I'm a professional musician based in Leek, in north Staffordshire, UK. This website is here to detail all the things I do, and how I might be of use to you, whatever your musical needs! The links at the top of the page take you to more detailed descriptions of my work, and to other things that might interest you. The links across the top are to my pages on the major social networking sites. Feel free to add me as a friend, and subscribe to my Twitter and YouTube channels!
I've been playing the guitar for about 20 years, and bass for the last 17 of those. I have played in many bands, including Some Have Wings (a funk-rock band from Blackburn, Lancashire), Gallileo (a Queen tribute band), The Timber Merchants (classic rock covers and originals from Cambridge), Fallen Angel (metal covers band from Stoke-On-Trent) and my own rock band Voyager Project.
I have experience teaching at all levels from beginner to advanced. I can read music and have a sound knowledge of music theory. I've played in pit bands for numerous musicals, most recently "We Will Rock You", and have served as musical director for productions of "The Talisman" and "The Ministry Of Death" by Cambridge Christian Musicals Society.
My academic background is in Media Technology, which I studied to degree level at the University of Salford. As a result, I have extensive experience in video and audio engineering and editing. I specialised in audio and multimedia production techniques. Since moving to Staffordshire in 2004, I have been able to record several local bands both on location and in my studio, as well as doing live sound engineering for bands and other events.
2010 sees me moving into the music and media industry full-time. It is an exciting, ever-changing world which you have to work hard to keep up-to-date with. Gone are the days when someone could specialise in just one discipline - in today's marketplace it is essential to be able to provide a wide range of skills and services. As part of that, I have embraced the e-media marketplace, producing a weekly video blog on YouTube looking at rhythm guitar techniques, and networking with other musicians and manufacturers throughout the world.
I hope you will find my website easy to navigate, clear and informative. If I can be of service to you in any way, please contact me. I believe you'll find my work of very high quality and we will build a good working relationship.
