BAss Player // music producer // live sound engineer // music JOURNALIST
Greetings, welcome to my bit of the internet where I get to list all the silly things i've worked on over the last 30 odd years whilst attempting to become a rock star, from college gigs, working mens clubs, the London circuit, X factor to Bring Me The Horizon, Arctic monkeys & Machine Head, I didn't become a rock star, but I gave it a proper go..
I spend most of my time now playing with various bands & solo artists in the north east (UK) or producing a record in the studio.
LIVE SOUND/SYSTEM ENGINEER
I spent a number of years installing hire PA systems into various venues across the north east & acting as the in house engineer for Ku-Stockton, Middlesbrough Empire & Middlesbrough Arena for hundreds of touring bands, credits include : Arctic Monkeys, Reverend & the makers, Enter Shikari, Bring Me The Horizon, The Presets, Blood Red Shoes, Dartz, Courteeners, The Cribs, Crystal Castles & many more.
LANDSCAPE RECORDING STUDIO
I opened a project studio at my house in 2007 and have since recorded a deafening amount of EP's, demos and Albums, some have even been pretty good.
MUSIC JOURNALIST & ROADRUNNER RECORDS UK
During the early 2000s I found myself publishing music & live reviews in a podcast format, which lead to partnerships with many PR firms and record labels in the UK, during this period I ended up interviewing some of the biggest rock bands on the planet either backstage or in their hotel rooms. credits include : Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Machine Head, Everytime I Die, Slash, Soulfly, Bullet For My Valentine, Hatebreed, Skid Row, Sum41, Hoobastank, 36 Crazyfists, Madball, Terror, & Stone Sour, during this time I was also invited to participate as member of the BRITS voting academy (for some reason.)
SESSION MUSICIAN & BANDS
Over the last 30+ years I have played in many bands and as a session player for 1 off shows, festivals and tours for solo artists, the most notable being 2012 X Factor winner James Arthur.
Currently you'll find me onstage with country artist Hayley McKay, function band The B-Sides, Emo Rock band Jetpacks For Hire, Who Then Now (KoRn Tribute) or thrash metal band Toranaga
If you are looking for someone to play bass on your project, wherever it is, gave me a call.
MY CURRENT GEAR
I play fender ESP, Ibanez, Fender Precision & jazz bases, Sennheiser IEM systems, Line 6 Helix processing, Ampeg SVT & TC Electronic amplifiers and cabinets.
