A Shadey Weekend
Over the weekend I did a warm up gig for New Years in Abu Dhabi. The Shades played at Escape (a club in the Coventry) to give us all a chance to play our new material. We sound checked and…
An Enormous Honorary Member
I’m playing a gig with Enormous on November 20th so I’ve been in contact with Davy Lawerence (lead singer/song writer) over the past couple of days sorting out rehearsals, dots, mp3’s etc. I’ve been listening to some of the new…
My Dad AKA The Hulk
This isn’t a music relevant post but I thought it deserved a mention. My Dad works as a dentist. He’s retiring this year but he’s not lost his skills. Despite approaching 60 he can still rip a yellow pages phone…
Trying To Crack The London Scene
When you’ve grown up playing and developing all of your contacts in the midlands it’s tricky to find a route into London. If I’d been to college in London I’m sure things would be much easier but unfortunately that wasn’t…
The Genius Of Adam Sandler
I’ve been playing a lot of wedding gigs recently and it can be a really great feeling knowing that not only are you part of a moment that so many people will never forget, but that you are making that…
So Many Posts, Such A Long Time
I’ve been trying to write out some ideas for posts today. Now I’m on my 262 post you’d think it was easy. My problem is I often have moments of inspiration and if they’re not immediately written down they evaporate….
Gigging With The Swinging Bass
What a couple of days!! The weddings went off without a hitch on Saturday and Sunday (even though todays gig did drag a little). In fact I’ve only just got back and I left before 7 this morning. The real…
A Heavy Gigging Weekend
This weekends going to be a long one. I’ve got a couple of wedding gigs in London and one in the Midlands. They’re my first gigs in London since I moved down but they came from my contacts in the…
Another Weekend of Soul
I was playing with The Soul Vibe Train last night in Wolverhampton. I got to catch up with a couple of mates I haven’t seen for a while including Chris Hickman (pro trombone in the midlands area who often deps…
Last Of The Indian Weddings
As we leave the Indian wedding season I’ve said goodbye to the last official wedding of the season. And what a way to cap it all off with meeting a VERY famous musician in the Indian music world. Who is…