3 weeks until baby number 3 arrives. Lots of music to work on and finish. We begin recording jamie Abbotts album this month and finishing tracks for Jess Greenaway. I am preparing for an amazing concert in Naples at The San Carlo, Italy’s oldest functioning opera house, reopens after a two-year, €67m (£57m) restoration project in which 300 workers buffed up the stucco, gold leaf and drapes, added new rehearsal rooms and installed a hi-tech stage set. I will be the musical director and right hand man to Fabrizio Ferri, the visionary and composer of the evenings music. I am also scheduled to begin working with a great new artist in October called Milly Winters. Sumudus album is released and is called Waiting For You and she is gigging all over the country to promote it. Check out Sumudu.com for news and dates, the album sounds exquisite.

I haven’t written for a week and a half as I have been working, moving house and studying but we are back at Pierrepont Reeds and very exciting it is too. Today I am up at Chapel Studios Wimbledon mixing the last 3 tracks for Mike Lindups’ album. Cameron Craig is engineering with Dave Loops Jones assisting, and it sounds great. Hopefully this will be finished released to coincide with Level 42’s 30th anniversary tour which starts in October. Great writing days with Jamie Abbott as we get closer to having all the material for what will be his debut album. Have a great weekend and I will get back to writing regularly next week. My best Kip

I think we may be onto something. Get a group of great musicians together to play a beautiful song live, dont do any editing, no vocal comping and then its simply ready to mix. This is what I did with Mike Lindups new “Song For Zane”, how delightfully refreshing and quick. Very happy indeed. Working with new artist Jessica next week from the band Herbalise, amazing voice, looking forward to it. Best for now Kip

The mixes of The Relics are finished. We are off to party. Home tomorrow and then chilled weekend ready to work with Mike Lindup next week. We are re-doing vocals on two tracks MAdness and Angelo and cutting a new track on Thursday. Looking forward to it. I ‘m going now to get drunk and sleep. Ciao X

3JM5GZRXYT4D// Luckily we are in an airconditioned studio as it is 39 degrees outside. We are about finish the 7th track of 10 for Misa and the Relics, I say we and I mean me and my friend and super engineer Mark Neary. We are in Pink Studios out here which is only £180 pounds a day for a great SSL mix room, dont quote me! Back in the UK on Saturday then next week working with Mike Lindup to finish his record ready for the Level 42 tour in October as well as cutting a new track. Jamie Abbott is writing more great songs and we are planning a co-write day with my fav songwriter in the world Judie Tzuke the week after next. Have a great day. Best Kip