I’m a London-based keyboard player, guitarist, singer and musical director. Experienced in Pop Tours, West End, Broadway, TV and Radio.
Touring credits include ABC, Dr Hook, Natalie Imbruglia, Jason Donovan, The Dire Straits Experience, Sam Bailey, Denise Pearson (Five Star), alongside TV and radio performances across the UK and Europe.
Musical Director credits include Natalie Imbruglia, Thriller Live (West End), The Drifters Girl (West End), 20th Century Boy (Touring), and Mamma Mia! The Party (The O2).
Artists I've performed with: Robbie Williams, Simply Red, Jess Glynne, Rick Astley, Clean Bandit, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, Birdy, Jamala, Zara Larsson, Paloma Faith, Myles Smith, Holly Johnson (Frankie goes to Hollywood), Jimmy Somerville (The Communards), Anastacia, Mark Owen (Take That), Emeli Sandé, Mica Paris, Bonnie Tyler, Seal, Go West, Nik Kershaw, Roachford, James Arthur, Sugababes, Texas, Tom Chaplin (Keane), Atomic Kitten, Midge Ure, Beverley Knight, Katrina (and the waves), Gregory Porter, Jamie Cullum, Toyah, Marc Almond (Soft Cell), T’Pau, Conchita Wurst, Alexandra Burke, Will Young, Blue, James Blunt, Melanie C (Spice Girls), George Ezra, Heather Small (M People), Bucks Fizz, The Shires, Nina Nesbitt, Ward Thomas, Martin Kemp, James Morrison, Jack Savoretti, Ronan Keating, Andreya Triana, Peter Andre, Then Jerico, Hazel O’Connor, Boney M, Nadine Coyle (Girls Aloud), Sonia, Jack Pack, Lemar, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Peter Coyle (Lotus Eaters), Dr and the Medics, Kim Wilde, Chris Farlowe, Rebecca Ferguson, Altered Images, Joe McElderry, Marisha Wallace, Kelli-Leigh, Bow Wow Wow, Imagination, The Christians, Shaun Escoffery, James Fox and Kerry Ellis.
Live to broadcast performances include, BBC Team GB Homecoming concert 2024, BBC One Big Eurovision Welcome 2023, BBC Radio 2 Piano room month with Natalie Imbruglia and the CBBC Summer Social Festival, playing with and arranging/programming for Union J and Mackenzie Ziegler.
Support tours - The Jacksons, Simply Red, The Corrs
West End - Thriller live, Drifters Girl, Let it Be, Mamma Mia, Jersey Boys, Priscilla
Broadway - Let it Be (Keyboards, inc Keyboard Programming)
Orchestral - Planet Earth II - Live arena tour, ABC Lexicon of Love tours.
There's no better feeling for me than sitting deep in a groove. My approach is always to play parts in a way that allows the other musicians in the band to sound good and have the space to play theirs. I always believe that the silence is just as groovy as the notes. I'm also a strong reader and I'm able to do gigs with little or no rehearsals. I also pride myself on my programming ability and being able to recreate almost any sound or sample in a live situation.
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VIDEOS
AUDIO
GALLERY
LIVE RIG
I'll go to painstaking lengths to get sounds as close to the record as possible, whether it's 80s synths, strings, brass or SFX, I can pull these out in a live situation. I've studied synthesis so I find it fairly straightforward to recreate most sounds required.
Every gig is different. Some only require 1 keyboard, others perhaps 2 or 3. Some gigs, I'll use a laptop in addition. Once I know what is required of me in terms of parts, style etc, I'll then begin to work out what gear I'm going to prep. Here's a list of my keyboards I use on gigs:
Nord Stage 3 HA88, Nord Stage 2 HA88, Yamaha CP88, Yamaha MODX8, Korg Kronos X 73, Korg Kronos 2 88, Hammond XK3C, Hohner Clavinet E7, Roland D50, Yamaha DX7II, Roland XP30, Dave Smith Prophet Rev 2.
My softsynth rack consists of:
2 x Macbook Pros and 2 x RME Fireface 800 for Mainstage plus backup rig.
Sometimes, some sounds on my hardware boards don't cut it. On gigs where I'm playing lots of strings or brass, I'll tend to use my libraries such as:
Spitfire Audio Albion One, Spitfire Audio Chamber Strings, Spitfire Audio Harp, Spitfire Audio Solo Strings, Fable Sounds Broadway Big Band, Komplete 9 Ultimate, Project Sam Symphobia, East West Orchestra Gold, Arturia Vintage Synth V Collection and Omnisphere 2.
The O2, London
Dire Straits Experience Rig - Olympia - Paris
Tauron arena, Krakow with Dire Straits Experience. Nord Stage 2 HA88, Nord C2 Organ, Mainstage running Kontakt and Spitfire Audio Strings, Backup system, 2 x RME Fireface 800
Dire Straits Experience Rig - Salle Pleyel - Paris
Rig for the ABC Lexicon of love Tour. Roland RD2000, Korg Kronos X73, Mainstage running Arturia colection and Omnisphere, RME Fireface 800, Tascam LM8ST
Rig for the 2021 Natalie Imbruglia ‘Firebird’ album launch. Nord Stage 2 HA88, Korg Kronos X, Mainstage, SSL 2+ Interface, Mackie Submixer, Maton acoustic guitar
STUDIO / COMPOSITION
I’m active as a composer for film and TV as well as being able to offer remote recordings for piano and guitar.
My studio is equipped with the latest high-end workstations Nord Stage 3 HA88, Nord Stage 2 HA88, Yamaha CP88, Yamaha MODX8, Korg Kronos X 73, Korg Kronos 2 88, Hammond XK3C, Hohner Clavinet E7, Roland D50, Yamaha DX7II, Roland XP30, Dave Smith Prophet Rev 2. Guitars include a Suhr Pro Series, Fender Telecaster, Fender Stratocaster, Jackson Dinky, Musicman Luke and a Fender Jazz bass.
I have a vast arsenal of software synths and plugins including numerous Spitfire Audio libraries, Komplete 13 Ultimate collection, Arturia V collection, Symphobia, East West libraries, Superior Drummer, Serum, Omnisphere, Stylus and Cinesamples Brass collections just to name a few.
Recording gear
Computer - Mac Studio Ultra (128GB) running Logic Pro X
Interface - RME Fireface 800
Pre-Amp - Solid State Logic Alpha Channel
Monitoring - Focal Shape 65 and Yamaha NS10
Microphones - Warm Audio WA87R2, Audio Technica AT4033a / AT3035
Headphones - Sennheiser HD600, Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro, Focal listen
Guitar - Fractal AX8
