On a jet plane…Just woken up…I’ve actually been sleeping…almost seven hours…I don’t think I can say the same for Mark my manager. I did wake up briefly and saw him lying on the floor, wrapped up in a blanket in front of his seat to try to get some kip. I thought I’d fill you in while I’ve got an hour or so before touch down.

These last few days in the States have been totally fun packed to the brim with meeting after meeting. Not that I am complaining! It’s been such a great trip. Well worth the dollars. The general consensus seems to be everyone LOVES the record and after Mark and I have had a good old chin wag about all the various goings ons we’ll have our chosen choice of US label announced in no time. There is of course all of that contractual stuff to be dealt with because sadly not all relationships in life are based purely on trust. Such is life in the music industry. So I’m SUPER excited at the moment. We’ve met some really good people this week re: licensing this album. When the lawyers start to chit chat we have some pretty creative suggestions too (touches nose in a I know something you don’t kind of fashion). We were wined and dined pretty much throughout the trip too which kept the pennies in pockets. Mm mmmm…Lapping It all up.

Also while we were there, we did manage to squeeze in some time for a couple of good friends…won a game of darts?? Er, um (may have had a slight handicap), bought a crazy expensive red fluffy hat I’ll probably never wear to make up for all those pennies I’d saved from the dinners, did plenty of cross-Atlantic video ichatting, so cool, did a small photo shoot with Michael crook, feel a bit bad though for Michael coz we only had a couple of hours between meetings and I’d had about 4 hours sleep and didn’t look my usual radiant self to say the least…but hey. I’ve had a look at the contact sheets and we’ve definitely got a couple of really good ones. We must do a PROPER, lights and stuff shoot next time I’m in LA so you can show off to me coz I KNOW how good you are! Got given some very sexy little “bootlets” by a very talented lady who lives in Toronto who fed-exed me four pairs for the shoot. THANKYOU! I loved the pink suede ones the most…fit me perfectly. Have a peek at what she does here .I’ve also been working on the artwork for the album. Before I left the UK I did a couple of photo shoots, so I’ve been sieving through those piccis too and piecing it together. Showed the w.i.p artwork in some of the meetings and it went down really well too…so basically ALL GOOD!

Saw a film just before I got on the plane to the UK. Went to a place in Hollywood to watch this movie in an editing suite, just for me, I felt very important….I don’t know if I’m allowed to mention it but I will…it was called “The sisterhood of the travelling pants”. I did actually bawl my eyes out at regular intervals throughout. I’m such a big 6 foot baby. I really liked the film. They are looking for songs. Of course the success from Garden State doesn’t do any harm in situations such as these…incase you didn’t know…Garden State won a Grammy for the best soundtrack while I was out there…HOW COOL IS THAT!

Hooked up with Jeff Beck in LA…we found ourselves in a secret (not anymore) studio in the basement of the Sunset Marquee listening to,….yup, you guessed it…me me me. It was really fantastic hearing the album on a HUGE system in someone else’s studio for a change. Jeff bought in about a dozen other people and they all clapped at me…ha ha. All the attention…it’s too much, si can’t take it! Not... Ended up at singing a couple of songs on a keyboard in one of the live rooms by about 2am…The night bizarrely ended up for us all in Jamie Cullam’s hotel room armed with much vodka. Met up with Joel Peissig (Dumbing down of Love video) too that night talking about more video ideas….nice…

What else…erm…hooked up with the guys who choose what music goes in the OC. Nice peeps…we met at Zync music, another VERY important part of this whole album into the big wide world of coffee tables and ipods thing. Shout out to Marisa and Sanne! I think they may have something up their sleeve for you and me…all rather hush hush right now but let’s just say I came home to some REALLY good news.

Also hooked up with Jenna at CAA (my agents for gigs) which was cool. I’m glad she’s into this record. She was Frou Frou’s agent too. Responsible for all those cool spaceland gigs for all you LA folk. Also Brian, who hooked me up with that film thang. Fingers crossed they dig something on the album. Me thinks it could be another Garden state! I sholdn’t tempt fate…forget I mentioned it.

Erm… Happy belated valentines day...here’s some more wise words from ze frank

Um. I think that’s gotta be about it. Phew I’m all typed out.
Speak soon you guys. I’m on top of the world right now.
Love love
Immi xxx

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