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 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…
The Pisces Rising at Summer In The City
I am delighted to announce that I’ll be playing percussion in a live orchestral performance for The Pisces Rising – a popular YouTube channel which re-orchestrates well-known theme tunes into large, epic-sounding masterpieces – at this year’s Summer In The…
Lack of updates…
I don’t generally make ‘New Years resolutions’ – but one thing I did want to do as of the start of this year was to update this page more, and be more active here. So far, not so good…! So…
Ten Years, No Day Job
March 2017 is something of a landmark for me, so here is a short piece of writing (and a few old pictures) all about it. It was back in March 2007 that I officially declared myself ‘a professional musician’. Nothing…
Production Rehearsals with Ultra ’90s
I have played drums for Ultra ’90s almost since the show’s inception in 2008 – and more recently, I have played percussion with the new Ultra ’90s Fresh lineup as well. However, with the popularity of Ultra ’90s expanding quicker…
Jamie Roe Band CDs arrive
The long-awaited hard copies of this spring’s Jamie Roe Band EP, Reach For The Tide, have finally landed! Contact Jamie through the website to order your copy now. Unsure? Listen to a track from the CD here: