Category: Musician
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To Africa And Beyond With The DSE
It has been a very busy time with the Dire Straits Experience having just returned from a 3 show tour in Finland. With less than a day to rest in the UK we then left for South Africa having 2 shows planned in Mozambique, one in Pretoria outside of Johannesburg and then on to the […]
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The ‘Invasion’ Will Have To Wait !
A few days ago I received the very sad news that this year’s 80s Invasion tour would be cancelled. This promised to be one of the best lineups of 80s artists that I’ve worked with. Eight UK shows had been planned with artists including Jason Donovan, 5-Star and Sister Sledge. It has however been a […]
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Henley Rewind and Travels Beyond for the DSE
Despite the Summer lull in DSE gigs thanks to two weather-related last-minute cancellations, we were happy to appear at the Henley Rewind Festival on August 17th. Sadly only a 40 minute appearance for us due to so many artists on the bill, but enough to keep us in trim for the forthcoming September gigs where […]
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Dame Shirley in Sardinia
A very unexpected but fun gig indeed. On the 8th August myself and a pretty sizeable orchestra were flown out to Sardinia to accompany Dame Shirley Bassey performing at a big UNICEF charity gig. Whilst only a brief appearance I was lucky enough to hear her 2 greatest hits performed live – Goldfinger and Diamonds […]
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DSE – Summer Travels In Europe
The Dire Straits Experience continues with their very busy schedule this Summer. Since the end of June we’ve been to Avoine and Istres in France. Last weekend we had gig in Croatia returning the next day to Heathrow and getting straight onto a sleeper touring bus that took us overnight to the Rewind Festival in […]
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Nashville Comes To Liverpool
On the 13th July I had a very enjoyable diversion from the usual kind of gigs I do. I was working alongside the Liverpool Philharmonic in a ‘Nashville Classics’ concert with full orchestra and rhythm section. The show was the brainchild of pianist/arranger/conductor Kennedy Aitchison and Annie Skates, singer and vocal arranger. Also featuring on vocals, […]
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National Tour – Ministry Of Sound
And we’re off again. Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool coming up over the next month. After the first gig at the Festival Hall in January, this Classical celebration of some of the best selling dance music of all time continues with a national tour. It’s performed by the 50 strong London Concert Orchestra […]
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Where It All Started
What a day and what an honour to be awarded an ARAM by my old college. It has been 32 years since I graduated with a Bmus degree and an LRAM (teaching diploma). An ARAM (Associate of the Royal Academy of Music) is really a kind of pat on the back awarded to the college’s […]
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More Dire Travels
And so the gigs go on for the Dire Straits Experience. From Budapest in early April to Russia a week later. Three gigs covering Moscow, Ufa and Yekateringberg. One unexpected mode of transport was the overnight sleeper train to Ufa. I even managed to bump into some old mates in Red Square ! And then […]
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Sheet Music for Sale
Over the years I’ve composed music for many purposes. Piano, not surprisingly, has always been my favourite instrument to write for. You may from time to time come across my music. If you have a Roland digital piano for example, it’s very likely some of my music will be included in the built-in demo songs. […]