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Bits & Bobs

 

Manatees at The Wharf

The current main gig is with Manatees, a blues/soul/funk/jazz/rock outfit.  Check out the band's website (button at the bottom of the page):

 

 

2010, and I was gigging again regularly!  This was quite a departure for me from all my previous pro work, but hugely enjoyable - it was with the Adam Palma Band, a classic rock covers band.

Adam Palma Band, live a Fresh Bar, Macclesfield, February 2010

My most recent main function band gig was Galerie, a quartet run by piano player Alan Shaw.  Click on the link or the button at the foot of this page to visit the band's webpage. 

My own band Grapevine is also available for gigs and functions.   This band is a larger outfit available from 7 to 11-piece ensembles.  Click on my photo above to contact me for any enquiries.

At Brownhills High School a few years ago, I have been working with some GCSE Music students on their ensemble performances.  Here is a picture of Jason P Wright and Jacob Mills with myself, otherwise known as "The Demon Axe Warriors"!  You can listen to our GCSE practical performance ("The Scratch", originally recorded by US band 'Surface Noise') by clicking on the CD below:

The Demon Axe Warriors

Demon Axe Warriors CD cover    Demon Axe Warriors CD - click to play    Demon Axe Warriors CD back

 

My little brother Will is a drummer, but spends most of his time writing pop records and film scores.  He has a most high-profile status in these endeavours having been rejected by Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Walt Disney to name but three.  May I suggest that you visit his websites by clicking on the images below, and fill his guestbook with convincing complimentary words.

       Will's media composition website             Will's songwriting website

Or we can think about when he achieved considerable fame, when his comedy song & dance group The Showbears plundered their way to the final of Britain's Got Talent 2012, and went viral worldwide on YouTube!

Showbears    Showbears with David Walliams