Bass Blog

It’s been an eventful year for me. As I’m writing this end-of-year review I’m listening to an album I recorded over 20 years ago with Carl, Ray and Les from Failsafe. Les’s untimely death on 28…

Following a successful audition I’m proud to announce that I will be joining UK Fleetwood Mac as their new permanent John McVie, starting with their autumn theatre tour which kicks off in September…

It was great to join Seth, Jack and the new tub-thumper Joe for a hit-filled set, playing at the Castell Roc festival at Chepstow Castle in Wales. The photographs and the video only begin…

I’m incredibly proud to announce I’m now officially a Bass Centre Elites Artist You can see my mug shot at https://www.basscentre.com/bass-centre-elites-artists.html alongside Guy Pratt, Norman…

I've just finished a short run playing with top Coldplay tribute "Cloneplay" at the Legends Festivals along the south coast. They're a fantastic bunch of guys as well as fantastic musicians, making…

It's been a busy couple of weeks, each of the six last shows has been with six different bands: Live Karaoke Band, Pink Floyd and Blur tributes and three party bands. I took the opportunity to film…

I’ve just finished a three-day weekend playing the music of three of my bass guitar heroes: Roger Waters, Guy Pratt and John Taylor - and three very different playing styles and techniques. Friday…

Now assuming the recovery position after a raucous night of rock playing in Captain's Big Band with Garry, Zac and Rob in Poole These guys are so entertaining and fantastic performers, sooooo much…

I've just finished the first two shows stepping in with the brilliant Claire, Lewis and Aaron, aka Miss-Chief and The Makers and, wow, they have been a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to the third…

It was great as always to steal a night out and play with Dan and Kyle in Suite last Saturday, added bonus that it was a local hometown gig in Portsmouth although the clocks changing did make it feel…

It's quite ironic. I'm a bass player who also develops websites for a living and have made plenty of sites for other musicians and bands but never gotten around to doing one for myself... until now.…

The enforced Covid lockdown of live music has given me a chance to belatedly give The Live Karaoke Band a refresh. It's a big undertaking, identifying nearly forty new songs that will work well…