Key Skills:
- Piano (all types)
- Hammond Organ (& generics)
- Synthesizers
Background:
Classically trained Keyboards Player up to Royal College of Music Grade VIII standard on both Piano and Organ with minors in Clarinet and Bassoon. Studied Music to A’Level with a Grade A distinction from Oxford and Cambridge Examinations Board. Extensive Stage (indoor and outdoor) as well as Studio based experience as a Keyboard player.
Styles:
- Classic Rock
- Pop
- Rock
- Blues
- Swing & Big Band
- Indie
- Acoustic/Folk
- Rock Metal
- Soft Rock
- General Pop
Equipment Knowledgeback:
- Korg – Triton Extreme 88, 61 & SP200 Stage Piano
- Roland - RD170 Stage Piano & AX-7 Keytar
- MIDI - UM880 midi patch/merge units
- Protools - 7.31LE
- Sibelius - 5.0
Experience:
USA
- Lets Zeppelin (2005/06) Mid West Tribute Show to Led Zeppelin where I performed various live indoor and outdoor commitments as the keyboards side of John Paul Jones.
UK
- Wish Music (Dec 2008 -) Musical Director & Keyboards II. I worked alongside an impressive Management Team including board members of Metropolis Records to establish, arrange and tour with the country's finest Rock Orchestra. Duties included holding vocals rehearsals, full orchestra rehearsals, performing and conducting the orchestra as well as singing songs within the show itself. Wish is a 32 Piece Show Band on a Nationwide Tour from 2009 playing hits from The 60's right up to the Present Day. The show features 5 Male Singers/Dancers,5 Female Singers/Dancers, 1 Trombone, 2 Trumpets, Lead Guitar, 4 Saxophones, Rhythm Guitar, Clarinet, Bass Guitar/Double Bass, Flute, 2 Keyboards, French Horn, Drums, 3 Violins, Percussion & 2 Cello. All the musicians that play for Wish are professional musicians in their own right. The members of the band include some the UK's most sought after Session players and lots of up and coming stars. Included in the production team are internationally renowned Andy Wish, ITV X Factor Vocal Coach Sally Rivers & chief choreographer Pamela Knowles.
- HTM Prod’ns (Nov 2008) HTM Productions has a national theatre tour of the show “The Deadringer From Hell” and I work as Dep Keyboards on this show in such venues as Hull City Hall.
- Jutland Studios (Sept 2008) Working with, writing, performing & creating tracks for Big Brother’08’s Darnell Swallow (of Cookie Love fame). My work will feature on Darnell’s first album thought to be released in 2009.
- Elliott Frisby (Sept 2008 -) Acoustic Folk Songwriter and Nashville performer Elliott Frisby. I work with Elliott as Pianist.
- Rebellion’08 (Aug 2008) Rebellion Festivals is the worlds largest International Punk Festival. I was the Sound Engineer for the Pavilion Room (1800-2000 people) Sound Stage with 45 bands featuring on my stage over 4 days. I engineered for such bands as Neck, The Verukas, The Lurkers.
- Red (SkyTV) (June 2008 – Aug 2008) Working with Sky Digital’s channel 186 (Red) on the Elliott Frisby Singer/Songwriter television series featuring artists such as Television and Radio 1’s Mike Read and Tony Moore of Cutting Crew.
- Rockman Music (Jan 2008 – June 2008) Working with Stars In Their Eyes winner Steve Steinman who performs a Theatre Based Touring Show called ‘The Meat Loaf Trilogy’. I perform all the Piano and, Synth, Orchestral and Organ parts required.
- Rhythm Junkies (April 2008 -) Dep Keyboards Player for this Function Show Band working the corporate sector performing Covers Music.
- Sound Asylum (April 2008 -March 2009) Function Show Band working the corporate sector performing Covers Music.
- Ivories Angels (Sept 2007 – March 2008) Function Show Band working the corporate sector performing Covers Music. On this I work with Scott Ottaway, relief drummer for London based show, We Will Rock You.
- Matt Shaw (2003 – 2007) Stars in Their Eyes Winner who performs a look-a-like Tribute Show nationally to Meat Loaf. I toured as a look-a-like/perform-a-like to Jim Steinman.
Producers:
- Chris Wyles Former drummer with Shakin’ Stevens and the Sunsets turned Music Producer for artists such as Jeff Beck. I worked for Chris to recreate ALL the Keyboards parts on Meat Loaf tracks, Bat Out Of Hell, You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth, Life Is A Lemon and Rock n Roll Dreams Come Through from in November 2004.
- Bob Bradbury Lead Guitarist with Hello turned Music Producer. I worked for Bob with an original 60s Band from Hatfield called The Clan Buchanans to devise and create Piano, Hammond, Vox Continental & Fender Rhodes sounds to tracks first recorded in the late 60s but never completed until late 2003!
Teaching:
- Mick Bass I mentored Mick Bass of 80s Chart Band ‘The Look’ on the Korg Triton Extreme 61 when the band reformed in 2005 to release their album ‘Pop Yowlin’’
In summary
I am a versatile performer with numerous stage-based & studio-based experience as a Keyboard Player, fully skilled with both Roland and Korg technologies as well as fully skilled working with MIDI, and MIDI studio based recording (both Protools and Logic). I come with a classical background and read music. I can orchestrate, devise and create parts as required for all music styles with the exception of Jazz. Easy to get along with and works well (with or without direction) as a team player.
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