New Model Army
Schlechte Nachricht aus Bradford - Großbrand zerstört NMA Studio!
Vom: 03.01.2012
Eine traurige Nachricht erreichte uns aus Bradford. An Weihnachten hat ein Großbrand das Studio von New Model Army zerstört. Das Gebäude steht noch, doch das Equipment ist unwiderruflich verloren. Im Anhang unten könnt ihr ein Video sehen, das das verheerende Ausmaß der Zerstörung zeigt. Zum Glück kamen die Jungs gerade von der Weihnachtstour zurück und viele Gerätschaften waren noch sicher untergebracht.
Hier die originale Nachricht der Band:
"On Christmas Eve a fire started in the furniture outlet next to the Mill in Bradford, and directly below New Model Army’s studio. Although most of the building, which also houses two floors of Party Space, a screen-printers and several other studios rented by professional outfits including Paradise Lost and previously Chumbawumba, was saved, New Model Army’s studio suffered a roof collapse, extensive fire, water and smoke damage and almost complete devastation.
We have lost our entire studio set-up - desk, microphones, recording gear etc - and many irreplaceable instruments including Michael's Tama and vintage Gretsch kits and Robert's priceless old Slingerland. Gone is Michael's entire snare drum collection, eight guitars including a Les Paul, the Phew that Dean plays live and a vintage Epiphone acoustic, a 1960s C3 Hammond organ, a harmonium, a vintage EDP Wasp synthesiser and a huge number of our most favourite instruments, large and small.
HOWEVER we were lucky that we had just returned from the short run of Christmas shows and that most of our touring equipment was still cased and stacked up. It is amazing what can be pulled out of totally melted flightcases and, with varying degrees of smoke and water damage, we have salvaged Justin's Lowden, his favourite SG and Vox AC30 and parts of Michael's touring kit while none of Marshall's guitars or Nelson's touring bass were in the studio at the time of the fire.
We are hoping that our Insurance claim will be relatively straightforward although it is too early to say for sure. Meanwhile, in the true 'Spirit Of The Mill', an army of volunteers helped us to fill five skips full of charred remains, while work has already begun on fixing the roof.
We would like to thank everyone who has written to us with messages of support and offers to loan gear. We have honestly been amazed and humbled by this response. Our gratitude and respect goes out to all of you. And lastly, but certainly not least, we'd like to thank the firefighters who contained the fire and saved the Mill (and even some of our equipment) in difficult and dangerous conditions."
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