One of the tracks I worked on for American-born and Russian-raised singer/songwriter Elizaveta, has recently been broadcast as the soundtrack to a promo for the primetime ABC show ‘Scandal’ in the USA. ‘Meant’ is a wonderful song by Elizaveta, full … Read more…
An exciting gig came in this month; opening the BRIT Awards with the band MUSE! It meant a couple of very long days at the O2 Arena in London, full of rehearsals and lots of make-up (as you can see!), … Read more…
I was so pleased to be able to go on tour with Seal again, especially after having quite a lot of treatment, I never know if I’m going to be allowed to go away for any decent length of time. … Read more…
Ever since the BBC hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing hit our screens almost a decade ago, it has inspired many spin-off shows and touring shows with their many professional dancers and artists. Dancers Anton du Beke and Erin Boag … Read more…
I had a slightly different New Year’s Eve gig from normal. It was a gig in Marrakech, North Africa! A six-piece band from the UK joined forces with top Musical Director from Broadway, Scott Cady, and an ensemble of Broadway’s … Read more…
For five weeks in October/November I toured with a brand new show – a live arena tour of the longest-running science fiction television show in the world.. BBC’s Doctor Who! With specially-composed music by Murray Gold, we began with intense … Read more…
Seal’s sixth studio album ‘Commitment’ was released in the UK on 20th September, and we set off on a short promo tour around it. We began in Cologne, where we gave a full-length exclusive concert for WDR2 Radio station. The … Read more…
On 1st October I will become Vice President of the British Trombone Society, after many years serving on the Board of Advisors. On 12th September I was invited to be a guest soloist for the British Trombone Society Day … Read more…
In September I played trombone with Sting on his latest DVD and in December toured to stunning venues in Paris and Baden-Baden performing with him. The DVD is a documentary and live concert (from the beautiful Durham Cathedral) which … Read more…
For a week in February I was playing principal trombone with the Symphony Orchestra of India in Mumbai. It was a brilliant week. The brass section were made up of players from Kazakhstan, Russia, Australia and myself from Britain so … Read more…
