John Helps
@johnhel.ps
The 5th best guitarist in @Mybshwll. Occasional music as Châtelet. Records & shows as Robot Needs Home. Tour Manager & misery enthusiast. (He/Him)
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As of the 10th September we have asked that all Maybeshewill music for which we have control be removed from Spotify:
September 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
As of the 10th September we have asked that all Maybeshewill music for which we have control be removed from Spotify:
As a new band, having a well put together tech spec will make your live shows significantly easier. Having walked a tonne of folks through making them over the years, I thought I’d put together a quick cheat sheet.
How To Put Together A Tech Spec: The Stage Plot and Channel List — The Robot Needs Home Collective
As a promoter and a tour manager, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve asked for a bands tech spec and they’ve either said they don’t have one, replied with a couple of hastily thought up notes...
www.robotneedshome.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As a new band, having a well put together tech spec will make your live shows significantly easier. Having walked a tonne of folks through making them over the years, I thought I’d put together a quick cheat sheet.
My blogs about touring / live music (including a new one about weight limits for splitter vans - riveting reading I promise you) have a new home: www.robotneedshome.com/resource
Live Music & Touring Resource — The Robot Needs Home Collective
www.robotneedshome.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
My blogs about touring / live music (including a new one about weight limits for splitter vans - riveting reading I promise you) have a new home: www.robotneedshome.com/resource
Put some new music out today for the first time in ages. Listen at linktr.ee/chtlt
February 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Put some new music out today for the first time in ages. Listen at linktr.ee/chtlt
I make music under the name Châtelet.
I felt like I needed to preempt releasing new music by getting how I feel about it out of the way…
I felt like I needed to preempt releasing new music by getting how I feel about it out of the way…
February 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I make music under the name Châtelet.
I felt like I needed to preempt releasing new music by getting how I feel about it out of the way…
I felt like I needed to preempt releasing new music by getting how I feel about it out of the way…
I Uploaded a recreation of my Arc TanGent DJ set from this summer to soundcloud. It's stupid, poorly mixed in places, but has some bits I think are good / sort of hilarious.
https://on.soundcloud.com/yNBTS89LQpSsreVYA
https://on.soundcloud.com/yNBTS89LQpSsreVYA
January 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I Uploaded a recreation of my Arc TanGent DJ set from this summer to soundcloud. It's stupid, poorly mixed in places, but has some bits I think are good / sort of hilarious.
https://on.soundcloud.com/yNBTS89LQpSsreVYA
https://on.soundcloud.com/yNBTS89LQpSsreVYA
Found this from @caseynewton.bsky.social helpful and insightful in understanding the motivations and effects of Meta’s moderation decisions.
Meta surrenders to the right on speech
“I really think this a precursor for genocide,” a former employee tells Platformer
www.platformer.news
January 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Found this from @caseynewton.bsky.social helpful and insightful in understanding the motivations and effects of Meta’s moderation decisions.
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We are all but sold out for Grace Petrie’s Lefty Christmas at Bush Hall this December. Find the final tickets here: link.dice.fm/nc3594f3b507
November 27, 2024 at 10:14 AM
We are all but sold out for Grace Petrie’s Lefty Christmas at Bush Hall this December. Find the final tickets here: link.dice.fm/nc3594f3b507
Some incredible people I've had the privilege of working with over the years up for awards in the Women in Live Music Awards. You can vote here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WILMAwards2024
November 24, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Some incredible people I've had the privilege of working with over the years up for awards in the Women in Live Music Awards. You can vote here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WILMAwards2024
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In 2020 we produced ten full-length live performances from ten Leicester based artists in ten unusual spaces - from Cathedrals to art galleries. You can watch all of them for free on our website or YouTube channel. www.robotneedshome.com/home-leicester
November 24, 2024 at 3:29 PM
In 2020 we produced ten full-length live performances from ten Leicester based artists in ten unusual spaces - from Cathedrals to art galleries. You can watch all of them for free on our website or YouTube channel. www.robotneedshome.com/home-leicester
Magdalena Bay were really great at Outernet last night, but what’s with the army of people mopping at every show there, even when the floor is completely full of people?
November 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Magdalena Bay were really great at Outernet last night, but what’s with the army of people mopping at every show there, even when the floor is completely full of people?
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We’re here now. Hello. A new release to be announced in the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime we have two London shows coming up next year. Tickets via robotneedshome.com/shows
November 19, 2024 at 10:45 PM
We’re here now. Hello. A new release to be announced in the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime we have two London shows coming up next year. Tickets via robotneedshome.com/shows
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We're having a leftover tour stock sale on our EU store. Find it at https://voturecords.com/maybeshewill
November 15, 2024 at 11:50 AM
We're having a leftover tour stock sale on our EU store. Find it at https://voturecords.com/maybeshewill
Some good people let me remix their music, and I’ve collected them all together here. Listen or download for free.
robotneedshome.bandcamp.com/album/the-re...
robotneedshome.bandcamp.com/album/the-re...
The Remixes Part 1, by Châtelet
4 track album
robotneedshome.bandcamp.com
November 27, 2023 at 12:17 PM
Some good people let me remix their music, and I’ve collected them all together here. Listen or download for free.
robotneedshome.bandcamp.com/album/the-re...
robotneedshome.bandcamp.com/album/the-re...
Will never get over Refused putting out The Shape of Punk to Come - an album that is perfectly crafted, unusual in all the right ways, absolutely punishing and totally perspective altering - and then split up and never released anything ever again.
November 23, 2023 at 4:02 PM
Will never get over Refused putting out The Shape of Punk to Come - an album that is perfectly crafted, unusual in all the right ways, absolutely punishing and totally perspective altering - and then split up and never released anything ever again.
The lovely Chief Springs let me cut up their song ‘Saddened Sick’ & reassemble it. The arrogance of thinking I could add anything of value to this beautiful song.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/5AEtu4...
Apple Music: music.apple.com/gb/album/sad...
YouTube: youtu.be/1Ni1z0NNax4?...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/5AEtu4...
Apple Music: music.apple.com/gb/album/sad...
YouTube: youtu.be/1Ni1z0NNax4?...
November 23, 2023 at 10:23 AM
The lovely Chief Springs let me cut up their song ‘Saddened Sick’ & reassemble it. The arrogance of thinking I could add anything of value to this beautiful song.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/5AEtu4...
Apple Music: music.apple.com/gb/album/sad...
YouTube: youtu.be/1Ni1z0NNax4?...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/5AEtu4...
Apple Music: music.apple.com/gb/album/sad...
YouTube: youtu.be/1Ni1z0NNax4?...
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Extremely limited edition test pressings now on our store to raise funds for Médecins Sans Frontiéres & Jewish Voice for Peace.
Find them at mybshwll.bandcamp.com/merch.
Donate directly to MSF here: msf.org.uk
Donate directly to JVFP here: jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Find them at mybshwll.bandcamp.com/merch.
Donate directly to MSF here: msf.org.uk
Donate directly to JVFP here: jewishvoiceforpeace.org
November 10, 2023 at 10:42 AM
Extremely limited edition test pressings now on our store to raise funds for Médecins Sans Frontiéres & Jewish Voice for Peace.
Find them at mybshwll.bandcamp.com/merch.
Donate directly to MSF here: msf.org.uk
Donate directly to JVFP here: jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Find them at mybshwll.bandcamp.com/merch.
Donate directly to MSF here: msf.org.uk
Donate directly to JVFP here: jewishvoiceforpeace.org