver, Colorado, USA, exclusive Supertone pedals made by Dan-Whitelock Jones of DWJ Pedals, Liverpool, England, Lehle…

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    Jul 30, 2020

    Let's talk guitar cables

    The cable that links your guitar to the first effect or amplifier input is the most important part in tone retention. The greater the capacitance per metre of cable, the more top end you will lose, as essentially, the cable…

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    Jun 30, 2020

    Big Jim Sullivan

    I may be wrong, but many of you reading this may not know this man.

    So I have taken extracts from his Wikipedia article plus a 'Forgotten Heros' piece from Premier Guitar Magazine for the quotes in this article. Between…

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