Musical Experience

· First gig with a professional band 2ndApril 1960 (see Pic)

· Gave up Tambourine and started playing guitar in 1971

· Started playing real gigs around North London

· Has Played solo and with several function and blues bands including Wolverhampton based ‘The Gastric Band’ and W-s-M based ‘Jackawahwah’.

· Worked for global music company Roland in Pro Audio & Video.

· Recorded live albums and performance video for artists as diverse as The Joy Formidable, Osibisa, and Bernie Marsden (M3 Whitesnake).

· Various video & audio recordings and compositions used for radio & TV

Musical Inspiration

· Buddy Holly/Paul McCartney

· Santana, Eric Clapton

· Jazz, Funk, Soul, Blues Gospel.

Top 3 Songs

· Rave on – Buddy Holly

· Clean Up Woman – Betty Wright

· Whirring – The Joy Formidable

Best Gig(s) Attended

1. Led Zeppelin at Wembley Empire Pool Nov 1971

2. Black Sabbath at the Festival Hall London 1970

3. Paul McCartney Millennium Stadium June 2010

Loads of great A list gigs attended professionally, too many to list here!

Musical Mantra

Tune up and make sure the strings point outwards