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 —…
Phoenix FM Sunday Sessions with Jade MayJean
I will be playing piano with Jade MayJean live on Essex radio station Phoenix FM this coming Sunday 15th September as part of The Sunday Sessions. Tune in to 98.0 fm in Essex and East London — or listen online…
Summer Exam Success
Huge congratulations once again to all my students who took music exams during the summer term exam period. With entries spanning all levels from Grade 2 to Grade 8 – across piano, drumkit, music theory and music production exams –…
Your Sibelius Toolkit at Benslow Music
As a working musician, I find myself using Sibelius notation software all the time, in a variety of different contexts. With a hectic work life which spans touring with bands, teaching private students and youth orchestras and a wide range…