BIOGRAPHY
2021

Born:
And live in Darlington Co Durham. England. Aged 54. Devilishly Handsome (Still!!)

Occupation:
Classically Trained Professional Pianist;
Piano Teacher; Composer; Songwriter

Educational History:
Distinctions for all grades - ‘A’ for O Level Music ‘A’ for A Level Music
*Grade 2 – (Distinction 132) *Despite 7 bouts of chemotherapy!!!!!!! (Most proud!)
Degree in Music at University of Liverpool 1985-89.
PGCE Liverpool 1991
Taught RE and Music in Liverpool for 5 years (1991-1995)
Played at the Albert Hall and on the BBC Songs Of Praise a few times.
Led a brass section touring with top US Gospel Singer Jessy Dixon.

Medical History:
Aged 2 Knocked down by an old lady in a (Car not skirt! Haha)
Cancer at 5. Right leg amputated at Cancer again at 9 … (“v gloomy prognosis”) Chemotherapy for 3 years until 12. Fine ever (VERY lucky!!)
(Can't drink too much alcohol because I'm legless as it is! Haha)
Awarded a special Bravery Award by the Scouts received from Princess Margaret at Windsor Castle in 1976 and I was a finalist in Barnados Champion Child 1983.

Contemporary Pianist:
I have built up an extensive Repertoire of over 600 songs in the 35 years I have played the Piano (played mostly from memory!) My desire at all times is to fill wherever I am playing with “Beautiful Sound”. And for me “Melody Is King”

“Every Song Has A Soul…. And In Order To Make The Song SING …
You Have To Enter Into The Soul Of The Song”
Major Projects
1. April 2012 Recorded 4 of my own compositions (including me playing piano on two) with the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra in the Czech Republic.

2. Recorded + Videos 50 tracks on a Steinway “D” 14th July 2013 - Leeds

From 2015-2017

*****Resident Pianist at Rockliffe Hall Hotel (5 Star)*****