Throughout this October I was touring with Marc Almond, which was exhausting, but great fun. With quite a big band (2 keys, 2 guitars, bass, drums, 2 brass, 5 strings, 4 backing vocals), it was great to perform Marc’s hits … Read more…
Last week I was part of a team coaching the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble for a World Premiere piece by composer Michael Gordon. It was a joint BBC Prom with Bang-on-a-Can All Stars, where the Youth Ensemble was split into eight … Read more…
I spent a whole month out in the USA this June: Firstly, I was doing some recording sessions at YouTube HQ in NYC, and an interview on Leonard Lopate’s show on WNYC Radio, then I hot-footed it to Rowan University to … Read more…
Recording is a huge part of my work, whether it’s adding trombone to TV commercials, jingles, game soundtracks, movies, etc, from my home studio, or joining a horn section, band or orchestra in a studio to record the full project. … Read more…
Slotting work in is always quite a challenge, as usually sessions and gigs can easily clash, but yesterday’s work only JUST slotted in. It meant leaving one recording in London (Henry Wood Hall) at 1:30pm and starting another recording at … Read more…
I felt extremely honoured to receive a ‘Beacon of Hope’ Award from the Lymphoma Association earlier this month. After having battled Hodgkins Lymphoma for many years, I have helped numerous others battling various types of cancer. Sadly when you open … Read more…
Touring is an exhausting, but necessary part of being a musician. This most recent tour I was a part of, was a very short one though, and was great fun! Daughter is a 3-piece band who have had much chart … Read more…
I was delighted to be asked to be one of 3 artists at the Arctic Trombone Festival in September 2016, alongside Ian Bousfield and Christian Jones. Held in the most Northern city in the world, Tromsø, the Festival lasted for … Read more…
During a bit of spare time I decided to record a trombone octet that I arranged many years ago. Mahler’s 5th Symphony is a favourite of mine, and especially the Adagietto for strings, which I thought might work well on … Read more…
The BBC Proms is the largest and most democratic musical festival in the world. This year’s biggest Prom was the David Bowie Prom, and I was honoured to be a part of it. It was a celebration and reinterpretation of the … Read more…
