Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 1 (Part 1)
The worst gig that I’ve had so far in my career!!! I was on this one off gig with my friend Neil when I was 19. It started off in Birmingham where we were picked up by 2 guys we…
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 2
I used to play with a fantastic big band that I will not name. It was lead by a brilliant trumpet player and lovely bloke (when not standing in front of the band). I was playing second trumpet for this…
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 3
This wasn’t too long ago actually. It was a gig I deped for Ash with his mate Paul (See Previous Blog Better to Say Nothing Than to Lie). At a showcase for a soul band that hired us as a…
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 4
This was an on going bad experience. I saw a poster looking for a trumpet player to go on a show tour so I applied, auditioned and got the job. It turned out that it was for a Carpenters Show…
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 5
(Whilst I’m on Eurobusk I’ve prepared these posts so even when I’m away I don’t miss a day of blogging.) When you start getting lots of gigs coming in and you’ve not got a lot of experience you have to…
When It Gets Tough
No one gets an easy ride. You have to go through the crap some times to get where you cant to be. It’s sometimes all at once, and sometimes a little and often and personally christmas is usually a tough…
Dave Livesey – Professional Composer & Arranger
Why is it so difficult for people with actual talent to get into the field that they love?? My good friend and colleague Dave Livesey (from the Conservatoire) has still yet to have his talent put to good use. Dave…
Recording @ Abbey Road
A couple of years ago I went to record a few original tracks at Abbey Road. What a place!! (and a great canteen) I only spent a day recording in Studio 2 (where the Beatles recorded) but the amount of…
Matt’s Opening Blog
So you might ask what a young professional trumpet player at the start of his career would write in his first blog? Well to find out just read on. As you might have gathered from my site so far I…