The past few months have been a difficult time for many people in the music industry. Lockdown has meant a complete lack of live gigs – and coupled with school closures, a lot of us have found ourselves with very…
Axis Percussion Artist
Axis bass drum pedals and hihat stands have been been my number one choice for years. For me, the build quality and the responsiveness of the direct-drive mechanism Axis use are second-to-none. As a session musician playing a lot of…
Your Sibelius Toolkit at Benslow Music Postponed
Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, I am very sorry to have to announce that my Avid Sibelius workshop at Benslow Music entitled Your Sibelius Toolkit scheduled for June has been postponed, as the Benslow Music centre will remain closed…
’90s Jam Statement
The following is the official Covid-19 related update from the live ’90s dance music show of which I am the musical director, ’90s Jam. All postponements, cancellations or other changes to gig dates as a result of Covid-19 are being…
19% Off All Remote Recording
These are extremely uncertain times for everybody in the music industry. With gig cancellations the norm right now, I am attempting to maximise the amount of work I can do from home – and to help other musicians and producers…
’90s Jam launches January 2020
For the last two years, I have run and MDed Ultra ’90s Jam – a spin-off lineup of the PX Productions’ hugely popular Ultra ’90s dance music show, which recently celebrated its ten-year anniversary. As of the start of this…
New Studio Open For Business
You may have noticed that the Studio page of this site has been down for the last couple of months – with just a placeholder image teaser and no information… I was hoping to have everything completed before now. But things get…
Sam Coe Album Launch
After working with Sam Coe for the first time at That Music Thing at Epic Studios last week – a gig which was very favourably reviewed – I am delighted that I’ll be back playing keys and organs for her…
Jade MayJean @ Ipswich Christmas Lights Switch-On
I am very excited that I will be playing drums with Jade MayJean and her band for the big Christmas Lights Switch-On event in Ipswich town centre on Thursday 21st November this year. Jade and the band will be performing…
Sistema Fiesta: Ten Years of Sistema In Norwich
In September 2011, I wrote about how proud I was to have joined an El Sistema-inspired music education programme in my home city of Norwich, working with students in inner-city schools teaching orchestral percussion an general musicianship. The project —…