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Pink Floyd Legacy 2025 tour
I'm excited to announce I will be joining Durga McBroom and her Pink Floyd Legacy tribute midway through their 2025 spring tour of Europe, featuring complete performances of the albums The Wall and…
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Award-winning Hyper Muse!
Dan, Kyle and I have been ripping it up with some amazing MUS3 shows, firstly at The Picturedrome in Holmfirth and then at The Brixham Theatre in Devon, with returns to both venues immediately booked…
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Synfinity
Coming in 2025! Synfinity specialises in reviving iconic house and club anthems, transforming any event into an unforgettable celebration of music, energy, and nostalgia with classic grooves such as…
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In the studio with The Round Window and Lee Abraham
As a 2024 rushes by, I realise that I've been neglecting my blog so time for a few exciting updates.First up was some studio work late last summer where I was asked to record a couple of tracks for…
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But seriously... another tribute band? The classic grooves of Leland Sklar
Sorry, it was the best pun I could come up with! However, it was another successful weekend this time playing for Truly Collins and Pure Entertainment at a Coronation festival in Dagenham.I didn't…
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Unleashing our live laser and light show
Wow! Simply WOW! After over a year of planning and preparation Dan, Kyle and I finally launched our Muse tribute band with a laser and light show in Portsmouth and a massive thank you to everyone who…
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That was the year that was… 2022
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…
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A rather successful weekend: UK Fleetwood Mac
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…
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I'm now a Bass Centre Elites Artist!
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…
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New function band showreel
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…
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Pink Floyd and Duran Duran
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…
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Captain's Big Band
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…
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Miss-Chief + The Makers = Massive Fun
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…
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Three piece Suite
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…
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A website at last... 20 years in the making
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.…
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Successful trial of new QR code app for Live Karaoke Band
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…