Alternative Dubstep Orchestra review

March 14, 2011December 15, 2017

Alternative Dubstep Orchestra review

I’ve been hearing good things about these guys and looking forward to checking them out as part of the Honeycomb Club – a monthly event at, where else, the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath – home to so much of whats good in terms of the smaller end of the Birmingham live music scene....Continue reading

March 4, 2011December 15, 2017

Picking a Musical Genre

Many musicians are pretty wary about puting their music in a pigeon hole and yet choosing a suitable label for your music is pretty much indispensible in terms of getting your music out there and helping it reach the ears of suitable listeners. Personally Im something of a reluctant marketer – I certainly dont want...Continue reading

February 28, 2011December 15, 2017

Listen In – a start on my new album

Its a moment Ive long been waiting for. Much as I love my piano, singing has long been a passion of mine and so it feels like a bit of a landmark to have made a start on recording a demo of my first album of songs. The album, Mindfulmess will be coming out later...Continue reading

January 21, 2011December 15, 2017

Improvisation 1 – the video

I’ve rather grown to love my first foray into recorded piano improvisation, so I’ve gone one step further and produced a video for it. What Ive done is pretty straightforward, setting the piece to a series of my favourite photos from last year, but I think its come out quite effectively, the changes of images...Continue reading

January 20, 2011December 15, 2017

Hard Work

It feels like I’m working hard at the moment. Of course that doesnt necessarily mean that Im doing more work than any other time, but it feels like heavy going. In fact, you could argue that Im hardly working at all – Im well ahead with my main work at the moment (as a booking...Continue reading

January 18, 2011December 15, 2017

Jo Hamilton – a new release of a wonderful album

Its great to be able to plug a local artist and really mean it. Jo Hamilton is a fine and subtle songs with a very individual feel – often inspired by her unusual upbringing in the wilds of Scotland as well as periods in Turkey, UAE, Kuwait, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. Now based in Birmingham’s...Continue reading

January 16, 2011December 15, 2017

Improvisation

As I often do on a Sunday afternoon, Ive just found myself improvising at the piano. This particular occasion is an exciting one for me, not so much because its one of my best ever attempts (tho I reckon its quite pleasant), but because this is the first time Ive made use of my little home...Continue reading

December 17, 2010December 15, 2017

Entertaining Huntsville

Thanks to the modern marvel which is the internet Im starting to make new friends and garner fans of my music right across the globe. Recently one such, the very charming Bob Baker, interviewed me for a magazine promoting live events in no less a place than Huntsville, Alabama. With thanks to Bob for the...Continue reading

November 26, 2010December 15, 2017

Pilot Project Takes Off

A very exciting project for music in the West Midlands is now live: The Pilot Project started when local music enthusiast and one time BRMB broadcasting legend Robin Valk realised that with the ongoing demise of CDs and records, there was a danger that the best in new and contemporary music was no long being...Continue reading

November 23, 2010December 15, 2017

Stasis – Free MP3 download

Its good to share, so please accept this gift of a free MP3 download of one of my latest pieces of piano music, Stasis. Just click the link below if you want to hear it right now in your web browser, or if you want to download the MP3 and take it with you, just...Continue reading

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